Sirach 2:1 Ndodana yami, uma uza ukukhonza iNkosi, lungisa umphefumulo wakho esilingweni. 2:2 Beka inhliziyo yakho ngendlela efanele, futhi uhlale ukhuthazele, futhi ungasheshi ngesikhathi yenkathazo. 2:3 Mnamathele kuye, ungasuki, ukuze wande isiphetho sakho sokugcina. 2:4 Noma yini elethwa phezu kwakho thatha ngenjabulo, futhi ubekezele lapho uguqulwe waba yisimo esiphansi. 2:5 Ngoba igolide livivinywa emlilweni, futhi amadoda amukelekayo esithandweni somlilo ubunzima. 2:6 Kholwa kuye, futhi uyokusiza; lungisa indlela yakho, wethembe kuye. 2:7 Nina enimesabayo uJehova, lindelani umusa wakhe; njalo lingaphambuki, hlezi lina ukuwa. 2:8 Nina enimesabayo uJehova, kholwani yiyo; futhi umvuzo wenu awuyikubhubha. 2:9 Nina enimesabayo uJehova, nethemba lokuhle, nenjabulo ephakade nomusa. 2:10 Bhekani izizukulwane zasendulo, nibone; wake wathembela eNkosini, futhi wayedidekile? Noma ukhona owahlala ekwesabeni kwakhe, washiswa na? noma ngubani owake wadelela, owambiza na? 2:11 Ngoba iNkosi igcwele ububele nesihe, nokubekezela, futhi kakhulu ohawukelayo, othethelela izono, osindisa ngesikhathi sosizi. 2:12 Maye kuzo izinhliziyo ezesabekayo, futhi izandla ezibuthakathaka, futhi isoni uhamba ezimbili izindlela! 2:13 Maye kuye odangele! ngoba kakholwa; ngakho-ke kufanele angavikelwa. 2:14 Maye kinina eniphelelwe ukubekezela! futhi niyokwenzenjani lapho iNkosi ngizokuvakashela? 2:15 Abamesabayo uJehova ngeke bangalaleli iZwi lakhe; nalabo abathanda uzogcina izindlela zakhe. 2:16 Abamesabayo uJehova bayofuna okuhle, okumjabulisayo; lalabo abamthandayo bazagcwaliswa ngomthetho. 2:17 Labo abamesabayo uJehova uyolungisa izinhliziyo zabo, futhi bathobe zabo imiphefumulo emehlweni akhe, 2:18 Bethi: "Sizowela ezandleni zeNkosi, hhayi ezandleni." lwabantu: ngoba njengoba ubukhosi bakhe bunjalo, unjalo umusa wakhe.