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?