Sirach 36:1 Yiba nomusa kithi, O Nkosi, Nkulunkulu wabo bonke, futhi sibheke. 36:2 Futhi uthumele ukwesabeka kwakho phezu kwazo zonke izizwe ezingafuni wena. 36:3 Phakamisa isandla sakho phezu kwabezizwe, futhi uvumele babone yakho amandla. 36:4 Njengoba wangcweliswa kithi phambi kwabo, kanjalo nawe ukhazimuliswe phakathi phambi kwethu. 36:5 Futhi mawakwazi, njengoba nje sikwazile wena, ukuthi akekho uNkulunkulu ngaphandle wena kuphela, O Nkulunkulu. 36:6 Yenzani izibonakaliso ezintsha, futhi wenze ezinye izimangaliso: dumisa isandla sakho nesandla sakho ingalo yokunene, ukuze bashumayele izimangaliso zakho. 36:7 Phakamisa ukufutheka, uthulule ukufutheka; bhubhisa isitha. 36:8 Sake isikhathi sifushane, khumbula isivumelwano, futhi uvumele bamemezele yakho imisebenzi emangalisayo. 36:9 Ophunyukayo makaqedwe ukufutheka komlilo; futhi bavumele bayabhubha abacindezela abantu. 36:10 Shayani amakhanda ababusi bezizwe, abathi: akekho omunye ngaphandle kwethu. 36:11 Buthani ndawonye zonke izizwe zakwaJakobe, futhi uyoba ifa lazo, njengoba kusukela isiqalo. 36:12 O Nkosi, hawukela abantu ababizwa ngegama lakho, futhi phezu kwabo u-Israyeli, omethe izibulo lakho. 36:13 O hawukela iJerusalema, umuzi wakho ongcwele, indawo yakho yokuphumula. 36:14 Gcwalisa iSiyoni ngamazwi akho angakhulumekiyo, nabantu bakho ngenkazimulo yakho. 36:15 Fakaza kulabo owawubaphethe kusukela ekuqaleni. uvuse abaprofethi ababesegameni lakho. 36:16 Vuza labo abakulindele, futhi ake abaprofethi bakho batholakale bethembekile. 36:17 O Nkosi, yizwa umkhuleko wezinceku zakho, ngokuvumelana nesibusiso sika u-Aroni phezu kwabantu bakho, ukuze bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni bazi ukuthi wena uyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu waphakade. 36:18 Isisu sidla ukudla konke, nokho ukudla kungcono kunomunye. 36:19 Njengolwanga lunambitha izinhlobo ezahlukene zenyamazana, injalo inhliziyo yenyama ukuqonda izinkulumo ezingamanga. 36:20 Inhliziyo ephambene ibangela ukudabuka, kodwa umuntu onolwazi uyakwenza mbuyiseleni. 36:21 Owesifazane uzothola wonke amadoda, nokho indodakazi eyodwa ingcono kunenye. 36:22 Ubuhle bowesifazane bujabulisa ubuso, futhi indoda ayithandi lutho kangcono. 36:23 Uma kukhona umusa, ubumnene, nenduduzo, ngolimi lwakhe, khona-ke akukho umyeni wakhe njengamanye amadoda. 36:24 Ozuza umfazi uqala imfuyo, usizo olunjengaye. nensika yokuphumula. 36:25 Lapho kungekho uthango, lapho ifa liyachithwa, futhi ongenakho umfazi uyozulazula ehla enyuka elila. 36:26 Ubani oyothembela isela esimiswe kahle, ngubani ukweqa emzini ngomuzi? kanjalo [oyakukholwa] umuntu ongenayo indlu, ehlala noma kuphi ubusuku buyamthatha?