Sirach
15:1 Owesaba uJehova uyokwenza okuhle, futhi lowo onolwazi
umthetho uzakumthola.
15:2 Futhi njengoba umama uyohlangana naye, futhi amamukele njengomfazi oshadile of
intombi.
15:3 Uyomendla ngesinkwa sokuqonda, ayinike isinkwa
amanzi okuhlakanipha ukuphuza.
15:4 Uyomiswa phezu kwakhe, futhi ngeke anyakaze; futhi ngizothembela kuyo
wakhe, futhi ngeke ajabhiswe.
15:5 Uyomphakamisa ngaphezu kwabakhelwane bakhe, futhi phakathi kwethempeli
Ibandla liyakuvula umlomo wayo.
15:6 Uyothola intokozo nomqhele wentokozo, futhi uyokwenza kuye
ifa igama eliphakade.
15:7 Kodwa amadoda ayisiwula ngeke afinyelele kuye, futhi izoni ngeke zibone
wakhe.
15:8 Ngoba yena ukude nokuziqhenya, futhi amadoda abanamanga abakwazi ukukhumbula wakhe.
15:9 Ukudumisa akubonakali emlonyeni wesoni, ngoba akuthunyiwe kuye
yeNkosi.
15:10 Ngoba udumo luyoshiwo ngokuhlakanipha, futhi iNkosi uyoyiphumelelisa.
15:11 Ungasho ukuthi: "Kungenxa yeNkosi ukuthi mina ngiwe, ngoba wena kufanele
ukungenzi izinto azizondayo.
15:12 Ungasho ukuthi: 'Ungidukisile,'
umuntu oyisoni.
15:13 INkosi izonda zonke izinengiso; lalabo abesaba uNkulunkulu kabathandi.
15:14 Yena ngokwakhe wenza umuntu kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi wamshiya esandleni sakhe
iseluleko;
15:15 Uma uthanda, ukugcina imiyalo, futhi wenze okwamukelekayo
ukwethembeka.
15:16 Ubeke umlilo namanzi phambi kwakho;
noma uyathanda.
15:17 Ngaphambi komuntu kukhona ukuphila nokufa; futhi noma ethanda uyakuphiwa.
15:18 Ngoba ukuhlakanipha kweNkosi kukhulu, futhi unamandla amakhulu, futhi
libona zonke izinto;
15:19 Futhi amehlo akhe phezu kwabamesabayo, futhi uyazi yonke imisebenzi
indoda.
15:20 Uye wayala akukho muntu ukwenza okubi, futhi akazange anikeze muntu
imvume yokona.