Sirach
43:1 Iqhayiya eliphezulu, esibhakabhakeni esicacileyo, Ubuhle bezulu, kunye
imbonakalo yakhe ezukileyo;
43:2 Ilanga ekuphumeni kwalo lisenza imisebenzi emangalisayo
isixhobo, umsebenzi wOsenyangweni:
43:3 Emini emaqanda womisa ilizwe;
ngayo?
43:4 Umntu ovuthela iziko wenza imisebenzi yobushushu, kodwa ilanga liyawutshisa
iintaba ngokuphindwe kathathu; ukuphefumla imiphunga yomlilo, nokuthumela
Kuphuma imiqadi eqaqambileyo, kufiphaze amehlo.
43:5 Mkhulu uYehova, uMenzi wayo; Igidimela ilizwi layo kamsinya.
43:6 Nenyanga wamisela inyanga ngexesha layo, ukuba ibe nokuxela amaxesha;
kunye nomqondiso wehlabathi.
43:7 Ukusuka enyangeni ngumqondiso wemithendeleko, ukukhanya kuyancipha kuyo
imfezeko.
43:8 Inyanga leyo ibizwa ngegama lakhe, yanda kuyo ngokubalulekileyo
ukutshintsha, ukuba sisixhobo semikhosi phezulu, ekhanyayo kwi
isibhakabhaka;
43:9 Ubuhle bezulu, ubuqaqawuli beenkwenkwezi, ivatho lokukhanyisa
ezindaweni eziphakamileyo zeNkosi.
43:10 Ngokomyalelo kayiNgcwele baya kuma ngolungelelwano lwabo, kwaye
ungatyhafi emilindweni yabo.
43:11 Wukhangeleni umnyama, nimdumise uMenzi wawo; intle kakhulu
ekubengezeni kwayo.
43:12 Ulijikeleza izulu ngesangqa esinobuqaqawuli, kunye nezandla zomntu
Osenyangweni uyigobile.
43:13 Ngomthetho wakhe uliwisa ikhephu, alithumele
ngokukhawuleza imibane yesigwebo sakhe.
43:14 Ngaloo nto ubutyebi buvulwa, kwaye amafu aphaphazela njengeentaka.
43:15 Ngamandla akhe amakhulu uwenza uqina amafu, nesichotho sawo
yaphukile encinci.
43:16 Ekuboneni kwakhe ziyanyikima iintaba, kwaye ngokuthanda kwakhe umoya wasezantsi
uyavuthela.
43:17 Isandi sendudumo siyanyikima ihlabathi;
isaqhwithi sasentla nesaqhwithi, Njengeentaka ziphaphazela, uyawachithachitha
Ikhephu elikhephu, nokuwa kwalo kufana nokusa kweenkumbi;
43:18 Iliso liyamangaliswa bubuhle bobumhlophe bayo, nentliziyo;
iyakhwankqiswa yimvula yayo.
43:19 Iqabaka, njengetyuwa, uyigalela emhlabeni, ixovukile;
ilala encotsheni yezibonda ezibukhali.
43:20 Ekuvuthululeni komoya obandayo wasentla, asuke ayithele emkhenkceni amanzi;
lihlala phezu kweentlangano zonke zamanzi, liyambesa
manzi ngathi sisigcina-sifuba.
43:21 Udla iintaba, uyitshise intlango, uyidle
ingca njengomlilo.
43:22 Yinkungu eza kamsinya, iyeza kamsinya, emva kwayo kukho umbethe
ubushushu buyahlaziya.
43:23 Ngecebo lakhe uwenzela amanzi enzonzobila, atyale iziqithi kuwo.
43:24 Abahamba ngolwandle baxela ingozi yalo; naxa sisiva
Ngeendlebe zethu, siyamangaliswa.
43:25 Kuba kuyo kuya kubakho imisebenzi ebalulekileyo, neentlobo ngeentlobo
izilo kunye neminenga zidalwe.
43:26 Ngaye ukuphela kwabo konempumelelo, Nentetho yakhe bonke bephela
izinto zibandakanya.
43:27 Sisenokuthetha izinto ezininzi, sibe sibe ngamafutshane;
43:28 Singathini na ukuba nako ukumkhulisa? ngokuba mkhulu kunabo bonke abakhe
isebenza.
43:29 UYehova uyoyikeka, mkhulu kakhulu, namandla akhe angummangaliso;
43:30 Xa sukuba niyizukisa iNkosi, menzeni umzukise kangangoko nanako; ngokuba kuseza kuyenza
ugqithisele kakhulu; xa uthe wamphakamisa, khupha amandla enu onke, kwaye
musani ukudinwa; ngokuba aninako ukuya kude.
43:31 Ngubani na ombonileyo, ukuba asixelele? ngubani na ongamenza mkhulu njengaye
ingaba?
43:32 Kusekho izinto ezifihlakeleyo, ezinkulu kunezi, kuba sibonile;
ezimbalwa zemisebenzi yakhe.
43:33 Ngokuba uYehova wazenza zonke izinto; unika owenceba
ubulumko.