Sirach
11:1 Ubulumko buphakamisa intloko yomntu othobekileyo, bumenze othobekileyo
ukuhlala phakathi kwabantu abakhulu.
11:2 Musa ukuyincoma indoda ngobuhle bayo; kananjalo angamcekisi umntu ngenxa yangaphandle
imbonakalo.
11:3 Inyosi incinane enjengeempukane; Ke sona isiqhamo sawo simnandi kakhulu
izinto.
11:4 Musa ukuqhayisa ngesambatho sakho, nangesambatho sakho, ungazigwagwisi ngemini
ngokuba iyamangalisa imisebenzi kaYehova, nemisebenzi yakhe phakathi
amadoda ayafihlwa.
11:5 Ookumkani abaninzi baye bakhe phantsi emhlabeni; nenye engazange icingelwe
unxibe isithsaba.
11:6 Ahlazekile kunene amagorha amaninzi; nababekekileyo
zinikelwe ezandleni zabanye abantu.
11:7 Musa ukusola phambi kokuba uyihlolisise inyaniso: ukuqonda kuqala, kwaye
wandule ukukhalima.
11:8 Musa ukuphendula ungekayiva na ndawo, ungaphazamisi mntu
phakathi kwentetho yabo.
11:9 Musa ukubambana nomthetho kambe; uze ungahlali ematyaleni
kunye naboni.
11:10 Nyana wam, musa ukuzifaka kwizinto ezininzi;
akayi kuba msulwa; nokuba uthe walandela, awuyi kufumana;
akuyi kusinda wena ngokusaba.
11:11 Kukho lowo ubulalekayo, abulaleke, akhawuleze,
kakhulu kokukhona usemva.
11:12 Kwakhona kukho omnye ozeka kade umsindo, oswele uncedo, eswele
ubuhlwempu nobuhlwempu; ukanti iliso leNkosi lalikhangele kuye
wammisela okulungileyo, wamphakamisa ebuphantsini bakhe;
11:13 Wayiphakamisa intloko yakhe ebugxwayibeni; kangangokuba abaninzi ababone kuye
uxolo phezu kwayo yonke into
11:14 Ukuphumelela nobubi, ubomi nokufa, ubuhlwempu nobutyebi
iNkosi.
11:15 Ubulumko, nokwazi, nokuqonda umyalelo, kuphuma eNkosini;
kwaye indlela yemisebenzi emihle iphuma kuye.
11:16 Ulahlekiso nobumnyama buqale phakathi kwaboni, nobungendawo
uya konakala nabaqhayisayo.
11:17 Isipho sikaYehova sihleli kongahloneli Thixo;
ukonwaba ngonaphakade.
11:18 Kukho othi atyebe ngokulumka kwakhe, nangokuxinwa kwakhe;
inxalenye yomvuzo wakhe:
11:19 ekubeni esithi, Ndifumene ukuphumla, Ngoku ke ndiya kudla okukokwam ngamaxesha onke
iimpahla; ukanti akalazi ixesha eliya kumfikela, nokuba ungubani na
kufuneka aziyeke ezo zinto kwabanye, aze afe.
11:20 Yima emnqophisweni wakho, uguquke, uxheshwe kuwo.
umsebenzi wakho.
11:21 Musani ukumangaliswa yimisebenzi yaboni; kodwa ukholose ngoYehova, uhlale
kuba oko kulula emehlweni eNkosi
ngequbuliso ukwenza ihlwempu lityebe.
11:22 Intsikelelo kaYehova isemvuzweni welungisa, Athi ke yena ngesiquphe
uyayihlumisa intsikelelo yakhe.
11:23 Musa ukuthi, Kukho nzuzo yani na elulungiseni lwam? nokuba ziziphi na izinto ezilungileyo
Ndinayo emva koku?
11:24 Kananjalo musa ukuthi, Ndihluthi, ndinezinto ezininzi;
ndiya kuba nayo emva koku?
11:25 Ngomhla wentsikelelo kukho ukuzilibala iintsizi;
Imini yembandezelo akusayi kukhunjulwa okulungileyo;
11:26 Kuba kulula eNkosini ngomhla wokufa ukuvuza a
umntu ngokweendlela zakhe.
11:27 Imbandezelo yelixa imenza umntu ayilibale iminatha yakhe, nokuphela kwakhe
izenzo zakhe ziya kutyhilwa.
11:28 Musa ukugweba namnye usikelelweyo engekafi;
abantwana.
11:29 Musani ukubangenisa elowo endlwini yakho;
oololiwe.
11:30 Njengesikhwatsha esifunyanwa sivalelwe, injalo intliziyo yomphefumlo
nekratshi; njengentlola uya kuphaphela ukuwa kwakho;
11:31 Kuba yena uyalalela, aguqule okulungileyo kube kokubi, nangokwezinto ezifanelekileyo
indumiso iya kukusola.
11:32 Kwilangatye lomlilo kuphenjwa imfumba yamalahle; umntu onesono uyazilalisa.
linda igazi.
11:33 Yilumkele indoda enobutshinga, ngokuba ingunotshi; hleze azise
phezu kwakho isiphako esingunaphakade.
11:34 Mamkele owasemzini endlwini yakho, akuphazamise, ajike.
uphume kowakho.