2 Esdra
5:1 Nokho njengoba kuza izibonakaliso, bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho
labo abahlala emhlabeni bayothathwa ngobuningi, futhi
indlela yeqiniso iyofihlwa, futhi izwe liyoba ugwadule lokholo.
5:2 Kodwa ububi buyokwanda ngaphezu kwalokho okubonayo manje, noma lokho
uzwile kudala.
5:3 Futhi izwe, owubonayo manje ukuthi unempande, uyakulibona lichithekile
kungazelelwe.
5:4 Kodwa uma oPhezukonke ekunika ukuba uphile, uyobona ngemva kwesithathu
icilongo ukuba ilanga liyokhanya ngokuzumayo ebusuku, futhi
inyanga kathathu ngosuku:
5:5 Igazi liyophuma okhunini, futhi itshe liyokhipha izwi layo.
abantu bayakuthuthumela;
5:6 Futhi uyobusa, labo abangambheki ukuthi abahlala phezu
umhlaba, nezinyoni ziyakubaleka kanyekanye;
5:7 Futhi ulwandle lwaseSodoma luyokhipha izinhlanzi, futhi lubanga umsindo phakathi
ebusuku abaningi abangazange babazi, kepha bonke bayakulizwa izwi
kwakho.
5:8 Kuyoba khona ukudideka futhi ezindaweni eziningi, futhi umlilo kuyoba
ziphinde zithumele futhi, nezilo zasendle ziyoshintsha izindawo zazo, futhi
abesifazane abasesikhathini bayozala izilo;
5:9 Futhi amanzi anosawoti ayotholakala amnandi, futhi bonke abangane bayohlala
bhubhisana; khona kuyakucasha, nokuqonda
aphume angene endlini yakhe eyimfihlo.
5:10 Futhi kuyofunwa abaningi, kodwa nokho ingatholakali
ukungalungi nokungazithibi makwande emhlabeni.
5:11 Izwe liyakubuza elinye, lithi: Ingabe ukulunga okwenza a
umuntu olungileyo wadlula kuwe na? Lizakuthi: Hatshi.
5:12 Ngesikhathi esifanayo abantu bayothembela, kodwa lutho ukuthola;
kepha izindlela zabo aziyikuphumelela.
5:13 Ngishiye ukukukhombisa izimpawu ezinjalo; futhi uma ukhuleka futhi, futhi
khala njengamanje, nizile ukudla izinsuku, niyakuzwa nokukhulu.
5:14 Khona-ke ngavuka, futhi ukwesaba ngokwedlulele wahamba wonke umzimba wami, futhi
ingqondo yami yakhathazeka, yaze yaquleka.
5:15 Ngakho ingelosi eyayize ukukhuluma nami wangibamba, wangiduduza, futhi
ngimise ngezinyawo zami.
5:16 Kwathi ngobusuku besibili, uSalatiyeli, induna
abantu beza kimi, bathi: “Ubuphi na? futhi kungani eyakho
ubuso businda kangaka?
5:17 Anazi yini ukuthi u-Israyeli uzinikele kuwe ezweni labo
ukuthunjwa?
5:18 Up ke, futhi udle isinkwa, futhi ungasilahli, njengoba umalusi oshiya
umhlambi wakhe ezandleni zezimpisi ezinonya.
5:19 Ngasengisithi kuye: Suka kimi, ungasondeli kimi. Futhi yena
wezwa engikushilo, wasuka kimi.
5:20 Futhi ngakho Ngazila ukudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ukulila nokukhala, njengoba Uriyeli the
ingilosi yangilaya.
5:21 Futhi ngemva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa kwaba, ukuthi imicabango yenhliziyo yami kakhulu
kubuhlungu kimi futhi,
5:22 Futhi umphefumulo wami walulama umoya wokuqonda, futhi ngaqala ukukhuluma
noPhezukonke futhi,
5:23 Wathi, O Nkosi, ophethe, kuzo zonke izinkuni zomhlaba, futhi of
yonke imithi yakhona, uzikhethele umvini owodwa wodwa;
5:24 Futhi kuwo wonke amazwe omhlaba uzikhethele umgodi owodwa: futhi
kuzo zonke izimbali zawo umnduze munye;
5:25 Futhi kukho konke ekujuleni kolwandle ugcwalise wena umfula owodwa, futhi of
yonke imizi eyakhiweyo uzingcwelisele iSiyoni.
5:26 Futhi kuzo zonke izinyoni ezidaliwe, wena uqambe igama elilodwa ijuba
kuzo zonke izinkomo ezenziwayo uzilungisele imvu eyodwa.
5:27 Futhi phakathi kwazo zonke izixuku zabantu uzitholele isizwe esisodwa.
lalababantu obathandayo wabanika umthetho onjalo
kugunyazwe konke.
5:28 Futhi manje, O Nkosi, kungani unikele lesi sizwe esisodwa phezu kwabaningi? futhi
empandeni eyodwa ulungise ezinye, futhi kungani uzihlakazile
abantu bakho oyedwa phakathi kwabaningi?
5:29 Futhi labo abaphika izithembiso zakho, futhi abakholwanga izivumelwano zakho.
babanyathele phansi.
5:30 Uma ubuzonda kangaka abantu bakho, kodwa kufanele ubajezise
ngezakho izandla.
