2 Esdras
15:1 Yabona, uthetha ezindlebeni zabantu bam amazwi esiprofeto esi
Ndiya kufaka emlonyeni wakho, utsho uYehova.
15:2 Kwaye wenze ukuba zibhalwe ephepheni, ngokuba zithembekile yaye ziyinyaniso.
15:3 Musa ukuzoyika ukucinga kwakho, Musa ukutyhoboza
bayakukhathaza abo bathetha kakubi ngawe.
15:4 Ngokuba bonke abakreqileyo baya kufa ngenxa yobumenemene babo.
15:5 Yabonani, utsho uYehova, ndihlisela izibetho ehlabathini; ikrele,
indlala, ukufa nentshabalalo.
15:6 Kuba ubungendawo buye bawungcolisa umhlaba wonke, nehlabathi labo
imisebenzi eyenzakalisayo iyazaliseka.
15:7 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi,
15:8 Andiyi kuba salubamba ulwimi lwam ebubini babo ababenzayo
benze ngokunyelisa, nam andiyi kubavumela kwezo zinto
bazenza ngokungendawo; Yabona, umsulwa nolilungisa
Igazi lihlala likhala kum; Imiphefumlo yamalungisa ihlala ikhala.
15:9 Ke ngoko, itsho iNkosi, Ndiya kubaphindezela, kwaye ndiya kwamkela
kum, lonke igazi elimsulwa, eliphuma phakathi kwabo.
15:10 Yabona, abantu bam besiwa ekuxhelweni njengomhlambi; andiyi kubayeka.
ngoku ukuba bahlale ezweni laseYiputa.
15:11 Kodwa ndiya kubazisa ngesandla esomeleleyo nangengalo eyoluliweyo, kwaye
alibethe iYiputa ngezibetho, njengokwangaphambili, alonakalise lonke ilizwe
ngayo.
15:12 IYiputa iya kwenza isijwili, kwaye iziseko zayo ziya kubetheka
isibetho nesohlwayo uThixo aya kukuzisela phezu kwalo.
15:13 Abo bawulimayo umhlaba baya kwenza isijwili;
Ngokuqhwithela nangesichotho, nangekroza eloyikekayo.
15:14 Yeha ihlabathi, nabahleli kulo!
15:15 Kuba lisondele ikrele nentshabalalo yabo, kwaye isizwe esinye
yimani nilwe nomnye, bephethe amakrele ezandleni zabo.
15:16 Kuba kuya kubakho iziphendu phakathi kwabantu, nokuhlaselana; bona
abayi kubakhathalela ookumkani babo, nabathetheli babo, noluhlu lwabo
izenzo ziya kuma emandleni abo.
15:17 Umntu unqwenela ukungena emzini, akhohlwe.
15:18 Ngokuba ngenxa yekratshi labo liya kukhwankqiswa imizi;
ziya kuqhiphuka umbilini, boyike abantu.
15:19 Umntu akayi kuba nanceba ummelwane wakhe, uya kumonakalisa ummelwane wakhe
izindlu ngekrele, ziphanga impahla yazo, ngenxa yokuswela
isonka, nembandezelo enkulu.
15:20 Yabona, utsho uYehova, ndiya kubabizela ndawonye bonke ookumkani behlabathi;
Ndihloneleni nina, nina nivela empumalanga, nina ezantsi
empumalanga, neLebhanon; ukuba baguqukele omnye komnye, babuyekeze
izinto abazenzileyo kubo.
15:21 Njengoko benza ngako namhla kubanyulwa bam, ndiya kwenjenjalo nam
Imbuyekezo esifubeni sabo. Itsho iNkosi uYehova ukuthi;
15:22 Isandla sam sokunene asiyi kubayeka aboni, nekrele lam aliyi kuphela
kwabo baphalaza igazi elimsulwa phezu komhlaba.
15:23 Kuphume umlilo ekuvutheni kwakhe, wazidla iziseko
bomhlaba, naboni, banjengomququ ovuthiswayo.
15:24 Yeha ke abo bonayo, bangayigcini imithetho yam! utsho uYehova.
15:25 Andiyi kubaconga;
hayi ingcwele yam.
15:26 Ngokuba iNkosi iyabazi bonke abo bamonayo kuye, ngenxa yoko
Ubanikela ekufeni nasekutshabalaleni.
15:27 Kuba ngoku izibetho ziwufikele umhlaba uphela, ke nina niya kuhlala kuwo
ngokuba uThixo akayi kunihlangula, ngokuba nonile kuye.
15:28 Nanko umbono owoyikekayo, nembonakalo yawo ivela empumalanga.
15:29 Ziya kuphuma khona iintlanga zeempungutye zaseArabhi, nabaninzi;
iinqwelo zokulwa, ingxokolo yazo ithwalwa njengomoya;
emhlabeni, ukuze boyike bangcangcazele bonke abayivayo.
15:30 Kananjalo iiKarmani ezivutha ngumsindo ziya kuphuma ziphume njengeenkunzi zeehagu
ziya kuza ngamandla amakhulu, zihlanganyele idabi nazo
+ yaye ngokuqinisekileyo baya kusiqwenga isahlulo selizwe laseAsiriya.
15:31 Kwaye ngoko ke iimpungutye ziya kuba phezulu isandla, ukukhumbula yabo
indalo; ukuba bathe bajika, benza iyelenqe kunye elikhulu
amandla okubatshutshisa;
15:32 Baya kwandula ke bakhwankqiswe, bathi cwaka ngamandla abo;
kwaye baya kusaba.
