2 Esdras
12:1 Kwathi, iwathetha la mazwi ingonyama ekhozini, ndasuka mna
wabona,
12:2 Nantso intloko eseleyo, namaphiko omane, ayaba sabonakala;
baya apho bobabini, bazenza ookumkani nezabo
ubukumkani bebuncinane, buzele sisiphithiphithi.
12:3 Ndabona, nanko zingasekho, nawo wonke umzimba womzimba
Lothuka kakhulu ihlabathi, ndavuka
yenkathazo kunye nokuzola kwengqondo yam, kunye noloyiko olukhulu, kwaye wathi ku
umoya wam,
12:4 Yabona, ukwenzile oku kum, ngokugocagoca iindlela zoxolo
Oyena Uphakamileyo.
12:5 Yabona, ndidiniwe oko umphefumlo wam, ndityhafile kakhulu emoyeni wam; kwaye encinci
akhona kum amandla ngenxa yoloyiko olukhulu endalicinezelayo
ngobu busuku.
12:6 Ndiya kukhunga ngoko koPhezukonke, ukuba andithuthuzele
isiphelo.
12:7 Ndathi ke, Nkosi, nkosi, ukuba undibabale
nokuba ndigwetyelwe kuwe phambi kwabaninzi, nokuba ndingowam nje
nyuka umthandazo phambi kobuso bakho;
12:8 Ngoko ke undithuthuzele, undibonise umkhonzi wakho ukutyhilwa nokucacileyo
Ukwahluka kwalo mbono woyikekayo, ukuze undithuthuzele ngokugqibeleleyo
umphefumlo.
12:9 Kuba undibone ndikufanele ukuba undibonise amaxesha okugqibela.
12:10 Wathi kum, Siso esi isityhilo sombono.
12:11 Ukhozi, owalubonayo lunyuka luphuma elwandle, bubukumkani obo
wabonwa embonweni womntakwenu uDaniyeli.
12:12 noko ibingacaciswanga kuye, ngoko ke ndiyakuxelela.
12:13 Yabonani, kuya kufika imihla ekuya kuvuka ngayo ubukumkani phezu kwakhe
liya koyikwa ngaphezu kwezikumkani zonke zangaphambili
yona.
12:14 Ngaloo ndlela baya kulawula ookumkani abalishumi elinababini, elowo emva komnye.
12:15 aya kuthi ke owesibini alawule, abe nexesha elingakumbi
nabalishumi elinababini.
12:16 Oku kwenza amaphiko alishumi elinamabini afanekisela into oyibonileyo.
12:17 Ke lona ilizwi owalivayo lithetha, ongakubonanga;
phuma ezintlokweni kodwa phakathi komzimba wayo, yiloo nto
ingcaciso:
12:18 kuya kuthi, emveni kwexesha lobukumkani, kuvele iingxabano ezinkulu;
uya kuma emngciphekweni wokuwa; kodwa akuyi kuba njalo
ukuwa, kodwa uya kubuyiselwa ekuqaleni kwakhe.
12:19 Wazibona nje ezisibhozo, zincinane phantsi kweentsiba, zinamathele kulo
Amaphiko, siso esi isityhilo.
12:20 ukuba kuya kuvela kuye ookumkani abasibhozo, abamaxesha abo aya kuba lilo
zincinci, kwaye iminyaka yazo ikhawuleza.
12:21 Kuya kutshabalala ababini kubo, elixesha laphakathi lisondele, zibe zine
zigcinwa zide zifike ukuphela kwazo; kodwa ezimbini mazigcinelwe uYehova
isiphelo.
12:22 Wazibona nje iintloko ezintathu ziphumle, siso esi isityhilo.
12:23 Ngemihla yakhe yokugqibela, Osenyangweni uya kumisa izikumkani ezithathu, ahlaziye
izinto ezininzi ezikuwo, kwaye baya kulawula umhlaba;
12:24 nabahleli khona, babenoxinezeleko olukhulu, ngaphezu kwabo bonke
ababekho phambi kwabo, ngenxa yoko babizwa ngokuba ziintloko zokhozi.
12:25 Kuba aba baya kukufeza ububi bakhe, kwaye uya
gqiba kwakhe ekugqibeleni.
