Sirach
32:1 Uma wenziwa umphathi wedili, ungaziphakamisi, kodwa yiba
phakathi kwabo njengomunye wabanye; nizinakekele, nihlale
phansi.
32:2 Futhi lapho usuwenzile wonke umsebenzi wakho, thatha indawo yakho, ukuze ungase
jabula nabo, wamukele umqhele wokuhleleka kwakho okuhle ebandleni
idili.
32:3 Khuluma, wena umdala, ngoba kufanele wena, kodwa ngezwi
ukwahlulela; futhi ungavimbeli umculo.
32:4 Ungathululi amazwi lapho kukhona umculi, futhi ungakhulumi ukuhlakanipha
ngaphandle kwesikhathi.
32:5 Ikhonsathi yomculo edilini lewayini injengendandatho yensimbi.
ngegolide.
32:6 Njengendandatho yesimaragidu esimisweni segolide, unjalo uhubo lwegolide.
musick ngewayini elimnandi.
32:7 Khuluma, nsizwa, uma kukhona isidingo kuwe, futhi kalukhuni lapho wena
ubuciko wabuza kabili.
32:8 Inkulumo yakho mayibe mfushane, ukuqonda okuningi ngamazwi ambalwa. kube njengomunye
uyazi, abambe ulimi lwakhe.
32:9 Uma uphakathi kwabantu abakhulu, ungazilinganisi nabo; futhi nini
amadoda asendulo akhona, awasebenzisi amagama amaningi.
32:10 Ngaphambi kokuduma kwezulu; phambi kobuso obunamahloni kuyakuhamba
umusa.
32:11 Vuka ekuseni, futhi ungabi ngabokugcina; kodwa buyela ekhaya ngaphandle kokulibala.
32:12 Thatha lapho ukuzilibazisa yakho, futhi wenze njengoba uthanda, kodwa ungoni ngokuzidla
inkulumo.
32:13 Futhi ngenxa yalezi zinto, ubusise lowo owakwenza, futhi uye wagcwalisa wena
ngezinto zakhe ezinhle.
32:14 Omesabayo uJehova uyakwamukela isiyalo sakhe; lalabo abafunayo
yena ekuseni uzathola umusa.
32:15 Lowo ofuna umthetho uyogcwaliswa ngawo, kodwa umzenzisi
uzokhubeka ngalokho.
32:16 Labo abamesabayo uJehova bayothola isahlulelo, futhi uyovutha ubulungisa njengoba
ukukhanya.
32:17 Umuntu owonayo ngeke asolwa, kodwa uthola izaba ngokuvumelana
intando yakhe.
32:18 Umuntu onokwelulekwa uyocabangela; kodwa indoda eyinqaba neziqhenyayo ayinjalo
wethuka ngokwesaba, lanxa enze ngokungalulekiyo ngokwakhe.
32:19 Ungenzi lutho ngaphandle kweseluleko; futhi nxa usukwenzile kanye, ungaphenduki.
32:20 Ungahambi ngendlela ongase uwe kuyo, futhi ungakhubeki phakathi kwabo
amatshe.
32:21 Ungazethembi ngendlela ecacile.
32:22 Futhi qaphela izingane zakho siqu.
32:23 Themba umphefumulo wakho kuwo wonke umsebenzi omuhle; ngoba lokhu kungukugcinwa kwethempeli
imiyalo.
32:24 Okholwa yiNkosi uyaqaphela umyalo; futhi yena
omethembayo kayikuba ngokubi.