2 Esdras
2: 1 Uwiteka avuga ati: "Nakuye aba bantu mu bubata, ndatanga."
ni amategeko yanjye n'abagaragu b'abahanuzi; uwo batashakaga
umva, ariko wasuzuguye inama zanjye.
2: 2 Umubyeyi ubabyara arababwira ati: Genda, yemwe bana; Kuri
Ndi umupfakazi kandi narahebwe.
2 Nakuzanye umunezero; ariko mfite umubabaro nuburemere mfite
yarakubuze, kuko wacumuye imbere y'Uwiteka Imana yawe, ukabikora
ikintu kibi imbere ye.
Noneho nkore iki? Ndi umupfakazi narahebwe: genda uwawe
nzira, bana banjye, musabe imbabazi z'Uwiteka.
2: 5 Jyewe data, ndaguhamagarira guhamya nyina wa
aba bana, batubahiriza amasezerano yanjye,
2: 6 Ko ubateza urujijo, na nyina bakabasahura, ngo
hashobora kubaho urubyaro rwabo.
Nibatatanye mu mahanga mu mahanga, amazina yabo ashyirwe
bava mu isi, kuko basuzuguye isezerano ryanjye.
2: 8 Uzabona ishyano, Assur, wahishe abakiranirwa muri wowe! O.
mwa bantu babi, ibuka ibyo nakoreye Sodomu na Gomora;
2: 9 Igihugu cye kiryamye mu byondo n'ibirundo by'ivu, ni ko bizagenda
Nkorera abatanyumva, ni ko Umwami Ushoborabyose avuga.
2:10 Uwiteka abwira Esdras ati: Bwira ubwoko bwanjye ko nzabaha
ubwami bwa Yeruzalemu, naba narahaye Isiraheli.
2:11 Icyubahiro cyabo nacyo nzagitwara, maze mbahe abahoraho
amahema, nari narabateguriye.
2:12 Bazagira igiti cyubuzima kugirango basige amavuta meza; bo
Ntazakora, cyangwa ngo ananiwe.
2:13 Genda, wakire: musabire iminsi mike, kugira ngo babe
mugufi: ubwami bumaze kugutegurira: reba.
Fata ijuru n'isi guhamya; kuko namennye ikibi,
kandi yaremye ibyiza: kuko ndiho, ni ko Uwiteka avuga.
2:15 Mama, guhobera abana bawe, ubareze banezerewe, kora
ibirenge byabo byihuta nk'inkingi, kuko nagutoye, ni ko Uwiteka avuga.
2:16 Abapfuye nzazuka mu mwanya wabo, kandi
mubakure mu mva, kuko namenye izina ryanjye muri Isiraheli.
2:17 Ntutinye, nyina w'abana, kuko nagutoye, ni ko Uwiteka avuga
Mwami.
2:18 Ku bw'ubufasha bwawe, nzohereza abagaragu banjye Esawu na Yeremiya, nyuma yabo
inama nakwejeje kandi ndagutegurira ibiti cumi na bibiri byuzuye
imbuto zitandukanye,
2:19 Kandi amasoko menshi atemba amata n'ubuki, n'imbaraga zirindwi
imisozi, niho hakura amaroza n'indabyo, aho nzuzuza
abana bawe bishimye.
2:20 Ukore neza umupfakazi, ucire imfubyi, uhe abakene,
kurengera impfubyi, wambare ubusa,
2:21 Kiza abavunitse n'intege nke, ntuseke umuntu wacumbagira gutuka, kurengera Uwiteka
yaramugaye, kandi reka impumyi ize mumaso yanjye.
Gumana abakuze n'abato mu rukuta rwawe.
2:23 Ahantu hose uzabona abapfuye, ubajyane ubashyingure, nanjye nzabikora
iguhe umwanya wa mbere mu izuka ryanjye.
24:24 Guma mu bwoko bwanjye, humura, humura, kuko ituze ryanyu rituje
ngwino.
2:25 Igaburira abana bawe, yewe umuforomo mwiza; komeza ibirenge.
