Sirach 39:1 Kodwa lowo onikela ingqondo yakhe emthethweni woPhezukonke, futhi umatasa ekuzindleni kwayo, uyofuna ukuhlakanipha kwabo bonke abadala, futhi ugxile eziprofethweni. 39:2 Uyogcina amazwi abantu abadumile, futhi lapho imizekeliso ubuqili ukhona, naye uyakuba lapho. 39:3 Uyofuna izimfihlo imisho ethuna, futhi conversant in imifanekiso emnyama. 39:4 Uyokhonza phakathi kwabantu abakhulu, futhi avele phambi kwezikhulu ukuhamba emazweni angajwayelekile; ngoba ulingile okuhle lokubi ububi phakathi kwabantu. 39:5 Uyonikela inhliziyo yakhe ukuba baphendukele ekuseni eNkosini owamenza, futhi uyokhuleka phambi koPhezukonke, futhi uyovula umlomo wakhe ngokukhuleka, futhi nxusela izono zakhe. 39:6 Lapho iNkosi enkulu intando, uyogcwala umoya we uyakuthulula amazwi ahlakaniphileyo, abonge uJehova emkhulekweni wakhe. 39:7 Uyoqondisa iseluleko sakhe nolwazi, futhi ekusithekeni kwakhe uyokwenza zindla. 39:8 Uyokwenza ukuveza lokho akufundile, futhi uyoziqhayisa umthetho wesivumelwano seNkosi. 39:9 Abaningi bayotusa ukuqonda kwakhe; futhi inqobo nje uma umhlaba umi, aliyikusulwa; isikhumbuzo sakhe asiyikusuka, nesakhe igama liyakuphila izizukulwane ngezizukulwane. 39:10 Izizwe ziyobonisa ukuhlakanipha kwakhe, futhi ibandla uyomemezela udumo lwakhe. 39:11 Uma efa, uyoshiya igama elikhulu kunenkulungwane, futhi uma efa phila, uyakwandisa. 39:12 Nokho ngisese futhi, engikucabangile; ngoba ngigcwele njengalokhu inyanga isigcwele. 39:13 Lalelani kimi, nina bantwana abangcwele, futhi ahlume njenge-rose ekhula eduze umfudlana wensimu: 39:14 Ninike iphunga elimnandi njengenhlaka, niqhakaze njengomnduze. khiphani iphunga, nihlabele ihubo lokudumisa, nibonge uJehova kukho konke ukuphila kwakhe isebenza. 39:15 Dumisani igama lakhe, nimemezele udumo lwakhe ngezingoma zomlomo wakho. namahabhu, nasekumdumiseni nisho kanjalo. 39:16 Yonke imisebenzi yeNkosi mihle kakhulu, futhi noma yini yena imilayo izagcwaliseka ngesikhathi esifaneleyo. 39:17 Futhi akekho ongase athi: Kuyini lokhu? kungani lokho? okwesikhathi zonke ziyakufunwa: ngomyalo wakhe amanzi wema njengenqwaba, nangamazwi omlomo wakhe izisekelo ze amanzi. 39:18 Ngomyalo wakhe kwenziwa konke akuthandayo; futhi akekho ongavimba, lapho ezosindisa. 39:19 Imisebenzi yenyama yonke iphambi kwakhe, futhi akukho lutho olungafihlwa kuye amehlo. 39:20 Ubona kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade; futhi akukho okumangalisayo phambi kwakhe. 39:21 Akudingeki ukuba umuntu athi, Kuyini lokhu? kungani lokho? ngoba wenzile zonke izinto ngokusetshenziswa kwazo. 39:22 Isibusiso sakhe wasibekela umhlabathi owomileyo njengomfula, futhi wawunisela njengozamcolo. 39:23 Njengoba eguqule amanzi abe usawoti, kanjalo abezizwe bayozuza ifa ulaka lwakhe. 39:24 Njengoba izindlela zakhe zisobala kongcwele; kanjalo bayizikhubekiso kubo ababi. 39:25 Ngokuba okuhle kukhona okuhle kwadalwa kusukela ekuqaleni, ngakho okubi yezoni. 39:26 Izinto eziyinhloko ekuphileni komuntu zingamanzi, nomlilo, insimbi, nosawoti, nempuphu kakolweni, nezinyosi, nobisi, negazi lamagilebhisi; namafutha, nezingubo. 39:27 Zonke lezi zinto zizuzisa uNkulunkulu, kanjalo izoni waphenduka ububi. 39:28 Kukhona imimoya ezidalelwe impindiselo, okuyinto ngokufutheka kwabo walala ngemivimbo ebuhlungu; ngesikhathi sokubhujiswa bathulula amandla abo; futhi adambise ulaka lwalowo owabenzayo. 39:29 Umlilo, nesichotho, nendlala, nokufa, zonke lezi zadalelwa impindiselo; 39:30 Amazinyo ezilo, nawofezela, izinyoka, nenkemba ejezisa. ababi ekubhujisweni. 39:31 Bayojabula emyalezweni wakhe, futhi bayohlala ngomumo umhlaba, lapho isidingo sikhona; futhi lapho kufika isikhathi sabo, ngeke eqa izwi lakhe. 39:32 Ngakho, kusukela ekuqaleni, Nganquma, futhi wacabanga ngalezi izinto, futhi bazishiye zibhaliwe. 39:33 Yonke imisebenzi yeNkosi mihle, futhi uyonika konke okudingekayo ngesikhathi esifanele. 39:34 Ukuze umuntu angasho ukuthi: "Lokhu kubi kakhulu kunalokho," ngoba ngokuhamba kwesikhathi konke kuzovunywa kahle. 39:35 Ngakho, dumisani iNkosi ngayo yonke inhliziyo nomlomo, futhi malibonge igama leNkosi.