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.