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.