Izaga 4
1 Zwanini, bantwana, umlayo kayihlo, linanzelele ukuze lazi ukuqedisisa.
to hear: hear son: descendant/people discipline: instruction father and to listen to/for to know understanding
2 Ngoba ngilinika imfundiso enhle, lingawutshiyi umlayo wami.
for teaching pleasant to give: give to/for you instruction my not to leave: neglect
3 Ngoba bengiyindodana kababa, ngithambile, ngingedwa phambi kukamama.
for son: child to be to/for father my tender and only to/for face mother my
4 Wasengifundisa wathi kimi: Inhliziyo yakho kayibambelele emazwini ami; gcina imilayo yami, uphile.
and to show me and to say to/for me to grasp word my heart your to keep: obey commandment my and to live
5 Zuza inhlakanipho, uzuze ukuqedisisa, ungakhohlwa; ungaphambuki emazwini omlomo wami.
to buy wisdom to buy understanding not to forget and not to stretch from word lip my
6 Ungakutshiyi, njalo kuzakulondoloza; ukuthande, njalo kuzakulinda.
not to leave: forsake her and to keep: obey you to love: lover her and to watch you
7 Okokuqala yinhlakanipho; zuza inhlakanipho; langenzuzo yakho yonke uzuze ukuqedisisa.
first: beginning wisdom to buy wisdom and in/on/with all acquisition your to buy understanding
8 Kukhulise, njalo kuzakuphakamisa; kuzakunika udumo nxa ukugona.
to build her and to exalt you to honor: honour you for to embrace her
9 Kuzanika ikhanda lakho umqhele womusa; kuzakulethela umqhele wodumo.
to give: put to/for head your wreath favor crown beauty to deliver you
10 Zwana, ndodana yami, wemukele amazwi ami, leminyaka yempilo izakuba minengi kuwe.
to hear: hear son: child my and to take: recieve word my and to multiply to/for you year life
11 Ngikufundisile endleleni yenhlakanipho; ngikwenze wanyathela emikhondweni yobuqotho.
in/on/with way: conduct wisdom to show you to tread you in/on/with track uprightness
12 Ekuhambeni kwakho inyathelo lakho kaliyikufinyezwa, njalo nxa ugijima kawuyikukhubeka.
in/on/with to go: walk you not be distressed step your and if to run: run not to stumble
13 Bambelela ekulayweni, ungakuyekeli; kugcine, ngoba kuyimpilo yakho.
to strengthen: hold in/on/with discipline: instruction not to slacken to watch her for he/she/it life your
14 Ungangeni emkhondweni wabakhohlakeleyo, ungahambi endleleni yababi.
in/on/with way wicked not to come (in): come and not to bless in/on/with way: conduct bad: evil
15 Iyekele, ungedluli ngayo, phambuka kuyo, wedlule.
to neglect him not to pass in/on/with him to turn aside from upon him and to pass
16 Ngoba kabalali uba bengenzanga okubi; lobuthongo babo buyasuswa uba bengakhubekisanga muntu.
for not to sleep if: until not be evil and to plunder sleep their if: until not (to stumble *Q(K)*)
17 Ngoba badla isinkwa senkohlakalo, banathe iwayini lobudlwangudlwangu.
for to feed on food: bread wickedness and wine violence to drink
18 Kodwa indlela yabalungileyo injengokukhanya okukhanyayo, kuqhubeka kukhanya kuze kube semini enkulu.
and way righteous like/as light brightness to go: continue and to light till to establish: prepare [the] day
19 Indlela yababi injengomnyama; kabazi ukuthi bazakhutshwa yini.
way: conduct wicked like/as darkness not to know in/on/with what? to stumble
20 Ndodana yami, lalela amazwi ami, ubeke indlebe yakho ekukhulumeni kwami.
son: child my to/for word my to listen [emph?] to/for word my to stretch ear your
21 Kakungaphunyuki emehlweni akho; ukugcine phakathi kwenhliziyo yakho.
not be devious from eye: seeing your to keep: obey them in/on/with midst heart your
22 Ngoba kuyimpilo kwabakutholayo, lempilo enhle yenyama yabo yonke.
for life they(masc.) to/for to find them and to/for all flesh his healing
23 Gcina inhliziyo yakho phezu kwakho konke okungagcinwa, ngoba kuvela kikho ukuphuma kwempilo.
from all custody to watch heart your for from him outgoing life
24 Susa kuwe ukuphambana komlomo, lokuphambeka kwendebe kususele khatshana lawe.
to turn aside: remove from you crookedness lip: word and perversity lip: words to remove from you
25 Amehlo akho kawakhangele phambili, lenkophe zakho ziqonde phambi kwakho.
eye your to/for before to look and eyelid your to smooth before you
26 Linganisa umkhondo wonyawo lwakho, ukuze zonke indlela zakho ziqine.
to envy track foot your and all way: conduct your to establish: establish
27 Ungaphambukeli ngakwesokunene kumbe ngakwesokhohlo; uphambule unyawo lwakho ebubini.
not to stretch right and left to turn aside: depart foot your from bad: evil
