2 Esdras
16:1 Yeha, wena Bhabheli, nawe Asia! Yeha, wena Yiputa, nama-Aram!
16:2 Bhinqani iingubo ezirhwexayo neenwele, nimbambazelele oonyana benu;
kwaye zisola; ngokuba isondele intshabalalo yakho.
16:3 Ikrele lithunyelwe kuni, ngubani na onokulibuyisa?
16:4 Kuthunywe umlilo phakathi kwenu, ngubani na onokuwucima?
16:5 Zithunyelwa kuni izibetho; ngubani na ke ozigxothelayo?
16:6 Kunokugxothwa na ingonyama elambileyo ehlathini? okanye nabani na angacima
umlilo kwiindiza, xa uqalisile ukutsha?
16:7 Unokulujika na ke utolo olutolileyo olugorha?
16:8 INkosi ithumela izibetho, ngubani na onokuzigxotha?
kude?
16:9 Kuya kuphuma umlilo ekuphumeni kwakhe; ngubani na ke onokuwucima?
16:10 Uphosa imibane, ngubani na ongoyikiyo? uya kuduma, kwaye
ngubani na ongoyikiyo?
16:11 INkosi iya kusongela, kwaye ngubani na oya kutyunyuzwa abe luthuli
ebusweni bakhe?
16:12 Ihlabathi liyanyikima, neziseko zalo; ulwandle lunyuka kunye
Amaza aphuma enzonzobileni, alatyuza amaza alo, kwaneentlanzi
nayo phambi kweNkosi, naphambi kobuqaqawuli bamandla ayo.
16:13 Ngokuba somelele isandla sakhe sokunene etyeda isaphetha, neentolo zakhe
Amathontsi abukhali, kwaye akayi kuphoswa xa eqala ukudutyulwa
iziphelo zehlabathi.
16:14 Yabona, izibetho zithunyelwe, aziyi kubuya zibuye, zide zibe nazo
yiza phezu komhlaba.
16:15 Umlilo uyaphenjwa, ungacimi, ude utshise inyama
isiseko somhlaba.
16:16 Njengotolo olutolwa yigorha alubuyi
ngasemva: kwangokunjalo aziyi kuthunyelwa izibetho emhlabeni
buyela kwakhona.
16:17 Athi ke mna! Yeha ke mna! Ngubani na oya kundihlangula ngaloo mihla?
16:18 Ingqalo yenimba nezijwili ezikhulu; ukuqala kwendlala
kunye nokufa okukhulu; ukuqaleka kweemfazwe, namagunya aya kuma
uloyiko; Ukuqala kobubi! ndiya kuthini na xa obo bubi busenzeka
yiza?
16:19 Yabonani, indlala, nendyikitya yokufa, imbandezelo noxinaniso zithunyelwa njengeziniya.
ulungiso.
16:20 Kodwa ngenxa yazo zonke ezo zinto, abasayi kubuya ebubini babo, nokuba bangabuyi
hlala uzilumkele izibetho.
16:21 Yabona, ukudla kuya kuba kuhle emhlabeni, ukuba kuya kuba kuhle
bezicingela ukuba balungile, kanti noko kuya kukhulela ububi
umhlaba, ikrele, indlala, nesiphithiphithi esikhulu.
16:22 Kuba abaninzi kwabo bemiyo phezu komhlaba baya kufa yindlala; kwaye i
abanye abasindileyo endlaleni, liya kubatshabalalisa ikrele.
16:23 Abafileyo baya kulahlwa njengomgquba, kungabikho bani ubakhululayo
bathuthuzeleni, kuba ilizwe liya kuba linxuwa, nemizi ibe ngamanxuwa
phosa phantsi.
16:24 Akusayi kusala mntu ukuba awusebenze umhlaba, awuhlwayele;
16:25 Imithi iya kuthwala iziqhamo, kwaye ngubani na oya kuyihlanganisa?
16:26 Iidiliya zovuthwa; ngubani na oya kuzixovula? ngokuba zonke iindawo ziya kuba njalo
yiba yinkangala ebantwini;
16:27 ngokokude umntu anqwenele ukubona omnye, kwaye eve ilizwi lakhe.
