Sirach 33:1 Akanahlelwa bububi Omoyikayo uYehova; kodwa kwi wobuya amhlangule ekuhendweni. 33:2 Isilumko asiwuthiyi umyalelo; Ke umhanahanisi kuyo ufana nayo inqanawa kwisaqhwithi. 33:3 Indoda enengqondo ikholosa ngomyalelo; nomthetho uthembekile kuye, njengesihlabo. 33:4 Lungisa into oya kuyithetha, kwaye uya kuviwa, kwaye ubophe umyalelo, wandule ukuphendula. 33:5 Intliziyo yesinyabi injengevili lenqwelo; neengcinga zakhe zinje i-axletree eqengqelekayo. 33:6 Ikhwele ihashe lingumgxeki; Lilila phantsi kweento zonke Lowo uhleli phezu kwakhe. 33:7 Yini na ukuba imini igqithisele kunomnye, njengokukhanya kwemini yonke? unyaka ngowelanga? 33:8 Ngokwazi uYehova bahluka; amaxesha onyaka nemithendeleko. 33:9 Inxenye kubo wayenza imihla emide, wayingcwalisa, wathi inxenye kubo umise imihla nje eqhelekileyo. 33:10 Kwaye bonke abantu baphuma emhlabeni, kwaye uAdam wadalwa emhlabeni. 33:11 Ngokwazi okuninzi iNkosi ibaxabele, yazenza iindlela zabo ezahlukeneyo. 33:12 Inxenye kubo wabasikelela, wayiphakamisa, inxenye kubo wayingcwalisa; waza wasondela kuye, kodwa inxenye kubo wayitshabhisa, wayithoba; baphuma kwiindawo zabo. 33:13 Njengoko udongwe lusesandleni sombumbi, ukuba alwenze athande yena; umntu usesandleni salowo wamenzayo, ukuba ambuyekeze njengoko anjalo yena ngcono. 33:14 Ukulunga kuchasene nobubi, ubomi buchase ukufa; ngokuchasene nomoni, nomoni kwabalungileyo. 33:15 Yiboneni yonke imisebenzi yOsenyangweni; kwaye kukho ababini nababini, omnye ngokuchasene nomnye. 33:16 Ndavuka emva kwabo bonke, Njengobutha emva kwabavuni beediliya; Ngentsikelelo yeNkosi ndingenelwe, Ndasixovula njengesixovulelo sam umvuni weediliya. 33:17 Qondani ukuba andisebenzelanga mna ndedwa, ndibulalekela bonke abo bangxameleyo ukufunda. 33:18 Ndiphulaphuleni, nina zikhulu zezizwe, nibaze iindlebe ngeendlebe zenu abalawuli bebandla. 33:19 Musa ukumnika igunya unyana wakho nomfazi, umzalwana wakho nomhlobo wakho udla ubomi, ungayiniki omnye impahla yakho, hleze uzohlwaye ucele oko kwakhona. 33:20 Yonke imihla yokudla kwakho ubomi, kumphefumlo wakho, musa ukuzinikela kuwe nayiphi na. 33:21 Kuba kulungile ukuba abantwana bakho bafune kuwe, kunokuba wena kufuneka beze eluthandweni lwabo. 33:22 Ezenzweni zakho zonke, gcina ubungangamsha bakho; musa ukushiya nebala uzuko lwakho. 33:23 Ngexesha woyigqiba imihla yakho, ubugqibe ubomi bakho; ulabe ilifa lakho. 33:24 Indiza ye-esile, nesand, nomthwalo, nomthwalo. kunye nesonka, ukulungiswa, kunye umsebenzi, ngenxa yomkhonzi. . 33:25 Ukuba uthe wamsebenzisa umkhonzi wakho, wofumana ukuphumla; uya kungasebenzi, uya kufuna inkululeko. 33:26 Idyokhwe nentamo ithobe intamo; kunjalo ke, iintuthumbo neentuthumbo emntwini. isicaka esikhohlakeleyo. 33:27 Mthumeleni ukusebenza, ukuba angasebenzi; kuba ukungasebenzi kufundisa okuninzi ububi. 33:28 Mmisele ukusebenza ngokumfaneleyo; ukuba uthe akaphulaphula, nxiba ngakumbi. amakhamandela anzima. 33:29 Ke musani ukugqwesa nakubani; ningenzi nto ningenangqiqo. 33:30 Ukuba unomkhonzi, makabe njengawe siqu kuwe, ngokuba ungumkhonzi wakho umthenge ngexabiso. 33:31 Ukuba unomkhonzi, mbongoze njengomzalwana; kuba uyafuneka yena yena njengomphefumlo wakho; ukuba uthe wamphatha kakubi, wabaleka wemka ungahamba ngayiphi na indlela ukuba umfune?