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.