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.