Sirach 31:1 Ukulinda ubutyebi kudla inyama; ngaphandle kokulala. 31:2 Ukulinda akumlahli umntu, njengokuqhambuka kwesifo esibulalayo lala, 31:3 Isityebi siyabulaleka kakhulu, sibuthela ubutyebi; kwaye xa yena uyaphumla, uyahlutha kubumnandi bakhe. 31:4 Ihlwempu liyaphangela ngobuhlwempu balo; athi ekuyekeni, abekho usaswele. 31:5 Othanda igolide akagwetyelwa, nalowo ulandelanayo ukonakala kuya kunela kuko. 31:6 Igolide yaba sisisulu sabaninzi, kunye nokwaphuka kwabo. 31:7 Sisikhubekiso kwababingelelayo kuyo, nakuzo zonke iziyatha iya kuthathwa ngayo. 31:8 Unoyolo osisityebi, efunyenwe engenasiphako, aze angamki emva kwegolide. 31:9 Ngubani na yena? masithi unoyolo; ngokuba unezinto ezimangalisayo kwenziwa phakathi kwabantu bakhe. 31:10 Ngubani na ocikidwe yiyo, wafunyanwa egqibelele? ngoko ke makaqhayise. I-WHO Onokukhubeka, akonanga? wenze ububi, akenzi na? 31:11 Impahla yakhe iya kuzinza, Nebandla lixele eyakhe amalizo. 31:12 Ukuba uthe wahlala esithebeni sentabalala, musa ukuyibawela; Kukho inyama eninzi kuyo. 31:13 Khumbula ukuba iliso elibi libi, into edaliweyo inobubi; Ukhohlakele kuneliso? ke ngoko liyalila ngawo onke amathuba. 31:14 Musa ukusa isandla sakho apho sukuba sibheka khona, ungasigibisi ngaso. wangena esityeni. 31:15 Musa ukumgweba ummelwane wakho wedwa; 31:16 Yidla njengoko kufanele umntu, izinto ezibekwe phambi kwakho; kwaye yiqwenga inqaku, hleze uthiywe. 31:17 Khaniyeke ngenxa yesidima; kwaye ungahluthi, hleze nawe ukukhubekisa. 31:18 Xa uthe wahlala phakathi kwabaninzi, musa ukolula isandla sakho kuqala. 31:19 Intwana encinci imanele indoda eyondleke kakuhle, angayithathi; umoya wakhe umfutshane ebhedini yakhe. 31:20 Ubuthongo obuphilileyo buphuma ekudleni okulinganiselweyo; kunye naye: kodwa intlungu yokulinda, kunye nentlungu, kunye nentlungu yesisu, uhleli nendoda enganelisekiyo. 31:21 Ukuba uthe wadla, suka uphume, uhlanze, uya kuphumla. 31:22 Ndiphulaphule, nyana wam, ungandicekisi; Wofika unjengokuthunga mna, nyana wam, ungandicekisi. Bendithe kuwe, Emisebenzini yakho yonke, khawuleza, kungabikho sifo sifikelayo kuwe. 31:23 Osivayo ukudla kwakhe baya kuthetha okulungileyo ngaye; kwaye i ingxelo yokugcinwa kwakhe kakuhle kwendlu iya kukholelwa. 31:24 Ke yena ongakudliyo ukudla kwakhe, umzi uphela wothiwa ukumbombozela; nobungqina bobutshijolo bakhe abuyi kuhendwa ngabo. 31:25 Musa ukububonisa ubugorha bakho ngewayini; ngokuba iwayini itshabalalise abaninzi. 31:26 Iziko liyawucikida udini ngokutshizwa; yenjenjalo newayini intliziyo yabangendawo; ukuzidla ngokunxila. 31:27 Ibububomi iwayini yomntu, ukuba ithe yayisezwa ngobungcathu; Ngendoda engenawayini na? ngokuba lenzelwe ukuba livuyise abantu. 31:28 Isiselo esinxilisayo sewayini, ngexesha elililo, ivuyisa intliziyo; ukonwaba kwengqondo: 31:29 Ke yona iwayini, enxiliswe ngokugqithiseleyo, yenza ubukrakra bentliziyo; ukuxabana nokuxambulisana. 31:30 Inxila landisa ingqumbo yesimathane, side sikhubeke, sinciphise. ukomelela, wenza amanxeba. 31:31 Musa ukumthethisa ummelwane wakho ngewayini, Ungamdeli ekuvuyeni kwakhe; musa ukumnika amazwi angcikivayo, ungamxina ngokumzamazama utywala.]