Sirach
25:1 Ezintweni ezintathu ndihombe, ndema ndamhle kokubini phambi koThixo
namadoda: umanyano lwabazalwana, uthando lwabamelwane, indoda nomfazi
abavumelanayo kunye.
25:2 Amadoda amathathu uwathiyileyo umphefumlo wam;
ubomi: ihlwempu elizidlayo, isityebi esilixoki nexhego
umkrexezi okrexezayo.
25:3 Ukuba akubuthanga nto kwasebutsheni bakho, wothini na ukufumana nto?
Yintoni na kwixesha lakho?
25:4 Hayi, ukuba kuhle kwesigwebo kwingwevu, Kumadoda amakhulu!
yazi ingcebiso!
25:5 Hayi indlela ebuhle ngayo ubulumko bamadoda amakhulu, nokuqonda necebo!
amadoda ahloniphekileyo.
25:6 Isithsaba samadoda amakhulu sisikhulu isithsaba, Ke ukoyika uThixo kukubo
uzuko.
25:7 Kukho izinto ezisithoba, endizigqibe entliziyweni yam, ukuba zinoyolo;
Oweshumi ndiya kuthetha ngolwimi lwam: Uyindoda evuyayo yeyakhe
abantwana; odla ubomi ukuba akubone ukuwa kotshaba lwakhe.
25:8 Ulungile lowo uhlala nomfazi onengqondo, onokuqonda
Akakhubekanga ngolwimi lwakhe, ongalungiseleli mntu
ongafanelekanga kunaye.
25:9 Ulungile lowo ufumeneyo ingqondo, nalowo uthetha ezindlebeni
kwabo baya kuva.
25:10 Hayi, ukuba mkhulu kobufumeneyo ubulumko! kanti akukho bani ungaphezu kwakhe
uyamoyika uYehova.
25:11 Ke uthando lweNkosi lugqithisele ekukhanyeni ezintweni zonke;
Wofanekiswa nantoni na?
25:12 Ukoyika uYehova yingqalo yothando lwakhe;
ukuqala kokunamathela kuye.
25:13 Ndinike sonke isibetho, isibetho sentliziyo, nobungendawo bonke;
kodwa bububi bomfazi.
25:14 Nayiphi na imbandezelo, kodwa yinkxwaleko evela kwabandithiyayo;
impindezelo, kodwa impindezelo yeentshaba.
25:15 Akukho ntloko phezu kwentloko yenyoka; kwaye akukho ngqumbo
ngaphezu komsindo wotshaba.
25:16 Ndinyule ukuhlala nengonyama nenamba, kunokuba ndihlale nekhaya
umfazi okhohlakeleyo.
25:17 Ububi bomfazi buyabuguqula ubuso bakhe, bube mnyama
ubuso bunjengerhonya.
25:18 Indoda yakhe iya kuhlala nommelwane wayo; aze akuva ke
ncwina kabuhlungu.
25:19 Bonke ubutshinga buncinane kububi bomfazi;
isahlulo somoni siwele phezu kwayo.
25:20 Njengokunyuka indlela enentlabathi ezinyaweni zengwevu, unjalo umfazi.
ezele ngamazwi kwindoda ezolileyo.
25:21 Musa ukukhubeka ebunzwaneni benkazana;
25:22 Umfazi, ukuba uthe wayigcina indoda yakhe, uzele ngumsindo, noburhalarhume;
ungcikivo olukhulu.
25:23 Umfazi okhohlakeleyo ulahla intliziyo;
hearted heart: Umfazi ongamthuthuzeliyo umyeni wakhe ekubandezelekeni
Owenza buthathaka izandla namadolo.
25:24 Kumfazi lowo, kwaphuma isiqalo sesono, yaye ngaye sifa sonke.
25:25 Musani ukuwahambisa amanzi; Kungabikho ntokazi ingendawo, inkululeko yokuphumela ngaphandle.
25:26 Ukuba uthe akayanga njengoko uthanda ngako, wunqumle enyameni yakho, usinde
mnike incwadi yokwahlukana, umndulule.