Sirach 44:1 Ake manje sidumise amadoda adumile, futhi obaba bethu abasizalayo. 44:2 INkosi uye wenza inkazimulo enkulu ngabo ngamandla akhe amakhulu kusukela isiqalo. 44:3 Ababebusa emibusweni yabo, amadoda adume ngamandla awo; beluleka ngokuqonda kwabo, bememezela iziprofetho; 44:4 Abaholi babantu by izeluleko zabo, futhi ngolwazi lwabo imfundo ifanela abantu, iziyalezo zabo zihlakaniphile neziqephuzayo. 44:5 Abanjengokuthola izingoma zomculo, futhi bephindaphinda amavesi ngokubhala: 44:6 Abantu abacebile, ehlotshiswe amandla, behlezi ngokuthula ezindaweni zabo zokuhlala. 44:7 Bonke laba babehlonishwa ezizukulwaneni zabo, futhi babe inkazimulo izikhathi zabo. 44:8 Kukhona kubo, abaye bashiya igama ngemva kwabo, ukuthi izindumiso zabo ingase ibikwe. 44:9 Futhi kukhona, abangenaso isikhumbuzo; ababhubhayo njengokungathi babengakaze babe; futhi baba njengabangakaze bazalwe; nabantwana babo emva kwabo. 44:10 Kodwa lawa kwakungamadoda anesihe, ogama ukulunga akuzange kube ukhohliwe. 44:11 Nenzalo yabo iyohlala njalo ifa elihle, futhi yabo abantwana bangaphakathi kwesivumelwano. 44:12 Inzalo yabo imile, futhi abantwana babo ngenxa yabo. 44:13 Inzalo yabo iyohlala kuze kube phakade, futhi inkazimulo yabo ngeke isulwe ngaphandle. 44:14 Izidumbu zabo zingcwatshwe ngokuthula; kepha igama labo limi phakade. 44:15 Abantu bayokhuluma ngokuhlakanipha kwabo, futhi ibandla liyobonisa indumiso yabo. 44:16 U-Enoke wajabulisa uJehova, futhi wahunyushwa, ngokuba isibonelo ukuphenduka ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane. 44:17 UNowa wafunyanwa ephelele futhi elungile; ngesikhathi solaka wathathwa esikhundleni [sezwe;] ngakho washiywa njengensalela kubo umhlaba, lapho kufika uzamcolo. 44:18 Isivumelwano esiphakade senziwa naye, ukuze yonke inyama ibhubhe kungasekho ngozamcolo. 44:19 U-Abrahama wayenguyise omkhulu wezizwe eziningi, enkazimulweni kwakungekho onjengaye kuye; 44:20 Owagcina umthetho woPhezukonke, futhi wavumelana naye: yena wamisa isivumelwano enyameni yakhe; futhi lapho evivinywa, wayekhona etholwe ethembekile. 44:21 Ngakho wamqinisekisa ngesifungo, ukuthi wayeyobusisa izizwe inzalo yakhe, nokuthi uyomandisa njengothuli lomhlaba, futhi phakamisa inzalo yakhe njengezinkanyezi, ubenze badle ifa kusukela olwandle kuze kube selwandle. kusukela emfuleni kuze kube semkhawulweni wezwe. 44:22 Wamisa kanjalo no-Isaka [ngenxa ka-Abrahama uyise] isibusiso sabo bonke abantu, nesivumelwano, futhi wakubeka phezu kwekhanda lakhe uJakobe. Wamamukela ngesibusiso sakhe, wamnika ifa; wahlukanisela izabelo zakhe; wabahlukanisa phakathi kwezizwe eziyishumi nambili.