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.