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?