Sirach
7:1 Musa ukwenza ububi, ngokokude kungabikho bubi kuwe.
7:2 Suka kwabangendawo, busuke ubugwenxa kuwe.
7:3 Nyana wam, musa ukuhlwayela emiqeleni yobutshinga, ukuze ungahlwayeli oko
vunani kasixhenxe.
7:4 Musa ukufuna ubungangamsha bukaYehova, nakukumkani isihlalo sakhe
imbeko.
7:5 musa ukuzigwebela phambi koYehova; kwaye ungaqhayisi ngobulumko bakho ngaphambili
ikumkani.
7:6 Musani ukufuna ukugweba, ningenako ukubususa ubugwenxa; hleze kuthi kanti
Uyoyika igorha, isikhubekiso endleleni
ubulungisa bakho.
7:7 Musa ukukhubekisa ingxokolo yomzi, wandule ungagibi
wena phantsi phakathi kwabantu.
7:8 Musa ukubopha isono phezu komnye; ngokuba akusayi kuba msulwa.
7:9 Musa ukuthi, UThixo uya kububona intabalala yeminikelo yam;
inikela kuThixo Osenyangweni, akholiswe yiyo;
7:10 Musani ukutyhafa, xa nithandazayo, ningakushiyi
amalizo.
7:11 Musani ukuhleka usulu, kambe, ebukrakra bomphefumlo wakhe;
othobekileyo, ophakamisayo.
7:12 Musa ukuyila ubuxoki ngomzalwana wakho; uze wenze okufanayo kumhlobo wakho.
7:13 Musani ukwenza naluphi na uhlobo lobuxoki; kuba isiko labo alilungile.
7:14 Musani ukwenza amazwi amaninzi kwinyambalala yamadoda amakhulu, musani ukuphololoza kakhulu;
xa uthandaza.
7:15 Musani ukuthiya umsebenzi obulalekayo, nantsimi, Anayo Osenyangweni;
umiselweyo.
7:16 Musa ukuzibala phakathi kwabaninzi aboni;
Ingqumbo ayihlali ixesha elide.
7:17 Zithobeni kakhulu; ngokuba impindezelo yabangendawo ingumlilo;
iintshulube.
7:18 Musa ukumenzela nto elungileyo umhlobo; nokuba ngumzalwana othembekileyo
eyegolide yakwaOfire.
7:19 Umfazi osisilumko nolungileyo, musa ukumyeka;
7:20 Ekubeni umkhonzi wakho esebenza inyaniso, musa ukumenzakalisa. okanye i
umqeshwa ozinikele ngokupheleleyo ngenxa yakho.
7:21 Umphefumlo wakho umthande umkhonzi olungileyo, ungamqhathi ngokukhululekileyo.
7:22 Unazo na iinkomo? zijonge; ukuba zingakunceda,
zigcine kuwe.
7:23 Unabo na abantwana? Bafundise, uthobe intamo yabo emqaleni wabo
ulutsha.
7:24 Unazo na iintombi? yinyamekele imizimba yabo, ungazibonakalisi ngokwakho
echwayitile kubo.
7:25 Zendisele intombi yakho, wenze into enzima.
kodwa mnike indoda enengqondo.
7:26 Unomfazi na ngokwentliziyo yakho? musa ukumshiya; kodwa musa ukuzinikela
ngaphaya kumfazi olula.
7:27 Beka uyihlo ngentliziyo yakho yonke, Ungayilibali inimba yakhe
unyoko.
7:28 Khumbula ukuba wazalwa ngabo; ungathini na ukubuyekeza?
bathethe ngezinto abakwenzele zona?
7:29 Moyike uYehova ngomphefumlo wakho wonke, uhlonele ababingeleli bakhe.
7:30 Umthande lowo wakwenzayo ngamandla akho onke, ungamshiyi owakhe
abalungiseleli.
7:31 Moyikeni uYehova, nimbeke umbingeleli; nimnike isabelo sakhe njengoko kunjalo
wakuwisela umthetho; neentlahlela, nedini letyala, nomnikelo wokudla
namagxa, nombingelelo ongcwalisayo, nomnikelo wokudla
yintlahlela yezinto ezingcwele.
7:32 Kwaye wolule isandla sakho kumahlwempu, ukuze intsikelelo yakho ibe
igqibelele.
7:33 Kubo bonke abadla ubomi, kukho isipho sebabalo; nakwabafileyo
musa ukuyibamba.
7:34 Musa ukusilela ukuba nabalilayo, nikhe nimbambazele nabenza isijwili.
7:35 Musani ukucotha ukuvelela abagulayo; kuba oko kuya kukwenza ube yintanda.
7:36 Yonke into othe waphatha ngesandla, khumbula isiphelo, kwaye akuyi kuba naphakade
yenza kakubi.