Sirach
24:1 Ubulumko buya kuzidumisa, buqhayise phakathi kwabantu babo.
24:2 Ebandleni bOsenyangweni iya kuwuvula umlomo wayo, kwaye
niqhayise phambi kwamandla akhe.
24:3 Ndaphuma emlonyeni wOsenyangweni, ndawugubungela umhlaba njengenkungu
ilifu.
24:4 Ndihleli ezindaweni eziphakamileyo, netrone yam isemqulwini welifu.
24:5 Mna ndawujikeleza ndedwa umjikelo wezulu, ndahamba emazantsi olwandle
nzulu.
24:6 Kumaza olwandle nasemhlabeni wonke, nakuzo zonke izizwe kunye
sizwe, ndazuza ilifa.
24:7 Ngezo zinto zonke bendifuna ukuphumla; ndohlala kwelifa likabani na?
24:8 Ngoko uMdali wezinto zonke undiwisele umthetho, nalowo wandenzayo
Ndawumisa umnquba wam, ndathi, Intente yakho mayibe kwaYakobi;
nelifa lakho kwaSirayeli.
24:9 Wandidala kwasentloko, kwangaphambi kwehlabathi;
ukusilela.
24:10 Ententeni engcwele ndandikhonza phambi kwakhe; ndenjenjalo ukuzinza
eZiyon.
24:11 Ngokunjalo wandinika ukuphumla, emzini omthandayo, eYerusalem
amandla.
24:12 Ndendela phezu kwabantu abazukileyo, nakwisahlulo sehlabathi
ilifa leNkosi.
24:13 Ndizivelele njengomsedare eLebhanon, nanjengomsipres phezu kolwandle.
iintaba zeHermon.
24:14 Ndaphakama ndanjengomsundu e-En-gadi, nanjengomfiyo endle.
IYeriko, injengomnquma omhle kwintsimi enqwenelekayo, yakhula njengeentyatyambo
umthi wendiza ngasemanzini.
24:15 Ndakhupha ivumba elimnandi njengesinamon neaspalathus, ndaza ndavelisa a
Ivumba elithozamisayo njengemore emnandi, njengegalebhana, nebherilo, nebherilo;
njengokuqhuma kwentlaka emhlophe ententeni.
24:16 Njengomthi wemore, ndawolula amasebe am, aba amasebe am
amasebe embeko nobabalo.
24:17 Njengomdiliya uvelisa ivumba elithozamisayo, Neentyantyambo zam zintyantyambo zam;
isiqhamo sozuko nobutyebi.
24:18 Ndingunina wothando oluhle, noloyiko, nokwazi, nethemba elingcwele
ke ngoko, ekubeni ngonaphakade, ndinikiwe kubo bonke abantwana bam ababizwe ngabo
yena.
24:19 Yizani kum, nonke nina bandithandayo, nizalise ubuncwane bam.
iziqhamo.
24:20 Ngokuba simnandi ngaphezu kobusi isikhumbuzo sam, Nelifa lam ngaphezu kobusi
inqatha lobusi.
24:21 Abandidlayo basaya kulamba;
nxanwa.
24:22 Lowo undithobelayo akayi kukha adaniswe; nabo basebenza ngam
ayiyi kuphosakela.
24:23 Zonke ezi zinto ziyincwadi yomnqophiso kaThixo Osenyangweni
umyalelo awawumisela uMoses ukuba ube lilifa lawo amabandla
uYakobi.
24:24 Musani ukusitha amandla eNkosini; ukuze aniqinise, namathelani kuye
ngokuba uYehova wemikhosi nguThixo yedwa, akukho ngaphaya kwakhe
omnye uMsindisi.
24:25 Uwuzalisa zonke izinto ngobulumko bakhe, njengeFison nanjengeTigris elwandle
ixesha leziqhamo ezitsha.
24:26 Wandisa ingqondo njengoEfrati, nanjengeYordan phakathi
ixesha lokuvuna.
24:27 Uyenza imfundiso yokwazi ibonakale njengokukhanya, nanjengeGeon e
ixesha lokuvuna.
24:28 Owokuqala ebengamazi kakuhle; akasayi kumfumana owokugqibela
ngaphandle.
24:29 Kuba iingcinga zabo zininzi ngaphezu kolwandle, Namacebo abo anzulu kunolwandle
inzulu enkulu.
24:30 Kananjalo ndaphuma njengomlambo wasemlanjeni, nanjengomsele ongena emyezweni.
24:31 Bendisithi, Ndiya kuwuseza umyezo wam, ndiwunyakamise umyezo wam
nantso, umlambo wam waba ngumlambo, nomlambo wam waba lulwandle.
24:32 Ndisaya kukhanyisa imfundiso njengokusa, ndithumele
ukukhanya kwakhe kude.
24:33 Ndisaya kusigalela imfundiso njengesiprofeto, ndisiyeke kude kuse ephakadeni
ngonaphakade.
24:34 Yabona, andibulalekanga mna ndedwa, ndibulalekele bona bonke;
funa ubulumko.