Sirach
1:1 Bonke ubulumko buphuma eNkosini, yaye bunaye ngonaphakade.
1:2 Ngubani na ukubala intlabathi yolwandle, kunye namathontsi emvula, kunye neentsuku
ngonaphakade?
1:3 Ngubani na ongakufumanayo ukuphakama kwezulu, nobubanzi behlabathi, nobubanzi behlabathi
Amanzi anzongonzongo nobulumko?
1:4 Kwadalwa ubulumko, kwada kwabakho zonke izinto, nokuqonda
ubuqili kwasephakadeni.
1:5 Lithende lobulumko ilizwi likaThixo Osenyangweni; neendlela zakhe zinje
imiyalelo engunaphakade.
1:6 Ingcambu yobulumko ityhileke kubani na? nokuba ngubani na omaziyo
amacebiso alumkileyo?
1:7 Kwabonakala kubani na ukwaziwa ubulumko? kwaye ngubani onayo
Uyawaqonda amava akhe amnandi?]
1:8 Kukho osisilumko, owoyikeka kakhulu, iNkosi ehleli phezu kwayo
itrone.
1:9 Wamdala, wambona, wambalela, wamgalela phezu kwakhe
yonke imisebenzi yakhe.
1:10 Yena ukwinyama yonke ngokwesipho sakhe;
abo bamthandayo.
1:11 Ukoyika uYehova luzuko, nozuko, novuyo, nesithsaba sozuko
bevuya.
1:12 Ukoyika uYehova kuyayichwayithisa intliziyo, kunovuyo novuyo;
kunye nobomi obude.
1:13 Omoyikayo uYehova, kuya kumhambela kakuhle ekugqibeleni, kunye naye
uya kukholeka ngomhla wokufa kwakhe.
1:14 Yingqalo yokulumka ukoyika uYehova;
ethembekile esizalweni.
1:15 Wakhe isiseko esingunaphakade kunye namadoda, kwaye uya kuba
baqhubeke nembewu yabo.
1:16 Ukumoyika uYehova kukuzala kobulumko, Kubazalise abantu ngeziqhamo zabo.
1:17 Uwuzalisa indlu yabo yonke ngezinto ezinqwenelekayo, noovimba ngezinto ezinqwenelekayo
ukwanda kwakhe.
1:18 Ukoyika uYehova sisithsaba sobulumko, esenza uxolo nengqibelelo
impilo ikhula; zombini ezi zizipho zikaThixo, kwaye liyaphanga
ukugcoba kwabo bamthandayo.
1:19 Ubulumko bunisa ubuqili, nokwazi ukuqonda;
Ubaphakamisa ukuba abanike imbeko abayibambayo.
1:20 Ingcambu yobulumko kukoyika uYehova, kunye namasebe abo
ubomi obude.
1:21 Ukoyika uYehova kugxotha izono;
Isusa ingqumbo.
1:22 Indoda enomsindo ayinakugwetyelwa; ngokuba ukuphuphuma komsindo wakhe kokwabo
intshabalalo.
1:23 Ozeka kade umsindo uya kuqwenga umzuzwana, kuze emva koko kuhlume uvuyo
kuye.
1:24 Uya kuwafihla amazwi akhe, okwexeshana, ixelise imilebe yomlomo wabaninzi
ubulumko bakhe.
1:25 Imizekeliso yokwazi isebuncwaneni bobulumko;
lisikizi kumoni.
1:26 Ukuba ufuna ubulumko, gcina imithetho, kwaye iNkosi iya kukunika
yena kuwe.
1:27 Kuba ukoyika uYehova bubulumko noqeqesho, nokholo noqeqesho
ululamo lwakhe luyolo.
1:28 Musa ukukukholosa ukoyika uYehova xa usweleyo, Uze ungafiki
kuye ngentliziyo embaxa.
1:29 Musa ukuba ngumhanahanisi emehlweni abantu; yilumkele into oyenzayo
thetha.
1:30 Musa ukuziphakamisa, hleze uwe, uwuhlaze umphefumlo wakho;
aze uThixo azityhile iimfihlakalo zakho, akuphose esazulwini solwandle
ngenxa yokuba ungezanga ngenyaniso ekumoyikeni uYehova;
kodwa intliziyo yakho izele yinkohliso.