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.