Sirach
5:1 Beka inhliziyo yakho phezu kwempahla yakho; ungasho ukuthi nginenele ukuphila kwami.
5:2 Ungalandeli ingqondo yakho namandla akho, ukuze uhambe ezindleleni zakho
inhliziyo:
5:3 Futhi ungasho ukuthi: "Ngubani ozongimangalela ngemisebenzi yami?" ngoba iNkosi izakwenza
phindisela ukuzidla kwakho.
5:4 Ungasho ukuthi: Ngonile, futhi yini embi eyehlele kimi? Okwe
INkosi iyabekezela, ayisoze yakukhulula.
5:5 Maqondana nokubuyisana, ningesabi ukwengeza isono esonweni;
5:6 Futhi ningasho ukuthi umusa wakhe mkhulu; uzothuliswa ngenxa yesixuku
izono zami, ngokuba umusa nolaka kuvela kuye, nentukuthelo yakhe iyaphumula
phezu kwezoni.
5:7 Ungalibali ukuphendukela eNkosini, futhi ungalibali usuku nosuku.
ngoba ngokuzumayo ulaka lweNkosi luzaphuma ekuvikelekeni kwakho
uyakuchithwa, ubhubhe ngosuku lwempindiselo.
5:8 Ungabeki inhliziyo yakho phezu kwempahla etholwe ngokungafanele, ngoba ngeke
kusiza wena ngosuku lwenhlekelele.
5:9 Ungawi ngayo yonke imimoya, futhi ungangeni kuzo zonke izindlela, ngokuba wenza kanjalo
isoni esilolimi olumbaxa-mbili.
5:10 Qina ekuqondeni kwakho; izwi lakho malibe linye.
5:11 Sheshani ukuzwa; futhi impilo yakho mayibe qotho; futhi yiphani ngokubekezela
impendulo.
5:12 Uma unengqondo, phendula umakhelwane wakho; uma kungenjalo, beka isandla sakho
emlonyeni wakho.
5:13 Udumo nehlazo kusenkulumeni, futhi ulimi lomuntu yisikhubekiso sakhe.
5:14 Ungabizwa ohlebayo, futhi ungaqamekeli ngolimi lwakho;
ihlazo liphezu kwesela, nokulahlwa okubi phezu kwababili
ulimi.
5:15 Ningabi abangenalwazi ngendaba enkulu noma encane.