2 Esdras
14:1 Zvino zvakaitika nezuva retatu, ndakagara pasi pemuouki, uye, tarira!
inzwi rikabuda mugwenzi pakatarisana neni, richiti, Esdras!
Esdras.
14:2 Zvino ndakati: Ndiri pano, Ishe, ndikamira netsoka dzangu.
14:3 Ipapo akati kwandiri, Ndakazviratidza kwaari mugwenzi
Mozisi, akataura naye, vanhu vangu vakati vachishumira Egipita;
14:4 Ndini ndakamutuma, ndikabudisa vanhu vangu muIjipiti, ndikamukwidza kuJerusarema
gomo randakamubata kwenguva refu,
Ruka 14:5 Akamuudza zvinhu zvizhinji zvinoshamisa, akamuzivisa zvakavanzika zvomweya
nguva, nekuguma; akamuraira achiti.
14:6 Unofanira kuzivisa mashoko awa, uye awa unofanira kuvanza.
14:7 Zvino ndinoti kwauri.
14:8 kuti muise mumwoyo menyu zviratidzo zvandakakuratidzai, uye imi
kurota kwawakaona, nokududzirwa kwawakaita
akanzwa:
14:9 Nokuti iwe uchatorwa kubva kune vose, uye kubva zvino uchabviswa
garai neMwanakomana wangu, nevakafanana newe, kusvikira nguva dzasvika
yakapera.
14:10 Nokuti nyika yakarasikirwa nouduku hwake, uye nguva dzinotanga kukwegura.
Ruka 14:11 Nokuti nyika yakakamurwa kuita migove gumi namaviri, uye migove ine gumi ndiyo
yapfuura, uye hafu yechegumi;
14:12 Zvino kwasara izvo zviri shure kwehafu yechegumi.
Naizvozvo zvino gadzirai imba yako, utsiure vanhu vako, unyaradzwe
vari munhamo, zvino voramba uori;
14:14 Bvisa pfungwa dzinofa kubva kwauri, bvisa mitoro yemunhu, bvisa
zvino hunhu husina simba,
14:15 Uye bvisa pfungwa dzinonyanya kuoma kwauri, uye ukurumidze iwe
kutiza kubva panguva idzi.
14:16 Nokuti zvimwe zvakaipa zvikuru kupfuura zvawaona, zvichaitwa
zvaitwa pashure.
14:17 Nokuti tarirai nyika ichapera simba sei nezera, zvikuru sei nyika
zvakaipa zvichawanda pamusoro pavageremo.
14:18 Nekuti nguva yatizira kure, uye kukwereta kwave kuoma
inokurumidza kuuya yawakaona.
14:19 Ipapo ndakapindura pamberi penyu, ndikati.
14:20 Tarirai, Ishe, ndichaenda sezvamakandirayira, ndigotsiura vahedheni.
vanhu vanenge varipo, asi avo vachazoberekwa pashure, ndivo vanavo
ndichavatsiura here? saizvozvo nyika iri murima, naavo varimo
vanogaramo havana chiedza.
nekuti murau wenyu wakapiswa, naizvozvo hakuna unoziva zvinoitwa
kana basa richatanga.
14:22 Asi kana ndawana nyasha pamberi penyu, tumai Mweya Mutsvene mukati mangu, uye
Ndichanyora zvose zvakaitwa panyika kubva pakutanga.
zvakanyorwa mumurayiro wenyu, Kuti vanhu vawane nzira yenyu, ivo vagowana nzira yenyu
uyo achararama mumazuva ekupedzisira angararama.
14:23 Akandipindura, akati, Enda, uunganidze vanhu pamwechete, uye
vaudze kuti varege kukutsvakai mazuva makumi mana.
14:24 Asi tarira, iwe uzvigadzirire miti mizhinji, utore Sarea newe.
Dabria, Selemia, Ecanus, uye Asiel, ava vashanu vakagadzirira kunyora
nekukurumidza;
14:25 Uya pano, uye ndichabatidza mwenje wenjere mukati mako
mwoyo usingazodzimwi, kusvikira zvinhu zvaitwa
uchatanga kunyora.
14:26 Uye kana waita, zvimwe zvinhu uchaparidza, uye zvimwe zvinhu
uchaudza vakachenjera pakavanda; mangwana nenguva ino uchazvivudza
tanga kunyora.
Ipapo ndikabuda sezvaakaraira, ndikaunganidza vanhu vose
pamwe chete ndokuti,
14:28 Inzwa mashoko aya, iwe Israeri.
14:29 Madzibaba edu pakutanga vaiva vatorwa muEgipita, uko kwavakabva
akaunzwa:
30 makagamuchira murairo wovupenyu, wavasina kuuchengeta, wamunawowo
vakadarika shure kwavo.
31 Zvino nyika, iyo nyika yeZiyoni, yakagoverwa pakati penyu nemijenya;
madzibaba enyu nemwi makaita zvisakarurama, asi hamuna kuita chinhu
chengeta nzira dzawakarairwa noWokumusoro-soro.
14:32 Uye sezvo ari mutongi akarurama, akatora kubva kwamuri nenguva
chinhu chaakanga akupa.
14:33 Uye ikozvino muri pano, nehama dzenyu pakati penyu.
14:34 Naizvozvo kana zvikadaro kuti muchakunda kunzwisisa kwenyu, uye
shandurai mwoyo yenyu, muchachengetwa muri vapenyu uye mushure mekufa muchachengetwa
wana ngoni.
14:35 Nokuti mushure mekufa kutongwa kuchauya, patichararamazve: uye
ipapo mazita avakarurama acharatidzwa, namabasa aJehovha
vasingadi Mwari vachaparidzwa.
Naizvozvo ngakurege kuva nemunhu unovuya kwandiri zvino, kana kunditsvaka ava makumi mana
mazuva.
14:37 Ipapo ndakatora varume vashanu, sezvaakandiraira, tikapinda kumunda.
akagarapo.
14:38 Zvino fume mangwana inzwi rakandidana, richiti: Esdras, zarura muromo wako.
muromo, nezvandinomwa, zvandichakupa iwe.
14:39 Ipapo ndakashamisa muromo wangu, zvino tarira, akandipa mukombe uzere, waivapo
rakanga rizere nemvura, asi ruvara rwaro rwakanga rwakaita somoto.
14:40 Ndakaitora, ndikanwa; zvino ndakati ndamwa, moyo wangu ukataura.
njere nouchenjeri zvakakura pachipfuva changu, nekuti mweya wangu wakasimba
ndangariro dzangu:
41 Zvino muromo wangu wakazarurwa, ndikasazovharazve.
Ruka 14:42 Wokumusoro-soro akapa varume vashanu kunzwisisa, uye vakanyora tsamba
zviratidzo zvinoshamisa zveusiku zvakataurwa, zvavasina kuziva: uye
vakagara mazuva makumi mana, vakanyora masikati, neusiku vakadya
chingwa.
14:43 Kana ndirini. Ndakataura masikati, uye handina kunyarara usiku.
14:44 Mumazuva makumi mana vakanyora mabhuku mazana maviri nemana.
14:45 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mazuva makumi mana apera, Wekumusoro-soro
akataura, achiti: Chekutanga chawanyora paridza pachena, kuti muvhangeri
akakodzera uye asina kukodzera angaverenga:
14:46 Asi chengeta makumi manomwe pakupedzisira, kuti ugovapa ivo chete kune vakada
ivai vakachenjera pakati pavanhu;
14:47 Nokuti mukati mavo ndimo mune tsime renjere, uye tsime rouchenjeri uye
rukova rwezivo.
14:48 Uye ndikaita saizvozvo.