Sirach 48:1 Khona-ke u-Eliya umprofethi wasukuma njengomlilo, futhi izwi lakhe lavutha njengomlilo isibani. 48:2 Waletha indlala enzima phezu kwabo, futhi ngentshiseko yakhe wanciphisa yabo inombolo. 48:3 Ngezwi leNkosi wavala izulu, futhi izikhathi ezintathu kwehlisa umlilo. 48:4 O Elias, yeka ukudunyiswa kwakho ngezimangaliso zakho! futhi ngubani ongazibonga njengawe! 48:5 Owavusa ofileyo ekufeni, futhi umphefumulo wakhe endaweni abafileyo, ngezwi loPhezukonke. 48:6 owaletha amakhosi ekubhujisweni, futhi amadoda ahloniphekile embhedeni wabo. 48:7 Owezwa ukusola kweNkosi eSinayi, futhi eHorebe isahlulelo impindiselo: 48:8 Owagcoba amakhosi ukuba aziphindiselele, nabaprofethi ukuze baphumelele yena: 48:9 Owakhushulwa esivunguvungwini somlilo, futhi enqoleni yomlilo amahhashi: 48:10 owamiselwa ukusolwa ngezikhathi zabo, ukuze adambise ulaka isahlulelo sikaJehova ngaphambi kokuba kwavela ukufutheka nokuphenduka inhliziyo kayise endodaneni, nokubuyisela izizwe zikaJakobe. 48:11 Babusisiwe abakubonayo, futhi abalala othandweni; ngoba sizakwenza phila. 48:12 Kwakungu-Eliya, owayembozwe isivunguvungu, futhi u-Elisha wagcwala ngomoya wakhe: ngenkathi esaphila, akazange anyakaze ngobukhona buka noma yimuphi umbusi, futhi akekho owayengamenza ngaphansi. 48:13 Akukho zwi elalingamnqoba; kwathi emva kokufa kwakhe umzimba wakhe waprofetha. 48:14 Wenza izimangaliso ekuphileni kwakhe, futhi ekufeni kwakhe yayimangalisa imisebenzi yakhe. 48:15 Ngenxa yakho konke lokhu, abantu abazange baphenduke, futhi abazange basuke endleleni yabo izono, baze baphangwa futhi bakhishwa ezweni labo, futhi babe bahlakazeka emhlabeni wonke: nokho kwasala abantu abambalwa, futhi umbusi endlini kaDavide. 48:16 Abanye kuye benza lokho okujabulisa uNkulunkulu, futhi abanye anda izono. 48:17 UHezekiya wawuqinisa umuzi wakhe, wangenisa amanzi phakathi kwawo. wemba idwala elilukhuni ngensimbi, nemithombo yamanzi. 48:18 Ngesikhathi sakhe uSaneheribi wenyuka, wathuma uRabishake, waphakamisa isandla sakhe. isandla simelene neSiyoni, sazidla. 48:19 Khona bethuthumela izinhliziyo nezandla zabo, futhi base ebuhlungu, njengoba abesifazane in usizi. 48:20 Kodwa babiza eNkosini enesihe, futhi welula zabo izandla kuye: futhi oNgcwele wazizwa masinyane esezulwini. wabakhulula ngenkonzo yeNdaba. 48:21 Washaya ibutho lase-Asiriya, futhi ingelosi yakhe wababhubhisa. 48:22 Ngoba uHezekhiya wayenze into ejabulisa iNkosi, futhi wayenamandla izindlela zikaDavide uyise, njengo-Isaya umprofethi, owayemkhulu futhi ethembekile embonweni wakhe, wayemyalile. 48:23 Ngesikhathi sakhe, ilanga labuyela emuva, futhi wandisa ukuphila kwenkosi. 48:24 Wabona ngomoya omuhle ukuthi yini okufanele ifezeke ekugcineni, futhi wabaduduza abalilayo eSiyoni. 48:25 Wabonisa ukuthi yini okufanele kwenzeke kuze kube phakade, futhi izinto eziyimfihlo noma nini beza.