Sirach 18:1 Lowo udla ubomi, wadala zonke izinto ngokubanzi. 18:2 NguYehova yedwa olilungisa, akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwakhe; 18:3 Lowo ulawula elimiweyo ngesandla sakhe, kwaye zonke izinto zithobela ngokuba nguKumkani wezinto zonke, owaba ngamandla akhe izinto ezingcwele phakathi kwabo kukho into engcolileyo. 18:4 Ngubani na ke amnike igunya lokuxela izenzo zakhe? ngubani na oya kufumanisa izenzo zakhe ezizukileyo? 18:5 Ngubani na ongawabalayo amandla obungangamsha bakhe? ngubani na oya kuxela ngaphandle kweenceba zakhe? 18:6 Ke yona imisebenzi ebalulekileyo yeNkosi ayinakuhluthwa nto kubo, akusayi kubekwa nto kubo, nomhlaba wawo awunakubekwa zifunyenwe. 18:7 Xa athe umntu wenza, uyaqala; athi xa athe wemka, andule ke ukumka uya kuthandabuza. 18:8 Uyintoni na umntu? oko kulungileyo kuye, nokuba yintoni na okwakhe ububi? 18:9 Inani lemihla yomntu, ukona liphezulu, yiminyaka elikhulu; 18:10 Njengethontsi lamanzi elwandle, njengesuntswana elwandle isanti; injalo iminyaka eliwaka ukuya kwimihla kanaphakade. 18:11 Ngoko ke uThixo uzeka kade umsindo kubo, agalele inceba yakhe phezu kwabo bona. 18:12 Wabona, wakubona ukuphela kwabo ukuba kubi; ngoko ke wabandisa owakhe uvelwano. 18:13 Imfesane yomntu ikummelwane wakhe; kodwa yona inceba yeNkosi Uyohlwaya, afundise, afundise kwakhona, njengomalusi umhlambi wakhe. 18:14 Unenceba kwabamkela uqeqesho, abakufunayo ngenyameko emva kwemigwebo yakhe. 18:15 Nyana wam, musa ukuyigxeka imisebenzi yakho emihle, ungakhe ube nanyeliso, xa uthethayo unika nantoni na. 18:16 Awuyi kuginya na ubushushu umbethe? linjalo ilizwi ngaphezu kwesipho. 18:17 Yabona, ilizwi alilungile na ngaphezu kwesipho? kodwa bobabini bakunye nendoda enobubele. 18:18 Isimathane siya kugwaza ngokunyemba; Ke sona isipho somona siya kuginya. amehlo. 18:19 Funda ngaphambi kokuba uthethe, kwaye usebenzise umzimba okanye ugule. 18:20 Zicikide phambi komgwebo, Uze ngemini yokuvelela kwakho fumana inceba. 18:21 Zithobe ngaphambi kokuba ugule, kwaye ngexesha lezono ubonise inguquko. 18:22 Makungathinteli nto ukuba usifezekise isibhambathiso sakho ngexesha elililo, ungalibali kude kube ukufa kugwetyelwe. 18:23 Ngaphambi kokuba uthandaze, zilungise; nize ningabi njengalowo uhendayo iNkosi. 18:24 Cinga ngengqumbo eya kubakho ekupheleni, nexesha lesiphelo impindezelo, xa athe wabujika ubuso bakhe. 18:25 Xa uthe wahlutha, khumbula ixesha lokulamba; zizityebi, zicingeleni ubuhlwempu neentswelo. 18:26 Kususela kusasa kude kube ngokuhlwa, liyaguquka ixesha, nazo zonke izinto zenziwa kamsinya phambi koYehova. 18:27 Umntu osisilumko woyika into yonke, woyika ngemini yokona Kulumkele ukukhubeka; Ke sona isinyabi asiligcini ixesha. 18:28 Bonke abantu abanokuqonda bayabazi ubulumko, Bamdumise yamfumana. 18:29 Abakwaziyo ukuthetha nabo baba zizilumko. Bathulula imizekeliso emihle. 18:30 Musa ukulandela iinkanuko zakho; 18:31 Ukuba uthe wawunika umphefumlo wakho umnqweno owukholekileyo kuye, wokwenzela ibe yintlekisa kwiintshaba zakho ezikungcikivayo. 18:32 Musa ukuyoliswa kuvuyo olukhulu, ungabotshelelwa bubutyebi; ngayo. 18:33 Musa ukuba ngumngqibi ngokudla, ukuba ubolekiwe, wakuba ubolekile Akukho nto enxilini yakho; ngokuba uya kuwulalela umphefumlo wakho, kwaye kuthethwa ngayo.