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.