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.