Sirach
35:1 Lowo ogcina umthetho uletha iminikelo ngokwanele, lowo oqaphelayo
emyalweni anikele ngomhlatshelo wokuthula.
35:2 Ophindisela okuhle uletha impuphu ecolekileyo; lalowo ophayo
izipho zomusa zihlabela indumiso.
35:3 Ukushiya ububi kuyinto ejabulisayo eNkosini; futhi ku
ukushiya ukungalungi kuyinhlawulo.
35:4 Aniyikuvela ningenalutho phambi kukaJehova.
35:5 Ngokuba zonke lezi zinto kumelwe zenziwe ngenxa yomyalo.
35:6 Umnikelo wolungileyo ukhuluphalisa i-altare, nephunga elimnandi
lalo liphambi koPhezukonke.
35:7 Umhlatshelo womuntu olungileyo uyamukeleka. nesikhumbuzo salo
alisoze likhohlakala.
35:8 Nikani uJehova udumo lwakhe ngeso elihle, futhi ungalinciphisi
ulibo lwezandla zakho.
35:9 Kuzo zonke izipho zakho bonisa ubuso obuthokozayo, futhi unikele okweshumi kwakho.
ngentokozo.
35:10 Nika oPhezukonke njengoba nje ekucebisile; futhi njengawe
usutholile, yipha ngeso elithokozayo.
35:11 Ngoba iNkosi ubuyisela, futhi uyokunika kasikhombisa.
35:12 Ungacabangi ukonakalisa ngezipho; ngoba abanjalo kasoze abamukele: njalo
ningathembeli emihlatshelweni engalungile; ngoba iNkosi ingumahluleli futhi inaye
akukhethi buso bamuntu.
35:13 Ngeke amukele noma yimuphi umuntu ngokumelene ompofu, kodwa uyolalela
umkhuleko wabacindezelweyo.
35:14 Ngeke adelele ukunxusa kwentandane; noma umfelokazi,
lapho ethulula isikhalo sakhe.
35:15 Izinyembezi azigelezi yini ezihlathini zomfelokazi? futhi akukhona ukukhala kwakhe ngokumelene
ngubani oziwisayo na?
35:16 Lowo okhonza uJehova uyokwamukelwa ngomusa, futhi umthandazo wakhe
iyakufinyelela emafwini.
35:17 Umkhuleko wabathobekileyo udabula amafu, waze wasondela.
abayikududuzwa; futhi kayikumuka, aze oPhezukonke aphume
bheka ukwahlulela ngokulunga, wenze ukwahlulela.
35:18 Ngoba iNkosi ngeke kuvimbe, futhi uMninimandla ngeke abekezele
kubo, aze ashaye ukhalo lwabangenasihawu.
wabuyisela impindiselo kwabezizwe; aze ayisuse
isixuku sabazidlayo, yaphula intonga yabangalungile;
35:19 Ize inikeze yilowo nalowo ngokwezenzo zakhe nangokwemisebenzi yakhe
imisebenzi yabantu ngokwamacebo abo; aze ahlulele indaba
abantu bakhe, futhi wabenza ukuba bajabule ngomusa wakhe.
35:20 Umusa ulungile ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka, njengamafu emvula ezweni.
isikhathi sesomiso.