Sirach
50:1 USimoni umpristi omkhulu, indodana ka-Onias, owathi ekuphileni kwakhe walungisa ithempeli
wabuye waliqinisa ithempeli ezinsukwini zakhe.
50:2 Futhi kuye kwakhiwa kusukela esisekelweni ukuphakama okuphindwe kabili, okuphakeme
inqaba yodonga ngasethempelini;
50:3 Ezinsukwini zakhe umthombo wamanzi, owawuzungezwe njengolwandle.
yayimbozwe ngezingcwecwe zethusi;
50:4 Wayenakekela ithempeli ukuze lingawi, futhi waqinisa ithempeli
idolobha ngokumelene nokuvinjezelwa:
50:5 Wadunyiswa kanjani phakathi kwabantu ekuphumeni kwakhe e
indawo engcwele!
50:6 Wayenjengenkanyezi yokusa phakathi kwefu, nanjengenyanga
ngokugcwele:
50:7 Njengelanga likhanya phezu kwethempeli loPhezukonke, futhi njengoba uthingo
okukhanyisa emafwini akhanyayo;
50:8 Futhi njengoba imbali roses entwasahlobo yonyaka, njengoba iminduze ngase theni
imifula yamanzi, nanjengamagatsha esihlahla sempepho phakathi
isikhathi sasehlobo:
50:9 Njengomlilo nempepho emcengezini, nanjengesitsha segolide elikhandiweyo
nazo zonke izinhlobo zamatshe anenani;
50:10 Futhi njengesihlahla somnqumo esihle sithela izithelo, futhi njengomsayipuresi
elikhulela emafini.
50:11 Lapho egqoke ingubo yodumo, futhi wembethe ukuphelela
yenkazimulo, lapho enyukela e-altare elingcwele, wenza ingubo yalo
ubungcwele buhlonipheke.
50:12 Lapho ethatha izabelo ezandleni zabapristi, yena ngokwakhe wema eduze
iziko le-altare lizungezwe njengomsedari osemusha eLebhanoni;
njengamasundu amzungeza.
50:13 Ngakho wonke amadodana ka-Aroni enkazimulweni yawo kanye neminikelo yempuphu kaJehova
INkosi ezandleni zabo, phambi kwayo yonke inhlangano ka-Israyeli.
50:14 Futhi eqeda inkonzo e-altare, ukuze ahlobise umnikelo
kaSomandla oPhezukonke,
50:15 Welulela isandla sakhe indebe, futhi wathulula igazi legazi
amagilebhisi, wathululela phansi kwe-altare iphunga elimnandi
kuyo iNkosi ephakeme kunazo zonke.
50:16 Khona-ke amadodana ka-Aroni amemeza, futhi bakhalisa amacilongo esiliva, futhi
wenza umsindo omkhulu ukuba uzwakale njengesikhumbuzo phambi koPhezukonke.
50:17 Khona-ke bonke abantu ndawonye bashesha, futhi wawela phansi phezu
ubuso babo ukukhonza iNkosi yabo uNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke, oPhezukonke.
50:18 Abahlabeleli futhi bahlabelela izindumiso ngamazwi abo, ezihlukahlukene kakhulu
kuzwakala umsindo omnandi.
50:19 Futhi abantu bancenga iNkosi, oPhezukonke, ngomthandazo phambi kwakhe
lowo olesihawu, kwaze kwaqedwa idili leNkosi, basebesenza
wayiqeda inkonzo yakhe.
50:20 Khona-ke wehla, futhi waphakamisa izandla zakhe phezu kwebandla lonke
wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ukunikeza isibusiso sikaJehova ngeyakhe
izindebe, futhi bajabule egameni lakhe.
50:21 Futhi bakhothama ukuze bakhuleke okwesibili, ukuthi
angathola isibusiso koPhezukonke.
50:22 Manje, bongani uNkulunkulu wabo bonke, ngubani kuphela owenza izimangaliso
yonke indawo, ophakamisa izinsuku zethu kwasesizalweni, osebenzelana nathi
ngokomusa wakhe.
50:23 Usinika intokozo yenhliziyo, futhi ukuze ukuthula kube ezinsukwini zethu
Israyeli kuze kube phakade:
50:24 Ukuze aqinisekise umusa wakhe nathi, futhi asikhulule ngesikhathi sakhe!
50:25 Kukhona izinhlobo ezimbili zezizwe inhliziyo yami ezizondayo, futhi eyesithathu
akusona isizwe:
50:26 Labo abahlala entabeni yaseSamariya, futhi abahlala phakathi
amaFilisti, nabantu abayiziwula abahlala eShekemi.
50:27 UJesu indodana kaSiraki waseJerusalema ulobile kule ncwadi
isiyalezo sokuqonda nolwazi, owathulula enhliziyweni yakhe
phuma ukuhlakanipha.
50:28 Ubusisiwe lowo oyoqeqeshelwa lezi zinto; futhi yena lokho
akubeke enhliziyweni yakhe uyakuhlakanipha.
50:29 Ngoba uma ezenza, uyoba namandla kuzo zonke izinto: ngoba ukukhanya
uJehova uyamhola onika ukuhlakanipha kwabamesabayo. Makabongwe nina
igama leNkosi kuze kube phakade. Amen, Amen.