5:31 Manje lapho sengikhulumile la mazwi, ingelosi eyafika kimi ebusuku
ngaphambili kwathunyelwa kimi,
5:32 Wathi kimi: "Yizwa, futhi ngizokufundisa; lalelani
engikukhulumayo, ngiyakukutshela okuningi.
5:33 Futhi ngathi: Khuluma, Nkosi yami. Wasesithi kimi: Ubuhlungu
ukhathazekile ngenxa ka-Israyeli: uthanda abantu abangcono kunabo
yena owabenzayo?
5:34 Ngasengisithi: Hatshi, Nkosi, kodwa ngikhulume ngokudabuka okukhulu, ngoba izinso zami zibuhlungu.
nami njalo ngehora, ngishikashikeka ukuqonda indlela yoPhezukonke,
kanye nokufuna ingxenye yokwahlulela kwakhe.
5:35 Wathi kimi: "Awukwazi." Ngathi: Ngani, Nkosi?
Ngazalelwa kuphi pho? noma kungani isizalo sikamama sasingesiso esami
ethuneni, ukuze ngingawuboni umshikashika kaJakobe
umshikashika okhathazayo wendlu ka-Israyeli?
5:36 Wathi kimi, Ngibale izinto ezingakenzi, ukuqoqa
ngihlanganise amanyela ahlakazekileyo, ungenzele izimbali
eziluhlaza futhi ezibunile.
5:37 Ngivuleleni izindawo ezivaliwe, futhi ungikhiphele imimoya ukuthi phakathi
bavalelwe, ngibonise umfanekiso wezwi, khona-ke ngiyakumemezela
kuwe into okhuthalele ukuyazi.
5:38 Futhi ngathi, O Nkosi, ophethe, ngubani ongase azi lezi zinto, kodwa yena
ongahlali nabantu na?
5:39 Kepha mina, angihlakaniphile; ngingakhuluma kanjani ngalezi zinto
uyangibuza?
5:40 Wayesethi kimi: "Njengokuba ungeke wenze neyodwa yalezi zinto mina
engikhulume ngakho, ngisho kanjalo awukwazi ukuthola ukwahlulela kwami, noma ekuqondeni kwami
ngiqede uthando engiluthembise abantu bami.
5:41 Futhi ngathi: "Bheka, O Nkosi, kodwa wena useduze nalabo abekelwe
kuze kube sekupheleni: bayakwenzani ababengaphambi kwami noma thina
manje, noma abazakuza emva kwethu na?
5:42 Wathi kimi: "Ngizofanisa ukwahlulelwa kwami indandatho
akukho ukulibala kwabokugcina, kanjalo akukho ukushesha kwabokuqala.
5:43 Ngakho ngaphendula ngathi: "Awukwazanga ukwenza labo ababekhona
kwenziwe, kube manje, nalokhu okuzayo, masinyane; ukuze ukwazi
ubonise ukwahlulela kwakho masinyane na?
5:44 Khona-ke wangiphendula, futhi wathi: "Isidalwa angeke sishesha ngaphezu the
umenzi; noma umhlaba ungebabambe kanyekanye lokho okuyodalwa
lapho.
5:45 Futhi ngathi, "Njengoba ushilo encekwini yakho, ukuthi wena, ngubani opha
ukuphila kubo bonke, unikeze ukuphila ngesikhathi esisodwa esidalweni onakho
okudaliwe, nesidalwa sakuthwala;
ukuthi khathesi libe khona kanyekanye.
5:46 Wathi kimi, Buza isibeletho sowesifazane, uthi kuye: 'Uma wena
uzala abantwana, kungani ningazali ndawonye, kodwa omunye emva kwalokho
omunye? ngakho-ke mcele ukuthi azale abantwana abayishumi kanyekanye.
5:47 Ngathi, 'Angeke, kodwa kumelwe akwenze ngebanga lesikhathi.
5:48 Wayesethi kimi: "Kanjalo mina nginikile isizalo somhlaba
abahlwanyelwe kuwo ngezikhathi zabo.
5:49 Ngoba njengokungathi ingane encane ingase ingavezi izinto ezingezona
abadala, ngokunjalo ngiwubekile umhlaba engiwudalile.
5:50 Futhi ngabuza, futhi ngathi: Njengoba manje unginike indlela, ngizokwenza
qhubeka ukhulume phambi kwakho, ngoba umama wethu ongitshele ngaye
ukuthi usemusha, usesondele ebudaleni.
5:51 Wangiphendula, wathi: Buza owesifazane ozala abantwana, futhi yena
ngizokutshela.
5:52 Yithi kuye: 'Kungani kulabo obakhulisile manje
njengalabo ababekhona ngaphambili, kodwa bencane ngomzimba?
5:53 Futhi uzophendula kuwe: Labo abazalwa ngamandla
ubusha buyinto eyodwa, nalabo abazalwa ngesikhathi sobudala.
lapho isibeletho siphela, kungokunye.
5:54 Ngakho cabangani nani, ukuthi nibancane ngomzimba kunalabo
ababengaphambi kwakho.
5:55 Futhi kanjalo labo ezayo emva kwenu bancane kunawe, njengoba izidalwa okuyinto
manje sebekhulile, sebedlulile emandleni obusha.
5:56 Ngase ngithi: "Nkosi, ngiyakuncenga, uma ngithole umusa emehlweni akho.
bonisa inceku yakho ohambela ngayo izidalwa zakho.