Sirach 28:1 Lowo umphindezeli uya kufumana impindezelo eNkosini, yaye uya kuqinisekisa zigcineni izono zakhe [esikhumbuzweni.] 28:2 Xolela ummelwane wakho ububi abenzileyo kuwe, wenjenjalo kuwe Naxa uthandaza uya kuxolelwa izono zakho. 28:3 Umntu unentiyo omnye komnye, kwaye ufuna ukuxolelwa Nkosi? 28:4 Akananceba kumntu onjengaye, aze acele ukuxolelwa kwezono zakhe? 28:5 Ukuba ongowasenyameni ugcina intiyo, ngubani na oya kucela ukuxolelwa nguThixo izono zakhe? 28:6 Khumbula isiphelo sakho, buphelise ubutshaba; [khumbula] ukonakala nokufa; uhlale kuyo imithetho. 28:7 Khumbula imithetho, ungathwali bububi ummelwane wakho. Khumbulani umnqophiso woPhezukonke, niqobe amehlo ngokungazi. 28:8 Yeka ingxabano, unciphise izono zakho; ngenxa yendoda enomsindo. iya kuvusa ingxabano, 28:9 Umntu ongumoni uphazamisana nezihlobo; ngoxolo. 28:10 Njengoko injalo into yomlilo, injalo ukuvutha; njengoko bunjalo ubugorha bomntu; injalo ke ingqumbo yakhe; njengobutyebi bakhe uyanyuka umsindo wakhe; kwaye i bomelele ngakumbi abo basukuzanayo, kokukhona baya kuvutha. 28:11 Ingxabano engxamayo ivuthisa umlilo; igazi. 28:12 Ukuba uthe wayivuthela intlantsi, yovutha; ukuba uthe wayitshicela, yotshiswa. zacinywa zombini, ziphuma emlonyeni wakho. 28:13 Qalisani intlebendwane nabantetho-mbini; ngokuba abanjalo batshabalalisa abaninzi beseluxolweni. 28:14 Ulwimi oluhlebayo luphazamisa abaninzi, lwabagxotha ezintlangeni Izidilizile imizi enqatyisiweyo, yazibhukuqa izindlu zabo amadoda amakhulu. 28:15 Ulwimi oluhlebayo luyabagxotha abafazi abanesidima, lubahluthe imisebenzi yabo. 28:16 Owuphulaphulayo akasayi kufumana kuphumla; 28:17 Isibetho sesabhokhwe siphawula enyameni, kodwa ukubetha komphefumlo ulwimi lwaphula amathambo. 28:18 Baninzi abawe ngohlangothi lwekrele; iwe ngolwimi. 28:19 Ulungile ohlangulwa bubuhlungu bayo; ongenayo Idyokhwe yayo ayirholanga, ayibotshwanga ezintanjeni zayo. 28:20 Kuba idyokhwe yawo yidyokhwe yesinyithi, nezibophelelo zayo zizibophelelo. yobhedu. 28:21 Ukufa kwako kukufa okubi; Ingcwaba belilunge ngakumbi kunalo. 28:22 Akuyi kulawula kwabamoyikayo uThixo, bengayi kulawula utshiswe ngamadangatye awo. 28:23 Abamshiyayo uYehova baya kweyela kulo; utshise kuzo; kwaye ningacinywa; luya kuthunyelwa kubo njengengonyama, ludle njengengwe. 28:24 Lukhangele, uyibiyele ngemithana enameva impahla yakho, uyibophe; isilivere negolide, 28:25 Walinganise amazwi akho ngesikali, wenze ucango nemivalo emlonyeni wakho. 28:26 Zigcine, ungatyibiliki kuyo, Hleze uwele phambi kwabaleleyo yima.