Sirach
51:1 Ndiya kubulela kuwe, Nkosi yam, Kumkani, Ndikudumise, Thixo ondisindisayo;
lidumise igama lakho.
51:2 Ngokuba ungumkhuseli wam, umncedi wam, Uwugcinile umzimba wam
intshabalalo, nakumgibe wolwimi oluhlebayo, nakwisirhintyelo solwimi oluhlebayo
Umlomo okhohlisayo waba ngumncedi wam kubabandezeli bam.
51:3 Kwaye undihlangule, ngokobuninzi benceba yabo kunye
Ubukhulu begama lakho, emazinyweni abo basele beza kuqwenga
nam, nasesandleni sabo bebefuna umphefumlo wam, nasesandleni sabo
iimbandezelo ezininzi ebendinazo;
51:4 ekurhaxweni komlilo ngeenxa zonke, naphakathi komlilo
endingayibasanga;
51:5 Ukusuka enzonzobileni esiswini selabafileyo, ukusuka elulwimini olungcolileyo, kwaye ukusuka
amazwi obuxoki.
51:6 Umphefumlo wam wawurhola umphefumlo wam ngokummangalela ukumkani, ngolwimi olugwenxa
kufuphi nasekufeni, ubomi bam babukufuphi nesihogo esingaphantsi.
51:7 Bandirhawula ngeenxa zonke, akwabakho mncedi;
Wakhangela uncedo ebantwini, akwabakho.
51:8 Ke kaloku ndacinga ngenceba yakho, Nkosi yam, Ngezenzo zakho zamandulo
abathembele kuwe uyabahlangula, ubasindise esandleni
yeentshaba.
51:9 Ndaziphakamisa ke emhlabeni ukutarhuzisa kwam, ndathandazela
ukukhululwa ekufeni.
51:10 Ndabiza eNkosini, uYise weNkosi yam, ukuba angemki
Ngemini yokubandezelwa kwam, Nangexesha labazidlayo, xa ndikhoyo
kwakungekho ncedo.
51:11 Ndiya kulidumisa igama lakho ngamaxesha onke, Ndivume kunye nohadi
umbulelo; weva ke umthandazo wam.
51:12 Ngokuba undihlangule enzonzobileni, Wandihlangula ebubini
ixesha: ngoko ke ndiya kubulela, ndikudumise, ndisikelele
igama, Nkosi.
51:13 Xa ndandisemtsha, okanye xa ndahambela kwelinye ilizwe, ndandifuna ubulumko ekuhleni
umthandazo wam.
51:14 Ndamthandazela phambi kwetempile, kwaye ndiya kumfuna kwanangaphambi kwetempile
isiphelo.
51:15 Kwathabathela entyantyambo, kuse ekuvuthweni kweediliya, intliziyo yam iyaxola
her: unyawo lwam luhambe ngendlela, kwasebutsheni bendimfuna.
51:16 Ndathoba indlebe yam kancinane, ndamamkela, ndafumana imfundo eninzi.
51:17 Ndincede mna, ngoko ndiya kuzukisa ophayo
mna ubulumko.
51:18 Kuba ndagqiba ukwenza emva kwakhe, ndaza ndanyameka ukulandela oko kukhoyo
kulungile; ngoko andiyi kudana.
51:19 Umphefumlo wam wabambisana naye, Ndazithethelela ngeentlondi zam
Ndazolulela ezulwini izandla zam, Ndazilela ngokungazi kwam
yakhe.
51:20 Ndawubhekisa kuye umphefumlo wam, ndamfumana enyulu;
Intliziyo inamathele kuye kwasekuqalekeni, ngoko andiyi kuba
ishiywe.
51:21 Intliziyo yam ibibhibhile ngokuyifuna; ngenxa yoko ndizuze okulungileyo
ukuba nezinto.
51:22 INkosi indinike umvuzo wam ulwimi, kwaye ndiya kumdumisa
ngayo.
51:23 Sondelani kum, nina bangenamfundo, nihlale endlwini yemfundiso.
51:24 Yini na ukuba nicothe, nithethe ntoni na ngezi zinto, nazibona nje izinto zenu?
imiphefumlo inxanwe kakhulu?
51:25 Ndawuvula umlomo wam, ndathi, Zithengeleni yena ngaphandle kwemali.
51:26 Faka intamo yakho phantsi kwedyokhwe, kwaye uvumele umphefumlo wakho wamkele uqeqesho
kunzima ukuyifumana.
51:27 Khangelani ngamehlo enu, ukuba kuncinane nje ukusebenza kwam, kwaye akukho
bandiphumza kakhulu.
51:28 funda ngemali eninzi, Uze uzuze kuye igolide eninzi.
51:29 Vumela umphefumlo wakho ugcobe ngenceba yakhe, kwaye ungabi nazintloni ngendumiso yakhe.
51:30 Sebenza kwangexesha umsebenzi wakho, yaye ngexesha lakhe uya kuninika umvuzo wenu.