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.