Mmɛbusɛm 10
1 Salomo mmɛbusɛm: Ɔba nyansafoɔ ma nʼagya ani gye, na ɔba kwasea brɛ ne maame awerɛhoɔ.
Izaga zikaSolomoni. Indodana ehlakaniphileyo ithokozisa uyise, kodwa indodana eyisithutha ilusizi kunina.
2 Ɛkwan bɔne so ahonya nni boɔ, nanso tenenee gye onipa firi owuo mu.
Inotho yenkohlakalo kayisizi lutho, kodwa ukulunga kophula ekufeni.
3 Awurade remma ɛkɔm nne ɔteneneeni na omumuyɛfoɔ deɛ ɔka nʼadepa gu.
INkosi kayiyekeli umphefumulo wolungileyo ulambe, kodwa isunduza isifiso sababi.
4 Nsa a ɛnyɛ adwuma ma onipa di hia, nanso nsiyɛfoɔ nsa de ahonya ba.
Osebenza ngesandla esixegayo uba ngumyanga, kodwa isandla sabakhutheleyo siyanothisa.
5 Deɛ ɔboaboa nnɔbaeɛ ano wɔ ahuhuro berɛ no yɛ ɔba nyansafoɔ na deɛ ɔda wɔ twaberɛ mu no yɛ ɔba nimguaseni.
Ovuna ehlobo uyindodana ehlakaniphileyo; olala ubuthongo obukhulu ngesikhathi sokuvuna uyindodana ethelela ihlazo.
6 Teneneefoɔ hyɛ nhyira kyɛ na akakabensɛm ayɛ omumuyɛfoɔ anom ma.
Izibusiso zisekhanda lolungileyo, kodwa ubudlwangudlwangu busibekela umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo.
7 Ɔteneneeni nkaeɛ yɛ nhyira, na omumuyɛfoɔ din bɛporɔ.
Ukukhunjulwa kolungileyo kungokwesibusiso, kodwa ibizo labakhohlakeleyo lizabola.
8 Akoma mu nyansafoɔ tie ɔhyɛ nsɛm, na ɔkwasea kasafoɔ hwe ase.
Ohlakaniphileyo ngenhliziyo uyemukela imilayo, kodwa isithutha ngendebe sizawiselwa phansi.
9 Ɔnokwafoɔ nante dwoodwoo, na deɛ ɔfa akwan kɔntɔnkye so no ho bɛda adi.
Ohamba ngobuqotho uhamba evikelekile, kodwa ophambula indlela zakhe uzakwaziwa.
10 Deɛ ɔde nitan bu nʼani no de ɔhaw ba, na ɔkwasea kasafoɔ hwe ase.
Ociyoza ilihlo ubanga inkathazo, njalo isithutha ngendebe sizawiselwa phansi.
11 Ɔteneneeni anom yɛ nkwa asutire, na akakabensɛm ayɛ omumuyɛfoɔ anom ma.
Umlomo wolungileyo ungumthombo wempilo, kodwa ubudlwangudlwangu busibekela umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo.
12 Ɔtan hwanyan mpaapaemu, nanso ɔdɔ kata mfomsoɔ nyinaa so.
Inzondo ibanga ingxabano, kodwa uthando lusibekela iziphambeko zonke.
13 Wohunu nyansa wɔ nhunumufoɔ anom, na abaa fata deɛ ɔnni atemmuo akyi.
Endebeni zoqedisisayo kutholakala inhlakanipho, kodwa intonga ingeyomhlana woswela ingqondo.
14 Anyansafoɔ kora nimdeɛ, nanso ɔkwasea ano frɛfrɛ ɔsɛeɛ.
Abahlakaniphileyo babekelela ulwazi, kodwa umlomo wesithutha useduze lencithakalo.
15 Adefoɔ ahonya yɛ wɔn kuropɔn a wɔabɔ ho ban, nanso ahiafoɔ hia yɛ wɔn asehweɛ.
Inotho yonothileyo ingumuzi wamandla akhe; ubuyanga babayanga buyincithakalo yabo.
16 Ateneneefoɔ akatua de nkwa brɛ wɔn, na deɛ amumuyɛfoɔ nya no de asotwe brɛ wɔn.
Umsebenzi wolungileyo ngowempilo; inzuzo yokhohlakeleyo ngeyesono.
