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.