16:28 Kuba kuya kusala umzi ishumi, nababini bevela entsimini, abaya kuthi
bazifihle ezintshinyeleni zehlathi nasezimfanteni zeengxondorha.
16:29 Njengoko kumyezo weminquma kushiya ezintathu okanye ezine
iminquma;
16:30 Kunjalo ke, njengokuvuthwa kwesidiliya, kusala izihloko zazo;
abasingxameleyo esidiliyeni.
16:31 Kwangokunjalo ngaloo mihla kuya kusala abathathu, nokuba bane
Ziphengululeni izindlu zabo ngekrele.
16:32 Ihlabathi liya kuphanziswa, amasimi alo aguge;
neendlela zabo zonke iindlela zabo ziya kuzala ngameva, ngokuba akukho mntu
siya kudlula apho.
16:33 Iintombi ziya kwenza isijwili, zingenamyeni; abafazi baya kuzila;
ndingenamadoda; iintombi zabo ziya kwenza isijwili, zingenamncedi.
16:34 Abayeni babo baya kutshabalala emfazweni, namadoda abo
baya kubulawa yindlala.
16:35 Khanive ezi zinto, niziqonde, nina bakhonzi beNkosi.
16:36 Yabonani, ilizwi leNkosi, balamkele;
Wathetha uYehova.
16:37 Yabona, zisondele izibetho, azilibali;
16:38 Njengokuba umfazi emithi ngenyanga yesithoba, xa athe wazala unyana wakhe,
ngeeyure ezimbini okanye ezintathu zokuzala kwakhe iintlungu ezinkulu zijikeleze isibeleko sakhe, nto leyo
iintlungu ekuphumeni komntwana azilibazisi nakancinane;
16:39 Kwangokunjalo aziyi kulibazisa izibetho emhlabeni, nasemhlabeni
liya kuba nesijwili elimiweyo;
16:40 Bantu bam, liveni ilizwi lam, nizilungiselele imfazwe, nilungele ukulwa
ububi mabube njengabahambi ehlabathini.
16:41 nothengisayo makabe njengosabayo; nothengayo makabe njengalowo usabayo;
njengalowo uya kulahlekelwa:
16:42 Nobambisayo uba norhwebo, njengongenanzuzo ngalo; norhwebayo, makabe njengongenalo lungelo.
owakhayo, njengokuba engahlali khona;
16:43 Lowo uhlwayelayo, unokungavuni, ukwanjalo nalowo utyalayo
isidiliya, njengalowo ungavuni iidiliya;
16:44 Abazekileyo babe ngabangenabantwana; nabazekayo
kungekhona njengabahlolokazi.
16:45 Ngoko ke abo babulalekela ilize;
16:46 Ngokuba abasemzini baya kuvuna iziqhamo zabo, Bayiphanga impahla yabo, babhukuqe
ezindlwini zabo, nabantwana babo ekuthinjweni, ngokuba bathinjwa
baya kufumana abantwana ngendlala.
16:47 Kwaye abo barhwebisana nabo ngokuphanga, kokukhona baya kuhombisa
imizi yabo, nezindlu zabo, nezinto zabo, neziqu zabo.
16:48 Ndiya kuba noburhalarhume kubo ngakumbi ngenxa yesono sabo, utsho uYehova.
16:49 Njengehenyukazi libamonela umfazi othe tye, onesidima;
16:50 Ubulungisa buya kuthiya ubugwenxa, xa athe wazenza zarhabaxa;
uya kummangalela ebusweni bakhe, xa athe weza lowo umthethelelayo
ungcungcuthekisa zonke izono ehlabathini.
16:51 Ngoko maningafani nayo, kwanemisebenzi yayo.
16:52 Kuba kusaya kuba mzuzwana, kwaye ubugwenxa buya kususwa emhlabeni, kwaye
ubulungisa buya kulawula phakathi kwenu.
