Sirach 13:1 Lowo uchukumisa itela woba yinqambi ngayo; nalowo unako Ubudlelwane nendoda enekratshi buya kufana naye. 13:2 Musa ukuzicinezela ngaphezu kwamandla akho, ngoxa usadla ubomi; kwaye ungabikho dlelana nalowo unamandla, usisityebi kunawe; ziyavumelana iiketi nembiza yodongwe? kuba, ukuba uthe wabethwa kwelinye liya kwaphulwa. 13:3 Isityebi senile, sibe sisongela ngokusongela; woniwa, makathandazele naye. 13:4 Ukuba uthe wamlungela, wosebenzisa wena; uya kukushiya. 13:5 Ukuba uthe unantoni, uya kuphila nawe, ewe, wonenza izele, kwaye andiyi kuba nalusizi ngayo. 13:6 Ukuba uthe wakufuna, uya kukulukuhla, akuncumele, akuncumele. yibeke ethembeni; Yena wothetha kakuhle, athi, Ufuna ntoni na? 13:7 Wokuhlazisa ke ngokudla kwakhe, ade awurhole kabini nokuba kathathu, kamva uya kukugculela, emveni kokuba kunjalo uya kukubona, akushiye, ahlunguzele intloko kuwe. 13:8 Lumka, ungalahlekiswa, uthotywe ngovuyo lwakho. 13:9 Ukuba uthe wamenywa ligorha, rhoxa; wophinda akumeme. 13:10 Musa ukumxina, hleze ubuye umva; musa ukuma kude, hleze ulibele. 13:11 Musani ukulingana naye ngentetho, Musani ukukholwa nguye ngobuninzi bakhe ngokuba uya kukuhenda ngoncokolo olukhulu, encumele uya kuzikhupha iimfihlakalo zakho; 13:12 Ke yena uya kuwabeka elukhuni amazwi akho, angakucongi angakucongi. wenze ububi, akufake entolongweni. 13:13 Khangela, ugcine, ngokuba uhamba emngciphekweni wakho Xa uthe waziva ezi zinto, vuka ebuthongweni bakho. 13:14 Uze uyithande iNkosi yonke imihla yakho, Uze ubize usindiso lwakho kuye. 13:15 Zonke izinto eziphilileyo ziyamthanda owayo, nalowo uthanda ummelwane wakhe. 13:16 Yonke inyama ihlangana ngokohlobo, nomntu ke uya kunamathela kweyakhe njengaye. 13:17 Inabubudlelane buni na ingcuka nemvana? ngoko ke umoni kunye ngokuhlonela uThixo. 13:18 Kukho ukuvumelana kuni na ingcuka nenja? kwaye yintoni uxolo phakathi kwezityebi namahlwempu? 13:19 Njengeesile lasendle linjengexhoba lengonyama entlango; zinjalo izityebi ukuba zidle. amahlwempu. 13:20 Njengoko ikratshi liyithiyile intobeko; 13:21 Isityebi ke siqala ukukhubeka, sigonyamela izihlobo zaso; ke yena olihlwempu ukuba phantsi ugxothwa ngabahlobo bakhe. 13:22 Xa siwileyo isityebi, siba nabancedi abaninzi; ukuba athethwe, ukanti bagwetyelwe; ihlwempu latyibilika, noko bamkhalimela kananjalo; wathetha ngobulumko, akabi nandawo. 13:23 Xa sithetha isityebi, elowo uyabamba ulwimi lwakhe; Athi, Bawuphakamisela emafini; ke ukuba lithetha ihlwempu, bayathetha bona yithi, Ngubani na lo? nokuba uthe wakhubeka, baya kumbhukuqa yena. 13:24 Ubutyebi bulungile kongenasono, nobuhlwempu bububi kuye umlomo womntu ongahloneli Thixo. 13:25 Intliziyo yomntu iyabutshintsha ubuso bakhe, kulunge nokuba kulunge, nokuba kulunge ububi: Intliziyo evuyileyo iyabuchwayithisa ubuso. 13:26 Ubuso obuvuyileyo bungumqondiso wentliziyo echumileyo; kwaye ukufumana imizekeliso ngumsebenzi odinisayo wengqondo.