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.