Sirach
49:1 Isikhumbuzo sikaYosiya sinjengomhlobiso wesiqhumiso
elenziwe ngobugcisa bomqholi, lunencasa njengobusi emilonyeni yonke;
nanjengengoma kwisidlo sewayini.
49:2 Waziphatha ngokuthe tye ekuguqukeni kwabantu, wabathabatha
susa amasikizi obungendawo.
49:3 Intliziyo yakhe wayibhekisa eNkosini, nangexesha labangendawo
wamisela unqulo lukaThixo.
49:4 Bonke ke, ngaphandle koDavide, noHezekiya, noYosiya, baba nesiphene;
bawushiya umyalelo wOsenyangweni, ookumkani bakwaYuda basilelela.
49:5 Ngenxa yoko wabanika abanye amandla abo, nozuko lwabo kwabasemzini
isizwe.
49:6 Bawutshisa umzi oyingcwele onyuliweyo, benza izitrato
yinkangala, ngokwesiprofeto sikaYeremiya.
49:7 Kuba babemphethe kakubi, obengumprofeti ke, ongcwalisiweyo
Esizalweni sikanina, ukuze ancothule, acinezele, onakalise;
nokuze akhe, atyale.
49:8 NguHezekile lowo wawubonayo umbono ozukileyo, owaboniswa kuye
inqwelo yokulwa yeekerubhi.
49:9 Kuba wakhankanya iintshaba phantsi umfanekiso wemvula, kwaye
wabayalela ukuba bahambe kakuhle.
49:10 Kwaye masisikeleleke isikhumbuzo kubaprofeti abalishumi elinababini, nolwabo
amathambo abuya ahluma endaweni yawo; ngokuba bamthuthuzela uYakobi
wabahlangula ngethemba eliqinisekileyo.
49:11 Singamenza mkhulu njani uZorobhabheli? waye engumsesane wokutywina wasekunene
isandla:
49:12 Kwakunjalo ke noYesu unyana kaYotsadaki, owayakhayo indlu ngemihla yabo;
bamisa itempile engcwele kuYehova, eyalungiselelwayo
uzuko olungunaphakade.
49:13 Kwaye phakathi konyuliweyo kwakukho uNeemia, ogama lakhe lalilikhulu, owavusayo
kuthi iindonga eziwileyo, zamisa iingcango nemivalo;
wawavusa kwakhona amanxuwa ethu.
49:14 Kodwa emhlabeni akuzange kudalwe mntu njengoEnoki; ngokuba uthatyathwe
Umhlaba.
49:15 Kwakungekho ndodana injengoYosefu, irhuluneli yakhe
Bazalwana, inqaba yabantu abamathambo abo agqalwe nguYehova.
49:16 UoSem noSete babezukile ebantwini; kananjalo uAdam ebebekekile ngaphezu kwabo bonke
into ephilayo endalweni.