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?