Sirach
33:1 Owesaba uJehova akayikwehlelwa okubi; kodwa ku
ekulingweni uyakubuye amkhulule.
33:2 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo akawuzondi umthetho; kodwa ongumzenzisi kuyo unjengoba
umkhumbi esivunguvungwini.
33:3 Umuntu ohlakaniphileyo wethemba umthetho; futhi umthetho uthembekile
kuye, njengesiphrofetho.
33:4 Lungiselela ukuthi yini ozoyikhuluma, futhi kanjalo wena uzobe ukuzwakala, futhi ukubopha
isiyalo, bese uphendula.
33:5 Inhliziyo yeziwula injengesondo lenqola; nemicabango yakhe injalo
i-axletree egoqayo.
33:6 Ihhashi lensikazi linjengomngane oklolodayo, elibubula ngaphansi kwabo bonke
ohlezi phezu kwakhe.
33:7 Kungani usuku ludlula olunye, lapho njengoba konke ukukhanya kwansuku zonke ku
unyaka ngowelanga?
33:8 Ngolwazi lweNkosi bahlukaniswa, futhi washintsha
izinkathi nemikhosi.
33:9 Abanye kubo ubenze izinsuku eziphakeme, futhi wazingcwelisa, futhi abanye kubo
wenze izinsuku ezivamile.
33:10 Futhi bonke abantu bavela emhlabathini, futhi u-Adamu wadalwa emhlabeni.
33:11 Ngolwazi oluningi, iNkosi ihlukanise phakathi kwabo, futhi wenza izindlela zabo
ezihlukahlukene.
33:12 Abanye kubo wababusisa futhi wabaphakamisa, futhi abanye kubo wabangcwelisa.
wasondela kuye, kepha abanye kubo ubaqalekisile, wabathobisa;
baphuma ezindaweni zabo.
33:13 Njengoba ubumba esandleni sombumbi, ukuze abumbe ngokuthanda kwakhe: kanjalo
umuntu usesandleni salowo owamenzayo, ukuba abuyisele kubo njengokunjengaye
best.
33:14 Okuhle kuphambene nokubi, nokuphila kumelana nokufa: unjalo owesaba uNkulunkulu
ngesoni, nesoni kolungileyo.
33:15 Ngakho bheka yonke imisebenzi yoPhezukonke; futhi kukhona ababili nababili,
omunye ngokumelene nomunye.
33:16 Ngavuka ekugcineni kwabo bonke, njengomuntu obutha ngemva abavuni.
ngesibusiso sikaJehova ngizuze, nganyathela isikhamo sami sewayini njengesithako
umtheli wamagilebhisi.
33:17 Cabanga ukuthi angisebenzelanga mina kuphela, kodwa bonke abafuna
ukufunda.
33:18 Ngilaleleni, O nina madoda amakhulu abantu, futhi nilalele ngezindlebe zenu
ababusi bebandla.
33:19 Unganiki indodana yakho nomkakho, umfowenu nomngane, amandla phezu kwakho ngenkathi
uphila, unganiki omunye impahla yakho, funa uphenduke, futhi
uyakunxusa futhi.
33:20 Uma nje usaphila futhi unokuphefumula kuwe, ungazinikeli
noma yikuphi.
33:21 Ngoba kungcono ukuthi abantwana bakho bafune kuwe, kunokuba wena
kufanele bahloniphe inhlonipho yabo.
33:22 Kuzo zonke izenzo zakho zigcine kuwe ubukhulu; ungashiyi ibala
udumo lwakho.
33:23 Ngesikhathi oyoqeda ngaso izinsuku zakho, futhi uqedele ukuphila kwakho,
wabele ifa lakho.
33:24 Ifolishi, induku, nemithwalo kungokwakhe; nesinkwa, nokuqondisa, kanye
sebenzela inceku. .
33:25 Uma wenza inceku yakho ukusebenza, uyothola ukuphumula, kodwa uma uyeka
uyahamba engenzi lutho, uyofuna inkululeko.
33:26 Ijoka nomlaza kuyikhothamisa intamo; kuyakuba njalo ukuhlushwa nokuhlushwa
inceku embi.
33:27 Mthumele ukusebenza, ukuze angavilaphi; ngokuba ukuvilapha kufundisa okuningi
okubi.
33:28 Mbeke emsebenzini njengokumfaneleyo; uma engalaleli, yembathani okungaphezulu.
izibopho ezinzima.
33:29 Kodwa ningabi ngokweqile kunoma ubani; futhi ngaphandle kokuqonda ningenzi lutho.
33:30 Uma unenceku, mayibe kuwe njengoba uzithanda wena, ngoba wena
umthenge ngentengo.
33:31 Uma unenceku, yincenge njengomzalwane, ngoba uyasidinga
njengokungathi kungokwakho umphefumulo wakho; uma umhlupha, abaleke
wena, uyakuhamba ngayiphi indlela ukumfuna na?