2 Esdras
6:1 Wathi kum, Ekuqalekeni, ekudalweni komhlaba, ngenxa engaphambili
imida yelimiweyo, kwaza kwavuthuza imimoya;
6:2 Ngaphambi kokuba idudume kwaye ikhanyise, okanye iziseko zeparadesi
zabekwa,
6:3 Ngaphambi kokuba iintyatyambo ezintle zibonakale, okanye amandla ashukumayo abekho
zimiselwe, phambi kokuba inkitha engenakubalwa yeengelosi ihlanganiswe
kunye,
6:4 nokuba bekukade kuphakanyiswe amajukujuku ezulu, phambi kwemilinganiso yezulu
isibhakabhaka sathiywa igama, Kukhe kube shushu iitshimini zaseZiyon;
6:5 Kwaye ngaphambi kokuba le minyaka yangoku yayifunwa, kwaye okanye nanini na ukuqanjwa kwe
abo banesono ngoku baguqukile, bengekaqiniselwa abo batywiniweyo
waqokelela ukholo ukuze abe yindyebo;
6:6 Ndaza ndazigqala ezi zinto, zabakho ngam zonke
ziphela zodwa, zingabi ngangomnye;
akekho omnye.
6:7 Ndaphendula ke mna, ndathi, Yoba yintoni na isahlulelo?
amaxesha? okanye kuya kuba nini na ukuphela kweyokuqala, nokuqalwa kwayo?
oko kulandela?
6:8 Wathi kum, Ukususela kuAbraham kuye kuIsake, oko babenguYakobi noEsawu
ezelwe nguye, isandla sikaYakobi sibambe isithende sikaEsawu kuqala.
6:9 Kuba uEsawu sisiphelo sehlabathi, noYakobi sisiqalo salo
uyalandela.
6:10 Isandla somntu siphakathi kwesithende nesandla;
Esdras, musa ukubuza.
6:11 Ndaphendula ke ndathi, Nkosi yam, ukuba ndithe ndalufumana
ubabalo emehlweni akho,
6:12 Khawusibonise umkhonzi wakho intsingiselo yemiqondiso yakho othe wayigqiba
undibonise inxalenye yobusuku bokugqibela.
6:13 Saphendula sathi kum, Suka ume ngeenyawo zakho, uve
ilizwi elinamandla.
6:14 Kwaye kuya kuba ngathi kukho intshukumo enkulu; kodwa yindawo apho wena
indawo yokuma ayiyi kushukunyiswa.
6:15 Ngenxa yoko, xa lithethayo, musani ukoyika; kuba ilizwi eli liphuma kuThixo
isiphelo, nesiseko sehlabathi siqondwe.
6:16 Kutheni? ngokuba intetho yezo zinto iyanyikima, iyashukuma;
iyazi ukuba isiphelo sezi zinto simele ukuguqulwa.
6:17 Ke kaloku kwathi, ndakukuva oko, ndema ngeenyawo;
Libaza indlebe, nalo izwi lithetha, nesandi selizwi
sasingathi sisandi samanzi amaninzi.
6:18 Yathi ke, Yabonani, iyeza imihla endiya kuqalisa ukusondela ngayo;
ukubavelela abemi behlabathi;
6:19 Kwaye uya kuqala ukubabuza ukuba uyintoni na abenzi bobubi
ngokugqwetha kwabo, nasekucinezeleni iZiyon
iya kuzaliseka;
6:20 Liya kuthi ke lakugqitywa ihlabathi eliya kubhanga.
ndoyibonisa le miqondiso; iincwadi ziya kuvulwa phambi koYehova
isibhakabhaka, kwaye baya kubona zonke kunye.
6:21 Oonyana abamnyaka mnye baya kuthetha ngelizwi labo, abafazi;
omithiyo uya kuzala abantwana abangafezekanga beenyanga ezintathu okanye ezine
abadala, kwaye baya kuphila, bavuke.
6:22 Ke kaloku baya kuvela ngesiquphe iindawo ezihlwayelweyo, oovimba abazeleyo
liya kufunyanwa lilambatha ngephanyazo;
6:23 Nexilongo liya kuhlokoma, bathi, bakuva bonke abantu
ziya kunkwantya ngephanyazo.
6:24 Ngelo xesha izihlobo ziya kulwa omnye nomnye njengeentshaba, kwaye
liya kunkwantya ihlabathi, nabemi balo, nemithombo;
emithonjeni iya kuma, ngeeyure ezintathu bangasayi
baleka.
6:25 bonke abathe basinda kuzo zonke ezi zinto, endizithethileyo kuwe, bosinda;
kwaye ulubone usindiso lwam, nesiphelo sehlabathi lakho.
6:26 Kwaye abantu abamkelweyo baya kubona, abo bangeva kufa
ekuzalweni kwabo: kwaye intliziyo yabemi iya kuguqulwa, kwaye
yajika yaba yenye intsingiselo.
6:27 Kuba ububi buya kucinywa, nenkohliso buya kucinywa.
6:28 Ke lona ukholo luya kuhluma, ukonakala kuya koyiswa;
inyaniso, ekudala ingenasiqhamo, iya kuchazwa.
6:29 Ithe yakuthetha nam, yabona, ndakhangela kancinane, kancinane
lowo bendimi phambi kwakhe.
6:30 Wawathetha kum la mazwi; Ndize kukubonisa ixesha leNkosi
ubusuku obuzayo.
