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.