2 Esdra 2:1 Itsho njalo iNkosi: Ngakhipha laba bantu ebugqilini, futhi nganikela bona imilayo yami ngezinceku zabaprofethi; ababengabafuni yizwa, kepha wadelela amasu ami. 2:2 Unina owawazalayo wathi kubo: Hambani, bantwana; okwe ngingumfelokazi, ngishiyiwe; 2:3 Ngakukhuphula ngokujabula; kodwa nginomunyu nosizi nilahlekelwe, ngokuba nonile phambi kukaJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nenze lokho into embi phambi kwakhe. 2:4 Kodwa manje ngizokwenzenjani kuwe? Ngingumfelokazi futhi ngishiyiwe: hamba yakho indlela, bantwana bami, nicele umusa eNkosini. 2:5 Kepha mina, O baba, Ngibiza kuwe njengofakazi phezu kukanina laba bantwana abangazange bagcine isivumelwano sami. 2:6 Ukuze ulethe kubo ukudideka, nonina ekuphangweni, ukuthi kungase kungabikho nzalo kubo. 2:7 Mabahlakazeke phakathi kwabezizwe, amagama abo abekwe emhlabeni, ngokuba badelele isivumelwano sami. 2:8 Maye kuwe, Mzingeli, wena ofihla abangalungile kuwe! O nina bantu ababi, khumbulani engakwenzayo kulo iSodoma neGomora; 2:9 Omhlaba wabo ulele emagangeni ekolitayi nezinqwaba zomlotha; ngiyakwenza kwabangangizwayo, isho iNkosi uJehova. 2:10 Itsho njalo iNkosi ku-Esdras: Tshela abantu bami ukuthi ngizobanika umbuso waseJerusalema, ebengingawunika u-Israyeli. 2:11 Futhi ngizothatha inkazimulo yabo kimi, futhi ngibanike lezi okuphakade amatabernakele engangibalungisele wona. 2:12 Bayakuba nomuthi wokuphila, kube ngamafutha enamakha amnandi; bona ayiyikukhandleka, ingakhathali. 2:13 Hambani, futhi niyokwamukela: khuleka kuwe izinsuku ezimbalwa, ukuze babe kufinyezwa: umbuso usulungiselwe nina: qaphelani. 2:14 Thatha izulu nomhlaba ukufakaza; ngoba ngiphahlaze ububi baba yizicucu. wadala okuhle, ngokuba ngiyaphila,” usho uJehova. 2:15 Mama, wamukele abantwana bakho, futhi ukhulise kubo ngokujabula, wenze izinyawo zabo ziqine njengensika, ngokuba ngikukhethile,” usho uJehova. 2:16 Futhi labo abafileyo ngizobavusa futhi ezindaweni zabo, futhi bakhiphe emathuneni, ngokuba ngiyalazi igama lami kwa-Israyeli. 2:17 Ungesabi, wena mama wabantwana, ngoba ngikukhethile, kusho uJehova Nkosi. 2:18 Ngosizo lwakho ngizothumela izinceku zami u-Esawu noJeremy, ngemva kwabo ngingcwelisele iseluleko, ngakulungisela imithi eyishumi nambili ethwele izithelo ezihlukahlukene, 2:19 Futhi njengoba eziningi imithombo egeleza ubisi nezinyosi, futhi eziyisikhombisa ezinamandla izintaba, lapho kumila khona ama-roses neminduze, engiyoyigcwalisa abantwana bakho ngokuthokoza. 2:20 Yenzani okulungile kumfelokazi, yahluleleni izintandane, niphe abampofu, vikela intandane, gqokisa abanqunu. 2:21 Phulukisa abaphukile nababuthakathaka, ungahleki isinyonga siklolodelwe, sivikele abakhubazekile ngigogekile, impumputhe mayize ebusweni bokucaca kwami. 2:22 Gcina abadala nabancane ngaphakathi kwezindonga zakho. 2:23 Nomaphi lapho uthola khona abafileyo, bathathe futhi bangcwabe, futhi ngizokwenza ngikunike indawo yokuqala ekuvukeni kwami. 