IZAFOBE 12
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1Umntu oyithandayo ingqeqesho uthanda ulwazi;
kodwa ke yena ongafuni kululekwa usisityhakala.
2Umntu oziphethe kakuhle uyathandwa nguNdikhoyo,
kambe ke akamfuni umntu onamayelenqe.
3Akakho umntu onokuzinza eqamele ngenkohlakalo;
kambe ke wona amalungisa amila abe neengcambu ezingenakugungqiswa.
4Umfazi ofanelekileyo yintshinga yendoda yakhe;
ke yena umfazi oyithwalela amahlazo indoda yakhe ufana nempehla emathanjeni ayo.
5Iingcinga zamalungisa zinyanisekile;
ke wona amacebo ezikhohlakali yinkohliso.
6Amazwi abantu abakhohlakeleyo ngawokulalela igazi;
kambe ke wona amazwi abantu abathe ngqo ayasindisa.
7Sakukhiqwa isikhohlakali iyaphela intw' ebithethwa;
kambe ke yona indlu yamalungisa ima imi.
8Umntu onengqondo uxatyisiwe;
phofu ke yena osisidodo ngengqondo akazelwe nto.
9Kulungile ukuba ngongenagama, kodwa noko unaso isicaka,
kunokuzenza isinhanha kodwa ulamba.
10Umntu olilungisa uyazazelelela iimfuno zezilwanyana zakhe;
kodwa nezona zenzo zingathi zihle zesikhohlakali ziba ngqwabalala.
11Umntu olima amasimi akhe akasweli kutya;
kambe ke bubuyatha ukulibala ngumsebenzi ongaphumi nto.
12Umntu okhohlakeleyo usoloko efuna amaxhoba azuzwe ngabantu abanobubi;
ke yona ingcambu yezityalo zamalungisa iyachuma.
13Umntu ongento ubanjiswa kwangamazwi akhe agwenxa;
ke lona ilungisa liyazikhulula enkathazweni.
14Umntu ufumana ulutho aneliswe sisiqhamo sokuthetha kwakhe;
kananjalo umsebenzi womntu ubuyela kwakuye.
15Indlela yesityhakala ibonakala ilungile kwawaso amehlo;
ke sona isilumko siyeva sakucetyiswa.
16Umntu osisiyatha uzibonakalisa kwangoko xa ecaphukile;
kanti ke yena umntu oqiqayo akazidubi ngezithuko.
17Ingqina elinyanisekileyo lithetha inyaniso;
ukanti ke ingqina elixokayo lisasaza ulwimi.
18Amazwi okulavuza ahlabanisela njengekrele;
kambe ke wona amazwi ezilumko ayaphilisa.
19Inyaniso ima ngonaphakade;
ke bona ubuxoki bobomzuzwana.
20Abo bantliziyo zinenkohliso ngabo abacebi bobubi;
kambe ke abakhuthaza uxolo bazuza ulonwabo.
21Amalungisa akahlelwa bubi;
ke bona abakhohlakeleyo baphahlwe ziinkathazo.
22UNdikhoyo uyamcaphukela umntu oxokayo,
kodwa uyakholiswa ngonyanisekileyo.
23Umntu oqiqayo akalubhengezi ulwazi lwakhe;
ke sona isiyatha sihamba sivakalisa ubudenge baso.
24Abakhutheleyo ngabo abaya kulawula;
ke wona amavila aphelela kumsebenzi wobukhoboka.
25Amaxhala ayamtyhafisa umntu;
ke wona amazwi enkuthazo ayahlaziya.
26Ilungisa limalathisa indlela ummelwane;
ke yona indlela yabakhohlakeleyo iyabalahlekisa.
27Umntu onqenayo akayosi nenyamakazi le ayizingelayo;
kodwa ke osebenzayo uzuza impahla exabisekileyo.
28Indlela yobulungisa isinga ebomini;
ewe, yiyo leyo indlela engasingisi ekufeni.
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