2 Esdras
5:1 Noko ke, xa ifika imiqondiso, yabonani, kuza imihla yokuba
abo bemiyo phezu komhlaba baya kubanjwa bebaninzi, kunye nabo
indlela yenyaniso iya kufihlwa, kwaye umhlaba uya kuba ngumqwebedu wokholo.
5:2 Buya kwanda ubugwenxa ngaphezu kobu bubonayo ngoku, nokuba bunjalo
wena uvile kwakudala.
5:3 nelizwe olibonayo ngoku ukuba lineengcambu, uya kulibona lisenkangala;
ngequbuliso.
5:4 Ukuba ke Osenyangweni uthe wakunika ukuba udle ubomi, wowubona owesithathu
Ngexilongo, ukuze ilanga liphume ngesiquphe ebusuku, lize likhanye
inyanga kathathu ngosuku:
5:5 Lithontsize igazi emthini, nelitye likhuphe izwi lalo;
bakhwankqiswe abantu;
5:6 Kwaye uya kulawula kwabangamlindeliyo abahlala phezu kwakhe
emhlabeni, neentaka ziya kuphaphazela kunye;
5:7 Kwaye ulwandle lwaseSodom luya kuphosa iintlanzi, kwaye kuya kugquma kulo
bobusuku obungabaziyo abaninzi; kodwa baya kuliva ilizwi bonke
ngayo.
5:8 Kuya kubakho isidubedube kwiindawo ezininzi, nomlilo uya kuba
aphinde athumele kwakhona, namarhamncwa azitshintshe iindawo zawo, kwaye
abafazi abasexesheni baya kuzala oomilo.
5:9 Kwaye amanzi anetyuwa aya kufunyanwa kumnandi, kwaye bonke abahlobo baya kufunyanwa
tshabalalisani omnye nomnye; Uya kwandula ukuzifihla, aqonde
Arhoxe egumbini lakhe elifihlakeleyo.
5:10 Kwaye uya kufunwa ngabaninzi, kodwa angafunyanwa;
intswela-bulungisa nokungayekeleli makwande emhlabeni.
5:11 Ilizwe liya kubuza kwelinye, lisithi, Bubulungisa obubenza a
Kudlule kuwe ilungisa? Wothi ke, Hayi.
5:12 Ngelo xesha baya kuthemba abantu, bangazuzi nto;
kodwa aziyi kuphumelela iindlela zabo.
5:13 Ndiyishiye nemiqondiso leyo; kwaye ukuba uya kuthandaza kwakhona, kwaye
lila kwangoku, uzile ukudla kwanamhla, usaya kuva izinto ezingaphezulu.
5:14 Ndaza ndavuka, yaye unkwantyo olukhulu lwawutyhutyha umzimba wam wonke
Intliziyo yam yakhathazeka, yada yawa.
5:15 Sandibamba isithunywa esibe sithetha nam, sandithuthuzela, sandithuthuzela
Ndimise ngeenyawo zam.
5:16 Kwathi ngobusuku besibini, uSalatiyeli, umthetheli walo
Beza kum abantu, bathi, Ubuphi na? kwaye kutheni ungowakho
ubuso bunzima kangaka?
5:17 Akwazi na, ukuba uSirayeli uzinikele kuwe ezweni lakowabo?
ukuthinjwa?
5:18 Vuka, udle isonka, ungasishiyi, njengomalusi ophumayo;
umhlambi wakhe ezandleni zeengcuka ezikhohlakeleyo.
5:19 Ndathi kuye, Hamba uyemka kum, ungasondeli kum. Kwaye yena
wayiva into endiyithethileyo, wemka kum.
5:20 Ndazila ukudla iintsuku zasixhenxe, ndilila, njengoUriyeli
ingelosi yandiyalela.
5:21 Kwathi, ekupheleni kweentsuku ezisixhenxe, kwaba shushu izicamango zentliziyo yam
kubuhlungu kum kwakhona,
5:22 Kwaye umphefumlo wam wabuyisa umoya wokuqonda, kwaye ndaqalisa ukuthetha
kunye noPhezukonke kwakhona,
5:23 Wathi, Nkosi yam, uMninimandla onke, kuyo yonke imithi yehlabathi, neyomhlaba
yonke imithi yayo woyinyula, ube mnye umdiliya;
5:24 Ezizweni zonke zehlabathi, unyule umhadi waba mnye
kuzo zonke iintyatyambo zaso, iinyibiba ibe nye.
5:25 Ezinzonzobileni zonke zolwandle uwuzalisile wamnye umlambo;
yonke imizi eyakhiweyo uzingcwalisele iZiyon;
5:26 nakwiintaka zonke ezidaliweyo, wakuthiya igama lokuba lihobe;
entweni yonke ezitho zine, wazenzela gusha yanye.
5:27 Ezingxoweni zonke zezizwe, wazuza isizwe esinye.
ke aba bantu ubathandayo ubanike umthetho ongulo
zivunywe zonke.
5:28 Ngoku ke, Nkosi yam, yini na ukuba aba bantu mnye ubanikele ukuba babe baninzi? kwaye
phezu kwengcambu enye uzilungise ezinye, kwaye kutheni na ukuba uthe saa
Abantu bakho bamnye phakathi kwabaninzi?
5:29 Nabo ke bawabambezelayo amadinga akho, Abakholwa yiminqophiso yakho;
bazinyathele.
