2 Esdra 1:1 Incwadi yesibili yomprofethi u-Esdras, indodana kaSaraya, indodana ka u-Azariya indodana kaHelikhiya indodana kaSadamiya indodana kaSadoki indodana ka-Ahithubi, 1:2 indodana Ahiya, indodana Finehasi, indodana Heli, indodana U-Amariya, indodana ka-Aziyi, indodana kaMarimoti, indodana ka kuBoriti, indodana ka-Abishayi, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka Eleazare, 1:3 Indodana ka-Aroni, wesizwe sakwaLevi; eyayithunjwe ezweni lase amaMede, ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita inkosi yamaPheresiya. 1:4 Izwi likaJehova lafika kimi, lathi: 1:5 Hamba indlela yakho, futhi ubonise abantu bami izono zabo kanye nabantwana babo ububi babo ababenze kimi; ukuze batshele izingane zabo: 1:6 Ngoba izono zaboyise zandile kubo, ngoba baye ungikhohliwe, nganikela iminikelo konkulunkulu bezizweni. 1:7 Angiyena yini mina owabakhipha ezweni laseGibhithe, kusukela indlu yobugqila? kodwa bangithukuthelisile, badelela okwami izeluleko. 1:8 Ngakho-ke susa izinwele zekhanda lakho, uphonsa konke okubi phezu kwazo. ngokuba abawulalelanga umthetho wami, kepha bawukuhlubuka abantu. 1:9 Kuyoze kube nini ngibabekezelele, phakathi kwabo engenze okuhle okungaka? 1:10 Ngibhubhise amakhosi amaningi ngenxa yabo; uFaro nezinceku zakhe ngiwehlule wonke amandla akhe. 1:11 Zonke izizwe ngizichithile phambi kwabo, futhi ngiye ngasempumalanga wahlakaza abantu bezifunda ezimbili, iTire neSidoni, wahlakaza wabulala zonke izitha zabo. 1:12 Ngakho khuluma kubo, uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi. 1:13 Ngakuhola phakathi kolwandle futhi ekuqaleni wakunika enkulu futhi ephephile iphaseji; Ngakunika uMose abe ngumholi, no-Aroni abe ngumpristi. 1:14 Ngakunika ukukhanya ngensika yomlilo, futhi ngenzile izimangaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwenu; nokho ningikhohliwe,” usho uJehova. 1:15 Itsho njalo iNkosi uSomandla: Izigwaca zazinjengophawu kini; Nginike nina matende ukuze nilondeke; nokho nabubula lapho; 1:16 Futhi hhayi ngokunqoba egameni lami ukuze kubhujiswe izitha zenu, kodwa nisakhonona kuze kube namuhla. 1:17 Ziphi izinzuzo engikwenzele zona? lapho ulambile futhi womile ehlane, anikhalanga kimi na? 1:18 Bethi, Usingeniseleni kuleli hlane ukuba usibulale? kwaba nayo Bekungcono kithi ukuba sikhonze abaseGibithe, kunokuba sifele kulokhu ihlane. 1:19 Ngase ngihawukela ukulila kwenu, nganinika imana ukuba nidle; kanjalo nawe wadla isinkwa sezingelosi. 1:20 Lapho nomile, angizange ngiqhekeze idwala, futhi amanzi aphuma. ukuze ugcwalise? ngenxa yokushisa ngakumboza ngamaqabunga ezihlahla. 1:21 Nganihlukanisela izwe elithelayo, ngaxosha amaKhanani, ama AmaPherezi namaFilisti phambi kwakho; kwakho? isho iNkosi. 1:22 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Lapho nisehlane, in the umfula wama-Amori, womile, uhlambalaza igama lami; 1:23 Angininikanga umlilo ngenxa yenhlamba zenu, kodwa ngaphonsa umuthi emanzini. futhi wenza umfula ube mnandi. 1:24 Ngizokwenzani kuwe, O Jakobe? wena Juda, awungilalelanga; uyongiphendulela kwezinye izizwe, futhi kulabo ngiyobanika igama lami, lokho bagcine izimiso zami. 1:25 Njengoba ningishiyile, nami ngiyonishiya; lapho ningifisa ukuze ngibe nomusa kini, angiyikuba nesihawu kini. 1:26 Noma nini lapho nibiza kimi, ngeke nginizwe, ngoba nina ningcolise izandla zenu ngegazi, nezinyawo zenu ziyashesha ukwenza ukubulawa kwabantu. 1:27 Nina anizange njengoba ningishiyile, kodwa nina ngokwenu, isho iNkosi. 1:28 Itsho njalo iNkosi uSomandla: Angizange yini ngikhuleke kuwe njengoba uyise amadodana, njengonina amadodakazi akhe, nomdlezane abantwana bakhe; 1:29 Ukuze nibe ngabantu bami, mina ngibe nguNkulunkulu wenu; ukuthi ungaba yikho bantabami, mina ngibe nguyihlo? 1:30 Ngakubuthela ndawonye, njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwaso amaphiko: kepha manje ngiyakwenzani kuwe na? ngiyakunixosha esandleni sami ubuso. 1:31 Lapho ninikela kimi, Mina ngiyobususa ubuso bami kini, ngoba solemnation yenu imikhosi, nokuthwasa kwenyanga yenu, nokusoka kwenu, ngikushiyile. 1:32 Ngathumela kini izinceku zami abaprofethi, enibathathileyo nababulala. ngidabule izidumbu zabo, igazi labo ngiyakulibiza kini izandla, isho iNkosi. 1:33 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Indlu yakho iyincithakalo, ngiyakukulahla ngaphandle njengokungathi umoya ukhipha izinhlanga. 1:34 Futhi abantwana bakho ngeke bathele; ngoba badelile okwami wayala, wenze okubi phambi kwami. 1:35 Izindlu zakho ngiyakuzinika abantu abazayo; abangenakho ezwe ngami nokho bayakukholwa yimi; engingababonisi zibonakaliso namanje bayakwenza lokho engibayale ngakho. 1:36 Abazange babone abaprofethi, kodwa bayobiza izono zabo khumbula, futhi ubavume. 1:37 Ngithatha ukufakaza umusa abantu ozayo, abancane babo thokozani ngentokozo, lanxa bengangibonanga ngamehlo enyama; nokho emoyeni bayakukholwa lokho engikushoyo. 1:38 Manje, mfowethu, bheka inkazimulo engaka; futhi ubone abantu abavela impumalanga: 1:39 Engizamnika bona babe ngabaholi, o-Abrahama, no-Isaka, noJakobe, no-Oseas, u-Amose, noMika, noJoweli, no-Abidiya, noJonase, 1:40 uNahume, no-Abakuki, noSofoniya, no-Aggeus, noZakary, noMalaki, wabiza futhi ngengelosi yeNkosi.