Sirach 28:1 Lowo ophindisela uyothola impindiselo eNkosini, futhi ngokuqinisekile uyokwenza gcina izono zakhe [esikhumbuzweni.] 28:2 Thethelela umakhelwane wakho ububi akwenze kuwe, kanjalo kuyakuba wakho nezono ziyathethelelwa lapho ukhuleka. 28:3 Umuntu uthwala inzondo ngomunye, futhi ufuna ukuthethelelwa Nkosi? 28:4 Akabonisi umusa kumuntu ofana naye, futhi uyacela ukuthethelelwa kwezono zakhe? 28:5 Uma lowo ongowenyama esondla inzondo, ngubani oyonxusa ukuba athethelelwe izono zakhe? 28:6 Khumbula ukuphela kwakho, futhi uvumele ubutha buphele. [khumbula] ukonakala nokufa, futhi nihlale emiyalweni. 28:7 Khumbula imiyalo, futhi ungathwali okubi kumakhelwane wakho. khumbulani isivumelwano soPhezukonke, nicime amehlo ngokungazi. 28:8 Yeka ukuxabana, unciphise izono zakho, ngokuba umuntu onolaka. izosusa ukungezwani, 28:9 Umuntu oyisoni uphazamisa abangane, futhi uphikisana phakathi kwabathile ngokuthula. 28:10 Njengendaba yomlilo, injalo ivutha; lunjalo ulaka lwakhe; nangokwengcebo yakhe ulaka lwakhe luyakhuphuka; kanye ne banamandla abaphikisanayo, kulapho bayovutha khona. 28:11 Umbango osheshayo kokhela umlilo, futhi ukulwa ngamawala kuyachitha igazi. 28:12 Uma ufutha inhlansi, izovutha; uma uyikhafulela, iyakuvutha. acime, kuphume kokubili emlonyeni wakho. 28:13 Baqalekiseni ohlebayo nolimimbili, ngokuba abanjalo babhubhise abaningi babenokuthula. 28:14 Ulimi inhlebo uye waphazamisa abaningi, futhi wabaxosha ezizweni isizwe, siyibhidlizile imizi enamandla, yachitha izindlu zaso amadoda amakhulu. 28:15 Ulimi inhlebo uye waxosha abesifazane virtuous, futhi wabaphuca kubo imisebenzi yabo. 28:16 Lowo okulalelayo akasoze athola ukuphumula, futhi akasoze ahlale ngokuthula. 28:17 Imivimbo yesiswebhu iveza izimpawu enyameni, kepha ukushaywa komphefumulo ulimi lwaphula amathambo. 28:18 Abaningi bawa ngosiko lwenkemba, kodwa hhayi abaningi kangaka awe ngolimi. 28:19 Kuhle lowo ovikelwe ebuhlungwini bayo; ongelakho ijogwe layo, alizange liboshwe ngezibopho zalo. 28:20 Ngoba ijoka lawo liyijoka lensimbi, futhi izibopho zawo ziyizibopho. zethusi. 28:21 Ukufa kwalo kuwukufa okubi, ithuna babengcono kunalo. 28:22 Ngeke abuse phezu kwalabo abesaba uNkulunkulu, futhi ngeke babe washa nelangabi layo. 28:23 Labo abashiya iNkosi bayowela kulo; futhi liyovutha kuzo. futhi lingacinywa; liyakuthunyelwa phezu kwabo njengengonyama, lidle njengengwe. 28:24 Bheka ukuthi ubiyela impahla yakho ngameva, futhi ubophe yakho isiliva negolide, 28:25 Futhi ulinganise amazwi akho esikalini, futhi wenze umnyango nomgoqo emlonyeni wakho. 28:26 Qaphela ukuthi ungasheleli kuyo, funa uwele phambi kwabalele linda.