Sirach 36:1 Yiba nenceba kuthi, Nkosi, Thixo wezinto zonke, ukhangele kuthi; 36:2 Uthume ukunkwantya kwakho kuzo zonke iintlanga ezingakufuniyo; 36:3 Phakamisa isandla sakho ezintlangeni, zikubone amandla. 36:4 Njengoko wangcwaliswayo kuthi phambi kwabo, wenjenjalo ukuba mkhulu phakathi kwabo phambi kwethu. 36:5 ukuze bakwazi, njengoko sikwazile wena, ukuba akukho Thixo ingenguye nguwe wedwa, Thixo. 36:6 Yenzani imiqondiso emitsha, nenze imisebenzi ebalulekileyo yasemzini, zukise isandla sakho, nesandla sakho ingalo yokunene, Ukuba baxele imisebenzi yakho ebalulekileyo. 36:7 Phakamisa ubushushu, uphalaze ubushushu; tshabalalisa utshaba. 36:8 Gcina ixesha lifinyele, khumbula umnqophiso, bakuxele kwakho imisebenzi emangalisayo. 36:9 Lowo usindileyo makagqitywe ngumsindo womlilo; kwaye bavumele bayatshabalala abacinezeli abantu. 36:10 Baxabeleni abathetheli beentlanga, Abathi, Nankuya; akukho wumbi ngaphandle kwethu. 36:11 Zihlanganiseni ndawonye zonke izizwe zakwaYakobi, Uzidle ilifa, njengokungathi uvela Isiqalo. 36:12 Yehova, yiba nenceba kubantu ababizwa ngegama lakho, naphezu kwabo uSirayeli, owamthiya igama lokuba ngumazibulo wakho. 36:13 Yiba nenceba kuyo iYerusalem, umzi wakho ongcwele, indawo yokuphumla kwakho. 36:14 Yizalise iZiyon ngezihlabo zakho, nabantu bakho ngozuko lwakho. 36:15 Bangqine abo unabo kwasekuqalekeni; uvelise abaprofeti ababesegameni lakho. 36:16 Bavuze abakulindileyo, bafunyanwa bethembekile abaprofeti bakho. 36:17 Yehova, wuve umthandazo wabakhonzi bakho, ngokwentsikelelo kaYehova uAron phezu kwabantu bakho, ukuze bazi bonke abemi behlabathi ngokuba wena unguYehova, uThixo ongunaphakade. 36:18 Isisu sikudla ukudla konke; 36:19 Ikhuhlangubo liva iintlobo ngeentlobo zenyamakazi: injalo intliziyo yentliziyo ukuqonda iintetho zobuxoki. 36:20 Intliziyo ejibilikileyo yenza isithukuthezi; mbuyekezeni. 36:21 Umfazi uya kwamkela yonke indoda, ukanti intombi ilunge ngaphezu komnye. 36:22 Ubuhle bomfazi buyabuvuyisa ubuso; ngcono. 36:23 Ukuba kukho ububele, ubulali, kunye nentuthuzelo, ngolwimi lwakhe, ngoko ke akukho umyeni wakhe njengamanye amadoda. 36:24 Othe wazeka umfazi, eqalela ukuhluma, Uncedo olunjengaye yena; nentsika yokuphumla. 36:25 Apho kungekho luthango, liyabhuqwa imfuyo; umfazi uya kubhadula esenza isijwili. 36:26 Ngubani na ongathembela kwisela elimisiweyo, lisuke litsibele umzi? ngokomntu ongenayo indlu, uthe wahlala naphi na ubusuku buyamthatha?