Sirach 30:1 Lowo othanda indodana yakhe uvame ukubamba induku, ukuze abe nayo injabulo yakhe ekugcineni. 30:2 Lowo ojezisa indodana yakhe uyojabula kuye, futhi uyojabula phakathi kwabazanayo. 30:3 Ofundisa indodana yakhe udabukisa isitha, futhi phambi kwabangane bakhe lizathokoza ngaye. 30:4 Nakuba uyise efa, unjengokungathi akafanga, ngoba ufile washiya omunye ofana naye emva kwakhe. 30:5 Esaphila, wabona futhi wajabula ngaye, futhi lapho efa, wayengekho okudabukisayo. 30:6 Washiya ngemuva kwakhe umphindiseli ezitheni zakhe, futhi lowo ngeke umusa kubangani bakhe. 30:7 Oweqisa indodana yakhe uyobopha amanxeba akhe; kanye neyakhe amathumbu ayothuthumela kukho konke ukukhala. 30:8 Ihhashi elingaphuliwe liba nekhanda eliqinile, nomntwana ushiywe yedwa kuzoba ngamabomu. 30:9 Cocker umntanakho, futhi uyokwenza ukwesaba: ukudlala naye, futhi yena izokulethela osizini. 30:10 Ungahleki naye, funa ube nosizi naye, funa uququde. amazinyo akho ekugcineni. 30:11 Ungamniki inkululeko ebusheni bakhe, futhi ungashayi iso ngobuwula bakhe. 30:12 Khothamisa intamo yakhe esemncane, futhi umshaye emaceleni ngenkathi yena usengumntwana, funa abe nenkani, angakulaleli, kanjalo letha usizi enhliziyweni yakho. 30:13 Yithethise indodana yakho, uyibambe, funa ukukhanuka kwayo kungabi yingozi. isikhubekiso kuwe. 30:14 Ungcono abampofu, bephilile futhi enamandla umthethosisekelo, kunokuba ocebile umuntu ohlushwayo emzimbeni wakhe. 30:15 Impilo kanye nempahla enhle yomzimba ingaphezu kwawo wonke igolide, nomzimba oqinile ngaphezu kwengcebo engapheli. 30:16 Ayikho ingcebo ngaphezu komzimba ophilile, futhi akukho injabulo ngaphezu kwenjabulo ye inhliziyo. 30:17 Ukufa kungcono kunokuphila okumunyu noma ukugula njalo. 30:18 Izibiliboco ezithelwa emlonyeni ovalekile zinjengezicucu zenyama ebekwe phezu kwe ithuna. 30:19 Kunanzuzoni ukunikelwa kwesithombe? ngoba alinakudla noma iphunga: unjalo ozingelwa nguJehova. 30:20 Ubona ngamehlo akhe, abubule, njengomthenwa ogona indoda. intombi futhi iyabubula. 30:21 Unganikeli phezu kwenhliziyo yakho ebunzimeni, ungazihluphi ngenhliziyo yakho. iseluleko sakhe. 30:22 Ukuthokoza kwenhliziyo kungukuphila komuntu, nentokozo ye umuntu uyandisa izinsuku zakhe. 30:23 Thanda umphefumulo wakho, futhi ududuze inhliziyo yakho, ukususa usizi kude nawe. ngokuba usizi lubulele abaningi, akubangakho-nzuzo. 30:24 Umhawu nolaka kufinyeza ukuphila, futhi ukukhathazeka kuveza ukuphila phambi kukaJehova isikhathi. 30:25 Inhliziyo ethokozayo nenhle iyoba nokunakekela inyama yayo nokudla.