Sirach
6:1 Panzvimbo yeshamwari, rega kuva muvengi; nekuti uchazviita
Vachagara nhaka yezita rakaipa, kunyadziswa nokuzvidzwa; kunyange nomutadzi achagara nhaka yezita rakashata
vane rurimi ruviri.
6:2 Usazvikudza pakurangana komoyo wako; kuti mweya wako uve
haana kubvamburwa kuita zvidimbu senzombe [irasika yoga.]
6:3 Uchadya mashizha ako, uye ucharashikirwa nezvibereko zvako, uye uchazvisiya wakaita sea
muti wakaoma.
6:4 Mweya wakaipa uchaparadza anazvo, ndokumuita kuti avepo
akaseka vavengi vake.
6:5 Mutauro unotapira uchawanza shamwari;
wedzera kukwazisa kwomutsa.
6:6 Ivai nerugare nevazhinji;
zviuru.
6:7 Kana uchida kuwana shamwari, muedze pakutanga uye usakurumidza
rumbidzai iye.
6:8 Nokuti mumwe munhu ishamwari yake pachake, uye haagari mukati
zuva rokutambudzika kwako.
6:9 Uye kune shamwari, iyo inotendeukira kune ruvengo, uye kune kukakavara kunoda
ratidza kunyadziswa kwako.
6:10 Zvakare, imwe shamwari ishamwari patafura, uye hairambi ichipinda
zuva rokutambudzika kwako.
6:11 Asi pakubudirira kwako achava sewe, uye achatsunga pamusoro pako
varanda.
6:12 Kana iwe wakazvininipisa, iye acharwisana newe, uye achavanda
kubva pachiso chako.
6:13 Zviparadzanise navavengi venyu, Tenderai shamwari dzenyu.
Shamwari yakatendeka nhare yakasimba; Ani naani anowana akadaro
mumwe awana pfuma.
6:15 Shamwari yakatendeka haishayiwi chinhu, uye ukuru hwake hunopfuura
inokosha.
6:16 Shamwari yakatendeka mushonga woupenyu; uye vanotya Jehovha
achamuwana.
6:17 Uyo anotya Jehovha acharuramisa ushamwari hwake;
ndizvo zvichaita wokwakewo.
Mwanakomana wangu, unganidza kurairirwa kubva pauduku hwako, ipapo uchawana uchenjeri
kusvikira wakwegura.
6:19 Uya kwariri somunhu anorima uye anokusha, arindira zvakanaka
zvibereko; nekuti haungabati zvikuru pakumubatira, asi iwe
uchadya zvibereko zvawo nokukurumidza.
6:20 Haafadzi zvikuru asina kudzidza;
kunzwisisa hakungarambi kwariri.
6:21 Uchavata pamusoro pake sedombo guru pakuidzwa; uye achamukandira
kubva kwaari nguva isati yasvika.
6:22 Nokuti uchenjeri hwakafanana nezita rahwo, uye hahuzivikanwi kune vazhinji.
6:23 Teerera, mwanakomana wangu, gamuchira kurairirwa kwangu, uye usaramba zano rangu.
24 Uise makumbo ako muzvisungo zvake, Nomutsipa wako mumaketani aro.
6:25 Kokotama fudzi rako, umutakure, uye usarwadziwa nezvisungo zvake.
6:26 Uya kwaari nomwoyo wako wose, uye uchengete nzira dzake nomwoyo wako wose
simba.
6:27 Tsvaka, uye tsvaka, uye iye achazvizivisa kwauri, uye kana iwe
wamubata, ngaarege kuenda.
6:28 Nokuti pakupedzisira muchawana zororo raro, uye ikoko richadzorerwa
mufaro wako.
6:29 Ipapo ngetani dzake dzichava nhare yako yakasimba, nengetani dzaro dzichava nhare yako
nguo yokubwinya.
Nekuti pane chishongo chendarama pamusoro pake, nezvisungo zvake zvepepuru.
6:31 Umupfekedze sejasi rinokudzwa, uye umupfekedze pauri.
sekorona yomufaro.
6:32 Mwanakomana wangu, kana uchida, uchadzidziswa;
chenjera, uve wakachenjera.
Kana uchida kunzwa, uchapiwa njere; Kana ukakotama
nzeve yako, uchava wakachenjera;
6:34 Mirai pakati pevakuru vazhinji; uye namatira kune wakachenjera.
6:35 Ivai nechido chekunzwa kutaura kwese kweumwari; uye musarega mifananidzo ya
njere dzikupunyuke.
6:36 Kana ukaona munhu ane njere, kurumidza kuenda kwaari, uye
tsoka yako ngaifukidze makwiriro egonhi rake.
6:37 Pfungwa dzako ngadzive pazvisungo zvaIshe uye ugare uchifungisisa nguva dzose
pamirairo yake: Iye achasimbisa moyo wako, akupe
Uchenjeri hunobva pakuda kwako.