Sirach 10:1 Umgwebi olumkileyo uyabaqeqesha abantu bakhe; norhulumente wobuqili indoda iyalele kakuhle. 10:2 Njengomgwebi ebantwini, banjalo ababhali bakhe; ke ngoku ntoni Zinjalo ngokwesiko lomntu umlawuli womzi, banjalo bonke abemi kuyo. 10:3 Ukumkani ongenabulumko uyabatshabalalisa abantu bakhe; kodwa ngokuqonda kwabo abasemagunyeni baya kumiwa umzi. 10:4 Amandla ehlabathi asesandleni sikaYehova, kwaye ngexesha elifanelekileyo uya kumisa phezu kwayo eyona nto iyingenelo. 10:5 Kusesandleni sikaThixo ukulungelwa komntu, Kusezandleni zomntu umbhali uya kubeka imbeko yakhe. 10:6 Musa ukubamba intiyo kummelwane wakho ngenxa yobugwenxa bonke; ningenzi nto konke konke ngezenzo eziyingozi. 10:7 Ikratshi lilisikizi emehlweni kaThixo nakubantu; ubugwenxa. 10:8 ngenxa yentswela-bulungisa, nokonakala, nobutyebi, ngobuqhophololo; ubukumkani buguqulelwa kwabanye abantu. 10:9 Yini na ukuba umhlaba nothuthu zikhukhumale? Akukho nto imbi ngaphezu kwe Kuba onjalo uthengisa ngomphefumlo wakhe; ngokuba edla ubomi, uyaziphosa izibilini zakhe. 10:10 Ugqirha unqamla isifo eside; lowo usengukumkani namhlanje ngomso siya kufa. 10:11 Ngokuba xa umntu efile, uya kudla ilifa izinambuzane, nezinto eziphilileyo, kunye namarhamncwa iintshulube. 10:12 Ingqalo yokukhukhumala kuxa umntu emkile kuThixo, ibe yintliziyo yakhe wemka kuMenzi wakhe. 10:13 Ngokuba ikratshi kukuqala kwesono, yaye lowo unako uya kuthululwa ngenxa yoko uYehova wabahlisela into engeyiyo iinkxwaleko, wababhukuqa; 10:14 UYehova uzigungxule iitrone zabathetheli abakhukhumeleyo, wabaphakamisa balulamile esikhundleni sabo. 10:15 INkosi yam izinyothule iingcambu zezizwe ezikhukhumeleyo, yazityala iingcambu abathobekileyo endaweni yabo. 10:16 UYehova wawabhukuqa amazwe eentlanga, wawatshabalalisa iziseko zehlabathi. 10:17 Wayithabatha inxenye kubo, wayitshabalalisa, wayenza eyabo isikhumbuzo siya kuphela ehlabathini. 10:18 Ikratshi lalingenzelwanga bantwini, okanye ubushushu ubushushu kwabazelweyo umfazi. 10:19 Abo bamoyikayo uYehova bayimbewu eqinileyo, nabamthandayo isityalo esibekekileyo; abo bagqithayo imithetho bayimbewu ekhohlisayo. 10:20 Ongameleyo yingangamsha yabazalwana; banjalo ke abamoyikayo uYehova Nkosi emehlweni akhe. 10:21 Ukoyika uYehova kukhokela ukuzuza igunya; uburhalarhume nekratshi kukulahlekelwa kuko oko. 10:22 Nokuba usisityebi, nokuba usisihandiba, nokuba ulihlwempu, uzuko lwabo kukoyika uYehova. 10:23 Akulungile ukudelwa isisweli esinengqondo; nokuba kunjalo Kukulungele na ukukhulisa umntu onesono? 10:24 Baya kuzukiswa abantu abakhulu, nabagwebi, nabanegunya; isekhona Akukho bani umkhulu kubo njengowoyika uYehova. 10:25 Kubakhonzi abanengqiqo baya kuthi abakhululekileyo bakhonze; owaziyo akayi kuqumba xa elungiswa. 10:26 Musani ukuba ziingcaphephe ekushishineni kwenu; uze ungaqhayisi ngexesha yembandezelo yakho. 10:27 Ulungile lowo ubulalekayo, ephuphuma izinto zonke, ulunge ngakumbi kunalowo Uyaqhayisa, oswele isonka. 10:28 Nyana wam, wuzukise ngobulali umphefumlo wakho, Uwunike imbeko ngokwesiko isidima sayo. 10:29 Ngubani na ongamgwebelayo owonileyo umphefumlo wakhe? kwaye ngubani oya kuthi obekekileyo umphefumlo wakhe, makamhlonele? 10:30 Ihlwempu liyazukiswa ngokwazi kwalo, nesityebi siyazukiswa ngenxa yoko ubutyebi bakhe. 10:31 Obekekileyo eswele, wobeka phi na ke yena ngobutyebi? nalowo ukhoyo oswele imbeko kubutyebi, wobeka phi na ke ebuhlwempu?