2 Esdras 2:1 Utsho uYehova ukuthi, Ndibakhuphile aba bantu ebukhobokeni, ndabanika bona imithetho yam ngesandla sabakhonzi abaprofeti; abangavumanga yivani, niwacekise amacebo am. 2:2 Athi kubo umama obazalayo, Hambani, bantwanana; ngenxa Ndingumhlolokazi, ndishiywe. 2:3 Ndaninyusa ngovuyo; kodwa ndinesingqala, ndincwina ngokuba nonile phambi koYehova uThixo wenu, nayenza loo nto into embi phambi kwakhe. 2:4 Ndiya kuthini na ke ngoku kuwe? Ndingumhlolokazi, ndishiywe; hamba indlela, bantwana bam, nicele inceba eNkosini. 2:5 Mna ke, bawo, ndibiza kuwe, ukuba ube lingqina likanina aba bantwana bangawugcinanga umnqophiso wam; 2:6 ukuba ubadube, baphangwe unina; kungabikho nzala kubo. 2:7 Mabachithakale phakathi kweentlanga; uphuma emhlabeni, ngokuba bewucekisile umnqophiso wam. 2:8 Yeha ke wena, mziseli, wena ufihlela ubugqwetha! O bantundini bangendawo, yikhumbuleni into endayenzayo kwiSodom neGomora; 2:9 abamhlaba wabo ulele kumagada etela neemfumba zothuthu; Ndiya kwenza kwabo bangandivayo; itsho iNkosi uSomandla. 2:10 Utsho uYehova kuEzra ukuthi, Baxelele abantu bam, ukuba ndiya kubanika ubukumkani baseYerusalem, endabunika uSirayeli. 2:11 Ndiya kubuthabathela kum uzuko lwabo, ndibanike obungunaphakade iminquba endandibalungiselele yona. 2:12 Zoba nomthi wobomi, ube yioli enevumba elimnandi; bona akayi kusebenza, okanye atyhafe. 2:13 Hambani ke, niya kwamkela; thandazani kuni iintsuku ezimbalwa, ukuze zibekho bufutshane: ubukumkani sele bulungiselwe nina; qaphelani. 2:14 Lingqineni izulu nehlabathi; ngokuba ndibuqhekezile ububi; wadala okulungileyo, ngokuba ndihleli nje, utsho uYehova. 2:15 Mama, bawole abantwana bakho, ubakhulise ngovuyo iinyawo zabo zinjengentsika; ngokuba ndikunyule; utsho uYehova. 2:16 Kwaye abo abafileyo ndiya kubavusa kwiindawo zabo, yaye bakhuphe emangcwabeni; ngokuba ndilazi igama lam kwaSirayeli. 2:17 Musa ukoyika, mama wabantwana, ngokuba ndikunyule; utsho uYehova Nkosi. 2:18 Ngenxa yoncedo lwakho ndiya kuthumela abakhonzi bam uEsawu noYeremi, emva kwabo ndingcwalise icebo, ndakulungisela imithi elishumi elinamibini ethwele iintlobo ngeentlobo zeziqhamo, 2:19 nemithombo emininzi ebaleka amasi nobusi, nesixhenxe esinamandla Iintaba, apho kuphuma iintyatyambo neenyibiba, endiya kuzalisa ngazo abantwana bakho bevuya. 2:20 Yenzani ubulungisa kumhlolokazi, gwebani ngenkedama; khusela inkedama, yambathisa ohamba ze; 2:21 Philisa owaphukileyo nobuthathaka, musa ukuhleka isiqhwala; ndingumlwelwe, mayize ke imfama emehlweni am. 2:22 Ixhego nolutsha bagcine phakathi kweendonga zakho. 2:23 Apho ubafumana khona abafileyo, bathabathe, ubangcwabe; ndikunike indawo yokuqala eluvukweni lwam. 2:24 Hlalani niphumle, bantu bam, niphumle; yiza. 2:25 Bandle abantwana bakho, wena mdlezana olungileyo; zimise iinyawo zabo. 2:26 Ke abakhonzi endininike bona, akuyi kubakho namnye kubo tshabalala; ngokuba ndiya kuwabiza kwanani lakho. 