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.