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.