2 Esdras
7:1 Ndakati ndapedza kutaura mashoko aya, vakatumirwa
ini mutumwa wakatumwa kwandiri usiku hwakapfuura;
Akati kwandiri, Simuka, Esdras, unzwe mashoko andasvika kwaari
ndikuudze.
Ndikati, Taurai henyu, Mwari wangu. Ipapo akati kwandiri, Gungwa rakanyura
nzvimbo yakafara, kuti ive yakadzika uye huru.
Asi mukova wakamanikana, sorwizi;
Ndianiko zvino angapinda mugungwa kuti aone kana kuribata? kana iye
haana kupfuura nepanyika yakamanikana, sei achinge apinda munzvimbo yakafara?
7:6 Pane chimwezve chinhu; Guta rinovakwa, riri panzvimbo yakafara
munda, uye uzere nezvinhu zvose zvakanaka.
7:7 Mukova wacho wakamanikana, uye wakaiswa panzvimbo ine ngozi kuti uwire.
sokunge pane moto kuruoko rworudyi, uye kuruboshwe kwakadzika
mvura:
7:8 Nzira imwe chete pakati pazvo zviri zviviri, pakati pomoto nomoto
mvura, idiki kwazvo zvokuti kwaingokwanisa kuendako munhu mumwe pakarepo.
Kana guta iri rikapiwa zvino kumunhu, ive nhaka yake, kana asina kumbopiwa
achapfuura njodzi yakaiswa pamberi pacho, angachigamuchira sei icho?
nhaka?
7:10 Ndikati: Hongu, Ishe. Ipapo akati kwandiri: Hongu
mugove waIsiraeri.
7:11 Nokuti ndakasika nyika nokuda kwavo, uye Adhamu paakandidarika
zvakatemwa, zvakatemwa, kuti zvino zvaitwa.
7:12 Ipapo mikova yenyika yakamanikana, izere neshungu uye
vanongova vashoma uye vakaipa, vazere nenjodzi, uye zvinorwadza zvikuru.
7:13 Nokuti mikova yevakuru nyika yakanga yakakura uye nechokwadi, uye akaunzwa
chibereko chisingafi.
7:14 Zvino kana avo vanorarama vasingatamburi kuti vapinde muzvinhu izvi zvinomanikidzika uye zvisina maturo.
havangagoni kugamuchira izvo zvakachengeterwa ivo.
7:15 Naizvozvo ikozvino, sei uchinetsekana iwe, sezvo iwe pachako
munhu anoora? Unofambireiko iwe, iwe unongova munhu unofa?
7:16 Sei usina kurangarira chinhu ichi chinouya?
pane chiripo here?
Ipapo ndakapindura ndikati, Ishe, imwi makazvigadza
mumurayiro wenyu, kuti vakarurama vagare nhaka yezvinhu izvi;
vasingadi Mwari vanofanira kuparara.
7:18 Asi vakarurama vachatambudzwa, vachitarisira
nekuti vakaita zvakaipa vakatambura nezvinhu zvipi;
asi haungaoni zvakafara.
7:19 Akati kwandiri. Hakuna mutongi anopfuura Mwari, uye hakuna anotonga
kunzwisisa pamusoro poWokumusoro-soro.
7:20 Nekuti vazhinji vanoparara muhupenyu huno, nekuti vanozvidza murairo
zvaMwari akaiswa pamberi pavo.
7:21 Nekuti Mwari wakaraira zvikukutu kune vakavuya, zvavanofanira kuita
itai kuti murarame sokuuya kwavakaita uye nezvavanofanira kuchenjerera kuti vazvidzivirire
kurangwa.
7:22 Kunyange zvakadaro havana kumuteerera; asi vakamupikisa, uye
kufunga zvinhu zvisina maturo;
7:23 Vakazvinyengera nezviito zvavo zvakaipa; uye akataura nezvakawanda
Mukuru, kuti haasi; uye haana kuziva nzira dzake.
7:24 Asi vakazvidza murayiro wake, uye vakaramba sungano dzake; mune zvake
zvaakatema, havana kutendeka, kana kuita mabasa ake.
7:25 Uye saka, Esdras, nokuti vasina chinhu zvinhu, uye nokuda zvizere
ndizvo zvinhu zvizere.
Tarirai, nguva ichasvika yokuti zviratidzo izvi zvandakakuudzai
zvichaitika, uye mwenga uchaonekwa, uye iye obuda
zvichaonekwa, kuti zvino abviswa panyika.
7:27 Uye ani nani anonunurwa kubva pane zvakaipa zvataurwa achaona zvishamiso zvangu.
7:28 Nokuti mwanakomana wangu Jesu acharatidzwa pamwe nevaya vanaye, uye ivo
vakasara vachafara mukati mamakore mazana mana.
7:29 Shure kwamakore awa, mwanakomana wangu Kristu uchafa, uye vose vachararama.
7:30 Uye nyika ichashandurwa kuva kunyarara kwekare mazuva manomwe, senge
pakutonga kwokutanga, kuti kurege kuva nomunhu anosara.
7:31 Uye shure kwemazuva manomwe, nyika, iyo ichigere kumuka, ichamutswa
kumusoro, uye uyo achafa akaora
7:32 Uye nyika ichadzorera avo vakarara mairi, uye ndizvo zvichaitawo
neguruva vanogara vakanyarara, nenzvimbo dzakavanda dzichavapo
nunura mweya yakapiwa kwavari.
7:33 Uye Wekumusoro-soro achaonekwa pachigaro chekutonga nekutambudzika
zvichapfuura, uye kutambudzika kukuru kuchaguma.
