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.