Sirach 16:1 Musa ukunqwenela inkitha yabantwana abangancedi lutho, ungayoneli; oonyana abangahloneli Thixo. 16:2 Nokuba bayanda, musani ukubavuyelela, ingekuko kukoyika uYehova ube nabo. 16:3 Musani ukukholosa ngobomi babo, Musani ukukholosa ngabo, ningahloniphi nengxokolo yabo; ubulungisa bulunge ngaphezu kwewaka; kwaye kungcono ukufa ngaphandle abantwana, ngaphezu kokuba nabo abangahloneli Thixo. 16:4 Ngokuba umzi uya kuzaliswa ngonengqondo; Izalamane zongendawo ziya kuphanza ngokukhawuleza. 16:5 Zininzi izinto ezinjalo endizibonileyo ngamehlo am, Nendlebe yam yaziva izinto ezinkulu kunezi. 16:6 Ebandleni labangendawo kuya kuphenjwa umlilo; kwaye kwi-a Ubushushu bohlanga olugwilikileyo lutshiswa ngomlilo. 16:7 Akazange axole kwiingxilimbela ezindala, ezawa ngamandla bobudenge babo. 16:8 akayiconga indawo awayephambukele kuyo uLote, wanenyanya kuyo ikratshi labo. 16:9 Akabaconga ke abantu bokonakala, ababethatyathwe ebumnyameni babo izono: 16:10 kwanamakhulu amathandathu amawaka omqikela, ababehlanganisene ndawonye ubulukhuni beentliziyo zabo. 16:11 Ke ukuba kukho umntu ontamo ilukhuni, umntu onjalo uya kumangaliswa kuba inceba nengqumbo ikuye; unamandla kuye xolela, nokuthulula ingqumbo. 16:12 Njengoko inceba yakhe inkulu, kunjalo kanjalo uqeqesho lwakhe; ngokwemisebenzi yakhe 16:13 Umoni akayi kusinda kunye nexhoba lakhe; kunye nomonde kaYehova Olungileyo akayi kukhanga. 16:14 Yenzani indlela kuwo wonke umsebenzi wenceba; imisebenzi yakhe. 16:15 UYehova wamenza lukhuni uFaro, ukuba angamazi owakhe imisebenzi yamandla inokwaziwa lihlabathi. 16:16 Inceba yakhe ibonakala kwindalo yonke; kwaye wahlule ukukhanya kwakhe ebumnyameni ngeadaman. 16:17 Musa ukuthi, Ndiya kuzifihla kuYehova; evela phezulu? Andiyi kukhunjulwa phakathi kwabantu abaninzi: ngokuba yintoni na umphefumlo wam phakathi kwenani elingenasiphelo lezidalwa? 16:18 Yabona, izulu, nezulu lamazulu, namanzi anzongonzongo, nomhlaba; kwaye konke okukuyo kuya kushukuma ekuveleni kwakhe. 16:19 Iintaba neziseko zehlabathi ziya kunyikima bangcangcazela, yakubabona iNkosi. 16:20 Akukho ntliziyo icinga ngokufanelekileyo ngezo zinto; ukhawule iindlela zakhe? 16:21 Luqhwithela olungabonwa mntu; ngokuba inkoliso yemisebenzi yakhe iyiyo ifihliwe. 16:22 Ngubani na onokuzixela izenzo zobulungisa bakhe? ngubani na onokuzinyamezela? ngenxa ukude umnqophiso wakhe, ukucikideka kweento zonke kuphele. 16:23 Oswele ingqondo ucingela into engento; Umntu olahlwayo uba ngobudenge. 16:24 Nyana, ndiphulaphule, ufunde ukwazi, Uwagqale amazwi am ngokuthetha kwakho intliziyo. 16:25 Ndiya kumvakalisa imfundiso ngomlinganiselo, Ndilubonise ulwazi lwakhe ngokuthe tye. 16:26 Imisebenzi kaYehova yenziwe ekugwebeni kwasekuqalekeni: kwaye ukususela ixesha awazenza ngalo, wawamisa amalungu awo. 16:27 Uyihlomele kude kuse ephakadeni, Neentloko zayo zisesandleni sakhe kuzo zonke izizukulwana; ababulaleki, abatyhafi, abayekeli imisebenzi yabo. 16:28 Akukho namnye uthintela omnye wabo, ukuba bangawuthobeli mpela ilizwi lakhe. 16:29 Emveni koko, iNkosi yakhangela emhlabeni, yazalisa ngowakhe iintsikelelo. 16:30 Wabugubungela ubuso bawo ngeento zonke eziphilileyo; kwaye baya kubuyela kuyo kwakhona.