2:24 Hlala, O bantu bami, futhi uphumule, ngoba ukuthula kwakho namanje woza. 2:25 Yondla abantwana bakho, wena mhlengikazi omuhle; baqinise izinyawo zabo. 2:26 Ngokuqondene izinceku engininike zona, akukho neyodwa kuzo bhubha; ngoba ngizawabiza phakathi kwenani lakho. 2:27 Ungakhathali, ngokuba lapho kufika usuku losizi nolosizi, abanye uyakukhala, udabuke, kepha wena uyakuba nenjabulo, ube nokuchichima. 2:28 Izizwe ziyoba nomona ngawe, kodwa ngeke bakwazi ukwenza lutho ngokumelene nawe, kusho uJehova. 2:29 Izandla zami ziyosibekela, ukuze abantwana bakho bangaboni esihogweni. 2:30 Jabula, O mama, kanye nabantwana bakho; ngokuba ngiyakukukhulula, isho iNkosi. 2:31 Khumbula abantwana bakho abalalayo, ngoba mina ngizabakhupha emaceleni omhlaba, ube lesihawu kubo, ngoba ngilesihawu, kutsho iNkosi uSomandla. 2:32 Banga abantwana bakho, ngize ngifike futhi ngibenzele umusa, ngoba imithombo yami gijima, futhi umusa wami ngeke uphele. 2:33 Mina Esdras ngathola umyalo weNkosi entabeni yase-Orebe, ukuze ngi kufanele aye ku-Israyeli; kodwa ngithe ngifika kubo, bangidelela; futhi wadelela umyalo weNkosi. 2:34 Ngakho-ke ngithi kini, nina bezizwe, enizwayo niqonde. bheka uMalusi wakho, uyakukunika ukuphumula okuphakade; ngoba yena oseduze, oyofika ekupheleni kwezwe. 2:35 Lungelani umvuzo wombuso, ngokuba ukukhanya okuphakade kuyakuba kukhanye phezu kwakho kuze kube phakade. 2:36 Balekani ithunzi lalelizwe, namukele intokozo yenkazimulo yenu: I fakaza ngokusobala uMsindisi wami. 2:37 Yamukelani isipho eniphiwayo, nithokoze, nibonge yena owaniholela embusweni wezulu. 2:38 Sukuma, ume, bheka, inombolo yalabo ababekwe uphawu umkhosi kaJehova; 2:39 Abasukile emthunzini wezwe, futhi baye bathola izingubo ezikhazimulayo zeNkosi. 2:40 Thatha inombolo yakho, O Sion, futhi uvale labo abembethe yakho ezimhlophe, ezigcwalise umthetho weNkosi. 2:41 Isibalo sabantwana bakho, owawulangazelela, sigcwalisekile. ncenga amandla eNkosi, ukuthi abantu bakho, ababiziweyo kusukela ekuqaleni, lingangcweliswa. 2:42 Mina Esdras ngabona phezu kwentaba yaseSiyoni abantu abaningi, engingakwazi inani, futhi bonke badumisa uJehova ngezingoma. 2:43 Futhi phakathi kwabo kwakukhona insizwa ephakeme, ende kunabo bonke abanye, naphezu kwamakhanda abo onke wabeka imiqhele, futhi waphakanyiswa kakhulu; engimangala ngakho kakhulu. 2:44 Ngayibuza ingelosi, ngathi: "Nkosi, ziyini lezi?" 2:45 Waphendula, wathi kimi: "Laba yibo abalahla ofayo." izingubo, nembathe okungafi, bavume igama likaNkulunkulu; manje sebethweswe umqhele, banikwa amasundu. 2:46 Ngase ngithi kuyo ingelosi: “Ngumuphi umfana obathwesa umqhele? futhi ubanika izintende zezandla ezandleni zabo? 2:47 Ngakho waphendula wathi kimi: YiNdodana kaNkulunkulu, labo abanakho kuvuma emhlabeni. Ngase ngiqala ukuncoma kakhulu ababemi kalukhuni kanjalo ngenxa yegama leNkosi. 2:48 Khona-ke ingelosi yathi kimi: "Hamba, futhi utshele abantu bami ukuthi kunjani wezinto, kanye nezimangaliso ezinkulu zeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho, ozibonile.