Sirach 3:1 Ngizweni uyihlo, O bantwana, futhi wenze ngemva kwalokho, ukuze nibe niphephile. 3:2 Ngoba iNkosi inike uyise udumo phezu kwabantwana, futhi uye waqinisekisa igunya likanina phezu kwamadodana. 3:3 Odumisa uyise wenza inhlawulo yokuthula ngezono zakhe. 3:4 Futhi lowo ohlonipha unina unjengomuntu oqongelela ingcebo. 3:5 Ohlonipha uyise uyakuba nenjabulo kubantwana bakhe; futhi nini wenza umkhuleko wakhe, uyezwakala. 3:6 Ohlonipha uyise uyophila isikhathi eside; lalowo okhona olalela uJehova kuyakuba yinduduzo kunina. 3:7 Lowo owesaba uJehova uyodumisa uyise, futhi uyokwenza inkonzo kubazali bakhe njengakumakhosi akhe. 3:8 Hlonipha uyihlo nonyoko kokubili ngezwi nangesenzo, ukuze kube nesibusiso woza kuwe uvela kubo. 3:9 Ngoba isibusiso sikayise siqinisa izindlu zabantwana; kodwa isiqalekiso sikanina sisiphula izisekelo. 3:10 Ungadumisi ngehlazo likayihlo; ngoba ihlazo likayihlo liyihlazo kakukho udumo kuwe. 3:11 Ngoba udumo lomuntu luvela kuyise; kanye nomama ihlazo liyihlazo kubantwana. 3:12 Ndodana yami, siza uyihlo eminyakeni yakhe, futhi ungamdabuki isikhathi eside phila. 3:13 Futhi uma ukuqonda kwakhe kwehluleka, yibekezelele kuye; futhi limdelele hhayi lapho usesemandleni akho aphelele. 3:14 Ngoba ukukhulula uyihlo ngeke kukhohlakale, futhi esikhundleni izakwenezelwa izono ukuze kwakhiwe. 3:15 Kuyakukhunjulwa ngosuku lokuhlupheka kwakho; nezono zakho liyoncibilika, njengeqhwa esimweni sezulu esifudumele esifudumele. 3:16 Oshiya uyise unjengohlambalazayo; lalowo othukuthelayo unina uqalekisiwe: kaNkulunkulu. 3:17 Ndodana yami, qhubeka nomsebenzi wakho ngobumnene; kanjalo uyakuba ngothandiweyo wakho lowo ovunyiweyo. 3:18 The mkhulu wena, kulapho uzithoba kakhulu, futhi uzothola umusa phambi kweNkosi. 3:19 Abaningi basezindaweni eziphakemeyo nodumo, kodwa izimfihlakalo zembulwa kubo abamnene. 3:20 Ngoba amandla eNkosi makhulu, futhi uhlonishwa abaphansi. 3:21 Ungadingi izinto okunzima kakhulu kuwe, futhi ungazifuni izinto ezingaphezu kwamandla akho. 3:22 Kodwa lokho okuyalwe kuwe, kucabange ngakho ngenhlonipho, ngoba kuyikho akudingi ukuba ubone ngamehlo akho izinto ezingaphakathi imfihlo. 3:23 Ungabi nelukuluku ezindabeni ezingadingekile, ngoba izinto eziningi ziboniswa wena kunabantu abakuqondiyo. 3:24 Ngoba abaningi bakhohliswa imibono yabo eyize; kanye nezinsolo ezimbi usechithile ukwahlulela kwabo. 3:25 Ngaphandle kwamehlo uyakufuna ukukhanya: Ngakho-ke ungasho ulwazi ukuthi awunakho. 3:26 Inhliziyo elukhuni iyokwehlelwa okubi ekugcineni; nothanda ingozi lizabhubha kulo. 3:27 Inhliziyo elukhuni iyosindwa usizi; futhi omubi uyokwenza nqwabelanisa isono phezu kwesono. 3:28 Esijezisweni sabazidlayo akukho ukuphulukiswa; okwesitshalo se ububi bumile kuye. 3:29 Inhliziyo yohlakaniphileyo iyakuqonda umfanekiso; nendlebe elalelayo isifiso sohlakaniphileyo. 3:30 Amanzi ayocisha umlilo ovutha amalangabi; nezipho zenza inhlawulo yezono. 3:31 Futhi lowo requitets okuhle ukhumbula lokho okuzokwenzeka emva kwalokhu; lapho isiwa, iyakufumana indawo yokuhlala.