Sirach 38:1 Hlonipha udokotela ngokumhlonipha ngenxa yemisebenzi eninayo angaba naye, ngokuba uJehova umdalile. 38:2 Ngokuba koPhezukonke kuvela ukuphulukiswa, futhi uyokwamukela udumo inkosi. 38:3 Ikhono udokotela uyophakamisa ikhanda lakhe, futhi emehlweni ka uyakubabaza abakhulu. 38:4 INkosi yadala imithi emhlabeni; lalowo ohlakaniphileyo ngeke abenyanya. 38:5 Ingabe amanzi ayenziwa abe mnandi ngokhuni, ukuze amandla awo abe eyaziwayo? 38:6 Futhi unike amadoda amakhono, ukuze ahlonishwe ngokumangalisayo kwakhe isebenza. 38:7 Ngokunjalo uyaphilisa abantu, asuse iminjunju yabo. 38:8 Abanjalo umgcobi wenza inhlaka; lemisebenzi yakhe ikhona akukho ukuphela; futhi kuvela kuye ukuthula emhlabeni wonke. 38:9 Ndodana yami, ekuguleni kwakho ungabi budedengu, kodwa khuleka eNkosini, futhi yena uzokuphilisa. 38:10 Deda esonweni, futhi uhlele izandla zakho, futhi uhlanze inhliziyo yakho kubo bonke ububi. 38:11 Nikeza iphunga elimnandi nesikhumbuzo kafulawa ocolekileyo; futhi wenze amafutha umnikelo, njengoba engekho. 38:12 Khona-ke nikeza udokotela indawo, ngoba iNkosi idalile kuye ungasuki kuwe, ngokuba uyamdinga. 38:13 Kukhona isikhathi lapho ezandleni zabo kukhona impumelelo enhle. 38:14 Ngoba futhi bayokhuleka eNkosini, ukuze aphumelele ukuthi, abakunikezayo ukuze kube lula kanye nekhambi lokwelula impilo. 38:15 Lowo owonayo phambi koMenzi wakhe, makawele esandleni sikaJehova udokotela. 38:16 Ndodana yami, ake izinyembezi ziwele phezu kwabafileyo, futhi uqale ukulila, sengathi wena wehlelwe yingozi enkulu; abese emboza umzimba wakhe njengokwesiko, njalo ungakunaki ukungcwatshwa kwakhe. 38:17 Khala kamunyu, futhi nibubule kakhulu, futhi nisebenzise isililo, njengoba enjalo kufanele, futhi usuku noma ezimbili, funa uhlanjalazwe: bese-ke uziduduze ngosizi lwakho. 38:18 Ngoba ngokudangala kuvela ukufa, futhi ukudabuka kwenhliziyo kwaphula amandla. 38:19 Ekuhluphekeni kukhona usizi, futhi ukuphila kwabampofu kuyinto isiqalekiso senhliziyo. 38:20 Ungathathi usizi enhliziyweni: ukuxosha, futhi ilungu ekupheleni kokugcina. 38:21 Ungakhohlwa, ngoba akukho ukuphenduka, ungakwenzi kuye kuhle, kodwa uzilimaze. 38:22 Khumbula ukwahlulela kwami, ngoba nawe kuyoba njalo. izolo kimi, futhi namuhla kuwe. 38:23 Lapho ofileyo uphumule, ukukhunjulwa kwakhe makuphumule; futhi niduduzwe ngenxa kuye, lapho uMoya wakhe usumukile kuye. 38:24 Ukuhlakanipha kofundile kuvela ithuba lokuzilibazisa onomsebenzi omncane uyohlakanipha. 38:25 Angakuthola kanjani ukuhlakanipha obambe igeja, futhi ekhazimulayo oxosha izinkabi, esebenza kanzima, nobani inkulumo eyezinkunzi? 38:26 Unika ingqondo yakhe ukwenza imisele; futhi uyakhuthala ukupha izinkomo ifolishi. 38:27 Ngakho wonke umbazi kanye nezisebenzi, osebenza ubusuku nemini: futhi abasikayo nababeka izimpawu, bakhuthalele ukwenza izinhlobonhlobo ezinkulu; futhi bazinikele ezithombeni zomgunyathi, futhi babuke ukuze baqedele umsebenzi: 38:28 Umkhandi ehlezi eduze kwensimbi, futhi ebheka umsebenzi wensimbi, umhwamuko womlilo udla inyama yakhe, ulwa ngokushisa kwe isithando somlilo: umsindo wesando nensimbi uhlala ezindlebeni zakhe; amehlo akhe esalokhu ebheka isifanekiso sento ayenzayo; yena ubeka ingqondo yakhe ukuba aqedele umsebenzi wakhe, futhi uyaqaphela ukuwupholisha ngokuphelele: 38:29 Kanjalo umbumbi ehlezi emsebenzini wakhe, futhi ejikeleza isondo izinyawo zakhe, ohlale egxilile emsebenzini wakhe, enze konke okwakhe sebenza ngenombolo; 38:30 Obumba ubumba ngengalo yakhe, futhi ugoba amandla akhe phambi izinyawo zakhe; uzinikela ukuba alihole; futhi uyakukhuthalela hlanza isithando somlilo: 38:31 Bonke laba bathembela ezandleni zabo, futhi yilowo nalowo uhlakaniphile emsebenzini wakhe. 38:32 Ngaphandle kwalezi umuzi ngeke kuhlalwe, futhi ngeke bahlale lapho ngeke, noma behle benyuka. 38:33 Ngeke afunelwe elulekweni obala, futhi ngeke ahlale phezulu ibandla: abayikuhlala esihlalweni sokwahlulela, bangaqondi isigwebo sokwahlulela: abakwazi ukumemezela ubulungisa nokwahlulela; futhi bona kayikutholwa lapho kukhulunywa khona imifanekiso. 38:34 Kodwa bayogcina isimo sezwe, futhi [zonke] isifiso sabo emsebenzini wabo wezandla.