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.