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.