Sirach 18:1 Lowo ophila kuze kube phakade Udale zonke izinto jikelele. 18:2 UJehova yedwa ulungile, futhi akekho omunye ngaphandle kwakhe. 18:3 Obusa izwe ngesandla sakhe, futhi zonke izinto zilalela intando yakhe: ngokuba uyiNkosi yakho konke, ukwahlukanisa izinto ezingcwele ngamandla akhe phakathi kwabo kusukela engcolile. 18:4 Ubaniké bani amandla okumemezela imisebenzi yakhe? futhi ngubani oyokwazi izenzo zakhe ezinhle? 18:5 Ngubani ongabala amandla obukhosi bakhe? futhi ngubani futhi ozokusho ngomusa wakhe? 18:6 Ngokuqondene izimangaliso zeNkosi, kungase kungabi nalutho kuthathwe kubo, futhi ngeke kubekwe lutho kubo, noma umhlabathi wabo zitholakale. 18:7 Uma umuntu esekwenzile, uyaqala; kuthi nxa esehamba, abesehamba uzakuba nokungabaza. 18:8 Uyini umuntu, futhi ukhonza kuphi? yini enhle yakhe, futhi yini eyakhe ububi? 18:9 Ubuningi bezinsuku zomuntu ziyiminyaka eyikhulu. 18:10 Njengeconsi lamanzi olwandle, netshe lohlalwane uma liqhathaniswa nolwandle isihlabathi; injalo iminyaka eyinkulungwane ezinsukwini zaphakade. 18:11 Ngakho uNkulunkulu uyababekezelela, futhi uthululela umusa wakhe phezu kwabo bona. 18:12 Wabona, futhi wabona ukuphela kwabo kubi; ngalokho wandisa eyakhe uzwelo. 18:13 Isihe somuntu sikumakhelwane wakhe; kodwa umusa weNkosi phezu kwayo yonke inyama: uyasola, ondle, afundise, alethe futhi, njengomalusi umhlambi wakhe. 18:14 Unesihe kulabo abamukela isiyalo, futhi abafuna ngenkuthalo emva kwezahlulelo zakhe. 18:15 Ndodana yami, ungasilahli izenzo zakho ezinhle, futhi ungasebenzisi amazwi abuhlungu lapho unika noma yini. 18:16 Ngeke yini amazolo ukuncibilikisa ukushisa? kanjalo nezwi lingcono kunesipho. 18:17 Bheka, akukhona izwi elingcono kunesipho? kodwa bobabili banendoda enomusa. 18:18 Isiwula siyaklolodela, nesipho somona siyadla umphefumulo. amehlo. 18:19 Funda ngaphambi kokuba ukhulume, futhi usebenzise physick noma uke ugule. 18:20 Ngaphambi kokwahlulela, zihlole, futhi ngosuku lokuhanjelwa wena thola umusa. 18:21 Zithobe ngaphambi kokuba ugule, futhi ngesikhathi sezono ubonise ukuphenduka. 18:22 Ungavumeli lutho kukuvimbele ukufeza isithembiso sakho ngesikhathi esifanele, futhi ungalibali kuze kube ukufa kulungisiswe. 18:23 Ngaphambi kokuba uthandaze, zilungiselele; futhi ningabi njengomuntu oyengayo iNkosi. 18:24 Cabanga ngentukuthelo eyoba khona ekupheleni, futhi isikhathi impindiselo, lapho efulathela ubuso bakhe. 18:25 Lapho usutha, khumbula isikhathi sokulamba, futhi lapho wena ocebile, cabanga ngobumpofu nokuswela. 18:26 Kusukela ekuseni kuze kube kusihlwa isikhathi sishintshile, futhi zonke izinto zenziwa masinyane phambi kweNkosi. 18:27 Umuntu ohlakaniphile uyokwesaba kukho konke, futhi ngosuku lokona uyokwenza xwaya ukona, kepha isiwula asigcini isikhathi. 18:28 Wonke umuntu onengqondo uyakwazi ukuhlakanipha, futhi uyonika udumo kuye owamtholayo. 18:29 Abahlakaniphileyo emazwini nabo bahlakanipha. wakhuluma ngemifanekiso emihle. 18:30 Ungalandeli izinkanuko zakho, kodwa ubambe izinkanuko zakho. 18:31 Uma unikeza umphefumulo wakho izifiso ezijabulisa kuye, yena uyokwenza nawe inhlekisa ezitheni zakho ezikuhlambalazayo. 18:32 Ungajatshuliswa injabulo enkulu, futhi ungaboshelwa ngaphandle kwezindleko kwakho. 18:33 Ungenziwa isinxibi by banqueting phezu kokuboleka, lapho une lutho esikhwameni sakho, ngokuba uyakuqamekela ukuphila kwakho, futhi kungaxoxwa ngakho.