Sirach 23:1 O Nkosi, Baba noMbusi wakho konke ukuphila kwami, ungangishiyi kubo amasu, mangingaweli kuwo. 23:2 Oyobeka iziswebhu phezu imicabango yami, futhi isiyalo sokuhlakanipha phezu kwenhliziyo yami? ukuze bangangiyekeli ngenxa yokungazi kwami, futhi kudlule kungeyisikho ngezono zami. 23:3 Hleze ukunganaki kwami kwande, futhi izono zami zanda ekubhujisweni kwami, futhi Ngiyawa phambi kwezitha zami, nesitha sami sithokoza ngami, esisithabathileyo ithemba likude nomusa wakho. 23:4 O Nkosi, Baba, futhi Nkulunkulu wokuphila kwami, unganginiki ukubukeka ngokuziqhenya, kodwa uphenduke kude nezinceku zakho ingqondo ezidlayo njalo. 23:5 Suka kimi amathemba okuyize kanye nenkanuko, futhi uyombamba phezulu ofuna ukukukhonza njalo. 23:6 Ungavumeli ukuhaha kwesisu noma inkanuko yenyama ukubamba mina; unganginikeli inceku yakho ebuhlungwini. 23:7 Lalelani, O nina bantwana, isiyalo somlomo: Ogcinayo ayisoze yabanjwa emlonyeni wakhe. 23:8 Isoni uyosala ebuwula bakhe: kokubili isikhulumi kabi kanye abaziqhenyayo bayakuwa ngakho. 23:9 Ungajwayeli umlomo wakho ekufungeni; futhi ungazisebenzisi igama lika oNgcwele. 23:10 Ngoba njengenceku eshaywa njalo ngeke ibe ngaphandle blue uphawu: kanjalo ofungayo, abize uNkulunkulu njalo kayikuba khona engenasici. 23:11 Umuntu osebenzisa inhlamba kakhulu uyogcwala ububi, futhi isifo asiyikusuka endlini yakhe; uma ona, yisono sakhe makube phezu kwakhe; uma engasivumi isono sakhe, uphindisela uma efunga ngeze, akayikuba msulwa, kodwa owakhe indlu izagcwala izinhlupheko. 23:12 Kukhona izwi elembeswe ukufa: UNkulunkulu makube njalo ayitholakalanga efeni likaJakobe; ngoba konke okunjalo kuzakuba khatshana kusukela kwabangcwele, futhi kabayikucwila esonweni sabo. 23:13 Ungasebenzisi umlomo wakho intemperate inhlamba, ngoba kuyo kukhona izwi isono. 23:14 Khumbula uyihlo nonyoko, lapho uhlezi phakathi kwabantu abakhulu. Ungakhohlwa phambi kwabo, ukuze ube yisiwula ngokwesiko lakho; futhi sengathi ngabe awuzalwanga, futhi baqalekise usuku lwakho ukuzalwa. 23:15 Umuntu ojwayele ukukhuluma kabi akasoze aguqulwa. zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwakhe. 23:16 Izinhlobo ezimbili zabantu zandisa isono, kanti eyesithathu izoletha ulaka: a hot ingqondo injengomlilo ovuthayo, ongacimi kuze kube phakade idliwe: isifebe emzimbeni wenyama yakhe asisoze saphela singakaqedi ubasile umlilo. 23:17 Sonke isinkwa simnandi isifebe, ngeke ayeke aze afe. 23:18 Umuntu ochitha umshado, esho njalo enhliziyweni yakhe, 'Ngubani ongibonayo?' I ngizungezwe ubumnyama, izindonga zingibekele, futhi akukho muntu obonayo mina; yini okufanele ngesabe? oPhezukonke akayikukhumbula izono zami; 23:19 Umuntu onjalo wesaba kuphela amehlo abantu, futhi akazi ukuthi amehlo iNkosi ikhanya ngokuphindwe kazinkulungwane eziyishumi kunelanga, ibona konke izindlela zabantu, futhi ucabangela izingxenye eziyimfihlo kakhulu. 23:20 Wayazi zonke izinto ngaphambi kokuba zidalwe; kanjalo futhi emva kwabo esephelele wababuka bonke. 23:21 Le ndoda izojeziswa emigwaqweni yomuzi, futhi lapho engasoli ukuthi uzakubanjwa. 23:22 Kuyakuba njalo futhi nomfazi oshiya indoda yakhe, futhi ungenisa indlalifa ngomunye. 23:23 Ngoba okokuqala, uye weqile umthetho woPhezukonke; futhi okwesibili, wonile endodeni yakhe; okwesithathu, usenayo wafeba ngokuphinga, wazala abantwana ngenye indoda. 23:24 Uyokhishwa ebandleni, futhi uphenyo kuyoba enziwe ngabantwana bakhe. 23:25 Abantwana bakhe ngeke bathathe izimpande, futhi amagatsha akhe ngeke aveze izithelo. 23:26 Uyoshiya inkumbulo yakhe ukuba iqalekiswe, futhi isihlamba sakhe ngeke kube kusuliwe. 23:27 Futhi labo abasele bayokwazi ukuthi akukho lutho olungcono kune ukumesaba uJehova, nokuthi akukho okumnandi njengokuqaphela emiyalweni yeNkosi. 23:28 Kuyinkazimulo enkulu ukulandela iNkosi, futhi ukwamukelwa kuye yinde ukuphila.