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.