Sirach
9:1 Musa ukumkhweletela umfazi wesifuba sakho, ungamfundisi ububi
isifundo kuwe.
9:2 Musa ukumnika umphefumlo wakho inkazana ukuba abeke unyawo lwakhe phezu kwempahla yakho.
9:3 Musa ukudibana nehenyukazi, Ukuba uwele emigibeni yalo.
9:4 Musa ukulisebenzisa kakhulu igunya lemvumi, hleze ubanjiswe
ngeenzame zakhe.
9:5 Musa ukuyikhangela intombi, ukuba ungaweli kwizinto ezinqabileyo
kuye.
9:6 Musa ukuwunikela umphefumlo wakho kumahenyukazi, ukuze ungalahlekelwa lilifa lakho.
9:7 Musa ukukhangela phezu kwakho ezitratweni zomzi, musa ukubhadula
wena endaweni yayo enqabileyo.
9:8 Lisuse iliso lakho kwinzwakazi, Ungalikhangeli elomnye
ubuhle; kuba abaninzi bakhohliswe bubuhle bomfazi; ngenxa
Ngaloo nto uthando luvutha njengomlilo.
9:9 Musa ukuhlala nomfazi wenye indoda, ungahlali naye endlwini yakho
uthabathe izikhali, ungayityi imali yakho kuye ewayinini; hleze intliziyo yakho
yithobele, Uze ngenxa yenkanuko yakho weyele entshabalalweni.
9:10 Musa ukumlahla umhlobo omdala; kuba entsha ayinakufaniswa naye;
isihlobo sinjengewayini entsha; wakuba mkhulu, woyisela ngayo
ulonwabo.
9:11 Musa ukubamonela uzuko lomoni;
isiphelo.
9:12 Musa ukuyoliswa zizinto ezingahloneli Thixo; kodwa khumbula
abayi kungena msulwa engcwabeni labo.
9:13 Zikhwelelise kude kumntu onegunya lokubulala; ungenjenjalo
kuthandabuza kukoyika ukufa; ukuba uthe wafika kuye, musa ukuba natyala, hleze kubekho
uyawususa umphefumlo wakho kwangoku; khumbula ukuba ungena esazulwini
Ngezabatha, nokuba uhambe phezu kweenqaba zomzi.
9:14 Ekufuphi kangangoko unako, mqonde ummelwane wakho, ubuze kuye
lumkile.
9:15 Ukuthetha kwakho makube nezilumko, Nomlomo wakho ube semyalelweni woluntu
oPhezukonke.
9:16 Mabadle asele nawe amalungisa; Uqhayiya lwakho malube phezu kwe
ukoyika uYehova.
9:17 Kuba isandla sengcibi siya kunconywa umsebenzi lowo;
umlawuli wabantu ngentetho yakhe.
9:18 Indoda elwimi inobubi uyingozi emzini wayo; nalowo ungxamileyo
Intetho yakhe ithiywa.