2 Esdra 9:1 Khona-ke wangiphendula, futhi wathi: Lilinganise kahle isikhathi futhi lapho ubona ingxenye yezibonakaliso ezedlule, engizishilo phambi kwakho, 9:2 Khona-ke uzoqonda, ukuthi yisikhathi esifanayo, lapho i Ophakeme kakhulu uzoqala ukuvakashela umhlaba awenza. 9:3 Ngakho-ke lapho kuyobonakala ukuzamazama komhlaba nokuxokozela kwabantu emhlabeni: 9:4 Khona-ke uzoqonda kahle ukuthi oPhezukonke wakhuluma ngalabo izinto kusukela ezinsukwini ezazingaphambi kwakho, kusukela ekuqaleni. 9:5 Ngokuba njengalokho konke okwenziwa emhlabeni kunesiqalo nesiphetho, futhi isiphetho sisobala. 9:6 Kanjalo nezikhathi zoPhezukonke zineziqalo ezicacile ngokumangalisayo nemisebenzi yamandla, neziphetho ngemiphumela nangezibonakaliso. 9:7 Futhi yilowo nalowo oyosindiswa, futhi uyokwazi ukuphunyuka ngesandla sakhe ngemisebenzi nangokukholwa enakholwa ngakho. 9:8 Izosindiswa ezingozini ezishiwo, futhi bayobona insindiso yami izwe lami naphakathi kwemikhawulo yami, ngokuba ngiwangcwelisele wona isiqalo. 9:9 Khona-ke bayoba esimweni esidabukisayo, manje abaye bahlukumeza izindlela zami: futhi labo ababalahlileyo bayohlala ezinhlungwini. 9:10 Ngoba labo baye bathola izinzuzo ekuphileni kwabo, futhi abazange bangazi; 9:11 Futhi labo ababenengwa umthetho wami, kuyilapho base nenkululeko, futhi, nini indawo yokuphenduka yayisabavulekele, bengaqondwanga, kodwa wadelela; 9:12 Okufanayo kumelwe azi ngemva kokufa ngobuhlungu. 9:13 Ngakho-ke ungabi nalukuluku ukuthi abangamhloniphi uNkulunkulu bayojeziswa kanjani, futhi nini; kodwa buzani ukuthi abalungileyo bazasindiswa njani, abalizwe likhona, lalabo umhlaba owadalelwa bona. 9:14 Ngasengiphendula ngathi. 9:15 Sengikushilo ngaphambili, namanje ngiyakhuluma, futhi ngizakukhuluma futhi emva kwalokhu. ukuthi baningi ababhubhayo kunalabo abayobhubha gcina: 9:16 Njengegagasi mkhulu kunethonsi. 9:17 Yangiphendula, yathi: Njengensimu injalo nembewu; njengezimbali, injalo nemibala; njengoba isisebenzi sinjalo, unjalo nomsebenzi; futhi njengomlimi ezibulala yena, unjalo neyakhe nokulima, ngokuba kwakuyisikhathi sezwe. 9:18 Futhi manje lapho ngilungisa umhlaba, owawungakenziwa, ngisho kubo ukuhlala kuyo manje, kakho owakhuluma emelene lami. 9:19 Ngoba ngaleso sikhathi bonke balalela, kodwa manje imikhuba yalabo abadaliwe kulomhlaba owenziwe bonakaliswe ngenzalo ephakade, futhi a umthetho ongaphenyekiyo bazikhiphe. 9:20 Ngakho ngibhekisise izwe, futhi bheka, kwakukhona ingozi ngenxa yesono amathuluzi angena kuwo. 9:21 Futhi ngabona, futhi ngawuyeka kakhulu, futhi baye bangigcinele izithelo zomvini iqoqo, nesitshalo sabantu abakhulu. 9:22 Ake kushabalale isixuku, owazalelwa ngeze; futhi ake amagilebhisi ami kugcinwe, nesithombo sami; ngoba ngomshikashika omkhulu ngiwuqedile. 