Sirach
35:1 Owugcinayo umyalelo uzisa iminikelo eyaneleyo;
makwenziwe umbingelelo woxolo emyalelweni.
35:2 Ophindisa ngenzuzo enkulu, enze umgubo ocoliweyo; nalowo uphayo
Ububele bunikela indumiso.
35:3 Likholekile kuYehova ukumka ebubini; kwaye ku
Ukushiya intswela-bulungisa kucamagushelo.
35:4 Uze ungaveli ulambatha phambi koYehova.
35:5 Kuba zonke ezo zinto zimelwe kukwenziwa ngenxa yomthetho.
35:6 Umnikelo wamalungisa utyebisa isibingelelo, ube livumba elithozamisayo
iphambi koPhezukonke.
35:7 Wamkelekile ke umbingelelo welungisa; nesikhumbuzo sayo
soze ilityalwe.
35:8 Mnikeni uYehova uzuko lwakhe ngeliso elilungileyo, ningamcimi
Intlahlela yezandla zakho.
35:9 Kuzo zonke izipho zakho bonisa ubuso obuchwayitileyo, usinikele isishumi sakho.
ngovuyo.
35:10 Mnike Osenyangweni njengoko wakuqhayisileyo; kwaye njengawe
ufumene, yipha ngeliso elichwayitileyo.
35:11 Kuba iNkosi uya kuvuza, yaye uya kukunika kasixhenxe.
35:12 Musani ukucinga ngokonakalisa ngezipho; kuba abanjalo akayi kubamkela: kwaye
musani ukukholosa ngamadini angendawo; ngokuba uYehova ngumgwebi, enaye
akukhethi buso bamntu.
35:13 Akayi kuba sanekela mntu ulihlwempu;
umthandazo wabacinezelweyo.
35:14 Utarhuzisa kwenkedama akawucekisi; okanye umhlolokazi;
ekuphalazeni kwakhe inkalazo yakhe.
35:15 Azehli na iinyembezi ezidleleni zomhlolokazi? kwaye asikuko ukukhala kwakhe
lowo ubawisayo?
35:16 Omkhonzayo uYehova uya kwamkeleka kuye, nomthandazo wakhe
iya kufikelela emafini.
35:17 Umthandazo wabathobekileyo ugqobhoza amafu; kwada kwasondela, wabetha umphefumlo wakhe.
abayi kuthuthuzeleka; kwaye ayiyi kumka, ade Osenyangweni abe nako
Khangela, ugwebe ngobulungisa, wenze okusesikweni.
35:18 Ngokuba iNkosi ayiyi kulibala, kwaye akayi kuba nomonde uSomandla
kubo, ade azityumze izinqe zabangenanceba;
ephindezela impindezelo kwiintlanga; ade ayithabathe
ibe baninzi abakhukhumeleyo, yaphule intonga yomatshijolo;
35:19 ade avuze elowo ngokwemisebenzi yakhe, nangokwemisebenzi yakhe
imisebenzi yabantu ngokweengcinga zabo; ade aligwebe ityala
abantu bakhe, wabavuyisa ngenceba yakhe.
35:20 Inceba igwetyelwe ngexesha lembandezelo, njengamafu emvula eluphahleni.
ixesha lembalela.