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.