Sirach 9:1 Ungabi nomhawu ngomfazi wesifuba sakho, futhi ungamfundisi okubi isifundo ngokumelene nawe. 9:2 Unganiki umphefumulo wakho kowesifazane ukuba abeke unyawo lwakhe phezu kwempahla yakho. 9:3 Ungahlangani nesifebe, funa uwele ogibeni lwaso. 9:4 Ungasebenzisi kakhulu inkampani yowesifazane umculi, funa uthathwe ngemizamo yakhe. 9:5 Ungabheki incekukazi, ukuze ungawi ngezinto eziyigugu kuye. 9:6 Unganiki umphefumulo wakho ezifebeni, ukuze ungalahlekelwa ifa lakho. 9:7 Ungabheki nxazonke zakho ezitaladini zomuzi, futhi ungazuli wena endaweni yayo eyihlane. 9:8 Sula iso lakho kowesifazane omuhle, futhi ungabheki omunye ubuhle; ngokuba abaningi bakhohliswe ubuhle bowesifazane; okwe ngalokho uthando luvutha njengomlilo. 9:9 Ungahlali nomfazi wenye indoda, ungahlali naye endlini yakho phatha izikhali, ungachithi imali yakho kuye ewayinini; hlezi inhliziyo yakho thambekela kuyo, kanjalo ngokunxanela kwakho uwele ekubhujisweni. 9:10 Ungamshiyi umngane omdala; ngoba omutsha kawufanani laye: omutsha umngane unjengewayini elisha; lapho isikhulile, woyiphuza ngayo injabulo. 9:11 Ungabi namhawu ngodumo lwesoni, ngoba awukwazi ukuthi yini eyoba yaso ukuphela. 9:12 Ungathokozi ngokuthokozisa abangamhloniphiyo; kodwa khumbula abayikuya ethuneni labo bengajeziswa. 9:13 Zigcine kude nomuntu onamandla okubulala; kanjalo nawe ungenzi ukungabaza ukwesaba ukufa; uma uza kuye, ungabi nacala, funa ususa ukuphila kwakho masinyane; khumbula ukuthi uyahamba phakathi ngezingibe, lokuthi uhambe phezu kwemibhoshongo yomuzi. 9:14 Ngokuseduze ngangokunokwenzeka, qagela umakhelwane wakho, futhi ubonisane ne uhlakaniphile. 9:15 Ukukhuluma kwakho makube nabahlakaniphileyo, futhi konke ukukhuluma kwakho emthethweni oPhezukonke. 9:16 Futhi ake nje amadoda adle futhi aphuze nawe; nokuzibonga kwakho makube sem ukumesaba uJehova. 9:17 Ngoba isandla ingcweti umsebenzi uyotuswa, futhi abahlakaniphileyo umbusi wabantu ngenkulumo yakhe. 9:18 Umuntu onolimi olubi uyingozi emzini wakubo; nongena ngamawala inkulumo yakhe iyakuzondwa.