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?