7:34 Asi kutonga chete kuchasara, chokwadi chichamira, uye kutenda kuchakura
simba:
7:35 Uye basa richatevera, uye mubayiro ucharatidzwa, uye zvakanaka
mabasa achave nesimba, uye zvakaipa hazvingavi nesimba.
7:36 Ipapo ndakati, "Abhurahama akatanga kunyengeterera vaSodhoma, uye Mozisi akavanyengeterera."
madzibaba akatadza murenje;
7:37 Jesu akamutevera kuvaIsraeri panguva yaAkani.
Samueri naDhavhidhi vachaparadzwa; Soromoni ari pakati pavo
vanofanira kuuya kunzvimbo tsvene.
7:39 NaEriasi wevaya vakanaya mvura; uye nokuda kwavakafa, kuti avabate
live:
40 naHezekia wakamirira vanhu panguva yaSaniheribhi;
vakawanda.
7:41 Kunyange zvakadaro ikozvino, vachiona kuora kwakura, uye uipi huchiwedzera.
uye vakarurama vanonyengeterera vasingadi Mwari;
saka iko zvino?
7:42 Akandipindura, akati: Upenyu hwazvino hausi kuguma kune zvizhinji;
kubwinya kunogara; naizvozvo vakanyengeterera vasina simba.
7:43 Asi zuva rekutongwa richava kuguma kwenguva ino, uye kutanga
kusafa kunouya, umo kuora kwapfuura;
7:44 Kusazvidzora kwapera, kusatendeka kwagurwa, kururama kuri
kukura, chokwadi chinomera.
45 Ipapo hakuna achagona kuponesa unoparadzwa, kana kumanikidza
iye akawana kukunda.
7:46 Ndakapindura ipapo ndikati: Ndiro shoko rangu rokutanga nerokupedzisira, randakanga ndinaro
zvaiva nani kuti tirege kupa nyika kuna Adhamu: kana kuti zvimwe, pazvaiva
akapiwa kuti amukonese kutadza.
7:47 Nokuti zvinobatsirei kuti vanhu vararame panguva ino
kuremerwa, uye pashure porufu kutsvaka kurangwa?
48 Iwe Adhamu, wakaiteiko? nekuti kunyange ndiwe wakatadza;
Hauna kuwa woga, asi isu tose takabva kwauri.
7:49 Nekuti zvinobatsirei kwatiri, kana isu takavimbiswa nguva isingafi?
zvatakaita mabasa orufu?
7:50 Uye kuti takavimbiswa tariro isingaperi, asi isu pachedu
Zvavakaipa zvikuru vanoitwa pasina here?
7:51 Uye kuti takachengeterwa nzvimbo dzekugara dzehutano nekuchengeteka,
isu takararama zvakashata?
7:52 Uye kuti kubwinya kweWokumusoro-soro kunochengeterwa avo vane
tichirarama upenyu hwokungwarira, asi isu takafamba munzira dzakaipa kupfuura dzose?
7:53 Uye kuti icharatidzwa paradhiso, ine zvibereko zvinogara
nguva dzose, mune kuchengeteka uye mushonga, sezvo isu hatizopindi
izvozvo?
7:54 (Nekuti takafamba munzvimbo dzisingafadzi.)
7:55 Uye kuti zviso zveavo vakashandisa kuzvinyima zvichapenya kumusoro
nyeredzi, zviso zvedu zvichasviba kupfuura rima?
Ruka 7:56 Nokuti patakanga tichirarama tichiita zvakaipa, hatina kurangarira kuti isu
anofanira kutanga kutambura nokuda kwayo pashure porufu.
7:57 Zvino wakandipindura, akati: Iyi ndiyo mamiriro ehondo.
uyo wakazvarwa panyika ucharwa;
58 kuti kana achinge akundwa, uchatambudzika sezvamareva; asi kana achinge akundwa
achawana kukunda, achagamuchira chinhu chandinotaura.
7:59 Nokuti ndihwo upenyu hwakataurwa naMozisi kuvanhu achiri mupenyu.
achiti: Sarudza upenyu, kuti urarame.
60 Kunyange zvakadaro havana kumutenda, kana vaporofita vakamutevera
kana ini ndakataura navo.
7:61 kuti parege kuva nokuremerwa kwakadaro mukuparadzwa kwavo, sezvavachaita
fara pamusoro paavo vakagombedzerwa kuruponeso.
62 Zvino ndakapindura ndikati: Ndinoziva Ishe, kuti Wekumusoro-soro anonzi anonzi
ane tsitsi, pakuti anonzwira tsitsi avo vasati vapinda
nyika,
63 Nepamusoro pevanodzokera kumurairo wake;
7:64 Uye kuti ane mwoyo murefu, uye anotsungirira kwenguva refu avo vakatadza, se
zvisikwa zvake;
7:65 Uye kuti ane rupo, nekuti wakagadzirira kupa paanoda;
66 Uye kuti ane tsitsi huru, nekuti anoramba achiwedzera tsitsi
kuna avo varipo, uye vakapfuura, uye naivo varipo
kuuya.
7:67 Nekuti kana akasawanza tsitsi dzake, nyika haingagari
pamwe chete nevanogara nhaka mairi.
68 Akakangamwirawo; nekuti kana asina kuita saizvozvo pakunaka kwake, kuti avo
vakaita zvakaipa vaigona kurerutswa, vane zviuru zvine gumi
chikamu chevanhu hachifaniri kuramba chichirarama.
7:69 zvino achitonga, kana asingakangamwiri avo vakaporeswa naye
shoko, udzinge kukakavara kuzhinji;
7:70 Panofanira kuva vashoma kwazvo vasara pamwe muhuwandu husingaverengeki.