2:27 Musani ukudinwa; kuba xa ifika imini yembandezelo nesimbo niya kulila nibe buhlungu, ke nina niya kuvuya ube nokuphuphuma; 2:28 Ziya kukumonela iintlanga, kodwa aziyi kwenza nto nxamnye nawe, utsho uYehova. 2:29 Izandla zam ziya kukugubungela, Abantwana bakho bangaliboni elabafileyo. 2:30 Vuya, mama, nabantwana bakho; ngokuba ndiya kukuhlangula, utsho uYehova. 2:31 Khumbula abantwana bakho abaleleyo, Ngokuba ndiya kubakhupha ezweni Ehlabathini lonke, ube nenceba kubo; ngokuba ndinenceba, utsho iNkosi uSomandla. 2:32 Bawo ngoonyana bakho ndide ndize ndibaconge, ngenxa yomthombo wam baleka, kwaye ubabalo lwam aluyi kuphela. 2:33 Mna Ezra ndamkela umyalelo kaYehova entabeni yeOrebhe, ukuba ndihambe mna ndifanele ukuya kwaSirayeli; ndathi ndakufika kubo, basuka bandenza into engento. Wawudelela umyalelo kaYehova. 2:34 Kungoko ndithi kuni, nina zintlanga, nivayo, niqonde. bhekani uMalusi wenu, uya kuniphumza ngonaphakade; ngokuba unguye ekufuphi, eya kufika ekupheleni kwehlabathi. 2:35 Zilungiseleleni umvuzo wobukumkani, kuba ukukhanya okungunaphakade kuya kuba ukhanyisele wena ngonaphakade. 2:36 Sabani esithunzini seli hlabathi, namkeleni uvuyo lozuko lwenu ngqina ngokuphandle uMsindisi wam. 2:37 Namkele isipho esisiphiwayo, ube nemihlali, nibulela kuye lowo wanikhokelela ebukumkanini bamazulu. 2:38 Suk’ ume, ume; ulikhangele inani labatywiniweyo batywinwe umthendeleko kaYehova; 2:39 abathe bemkile emthunzini wehlabathi, baza bamkela izambatho ezizukileyo zeNkosi. 2:40 Thabatha inani lakho, Ziyon, uvale iingubo zakho ezimbethe ezimhlophe, ezizalisekisa umthetho weNkosi. 2:41 Lizalisekile inani labantwana bakho, obubalangazelela; bongoza amandla eNkosi, ukuba abantu bakho ababiziweyo ukusuka ekuqaleni, inokuba ngcwele. 2:42 UEzra ndabona entabeni yaseZiyon abantu abaninzi, endingenako Bamdumisa uYehova ngeengoma. 2:43 Ke kaloku phakathi kwabo kwakukho umfana onesidima eside, enomde nangaphezu kwabo bonke abanye, wabathwesa izithsaba elowo kwiintloko zabo waye waphakama ngakumbi; endimangaliswe yiyo kakhulu. 2:44 Ndasibuza isithunywa eso, ndathi, Ziyintoni na ezi zinto, Nkosi? 2:45 Saphendula ke sathi kum, Aba ngabamlahlayo umntu ofayo bambathe oko kungafiyo, balivuma igama likaThixo; kungoku bathweswe isithsaba, bamkela amasundu. 2:46 Ndathi kwisithunywa eso, Ngubani na unyana othe wabathwesa? Wabanika amasundu ezandleni zabo? 2:47 Waphendula ke wathi kum, NguNyana kaThixo, abanaye wavuma emhlabeni. Ndaza ke ndabancoma kakhulu abo bemiyo lilukhuni ngenxa yegama leNkosi. 2:48 Sathi kum isithunywa, Hamba uye kubaxelela abantu bakowethu ukuba yintoni na nezinto ezinkulu, nezimangaliso zeNkosi uThixo wakho, ozibonileyo.