Sirach 43:1 Ukuziqhenya ukuphakama, umkhathi ecacile, ubuhle bezulu, nge ukubonakaliswa kwakhe kwenkazimulo; 43:2 Ilanga lapho livela, ememezela ekuphumeni kwakhe isimangaliso insimbi, umsebenzi woPhezukonke: 43:3 Emini, kuyomisa izwe, futhi ngubani ongamelana nokushisa okushisayo yakho? 43:4 Umuntu ofutha isithando usemsebenzini wokushisa, kepha ilanga liyashisa izintaba ngokuphindwe kathathu; ukuphefumula imihwamuko evuthayo, nokuthumela ikhipha imisebe ekhanyayo, ifiphaza amehlo. 43:5 Mkhulu uJehova owawenza; emyalweni wakhe ugijima ngokuphangisa. 43:6 Wenza nenyanga ukuba isebenze ngesikhathi sayo, kube isimemezelo sezikhathi; nesibonakaliso somhlaba. 43:7 Kusukela enyangeni isibonakaliso semikhosi, ukukhanya kuncipha kuye ukuphelela. 43:8 Inyanga ibizwa ngegama lakhe, ukwanda ngokumangalisayo kuyo eguquguqukayo, eyinsimbi yamabutho phezulu, ekhanya e umkhathi wezulu; 43:9 Ubuhle bezulu, inkazimulo yezinkanyezi, umhlobiso onika ukukhanya ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zeNkosi. 43:10 Ngomyalo oNgcwele bayokuma ngokulandelana kwabo, futhi ungapheli amandla ewashini labo. 43:11 Bheka uthingo, futhi udumise lowo owawenza; yinhle kakhulu ekukhazimuleni kwawo. 43:12 Izungeza izulu ngendilinga ekhazimulayo, kanye nezandla ze oPhezukonke uligobile. 43:13 Ngomyalo wakhe, wenza iqhwa endaweni, futhi uthumela ngokushesha imibani yokwahlulela kwakhe. 43:14 Ngalokhu ingcebo ivuliwe, futhi amafu fly out njengezinyoni. 43:15 Ngamandla akhe amakhulu wenza amafu aqine, futhi isichotho ephukile encane. 43:16 At emehlweni akhe izintaba ziyanyakaziswa, futhi ngentando yakhe umoya waseningizimu uyaphephetha. 43:17 Umsindo wokuduma kwenza umhlaba unyakaze, kanjalo nezwi isivunguvungu sasenyakatho nesivunguvungu; njengezinyoni ezindizayo uyahlakaza iqhwa, nokuwa kwalo kunjengokukhanya kwezintethe; 43:18 Iso liyamangala ngobuhle bobumhlophe balo, kanye nenhliziyo uyamangala ngokuna kwalo. 43:19 Isithwathwa sithela njengosawoti emhlabeni, sijiya. ilala phezu kwezigxobo ezicijile. 43:20 Lapho umoya obandayo wasenyakatho uvunguza, futhi amanzi ajiya abe yiqhwa. ihlala phezu kwakho konke ukubuthana kwamanzi, lembese amanzi njengesivikelo sesifuba. 43:21 Ishwabadela izintaba, futhi ashise ihlane, futhi kuqedwe utshani njengomlilo. 43:22 Ikhambi lamanje lakho konke yinkungu ezayo ngokushesha, amazolo alandela ukushisa kuyaqabula. 43:23 Ngeseluleko sakhe uyaduduza utwa, futhi utshala iziqhingi kuwo. 43:24 Abahamba ngomkhumbi olwandle balandisa ngengozi yalo; nalapho sizwa ngezindlebe zethu, siyamangala ngakho. 43:25 Ukuze kube khona imisebenzi emangalisayo futhi emangalisayo, ezihlukahlukene zonke izinhlobo kwadalwa izilwane nemikhomo. 43:26 Ngaye isiphetho sabo siphumelele, futhi ngezwi lakhe bonke izinto zihlanganisa. 43:27 Singase sikhulume okuningi, kodwa nokho sifinyele: ngakho-ke, uyikho konke. 43:28 Sizokwazi kanjani ukumkhulisa? ngoba mkhulu phezu kwakho konke okwakhe isebenza. 43:29 INkosi iyesabeka futhi mkhulu kakhulu, futhi iyamangalisa amandla ayo. 43:30 Lapho nikhazimulisa iNkosi, yiphakamiseni ngokusemandleni enu; ngoba ngisezakwenza udlula kude: nalapho umphakamisa, khipha amandla akho onke, futhi ungadinwa; ngoba anisoze nahamba ngokwenele. 43:31 Ngubani oye wambona, ukuze asitshele? futhi ngubani ongamkhulisa njengaye ingabe? 43:32 Kusenezinto ezinkulu ezifihliwe kunalezi, ngoba sibonile kodwa a embalwa yemisebenzi yakhe. 43:33 Ngoba uJehova uyenzile zonke izinto; futhi unikile owesaba uNkulunkulu ukuhlakanipha.