Sirach 21:1 Nyana wam, wonile na? ungabi saphinda wenze njalo; mcelele uxolo lowo ungaphambili izono. 21:2 Saba esonweni njengobuso benyoka; kuba ukuba usondele kakhulu yona iya kukuluma; amazinyo ayo anjengamazinyo engonyama; ebulala imiphefumlo yabantu. 21:3 Bonke ubugwenxa bunjengekrele elintlangothi mbini, amanxeba alo angenakubakho uphilisiwe. 21:4 Ukunkwantyisa nokwenza ububi kuya kuchitha ubutyebi; iya kwenziwa inkangala. 21:5 Umthandazo ophuma emlonyeni wehlwempu ufikelela ezindlebeni zikaThixo nezakhe umgwebo uza ngokukhawuleza. 21:6 Lowo ukuthiyayo ukohlwaywa usendleleni yaboni; owoyikayo uYehova uya kuzohlwaya ngokuphuma entliziyweni yakhe. 21:7 Indoda eliciko yaziwa kude nakude; yindoda enengqondo uyazi xa etyibilika. 21:8 Lowo uyakha indlu yakhe ngemali yabanye, uyafana nalowo uzihlanganisela amatye engcwabeni lokungcwatywa kwakhe. 21:9 Ibandla labangendawo linjengentambo ethandelweyo, kunye nesiphelo Lilangatye lomlilo elibatshabalalisayo. 21:10 Indlela yaboni ithe tyaba ngamatye, ukanti ekupheleni kwayo emhadini wesihogo. 21:11 Ogcina umyalelo kaYehova uzuza ukuqonda. Ukugqibelela kokoyika uYehova bubulumko. 21:12 Ongenabulumko akafundiswa; kodwa kukho ubulumko wandisa ubukrakra. 21:13 Ukwazi kwesilumko kuya kuba njengomlambo, neqhinga laso ufana nomthombo onyulu wobomi. 21:14 Ingaphakathi lesidenge linjengesitya esaphukileyo; ukwazi yonke imihla yobomi bakhe. 21:15 Ukuba indoda enobuchule iliva ilizwi lobulumko, woyincoma, yongeze kulo; kambe kamsinya nje kwakuba ubani ongaqondiyo ekuva oko, kuya kubi emehlweni akhe. wayiphosa emva komhlana wakhe. 21:16 Ilizwi lesidenge linjengomthwalo endleleni; Ifumaneka emlonyeni wezilumko. 21:17 Babuza emlonyeni wesilumko ebandleni, benjenjalo Bawacamagushele amazwi akhe entliziyweni yabo. 21:18 Njengendlu echithakeleyo, bunjalo ubulumko kwisinyabi; ukwazi iziyatha kunjengentetho engenangqondo. 21:19 Imfundiso kwisidenge injengemakhamandela ezinyaweni; isandla sasekhohlo. 21:20 Isimathane siphakamisa izwi laso ngokuhleka; Ke yena osisilumko unqabile ncuma kancinci. 21:21 Sinjengokufunda kwindoda elumkileyo, njengesivatho segolide, nanjengesacholo. kwingalo yakhe yasekunene. 21:22 Unyawo lwesiyatha luya kwamsinya endlwini yommelwane walo; Ke indoda ekhohlakeleyo. amava aneentloni ngaye. 21:23 Isimathane siya kukroba emnyango endlwini; Ke yena ophilileyo ukhuliswe uya kuma ngaphandle. 21:24 Bubudenge bendoda ukuphulaphula emnyango; Ke indoda enengqondo ithi tye. yiba buhlungu ngenxa yehlazo. 21:25 Imilebe yomlomo ixela into engento yanto bona ke bona amazwi anengqondo, acikidekisiwe ibhalansi. 21:26 Intliziyo yesinyabi isemlonyeni waso; Ke wona umlomo wezilumko usemlonyeni waso iintliziyo zabo. 21:27 Xa umntu ongahloneli Thixo etshabhisa uSathana, uyawuqalekisa umphefumlo wakhe. 21:28 Intlebendwane iwenza inqambi umphefumlo wakhe;