ImiZekeliso 13

¹Unyana osisilumko uva uqeqesho lukayise; Ke yena umgxeki akeva kukhalinyelwa.

²Ngesiqhamo somlomo wayo indoda idla okulungileyo. Ke wona umnqweno wamanginingini kukugonyamela.

³Obambe umlomo wakhe ugcine umphefumlo wakhe; Owuthe qheke umlomo wakhe, yintshabalalo kuye leyo.

⁴Umphefumlo wevila uyanqwena, ungazuzi; Umphefumlo wabakhutheleyo uyatyetyiswa.

⁵Ilungisa liyithiyile into ebubuxoki; Yena ongendawo uyanukisa, enze okuziintloni.

⁶Ubulungisa bulondoloza ihambo egqibeleleyo; Okungendawo kuyamphenula umoni.

⁷Kukho ozenza isityebi, engenayo nento; Kukho ozenza isisweli, enobuncwane obuninzi.

⁸Ucamagusho lomphefumlo wendoda bubutyebi bayo; Isisweli asiva kusongelwa.

⁹Isikhanyiso samalungisa siyavuya; Ke sona isibane sabangendawo siyacima.

¹⁰Ngokukhukhumala kuvuka ukulwa kuphela; Ubulumko bunabavuma ukucetyiswa.

¹¹Ubuncwane basebubhedengwini buya kuncipha; Ke yena obutha ngezipha, uyandisa.

¹²Ukulindela okubanjezelweyo kubulala intliziyo; Ungumthi wobomi umnqweno ofezekileyo.

¹³Odela ilizwi ubanjwa lilo; Owojika umthetho uyavuzwa.

¹⁴Umyalelo wesilumko lithende lobomi, Ukuze kumkiwe ezirhintyelweni zokufa.

¹⁵Ingqiqo entle ibanga ubukholwane; Indlela yamanginingini inzima.

¹⁶Bonke abanobuqili benza ngokwazi; Isinyabi siya kwaneka ukumatha.

¹⁷Umthunywa ongendawo weyela ebubini; Isigidimi esinyanisileyo siyaphilisa.

¹⁸Unobuhlwempu nocukucezo ophulukene noqeqesho; Osigcinileyo isohlwayo uyazukiswa.

¹⁹Umnqweno ofeziweyo unencasa emphefumlweni; Kulisikizi kwisinyabi ukumka ebubini.

²⁰Ohamba nezilumko uba sisilumko naye; Ke olikholwane lesidenge uya konakaliswa.

²¹Aboni basukelwa bububi; Ke wona amalungisa ayavuzwa kokulungileyo.

²²Olungileyo ushiya ilifa kubazukulwana bakhe; Ubutyebi bomoni buqwetyelwe ilungisa.

²³Umkhubelo wamahlwempu unokudla okuninzi; Kukho ophetshethwa kukungabi nabulungisa.

²⁴Oyiyekileyo intonga yakhe umthiyile unyana wakhe; Ke omthandayo umqeqesha esemncina ne.

²⁵Ilungisa lidla ukuba kuhluthe umphefumlo walo; Ke sona isisu sabangendawo siyalamba.