15:33 Kwaye ezweni laseAsiriya utshaba luya kubangqinga, kwaye
inxenye kubo iya kunkwantya, kube kunkwantya nokunkwantya emkhosini wabo
ukubambana phakathi kookumkani bazo.
15:34 Yabona, amafu ephuma empumalanga nasentla, esa ezantsi;
zoyikeka kakhulu xa uzijonga, zizele ngumsindo nesaqhwithi.
15:35 Baya kubetha omnye komnye, baxabele abantu abaninzi
inkitha yeenkwenkwezi phezu komhlaba, nkqu inkwenkwezi yazo; negazi liya kuba njalo
ukusuka ekreleni kuse esiswini;
15:36 nomswane wabantu ukuya emqolombeni wenkamela.
15:37 Kuya kubakho ukoyika nokungcangcazela okukhulu ehlabathini;
abakubonayo ukuphuphuma komsindo baya kunkwantya, bafikelwe kukungcangcazela.
15:38 Kuya kwandula ke kubekho izaqhwithi ezinkulu, zivela ngasemzantsi, nasentshonalanga
ngasentla, esinye isahlulo sasentshona.
15:39 kuya kuvuka imimoya enamandla evela empumalanga, yaye ivule; kwaye i
ilifu awaliphakamisayo ngobushushu,
uya kubhangiswa kumoya wasempumalanga nasentshonalanga.
15:40 Amafu amakhulu, anamandla aya kukhukhumala, azele ngumsindo;
inkwenkwezi, ukuze boyike ihlabathi lonke, nabahleliyo
kuyo; bathululele phezu kwazo zonke iindawo eziphakamileyo neziphakamileyo
inkwenkwezi eyoyikekayo,
15:41 Umlilo, nesichotho, namakrele aphaphazelayo, namanzi amaninzi, ukuze onke amasimi abe nobutyebi.
zalani, nemilambo yonke, maninzi amanzi amaninzi.
15:42 Ziya kuzidiliza imizi neendonga, neentaba, neenduli;
yimithi yehlathi, nengca yasendle, nengqolowa yayo.
15:43 Kwaye baya kuya benyuka ukuya eBhabheli, kwaye baya kuyingcangcazelisa.
15:44 Baya kufika kuyo, bayingqinge, inkwenkwezi nobushushu bonke baya kuba
kuya kunyuka uthuli nomsi, ziye kuYehova
izulu, nabo bonke abangeenxa zonke kulo baya kulilela.
15:45 Kwaye abaseleyo phantsi kwayo baya kukhonza kwabo babekekileyo
esoyika.
15:46 Nawe, Asiya, lidlelane neThemba leBhabheli, kwaye unguKrestu
uzuko lomntu wakhe:
15:47 Yeha, wena sijwili, ngokuba uzenze wafana naye!
yena; Uze uzenze iintombi zakho zihenyuze, ukuba zithandeke
uzukise izithandane zakho, ebezisoloko zinqwenela ukwenza ubuhenyu
nawe.
15:48 Umlandele uthiyiwe ngezenzo zakhe zonke neentlondi zakhe.
ngenxa yoko utsho uThixo,
15:49 Ndiya kuthumela kuwe izibetho; ubuhlolokazi, ubuhlwempu, indlala, ikrele, kunye
Indyikitya yokufa, ukuba izichithe izindlu zakho ngembuqo nokufa.
15:50 Ubuqaqawuli baMandla akho buya koma njengentyantyambo, nobushushu buya kutsha
suka uthunywe phezu kwakho.
15:51 uya kuphelelwa njengenkazana enemivumbo, nanjengomnye
ubethwa ngamanxeba, ukuze angabi nako igorha nezithandane
ukukwamkela.
15:52 Bendiya kuba ndenjenje ngani ukukukhwelelisa, utsho uYehova;
15:53 Ukuba ubungahlalanga ubaxabele umnyulwa wam, Uphakamisa isibetho somnyulwa wakho
izandla zabo, bethetha phezu kwabafileyo babo, unxilile wena;
15:54 Uya kuxela ubuhle bobuso bakho?
15:55 Umvuzo wokuhenyuza kwakho usesifubeni sakho;
ukufumana imbuyekezo.
15:56 Njengoko wenze ngako kumnyulwa wam, utsho uYehova, uya kwenjenjalo uThixo
uya kwenza kuwe, akunikele ebubini
15:57 Oonyana bakho baya kufa yindlala, wena uya kuwa likrele.
iya kudilizwa imizi yakho, kutshabalale konke okwakho
ikrele entsimini.
15:58 Abo basezintabeni baya kufa yindlala, badle ezabo
inyama, balisele elabo igazi, ngenxa yokulambela kakhulu isonka, nokunxanwa
ngamanzi.
15:59 Wena ungonwabanga, uya kucanda elwandle, wamkele izibetho.
15:60 Kwaye baya kugxalathelana emendweni phezu komzi ongasebenziyo, bawutshabalalise
Inxalenye yomhlaba wakho, kwaye uya kudla inxalenye yozuko lwakho, kwaye uya kuba
buyela eBhabhiloni eyayitshatyalalisiwe.
15:61 Uya kukhahlelwa phantsi kubo njengeendiza, babe ziindiza;
njengomlilo;
15:62 Lokuqwenga wena, nemizi yakho, nelizwe lakho, neentaba zakho; zonke
amahlathi akho nemithi yakho eneziqhamo ziya kutshiswa ngomlilo.
15:63 Oonyana bakho baya kufuduswa;
ziya kubuphanzisa, zonakalise ubuhle bobuso bakho.