Sirach
26:1 Ibusisiwe indoda onomfazi omuhle, ngokuba inani lezinsuku zayo
kuzoba kabili.
26:2 Owesifazane oqotho uyajabula umyeni wakhe, futhi uyogcwalisa iminyaka yakhe
impilo yakhe ngokuthula.
26:3 Umfazi omuhle uyisabelo esihle, okuyinto uyonikwa isabelo
abamesabayo uJehova.
26:4 Noma umuntu ecebile noma empofu, uma enenhliziyo enhle eNkosini,
uyakuthokoza ngaso sonke isikhathi ngobuso obunabileyo.
26:5 Kukhona izinto ezintathu inhliziyo yami ezesabayo; nangeyesine ngaba
ngokwesaba okukhulu: inhlebo yomuzi, ukubuthana kwezixhwanguxhwangu
isixuku, nokumangalelwa ngamanga; konke lokhu kubi kunokufa.
26:6 Kodwa usizi lwenhliziyo nosizi ungowesifazane onesikhwele phezu komunye
owesifazane, nesiswebhu solimi esikhuluma nabo bonke.
26:7 Umfazi omubi uyijoka elinyakaziswa ngapha nangapha; ombambayo unjengejoka.
lanxa wayephethe ufezela.
26:8 Owesifazane odakiwe kanye gadder out abangela intukuthelo enkulu, futhi uyokwenza
angalimbozi ihlazo lakhe.
26:9 Ubufebe bowesifazane bangase baziwe ngokubukeka kwakhe ezidlayo kanye nezinkophe.
26:10 Uma indodakazi yakho engenamahloni, uyigcine in straitly, funa ukunukubeza
ngokwakhe ngenkululeko eningi.
26:11 Qaphela iso elingaboni, futhi ungamangali uma ona kuwe.
26:12 Uyovula umlomo wakhe, njengomhambi owomile lapho ethola i
uphuze amanzi onke aseduze kwaso;
phansi, uvule umgodla walo kuyo yonke imicibisholo.
26:13 Umusa womfazi ujabulisa umyeni wakhe, futhi ukuhlakanipha kwakhe kuyokwenza
khuluphalisa amathambo akhe.
26:14 Owesifazane othuleyo onothando uyisipho sikaJehova; futhi akukho lutho olunjalo
ibaluleke kakhulu njengomqondo ofundiswe kahle.
26:15 Owesifazane onamahloni futhi othembekile ungumusa ophindwe kabili, kanye nezwekazi lakhe
ingqondo ayikwazi ukwaziswa.
26:16 Njengelanga, lapho liphuma emazulwini; kanjalo ubuhle a
umfazi omuhle ekuhleleni kwendlu yakhe.
26:17 Njengoba ukukhanya okukhanyayo kuphezu kothi lwesibani olungcwele; bunjalo ubuhle be
ubuso eminyakeni yobudala.
26:18 Njengezinsika zegolide phezu kwezisekelo zesiliva; kanjalo nabalungile
izinyawo ngenhliziyo engaguquki.
26:19 Ndodana yami, gcina imbali yobudala bakho iphilile; futhi unganiki amandla akho
abangabazi.
26:20 Lapho usuzuze ifa ethelayo kuyo yonke insimu, hlwanyela
yibeke nenzalo yakho, uthembele ebuhleni besithombo sakho.
26:21 Ngakho uhlanga lwakho, okuyinto ushiya uyakuba mkhulu, kokuba nethemba
kokuzalwa kwabo okuhle.
26:22 Isifebe kuthiwe amathe; kodwa owesifazana owendileyo ungumbhoshongo
ngokumelene nokufa kumyeni wakhe.
26:23 Owesifazane omubi unikezwa indoda embi, kodwa owesifazane oqotho
uphiwa owesaba uJehova.
26:24 Owesifazane oyisiwula udelela ihlazo, kepha owesifazane oqotho uyakuhlonipha
umyeni wakhe.
26:25 Owesifazane ongenamahloni uyobhekwa njengenja; kodwa yena olenhloni
bayakumesaba uJehova.
26:26 Owesifazane ohlonipha indoda yakhe uyokwahlulelwa ukuthi uhlakaniphile yibo bonke; kodwa yena
omhlazisayo ngokuzidla kwakhe uyakubalelwa kubo bonke.
26:27 Owesifazane okhalayo nokuthethiswa kuyofunwa ukuze axoshwe
izitha.
26:28 Kukhona izinto ezimbili ezidabukisayo inhliziyo yami; neyesithathu iyangithukuthelisa.
indoda yempi ehluphekayo; namadoda ahlakaniphileyo akhona
akubekwe ngu; nobuyela ekulungeni, abuyele esonweni; iNkosi
onjalo umlungisela inkemba.
26:29 Umthengisi ngeke agweme ukwenza okubi; kanye ne-huckster
kayikukhululwa esonweni.