Sirach 17:1 UYehova wamdala umntu ehlabathini, wamguqulela kulo kwakhona. 17:2 Wabanika iintsuku ezimbalwa, nexesha elifutshane, negunya phezu kwezinto kuyo. 17:3 Wabomeleza ngokwamandla abo, Wabenza ngokwendlela yabo umfanekiso wakhe, 17:4 Waza wabeka ukoyika umntu phezu kwenyama yonke, wamnika ubukhosi izilwanyana neentaka. 17:5 Bafumana ukusetyenziswa kwemisebenzi emihlanu yeNkosi, nakwi endaweni yesithandathu, wabaqondisa, wathi ngowesixhenxe; Itoliki yezimvo zayo. 17:6 Wabanika icebo, nolwimi, namehlo, neendlebe, nentliziyo. ukuqonda. 17:7 Wazalisa ke kubo ngokwazi ukuqonda, wababonisa okulungileyo nokubi. 17:8 Wazibeka iliso lakhe ezintliziyweni zabo, Ukuze ababonise ubukhulu yemisebenzi yakhe. 17:9 Wabanikela ukuba bazukise ngemisebenzi yakhe ebalulekileyo, kude kube ngunaphakade, ukuze bomelele Xelani ngengqondo imisebenzi yakhe. 17:10 Kwaye abanyuliweyo baya kulidumisa igama lakhe elingcwele. 17:11 Ngaphandle koko wabanika ukwazi, nomyalelo wobomi ukuba ube lilifa. 17:12 Wenza nabo umnqophiso ongunaphakade, wababonisa owakhe izigwebo. 17:13 Amehlo abo abubona ubungangamsha bobuqaqawuli bakhe, neendlebe zabo zabeva bakhe ilizwi elizukileyo. 17:14 Wathi ke kubo, Kulumkeleni konke ukungalungisi; wanikela ngento yonke umthetho womntu ngommelwane wakhe. 17:15 Iindlela zabo ziphambi kwakhe ngamaxesha onke, aziyi kufihlakala emehlweni akhe. 17:16 Umntu wonke kwasebutsheni bakhe uzinikele ububi; kananjalo babengakwazi ukwenza oko bona iintliziyo zabo zinenyama ngenxa yamatye. 17:17 Kuba ekwahluleni kweentlanga zehlabathi umise umlawuli phezu kwabantu bonke; kodwa uSirayeli sisabelo sikaYehova. 17:18 othi, engowamazibulo akhe, wawondle ngokumqeqesha, amnike Ukukhanya kothando lwakhe akumshiyi. 17:19 Ngako oko yonke imisebenzi yabo injengelanga phambi kwakhe, namehlo akhe anjengamehlo rhoqo ezindleleni zabo. 17:20 Akukho nalunye lwezenzo zabo ezigwenxa ezifihliweyo kuye; zizo zonke izono zabo phambi koYehova 17:21 Uthe ke iNkosi, inenceba, iwazi umsebenzi wayo, ayishiyanga nto engabashiyi, koko wabasindisa. 17:22 Ububele bomntu bunjengomsesane wokutywina kuye, kwaye uya kuligcina okulungileyo izenzo zomntu njengokhozo lweliso, ubanike inguquko oonyana bakhe neentombi. 17:23 Emveni koko uya kubuya avuke, awabuyekeze, awabuyekeze ngempatho yawo phezu kweentloko zabo. 17:24 Kodwa abo baguqukayo, wabanika ukuba babuyele, waza wabathuthuzela abo oko kwasilela kumonde. 17:25 Buyela kuYehova, uzilahle izono zakho, uthandaze phambi kwakhe ubuso, kwaye ukhubekise kancinci. 17:26 Buyela kOsenyangweni, ubuye ebugwenxeni; ukurhole ebumnyameni, use ekukhanyeni okuphilileyo, uthiye amasikizi ngamandla. 17:27 Abaya kudumisa Osenyangweni kwelabafileyo, esikhundleni sabahleliyo kwaye ubulele? 17:28 Kutshabalala umbulelo kwabafileyo, njengakulowo ungekhoyo; ophilileyo, ophilileyo ngentliziyo, makamdumise uYehova. 17:29 Hayi, ukuba mkhulu kweenceba zikaYehova uThixo wethu, neemfesane zakhe! kwabo babuyela kuye ebungcweleni! 17:30 Kuba zonke izinto azinakuba sebantwini; kuba uNyana woMntu akanako ukungafi. 17:31 Yintoni na eliqaqambileyo ngaphezu kwelanga? ukanti ukukhanya kwayo akufikanga; kunye nenyama kwaye igazi liya kucinga ububi. 17:32 Ulondela amandla okuphakama kwezulu; kwaye bonke abantu basemhlabeni kunye nothuthu.