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.