5:30 Ukuba uthe wabathiya kakhulu abantu bakho, wobavelela;
ngezakho izandla.
5:31 Ke kaloku, ndakuba ndiwathethile la mazwi, isithunywa seza kum ebusuku
yathunyelwa kum ngaphambili,
5:32 Wathi kum, Ndiphulaphule, ndikufundise; phulaphulani
into endiyithethayo, ndiya kukuxelela.
5:33 Ndathi, Thetha, Nkosi yam. Wathi kum, Uyaqaqadeka
Wakhathazeka ngenxa kaSirayeli; Uthanda ukuba abantu balunge ngakumbi
ngubani owabenzayo?
5:34 Ndathi ke, Hayi, Nkosi; ndithethe ndibuhlungu kakhulu, ngokuba zibuhlungu izintso zam.
kum ngamaxa onke, ndisabulaleka ukuze ndiyiqonde indlela yOsenyangweni;
nokufuna inxalenye yesigwebo sakhe.
5:35 Wathi kum, Aninako. Ndathi ke mna, Ngani na, Nkosi?
Ndazalelwa ntoni na ke? okanye kwakutheni ukuze isizalo sikamama singabikho ke
engcwabeni, ukuze ndingayiboni imigudu kaYakobi, nembandezelo enkulu
Ukubulaleka okudinisayo kwembewu kaSirayeli?
5:36 Wathi kum, Ndibale izinto ezingekafiki;
Ndilibeke ndawonye igwebu elichithakeleyo, ndenze iintyantyambo
eziluhlaza kwakhona ezibunile.
5:37 Ndivulele iindawo ezivaliweyo, undikhuphele imimoya evuthelweyo
ndibonise umfanekiso welizwi, ndandule ukuxela
kuwe into obulaleke ngayo ukuba uyazi.
5:38 Ndathi ke mna, Nkosi yam, ngubani na ozaziyo ezi zinto, ingenguye
indawo yakhe yokuhlala inabantu?
5:39 Mna ke ndiswele ubulumko; ndingathini na ke ukuzithetha ezo zinto?
uyandibuza?
5:40 Wathi kum, Njengokuba ningenako ukwenza nanye kwezo zinto ndinazo
ndithethe ngako, kwangokunjalo aninako ukuwufumana umgwebo wam, nangaphakathi
luphelise uthando endiluthembise abantu bam.
5:41 Ndathi ke mna, Yabona, Nkosi, usele ukufuphi kwabagciniweyo
baya kwenza ntoni na ababekho phambi kwam, thina aba?
kungokunje, kusini na, ngabo baya kusilandela?
5:42 Yathi kum, Ndiya kuwufanisa ugwebo lwam nomsesane, njengokuba kunjalo
kananjalo akukho kungxama kokokuqala;
5:43 Ndaphendula ndathi, Ubungenakuzenza na ezi zikhoyo?
yenziwe, yabakho ngoku, iya kuza kamsinya; ukuze ube nako
Uyixele kamsinya kangakanani na?
5:44 Yandiphendula ke yathi, Indalo ayinakungxama ngaphezu kwayo
umenzi nehlabathi lingenakuzibamba ngaxeshanye eziya kudalwa
kuyo.
5:45 Ndathi ke, Njengoko uthethileyo kumkhonzi wakho, ukuba uya kupha
ubomi kubo bonke, unike ubomi ngaxeshanye kwisidalwa onawo
yadalwa, nendalo yayithwala, kwangokunjalo isenako ukuyithwala
ukuba ngoku ubekho kwaoko.
5:46 Wathi kum, Buza isizalo somfazi, uthi kuye, Ukuba uyathanda
Yini na ukuba ningazali, ningazali, libe mnye emva koko
enye? mcele, azale abantwana abalishumi kube kanye.
5:47 Ndathi ke, Akanako;
5:48 Wathi kum, Kwangenjenje ndisinika isizalo sehlabathi
abo bahlwayelwa kuwo ngamaxesha abo.
5:49 Kuba, njengokuba umntwana engayi kuzalisi izinto zayo
Ixhego, ndilibekile ke elo elimiweyo endalidalayo.
5:50 Ndabuza ndathi, Ekubeni nindinike indlela ngoku, ndiya kubuya
thetha phambi kwakho, kuba umama lowo undixelele ngaye
ukuba usemtsha, ngoku usondele ebudaleni.
5:51 Wandiphendula, wathi, Cela umfazi ozalayo, aze yena;
ndiya kukuxelela.
5:52 Yithi kuye, Yini na ukuba abo ubazele ngoku?
njengabo bangaphambili, kodwa bengaphantsi kwesithomo?
5:53 Kwaye uya kuphendula kuwe, Abo bazelwe ngamandla
Ubutsha buyinto enye, nabazelwe ngexesha lobudala.
xa sithe sakuphela isizalo, ngaba kunjalo.
5:54 Qondani nani ngoko, ukuba ningaphantsi ngomzimba kunabo
ebekho phambi kwakho.
5:55 Kwaye ngokunjalo abo baya emva kwenu, abancinane kunani, njengezidalwa ezizayo
uqalile ngoku ukuba mdala, udlule emandleni obutsha.
5:56 Ndathi, Ndiya kukhunga, Nkosi, ukuba ndibabalwe nguwe.
Mbonise umkhonzi wakho lowo usivelelayo isidalwa sakho.