Sirach 14:1 Hayi, uyolo lwendoda engatyibilikiyo ngomlomo, abe engekho bahlatywe ngobuninzi bezono. 14:2 Unoyolo lowo isazela sakhe singamgwebanga, nalowo ungamgwebiyo uwile ekuthembeni kwakhe kuYehova. 14:3 Ubutyebi abumfanele umntu oxhwalekileyo; ngemali? 14:4 Lowo ubuthela abanye ngokuwuqhatha umphefumlo wakhe uya kuyichitha impahla yakhe ngoburheletyo. 14:5 Ongendawo kuye, uya kulunga kubani na? makangathabathi ubumnandi kwizinto zakhe. 14:6 Akukho mbi ngaphezu komona ngesiqu sakhe; kwaye le yi imbuyekezo yobubi bakhe. 14:7 Ukuba uthe wenza okulungileyo, akonanga; aze ekugqibeleni xela ububi bakhe. 14:8 Indoda enomona iliso elibi; uyabujika ubuso bakhe, kwaye udela abantu. 14:9 Iliso lomntu ubawa alihluthi sisabelo sakhe; nobugwenxa Ongendawo uya womisa umphefumlo wakhe. 14:10 Iliso elingendawo liyasimonela isonka sakhe, Unguruma etafileni yakhe. 14:11 Nyana wam, yenza okulungileyo kuwe ngokwamandla akho, uyiphe iNkosi; idini lakhe elifanelekileyo. 14:12 Khumbula ukuba ukufa akuyi kuba kudala ukufika, nokuba umnqophiso we Ingcwaba aliboniswa kuwe. 14:13 Umenzele okulungileyo ummelwane wakho, engekafi, nangoko unako yolula isandla sakho, umnike. 14:14 Musa ukuyiqhatha ngemini yokulungileyo, Ungavumeli isabelo sokulungileyo umnqweno wogqitha wena. 14:15 Akuyi kuyiyekela omnye na imbandezelo yakho? nemisebenzi yakho ibe njalo yahlulwe ngamaqashiso? 14:16 Nika, uthabathe, uwungcwalise umphefumlo wakho; kuba akukho ukufunwa izimuncumuncu engcwabeni. 14:17 Yonke inyama iya konakala njengengubo, ngokomnqophiso kwasekuqaleni ukuthi, Uya kufa ukufa. 14:18 Njengamagqabi aluhlaza emthini oshinyeneyo, abanye bayawa, abanye bayakhula; kunjalo isizukulwana senyama negazi, esinye siyaphela, esinye sifike esiphelweni wazalwa. 14:19 Yonke imisebenzi iyabola, itshiswe, nomsebenzi wayo uya kumka kunye. 14:20 Hayi, uyolo lomntu ocamanga okulungileyo ngobulumko; ucamanga izinto ezingcwele ngengqondo yakhe. nge. 14:21 Ozaziyo iindlela zakhe entliziyweni yakhe, woba nokuqonda kwiimfihlo zakhe. 14:22 Mlandele, njengomlandeli wakhe, Ulalele ezindleleni zakhe. 14:23 Lowo ukroba ngeefestile zayo, uya kuva eminyango yayo. 14:24 Olala ngasendlwini yakhe, Wobethelela isikhonkwane eludongeni lwakhe. 14:25 Woyigxumeka intente yakhe kuye, alale apho kukho izinto ezintle. 14:26 Abantwana bakhe uya kubabeka phantsi kwentente yakhe, kwaye uya kulala phantsi kwakhe amasebe. 14:27 Uya kugutyungelwa bubushushu kuye, ahlale ebuqaqawulini bakhe.