Sirach
37:1 Wonke umhlobo uthi, Nam ndingumhlobo wakhe;
ngumhlobo nje ngegama.
37:2 Asiyontlungu ekukufa na, Ukujikela iqabane nommelwane?
lutshaba?
37:3 Umbono ongendawo, uvela phi na, ukuba ugubungele ihlabathi?
inkohliso?
37:4 Kukho umlingane ovuyelelayo ukuphumelela komhlobo, kodwa
ngexesha lembandezelo uya kumchasa.
37:5 Kukho iqabane elinceda ummelwane walo ngenxa yesisu, lithabathe
lunyukeni ingweletshetshe phambi kotshaba.
37:6 Musa ukumlibala ummelwane wakho entliziyweni yakho, Ungamlibali entliziyweni yakho
ubutyebi.
37:7 Bonke abacebisi baphakamisa icebo; ukanti kukho ocebisayo
yena ngokwakhe.
37:8 Zilumkeleni umcebisi, nizazi kuqala iintswelo zakhe; ngokuba uya kwenjenjalo
azicebise ngokwakhe; hleze akuwisele iqashiso;
37:9 athi kuwe, Indlela yakho ilungile;
ecaleni, ukuze ubone ukuba yintoni na eya kukwehlela.
37:10 Musa ukucebisana nomntu okucingayo, Ulifihle icebo lakho
abanjengomona ngawe.
37:11 Ungayifuni into emfazini ukumchukumisa, akhweletiwe ngayo;
kungekho negwala kwimibandela yemfazwe; okanye nomrhwebi ngokuphathelele
utshintshiselwano okanye nomthengi othengisayo; okanye nendoda enomona ka
umbulelo; kwanakwindoda engenanceba, imfesane; okanye kunye ne
livila emsebenzini wonke; kungekho nomqeshwa umnyaka wokugqiba
umsebenzi; kwanangesicaka esingumsebenzi omninzi, musani ukuwaphulaphula
nakuwo nawuphi na umcimbi wengcebiso.
37:12 Ke hlala uhleli nomntu owenceba, omaziyo ukuba amgcine;
imiyalelo yeNkosi, engqondo yayo ingqinelana nengqondo yakho, kunye nentando yakho
yiba buhlungu nawe, ukuba uthe waphunyelwa.
37:13 malime icebo lentliziyo yakho, ngokuba akusekho mntu
ithembekile kuwe kunayo.
37:14 Kuba intliziyo yomntu ithi kuye ngaphezu kwabalindi abasixhenxe;
abahlala phezulu kwinqaba ephakamileyo.
37:15 Ngaphezu kwako konke oko, thandaza kOsenyangweni, ukuba ayilungise indlela yakho
inyaniso.
37:16 Mayihambe ingqiqo phambi kwawo onke amaqumrhu, Necebo phambi kwawo wonke umzamo.
37:17 Ubuso bungumqondiso wokuguquka kwentliziyo.
37:18 Zine iintlobo zezinto ezibonakala: okulungileyo nokubi, ubomi nokufa;
Ulwimi lubalawula ngamaxesha onke.
37:19 Kukho osisilumko, wafundisa abaninzi, ukanti akancedi lutho
yena ngokwakhe.
37:20 Kukho oceba ngamazwi, Othiyiweyo;
baswele konke ukutya.
37:21 Kuba akababalwanga yiNkosi, ngokuba ehluthwe konke
ubulumko.
37:22 Omnye usisilumko kwawakhe; kwaye iziqhamo zokuqonda zinjalo
encomekayo emlonyeni wakhe.
37:23 Umntu osisilumko uyabayala abantu bakhe; neziqhamo zokuqonda kwakhe
ungasileli.
37:24 Osisilumko uya kuhluthwa ziintsikelelo; nabo bonke abambonayo
uya kubalela enoyolo.
37:25 Inokubalwa imihla yobomi bomntu, Ke yona imihla kaSirayeli
ezingenakubalwa.
37:26 Osisilumko uya kulidla ilifa uzuko phakathi kwabantu bakowabo, libe negama lakhe
ngokungapheliyo.
37:27 Nyana wam, wucikide umphefumlo wakho, ubone ukuba yintoni na embi kuwo, ukuba uphile
musa ukuyinika loo nto.
37:28 Kuba zonke izinto azilungele wonke umntu, nkqu nayo yonke imiphefumlo
ubumnandi kuyo yonke into.
37:29 Musani ukungahluthi nangayiphi na into enqabileyo, okanye ningabawele izidlo.
37:30 Kuba ukugqithisela kwezidlo kuzisa izifo, nokunxaxhayo kuyajika
choler.
37:31 Baninzi abatshabaleleyo ngenxa yokuqhatha; ke yena oqiqayo uyawongeza eyakhe
ubomi.