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.