9:23 Nokho, uma uzoyeka futhi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, (kodwa wena hhayi ukuzila kuzo, 9:24 Kodwa hamba uye ensimini yezimbali, lapho kungakhiwanga ndlu, nidle kuphela izimbali zasendle; unganambithi inyama, ungaphuzi wayini, kodwa yidla izimbali kuphela;) 9:25 Futhi khuleka koPhezukonke njalo, khona-ke ngizofika futhi ukukhuluma naye wena. 9:26 Ngakho, Ngahamba ngaya ensimini okuthiwa i-Ardath, njengaye wangiyala; lapho ngahlala phakathi kwezimbali, ngadla okwezithelo imifino yasendle, nenyama yakhona yangisuthisa. 9:27 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngahlala etshanini, inhliziyo yami yadabuka phakathi kwami. njengangaphambili: 9:28 Ngavula umlomo wami, ngaqala ukukhuluma phambi koPhezukonke, ngathi. 9:29 O Nkosi, wena ozibonakalisa kithi, waboniswa kithi obaba ehlane, endaweni enganyathelwa muntu, endaweni eyinyumba endaweni, ekuphumeni kwabo eGibithe. 9:30 Futhi wakhuluma, wathi: "Ngizwe, O Israyeli! futhi uqaphele amazwi ami, wena nzalo kaJakobe. 9:31 Ngoba bheka, Ngihlwanyela umthetho wami kini, futhi uyoletha izithelo kuwe, futhi niyakudunyiswa kulo kuze kube phakade. 9:32 Kodwa okhokho bethu, abathola umthetho, abazange bawugcine, futhi abazange bawugcine izahlulelo zakho: lanxa isithelo somthetho wakho kasibhubhanga, loba bengingakwenza, ngokuba bekungeyakho; 9:33 Nokho labo abayamukelayo babhubha, ngoba abazange bayigcine into ukuthi kwahlwanyelwa kuzo. 9:34 Futhi bheka, kuwumkhuba, lapho umhlabathi uhlwanyelwe, noma ulwandle. umkhumbi, noma isiphi isitsha esidliwayo noma esiphuzwayo, okubhubha kuso kwahlwanyelwa noma kwaphonswa phakathi. 9:35 Lokho okuhlwanyelwe, noma okuphonswe kukho, noma okwemukelwe, kuyakwenza abhubhe, angahlali nathi, kepha kithina akwenzekanga kanjalo. 9:36 Ngoba thina esamukela umthetho sibhubha ngesono, futhi inhliziyo yethu futhi eyayithola 9:37 Nokho umthetho awubhubhi, kodwa uhlala amandla akhe. 9:38 Futhi lapho ngikhuluma lezi zinto enhliziyweni yami, Ngabheka emuva ngamehlo ami. ngakwesokunene ngabona owesifazane, bheka, wayelila ekhala ngezwi elikhulu, futhi wayedabukile kakhulu enhliziyweni, futhi izingubo zakhe zinjalo iklebhukile, inomlotha ekhanda. 9:39 Ngase ngivumela imicabango yami engangiphakathi kwayo, ngaphendukela kuye. 9:40 Wathi kuye: "Ukhalelani na? kungani udabukile kangaka ingqondo yakho? 9:41 Wathi kimi, Nkosi, ngiyeke, ukuze ngizikhalele, futhi yengeza osizini lwami, ngokuba ngikhathazekile kakhulu engqondweni yami, futhi ngilethwe kakhulu phansi. 9:42 Ngathi kuye: "Kuyini kuwe?" Ngitshele. 9:43 Wathi kimi, Mina incekukazi yakho bengiyinyumba, ngingenamntwana; nakuba nganginendoda iminyaka engamashumi amathathu, 9:44 Futhi leyo minyaka engamashumi amathathu angenzanga lutho olunye imini nobusuku, futhi ihora ngalinye. kodwa khuleka koPhezukonke. 9:45 Emva kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu uNkulunkulu wangizwa, incekukazi yakho, walubona usizi lwami. ngabheka ukuhlupheka kwami, wangipha indodana; ngajabula kakhulu ngaye wayengumyeni wami nabo bonke omakhelwane bami; futhi sanikeza udumo olukhulu kuSomandla. 9:46 Futhi ngamondla ngokucindezeleka okukhulu. 9:47 Ngakho lapho esekhulile, futhi wafika esikhathini sokuba abe nomfazi, I wenza idili.