Sirach
7:1 Ungenzi okubi, ukuze kungabikho okubi kuwe.
7:2 Suka kwabangalungile, futhi ububi buzosuka kuwe.
7:3 Ndodana yami, ungahlwanyeli phezu kwemisele yokungalungi, futhi ngeke
bavune kasikhombisa.
7:4 Ungabuki eNkosini ubukhulu, noma inkosi isihlalo
udumo.
7:5 ungazilungisisi phambi kweNkosi; futhi ungazincomeli ngokuhlakanipha kwakho ngaphambili
Inkosi.
7:6 Ningafuni ukwahlulela, ningakwazi ukususa ububi; hlezi lakanye
isikhathi wesaba ubuso bamaqhawe, isikhubekiso endleleni
ubuqotho bakho.
7:7 Ungakhubeki ngobuningi bomuzi, khona-ke ngeke uphonse
wena phansi phakathi kwabantu.
7:8 Ungabophi isono phezu kwesinye; ngoba kukodwa kawuyikujeziswa.
7:9 Ungasho ukuthi, UNkulunkulu uyobheka ubuningi beminikelo yami, futhi lapho mina
anikele kuNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uyakwamukela.
7:10 Ungadangali lapho wenza umthandazo wakho, futhi ungakunaki ukunikeza
izipho.
7:11 Ungahleki umuntu odelela ngenxa yomunyu womphefumulo wakhe, ngoba kukhona oyedwa
elithobisayo liphakamise.
7:12 Ungacebi amanga ngomfowenu; kanjalo nomngane wakho ungenzi okunjalo.
7:13 Ungasebenzisi noma iyiphi indlela yokuqamba amanga, ngoba umkhuba wabo awumuhle.
7:14 Ungasebenzisi amazwi amaningi ngobuningi abadala, futhi ningenzi ukubhuqa okuningi
nxa ukhuleka.
7:15 Ningazondi umsebenzi okhandlekayo, noma ukulima, okuyinto oPhezukonke anakho
egcotshiwe.
7:16 Musa ukuzibala phakathi kobuningi izoni, kodwa khumbula ukuthi
ulaka aluyikulibala isikhathi eside.
7:17 Zithobe kakhulu, ngokuba impindiselo yabangamesabi ngumlilo futhi
izikelemu.
7:18 Ungashintshi umngane nganoma iyiphi into enhle; ngitsho umzalwane othembekileyo
ngegolide laseOfiri.
7:19 Ungamyeki owesifazane ohlakaniphileyo futhi omuhle, ngoba umusa wakhe phezu igolide.
7:20 Nakuba inceku yakho isebenza ngeqiniso, ungayincengi okubi. noma i
oqashayo ozinika wena ngokuphelele.
7:21 Ake umphefumulo wakho uthande inceku enhle, futhi ungayiphambuki ngokukhululeka.
7:22 Unayo izinkomo? zibheke, futhi uma ziyinzuzo kuwe,
zigcine kuwe.
7:23 Unabo abantwana? bafundise, ugobe intamo yabo ezintanyeni zabo
ubusha.
7:24 Unawo amadodakazi? banakekele umzimba wabo, ungazibonisi wena
ejabule kubo.
7:25 Gada indodakazi yakho, futhi kanjalo uyakuba wenze indaba enzima.
kodwa mnike indoda ehlakaniphileyo.
7:26 Ingabe unomfazi ngokwengqondo yakho? ungamlahli, kepha ungazinikeli
phezu kowesifazane okhanyayo.
7:27 Hlonipha uyihlo ngayo yonke inhliziyo yakho, futhi ungakhohlwa usizi
umama wakho.
7:28 Khumbula ukuthi wazalwa yibo; futhi ungabuyisela kanjani
izinto abakwenzele zona?
7:29 Mesabe uJehova ngawo wonke umphefumulo wakho, futhi uhloniphe abapristi bakhe.
7:30 Thanda lowo owakwenza ngawo wonke amandla akho, futhi ungamshiyi eyakhe
izikhonzi.
7:31 Mesabeni uJehova, futhi nihloniphe umpristi; nimnike isabelo sakhe njengoba sinjalo
wakuyala; ulibo, nomnikelo wecala, nomnikelo
emahlombe, nomhlatshelo wokungcweliswa, kanye
ulibo lwezinto ezingcwele.
7:32 Futhi welulele isandla sakho kwabampofu, ukuze isibusiso sakho sibe
kuphelelisiwe.
7:33 Isipho sinomusa emehlweni abo bonke abantu abaphilayo. nakwabafileyo
ungalibambi.
7:34 Ungehluleki ukuba nabakhalayo, futhi ulile kanye nalabo abalilayo.
7:35 Ungalibali ukuvakashela abagulayo, ngoba lokho kuyokwenza ube othandekayo.
7:36 Noma yini uthatha esandleni, khumbula ukuphela, futhi awusoze
wenze iphutha.