Sirach
49:1 Kurangarirwa kwaJosia kwakafanana nomusanganiswa wezvinonhuwira
rakagadzirwa noumhizha hwomuvhenganisi wezvinonhuwira, rinotapira souchi mumiromo yose;
uye sevaimbi pamafundo ewaini.
49:2 Akaita zvakarurama pakutendeuka kwevanhu, akatora
bvisa zvinonyangadza zvezvakaipa.
49:3 Akaisa mwoyo wake kuna Ishe, uye panguva yavakaipa
akatanga kunamata Mwari.
49:4 Vose, kunze kwaDhavhidhi, naHezekiya, naJosiya, vakanga vakanganisa, nokuti ivo
vakasiya murayiro woWokumusoro-soro, kunyange madzimambo aJudha akakundikana.
49:5 Naizvozvo akapa vamwe simba ravo, uye kubwinya kwavo kune mumwe
rudzi.
49:6 Vakapisa guta rakatsaurwa renzvimbo tsvene, uye vakaita migwagwa
sedongo, sezvakaporofitwa naJeremiya.
49:7 Nokuti vakamuitira zvakaipa, kunyange zvakadaro akanga ari muporofita, akaitwa mutsvene
ari mudumbu ramai vake, kuti agodzura, nokutambudza, nokuparadza;
uye kuti avakewo nekudyara.
49:8 Ezekieri ndiye akaona chiratidzo chinobwinya, chaakaratidzwa paari
ngoro yamakerubhi.
49:9 Nokuti akataura pamusoro pevavengi pasi pemufananidzo wemvura, uye
akavatungamirira vakaenda zvakanaka.
49:10 Uye pakati pevaporofita gumi nevaviri chirangaridzo ngachiropafadzwe, uye regai avo
mafupa anobudira panzvimbo yawo, nekuti vakanyaradza Jakove
akavanunura netariro yechokwadi.
49:11 Tichakudza sei Zorobhabheri? kunyange akanga akaita sechisimbiso chokurudyi
ruoko:
49:12 Ndizvo zvakanga zvakaita Jesu, mwanakomana waJosedheki, uyo akavaka imba panguva yavo.
akavaka temberi tsvene kuna Jehovha yakanga yagadzirirwa
kubwinya kusingaperi.
49:13 Uye pakati pavasanangurwa paiva Neemia, ane mukurumbira mukuru, akasimudza
isu masvingo akanga awira pasi, akatimisa masuwo namazariro;
uye akamutsazve matongo edu.
49:14 Asi panyika pakanga pasina munhu akasikwa saEnoki; nokuti akatorwa
pasi.
49:15 Hapana jaya akaberekwa akafanana Josefa, mubati wake
hama, mutsigiro wavanhu, vane mafupa akarangarirwa naJehovha.
49:16 Semu naSeti vakanga vachikudzwa zvikuru pakati pavanhu, uye Adhamu akanga ari pamusoro pavose
chinhu chipenyu mukusika.