Sirach
47:1 Emva kwakhe kwesuka uNatan ukuba aprofete, ngemihla kaDavide.
47:2 Njengokuba amanqatha asuswayo kumbingelelo woxolo, wenjenjalo ukunyulwa uDavide
koonyana bakaSirayeli.
47:3 Wadlala neengonyama njengamatakane, Neebhere njengeemvana.
47:4 Akabulalanga na indofa, esemncinci? akathabatha
ingcikivo yabantu, ekusiphakamiseni kwakhe isandla sakhe, ebethelela ilitye, elibe liphakathi
Salitshitshisa isilingi sikaGoliyati?
47:5 Ngokuba unqula Osenyangweni; wamnika amandla ngeyakhe
ngesandla sokunene ukuze alibulale igorha, aphakamise uphondo lwakhe
abantu.
47:6 Bamzukisa ke abantu ngamawaka alishumi, bamdumisa entabeni
Ezintsikelelo zeNkosi, ekumnikeni isithsaba sozuko.
47:7 Waziphanzisa iintshaba ngeenxa zonke, Wabaphanzisa
amaFilisti, ababandezeli bakhe, Bazaphula izigodlo zabo, kwada kwayile nto
usuku.
47:8 Ngezenzo zakhe zonke wamdumisa oyiNgcwele Osenyangweni;
evuma iingoma ngentliziyo yakhe yonke, emthanda umenzi wakhe.
47:9 Wamisa iimvumi phambi kwesibingelelo, ukuze bavakalise ilizwi labo
nicule uncuthu lwengoma, nivume iingoma zabo mihla le.
47:10 Wawazukisa amatheko abo, wawamisela amaxesha amisiweyo, kwada kwayima imini.
ukuze balidumise igama lakhe elingcwele, nokuba itempile ibe namandla
isandi ukususela kusasa.
47:11 UYehova wazisusa izono zakhe, waluphakamisa uphondo lwakhe ngonaphakade, wamnika
ngumnqophiso wookumkani, netrone yozuko kwaSirayeli.
47:12 Emva kwakhe kwavela unyana osisilumko, kwaye ngenxa yakhe wahlala ebanzi.
47:13 USolomon ubelawula ngexesha loxolo, ebekekile; ngokuba uThixo wazenza zonke
uxolo ngeenxa zonke kuye, ukuze akhe indlu egameni lakhe, kwaye
yilungiseni ngonaphakade ingcwele yakhe.
47:14 Utheni na ukuba ulumkile ebutsheni bakho, nanjengomkhukula uzeleyo!
ukuqonda!
47:15 Umphefumlo wakho waligubungela lonke ihlabathi, kwaye wawuzalisa ngobumnyama
imizekeliso.
47:16 Lafikelela eziqithini igama lakho; ngenxa yoxolo lwakho waba yintanda.
47:17 Amangaliswa amazwe ngaweengoma zakho, nangemizekeliso yakho, nangemizekeliso yakho
imizekeliso, nezitoliko.
47:18 Ngegama leNkosi uYehova, ebizwa ngokuba uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli,
Wavuza igolide njengenkcenkce, Wandisa isilivere njengelothe.
47:19 Wawanqula amanqe akho kubafazi, Waziswa ngomzimba wakho
ngokuzithoba.
47:20 Wadyobha isidima sakho, wayihlambela imbewu yakho,
wababizela oonyana bakho, waba buhlungu ngenxa yokumatha kwakho.
47:21 Bahlukana ke ubukumkani, kwalawula ogwilikayo kwaEfrayim
ubukumkani.
47:22 Kodwa iNkosi ayiyi kuyiyeka inceba yayo, nakweyabo bonke
imisebenzi yokutshabalala, akayi kuyibhangisa isizukulwana sabanyuliweyo bakhe;
Akayi kuyihlutha imbewu yalowo umthandayo; kungoko wanikelayo
amasalela kwaYakobi, aphuma kuye ingcambu eya kuDavide.
47:23 Walala ke uSolomon kooyise, wayishiya ngasemva imbewu yakhe
URehobhowam, ubudenge babantu, nosweleyo
ukuqonda, owabajikayo abantu ngecebo lakhe. Kwakukho
kwanoYarobheham unyana kaNebhati, owawonisayo amaSirayeli, wabaxela
uEfrayim umendo wesono;
47:24 Zaye izono zabo zanda ngokuncamisileyo, ukuba bagxothwa
umhlaba.
47:25 Bafuna bonke ububi, yada yabafikela impindezelo.