Sirach
21:1 Mwanakomana wangu, watadza here? usaita saizvozvo, asi kumbira ruregerero kune wekutanga wako
zvivi.
21:2 Tiza chivi sepachiso chenyoka; nekuti kana ukaswedera pedo
iyo, ichakurumai, meno ayo akaita semeno eshumba;
vachiuraya mweya yavanhu.
Kuipa kose kwakafanana nemunondo unocheka kumativi maviri, usingakuvadzi mavanga;
aporeswa.
Kutyisa nokuita zvakaipa zvinoparadza fuma; saizvozvo imba yavanozvikudza
richaitwa dongo.
Munyengetero unobva mumuromo womurombo unoenda kunzeve dzaMwari nedzake
kutonga kunouya nokukurumidza.
21:6 Anovenga kurairwa ari panzira yevatadzi; asi uyo
anotya Jehovha achazvidemba kubva pamwoyo wake.
21:7 Murume anotaura zvakanaka anozivikanwa kure nepedyo; asi munhu wenjere
anoziva kana achitsvedza.
21:8 Uyo anovaka imba yake nemari yavamwe vanhu akafanana naiwo
anounganidza mabwe paguva rake rokuvigwa.
21:9 Ungano yavakaipa yakaita sorwonzi rwakaputirwa pamwechete;
pakati pavo murazvo womoto kuti uvaparadze.
Nzira yavatadzi isanarurwa nebwe, asi kuguma kwayo ndiko
gomba regehena.
21:11 Uyo anochengeta murayiro waJehovha, anowana kunzwisisa kwawo.
uye kutya Jehovha kwakakwana ndihwo uchenjeri.
21:12 Uyo asina kuchenjera haangadzidziswi; asi uchenjeri huriko
anowedzera kuvava.
21:13 Zivo yowakachenjera ichawanda sorwizi;
akaita setsime rakachena roupenyu.
21:14 Mukati mebenzi wakafanana nemudziyo wakaputsika, uye haringautsi
ruzivo mazuva ose oupenyu hwake.
21:15 Kana munhu akangwara akanzwa shoko rouchenjeri, acharirumbidza, owedzera kwariri.
Asi kana munhu asina njere achingozvinzwa, zvichamushatirisa.
ndokuipotsera shure kwemusana wake.
Kutaura kwebenzi kwakafanana nomutoro panzira; asi nyasha dziripo
pamiromo yavakachenjera.
21:17 Vanobvunza pamuromo wewakachenjera paungano, ivo
achafungisisa mashoko ake mumwoyo mavo.
21:18 Sezvakaita imba kuputswa, ndizvo zvakaita uchenjeri kubenzi;
zivo yavasina njere yakafanana nokutaura kusina njere.
Zvirevo 21:19 Kudzidzisa mapenzi kwakafanana nezvisungo patsoka, uye samaketani ari patsoka.
ruoko rworudyi.
Benzi rinosimudza inzwi raro nokuseka; Asi munhu akachenjera anoshaikwa
nyemwerera zvishoma.
Zvirevo 21:21 Kudzidza kwakafanana nechishongo chegoridhe kumunhu akachenjera, uye sezvishongo.
paruoko rwake rworudyi.
Zvirevo 21:22 Tsoka yebenzi inokurumidza kupinda mumba mowokwake, asi munhu ane njere.
chiitiko chinonyara naye.
21:23 Benzi rinodongorera pamukova mumba;
akarerwa achamira kunze.
Zvirevo 21:24 Kuteerera ari pamukova upenzi hwomunhu; asi munhu akachenjera anonzwisisa.
ivai neshungu nokuzvidzwa.
21:25 Miromo yevanotaura ichataura zvinhu zvisina basa
asi mashoko evanonzwisisa anoyerwa mumuromo
balance.
Mwoyo wemapenzi uri mumiromo yawo, asi muromo wavakachenjera uri mukati
mwoyo yavo.
21:27 Kana munhu asingadi Mwari achituka Satani, anotuka mweya wake.
21:28 Mucheri anosvibisa mweya wake, uye anovengwa pose paanogara.