Sirach 34:1 Amathemba omuntu ongenangqondo ayize, futhi amaphupho phakamisa iziwula. 34:2 Oqaphela amaphupho ufana nomuntu obamba ethunzini, futhi kulandela umoya. 34:3 Umbono amaphupho kuyinto ukufana into eyodwa kwenye, ngisho njengoba isimo sobuso ebusweni. 34:4 Yini engahlanjululwa entweni engcolile? nakuleyo nto ekhona amanga liphi iqiniso elingavela? 34:5 Ukubhula, nokubhula, namaphupho kuyize, nenhliziyo iyize. ilangazelela, njengenhliziyo yowesifazane ekubelethweni. 34:6 Uma bengathunyelwanga koPhezukonke ekuhambeleni kwakho, ungabeki yakho inhliziyo phezu kwabo. 34:7 Ngoba amaphupho baye bakhohliswa abaningi, futhi baye bahluleka ababeka ithemba labo kuzo. 34:8 Umthetho uyotholakala uphelele ngaphandle amanga, futhi ukuhlakanipha kuwukuphelela umlomo othembekileyo. 34:9 Umuntu ohambile wazi izinto eziningi; lalowo onokunengi okuhlangenwe nakho kuyomemezela ukuhlakanipha. 34:10 Lowo ongenalwazi uyazi okuncane, kodwa lowo ohambile egcwele ubuhlakani. 34:11 Lapho ngihamba, ngabona izinto eziningi; futhi ngiqonda ngaphezu kwalokho engingakwazi veza. 34:12 Kaningi ngangisengozini yokufa, kodwa ngakhululwa ngenxa yalezi izinto. 34:13 Umoya wabamesabayo uJehova uyakuphila; ngoba ithemba labo liku lowo obasindisayo. 34:14 Omesabayo uJehova ngeke esabe, futhi ngeke esabe; ngoba uyithemba lakhe. 34:15 Ubusisiwe umphefumulo walowo omesabayo uJehova; futhi ngubani amandla akhe? 34:16 Ngoba amehlo eNkosi aphezu kwalabo abamthandayo, yena unamandla abo ukuvikelwa kanye nokuhlala okuqinile, ukuzivikela ekushiseni, kanye nesembozo kusuka ku- ilanga emini, ukulondeka ekukhubekeni, nosizo ekuweni. 34:17 Uvusa umphefumulo, akhanyisele amehlo; nesibusiso. 34:18 Lowo umhlatshelo wento ezuzwe ngokungafanele, umnikelo wakhe hlekisa; nezipho zabantu abangalungile azamukelwa. 34:19 OPhezukonke akathokozi ngeminikelo yababi; noma ngobuningi bemihlatshelo uyathethelelwa izono. 34:20 Oletha umnikelo wempahla yabampofu wenza kanjalo ubulala indodana phambi kwamehlo kayise. 34:21 Isinkwa sompofu singukuphila kwabo; umuntu wegazi. 34:22 Othatha ukuphila komakhelwane wakhe uyambulala; futhi yena lokho ophamba isisebenzi ngenkokhelo yaso ungumchithi wegazi. 34:23 Lapho omunye akha, futhi omunye ediliza, yini inzuzo abanayo ngaleso sikhathi kodwa umsebenzi? 34:24 Lapho omunye ethandaza, futhi omunye aqalekise, izwi likabani uJehova uyokuzwa? 34:25 Lowo ogezayo ngemva kokuthinta isidumbu, uma ethintwa futhi, kusizani ukugezwa kwakhe na? 34:26 Kunjalo ngomuntu ozila ukudla ngenxa yezono zakhe, futhi abuyele, futhi wenza okufanayo: ngubani ongazwa umkhuleko wakhe na? kumbe ukuthotshiswa kwakhe kwenzani amzuzise?