Sirach
47:1 Futhi emva kwakhe kwasukuma uNathani ukuprofetha ngesikhathi sikaDavide.
47:2 Njengamanoni asuswa emnikelweni wokuthula, kanjalo uDavide wakhethwa
kubantwana bakwa-Israyeli.
47:3 Wadlala nezingonyama njengamazinyane, futhi namabhere njengoba namawundlu.
47:4 Akazange abulale umdondoshiya esemncane? futhi akathathanga
ihlazo kubantu, lapho ephakamisa isandla sakhe itshe phakathi
indwayimane, ushaye phansi ukuzidla kukaGoliyati na?
47:5 Ngoba wabiza eNkosini oPhezukonke; wamnika amandla ngeyakhe
isandla sokunene ukubulala lelo qhawe elinamandla, ngimise uphondo lwayo
abantu.
47:6 Ngakho abantu bamdumisa ngezinkulungwane eziyishumi, futhi bamdumisa phakathi
izibusiso zeNkosi, ngokumnika umqhele wenkazimulo.
47:7 Ngoba wabhubhisa izitha nxazonke, futhi wabenza ize
amaFilisti, izitha zakhe, afohloza uphondo lwazo, kwaba njalo
usuku.
47:8 Kuzo zonke izenzo zakhe wadumisa oNgcwele oPhezukonke ngamazwi enkazimulo;
wahlabelela amahubo ngenhliziyo yakhe yonke, wamthanda owamenzayo.
47:9 Wabeka abahlabeleli phambi kwe-altare, ukuze ngezwi labo bangase
cula kamnandi, futhi nsuku zonke bacule izindumiso ezingomeni zabo.
47:10 Wawenza abe mahle amadili abo, wahlela izikhathi ezimisiweyo kwaze kwafika isikhathi.
ukuze badumise igama lakhe elingcwele, futhi ithempeli libe namandla
umsindo kusukela ekuseni.
47:11 INkosi yazisusa izono zakhe, futhi waphakamisa uphondo lwakhe kuze kube phakade: wamnika
isivumelwano samakhosi, nesihlalo sobukhosi senkazimulo kwa-Israyeli.
47:12 Emva kwakhe kwavela indodana ehlakaniphile, futhi ngenxa yakhe wahlala endaweni.
47:13 USolomoni wabusa ngesikhathi sokuthula, futhi wayehlonishwa; ngoba uNkulunkulu wenza konke
ukuthula nxazonke zakhe, ukuze akhe indlu egameni lakhe, futhi
lungisani indlu yakhe engcwele kuze kube phakade.
47:14 Yeka ukuthi wawuhlakaniphe kangakanani ebusheni bakho futhi, njengomfula, ugcwele
ukuqonda!
47:15 Umphefumulo wakho wawusibekela wonke umhlaba, futhi wawugcwalisa ngobumnyama
imizekeliso.
47:16 Igama lakho lafinyelela kude eziqhingini; langenxa yokuthula kwakho wathandeka.
47:17 Amazwe amangala ngawe ngenxa yezingoma zakho, nezaga, futhi
imizekeliso, nezincazelo.
47:18 Ngegama leNkosi uJehova, ebizwa ngokuthi iNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
ubutha igolide njengethini, wandisa isiliva njengomthofu.
47:19 Ukhothamele izinkalo zakho kwabesifazane, futhi ngomzimba wakho ulethwe
ekuzithobeni.
47:20 Ulingcolisile udumo lwakho, wangcolisa inzalo yakho,
wehlisela ulaka kubantwana bakho, waba lusizi ngobuwula bakho.
47:21 Ngakho umbuso wahlukaniswa, futhi kwa-Efrayimi wabusa ohlubukayo
umbuso.
47:22 Kodwa uJehova akasoze ashiye umusa wakhe, futhi ngeke noma yimuphi wakhe
imisebenzi iyabhubha, futhi akayikuchitha inzalo yabakhethiweyo bakhe, futhi
inzalo yalowo omthandayo akayikuyithatha; ngalokho wapha
insali kuJakobe, nempande evela kuDavide.
47:23 Ngakho uSolomoni walala koyise, futhi wenzalo yakhe washiya ngemva kwakhe
uRobowamu, yebo ubuwula babantu, nongenabo
ukuqonda, owaphambukisa abantu ngeseluleko sakhe. Kade kukhona
noJerobowamu indodana kaNebati owawonisa u-Israyeli, wabika
Efrayimi indlela yesono;
47:24 Futhi izono zabo zanda kakhulu, kangangokuthi baxoshwa
izwe.
47:25 Ngoba bafuna bonke ububi, kwaze kwafika impindiselo phezu kwabo.