Sirach 41:1 O kufa, kumunyu kangakanani ukukhumbula kwakho kumuntu ohlala kuyo aphumule empahleni yakhe, kumuntu ongenalutho olumhluphayo, futhi ophumelelayo ezintweni zonke, yebo, kuye lowo osenamandla thola inyama! 41:2 O kufa, uyamukeleka isigwebo sakho kwabampofu, futhi lowo ogama lakhe amandla ayaphela, okukhona manje enkathini yokugcina, futhi sihlushwa yibo bonke izinto, nakuye ophelelwa yithemba, nophelelwe ukubekezela! 41:3 Ningesabi isigwebo sokufa, khumbulani labo ababekade ngaphambi wena, nabalandelayo; ngoba lokhu kuyisinqumo seNkosi phezu kwakho konke inyama. 41:4 Futhi kungani wena ngokumelene nentando yoPhezukonke? akekho ukuphenya ethuneni, ukuthi uphile ishumi, noma ikhulu, noma iminyaka eyinkulungwane. 41:5 Abantwana bezoni bangabantwana abanengekayo, futhi labo oguquguqukayo endlini yababi. 41:6 Ifa labantwana izoni bayoshabalala, futhi inzalo yabo uyakuba nehlazo eliphakade. 41:7 Izingane ziyokhononda uyise ongamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, ngoba bayoba ehlanjalazwa ngenxa yakhe. 41:8 Maye kini, abantu abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu, abaye bashiya umthetho kunabo bonke uNkulunkulu ophakeme! ngokuba uma nanda, kuyakuba-yincithakalo yenu; 41:9 Futhi uma nizalwa, niyozalelwa isiqalekiso, futhi uma nifa, isiqalekiso kuzakuba yisabelo sakho. 41:10 Bonke abasemhlabeni bayophinde baphendukele emhlabeni: kanjalo abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu lizasuka ekuqalekisweni liye ekubhujisweni. 41:11 Ukulila kwabantu kuzungeze imizimba yabo, kodwa igama elibi lezoni izosulwa. 41:12 Bheka igama lakho; ngoba lokho kuzahlala lawe phezulu ingcebo enkulu yegolide eyinkulungwane. 41:13 Impilo enhle inezinsuku ezimbalwa, kodwa igama elihle limi phakade. 41:14 Bantwana bami, gcinani isiyalo ngokuthula, ngoba ukuhlakanipha okufihliweyo, futhi a ingcebo engabonakali, iyinzuzoni kukho kokubili na? 41:15 Umuntu ofihla ubuwula bakhe ungcono kunomuntu ofihla ubuwula bakhe ukuhlakanipha. 41:16 Ngakho-ke yiba namahloni ngokwezwi lami, ngoba akukuhle gcina konke ukuhlazeka; futhi akuvunywa ngokuphelele kukho konke into. 41:17 Yiba namahloni ngobufebe phambi kukayise nonina, nangamanga phambi kom isikhulu nendoda enamandla; 41:18 Icala phambi kukamahluleli nombusi; ngobubi ngaphambi a ibandla kanye nabantu; wokuphatha ngokungafanele phambi komlingani wakho kanye umngane; 41:19 Nokweba ngokuqondene nendawo lapho wena sojournest, futhi mayelana ngeqiniso likaNkulunkulu nesivumelwano sakhe; nokuncika ngendololwane yakho phezu inyama; nokudelela ukupha nokuthatha; 41:20 Futhi ukuthula phambi kwababingelela kuwe; nokubuka isifebe; 41:21 Futhi ukususa ubuso bakho kumfowenu; noma ukuthatha ingxenye noma isipho; kumbe ukugqolozela umfazi wenye indoda. 41:22 noma acindezeleke kakhulu ngencekukazi yakhe, futhi ungasondeli embhedeni wayo; noma kwe ukukhuza izinkulumo phambi kwabangane; futhi ngemva kokupha, solwa hhayi; 41:23 Noma ukuphindaphinda nokukhuluma lokho okuzwile; futhi kwe ukwambulwa kwezimfihlo. 41:24 Ngakho uyakuba namahloni ngempela futhi uthole umusa phambi kwabo bonke abantu.