Sirach 46:1 UYesu, unyana kaNave, wayeligorha emfazweni, waba ngumalusi ezihlangwini zabo uMoses ngeziprofeto, owathi ngokwegama lakhe wenziwa waba mkhulu ngenxa kaYehova ukusindisa abanyuliweyo bakaThixo, nokuziphindezela kweentshaba ezo wabasukela, ukuze awamise amaSirayeli elifeni lawo. 46:2 Utheni ubuqaqawuli, xa waphakamisa izandla zakhe, waza wazolula ikrele lakhe phezu kwemizi! 46:3 Ngubani na phambi kwakhe ome njalo? ngokuba uYehova wabazisela iintshaba zakhe kuye. 46:4 Ilanga belingabuyanga na ngamandla akhe? kwaye akuzange kube lusuku olunye ixesha elide kangako Mbini? 46:5 Wabiza uYehova Osenyangweni, Zimxinile iintshaba zakhe macala onke; yamva iNkosi enkulu. 46:6 Kwaye kunye namatye esichotho, ubugorha namandla emfazweni wawa ngobugorha ezintlangeni, ekuhleni kwaseBhete-horon, wabatshabalalisa abachasayo, ukuze iintlanga ziwazi onke amandla azo, ngokuba walwa phambi koYehova, wamlandela igorha. 46:7 Kananjalo nangemihla kaMoses wenza umsebenzi wenceba, yena noKalebhi unyana yakwaYefune ekumelaneni nebandla, abavimba abantu esonweni, wabaxolela abangendawo ukukrokra. 46:8 Kwaye abantu abangamakhulu amathandathu amawaka behamba ngeenyawo, bobabini bagcinwa ukuba bazise elifeni ezweni elibaleka amasi kunye nobusi. 46:9 UYehova wamnika amandla uKalebhi, owasala naye kweyakhe ebudaleni bakhe, wangena ezigangeni zelizwe, neyakhe imbewu yalizuza libe lilifa; 46:10 ukuze babone bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli, ukuba kulungile ukumlandela uYehova Nkosi. 46:11 Ke abagwebi, abo bonke abo bantliziyo zingavumanga Uhenyuzo, nabakreqayo kuYehova, Mayibongwe inkumbulo yabo. 46:12 Makahlume amathambo abo endaweni yabo, Malibizwe igama labo oko bekubekek' imbeko kuqhubeke kubantwana babo. 46:13 USamuweli umprofeti, intanda yeNkosi yakhe, wamisa a ubukumkani, nabathetheli abathanjiswa phezu kwabantu bakhe. 46:14 Wayeligweba ibandla ngokomthetho kaYehova, uYehova imbeko kuYakobi. 46:15 Ngokuthembeka kwakhe wafunyanwa engumprofeti wenyaniso, nangelizwi lakhe waziwa ukuba uthembekile embonweni. 46:16 Wabiza iNkosi, Ekuxinaniseni kwakhe iintshaba zakhe ngeenxa zonke, ekuyinyuseni kwayo itakane elanyayo. 46:17 Kwaye iNkosi yaduduma ezulwini, kwaye kwabakho isandi esikhulu ilizwi ukuba liviwe. 46:18 Wabatshabalalisa abathetheli baseTire, nabo bonke abathetheli; amaFilisti. 46:19 Ke kaloku, ngaphambi kobuthongo bakhe, wamangalela uYehova nomthanjiswa wakhe, andithabathanga nto yamntu, andithabathanga neembadada; kwaye kungekho bani ummangalelayo. 46:20 Kwaye emva kokufa kwakhe waprofeta, waza wamxelela ukumkani isiphelo sakhe waliphakamisa izwi lakhe emhlabeni eprofeta, ukuba abucime ubugwenxa ubungendawo babantu.