Sirach 25:1 Ezintweni ezintathu ngaba muhle, futhi wema ngimuhle kokubili phambi kukaNkulunkulu namadoda: ubunye babazalwane, uthando lomakhelwane, indoda nomfazi abavumelana ndawonye. 25:2 Izinhlobo ezintathu zabantu umphefumulo wami uzonda, futhi ngicasulwe kakhulu ngabo ukuphila: umuntu ompofu ozidlayo, ocebile onamanga, nexhegu isiphingi esilahlayo. 25:3 Uma ungazange wabutha lutho ebusheni bakho, ungakwazi kanjani ukuthola noma iyiphi into eminyakeni yakho? 25:4 O yeka ukuthi into enhle kangakanani ukwahlulela ezimpunga, futhi amadoda asendulo ukuze yazi iseluleko! 25:5 O yeka ukuthi muhle kangakanani ukuhlakanipha amadoda amadala, futhi ukuqonda neseluleko amadoda okuhlonishwa. 25:6 Umqhele wamadoda amadala unolwazi oluningi, nokwesaba uNkulunkulu kungokwabo inkazimulo. 25:7 Kukhona izinto eziyisishiyagalolunye engiye ngahlulele enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngijabule, futhi okweshumi ngizakukhuluma ngolimi lwami: Umuntu othokoza ngeyakhe izingane; futhi ophilayo ukuze abone ukuwa kwesitha sakhe. 25:8 Ulungile lowo ohlala nomfazi ohlakaniphileyo, futhi onakho engasheleli ngolimi lwakhe, futhi engakhonzanga muntu ongafaneleki kunaye. 25:9 Kuhle lowo othole ukuhlakanipha, futhi lowo okhuluma ezindlebeni kulabo abayokuzwa: 25:10 O yeka ukuthi mkhulu kangakanani lowo othola ukuhlakanipha! nokho akakho ngaphezu kwakhe lokho uyesaba uJehova. 25:11 Kodwa uthando lweNkosi ludlula zonke izinto ekukhanyeni: lowo uyakufaniswa nani? 25:12 Ukumesaba uJehova kungukuqala kothando lwakhe; ukuqala ukunamathela kuye. 25:13 Nginike noma iyiphi inhlupheko, kodwa inhlupheko yenhliziyo, nanoma yikuphi okubi, kodwa ububi bowesifazana. 25:14 Noma yiluphi usizi, kodwa usizi kulabo abangizondayo, futhi impindiselo, kodwa impindiselo yezitha. 25:15 Akukho khanda ngaphezu kwekhanda lenyoka; futhi akukho ulaka ngaphezu kolaka lwesitha. 25:16 Kungcono ngihlale nengonyama nodrako kunokuba ngihlale nendlu owesifazane okhohlakele. 25:17 Ububi bowesifazane buguqula ubuso bakhe, bube mnyama ubuso njengendwangu yesaka. 25:18 Indoda yakhe iyakuhlala phakathi kwabakhelwane bakhe; futhi lapho esizwa bubula kabuhlungu. 25:19 Bonke ububi buncane ngobubi bowesifazane; ingxenye yesoni iwela phezu kwakhe. 25:20 Njengokwenyuka indlela enesihlabathi ezinyaweni zabadala, unjalo nomfazi. egcwele amazwi endodeni ethule. 25:21 Ungakhubeki ngobuhle bowesifazane, futhi ungafisi kuye ngenxa yobumnandi. 25:22 Owesifazane, uma elondoloza indoda yakhe, ugcwele intukuthelo, amanyala, futhi ihlazo elikhulu. 25:23 Owesifazane omubi unciphisa isibindi, wenza ubuso obunzima futhi inhliziyo elimele: owesifazane ongeke amduduze umyeni wakhe osizini wenza izandla ezibuthakathaka namadolo axegayo. 25:24 Kowesifazane, ukuqala kwesono, futhi ngaye sonke siyafa. 25:25 Ungawaniki amanzi; nowesifazane omubi nenkululeko yokuphumela ngaphandle. 25:26 Uma engahambi njengoba uthanda kuye, mnqume enyameni yakho, futhi mnike incwadi yesahlukaniso, amyeke ahambe.