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.