Sirach
51:1 Ngizokubonga, O Nkosi, Nkosi, futhi ngituse kuwe, O Nkulunkulu woMsindisi wami.
lidumise igama lakho.
51:2 Ngoba wena ungumvikeli wami nomsizi, futhi uye walondoloza umzimba wami kusukela
ekubhujisweni, nasogibeni lolimi oluhlambalazayo, nasolwandle
izindebe eziqamba amanga, waba ngumsizi wami ezitheni zami;
51:3 Futhi ungikhulule, ngokuvumelana ubuningi babo isihe futhi
ubukhulu begama lakho, emazinyweni asebelungele ukushwabadela
kimi, nasesandleni salabo abafuna ukuphila kwami, nakubo
izinhlupheko eziningi enganginazo;
51:4 Kusukela ekuminyanisweni komlilo nxazonke, futhi kusukela phakathi komlilo
engingakubasanga;
51:5 Kusukela ekujuleni kwesisu sesihogo, kusukela olimini olungcolile, futhi kusukela
amazwi amanga.
51:6 Ngokumangalela inkosi ngolimi olungalungile umphefumulo wami wadonsa
eduze ngisho nasekufeni, ukuphila kwami kwakuseduze nesihogo esingaphansi.
51:7 Bangizungeza nxazonke, futhi kwakungekho muntu owayengangisiza
babheka ukusiza abantu, kepha kwakungekho.
51:8 Khona-ke ngacabanga ngomusa wakho, O Nkosi, futhi phezu izenzo zakho zasendulo, kanjani
uyabakhulula abakulindele, ubasindise esandleni
wezitha.
51:9 Khona-ke ngaphakamisa ukunxusa kwami emhlabeni, futhi ngathandazela
ukukhululwa ekufeni.
51:10 Ngabiza eNkosini, uYise weNkosi yami, ukuthi wayengeke ahambe
nami emihleni yosizi lwami nangesikhathi sabazidlayo lapho bekhona
kwakungekho usizo.
51:11 Ngizolidumisa igama lakho njalo, futhi ngizohlabelela indumiso kanye
ukubonga; kanjalo umthandazo wami wezwakala;
51:12 Ngoba wena wangikhulula ekubhujisweni, futhi wangikhulula ebubini
isikhathi: ngalokho ngiyakukubonga, ngikudumise, ngibabusise
igama, O Nkosi.
51:13 Lapho ngisemncane, noma ngaya phesheya, Ngafisa ukuhlakanipha obala e
umkhuleko wami.
51:14 Ngamkhulekela phambi kwethempeli, futhi ngizomfuna ngisho nasethempelini
ukuphela.
51:15 Kusukela embalini kuze kube sekuvuthweni kwamagilebhisi, inhliziyo yami iye yathokoza
her: unyawo lwami lwahamba ngendlela, kusukela ebusheni bami ngangimfuna.
51:16 Ngathoba indlebe yami kancane, futhi ngamamukela wakhe, futhi ngathola imfundo eningi.
51:17 Ngazuza kukho, ngakho ngiyonika udumo kulowo ophayo
mina ukuhlakanipha.
51:18 Ngoba ngangizimisele ukwenza ngemva kwakhe, futhi ngalandela ngobuqotho lokho okukhona
kuhle; kanjalo angiyikujabha.
51:19 Umphefumulo wami ubambene naye, futhi nganginecala ngezenzo zami
ngelulela izandla zami ezulwini phezulu, ngikhalele ukungazi kwami
yakhe.
51:20 Ngiqondise umphefumulo wami kuye, futhi Ngamthola ekuhlanzekeni
inhliziyo ihlangene naye kwasekuqaleni, ngalokho angiyikuba khona
elahliwe.
51:21 Inhliziyo yami yakhathazeka ngokumfuna, ngakho ngizuze okuhle
impahla.
51:22 INkosi unginike ulimi umvuzo wami, futhi ngizomdumisa
ngakho.
51:23 Sondelani kimi, nina abangafundile, futhi nihlale endlini yokufunda.
51:24 Kungani niphuza, futhi yini enikushoyo kulezi zinto, ebona yakho
imiphefumulo yome kakhulu?
51:25 Ngavula umlomo wami, futhi ngathi: "Zithengeleni yena ngaphandle kwemali.
51:26 Faka intamo yakho ngaphansi kwejoka, futhi ake umphefumulo wakho wamukele ukulaywa
kunzima ukuyithola.
51:27 Bheka ngamehlo akho, ukuthi nginomsebenzi omncane nje, futhi nginakho
ngithole ukuphumula okuningi.
51:28 Funda ngemali eningi, futhi uthole igolide eliningi kuye.
51:29 Ake umphefumulo wakho ujabule ngomusa wakhe, futhi ungabi namahloni ngokudumisa kwakhe.
51:30 Sebenza umsebenzi wakho kusenesikhathi, futhi ngesikhathi sakhe uyokunika umvuzo wakho.