2 Esdras 3:1 Ngomnyaka wamashumi omathathu emva kokuwa komzi, ndaba seBhabheli ndilele esililini sam, zasuka izicamango zam zathi tyaba entliziyweni yam. 3:2 Ngokuba ndikubonile ukuphanza kweZiyon, nobutyebi babemi bayo eBhabhiloni. 3:3 Kwaye umoya wam waba buhlungu, kangangokuba ndaqalisa ukuthetha amazwi azele ukoyika kOsenyangweni, wathi, 3:4 Wena Nkosi, wena ulawulayo, Owuthethe kwasekuqalekeni, Ekwenzeni kwakho oko tyala umhlaba, ube wena wedwa, wabawisela umthetho abantu; 3:5 Wamnika uAdam umzimba ngaphandle komphefumlo, owawusetyenzwe nguwo izandla zakho, waphefumlela kuye impefumlo yobomi; waphila phambi kwakho. 3:6 Umngenise eParadisi, leyo sayityalayo isandla sakho sokunene; ungekaveli umhlaba. 3:7 Wamwisela umthetho wokuba ayithande indlela yakho; wona, waza wena wamisela ukufa kwangoko kuye nangokwakhe izizukulwana, ekuphumeni kuzo iintlanga, nezizwe, nabantu, nezizwe inani. 3:8 Kwaye bonke abantu bahamba ngokokuthanda kwabo, kwaye benza imisebenzi emangalisayo phambi kwakho, wayidela imithetho yakho. 3:9 Kwaye kwakhona, emva kwexesha elithile, wazisa unogumbe phezu kwabo bahlala ehlabathini, babatshabalalisa. 3:10 Kwathi ke kubo bonke ngabanye, njengokuba kwabanjalo ukufa kuAdam, kwaba njalo umkhukula kwaba. 3:11 Washiya omnye kubo, uNowa nendlu yakhe; ekuphumeni kuye onke amalungisa. 3:12 Kwathi, xa abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba baqala banda, baba nabantwana abaninzi, baba ngabantu abaninzi; baqala kwakhona ukungahloneli Thixo kunabokuqala. 3:13 Ke kaloku, bakuphila okubi phambi kwakho, wakunyula umfo phakathi kwabo, ogama linguAbraham. 3:14 Lowo wamthanda, waza wabonisa kuye yedwa ukuthanda kwakho. 3:15 Wenza naye umnqophiso ongunaphakade, umthembisa ngokuba wena wayengenakuze ayishiye imbewu yakhe. 3:16 Kwaye yena wamnika uIsake, yaye uIsake wamnika uYakobi noEsawu. UYakobi uzinyulele wena, wambeka ngoEsawu; waza ke uYakobi waba sisihlwele esikhulu. 3:17 Kwathi, ekuyikhupheni kwakho imbewu yakhe eYiputa, wena wabanyusa, waya nabo entabeni yeSinayi. 3:18 Walithoba izulu, waliseka ihlabathi, walishukumisa lonke Wazizamazamisa iindawo enzonzobila, Wawakhwankqisa abantu bakhona ubudala. 3:19 Ubuqaqawuli bakho bangena ngamasango omane, umlilo, nenyikima, kunye Zomoya, nengqele; ukuze uyinike umthetho imbewu Yakobi, ukukhuthala kwisizukulwana sikaSirayeli. 3:20 ukanti akuyisusanga kubo intliziyo enobubi, ukuze ube ngumyalelo wakho ukuze kuxakathe isiqhamo kubo. 3:21 Kuba owokuqala uAdam waba nentliziyo engendawo, wagqithisa ukoyisa; babe njalo bonke abazelwe nguye. 3:22 Ngaloo ndlela ubulwelwe benziwa bahlala; kunye nomthetho (kwakhona) entliziyweni ye abantu abanobubi bengcambu; bade bemka abalungileyo bemka, abangendawo behleli. 3:23 Adlula ke amaxesha, yaphela iminyaka; Wakuvelisela umkhonzi ogama linguDavide; 3:24 owawisa umthetho wokuba ulakhele umzi, wenze umnikelo kuwe isiqhumiso neminikelo yokudla. 3:25 Kwakuba kusenzeka oko iminyaka emininzi, bawushiya loo mzi, bawushiya loo mzi wena, 3:26 Wenza konke njengoko wenza ngako uAdam, nazo zonke izizukulwana zakhe; kananjalo babenentliziyo embi. 3:27 Wawunikela umzi wakho esandleni seentshaba zakho. 3:28 Izenzo zabo na ke zilungile ngakubemi baseBhabheli, ukuba babe ngabo? ngoko ke niyayilawula iZiyon? 3:29 Kuba xenikweni ndifikileyo, ndabona amatshijolo angenakubalwa, ndandule ke ukuwabona amanyala am Umphefumlo wam ubone kubenzi bobubi abaninzi kulo mnyaka wamashumi omathathu, yaphela intliziyo yam mna. 3:30 Ngokuba ndibonile ukuba ubavumela bona aboni, ukuba ubayeke abangendawo; uya kubatshabalalisa abantu bakho, uzigcine iintshaba zakho; kwaye awukhange ubonakalise. 3:31 Andisakhumbuli ukuba kushiywe njani na? ngcono kunabaseZiyon? 3:32 Bakho na abanye abantu abakwaziyo, ingenguye uSirayeli? okanye yintoni Isizukulwana siyakholwa ngokweminqophiso yakho njengoYakobi? 3:33 ukanti umvuzo wabo awubonakali, nokubulaleka kwabo akunasiqhamo Ndithe ndisacanda ezintlangeni, ndazibona ziqukuqela Ngobutyebi, Ungacingi ngemithetho yakho. 3:34 Khawubulinganise ke ngoku ububi bethu esikalini, kwanobabo nabo abahleli ehlabathini; kanjalo igama lakho aliyi kufunyanwa ndawo ingekuko Sirayeli. 3:35 Kunini apho abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba bengonanga? umbono wakho? Ngoobani na abantu abayigcinileyo imithetho yakho? 3:36 Wofumana ukuba uSirayeli uzigcinile iziyalezo zakho; kodwa hayi umhedeni.