Sirach
48:1 Wesuka wema uEliya umprofeti njengomlilo, nelizwi lakhe lavutha njengomlilo
isibane.
48:2 Wabahlisela indlala enzima, Wabanciphisa ngenzondelelo yakhe
inani.
48:3 Ngelizwi likaYehova walivala izulu, kwanjalo kathathu
yehlisa umlilo.
48:4 Hayi, ubungangamsha bakho, Eliya, ngemisebenzi yakho ebalulekileyo! ngubani na oya kuqhayisa
njengawe!
48:5 owavusa umntu ofileyo ekufeni, Nomphefumlo wakhe endaweni yesono
abafileyo, ngelizwi lOsenyangweni.
48:6 owabatshabalalisayo ookumkani, Ababekekileyo elukhukweni lwabo;
48:7 owasivayo ukukhalima kukaYehova eSinayi, naseHorebhe isigwebo
yempindezelo:
48:8 owathambisa ookumkani ukuba baphindezele impindezelo, nabaprofeti ukuba baphumelele
yena:
48:9 owathatyathwa ngesaqhwithi somlilo, enqwelweni yomlilo
amahashe:
48:10 owamiselwa izohlwayo ngamaxesha abo, ukuthomalalisa ingqumbo yomsindo wakhe.
Umgwebo kaYehova wawuqalela kumsindo, ujike
Intliziyo kayise kunyana, Nokubuyisela izizwe zakwaYakobi.
48:11 Banoyolo abakubonayo, balala ngothando; ngokuba siya kuyenza
phila.
48:12 Ke kaloku uEliya, egutyungelwe sisaqhwithi, wazala uElisha
ngomoya wakhe: ngoxa wayedla ubomi, akazange ashukunyiswe bubukho bukaYe
akukho bani wayengenako ukumthobela.
48:13 Akukho lizwi lameyisayo; waza emva kokufa kwakhe umzimba wakhe waprofeta.
48:14 Wenza imisebenzi ebalulekileyo ebomini bakhe, Ekufeni kwakhe imisebenzi yakhe yayibalulekile.
48:15 Ngenxa yoko abaguqukanga abantu, abatyeka ebubini babo
izono zabo, bada baphangwa, bakhutshwa emhlabeni wabo, baba
lusalilizwe lonke ihlabathi; kwasala abantu abancinane, naba
Umphathi wendlu kaDavide.
48:16 inxenye yabo yenza oko kukholekileyo kuThixo, inxenye yanda
izono.
48:17 UHezekiya wawunqabisa umzi wakhe, wangenisa amanzi esazulwini sawo.
wemba ingxondorha ngesinyithi, wemba amaqula amanzi.
48:18 Ngexesha lakhe wenyuka uSaneribhe, wathuma uRabheshake, wamphakamisa intloko yakhe.
Isandla siphezu kweZiyon, saqhayisa ngokukratsha.
48:19 Zaza zangcangcazela iintliziyo nezandla zabo, kwaye babandezeleka njengomfazi
intlungu.
48:20 Ke bona banqula uYehova onenceba, kwaye basolula
izandla ngakuye; waza kwaoko oyiNgcwele waziva ephuma emazulwini.
wabanikela ngelungiselelo leNgxelo.
48:21 Wawuxabela umkhosi wama-Asiriya, kwaye isithunywa sakhe sabatshabalalisa.
48:22 Kuba uHezekiya wayekwenzile okukholisa uYehova, waza womelela
iindlela zikaDavide uyise, njengoko uIsaya umprofeti, owayemkhulu kwaye
ethembekile embonweni wakhe, wayemyalele.
48:23 Ngexesha lakhe labuya umva ilanga, wabolula ubomi bokumkani.
48:24 Wabona ngomoya oncamisileyo ukuba yintoni na eya kuhla ekupheleni;
wabathuthuzela abenza isijwili eZiyon.
48:25 Waxela into eya kubakho ngonaphakade, nezinto ezisitheleyo, nokuba zezaphakade
beza.