Sirach
26:1 Hayi, uyolo lwendoda enomfazi onesidima ngokobuninzi bemihla yayo!
ziya kuba mbini.
26:2 Umfazi onesidima uyayivuyela indoda yakhe, Ize iyizalise iminyaka yakhe
ubomi bakhe ngoxolo.
26:3 Umfazi olungileyo lisabelo esilungileyo;
abo bamoyikayo uYehova.
26:4 Nokuba usisityebi, nokuba ulihlwempu, ukuba uthe wantliziyo ilungileyo kuYehova;
uya kuvuya ngamaxesha onke, enobuso obuchwayitileyo.
26:5 Kukho izinto ezintathu ezoyikisayo intliziyo yam; okwesine ndaba
ngoloyiko olukhulu: intlebendwane yesixeko, ukubuthelana ndawonye kwezitshijolo
yingxokolo, yingxokolo yobuxoki; zonke ezo zinto zinobubi ngaphezu kokufa.
26:6 Ke yena umvandedwa wentliziyo nobubi ngumfazi onekhwele ngenxa yomnye;
umfazi, nesibetho solwimi esithetha nabo bonke.
26:7 Umfazi onobubi yidyokhwe yokushukuma; Owubambayo unjengedyokhwe.
nakuba wayephethe unomadudwane.
26:8 Inkazana enxilayo nomhambi ukhupha umsindo;
ungaligqubutheleli ihlazo lakhe.
26:9 Ukuhenyuza komfazi kuyaziwa ngokuqwayinga, neenkophe zakhe.
26:10 Ukuba intombi yakho ithe yahlazeka, yigcine, hleze ingcikivo
ngokwakhe ngenkululeko eninzi.
26:11 Gcina iliso elingaboniyo, Ungamangaliswa xa uthe wakona.
26:12 Uya kuwuvula umlomo wakhe, njengomhambi onxaniweyo, xa ethe wafumana impepho
Uya kuhlala eluthangweni, usele amanzi onke ngakuyo;
Yihla, uwuvule umphongolo walo kuzo zonke iintolo.
26:13 Ubabalo lomfazi luyolisa indoda yakhe;
tyebisa amathambo akhe.
26:14 Umfazi onenceba, onothando, lilifa elivela kuYehova; kwaye akukho nto injalo
ixabisa kakhulu njengengqondo eyalelwe kakuhle.
26:15 Umfazi oneentloni nothembekileyo lubabalo oluphindiweyo, kunye nelizwekazi lakhe
ingqondo ayinakuxatyiswa.
26:16 Njengelanga, xa liphuma emazulwini; bunjalo ke ubuhle a
umfazi olungileyo kucwangco lwendlu yakhe.
26:17 Njengokuba ukukhanya kuphezu kwesiphatho sesibane esingcwele; bunjalo ke ubuhle be
ubuso ngobudala.
26:18 Njengeentsika zegolide eziseziseko zesilivere; ngokunjalo nabalungileyo
iinyawo ngentliziyo engagungqiyo.
26:19 Nyana wam, yigcine iphilile intyantyambo yobutsha bakho; kwaye musa ukunika amandla akho
abasemzini.
26:20 Xa uthe wayiqwebela intsimi yonke, hlwayela imbewu;
Ngembewu yakho, ukholose ngokulunga komthi wakho.
26:21 Ke ngoko uhlanga lwakho olushiyileyo luya kuba likhulu, unokholo
kokuphuma kwabo okuhle.
26:22 Ihenyukazi kuya kuthiwa ngamathe; Ke yena umfazi owendileyo yinqaba
ngokuchasene nokufa endodeni yakhe.
26:23 Umfazi ongendawo unikwa isabelo sendoda engendawo;
unikwe omoyikayo uYehova.
26:24 Umfazi ongathembekanga udela ukucukucezwa;
umyeni wakhe.
26:25 Umfazi ohlazekileyo kubalelwa ekuthini uyinja; Ke yena oneentloni
baya kumoyika uYehova.
26:26 Umfazi obeka indoda yakhe uya kuthiwa unesilumko kubo bonke; kodwa yena
Omdelayo ngeqhayiya lakhe uya kugqalwa njengokhohlakeleyo kubo bonke.
26:27 Umfazi olilayo nothethisayo uya kufunwa, ukuba amgxothe;
iintshaba.
26:28 Kukho izinto ezimbini eziyenza ibe buhlungu intliziyo yam; owesithathu wandenza umsindo;
indoda yemfazwe esweleyo; ngamadoda aqondayo
ayibekwanga; nalowo ubuya ebulungiseni, aye esonweni; iNkosi
onjalo umlungisela ikrele.
26:29 Umrhwebi uya kuzigcina ekwenzeni ububi; kunye ne-huckster
akayi kukhululwa esonweni.