Sirach
15:1 Omoyikayo uYehova uya kwenza okulungileyo, Owaziyo uya kwenza okulungileyo
umthetho uya kumfumana.
15:2 Kwaye njengoko unina uya kumkhawulela, kwaye amamkele njengomfazi otshatileyo
intombi enyulu.
15:3 Uya kumalusa ngesonka sokuqiqa, amnike
ukusela amanzi obulumko.
15:4 Uya kubambelela kuyo, angashukumi; kwaye uya kuxhomekeka
akayi kuba nazintloni.
15:5 Uya kumphakamisa ngaphezu kwabamelwane bakhe, naphakathi kweentlanga
Iya kuwuvula umlomo wayo ibandla.
15:6 Uya kufumana uvuyo nesithsaba sovuyo, kwaye uya kumbangela ukuba amenze
ulidle ilifa igama elingunaphakade.
15:7 Ke abantu abaziziyatha abayi kufika kuyo, naboni abayi kubona
yena.
15:8 Ngokuba kukude nekratshi, Abanamanga abanakuyikhumbula.
15:9 Indumiso ayifanelekanga emlonyeni womoni, kuba engathunyelwanga kuye
yeNkosi.
15:10 Kuba indumiso iya kuthethwe ngobulumko, kwaye iNkosi iya kuyiphumelelisa.
15:11 Musa ukuthi, Ndaphambuka eNkosini;
angenzi izinto azithiyileyo.
15:12 Musa ukuthi, Undilahlekisile; ngokuba akafuneki kuye.
umntu ongumoni.
15:13 INkosi iwathiyile onke amasikizi; Abamoyikayo uThixo abamthandi.
15:14 Yena ngokwakhe wamenza umntu kwasekuqalekeni, waza wamshiya esandleni sakhe
ingcebiso;
15:15 Ukuba uyathanda ukuyigcina imithetho, wenze okwamkelekileyo
ukuthembeka.
15:16 Ubeke umlilo namanzi phambi kwakho;
nokuba uyathanda.
15:17 Phambi komntu kukho ubomi nokufa; nokuba uthanda, uya kunikwa.
15:18 Kuba ubulumko bukaYehova bukhulu, unamandla amakhulu;
ibona zonke izinto;
15:19 Amehlo akhe aphezu kwabamoyikayo, Uyazazi zonke izenzo zabo
indoda.
15:20 Akawisa umthetho nakubani na, ukuba enze okungendawo;
imvume yokona.