Sirach
8:1 Ungalwi nendoda enamandla, funa uwele esandleni sayo.
8:2 Ungaphambanisi nomuntu ocebile, funa akweqise, ngenxa yegolide
ubhubhise abaningi, waphendukezela izinhliziyo zamakhosi.
8:3 Ungalwi nomuntu ogcwele ulimi, futhi ungabumbi izinkuni phezu kwakhe
umlilo.
8:4 Ungajeli ngendoda engenangqondo, funa okhokho bakho bahlazeke.
8:5 Ungamthuki umuntu ophenduka esonweni, kodwa khumbula ukuthi sisonke
ofanele ukujeziswa.
8:6 Ungajabhisi umuntu ebudaleni bakhe, ngoba abanye bethu bayaguga.
8:7 Ungathokozi ngesitha sakho esikhulu ukufa, kodwa khumbula ukuthi siyafa
konke.
8:8 Ungadeleli inkulumo yabahlakaniphileyo, kodwa ujwayelane nabo
Izaga: ngokuba uyakufunda kubo ukulaywa nokubakhonza
amadoda amakhulu ngokukhululeka.
8:9 Ungaphuthelwa inkulumo yabadala, ngokuba nabo bafundile kubo
oyise, ufunde kubo ukuqonda, uphendule
njengoba kudingeka.
8:10 Ungabasi amalahle esoni, funa ushiswe ngelangabi lesoni
umlilo wakhe.
8:11 Ungavuki phambi komuntu omubi, funa yena
baqamekele ukuba bakucuphe emazwini akho
8:12 Ungaboleki lowo onamandla kunawe; ngoba uba utsheleka
yena, ubale kodwa ulahlekelwe.
8:13 Ungabi isibambiso ngaphezu kwamandla akho, ngoba uma isibambiso, qaphela ukukhokha
yona.
8:14 Ungangeni emthethweni nomahluleli; ngoba bazamahlulela njengokwakhe
udumo.
8:15 Ungahambi endleleni nomuntu onesibindi, funa abe lukhuni kuye
ngoba uyakwenza njengentando yakhe, futhi uzobhubha
naye ngobuwula bakhe.
8:16 Ungalwi nomuntu othukuthele, futhi ungahambi naye endaweni eyihlane.
ngokuba igazi linjengento engelutho emehlweni akhe, nalapho kungekho ukusiza, yena
izokugumbuqela.
8:17 Ungakhulumisani nesiwula; ngoba akakwazi ukugcina iseluleko.
8:18 Ungenzi into eyimfihlo phambi komfokazi; ngoba kawazi ukuthi ithandani
veza.
8:19 Ungavuli inhliziyo yakho kubo bonke abantu, funa akubuyisele ngobuqili.
phenduka.