Sirach 44:1 Makhe sidumise amadoda adumileyo, kunye noobawo abasizalayo. 44:2 UYehova wenze ngabo uzuko olukhulu, ngamandla akhe amakhulu Isiqalo. 44:3 abathe balawula ezikumkanini zabo, amadoda adumileyo ngobugorha; bacebisana ngengqondo yabo, bavakalisa iziprofeto; 44:4 Abathetheli babantu ngamacebo abo, nangokwazi kwabo Imfundo ilungele abantu; Yiyo le nto iziyalezo zabo zilumkile; 44:5 Abazifumanayo iingoma, Bazicengceleza iivesi ngokubhala. 44:6 amadoda azizityebi, axhobe ngobukroti, ahleli ngoxolo eminqubeni yawo. 44:7 Bonke abo babezukiswa kwizizukulwana zabo, kwaye babe luzuko lwabo amaxesha abo. 44:8 Kukho abashiye igama emva kwabo, ukuba indumiso yabo inokuxelwa. 44:9 Kukho abathile abangenasikhumbuzo; abatshabalalayo, ngokungathi kunjalo babengazange babekho; baye baba ngathi abazanga bazalwe; nabantwana babo emva kwabo. 44:10 Kodwa aba babenenceba, kwaye ubulungisa babo akubangakho ilityalwe. 44:11 Nembewu yabo iya kuhlala ililifa elilungileyo, nelifa labo abantwana bangaphakathi kumnqophiso. 44:12 Imbewu yabo ima nkqi, nabantwana babo ngenxa yabo. 44:13 Imbewu yabo iya kuhlala ngonaphakade, nozuko lwabo abuyi kucinywa ngaphandle. 44:14 Izidumbu zabo zingcwatywe ngoxolo; ke igama labo lihleli ngonaphakade. 44:15 Abantu baya kuthetha ngobulumko babo, kwaye ibandla liya kubonisa indumiso yabo. 44:16 UEnoki wamkholisa uYehova, waza waguqulelwa, ukuba ngumzekelo inguquko kuzo zonke izizukulwana. 44:17 UNowa wafunyanwa egqibelele, elilungisa; ngexesha lomsindo wabanjwa ngenxa yoko washiywa ukuba abe ngamasalela kuYehova emhlabeni, ekufikeni konogumbe. 44:18 Wenziwa umnqophiso ongunaphakade naye, ukuze kutshabalale yonke inyama akusayi kubakho ngonogumbe. 44:19 UAbraham waye emkhulu ebantwini abaninzi; kuye; 44:20 owagcina umyalelo wOsenyangweni, wanqophisana naye uwumise umnqophiso enyameni yakhe; wathi akucikideka, waba njalo wafunyanwa ethembekile. 44:21 Ngoko wamthembisa ngesifungo, ukuba uya kuzisikelela iintlanga kuzo nembewu yakhe, nokuba uya kumandisa njengothuli lomhlaba, kwaye Yiphakamiseni imbewu yakhe njengeenkwenkwezi, Uyidle ilifa elwandle, ise elwandle; bethabathela emlanjeni besa ekupheleni kwelizwe. 44:22 Kwangokunjalo wayimisa kuIsake, ngenxa ka-Abraham uyise Intsikelelo yabantu bonke, nomnqophiso, Wawumisa entlokweni yakhe uYakobi. Wamamela ngentsikelelo yakhe, Wamnika ilifa; wazahlula izabelo zakhe; wabahlula phakathi kwezizwe ezilishumi elinazibini.