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;