IMizekeliso 18:1-24
18 Nabani na ozikhethayo ebantwini uzicingela yedwa;Ufulathela* bonke ubulumko.
2 Umntu osisidenge akakuthandi ukuqonda;Endaweni yoko ukhetha ukukhupha into esentliziyweni yakhe.+
3 Xa kusiza umenzi-bubi, ukhatshwa yindelelo,Ibe ukungahloniphi kuhamba nehlazo.+
4 Amazwi omlomo womntu ngamanzi anzulu.+
Umthombo wobulumko ngumsinga ompompozayo.
5 Akulunganga ukukhetha icala lomenzi-bubi,+Okanye ukungalenzeli bulungisa ilungisa.+
6 Amazwi esidenge adala ingxabano,+Ibe umlomo waso usibizela imivumbo.+
7 Umlomo wesidenge usifaka engxakini,+Ibe imilebe yaso ingumgibe ebomini baso.
8 Amazwi omntu ongcolisa amagama abanye anjengentwana yokutya okumnandi;*+Abimbilizwa ayokutsho ngqo esiswini.+
9 Olivila emsebenzini wakheNgumntakwabo walowo wonakalisayo.+
10 Igama likaYehova liyinqaba eyomeleleyo.+
Ilungisa libalekela kulo lize likhuseleke.*+
11 Ubutyebi besinhanha bunjengesixeko saso esikhuselekileyo;Bunjengodonga olukhuselayo engqondweni yaso.+
12 Phambi kokuwa intliziyo yomntu iyaziphakamisa,+Ibe phambi kozuko kukho ukuthobeka.+
13 Ukuba nabani na uphendula into engekayiva kakuhle,Bubudenge obo nehlazo.+
14 Umoya womntu unokumnceda anyamezele isifo,+Kodwa ngubani onokunyamezela umoya oxhwalekileyo?*+
15 Intliziyo yabantu abaqondayo ifumana ulwazi,+Nendlebe yezilumko ifuna ulwazi.
16 Isipho somntu simvulela indlela;+Simnceda akwazi ukufikelela kubantu abakhulu.
17 Omangala kuqala etyaleni uvakala echanile,+De omnye umntu afike amncine.*+
18 Iqashiso liphelisa ingxabano+Lize lidale uxolo phakathi kwabo* bangavaniyo.
19 Umhlobo okhubekileyo ulukhuni ngaphezu kwedolophu ekhuselekileyo,+Ibe kukho iingxabano ezahlukanisa abantu njengemivalo yenqaba.+
20 Ngesiqhamo samazwi akhe* umntu uza kugcwalisa isisu sakhe;+Uza kwaneliswa yimveliso yemilebe yakhe.
21 Ukufa nobomi kusemandleni olwimi;+Abo bakuthandayo ukulusebenzisa baza kutya isiqhamo salo.+
22 Umntu ofumene umfazi olungileyo ufumene into entle,+Ibe uyathandwa* nguYehova.+
23 Ihlwempu liyacenga xa lithetha,Kodwa isityebi siphendula rhabaxa.
24 Kukho abantu abakulungeleyo ukutyumzana,+Kodwa kukho umhlobo osondela ngaphezu komntakwenu.+
Umbhalo osemazantsi
^ Okanye “Ubonisa ukuba uyabucaphukela.”
^ Okanye “anjengezinto ezibimbilizwa ngenxa yokurhala.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “liphakanyiswe,” oko kukuthi, lingafikeleleki.
^ Okanye “ukuphelelwa lithemba?”
^ Okanye “amgocagoce.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “lahlukanise abo.”
^ Ngokoqobo, “somlomo wakhe.”
^ Okanye “unqwenelelwa okuhle.”
