Sirach 27:1 Baninzi bonile kancinane; nalowo ufuna ukutyeba uya kuwasusa amehlo akhe. 27:2 njengesikhonkwane sinamathela ekuhlanganeni kwamatye; sinjalo isono namathela phakathi kokuthenga nokuthengisa. 27:3 Ukuba umntu akabambelelanga ekoyikeni uYehova, nendlu yakhe iya kubhukuqwa kamsinya. 27:4 njengokuba umntu ehlungulwa ngesihlungu, asala umswane; ngoko ukungcola kwe umntu kwintetho yakhe. 27:5 Iziko liyacikida izitya zombumbi; ngokunjalo ukucikideka komntu kusezandleni zakhe ukuqiqa. 27:6 Isiqhamo sixela ukuba umthi uthiwengiwe; injalo intetho ikratshi entliziyweni yomntu. 27:7 Musani ukudumisa, ungekamva ethetha; kuba oku kukuvavanywa kwetyala amadoda. 27:8 Ukuba uthe walandela ubulungisa, wobuzuza, wamambathe; njengesambatho eside esizukileyo. 27:9 Iintaka ziya kwafana nazo; ngokunjalo iya kubuyela kubo inyaniso oko kukwenza kuye. 27:10 njengengonyama ilalela ixhoba; ngoko isono kwabo basebenzayo ubugwenxa. 27:11 Ilizwi lelungisa lihlala linobulumko; Ke sona isinyabi siyaguquka njengenyanga. 27:12 Ukuba uthe waba ngoswele ukuqonda, gcina ixesha; kodwa yiba njalo phakathi kwamadoda aziingqondi. 27:13 Intetho yezinyabi ingumkhitha, Nomdlalo waso ubutshivela. isono. 27:14 Ilizwi lofunga kakhulu liyazimisa iinwele; kwaye iindlebe zabo zivingca iindlebe zabo. 27:15 Ingxabano yabakhukhumeleyo liphalazo-gazi, neentetho zabo zikunyelisa buhlungu indlebe. 27:16 Otyhila iimfihlakalo wolahlekelwa luzuko lwakhe; kwaye soze ndifumane mhlobo engqondweni yakhe. 27:17 Mthande umhlobo wakho, uthembeke kuye; ningabi salandela emva kwakhe. 27:18 Njengoko umntu elutshabalalisa utshaba lwakhe; ngoko ke ulahlekelwe luthando lwakho ummelwane. 27:19 Njengokuyindulula intaka esandleni sakhe, wenjenjalo ukuyindulula wena hamba ummelwane wakho, ungabuyi umfumane 27:20 Ningabi samlandela, ngokuba ukude; ufana nebhadi elisindileyo phuma emgibeni. 27:21 Inxeba libotshwa; nasemva kokutshabhisa kusenokubakho uxolelaniso; ke yena ongcatsha iimfihlelo akanathemba. 27:22 Otyanda ngoshiyi ngokwenza ububi; mka kuye. 27:23 Xa uthe wabakho, wothetha kamnandi, Owothuse amazwi akho. Ekugqibeleni uya kuwubetha umlomo wakhe, Awanyelise amazwi akho. 27:24 Ndizithiyile izinto ezininzi, kodwa andifani naye; ngokuba uYehova uyithiyile yena. 27:25 Ophosa ilitye phezulu, uphosa entlokweni yakhe; kunye a inxeba lenkohliso liya kubetha. 27:26 Ombe isihogo uya kweyela kuso; zithathwe kuyo. 27:27 Owenza okubi, kuya kumwelwa, angabazi apho iphuma khona. 27:28 Ingcikivo nengcikivo ivela kwabanekratshi; kodwa yona impindezelo iya kuba njengengonyama zilaleleni. 27:29 Abavuyela ukuwa kwamalungisa baya kubanjwa umgibe inimba iya kubagqibela bengekafi. 27:30 ulunya nengqumbo, ngamasikizi lawo; nomntu ongumoni uyakwenza oko ube nazo zombini.