Sirach 46:1 UJesu indodana kaNave wayenesibindi ezimpini, futhi wayengumlandeli we uMose ngeziprofetho, owathi ngokwegama lakhe waba mkhulu ngenxa yeNkosi ukusindisa abakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, nokuphindisela ezitheni lokho wabavukela ukuze abeke u-Israyeli efeni labo. 46:2 Yeka ukuthi inkazimulo enkulu kangakanani, lapho ephakamisa izandla zakhe, futhi welula inkemba yakhe phezu kwemizi! 46:3 Ngubani phambi kwakhe wama ngakho? ngoba uJehova ngokwakhe waletha izitha zakhe kuye. 46:4 Ilanga alibuyelanga emuva ngamandla akhe? futhi kwakungelona usuku olulodwa nje ezimbili? 46:5 Wabiza phezu kweNkosi oPhezukonke, lapho izitha wacindezela phezu kwakhe nhlangothi zonke; iNkosi enkulu yamuzwa. 46:6 Futhi nge isichotho amandla anamandla, wenza impi ukuba awe ngobudlova phezu kwezizwe, ekwehleni kweBeti Horoni wababhubhisa elamelana, ukuze izizwe zazi wonke amandla azo, ngoba walwa phambi kukaJehova, wamlandela uMninimandla onke. 46:7 Nangesikhathi sikaMose wenza umsebenzi womusa, yena noKalebi indodana kaJefune, ngokuba bamelana nebandla, baligodla abantu esonweni, futhi waduduza ababi abakhonondayo. 46:8 Futhi abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu ayisithupha ngezinyawo, bona ababili bagcinwa ukuze bangenise efeni lakhe ezweni elivame ubisi kanye noju. 46:9 INkosi yamnika uKalebi amandla, futhi wahlala naye kuze kube wakhe ukuguga: waze wangena ezindaweni eziphakemeyo zezwe, neyakhe imbewu yalithola libe yifa; 46:10 Ukuze bonke abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babone ukuthi kuhle ukulilandela Nkosi. 46:11 Ngokuphathelene nabahluleli, yilowo nalowo ngamagama, onhliziyo yakhe ingahambanga ubufebe, bangasuki eNkosini, makubusiswe ukukhunjulwa kwabo. 46:12 Ake amathambo abo ahlume endaweni yabo, futhi ake igama labo lokho okwahlonishwa makuqhubeke phezu kwabantwana babo. 46:13 USamuweli, umprofethi weNkosi, othandekayo weNkosi yakhe, wamisa a umbuso, nezikhulu ezigcotshiweyo phezu kwabantu bakhe. 46:14 Ngomthetho weNkosi wahlulela umhlangano, futhi iNkosi wayenayo inhlonipho kuJakobe. 46:15 Ngokwethembeka kwakhe watholakala umprofethi weqiniso, futhi ngezwi lakhe waba eyaziwa ngokwethembeka embonweni. 46:16 Wabiza iNkosi enamandla, lapho izitha zakhe zimcindezela nxazonke, lapho enikela ngewundlu elincela. 46:17 Futhi iNkosi yaduma ezulwini, futhi ngomsindo omkhulu wenza yakhe izwi okumele lizwakale. 46:18 Futhi wabhubhisa ababusi baseThire, futhi zonke izikhulu kanye AmaFilisti. 46:19 Futhi ngaphambi kokulala kwakhe isikhathi eside, wenza izikhalazo phambi kwamehlo eNkosi futhi ogcotshiweyo wakhe, angizange ngithathe impahla yomuntu ngisho nesicathulo. njalo kakho owammangalelayo. 46:20 Futhi ngemva kokufa kwakhe waprofetha, futhi wabonisa inkosi ukuphela kwakhe, futhi waphakamisa izwi lakhe emhlabeni eprofetha, ukuba asule ububi babantu.