2 Esdras
10: 1 Nuko umuhungu wanjye yinjira mu bukwe bwe
cyumba, yikubita hasi arapfa.
10: 2 Twese tuzimya amatara, abaturanyi bacu bose barahaguruka
humura: nuko mfata ikiruhuko cyanjye ku munsi wa kabiri nijoro.
3: 3 Bose baragenda bampumuriza, kuri Uwiteka
iherezo nshobora guceceka; noneho ndahaguruka Nabyutse nijoro ndahunga, nza hano
muri uyu murima, nkuko ubibona.
10: 4 Kandi ubu ndashaka kutagaruka mu mujyi, ahubwo hano kuguma, kandi
ntabwo kurya cyangwa kunywa, ariko guhora kurira no kwiyiriza ubusa kugeza I.
gupfa.
10: 5 Hanyuma ndeka ntekereza aho nari ndi, ndamubwira ndakaye,
kuvuga,
10: 6 Wowe mugore wigicucu kuruta ibindi byose, ntubona icyunamo cyacu, kandi
bitugendekera bite?
10: 7 Ukuntu uriya Siyoni mama wacu yuzuyemo uburemere bwose, kandi yicishije bugufi cyane,
icyunamo cyane?
10: 8 Noneho, tubonye twese turarira kandi turababara, kuko twese turi muburemere,
urababajwe n'umuhungu umwe?
10: 9 Mubaze isi, na we azakubwira ko ari we ugomba
kuririra kugwa kwa benshi cyane bamukurira.
10:10 Kuko muri we havamo bose, kandi abandi bose bazavamo
ngwino, kandi, bagenda hafi ya bose kurimbuka, kandi a
ubwinshi muri bwo bwashinze imizi rwose.
10:11 Ninde rero wagira icyunamo kumurusha, watakaje cyane a
imbaga y'abantu; kandi si wowe, ninde ubabajwe ariko kuri umwe?
10:12 Ariko nimumbwira ngo, Icyunamo cyanjye ntikimeze nk'isi,
kuko natakaje imbuto z'inda zanjye, nazanye
ububabare, kandi yambaye ubusa afite intimba;
10:13 Ariko isi si ko imeze, kuko imbaga y'abantu bayirimo ikurikije Uwiteka
inzira y'isi yagiye, nkuko yaje:
10:14 Noneho ndakubwira nti, nk'uko wabyaye imirimo; ndetse
isi nayo yamuhaye imbuto, arizo muntu, kuva Uwiteka
gutangirira ku wamuremye.
10:15 Noneho rero, komeza umubabaro wawe, kandi wihangane ubutwari
ibyakubayeho.
10:16 Kuberako niba uzemera icyemezo cy'Imana cyo kuba intabera, ni wowe
bombi bazakira umuhungu wawe mugihe gikwiye, kandi bazashimirwa mubagore.
Genda unyure mu mujyi kwa mugabo wawe.
10:18 Arambwira ati: Sinzabikora: Sinzinjira mu mujyi,
ariko hano nzapfa.
10:19 Nca ndakomeza kumubwira, ndamubwira nti:
10:20 Ntubikore, ahubwo ugire inama. na njye: kuberako ingorane zingana zingahe
Sion? humura kubijyanye numubabaro wa Yerusalemu.
10:21 Kuberako ubona ko ahera hacu hasenyutse, igicaniro cyacu cyarasenyutse,
urusengero rwacu rwarasenyutse;
10:22 Indirimbo zacu zashyizwe hasi, indirimbo yacu iracecekeshwa, iyacu
kwishima birangiye, urumuri rwa buji rwazimye, inkuge
y'isezerano ryacu ryarangiritse, ibintu byera byanduye, n'izina
ibyo twahamagariwe birahumanye: abana bacu barashyizwe
isoni, abatambyi bacu barashya, Abalewi bacu bagiye mubunyage, abacu
inkumi ziranduye, abagore bacu barabasambanya; abakiranutsi bacu baratwaye
kure, abana bacu bato barimbuwe, abasore bacu bazanwa mubucakara,
kandi abantu bacu bakomeye baracika intege;
10:23 Kandi, ikiruta ibindi byose, kashe ya Siyoni yamubuze
icyubahiro; kuko yashikirijwe mumaboko yabatwanga.
10:24 Nimukureho rero uburemere bwanyu, mukureho rubanda
y'akababaro, kugira ngo Nyirububasha yongere akugirire imbabazi, kandi
Isumbabyose izaguha ikiruhuko kandi yorohereze imirimo yawe.
10:25 Igihe navuganaga na we, dore mu maso he
gitunguranye kirabagirana cyane, kandi mu maso he harabagirana, ku buryo njye
yaramutinyaga, atekereza icyo aricyo.
10:26 Kandi, mu buryo butunguranye, ataka cyane atinya cyane, kugira ngo Uwiteka
isi yajegajega kubera urusaku rw'umugore.
