Sirach 14:1 Ubusisiwe umuntu ongasheleli ngomlomo wakhe, futhi engekho bahlatshwe ngobuningi bezono. 14:2 Ubusisiwe lowo unembeza wakhe ungamlahli, nongekho ewile ethembeni lakhe eNkosini. 14:3 Ingcebo ayimfanele umuntu ovilaphayo, futhi yini okufanele yenziwe ngumuntu onomona ngemali? 14:4 Lowo obutha ngokukhwabanisa umphefumulo wakhe siqu ubuthela abanye, ukuthi uzachitha impahla yakhe ngokubi. 14:5 Lowo omubi kuye ngokwakhe, uyoba muhle kubani? kayikuthatha injabulo ngempahla yakhe. 14:6 Akekho omubi ukwedlula lowo onomhawu; futhi lokhu a imbuyiselo yobubi bakhe. 14:7 Futhi uma enza okuhle, ukwenza ngokungafuni; futhi ekugcineni uyokwenza memezela ububi bakhe. 14:8 Umuntu onomona uneso elibi; efulathela ubuso bakhe, futhi udelela abantu. 14:9 Iso lomuntu ohahayo alisuthi ngesabelo sakhe; nobubi komubi uyawomisa umphefumulo wakhe. 14:10 Iso elibi lihalela ukudla kwaso, nompofu etafuleni lakhe. 14:11 Ndodana yami, ngokwamandla akho wenze okuhle kuwe, futhi unike iNkosi umnikelo wakhe ofanele. 14:12 Khumbula ukuthi ukufa ngeke kube isikhathi eside ekufikeni, nokuthi isivumelwano se ithuna alikhonjiswa kuwe. 14:13 Yenza okuhle kumngane wakho ngaphambi kokuba ufe, futhi ngokwamandla akho yelula isandla sakho umnike. 14:14 Ungazikhohlisi ngosuku oluhle, futhi ungavumeli ingxenye enhle isifiso sikudlule. 14:15 Ngeke yini ushiye imihelo yakho komunye? lemisebenzi yakho ibe njalo ihlukaniswe ngenkatho? 14:16 Nika, uthathe, futhi ungcwelise umphefumulo wakho; ngoba akukho ukufunwa izibiliboco ethuneni. 14:17 Yonke inyama iguga njengengubo, ngenxa yesivumelwano kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthi, Uzakufa ukufa. 14:18 Njengamahlamvu aluhlaza esihlahleni esiminyene, abanye bayawa, abanye bakhule; kunjalo isizukulwane senyama negazi, esinye siphela, esinye siyaphela wazalwa. 14:19 Yonke imisebenzi iyabola futhi iphele, futhi izisebenzi zayo zizohamba kanye. 14:20 Ubusisiwe umuntu ozindla ngezinto ezinhle ngokuhlakanipha, futhi lokho uzindla ngezinto ezingcwele ngokuqonda kwakhe. ing. 14:21 Lowo oqaphela izindlela zakhe enhliziyweni yakhe uyoba nokuqonda ezimfihlweni zakhe. 14:22 Mlandele njengomqaphi, futhi umqamekele ezindleleni zakhe. 14:23 Lowo ohlola emafasiteleni ayo, futhi uyolalela eminyango yalo. 14:24 Lowo olala eduze kwendlu yakhe futhi uyofaka isikhonkwane ezindongeni zakhe. 14:25 Uyakumisa itende lakhe eduze kwakhe, futhi uyolala endaweni yokulala lapho kukhona izinto ezinhle. 14:26 Uyobeka abantwana bakhe ngaphansi kwesikhoselo sakhe, futhi uyolala ngaphansi kwakhe amagatsha. 14:27 Ngayo uyosibekela ukushisa, futhi enkazimulweni yakhe uyohlala.