2 Esdras
9:1 Zvino wakandipindura, akati: Cheresa nguva
kana muchiona zvimwe zviratidzo zvandakataura kare
iwe kare,
9:2 Ipapo uchanzwisisa, kuti inguva imwe cheteyo
Wekumusoro achatanga kushanyira nyika yaakaita.
9:3 Naizvozvo pazvichaonekwa kudengenyeka kwenyika uye mheremhere yavanhu
munyika:
Ipapo uchanzwisisa kuti Wekumusoro-soro akataura pamusoro pazvo
zvinhu kubva pamazuva akakutangirai kubva pakutanga.
9:5 Nokuti sezvo zvose zvakaitwa panyika zvine mavambo nemagumo.
uye kuguma kunoratidzwa.
9:6 Saizvozvowo nguva dzeWokumusoro-soro dzine mavambo akachena nezvishamiso
namabasa esimba, nekuguma pakuita nezviratidzo.
9:7 Uye umwe neumwe uchaponeswa, uye uchakwanisa kupukunyuka nekwake
mabasa uye nokutenda kwawakatenda nako.
9:8 Achachengetedzwa kubva munjodzi dzakataurwa, uye achaona ruponeso rwangu mukati
nyika yangu nomukati memiganhu yangu; nekuti ndakazvitsaurira ivo kuti vandibve
kutanga.
9:9 ipapo vachava neshungu, ivo zvino vakamhura nzira dzangu;
avo vakavarasha vachizvidza vachagara mumarwadzo.
9:10 Nekuti vakaita zvakanaka muupenyu hwavo uye havana kundiziva ini;
9:11 Uye avo vakasema mutemo wangu, vachiri rusununguko, uye, riini
sezvo nzvimbo yekutendeuka yakanga yakavhurika kwavari, vasinganzwisisike, asi
akazvizvidza;
9:12 Zvimwechetezvo zvinofanira kuzviziva mushure mekufa nemarwadzo.
9:13 Naizvozvo usada kuziva kuti vasingadi Mwari vacharangwa sei, uye
rinhi: asi bvunzai kuti vakarurama vachaponeswa sei, ivo vane nyika,
uye nyika yakasikwa nokuda kwavo.
9:14 Ipapo ndakapindura, ndikati.
9:15 Ndakambotaura, uye zvino ndichataura, uye ndichazvitaurawo pashure.
kuti vachaparara vazhinji pane vanozoparara
poneswa:
9:16 Sefungu guru kupfuura donhwe.
9:17 Akandipindura, achiti: Sezvakaita munda, ndizvo zvakaitawo mbeu;
seruva, ndizvo zvakaitawo mavara; sezvakaita mushandi,
ndiro basa iro; uye sezvaanoita murimi, ndozvaanoitawo
kurima zvakare, nokuti yakanga iri nguva yenyika.
9:18 Uye zvino pandakagadzirira nyika, iyo yakanga isati yaitwa, kunyange nokuda kwavo
kuti ndigare mazviri zvino, hakuna wakandipikisa.
9:19 Nekuti panguva iyo umwe neumwe wakateerera, asi ikozvino tsika dzevakasikwa
munyika ino yakaitwa inoodzwa nembeu isingaperi, uye ne
murayiro usinganzverwi uzvibvise.
9:20 Naizvozvo ndakacherekedza nyika, zvino tarira, njodzi iripo nekuda kwezvivi
midziyo yakanga yapinda mairi.
9:21 Ndakazviona, ndikauchengeta zvikuru, ndikachengeta mazambiringa omuorivhi
sumbu, uye chirimwa chavanhu vakuru.
9:22 Naizvozvo chaunga chakazvarwa pasina ngachiparare; uye rega mazambiringa angu
Chengetedzwa, nomunda wangu; nekuti ndakauita kuti uve wakakwana nebasa guru.
9:23 Kunyange zvakadaro, kana iwe ukarega mamwe mazuva manomwezve, asi iwe ucharega
usatsanya mazviri.
