Sirach 40:1 Udalelwa umzamo omkhulu kumntu wonke, kunye nedyokhwe enzima phezu kwakhe oonyana baka-Adam, kususela kwimini yokuphuma kwabo esizalweni sonina, kwada kwayimini imini yokubuyela kwabo kunina wezinto zonke. 40:2 Ukucinga kwabo ngezinto ezizayo, imini yokufa, imbandezelo. iingcinga zabo, zibenza boyike intliziyo; 40:3 Kulowo uhleli etroneni yozuko, Kulowo uthotyiweyo umhlaba nothuthu; 40:4 Kwalowo uvathe ezimfusa nesithsaba, kuye lowo wathiwe wambu ngengubo intambo yelinen. 40:5 Ingqumbo, ikhwele, imbandezelo, nesiphithiphithi, nokoyika ukufa, nomsindo, nengqumbo. Ngexa lokuphumla esililini sakhe alale ubuthongo ulwazi lwakhe. 40:6 Ukuphumla kwakhe kancinane nokuba kancinane, aze emveni koko alale ubuthongo yimini yokulinda, ekhwankqisiwe embonweni wentliziyo yakhe, ngathi yena basinda edabini. 40:7 Xa konke kuthe cwaka, uyavuka, Amangaliswa kukuba uloyiko lungekho. 40:8 Kunjalo kwinyama yonke, kwathabathela emntwini kwesa ezinkomeni; ngokuphindwe kasixhenxe phezu kwaboni. 40:9 Ukufa, negazi, ingxabano, nekrele, neentlekele, nendlala, imbandezelo, nesibetho; 40:10 Ezi zinto zidalelwe abantu abakhohlakeleyo, kwaye ngenxa yabo beza isikhukula. 40:11 Zonke izinto ezisemhlabeni ziya kubuyela emhlabeni; kwaye oko eliphuma emanzini libuyela elwandle. 40:12 Konke ukunyotywa nokungekho sikweni kuya kucinywa; hlalani ngonaphakade. 40:13 Impahla yabangendawo iya koma njengomlambo, iphele njengesandi esikhulu sendudumo yemvula. 40:14 Ekusivuleni kwakhe isandla sakhe uya kuvuya; ukuba lilize. 40:15 Oonyana bongendawo abayi kuvelisa amasebe amaninzi; njengeengcambu ezingcolileyo elulwalweni. 40:16 Ukhula olukhula phezu kwamanzi onke nonxweme lomlambo luya kuncothulwa phambi kwayo yonke ingca. 40:17 Indyebo injengomyezo oqhama kakhulu; Inceba ingunaphakade. ngonaphakade. 40:18 Ukubulaleka nokuhlutha zizinto umntu anazo, bubomi obumnandi; lowo ufumene ubutyebi ungaphezulu kwazo zombini. 40:19 Abantwana nokwakhiwa komzi kuhleli igama lomntu; Umfazi ogqibeleleyo ubalwa ngaphezu kwabo bobabini. 40:20 Iwayini nengoma zivuyisa intliziyo; Ke uthando lobulumko luphezu kwazo zombini. 40:21 Ugwali nomrhubhe ubetha uhadi, Ke lona ulwimi olumnandi. ngaphezu kwabo bobabini. 40:22 Iliso lakho linqwenela ukuhomba nokuhomba, Kudlula ingqolowa zombini iluhlaza. 40:23 Umhlobo neqabane akaze adibane; kodwa ngaphezu kwabo bobabini ngumfazi kunye umyeni wakhe. 40:24 Abazalwana noncedo lukwixesha lembandezelo; ngaphezu kwabo bobabini. 40:25 Igolide nesilivere yomelela unyawo; Icebo liphezulu bobabini. 40:26 Ubutyebi namandla aphakamisa intliziyo; Ke ukoyika uYehova kuphezulu Ukoyika uYehova akusweli nto; ukufuna uncedo. 40:27 Ukoyika uYehova ngumyezo oqhamayo, Owugubungelayo ngaphezu kweento zonke uzuko. 40:28 Nyana wam, musa ukumbulala umntu olihlwempu; kuba ukufa kukulungele ngaphezu kokungqiba. 40:29 Ohlala esithebeni somnye akayi kuba njalo kubalelwa ubomi; ngokuba ezingcolisile ngokudla kwabanye abantu; isilumko esondleke kakuhle siyakuqaphela. 40:30 Kumnandi ukucenga emlonyeni wendoda eneentloni, kodwa kusesiswini sayo yotshisa umlilo.