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.