Sirach
23:1 Owu Nkosi, Bawo, uMlawuli wabo bonke ubomi bam, musa ukundishiya kubo
amacebo, mandingaweli kuwo.
23:2 Obeka iziniya phezu kweengcinga zam, Noqeqesho lobulumko
phezu kwentliziyo yam? ukuze bangandicongi ngokungazi kwam, ize idlule
kungekhona ngezono zam.
23:3 Hleze kwande ukungazi kwam, Zona zam zingandi zindiphakele, ndidle
Ndiya kuwa phambi kwabandichasayo; lugcobile utshaba lwam, oluphezu kwam
Ukuthemba kukude nenceba yakho.
23:4 Owu Nkosi, Bawo, Thixo wobomi bam, musa ukundinika ubuso bebhongo;
kude kubakhonzi bakho ukuzidla ngamaxesha onke.
23:5 Shenxisa kude kum amathemba alambathayo neminqweno, kwaye ubambelele kuye
Lowo ungxamele ukukukhonza ngamaxesha onke.
23:6 Ukubawa kwesisu, nenkanuko yenyama, makungakubambi;
mna; Musa ukumnikela umkhonzi wakho phakathi kwam.
23:7 Yivani, bonyana, uqeqesho lomlomo;
Akasayi kubanjiswa emilebeni yakhe.
23:8 Uya kushiywa umoni ekusweleni kwakhe;
baya kuwa ngayo abakhukhumali.
23:9 Musa ukuwuqhelisela umlomo wakho ekufungeni; ungazisebenzisi igama lakho
Lowo Ungcwele.
23:10 Kuba njengesicaka esibethwa ngamaxesha onke, akayi kubethwa emsindweni
Ngoko ke ofungayo, angabikho, angabikho
engenasiphoso.
23:11 Umntu othuka kakhulu uzele bubugwenxa;
asisayi kumka naphakade isibetho endlwini yakhe; ukuba uthe wona, woba sisono sakhe
woba phezu kwakhe; ukuba akasixeleli isono sakhe, woba kabini
ukuba uthe wafunga, akafumananga, woba msulwa;
indlu iya kuzala bububi.
23:12 Kukho ilizwi eliyambethe ukufa, lithi, Makube njalo
akafumanekanga elifeni likaYakobi; ngokuba zonke ezo zinto ziya kuba kude
kwabangcwele, abasayi kukhabazeke ezonweni zabo.
23:13 Musa ukuwusebenzisa ngomlomo wakho ukuthuka;
isono.
23:14 Khumbula uyihlo nonyoko, Xa uhleliyo phakathi kwezikhulu.
Musa ukulibala phambi kwabo, ukuze ube sisidenge ngokwesiko lakho;
akwaba akwaba ubungazalwanga, uyiqalekise loo mini yakho
ukuzalwa.
23:15 Umntu oqhele ukuthetha amazwi ahlabayo akasayi kubuya alunge;
yonke imihla yobomi bakhe.
23:16 Iindidi ezimbini zabantu ziyakwandisa ukona;
Intliziyo injengomlilo otshayo, ongacimiyo ude ubekho
udliwe: Ohenyuzayo enyameni yakhe akayi kuphela ade aphele
uphembe umlilo.
23:17 Sonke isonka simnandi kwihenyukazi, akayi kuyeka ade afe.
23:18 Indoda echithakeleyo, ithi entliziyweni yayo, Ngubani na ondibonayo? I
Ndirhangqwe bubumnyama; iindonga zindigubungele, akukho bani ubonayo
mna; ndoyike ntoni? Osenyangweni akayi kuzikhumbula izono zam;
23:19 Umntu onjalo woyika kuphela amehlo abantu;
INkosi uYehova iqaqamba ngaphezu kwelanga, xa ibona konke
iindlela zabantu, Uqondele iindawo ezifihlakeleyo.
23:20 Wayezazi zonke izinto, kwasekudalweni kwazo; kwanjalo nasemva kokuba benjalo
egqibelele wabakhangela bonke.
23:21 Lo mntu uya kohlwaywa ezitratweni zomzi, nalapho abe khona
akaqondi ukuba uya kubanjwa.
23:22 Kuya kuba njalo nakumfazi oshiya indoda yakhe, aze
ungenisa indlalifa ngomnye.
23:23 Kuba kuqala ugqithile umyalelo wOsenyangweni; okwesibini,
ukreqile kweyakhe indoda; okwesithathu, unaye
wakrexeza, wazala abantwana ngenye indoda.
23:24 Uya kukhutshelwa ebandleni, kuncinwe
yenziwe ngabantwana bakhe.
23:25 Abantwana bakhe abayi kumila, kwaye amasebe akhe akayi kuzali
iziqhamo.
23:26 Uya kuyishiya inkumbulo yakhe ukuba iqalekiswe, kungabikho ungcikivo lwakhe;
icinyiwe.
23:27 bazi abo baseleyo ukuba akukho nto ilunge ngaphezu koThixo
Ukoyika uYehova, akukho nto imnandi ngaphezu kokuba nomonde
kwimithetho yeNkosi.
23:28 Kuluzuko olukhulu ukulandela iNkosi, kwaye ukwamkelwa kuye kukude
ubomi.