Sirach 2:1 Nyana wam, ukuba uthe weza kukhonza iNkosi, wulungise umphefumlo wakho ekuhendweni. 2:2 Yilungise intliziyo yakho, uhlale uhleli, ungangxami ngexesha yenkathazo. 2:3 namathela kuye, ungamki, ukuze wande kuyo isiphelo sakho sokugqibela. 2:4 Yonke into ethwelwe phezu kwakho yamkele, ube nomonde uya kuguqulelwa ekubeni yinto ephantsi. 2:5 Kuba igolide iyacikideka emlilweni, nabantu abakholekileyo kakuhle ezikweni lomlilo ubunzima. 2:6 Kholwa kuye, wokunceda; Yilungelelanise indlela yakho, ukholose kuye. 2:7 Nina nimoyikayo uYehova, lindelani inceba yakhe; kwaye musani ukutyeka, hleze nani nibe ukuwa. 2:8 Nina nimoyikayo uYehova, kholwani yiyo; nomvuzo wenu awuyi kuphela. 2:9 Nina nimoyikayo uYehova, lindelani okulungileyo, novuyo olungunaphakade, nenceba. 2:10 Khangelani kwizizukulwana zasephakadeni, nibone; wakha wakholosa ngoYehova, kwaye waphoxeka? Wahlala esoyika na, washiywa? okanye Ngubani na owakha wadela, obiza kuye? 2:11 Kuba iNkosi inemfesane nenceba, ukuzeka kade umsindo, yaye kakhulu onenceba, oxolela izono, osindisa ngexesha lembandezelo. 2:12 Yeha ke iintliziyo ezingcangcazelayo, nezandla ezityhafileyo, nomoni ohamba ezibini! iindlela! 2:13 Yeha, lowo utyhafileyo! kuba akakholwa; ngoko ke kuya kuba njalo akakhuselwa. 2:14 Yeha, nina niphelelwe ngumonde! Niya kwenza ntoni na xa iNkosi Ndiya kukutyelela? 2:15 Abo bamoyikayo uYehova abaligcini ilizwi lakhe; nabo babathandayo uya kuzigcina iindlela zakhe. 2:16 Abamoyikayo uYehova baya kufuna okulungileyo, okukholekileyo kuye; kwaye abo bamthandayo baya kuzaliswa ngumthetho. 2:17 Abo bamoyikayo uYehova baya kuzilungisa iintliziyo zabo, bazithobe kubo imiphefumlo emehlweni akhe, 2:18 besithi, Siya kuwela ezandleni zeNkosi, kungekhona ezandleni ngokuba njengoko bunjalo ubungangamsha bakhe, injalo inceba yakhe.