Sirach 29:1 Obabalayo uya kuboleka ummelwane wakhe; naye lowo Ulomelezayo isandla sakhe, ogcina imithetho. 29:2 Mboleke ummelwane wakho ngexesha lentswelo yakhe, Umbuyisele ummelwane wakho kwakhona ngexesha elifanelekileyo. 29:3 Gcina ilizwi lakho, kwaye usebenze ngokunyanisekileyo kuye, kwaye uya kusoloko ukufumene eyona nto ifunekayo kuwe. 29:4 Abaninzi ke, bakubon' ukuba babolekiwe, bababala ukuba bafunyenwe, bawabeke kwingxaki eyabancedayo. 29:5 Uya kwanga isandla somntu, ade amkele; kunye neyakhe Imali yommelwane wothetha ngentetho ethobekileyo; kodwa xa athe wayihlawula, woyihlawula uya kwandisa ixesha, kwaye abuyisele amazwi entlungu, kunye nokukhalaza kwabo ixesha. 29:6 Ukuba uthe waphumelela, kuya kuba nzima ukufumana isiqingatha, kwaye uya kubala ngokungathi ukuba akubanga njalo, woba wayihlutha imali yakhe, wayizuza wamzisela utshaba ngelize; uya kumbuyekeza ngezishwabulo; iintsimbi zesiporo; ke ngenxa yozuko uya kumhlazisa. 29:7 Kungoko abaninzi bangavumiyo ukuboleka ububi, boyika; ukuqhathwa. 29:8 Yiba nomonde kwindoda elihlwempu, ungalibali ukuyixela inceba yakhe. 29:9 Nceda usizana ngenxa yomthetho, ungamlibali ngenxa yokuba ngobuhlwempu bakhe. 29:10 Yilahlekele umninawa wakho nommelwane wakho, ungavuthi kuyo; ilitye eliya kulahleka. 29:11 Ziqwebele ubutyebi bakho, ngokwemithetho yOsenyangweni; Bukuzisela inzuzo enkulu ngaphezu kwegolide embiweyo. 29:12 Valela amalizo koovimba bakho, yaye kuya kukuhlangula kwiinto zonke inkxwaleko. 29:13 Liya kukulwela iintshaba zakho ngaphezu kwegorha Ikhaka nomkhonto onamandla. 29:14 Indoda enyanisekileyo iyamela ummelwane wayo; mshiye. 29:15 Musa ukukulibala ubuhlobo bomntu ongummeli wakho; Kuba urhole umphefumlo wakhe ngenxa yakhe wena. 29:16 Umoni uya kuyibhukuqa impahla yakhe entle; 29:17 Lowo ke ungenambulelo uya kumshiya kuloo nto wamhlangula. 29:18 Ukuziqwebela inzuzo enkulu konakalise abantu abaninzi abalungileyo, kwaye kubagungqise njengamaza. ulwandle, bagxothwa amagorha ezindlwini zabo, ukuba baye Wabhadulela ezintlangeni. 29:19 Umntu ongendawo uya kukhubeka kwimithetho yeNkosi ubumeli: nalowo uthabathayo, alandele emicimbini yabanye kuba inzuzo iya kuwela kwiimbambano. 29:20 Mncede ummelwane wakho ngokwamandla akho, Uze uzilumkele wena ngokwakho musani ukuwa kuloo nto. 29:21 Ubomi obuyintloko ngamanzi, nesonka, nempahla yokunxiba, nendlu ukugubungela ihlazo. 29:22 Ulungile umphefumlo wehlwempu endlwini ephantsi, Ngaphezu kobuncwane obunqabileyo endlwini yomnye umntu. 29:23 Nokuba kuncinane, nokuba kuninzi, kwanela, ukuze ungevi isingcikivo sendlu yakho. 29:24 Kuba bubugxwayiba ukuhamba kwindlu ngendlu, kuba apho ukhoyo wena Wena mntu wasemzini, akukwazi kuwuvula umlomo wakho. 29:25 Uya kudla, wenze isidlo, ungabuleli; yiva amazwi akrakra: 29:26 Yiza, mphambukeli, ndenzele isithebe, undidlise ngento onayo ilungile. 29:27 Mnike owasemzini, obekekileyo; umninawa wam uyeza Ndiyayidinga indlu yam. 29:28 Ezi zinto zibuhlungu kwindoda enengqondo; ukuphuculwa kwe nendlu, nengcikivo yombolekisi.