9:24 Asi endai kumunda wemaruva, pasina imba inovakwa, uye idya chete
maruva esango; usaravira nyama, usamwa waini, asi idya maruva
chete;)
9:25 Uye nyengeterai kune Wekumusoro-soro nguva dzose, ipapo ndichauya ndichitaura naye
iwe.
Ipapo ndikaenda kumunda unonzi Aridhati, saiye
wakandiraira; ipapo ndakagara pakati pamaruva, ndikadya
miriwo yesango nenyama yayo yakandigutsa.
9:27 Shure kwamazuva manomwe ndakagara pauswa, moyo wangu wakatambudzika mukati mangu.
sekare:
9:28 Zvino ndakashamisa muromo wangu, ndikatanga kutaura pamberi peWekumusoro-soro, ndikati:
9:29 Haiwa Ishe, imi makazviratidza kwatiri, makaratidzwa kwatiri
madzibaba murenje, panzvimbo isingatsiki munhu, panzvimbo isina chinhu
panzvimbo, pakubuda kwavo Egipita.
Iwe ukataura, uchiti, Ndinzwe, Isiraeri; uye cherechedza mashoko angu, iwe mbeu
waJakobho.
9:31 Nokuti tarirai, ndinodzvara murairo wangu mukati menyu, uye uchabereka zvibereko mamuri, uye
muchakudzwa mairi nokusingaperi.
32 Asi madzibaba edu, avo vakagamuchira murairo, vakasauchengeta, kana kuuchengeta
zviga zvenyu; kunyange zvibereko zvomurayiro wenyu hazvina kuparadzwa
waigona here, nekuti wakange uri wako;
9:33 Asi avo vakagamuchira, vakaparara, nekuti havana kuchengeta chinhu icho
yakakushwa mavari.
9:34 Zvino tarira, itsika, kana ivhu rameresa mbeu, kana gungwa.
chikepe, kana mudziyo upi noupi, kana chikafu, kana chinomwiwa, chakaparara machiri
wakakushwa kana kukandwa mukati.
9:35 Chakakushwa, kana kukandwa, kana kugamuchirwa, chinoita
anoparara, akasagara nesu; asi kwatiri hazvina kuitika saizvozvo.
9:36 Nekuti isu takagamuchira murairo, tinoparara nechivi, nemoyo yeduwo
iyo yakagamuchira
37 Asi murairo hauparari, asi unogara musimba rake.
9:38 Zvino ndakati ndichitaura zvinhu izvi mumoyo mangu, ndakacheuka nemeso angu.
kurutivi rworudyi ndakaona mukadzi, zvino tarira, achichema nokuchema
nenzwi guru, ane shungu pamoyo, nenguvo dzake
akabvaruka, ane madota mumusoro make.
9:39 Ipapo ndakaregedzera mifungo yangu yandakanga ndirimo, ndikadzokera kwandiri.
40 ndokuti kwaari: Unochemei? wakachemedzwa nei
pfungwa dzako?
41 Akati kwandiri: Ishe, ndiregei henyu, ndizviwudze
wedzera pakurwadziwa kwangu, nokuti ndinotambudzika mundangariro dzangu, uye ndauyiswa kwazvo
low.
42 Ndikati kwaari, Unotsvakeiko? ndiudze.
9:43 Iye akati kwandiri, Ini murandakadzi wenyu ndakanga ndiri mhanje, ndisina mwana;
kunyange ndakanga ndine murume makore makumi matatu.
9:44 Uye makore makumi matatu iwayo handina kuita chimwe chinhu masikati neusiku, neawa imwe neimwe.
asi itai munyengetero wangu kuna Wokumusoro-soro.
9:45 Mushure memakore makumi matatu, Mwari akandinzwa murandakadzi wenyu, akaona kutambudzika kwangu.
akaona kutambudzika kwangu, akandiberekera mwanakomana, ndakamufarira kwazvo
wakange ari murume wanguwo, navavakidzani vangu vose; tikakudza zvikuru
kuna Wamasimba Ose.
9:46 Uye ndakamurera nekutambudzika kukuru.
9:47 Zvino wakati akura, uye akasvika panguva yokuva nomukadzi, I
akaita mabiko.