12:26 Wabona wena, ukuba ayisabonakali intloko enkulu, yona
lubonisa ukuba omnye wabo uya kufela elukhukweni lwakhe, abe enentlungu.
12:27 Kuba ababini abaseleyo baya kubulawa ngekrele.
12:28 Kuba ikrele lenye liya kudla omnye, kodwa ekugqibeleni uya kudla
Uwa likrele ngokwakhe.
12:29 Wabona nje iintsiba ezimbini phantsi kwamaphiko ziwela phezu kwenqanawa
intloko esekunene;
12:30 Oku kubonisa ukuba ngaba abo Osenyangweni ubagcinele bona
isiphelo: obu bubukumkani obuncinane, obuzele ziinkathazo, njengoko ububonile.
12:31 nengonyama, owayibonayo iphuma ehlathini, igquma;
ethetha nokhozi, elukhalimela ubugwenxa balo
onke amazwi owavileyo;
12:32 Nguye lo umthanjiswa, lowo ubagcinele bona noPhezukonke
ubungendawo buse ekupheleni; uya kubohlwaya, abathethise
ngenkohlakalo yabo.
12:33 Uya kubamisa phambi kwakhe besaphilile ekugwebeni, abohlwaye
bona, kwaye ubalungise.
12:34 Kuba abanye abantu bam uya kubahlangula ngenceba, abo baye
Bacinezelwe emideni yam, kwaye uya kubavuyisa de kube
ekufikeni kwemini yomgwebo, endathetha ngayo kuwe ndivela kuwe
Isiqalo.
12:35 Lilo elo iphupha olibonileyo;
12:36 Nguwena kuphela ofanelwe kukwazi le mfihlakalo yOsenyangweni.
12:37 Zibhale ngoko zonke ezi zinto uzibonileyo encwadini, uzifihle
bona:
12:38 Uyifundise izilumko ebantwini, Ozazi iintliziyo zabo
baqonde kwaye bagcine ezi mfihlelo.
12:39 Wena ke linda apha ngokwakho iintsuku ezisixhenxe, ukuze ubonakale
into ethe athanda ukukuxelela Osenyangweni. Kwaye kunye
ukuba wahamba indlela yakhe.
12:40 Kwathi, bakubona bonke abantu ukuba ziintsuku ezisixhenxe
ndadlula, andabuya ndingene kuwo umzi, bawabuthela ndawonye bonke
bekunye, bethabathela komncinane besa komkhulu, beza kum, bathi,
12:41 Sikone ngantoni na? senze bubi buni na kuwe?
ukuba usishiye, uhlale apha kule ndawo?
12:42 Kuba nguwe wedwa oseleyo kuthi, kubo bonke abaprofeti, njengesihlokomiso
ivintage, kunye nekhandlela kwindawo emnyama, kwaye njengendawo okanye inqanawa
ugcinwe kwisiphango.
12:43 Azanele na izinto ezimbi ezisifikeleyo?
12:44 Ukuba uthe wasilahla, kobeka phi na ke kuthi, ukuba kusilungele nakuthi?
Ngaba utshiswe phakathi kweZiyon?
12:45 Kuba asikho ngaphezu kwabo bafela khona. Balila kunye naye
ilizwi elikhulu. Ndabaphendula ke, ndathi.
12:46 Yomelela, Sirayeli; musani ukuba namandla, ndlu kaYakobi;
12:47 Kuba Osenyangweni uya kunikhumbula, uSomandla akanaye
ekuhendweni ndikulibele.
12:48 Mna andikushiyanga, andikushiyanga;
Ndize kule ndawo, ukuze ndithandazele ukuphanziswa kweZiyon, ukuba ndithethe
ukuze unqwenele inceba ngenxa yokuthotywa kwengcwele yakho.
12:49 Ngoku ke hambani niye elowo egodukani, yaye emva kwale mihla ndiya kufika
kuwe.
12:50 Bemka ke abantu kuwo umzi, njengoko ndabawisela umthetho ngako.
12:51 Ndesuka ke ndahlala entsimini imihla yasixhenxe, njengoko sandiyalelayo isithunywa;
badla ngezo ntsuku zodwa iintyatyambo zasendle, badla nezam
inyama yemifuno