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.