2:26 Naho abagaragu naguhaye, nta n'umwe muri bo
kurimbuka; kuko nzabasaba kuva mu mubare wawe.
Ntukarambirwe, kuko igihe cy'amakuba n'uburemere nikigera, abandi
Uzarira kandi ubabare, ariko uzishima kandi ugwire.
2:28 Abanyamahanga bazakugirira ishyari, ariko ntacyo bazashobora gukora
Uwiteka avuga ati:
2:29 Amaboko yanjye azagupfuka, kugira ngo abana bawe batazabona ikuzimu.
2:30 Ishimire, nyina, hamwe n'abana bawe; kuko nzagukiza,
ni ko Yehova avuze.
2:31 Ibuka abana bawe basinziriye, kuko nzabakura muri Uwiteka
mpande zose z'isi, kandi ubagirire imbabazi, kuko ndi umunyempuhwe
Uhoraho Ushoborabyose.
Emera abana bawe kugeza igihe nzazira kubagirira imbabazi, ku mariba yanjye
wiruke, kandi ubuntu bwanjye ntibuzacogora.
2:33 I Esdras nahawe inshingano z'Uwiteka kumusozi wa Oreb, ko njye
agomba kujya muri Isiraheli; Ariko igihe nageraga kuri bo, baranshubije,
asuzugura amategeko y'Uwiteka.
2:34 Ni cyo gitumye mbabwira ngo yemwe banyamahanga, abumva kandi bumva,
shaka Umwungeri wawe, azaguha uburuhukiro budashira; kuko ari
hafi, ibyo bizaza mu mpera zisi.
2:35 Witegure ibihembo byubwami, kuko umucyo w'iteka uzaba
Kumurikira iteka ryose.
Hunga igicucu cy'iyi si, wakire umunezero w'icyubahiro cyawe: I.
guhamya Umukiza wanjye kumugaragaro.
2:37 Ewe wakire impano wahawe, kandi wishime, ushimire
uwakujyanye mu bwami bwo mu ijuru.
2:38 Haguruka uhagarare, reba umubare w'abashyizweho ikimenyetso muri
umunsi mukuru wa Nyagasani;
2:39 Bavuye mu gicucu cy'isi, bakira
imyambaro y'icyubahiro ya Nyagasani.
Siyoni, fata numero yawe, ufunge abo wambaye
cyera, cyujuje amategeko y'Uwiteka.
Umubare w'abana bawe wifuzaga cyane urasohora:
saba imbaraga z'Uwiteka, ubwoko bwawe bwitwa
guhera mu ntangiriro, irashobora kwezwa.
2:42 I Esdras nabonye ku musozi wa Siyoni abantu bakomeye, sinshobora
mubare, kandi bose basingiza Uwiteka n'indirimbo.
2:43 Kandi hagati yabo hari umusore ufite uburebure burebure, muremure
kuruta abandi bose, kandi kuri buri mutwe wabo yashyizeho amakamba, kandi
yarushijeho gushyirwa hejuru; ibyo byarantangaje cyane.
2:44 Nabajije marayika ndabaza nti: Databuja, ibi ni ibiki?
2:45 Aransubiza ati: "Abo ni bo bakuyeho umuntu buntu."
imyambaro, kandi wambare idapfa, kandi watuye izina ry'Imana:
ubu bambitswe ikamba, bakira imikindo.
2:46 Hanyuma mbwira marayika nti: "Ni uwuhe musore ubambika ikamba,"
akabaha imikindo mu ntoki zabo?
2:47 Aransubiza, arambwira ati: "Ni Umwana w'Imana, bafite."
kwatura ku isi. Noneho natangiye ndashimira cyane abari bahagaze
gukomera cyane ku izina rya Nyagasani.
2:48 Umumarayika arambwira ati: Genda, ubwire ubwoko bwanjye inzira
w'ibintu, kandi mbega ukuntu wabonye ibitangaza bikomeye by'Uwiteka Imana yawe.