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?