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.