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.