16:53 Makangatsho umoni ukuba akonanga; kuba uThixo uqhumisela amalahle
nomlilo phezu kwentloko yakhe, utsho phambi kweNkosi uYehova nozuko lwayo, I
awonanga.
16:54 Yabonani, iNkosi iyazazi zonke izenzo zabantu, neengcinga zabo, neengcinga zabo
iingcinga, nentliziyo yabo;
16:55 owalithethayo ke eli lizwi, elithi, Umhlaba mawenziwe; kwaye kwenziwa: Let
Izulu lenziwe; kwaye yadalwa.
16:56 Iinkwenkwezi zenziwe ngelizwi lakhe, kwaye uyalazi inani lazo.
16:57 Uphengulula enzonzobileni nobuncwane bawo; ulilinganisile
ulwandle, nento olulu kuyo.
16:58 Uluvingcelele ulwandle phakathi kwamanzi;
Walixhoma ihlabathi phezu kwamanzi.
16:59 Ulaneka izulu njengesibhakabhaka; phezu kwamanzi unaye
wayiseka.
16:60 Wenza imithombo yamanzi entlango, namadike phezu kwemimango.
iintaba, ukuze kwehla imisinga engxondorheni emaweni ukuya
manzisa umhlaba.
16:61 Wenza umntu, wayibeka intliziyo yakhe esazulwini somzimba, wamnika
umphefumlo, ubomi, nokuqonda.
16:62 NoMoya kaThixo uSomandla, owenza zonke izinto, ophengululayo
zonke izinto ezifihlakeleyo ezifihlakeleyo zomhlaba,
16:63 Ngokuba yena uyazazi izenzo zenu, nento eniyicingayo ezintliziyweni zenu;
nabo bonayo, bazifihle izono zabo.
16:64 Ngako oko uYehova uzigocagocile zonke izenzo zakho, yaye uya kwenjenjalo
nihlazeke nonke.
16:65 uya kudana phambi kwabantu;
nezono zenu ziya kuba ngabamangaleli benu ngaloo mini.
16:66 Niya kuthini na? ningathini na ukuzifihla izono zenu phambi koThixo nowakhe?
iingelosi?
16:67 Yabonani, uThixo uya kugweba yena, yoyikani yena;
nibulibale ubugwenxa benu, ukuba ningabi sabambana nabo ngonaphakade;
Uya kukukhupha uThixo, Akuhlangule kuzo zonke iimbandezelo.
16:68 Ngokuba, yabonani, uvutha phezu kwenu umsindo wengxokolo eninzi;
bathabathe inxenye kuni, baluse, nisenqeni nje;
amadini enziwa kwizithixo.
16:69 Abavumayo baya kuba yintlekisa, babe yintlekisa
ingcikivo, inyathelwe ngeenyawo.
16:70 Kuba kuzo zonke iindawo, nakwimizi ngemizi, kuya kubakho omkhulu
Imbuyekezo kwabamoyikayo uYehova.
16:71 Baya kuba njengamageza, bangacongi;
abatshabalalise abo bamoyikayo uYehova.
16:72 Kuba baya kuphanzisa, bayihluthe impahla yabo, babalahle;
izindlu zabo.
16:73 Ngelo xesha baya kwaziwa abanyulwa bam; baya kucikidwa njengabo
igolide emlilweni.
16:74 Yivani, zintanda zam, utsho uYehova; yabonani, imihla yembandezelo ifikile.
ekufuphi, kodwa ndiya kunihlangula kwaoko.
16:75 Musani ukoyika, ningathandabuzi; ngokuba uThixo ungumkhokeli wakho,
16:76 Umkhokeli wabo bayigcinayo imithetho nemimiselo yam, utsho uYehova
Nkosi Yehova, mabungakucinezeli ubugwenxa bakho;
ziphakamise.
16:77 Yeha ke, abo baboshwe zizono zabo, bagqunywe zizandla zabo!
ubugwenxa njengentsimi evulelwe amatyholo nendlela
Ugqunywe ngameva, ukuze kungabikho bani unokucanda kuwo.
16:78 Liyekwa lihlulwe, lijulwe emlilweni, litshiswe
ngayo.