Sirach
38:1 Bekani igqirha ngembeko kuye, ngenxa yemisebenzi yenu
ngokuba uYehova umdalile.
38:2 Kuba kOsenyangweni kuza ukuphiliswa, kwaye uya kwamkela uzuko lw
ukumkani.
38:3 Ubuchule bogqirha boyiphakamisa intloko yakhe, nasemehlweni
uya kubancoma abakhulu.
38:4 UYehova udale imithi ehlabathini; Lowo ulumkileyo
akayi kuba lisikizi kubo.
38:5 Amanzi ayengenziwanga anencasa ngomthi na, ukuze amandla awo abe namandla?
eyaziwayo?
38:6 Kwaye unike amadoda ubuchule, ukuze azukiseke ngokubalulekileyo kwakhe
isebenza.
38:7 Kwabanjalo uphilisa abantu, azisuse neentlungu zabo.
38:8 Ungcibi wenza intlala. kukho nezenzo zakhe
akukho siphelo; kwaye luphuma kuye uxolo emhlabeni wonke.
38:9 Nyana wam, ekuguleni kwakho ungakhathali; thandaza kuYehova;
uya kukuphilisa.
38:10 Suka esonweni, Uzilungise izandla zakho, Uyihlambulule intliziyo yakho
kubungendawo bonke.
38:11 Yenzani ivumba elithozamisayo, nesikhumbuzo somgubo ocoliweyo; kwaye wenze amafutha
umnikelo, njengongekhoyo.
38:12 Mnikeni indawo igqirha, ngokuba iNkosi ilidalileyo;
musa ukumka kuwe, ngokuba uyafuneka kuye.
38:13 Kukho ixesha xa ezandleni zabo kukho impumelelo elungileyo.
38:14 Kananjalo baya kuthandaza kuYehova, ukuba abe nempumelelo;
abanikelayo ukuze kube lula kunye nonyango lokwandisa ubomi.
38:15 Lowo wonayo phambi koMenzi wakhe, makawele esandleni sikaYehova
ugqirha.
38:16 Nyana wam, mazihla iinyembezi phezu kwabafileyo, kwaye uqale ukulila, ngokungathi
ubuve ubunzima obukhulu ngokwakho; aze ke awugqume umzimba wakhe
yaye ningakutyesheli ukungcwatywa kwakhe.
38:17 Lilani ngokukrakra, nincwine, nimbambazele, njengaye
ufanelekile, usuku nokuba mibini, hleze unyeliswe;
zithuthuzele ngenxa yobunzima bakho.
38:18 Ngokuba kuphuma ububi, ukufa;
amandla.
38:19 Ebubini kuhleli umvandedwa, Nobomi babasizana bubomi
isiqalekiso sentliziyo.
38:20 Musani ukuba buhlungu entliziyweni;
38:21 Musa ukukulibala, ngokuba akukho kubuya umva;
ulungile, kodwa uzenzakalisa.
38:22 Khumbula isigwebo sam, ngokuba koba njalo kokwakho; izolo kum, kwaye
namhlanje kuwe.
38:23 Ekuphumleni kofileyo, masiphumle isikhumbuzo sakhe; nithuthuzeleke
kuye, ekumkeni koMoya wakhe kuye.
38:24 Ubulumko bomntu ofundileyo buphuma ngexesha lokonwaba;
Onomsebenzi omncinane woba sisilumko.
38:25 Angáthini na ke ukubuzuza ubulumko obubambe ikhuba, Oqhayisa ngobutyebi?
uviko, abaqhuba iinkomo, Basebenze emisebenzini yabo, nabayenzayo;
Intetho yenkomo?
38:26 Intliziyo yakhe izimisele ukwenza iifolo; Ukhuthalele ukunika iimazi zeenkomo
ifula.
38:27 Ngoko ke wonke umchweli nengcibi, esebenza ubusuku nemini
abawaqingqayo, batywine batywine, bakhuthalele ukwenza izinto ezininzi;
bazinikele kwimifanekiso eqingqiweyo, bajonge ukugqiba umsebenzi;
38:28 Ingcibi, ehleli ngasemhadini, Eqwalasele umsebenzi wesinyithi,
Yidla inyama yakhe ngamafu omlilo; Ke yena ulwa nobushushu bomlilo
iziko: isandi sesigodlo nesando sihlala sisezindlebeni zakhe;
amehlo akhe ekhangele emfanekisweni wento ayenzayo; yena
uzimisele ukuwenza umsebenzi wakhe, akhangele ukuba awukhazimlise
ngokugqibeleleyo:
38:29 Uhleli ehleli umbumbi emsebenzini wakhe, eyijikeleza ivili
iinyawo zakhe, owuhlala ewukhuthalele umsebenzi wakhe, awenze wonke umsebenzi wakhe
sebenza ngenani;
38:30 Ubumba udongwe ngengalo yakhe, Ugoba amandla akhe phambi kwakhe
iinyawo zakhe; uzimisele ukuyikhokela; kwaye ukhuthele
licoce iziko:
38:31 Bonke aba bakholose ngezandla zabo;
38:32 Ngaphandle kwezi zinto akuyi kumiwa mzi, abayi kumiwa
abayi kunyuka bahle;
38:33 Abayi kufunwa phambi kwabantu bonke, bangahlali etafileni
abayi kuhlala esihlalweni sokugweba, bangaqondi
umgwebo wesigwebo: abanakuxela ubulungisa nesigwebo; kwaye bona
Akuyi kufunyanwa apho kuthethwa khona ngemizekeliso.
38:34 Ke bona baya kuzigcina ngokwesimo sehlabathi, nokunqwena kwabo kuko konke
emsebenzini wabo wezandla.