Sirach 39:1 Ke yena owunikelayo umphefumlo wakhe emyalelweni wOsenyangweni, abe esebenza ekucamngceni kwayo, iya kufuna ubulumko babo bonke abantu bamandulo; nizixakekise ngokuprofeta. 39:2 Uya kuwagcina amazwi amadoda adumileyo; nalapho imizekeliso enobuqili uya kuba khona naye. 39:3 Uya kufuna iimfihlakalo zezivakalisi ezifihlakeleyo, abe nokuthetha ngabo imizekeliso emnyama. 39:4 Uya kukhonza phakathi kwabakhulu, abonakale phambi kwabathetheli; hamba kumazwe angaziwayo; ngokuba yena wacikida okulungileyo nokubi ububi phakathi kwabantu. 39:5 Uya kuyinikela intliziyo yakhe ukuba abuyele kwakusasa kuYehova owamenzayo, kwaye uya kuthandaza kOsenyangweni, awuvule umlomo wakhe ngokuthandaza zithandazeleni izono zakhe. 39:6 Xa iNkosi enkulu iya kuthanda, uya kuzaliswa ngumoya we uya kukhupha intetho elumkileyo, abulele uYehova emthandazweni wakhe. 39:7 Uya kwalathisa icebo lakhe nokwazi, kwaye ezintsithelweni zakhe uya kwenza camngca. 39:8 Uya kuxela oko akufundileyo, aqhayise ngako umthetho womnqophiso weNkosi. 39:9 Abaninzi baya kuyincoma ingqondo yakhe; kwaye ixesha elide ihlabathi linyamezele, aliyi kucinywa; asiyi kumka isikhumbuzo sakhe, nesakhe igama liya kuhlala kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. 39:10 Iintlanga ziya kuxela ubulumko bakhe, kwaye ibandla liya kuxela indumiso yakhe. 39:11 Ukuba uthe wafa, woshiya igama elikhulu ngaphezu kwewaka; uya kuphila, andise. 39:12 Ndisenezinto ezininzi zokuthetha, endizicamangileyo; kuba ndihluthi inyanga izele. 39:13 Phulaphulani kum, nina bantwana bangcwele, niqhame njengentyatyambo umlambo wasendle. 39:14 ninike ivumba elithozamisayo njengentlaka emhlophe, nichume njengenyibiba; khuphani ivumba, nivume ingoma yendumiso, nimbonge uYehova ngeendlela zonke isebenza. 39:15 Lizukise igama lakhe, Uyixele indumiso yakhe ngeengoma zomlomo wakho. nize nitsho ngeehadi, nimdumise, nithethe ngolo hlobo. 39:16 Yonke imisebenzi kaYehova ilungile kunene; Umyalelo wofezekiswa ngexesha elililo. 39:17 kungabikho uthi, Yintoni na le nto? ngoba kutheni? ngenxa yexesha Yonke into iya kufunwa, Ngomthetho wakhe amanzi aya kuqukunjelwa Wema njengemfumba, ngamazwi omlomo wakhe waba ziingqayi amanzi. 39:18 Benza oko akuthandayo ngomthetho wakhe; kwaye akukho mntu unokukunqanda, xa eya kusindisa. 39:19 Imisebenzi yenyama yonke iphambi kwakhe, akukho nto inokufihlakala kuye amehlo. 39:20 Ubona ukususela kwaphakade kude kuse ephakadeni; kwaye akukho nto imangalisayo phambi kwakhe. 39:21 Akufuneki ukuba umntu athi, Yintoni na le nto? ngoba kutheni? ngokuba eyenzile zonke izinto zokusetyenziswa kwazo. 39:22 Intsikelelo yakhe yawugubungela njengomlambo umhlaba owomileyo, wawunyakamisa njengoMnayile. 39:23 Njengoko wawaguqulayo amanzi aba yityuwa, ziya kwenjenjalo ilifa iintlanga ingqumbo yakhe. 39:24 Njengoko zithe tye koyingcwele iindlela zakhe; ngokunjalo baba zizikhubekiso kubo abakhohlakele. 39:25 Ngokuba izinto ezilungileyo zadalwa kwasekuqalekeni; ngenxa yaboni. 39:26 Izinto eziziintloko ke ezingundoqo zobomi bomntu, ngamanzi, nomlilo; isinyithi, netyuwa, nomgubo wengqolowa, nobusi, nobisi, negazi lomdiliya; neoli, nempahla yokunxiba. 39:27 Zonke ezo zinto zilungele amalungisa, zikwanjalo ke bona aboni yaguquka yaba bububi. 39:28 Kukho imimoya ezidalelwe impindezelo, leyo ngomsindo wabo walala kwizibetho ezibuhlungu; ngexesha lentshabalalo bawaphalaza amandla abo; nimcamagushele uMenzi wazo. 39:29 Umlilo, nesichotho, nendlala, nokufa, zonke ezi zidalelwe impindezelo; 39:30 Amazinyo amarhamncwa, noonomadudwane, neenyoka, nekrele eligwebayo. abangendawo baye entshabalalweni. 39:31 Mabavuye ngomyalelo wakhe, Bazilungisele umhlaba, xa kukho imfuneko; lakufika ixesha labo, abasayi egqitha ilizwi lakhe. 39:32 Ngoko ke kwasekuqaleni ndazimisela entliziyweni yam, ndacamanga ngale nto izinto, kwaye bazishiye zibhaliwe. 39:33 Yonke imisebenzi kaYehova ilungile; Ulinika iinto zonke eziyimfuneko ngexesha elifanelekileyo. 39:34 ngokokude angathi umntu, Oku kubi kunoko; zonke ziya kuvunywa kakuhle. 39:35 Ngoko ke mbongeni uYehova ngentliziyo iphela, nangomlomo uphela, nangomphefumlo uphela malibongwe igama likaYehova.