Concerning Fools

¹Njengekhephu ehlotyeni, njengemvula ngexa lokuvuna, Lunjalo ukungasifaneli isinyabi uzuko."

²Njengondlunkulu ekuphapha-phaphazeleni kwakhe, njengenkonjane ekubalekeni kwayo, Kunjalo ukutshabhisa ngaphandle kwesizathu; akuyi kuphumelela ntweni."

³Iziniya yeyehashe, umkhala ngowe-esile, Intonga yeyomhlana wesinyabi."

⁴Musa ukusiphendula isinyabi ngokokumatha kwaso, Hleze usifuze."

⁵Siphendule isinyabi ngokokumatha kwaso, Hleze sibe sisilumko kwawaso amehlo."

⁶Unqumla iinyawo, usela ugonyamelo, Osithuma imicimbi yakhe isinyabi."

⁷Nqwa nokulengalenga kwemilenze yesiqhwala, Umzekeliso emlonyeni wesinyabi."

⁸Njengokubopha ilitye esisawulweni, Unjalo osinika uzuko isinyabi."

⁹Ngameva angene esandleni senxila Umzekeliso ongene emlonyeni wesinyabi."

¹⁰Okuninzi kuzala into yonke; Ke wona umvuzo wesinyabi, kwanomvuzi waso, bayadlula."

¹¹Njengenja ibuyela emhlanzweni wayo, Sinjalo isinyabi ukuphinda ukumatha kwaso."

¹²Uyayibona indoda ilumkile kwawayo amehlo, Kukho ithemba ngesinyabi kunayo."

¹³Ivila lithi, Kukho ingonyama endleleni, Kukho ingonyama ezitratweni."

¹⁴Ucango lujinga ezihinjizini zalo, Linjalo ivila elukhukweni lwalo."

¹⁵Ivila lifaka isandla salo esityeni, Yindiniso ukusibuyisela kwasemlonyeni walo."

¹⁶Ivila lilumkile kwawalo amehlo Kunabasixhenxe abaphendula ngemvo."

¹⁷Ubamba ngendlebe inja igqitha, Ophuphuma umsindo ngembambano angephambi kwayo."

¹⁸Njengedwadwasi elijula izikhuni Neentolo zokufa,"

¹⁹Injalo indoda ekhohlisa ummelwane wayo, Ibe isithi, Andidlali na?"

²⁰Zakuphela iinkuni, uyacima umlilo; Kwakuba kungekho ntlebi, iyadamba ingxabano."

²¹Nqwa namalahle amnyama kumalahle avuthayo, Nqwa neenkuni kumlilo, indoda enengxabano ukuphemba imbambano."

²²Amazwi entlebi anjengemithamo imnandi; Yona ihla iye ezingontsini zombilini."

²³Ligwebu lesilivere, lalekwe empahleni yodongwe, Umlomo ovuthayo unentliziyo enobubi."

²⁴Ngemilebe yomlomo wakhe uyanyhwalaza umthiyi; Embilinini yakhe umisa inkohliso."

²⁵Xa athe walimnandisa ilizwi lakhe, musa ukukholwa nguye; Kuba ngamasikizi asixhenxe entliziyweni yakhe."

²⁶Intiyo izifihla ngenkohliso; Ububi bayo bozityhila esikhungwini."

²⁷Omba isihogo weyela kuso; Oqengqa ilitye, libuyela kuye."

²⁸Ulwimi oluxokayo luyabathiya abatyunyuzwa lulo; Nomlomo ocengacengayo usebenza ububi."