6:31 Ukuba uthe waphinda wathandaza, wabuya wazila ukudla iintsuku ezisixhenxe, ndokuxelela
izinto ezinkulu kunam ngemini endazivayo.
6:32 Ngokuba ilizwi lakho livakala kOsenyangweni, ngokuba uSomandla ubonile
Ububonile ubulungisa bakho, nobunyulu bakho onako
kwasebuncinaneni bakho.
6:33 Kwaye ngenxa yoko undithumile ukuba ndikubonise zonke ezi zinto, ndize ndithethe kuwe
kuwe, Yomelela, ungoyiki
6:34 musani ukukungxamela amaxesha adluleyo, nicinga izinto ezingento;
uze ungangxami kumaxesha amva.
6:35 Kwathi emveni koko, ndalila kwakhona, ndazila ukudla iintsuku zasixhenxe
kwangokunjalo, ukuze ndizizalise iiveki ezintathu awandixelela zona.
6:36 Ngobusuku besibhozo yaphinda yakhathazeka intliziyo yam, ndaqalisa
ndithethe phambi koPhezukonke.
6:37 Kuba umoya wam wavutha umlilo kakhulu, kwaye umphefumlo wam ubandezelekile.
6:38 Ndathi ke mna, Nkosi, wena wathetha kwasekuqalekeni kwendalo.
kwayimini yokuqala, wathetha wenjenje; Makwenziwe izulu nomhlaba; kwaye
Ilizwi lakho belingumsebenzi ogqibeleleyo.
6:39 Kwabakho ke umoya, kwabakho ubumnyama nokuzola ngeenxa zonke;
sasingekabikho isandi selizwi lomntu.
6:40 Wawisa umthetho, isikhanyiso esilungileyo, ukuba siphume ebuncwaneni bakho
umsebenzi wakho ungabonakala.
6:41 Ngomhla wesibini wenza umoya wesibhakabhaka, wawenza
wathi ukuba yahlule, yahlule phakathi kwebandla
amanzi, ukuze kunyuke elinye icala, lihlale elinye ngaphantsi.
6:42 Ngomhla wesithathu wawisa umthetho ukuba amanzi ahlanganiswe;
kwisahlulo sesixhenxe sehlabathi, amanqina amathandathu womile, wawagcina
ukuze inxenye ihlwayelwe, yalinywa nguThixo
ndingakukhonza.
6:43 Ngokuba ekuphumeni kwelizwi lakho, wasebenza umsebenzi.
6:44 Kuba kwaoko kwabakho isiqhamo esikhulu, esingenakubalwa;
iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokuzonwabisa ngenxa yencasa, kunye neentyatyambo ezinombala ongatshintshiyo, kunye
Ivumba elithozamisayo lenziwa ngomhla wesithathu.
6:45 Ngomhla wesine wawisa umthetho ukuba ilanga likhanye, kukhanye
inyanga ikhanyisele, neenkwenkwezi zilungelelane;
6:46 Wabawisela umthetho wokuba bakhonze umntu oza kwenziwa.
6:47 Ngomhla wesihlanu wathi kwisahlulo sesixhenxe, apho amanzi akhoyo
zahlanganiswa ukuze kuvelise izinto eziphilileyo, iintaka kunye
kwaba njalo.
6:48 Kuba amanzi angathethiyo, nangenabomi, awaphuma umphefumlo ephilileyo;
Umyalelo kaThixo, Ukuze bonke abantu Bayidumise imisebenzi yakho ebalulekileyo.
6:49 Wazimisa ngoko izinto eziphilileyo zambini, owazibizayo
uEnoki, noLeviyatan;
6:50 wabahlula aba, naba ngowesixhenxe;
apho amanzi ayehlanganisene khona, ababanga nakuzibamba zombini.
6:51 UEnoki wamnika isahlulo enye, esomileyo ngomhla wesithathu;
Ufanele ahlale kwakanye, ezineenduli eziliwaka.
6:52 Ke iLeviyatan wayinika isahlulo sesixhenxe esingumanzi; kwaye
umgcine ukuba atshiswe ngubani na, nokuba nini na.
6:53 Ngomhla wesithandathu wawuwisela umthetho umhlaba ngenxa engaphambili
Yokuvelisela izinto ezizitho zine, neenkomo, nezinambuzane.
6:54 Emveni koko, noAdam, owamenza inkosi kuyo yonke indalo yakho;
sivela kuye thina sonke, kwanabantu obanyulileyo.
6:55 Ezo zinto zonke ndizithethile phambi kwakho, Yehova, ngenxa enokuba wenze wena
umhlaba ngenxa yethu
6:56 Ngokukwanjalo nabanye abantu, abaphuma kuAdam, wena utshilo
abanto, kodwa bafana namathe;
intabalala yabo ide iye kutsho kwithontsi eliwa emkhombeni.
6:57 Kwaye ngoku, Owu Nkosi, khangela, ezi ntlanga, kudala bebizwa
Akukho nto iqalileyo ukuba ngankosi phezu kwethu, nokusiqwenga.
6:58 Ke thina bantu bakho, lowo uthe ngokuba ngamazibulo akho, ngawenu kuphela
Ozelweyo, nesithandwa sakho sinikelwe ezandleni zabo.
6:59 Ukuba ke ihlabathi ngoku lenze ngenxa yethu, thina singabi nalo ngani na?
ilifa kunye nehlabathi? koda kube nini na?