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.