Sirach
34:1 Ukuthemba komntu oswele intliziyo ngamampunge, ngamaphupha;
Phakamisani izidenge.
34:2 Owagcinayo amaphupha ufana nobamba ethunzini, kwaye
kulandela umoya.
34:3 Umbono wamaphupha yintsobi yento enye, njengoko
Imfano yobuso ngobuso.
34:4 Yintoni na enokuhlanjululwa kwinto eyinqambi? nakuloo nto ikhoyo
bubuxoki yeyiphi inyaniso enokuza?
34:5 Amatola, namatola, namaphupha, amampunge;
ingxamele njengentliziyo yomfazi ozalayo.
34:6 Ukuba abathunywanga nguPhezukonke ekuveleni kwakho, musa ukukubeka eyakho
intliziyo phezu kwabo.
34:7 Ngokuba amaphupha akhohlise abaninzi, kwaye baye basilela abo bakholose ngabo
kuzo.
34:8 Umyalelo ugqibelele, ungenabuxoki;
umlomo othembekileyo.
34:9 Umntu ohambahambayo wazi izinto ezininzi; nalowo unokuninzi
amava axela ubulumko.
34:10 Ongenalwazi wazi kancinane;
uzele bubulumko.
34:11 Ekuhambeni kwam ndabona izinto ezininzi; kwaye ndiqonda ngakumbi kunokuba ndikwazi
vakalisa.
34:12 Ndandisisisulu sokufa futhi, kodwa ndihlangulwe ngenxa yezo zinto
izinto.
34:13 Umoya wabamoyikayo uYehova uya kuphila; ngokuba ithemba labo likuyo
lowo ubasindisayo.
34:14 Omoyikayo uYehova akayi koyika, akayi kunkwantya; ngokuba ulithemba lakhe.
34:15 Hayi, uyolo lomphefumlo womoyikayo uYehova;
Ngubani na ke amandla akhe?
34:16 Ngokuba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwabo bamthandayo, Ligorha labo
ikhusi kunye nesigxina esiqinileyo, isithelo ebushushwini, nesigubungelo esisiqwenga
Lilanga emini emaqanda, lisikhusela ekukhubekeni, lisikhusela ekuweni.
34:17 Uvusa umphefumlo, akhanyisele amehlo;
nentsikelelo.
34:18 Obingelela into efunyenwe ngobugqwetha, ngumnikelo wakhe lowo
hlekisa; Nezipho zabangenabulungisa azisamkelwa.
34:19 Osenyangweni akakholiswa ngumnikelo wabangendawo; nokuba kunjalo
uyacanyagushelwa isono ngamadini amaninzi.
34:20 Ozisa umrhumo wempahla yehlwempu, wenza njengoko enjalo
ubulala unyana emehlweni kayise.
34:21 Isonka samahlwempu bubomi balo; Omqhathayo nguwo
umntu wegazi.
34:22 Othabatha ummelwane wakhe umphefumlo wakhe uyambulala yena; naye lowo
omqhatha umqeshwa wakhe, ngumphalazi wegazi.
34:23 Xa umntu esakha, omnye ediliza, yintoni na abanayo?
kodwa umsebenzi?
34:24 Xa sukuba ethandaza, omnye atshabhise, woliva ilizwi likabani na uYehova?
34:25 Lowo uzihlambayo ngokwakhe emva kokuchukumisa isidumbu, nokuba uthe wachukumisa;
Kuba kunceda ntoni na ukuhlanjwa kwakhe?
34:26 Kunjalo ke nakumntu uzila ukudla, abuye avuke
ewe, ngubani na oya kuwuva umthandazo wakhe? Okanye kwenza ntoni na ukuzithoba kwakhe
kungenelwa yena?