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.