2 Esdra 3:1 Ngonyaka wamashumi amathathu ngemva kokuchithwa komuzi, ngangiseBhabhiloni, futhi ngalala ngikhathazekile embhedeni wami, imicabango yami yafika enhliziyweni yami; 3:2 Ngoba ngabona incithakalo yaseSiyoni, kanye nengcebo yalabo abahlala kuyo iBhabhiloni. 3:3 Futhi umoya wami washukunyiswa kakhulu, kangangokuthi ngaqala ukukhuluma amazwi egcwele ukwesaba koPhezukonke, wathi: 3:4 O Nkosi, ophethe, wena wakhuluma ekuqaleni, lapho wenza tshala umhlaba, wena wedwa, wayala abantu; 3:5 Futhi wanika u-Adamu umzimba ngaphandle komphefumulo, okwakuwumsebenzi wokwakha izandla zakho, waphefumulela kuye umoya wokuphila, waba khona waphila phambi kwakho. 3:6 Futhi wena umholele epharadesi, lapho isandla sakho sokunene satshalwa. umhlaba ungakafiki. 3:7 Futhi kuye wamyala ukuba athande indlela yakho: okuyinto yena wona, wahle wamisa ukufa kuye lakuye izizukulwane, okwaphuma kuyo izizwe, nezizwe, nabantu, nemindeni inombolo. 3:8 Futhi bonke abantu bahamba ngokwentando yabo, futhi benza izinto ezimangalisayo phambi kwakho, wayidelela imiyalo yakho. 3:9 Futhi ngemva kwesikhathi waletha uzamcolo phezu kwalabo wahlala emhlabeni, wababhubhisa. 3:10 Futhi kwenzeka kubo bonke, ukuthi njengoba ukufa kwaba ku-Adamu, kwaba njalo uzamcolo kulaba. 3:11 Nokho washiya oyedwa kubo, uNowa nendlu yakhe. okuphuma kuye bonke abalungileyo. 3:12 Futhi kwenzeka, ukuthi lapho ababehlala emhlabeni baqala banda, babazuzela abantwana abanengi, baba yisizwe esikhulu; baqala futhi ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu kunabokuqala. 3:13 Manje lapho bephila ngobubi kangaka phambi kwakho, wena wakhetha wena a indoda yaphakathi kwabo, ibizo layo lalinguAbrahama. 3:14 Lowo wamthanda, futhi kuye yedwa wenza intando yakho. 3:15 Futhi wenza isivumelwano esiphakade naye, wamthembisa ukuthi wena akasoze ayishiya inzalo yakhe. 3:16 Futhi kuye wena wamnika u-Isaka, futhi u-Isaka futhi wamnika uJakobe kanye no-Esawu. UJakobe wazikhethela yena, wamfaka ngesandla sika-Esawu; kanjalo uJakobe waba isixuku esikhulu. 3:17 Kwathi, lapho uhola inzalo yakhe eGibhithe, wena wazenyusela entabeni yaseSinayi. 3:18 Futhi ekhothamisa amazulu, wena wamisa ngokuqinile umhlaba, unyakazisa wonke umhlaba, wazamazamisa utwa, wakhathaza abantu bakhona iminyaka yobudala. 3:19 Futhi inkazimulo yakho wadabula amasango amane, umlilo, nokuzamazama komhlaba, futhi owomoya, namakhaza; ukuze unike umlayo enzalweni ka uJakobe, nenkuthalo esizukulwaneni sika-Israyeli. 3:20 Futhi nokho awuzange ususe kubo inhliziyo embi, ukuze umthetho wakho angase athele izithelo kuzo. 3:21 Ngoba u-Adamu wokuqala, owayenenhliziyo embi, waphambuka nqoba; kanjalo nabo bonke abazelwe nguye. 3:22 Ngakho ubuthakathaka benziwa unomphela; kanye nomthetho (futhi) enhliziyweni ye abantu abanobubi bempande; baze bamuka abalungileyo kude, futhi omubi wahlala. 3:23 Ngakho izikhathi zadlula, futhi iminyaka yaphela: ke Wakumisela inceku ethiwa uDavide; 3:24 Lowo wayala ukwakha umuzi igama lakho, futhi ukunikela kuwe impepho neminikelo yempuphu kuyo. 3:25 Lapho lokhu sekwenziwe iminyaka eminingi, khona-ke abakhileyo emzini bawushiya wena, 3:26 Futhi kukho konke njengoba u-Adamu futhi zonke izizukulwane zakhe benza futhi babenenhliziyo embi. 3:27 Futhi ngakho wanikela umuzi wakho esandleni sezitha zakho. 3:28 Ingabe izenzo zabo-ke kungcono kakhulu abahlala eBhabhiloni, ukuthi kufanele ngalokho uyabusa phezu kweSiyoni na? 3:29 Ngoba lapho ngifika lapho, futhi ngibone impieties ezingenakubalwa, ke yami umphefumulo wami ubone abaningi abenza okubi ngalo mnyaka wamashumi amathathu, kangangokuthi inhliziyo yami yaphela amandla mina. 3:30 Ngoba ngibonile ukuthi ubavumela ukuba benze isono, futhi uye wabayeka ababi wabhubhisa abantu bakho, walondoloza izitha zakho; futhi awukawusho. 3:31 Angikhumbuli ukuthi le ndlela ingase ishiywe: Ingabe ke baseBhabhiloni kangcono kunabaseSiyoni? 3:32 Noma kukhona abanye abantu abakwaziyo ngaphandle Israyeli? noma yini isizukulwane siyakholwa yizivumelwano zakho njengoJakobe na? 3:33 Nokho umvuzo wabo awubonakali, futhi umshikashika wabo awunasithelo Ngiye ngapha nangapha phakathi kwabezizwe, futhi ngiyabona ukuthi bayageleza engcebweni, ungacabangi imiyalo yakho. 3:34 Ngakho kala ububi bethu esikalini, kanye nokwabo futhi abahlala emhlabeni; kanjalo igama lakho aliyikutholwa ndawo ngaphandle kwangaphakathi Israyeli. 3:35 Noma kwaba nini lapho abahlala emhlabeni bengonanga ukubona kwakho? Noma yibaphi abantu abagcine imiyalo yakho na? 3:36 Uyothola ukuthi u-Israyeli ngegama uzigcinile iziyalezo zakho; kodwa hhayi umhedeni.