Izaga 24:1 Ungabi namhawu ngabantu ababi, futhi ungabi nabo. 24:2 Ngoba inhliziyo yabo icabanga ukubhujiswa, futhi izindebe zabo zikhuluma okubi. 24:3 Indlu yakhiwa ngokuhlakanipha; futhi ngokuqonda kuyiyo kusungulwe: 24:4 Futhi ngokwazi amakamelo uyogcwala zonke eziyigugu futhi ingcebo emnandi. 24:5 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo unamandla; yebo, umuntu onolwazi uyandisa amandla. 24:6 Ngoba ngeseluleko esihlakaniphile uyokwenza impi yakho, futhi ngobuningi abeluleki kukhona ukuphepha. 24:7 Ukuhlakanipha kuphakeme kunesiwula, asiwuvuli umlomo waso esangweni. 24:8 Lowo oceba ukwenza okubi uyobizwa ngokuthi umuntu ononya. 24:9 Umcabango wobuwula uyisono, futhi udeleli uyisinengiso kuye amadoda. 24:10 Uma udangala ngosuku losizi, amandla akho mancane. 24:11 Uma uyeka ukukhulula labo abadonselwa ekufeni, futhi labo abalungele ukubulawa; 24:12 Uma uthi: "Bheka, besingakwazi; akenzi yena ozindlayo inhliziyo ikucabangele? ogcina umphefumulo wakho akakwazi na? Akayikubuyisela yilowo nalowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe na? 24:13 Ndodana yami, yidla izinyosi, ngoba zilungile; kanye nekhekheba lezinyosi, okuyilo imnandi ekunambitheni kwakho: 24:14 Ukwazi ukuhlakanipha kuyoba emphefumulweni wakho, lapho usutholile yona, khona-ke kuyoba khona umvuzo, futhi ithemba lakho aliyikunqunywa icishiwe. 24:15 O muntu omubi, ungaqapheli indawo yokuhlala yolungileyo; chitha hhayi indawo yakhe yokuphumula: 24:16 Ngoba olungileyo angawa kasikhombisa, futhi avuke, kodwa omubi uyowela ebubini. 24:17 Ungathokozi lapho isitha sakho siwa, futhi ungavumeli inhliziyo yakho ijabule lapho ekhubeka. 24:18 Hleze uJehova akubone, kube kubi emehlweni akhe, abuyise ulaka lwakhe. evela kuye. 24:19 Ungazithukutheleli abantu ababi, futhi ungabi namhawu ngabo ababi; 24:20 Ngoba akukho umvuzo womuntu omubi; ikhandlela lababi izokhishelwa ngaphandle. 24:21 Ndodana yami, yesaba uJehova nenkosi, futhi ungagxambukeli kubo zinikezwa ukushintsha: 24:22 Ngoba inhlekelele yabo izovuka ngokuzumayo; futhi ngubani owaziyo ukubhujiswa kwabo kokubili? 24:23 Lezi zinto nazo zingezabahlakaniphileyo. Akukuhle ukuhlonipha abantu ekwahluleleni. 24:24 Lowo othi komubi, Wena ulungile; nguye abantu isiqalekiso, izizwe ziyakunengwa nguye; 24:25 Kodwa labo abamkhuzayo kuyoba intokozo, futhi isibusiso esihle kuyoba wozani phezu kwabo. 24:26 Yilowo nalowo uyakwanga izindebe zakhe onikeza impendulo efanele. 24:27 Lungisa umsebenzi wakho ngaphandle, futhi uzilungisele ngokwakho ensimini; futhi emva kwalokho wakhe indlu yakho. 24:28 Ungabi ngufakazi ngomakhelwane wakho ngaphandle kwesizathu; futhi ningadukisi ngezindebe zakho. 24:29 Ungasho ukuthi: ‘Ngiyakwenza kuye njengalokho enzile kimi; umuntu ngokomsebenzi wakhe. 24:30 Ngadlula ensimini yevila, nasesivini somuntu ongenalutho. yokuqonda; 24:31 Futhi, bheka, yonke ikhule imeva, futhi izimbabazane wawusibekele ubuso bayo, nodonga lwayo lwamatshe lwalubhidliziwe. 24:32 Khona-ke ngabona, futhi kubhekwe kahle: Ngabheka phezu kwalo, futhi ngamukela isiyalo. 24:33 Nokho ubuthongo kancane, ukozela kancane, ukusonga izandla kancane ukuze lala: 24:34 Kanjalo ubumpofu bakho buyofika njengomhambi; nokuswela kwakho njenge indoda ehlomile.