IZAFOBE 26

₁Ukuncoma isityhakala ngumhlola onjengokuba kusuke kukhithike ehlotyeni,

okanye kune imvula ngexesha lokuvuna.

₂Isishwabulo kungekho sizathu asiphumeleli;

sifana nokundanda kwamahlankomo neenkonjane ezingahlali phantsi.

₃Ihashe liyabethwa, ke yona idonki ilawulwa ngomkhala,

kanti ke sona isinyabi sivuswa ngentonga.

₄Sukuphendulana nesiyatha,

hleze nawe lo uzibhaqe sewufana naso.

₅Xa umntu ebuza umbuzo wobudenge mlinganisele,

hleze azicingele ukuba usisilumko.

₆Ukuthemba isidenge somthunywa kukuzenzakalisa

nqwa nokuzinqumla imilenze.

₇Iqhalo emlonyeni womntu ongaqondiyo

lifana nomlenze ojingayo wesiqhwala.

₈Ukuncoma isityhakala

nqwa nokubophelela ilitye *kwinkwitshi.

₉Iqhalo emlonyeni wesiyatha

nqwa nesebe elinameva esandleni senxila.

₁₀Umntu oqesha isidenge okanye nabani na odlulayo akanankathalo,

ufana nejoni elidubula nje nabani na.

₁₁Umntu ophinda-phinda into yobudenge

nqwa nenja ebuyela emhlanzweni wayo.

₁₂Akunani kwaisityhakala

kunomntu osisilumko kwawakhe amehlo.

₁₃Ivila lithi: “Kukho ingonyama endleleni!

Ewe, ingonyama ihla inyuka ezitalatweni.”

₁₄Oku kocango oluvula luvaleke kwiihenjisi oluxhonywe kuzo

linjalo ivila ukuqika-qikeka emandlalweni walo.

₁₅Ivila liyakha esityeni,

kodwa linqene ukufaka emlonyeni.

₁₆Umntu olivila usisilumko kwawakhe amehlo;

kuye ngathi ungaphezulu nakumadoda asixhenxe akwaziyo ukuphendula ngengqiqo.

₁₇Umntu ogxuphuleka kwiingxabano zabanye

ufana nomfo osuka athi nqaku inja ngeendlebe.

₁₈Ufana negeza elidubula ngeentolo zomlilo

₁₉umntu okhohlisa ummelwane wakhe aze ajike athi: “Hayi, bendiqhula nje.”

₂₀Zakuphela iinkuni uyacima umlilo.

Xa kungekho mntu uphixanisayo kuyaphela ukungevani.

₂₁Ziinkuni ezivuthisa umlilo kwanjengokuba iintlantsi ziwavuthisa amalahle;

ukwanjalo ke nomntu onochuku ukuphembelela ingxabano.

₂₂Amazwi omntu ohlebayo anencasa;

abantu basuka bawathi bimbilili.

₂₃Amazwi alalanisayo efihla inkohlakalo

nqwa nesitya somdongwe esigqunywe ngesiliva ngaphandle.

₂₄Umntu onentiyo usenokuyifihla ngendlela athetha ngayo,

kodwa ngaphakathi abe esabambelele enkohlakalweni.

₂₅Ewe, walumkele loo mazwi akhe amnandi,

kuba intliziyo yakhe iyaphuphuma ngamanyondololo.

₂₆Nokuba angayifihla intiyo yakhe ngenkohliso,

kodwa inkohlakalo yakhe yona iya kudandalaza esidlangalaleni.

₂₇Umntu owomba umngxuma kweyela kwayena kuwo.

Lowo uqengqa ilitye losuka ligubungele kwayena.

₂₈Umntu onolwimi uyabathiya abo abenzakalisayo;

umntu okhohlisayo udala intshabalalo.