Sirach
5:1 Yibhekise intliziyo yakho kwimpahla yakho; uze ungatsho ukuthi, Ndinokubulingana nobomi bam.
5:2 Musa ukuyilandela ingqondo yakho namandla akho, Ukuhamba ngeendlela zakho
intliziyo:
5:3 Musa ukuthi, Ngubani na oya kundibamba ngenxa yemisebenzi yam? ngokuba iNkosi iya kwenza
Liphindezele ikratshi lakho.
5:4 Musa ukuthi, Ndonile, ndehlelwa bububi buni na? ukwenzela i
INkosi izeka kade umsindo, ayiyi kukukhulula;
5:5 Ngokocamagusho, musani ukungoyiki ukongeza isono kwisono;
5:6 Ningathi, inceba yakhe inkulu; uya kuthomalaliswa ngenxa yengxokolo
ngokuba kuphuma kuye inceba nengqumbo, nobushushu bakhe buphumle
phezu kwaboni.
5:7 Musani ukulibala, niguqukela eNkosini, ningarhoxoki imihla ngemihla.
kuba buya kuphuma ngesiquphe ubushushu bukaYehova, uselugcinweni lwakho
uya kutshabalala, utshabalale ngemini yempindezelo.
5:8 Musa ukuyibekela intliziyo yakho entweni efunyenwe ngobugqwetha;
kunceda wena ngemini yeshwangusha.
5:9 Musa ukwela ngayo yonke imimoya, kwaye ungangeni ngeendlela zonke;
umoni ontetho imbini.
5:10 Yima engqondweni yakho; ilizwi lakho malibe linye.
5:11 Khawuleza ukuva; Umphefumlo wakho mawube msulwa; yiphani ngomonde
impendulo.
5:12 Ukuba unengqiqo, mphendule ummelwane wakho; ukuba akunjalo, beka isandla sakho
emlonyeni wakho.
5:13 Kuthetha isidima nokucukucezwa, Nolwimi lomntu sisikhubekiso sakhe.
5:14 Musa ukubizwa ngokuba nguntlebi, kwaye musa ukulalela ngolwimi lwakho;
ucukucezo malube phezu kwesela, ugwebo olubi phezu kwababini
ulwimi.
5:15 Musani ukungazi nto ngenkulu into, nencinane;