17 Deɛ ɔtie nteteeɛ pa no kyerɛ nkwa kwan, na deɛ ɔpo ntenesoɔ no di afoforɔ anim yera ɛkwan.
Ogcina ukulaywa usendleleni yempilo, kodwa odelela ukukhuzwa ubanga ukuduha.
18 Deɛ ɔkata nitan soɔ no yɛ ɔtorofoɔ, na deɛ ɔdi nsekuro no yɛ ɔkwasea.
Osibekela inzondo ungowendebe zamanga, lohlebayo uyisithutha.
19 Mfomsoɔ mpa ɔkasa bebree mu, na deɛ ɔkora ne tɛkrɛma no yɛ onyansafoɔ.
Ebunengini bamazwi ukuphambeka kakusileli, kodwa othiba indebe zakhe uhlakaniphile.
20 Ɔteneneeni tɛkrɛma yɛ dwetɛ amapa nanso omumuyɛfoɔ akoma nni boɔ.
Ulimi lolungileyo luyisiliva esikhethekileyo; inhliziyo yokhohlakeleyo injengento encinyane.
21 Teneneefoɔ ano ho mfasoɔ ma bebree aduane, na atemmuo a nkwaseafoɔ nni enti wɔwuwu.
Indebe zolungileyo zondla abanengi, kodwa izithutha ziyafa ngokuswela ingqondo.
22 Awurade nhyira de ahonya ba, na ɔmmfa ɔhaw biara nka ho.
Isibusiso seNkosi sona siyanothisa; njalo kayengezi usizi kuso.
23 Bɔneyɛ yɛ anigyedeɛ ma ɔkwasea, nanso deɛ ɔwɔ nimdeɛ anigyeɛ wɔ nyansa mu.
Kunjengenhlekisa koyisithutha ukwenza okubi; kunjalo inhlakanipho kumuntu wokuqedisisa.
24 Deɛ amumuyɛfoɔ suro no bɛba wɔn so; na deɛ teneneefoɔ pɛ no, wɔde bɛma wɔn.
Lokho okhohlakeleyo akwesabayo kuzamfikela, kodwa isiloyiso solungileyo sizanikwa.
25 Sɛ ahum no bɛtwam a, amumuyɛfoɔ yera, nanso teneneefoɔ gyina hɔ pintinn afebɔɔ.
Njengokwedlula kwesivunguzane, unjalo okhohlakeleyo kasekho; kodwa olungileyo uyisisekelo saphakade.
26 Sɛdeɛ nsã kekakeka ka ɛse, na wisie kɔ ani no, saa ara na ɔkwadwofoɔ yɛ ma wɔn a wɔsoma noɔ.
Njengeviniga emazinyweni, lanjengentuthu emehlweni, unjalo olivila kwabamthumileyo.
27 Awurade suro ma nkwa tenten, nanso wɔtwa amumuyɛfoɔ nkwa so.
Ukuyesaba iNkosi kwandisa insuku, kodwa iminyaka yabakhohlakeleyo izafinyezwa.
28 Teneneefoɔ anidasoɔ de ahotɔ ba, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ anidasoɔ nkɔsi hwee.
Ithemba labalungileyo liyintokozo, kodwa okulindelwayo kwabakhohlakeleyo kuzabhubha.
29 Awurade ɛkwan yɛ dwanekɔbea ma ɔteneneeni, nanso ɛyɛ ɔsɛeɛ ma wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne.
Indlela yeNkosi iyinqaba koqotho, kodwa iyincithakalo kubenzi bobubi.
30 Wɔrentɔre teneneefoɔ ase da, nanso amumuyɛfoɔ renka asase no so.
Olungileyo kayikunyikinywa laphakade, kodwa abakhohlakeleyo kabayikuhlala elizweni.
31 Nyansa firi teneneeni anom ba nanso tɛkrɛma a ɛdaadaa no wɔbɛtwa atwene.
Umlomo wolungileyo ukhupha inhlakanipho, kodwa ulimi oluphambeneyo luzaqunywa.
32 Teneneefoɔ ano nim adeɛ a ɛfata na omumuyɛfoɔ ano nim deɛ ɛyɛ nnaadaasɛm nko ara.
Indebe zolungileyo ziyazi okuthokozisayo, kodwa umlomo wabakhohlakeleyo iziphambeko.
