Sirach
2:1 Mwanakomana wangu, kana ukauya kuzoshumira Ishe, gadzirira mweya wako pamuyedzo.
2:2 Rongedza moyo wako, uye tsungirira, uye usakurumidza panguva
yedambudziko.
2:3 Munamatire kwaari, usabva, kuti iwe muwedzerwe kwaari
kuguma kwako.
2:4 Zvose zvinounzwa pauri gamuchira nemufaro, uye iva nemoyo murefu kana
washanduka ukava wakaderera.
2:5 Nokuti ndarama inoidzwa mumoto, navanhu vanodikamwa muvira romoto
nhamo.
2:6 Tenda kwaari, iye achakubatsira; Ronga nzira yako, uvimbe nayo
maari.
Imi munotya Jehovha, mirirai tsitsi dzake; uye musatsauka, kuti zvimwe murege
kuwa.
2:8 Imi munotya Ishe, mutende; nemubayiro wenyu haungaperi.
2:9 Imi munotya Jehovha, mirirai kune zvakanaka, nemufaro usingaperi netsitsi.
Tarirai marudzi akare, muone; akambovimba naJehovha here,
uye akanyadziswa? Kana mumwe wakasara achitya, akasiyiwa here? kana
Ndianiko waakazvidza, akamudana?
2:11 Nokuti Ishe azere netsitsi netsitsi, moyo murefu, uye zvikuru
ane tsitsi, uye anokanganwira zvivi, uye anoponesa panguva yekutambudzika.
12 Vane nhamo moyo inotya, namaoko anopera simba, nomutadzi anofamba mbiri
nzira!
2:13 Ane nhamo anopera moyo! nekuti haatendi; saka zvichadaro
haana kudzivirirwa.
2:14 Mune nhamo imi makarasikirwa nokutsungirira! zvino muchaiteiko kana Ishe?
achakushanyira?
2:15 Avo vanotya Jehovha havazotsauki Shoko rake; nevanoda
achachengeta nzira dzake.
2:16 Vanotya Jehovha, vanotsvaka zvakanaka, zvinomufadza;
uye avo vanomuda vachazadzwa nemurairo.
2:17 Avo vanotya Jehovha vachagadzira mwoyo yavo, uye vachazvininipisa
mweya pamberi pake,
2:18 vachiti: Tichawira mumaoko aIshe, uye kwete mumaoko
zvavanhu; nekuti sezvakaita ukuru hwake, ndizvo zvakaitawo tsitsi dzake.