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.