Sirach
3:1 Ndiveni uyihlo, bonyana, nenze emveni koko, ukuze nisinde.
3:2 Ngokuba uYehova umjikile uyise phezu koonyana, uye wenjenjalo
waqinisekisa igunya likanina phezu koonyana.
3:3 Ombeka uyise ucamagushela izono zakhe;
3:4 Obeka unina unjengoziqwebela ubutyebi.
3:5 Ombeka uyise uya kuba novuyo lwabantwana bakhe; kwaye nini
wenza umthandazo wakhe, uya kuviwa.
3:6 Ombeka uyise woba nemihla emininzi; nalowo ukhoyo
Othobela uNdikhoyo uya kuba yintuthuzelo kunina.
3:7 Omoyikayo uYehova uya kumbeka uyise, akhonze
kubazali bakhe, njengakwinkosi yakhe.
3:8 Beka uyihlo nonyoko ngentetho nangesenzo, ukuze kubekho intsikelelo
yiza kuwe, uphume kubo.
3:9 Kuba intsikelelo kayise iyazinzisa izindlu zabantwana; kodwa
isiqalekiso sikanina sinyothula iziseko.
3:10 Musa ukuqhayisa ngehlazo likayihlo; ngokuba lihlazo likayihlo
Akukho luzuko kuwe.
3:11 Kuba uzuko lwendoda luvela kuyise; kwangena umama
Lihlazo kubantwana.
3:12 Nyana wam, mncede uyihlo ebudaleni bakhe, Ungamenza buhlungu yonke imihla yakhe
phila.
3:13 Ke ukuba ithe yaphelelwa yingqondo, monde naye; bamdelele
hayi xa usemandleni akho apheleleyo.
3:14 Ngokuba ukukhulula kukayihlo akuyi kulityalwa, kwaye esikhundleni sokuba
uya kongezelelwa izono zakhe.
3:15 Ngemini yosizi lwakho liya kukhunjulwa; nezono zakho
ziya kunyibilika njengomkhenkce kwimozulu entle efudumeleyo.
3:16 Lowo ushiya uyise unjengomnyelisi; nalowo ucaphukayo
unina uqalekisiwe: nguThixo.
3:17 Nyana wam, yiya kwishishini lakho unobulali; ngokunjalo uya kuba yintanda
lowo ucikidekileyo.
3:18 Okukhona umkhulu, kokukhona uzithobayo, kwaye uya kufumana
isisa phambi koYehova.
3:19 Baninzi abaphakamileyo, nabadumileyo; ke zona iimfihlelo zityhilekile
abalulamileyo.
3:20 Kuba makhulu amandla kaYehova, nowongamileyo uwubekekile.
3:21 Musa ukukhangela izinto ezinqabileyo kuwe, ungagocagoci kuzo
Izinto ezingaphezulu kwamandla akho.
3:22 Loo nto ke umthetho uyiwisele umthetho, yicinge ngokoyika yona;
akuyomfuneko ukuba uzibone ngamehlo akho izinto ezingaphakathi
imfihlo.
3:23 Musa ukungxamela izinto ezingeyomfuneko;
wena kunokuba abantu baqonde.
3:24 Kuba baninzi abalahlekiswa kwawabo amampunge; kunye norhano olubi
usitshitshisile isigwebo sabo.
3:25 Ngaphandle kwamehlo wodinga ukukhanya; musa ukuxela ukwazi
ongenayo.
3:26 Intliziyo elukhuni yehlelwa bububi ekupheleni; nalowo uthanda ingozi
ziya kutshabalala kuyo.
3:27 Intliziyo elukhuni yodwa; nongendawo uya kuzenza
fumba isono phezu kwesono.
3:28 Elohlwayweni lwabaqhayisayo akukho kunyangwa; ngenxa yesityalo
ubutshinga bumile kuye.
3:29 Intliziyo enengqondo iqonda umzekeliso; kunye nendlebe ephulaphule
Umnqweno wesilumko ngumnqweno wayo.
3:30 Amanzi aya kuwucima umlilo odangazelayo; amalizo wenza ucamagushelo lwezono.
3:31 Lowo ubuyekeza okulungileyo ukhumbule into ezayo
emva koku; xa ithe yawa, yafumana indawo yokuhlala.