2 Esdras
1:1 Bhuku rechipiri romuporofita Esdras, mwanakomana waSaraia, mwanakomana wa
Azaria, mwanakomana waHerikia, mwanakomana waSadhamia, mwanakomana waSadhoki,
mwanakomana waAhitubhi,
1:2 mwanakomana waAhija, mwanakomana waPinehasi, mwanakomana waEri, mwanakomana wa
Amaria mwanakomana waAziei, mwanakomana waMarimoti, mwanakomana waAzii, iye akataura
kuna Bhoriti, mwanakomana waAbhishai, mwanakomana waFinehasi, mwanakomana wa
Eriazari,
1:3 Mwanakomana waAroni, worudzi rwaRevhi; rakanga riri nhapwa munyika ye
vaMedhia pakubata ushe kwaArtekisesi mambo wePezhia.
1:4 Zvino shoko raJehovha rakasvika kwandiri, richiti:
Enda, undoudza vanhu vangu zvivi zvavo, navana vavo
zvakaipa zvavo zvavakandiitira; kuti vataure
vana vevana vavo:
1:6 nekuti zvivi zvamadzibaba avo zvawanda maari;
Ndakakangamwa, ndikabayira vamwari vatorwa.
1:7 Handizini here ndakavabudisa kubva muIjipiti, kubva kuIjipiti
imba yeuranda? asi vakanditsamwisa, vakandizvidza zvangu
mazano.
1:8 Bvurura vhudzi romusoro wako, ugokandira zvakaipa zvose pamusoro pavo.
nokuti havana kuteerera murayiro wangu, asi vakandimukira
vanhu.
1:9 Ndichavaitira moyo murefu kusvikira rinhiko, ivo vandakaitira zvakanaka zvizhinji kudai?
1:10 Ndakaparadza madzimambo mazhinji nokuda kwavo; Farao navaranda vake
ndakarova simba rake rose.
1:11 Ndakaparadza ndudzi dzose pamberi pavo, uye kumabvazuva ndakaparadza
akaparadzira vanhu vemativi maviri enyika, eTire neSidhoni, akavaparadza
akauraya vavengi vavo vose.
1:12 Naizvozvo iwe taura kwavari, uchiti: Zvanzi naJehovha,
Ruka 1:13 Ndakakutungamirirai nomugungwa uye pakutanga ndakakupai nzvimbo huru uye yakachengetedzeka
passage; Ndakakupai Mozisi ave mutungamiri naAroni somupristi.
1:14 Ndakakuvhenekera mushongwe yomoto, ndikaita zvishamiso zvikuru
pakati penyu; kunyange zvakadaro mandikanganwa, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Zvihuta sechiratidzo kwamuri; Ndakapa
imwi matende okurinda; kunyange zvakadaro makanyunyuta ipapo;
1:16 Uye handina kukunda muzita rangu pakuparadzwa kwevavengi vako, asi
muchiri kugunun'una kusvikira nhasi.
1:17 Ndeipi makomborero andakakuitira? pamaiva nenzara uye
mune nyota murenje, hamuna kudana kwandiri here?
1:18 vachiti: Wakatipinzirei murenje rino, kuzotiuraya? yakanga ine
zviri nani kwatiri kuti tishandire vaEgipita, pakuti tife takadaro
murenje.
Ipapo ndakava netsitsi nokuchema kwenyu, ndikakupai mana* kuti mudye; saka iwe
vakadya chingwa chavatumwa.
1:20 Pamakanga mune nyota, handina kutsemura dombo, mvura ikayerera.
kuguta here? nokuda kwekupisa ndakakufukidza nemashizha emiti.
1:21 Ndakagovera nyika yakaorera pakati penyu, ndikadzinga vaKenani, ivo vatorwa
vaPerezi navaFirisitia vari pamberi penyu, ndichaiteiko?
zvako? Ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
1:22 Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Pamakanga muri murenje, munyika
rwizi rwevaAmori, vane nyota, nekunyomba zita rangu;
1:23 Handina kukupai moto nekuda kwekunyomba kwenyu, asi ndakakanda muti mumvura.
uye akaita kuti rwizi rwutapire.
1:24 Ndichaiteiko kwauri, iwe Jakove? iwe, Judha, hauna kunditeerera;
uchandidzosera kune mamwe marudzi, uye kune iwo ndichapa zita rangu, iro
vanofanira kuchengeta mitemo yangu.
1:25 Zvamakandisiya, neni ndichakurasaiwo; kana muchida ini
kuti ndikunzwirei nyasha, handingakunzwirei tsitsi.
1:26 Pose pamuchadana kwandiri, handingakunzwii, nekuti munazvo
wakasvibisa maoko ako neropa, tsoka dzako dzinokurumidza kuita zvakaipa
kuuraya.
1:27 Hamuna kuita sokunge makandisiya, asi imi pachenyu, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Handina kukukumbirai here sababa vavo?
vanakomana, saamai vakunda vavo, nomureri vacheche vavo;
1:29 kuti muve vanhu vangu, neni ndive Mwari wenyu; kuti muve
vana vangu, neni ndive baba venyu?
1:30 Ndakakuunganidzai sehuku inounganidza hukwana dzayo pasi payo
mapapiro: asi zvino ndichakuitei? ndichakudzingai kubva kwandiri
face.
1:31 Kana muchindivigira chipo, ndichakufuratirai pamberi penyu;
Ndarasha mazuva emitambo, nokugara kwomwedzi kwenyu, nokudzingiswa kwenyu.
1:32 Ndakatumira kwamuri varanda vangu vaprofita, vamakatora mukavauraya.
ndikabvamburanya zvitunha zvavo, ropa ravo randichatsvaka pamuri
maoko,” ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha.
1:33 Zvanzi naIshe Jehovha, Imba yako yaparadzwa, ndichakurasha
kunze semashanga emhepo.
1:34 Uye vana vako havangabereki; nekuti vazvidza zvangu
raira, ukaita chinhu chakaipa pamberi pangu.
1:35 Ndichapa dzimba dzako kuvanhu vachauya; iyo isina
wakanzwa nezvangu asi uchanditenda; wandisati ndaratidza zviratidzo zvakadaro
vachaita sezvandakavaraira.
1:36 Havana kuona vaporofita, asi vachadana zvivi zvavo
rangarirai, muzviremekedze.
1:37 Ndinotora kuti ndipupurire nyasha dzevanhu vanouya, vane vadiki
farai nemufaro; uye kunyange vasina kundiona nemeso enyama;
asi mumweya vanotenda zvandinoreva.
38 Zvino, hama, tarira kubwinya kwakadini; uye ona vanhu vanobva
kumabvazuva:
1:39 Ini ndichapa kwavari vatungamiriri, Abhurahamu, naIsaka, naJakobho, naOseasi,
Amosi, naMika, naJoere, naAbhidhia, naJonasi;
1:40 Nahumi, naAbhakuki, naSofonia, naAgeo, naZakaria, naMaraki,
akadanawo mutumwa waShe.