10:27 Nitegereje, mbona umugore atakibonekeye, ahubwo ariho
yari umujyi wubatswe, kandi ahantu hanini hagaragaye kuva kuri
urufatiro: noneho nagize ubwoba, ndarira n'ijwi rirenga, ndavuga,
10:28 Umumarayika Uriyeli ari he, waje aho ndi mbere? kuko afite
yanteye kugwa munzira nyinshi, kandi iherezo ryanjye rihinduka
ruswa, n'amasengesho yanjye yo gucyaha.
10:29 Nkimara kuvuga aya magambo, araza aho ndi, arareba
kuri njye.
10:30 Kandi, dore naryamye nkuwapfuye, kandi imyumvire yanjye yari
yankuyeho: amfata ukuboko kw'iburyo, arampumuriza, kandi
Unshyire ku birenge, arambwira ati:
10:31 Ni iki kigutera? kandi ni ukubera iki uhangayitse cyane? Kubera iki ari icyawe
gusobanukirwa birahangayitse, nibitekerezo byumutima wawe?
10:32 Nanjye nti: "Kubera ko wantaye, nyamara nkabikora."
amagambo yawe, njya mu murima, dore ko nabonye, nyamara mbona,
ko ntabasha kuvuga.
10:33 Arambwira ati: “Haguruka ube intwari, ndakugira inama.
10:34 Hanyuma ndavuga nti: Vuga, databuja, muri njye; gusa ntundeke, kugira ngo ntapfa
gutesha umutwe ibyiringiro byanjye.
10:35 Kuko nabonye ko ntabizi, nkumva ko ntabizi.
10:36 Cyangwa ubwenge bwanjye bwarashutswe, cyangwa ubugingo bwanjye mu nzozi?
10:37 Noneho ndagusabye ngo uzereke umugaragu wawe wibi
icyerekezo.
10:38 Aransubiza ati: "Nyumva, ndakumenyesha, kandi
nkubwire niyo mpamvu utinya: kuko Isumbabyose izahishura benshi
Ibanga kuri wewe.
10:39 Yabonye ko inzira yawe ari nziza, kuko ubabaye ubudasiba
kubwoko bwawe, kandi utakambire Siyoni cyane.
10:40 Ubu rero ni bwo busobanuro bw'iyerekwa uherutse kubona:
10:41 Wabonye umugore urira, utangira kumuhoza:
10:42 Ariko ntubona ko usa n'umugore ukundi, ariko haragaragara
kuri wowe umujyi wubatswe.
10:43 Mu gihe yakubwiye iby'urupfu rw'umuhungu we, iki ni cyo gisubizo:
10:44 Uyu mugore wabonye ni Siyoni, naho akubwira ati:
ndetse n'uwo ubona nk'umujyi wubatse,
10:45 Mu gihe ndababwiye ko yakubwiye ko amaze imyaka mirongo itatu
ingumba: iyo ni imyaka mirongo itatu aho nta maturo yatanzwe
we.
10:46 Ariko nyuma yimyaka mirongo itatu Salomo yubaka umugi, atanga ibitambo:
hanyuma akabyara umuhungu utabyara.
10:47 Mugihe yakubwiye ko yamugaburiye imirimo: nibyo
ubuturo i Yeruzalemu.
10:48 Ariko mu gihe yakubwiye ati: Ko umuhungu wanjye aje kurongora
urugereko rwabaye kunanirwa, arapfa: uku ni ugusenya ko
agera i Yeruzalemu.
10:49 Kandi, wabonye asa na we, kubera ko yamuririye
mwana wanjye, watangiye kumuhoza: no mubintu bifite
amahirwe, ibi bigomba gukingurirwa.
10:50 Kuri ubu Isumbabyose irabona ko ubabaye utabishaka, kandi
ubabajwe n'umutima wawe wose kuri we, ni ko yakweretse
umucyo w'icyubahiro cye, n'ubwiza bw'ubwiza bwe:
10:51 Ni cyo cyatumye ngusaba kuguma mu murima utagira inzu
yubatswe:
10:52 Kuko nari nzi ko Isumbabyose yakwereka ibi.
10:53 Ni cyo cyatumye ngutegeka kujya mu murima, udafite urufatiro
inyubako iyo ari yo yose yari.
10:54 Kuberako ahantu Isumbabyose itangirira kwerekana umujyi we, ngaho
nta nyubako y'umuntu ishobora guhagarara.
10:55 Ntutinye rero, umutima wawe ntukuke, ahubwo ugende
inzira, hanyuma urebe ubwiza nubukuru bwinyubako, nkuko
amaso yawe arashobora kubona:
10:56 Hanyuma uzumva nkuko amatwi yawe ashobora kubyumva.
10:57 Kuberako uhiriwe kuruta abandi benshi, kandi uhamagarwa na Usumbabyose;
kandi rero ni bake.
10:58 Ariko ejo nijoro uzaguma hano;
10:59 Kandi Isumbabyose izakwereka iyerekwa ryibintu byo hejuru, aribyo Uwiteka
Isumbabyose izabakorera abatuye isi mu minsi y'imperuka.
Naryamye rero muri iryo joro n'irindi, nk'uko yantegetse.