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.