Sirach 13:1 Othinta itiyela uyongcoliswa ngayo; lalowo onakho ukuhlangana nomuntu ozidlayo kuyakuba njengaye. 13:2 Ungazithwali phezu kwamandla akho usaphila; futhi akekho hlanganyela nalowo onamandla nocebile kunawe: ngokuba kanjani kuyavumelana igedlela nebhodwe ndawonye? ngoba uba omunye etshaywa ngokumelene nelinye, liyakwaphulwa. 13:3 Umuntu ocebile wenze okubi, nokho usongela ngakho: abampofu owoniwe, futhi kufanele anxuse futhi. 13:4 Uma ungowenzuzo yakhe, uyakukusebenzisa; uyakushiya. 13:5 Uma kukhona, uyakuphila nawe, futhi uyokwenza nawe lingenalutho, futhi ngeke lidabuke ngakho. 13:6 Uma ekudinga, uyakukukhohlisa, akumoyizele, akudukise. ubeke ethembeni; uyakukukhuluma kahle, athi: Ufunani na? 13:7 Futhi uyokwenza ube namahloni kuwe ngokudla kwakhe, aze akudonse kabili noma kathathu, futhi ekugcineni uyakuhleka usulu kamuva, nini uyakubona, akushiye, anikine ikhanda lakhe ngakuwe. 13:8 Qaphela ukuthi ungadukiswa futhi wehliselwe ekujabuleni kwakho. 13:9 Uma umenywe indoda enamandla, zihoxise, futhi kanjalo the okuningi uyakukumema. 13:10 Ungamcindezeli, funa ubuyiselwe emuva; ningemi kude, funa ukhohlwe. 13:11 Ungathandi ukulingana naye ngenkulumo, futhi ungakholwa abaningi bakhe amazwi: ngokuba ngokukhuluma okuningi uyakukulinga, emamatheka uzokhipha izimfihlo zakho. 13:12 Kodwa uyakuwabeka amazwi akho ngonya, angakuyekeli ukuwenza. ubuhlungu, lokukufaka etilongweni. 13:13 Qaphela, futhi uqaphe kahle, ngoba uhamba engozini yakho nxa uzwa lezizinto, vuka ebuthongweni bakho. 13:14 Thanda uJehova kukho konke ukuphila kwakho, futhi ubize kuye ngensindiso yakho. 13:15 Zonke izilwane zithanda okufana naso, futhi yilowo nalowo uthanda umakhelwane wakhe. 13:16 Yonke inyama consortes ngokohlobo, futhi umuntu uyonamathela yakhe njenge. 13:17 Iyiphi inhlanganyelo impisi newundlu? kanjalo isoni nge uNkulunkulu. 13:18 Isiphi isivumelwano esikhona phakathi kwempisi nenja? lokuthula okungaka phakathi kwabacebile nabampofu? 13:19 Njengembongolo yasendle iyimpango yengonyama ehlane; abampofu. 13:20 Njengoba abazidlayo bazonda ukuthobeka, kanjalo ocebile unengwa abampofu. 13:21 Umuntu ocebile eqala ukuwa ubanjwa abangane bakhe, kodwa umuntu ompofu ukuba phansi uxoshwa ngabangane bakhe. 13:22 Lapho isicebi siwile, unabasizi abaningi; ukuba akhulunywe, kepha abantu bamthethelele: ompofu washelela, nokho bamkhuza naye; wakhuluma ngokuhlakanipha, wangaba nandawo. 13:23 Lapho isicebi sikhuluma, yilowo nalowo ubamba ulimi lwakhe, futhi, bheka, yini uthi, baliphakamisela emayezini; kodwa uma ompofu ekhuluma, bayakhuluma nithi: Ngubani lo? futhi uma ekhubeka, bayosiza ekugumbuqeni yena. 13:24 Ingcebo muhle kulowo ongenasono, futhi ubumpofu bubi ebubini umlomo wababi. 13:25 Inhliziyo yomuntu iyashintsha ubuso bakhe, noma kukuhle noma okubi, nenhliziyo ejabulayo yenza ubuso bube buhle. 13:26 Ubuso obujabulisayo buyisibonakaliso senhliziyo ephumelelayo; futhi ukuthola imizekeliso kuwumsebenzi okhathazayo wengqondo.