Sirach
6:1 Endaweni yomhlobo musa ukuba lutshaba; ngokuba woba njalo
Uya kulidla ilifa igama elibi, nehlazo, nongcikivo; enjenjalo nomoni
unolwimi olumbaxa.
6:2 Musa ukuziphakamisa ngecebo lentliziyo yakho; ukuze umphefumlo wakho ube
ayiqwengwa njengenkunzi yenkomo [ilahlekile yodwa.]
6:3 Uya kuwadla amagqabi akho, uphulukene nesiqhamo sakho, uzishiye njengendoda
umthi owomileyo.
6:4 Umphefumlo ongendawo uyamonakalisa onayo, umenze abekho
Wazigculela iintshaba zakhe.
6:5 Ulwimi olumnandi lwandisa izihlobo;
yandisa imibuliso enobubele.
6:6 Hlala ngoxolo nabaninzi;
Iwaka.
6:7 Ukuba uthe wazuza umhlobo, mmisele kuqala, musa ukukungxamela
ngetyala kuye.
6:8 Kuba ubani usisihlobo esilungileyo, kwaye akayi kuhlala kuyo
imini yembandezelo yakho.
6:9 Kwaye kukho umhlobo oguqukela ebutshabani kunye nengxabano
yityhile ingcikivo yakho.
6:10 Kwakhona, umhlobo othile ungumlingane etafileni, kwaye akayi kuhlala
imini yembandezelo yakho.
6:11 Ekulungeni kwakho uya kuba njengawe, abe nesibindi phezu kwakho
abakhonzi.
6:12 Ukuba uthe wathotywa, wochasa kuwe, azifihle
ebusweni bakho.
6:13 Zahlule ezintshabeni zakho, ubalumkele abakowenu.
6:14 Umhlobo othembekileyo ungumthunzi oqinileyo; Owufumeneyo onjalo
umntu ufumene ubutyebi.
6:15 Umhlobo othembekileyo akamvumeli;
kubaluleke kakhulu.
6:16 Umhlobo othembekileyo liyeza; nabamoyikayo uYehova
uya kumfumana.
6:17 Omoyikayo uYehova uya kululungisa ubudlelane bakhe;
uya kuba njalo nommelwane wakhe.
6:18 Nyana wam, hlanganisa uqeqesho kwasebuncinaneni bakho, Wenjenjalo ukubufumana ubulumko
ude ube mdala.
6:19 Yiza kuyo njengomlimi, wahlwayela, ulindele okulungileyo kuyo
ngokuba akuyi kubulaleka kakhulu ngayo, kodwa wena
uya kudla iziqhamo zayo kwangoku.
6:20 Umnandi kakhulu kongenakwazi;
ukuqonda akuyi kuhlala kuye.
6:21 Ulala phezu kwakhe njengelitye elililitye elivavanyayo; kwaye uya kumlahla
ukusuka kuye ingekabi lixesha elide.
6:22 Kuba ubulumko bunjengegama labo, kwaye abukho kwabaninzi.
6:23 Phulaphula, nyana wam, lamkele icebiso lam, Ungaliyeki icebo lam.
6:24 Uyifake iinyawo zakho emakhamandeleni ayo, Nentamo yakho emakhamandeleni ayo.
6:25 Thoba igxalaba lakho, umthwale, ungazihluphi ngenxa yeembophelelo zakhe.
6:26 Yiza kuye ngentliziyo yakho yonke, uzigcine iindlela zakhe ngentliziyo yakho yonke
amandla.
6:27 Phengulula, ufune, yaye iya kwaziswa kuwe;
umbambile, makangayi.
6:28 Kuba ekugqibeleni uya kukufumana ukuphumla, kwaye uya kuguqulelwa
uvuyo lwakho.
6:29 Amakhamandela ayo abe ngumqwebedu wakho kuwe, nemixokelelwane yayo ibe lukhuselo
ingubo yozuko.
6:30 Kuba kukho izidanga zegolide phezu kwayo, kunye neentsontelo zayo ziintya ezimfusa.
6:31 umambathise njengengubo ezukileyo, umambathise;
njengesithsaba sovuyo.
6:32 Nyana wam, ukuba uyathanda, uya kufundiswa;
Qonda, ulumke.
6:33 Ukuba uthanda ukuva, wozuza ukuqonda; Ukuba uthe waqubuda
uya kulumka indlebe yakho;
6:34 yimani kwisihlwele samadoda amakhulu; unamathele kwingqondi.
6:35 Kulungeleni ukuva zonke iintetho zobuthixo; nemizekeliso mayingabi yeyo
kusinda ukuqonda.
6:36 Ukuba uthe wabona indoda enengqondo, khawuleza uye kuyo
Unyawo lwakho malunxibe izinyuko zomnyango wayo.
6:37 Ingqondo yakho mayibe kwimimiselo yeNkosi, Ucamngce ngamaxesha onke
Uya kuyizimasa intliziyo yakho, akunike
Ubulumko buvela kuwe.