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