Sirach
32:1 Ukuba uthe wenziwa umphathi, musa ukuziphakamisa;
phakathi kwabo njengomnye wabanye; Zinyamekele kakuhle, uhlale phantsi
phantsi.
32:2 Xa uthe wabufeza bonke ubuveleli bakho, thabatha indawo yakho, ukuze ubekho
vuyisana nabo, ufumane isithsaba sokulungelelanisa kwakho okulungileyo
umthendeleko.
32:3 Thetha, wena mdala, ngokuba kufanelekile, kube ngokuvakalayo
isigwebo; kwaye musa ukuwuthintela umculo.
32:4 Musani ukuphalaza ilizwi kukho iimvumi, ningaxeli ubulumko
ngaphandle kwexesha.
32:5 Ikhonsathi yomculo esidlweni sewayini injengomsesane wokutywina wentsimbi;
ngegolide.
32:6 Njengomsesane we-emeraldi omiliselwe umsebenzi wegolide, lunjalo uncuthu lwengoma.
umculo onewayini enencasa.
32:7 Thetha, mfana, ukuba uyafuneka;
art kabini wabuza.
32:8 Intetho yakho mayibe mfutshane, iqondakale kakhulu ngamafutshane; kuba njalo
uyazi, ukanti uyalubamba ulwimi lwakhe.
32:9 Ukuba uthe waba phakathi kwabakhulu, musa ukulingana nabo; kwaye nini
amadoda amandulo akhona, awasebenzisi amagama amaninzi.
32:10 Ngaphambi kokuba kuphume imibane; phambi kobuso bendoda iya kuhamba
ubabalo.
32:11 Phakama kwangexesha, ungabi ngowokugqibela; kodwa goduka ukhawuleze.
32:12 Thatha apho ukuzonwabisa kwakho, wenze unothanda;
intetho.
32:13 Kwaye ngenxa yezo zinto, sikelela lowo wakwenzayo, waza wawuzalisa
ngezinto zakhe ezintle.
32:14 Omoyikayo uYehova uya kulumkela uqeqesho lwakhe; nabafunayo
uya kufumana ubabalo kwangethuba.
32:15 Owufunayo umyalelo uya kuhluthwa ngawo; Ke umhanahanisi
uya kukhubeka ngoko.
32:16 Abo bamoyikayo uYehova baya kufumana isiko, batshise ubulungisa
isibane.
32:17 Umoni akakohlwaywa; Usuka aziphendulele ngokwakhe
intando yakhe.
32:18 Indoda ecebisayo inengqondo; kodwa indoda engaqhelekanga nekratshi ayinjalo
eqhiphuke umbilini kukoyika, nakuba enze ngokweyakhe iqhinga.
32:19 Ungenzi nto ngaphandle kokucetyiswa; wakuba wenze kwaba kanye, uze ungaguquki.
32:20 Musa ukuhamba ngendlela oya kuwa ngayo, ungakhubeki phakathi kwayo
amatye.
32:21 Musani ukukholosa ngendlela ethe gca.
32:22 Uze ubalumkele abantwana bakho.
32:23 Kholosa ngowakho umphefumlo ngomsebenzi wonke olungileyo; kuba kukugcina oko
imiyalelo.
32:24 Okholwayo eNkosini uwugcina umthetho; kwaye yena
Okholose ngaye akayi konakala naphakade.