2 Esdra
10:1 Kwathi lapho indodana yami ingena emshadweni wayo
ekamelweni, wawa, wafa.
10:2 Khona-ke sonke wagumbuqela izibani, futhi bonke omakhelwane bami wavuka ukuze
ngiduduze; ngase ngiphumula kwaze kwaba lusuku lwesibili ebusuku.
10:3 Kwathi lapho bonke sebehambile ukungiduduza
gcina ngingathula; ngase ngivuka ebusuku, ngabaleka, ngafika lapha
kule nsimu, njengoba ubona.
10:4 Futhi manje angihlosile ukubuyela emzini, kodwa ukuhlala lapha, futhi
ngingadli, ngingaphuzi, kodwa ukulila njalo nokuzila ukudla, ngize mina
fa.
10:5 Ngase ngiyeka ukuzindla engangikuyo, ngakhuluma kuye ngokuthukuthela.
ethi,
10:6 O wesifazane oyisiwula ngaphezu kwakho konke, awuboni ukulila kwethu, futhi
kwenzekani kithi?
10:7 Ukuthi iSiyoni umama wethu ugcwele usizi futhi uthobekile kakhulu.
ukulila kubuhlungu kakhulu?
10:8 Manje, njengoba sonke silila futhi sidabukile, ngoba sonke sidabukile.
Udabukile ngendodana eyodwa na?
10:9 Ngoba buza umhlaba, futhi uzokutshela, ukuthi nguye okufanele
ukulila ngokuwa kwabaningi abakhulela phezu kwayo.
10:10 Ngoba kuye kwaphuma bonke ekuqaleni, futhi kuyo yonke abanye bayophuma kuye
woza, futhi, bheka, bahamba cishe bonke ekubhujisweni, futhi a
ubuningi babo busishulwe nokusishulwa.
10:11 Khona-ke ngubani okufanele enze ukulila okukhulu kunaye, elahlekelwe kakhulu a
isixuku; kanti wena odabukileyo kodwa ngoyedwa?
10:12 Kepha uma uthi kimi: 'Isililo sami asinjengesomhlaba.
ngoba ngilahlekelwe isithelo sesisu sami engasizalayo
izinhlungu, futhi ngingenalutho ngosizi;
10:13 Kodwa umhlaba kawunjalo, ngoba ixuku elikhona phakathi kwawo njengokwezizwe
inkambo yomhlaba isihambile, njengokufika kwayo;
10:14 Khona-ke ngithi kuwe: Njengoba uzele ngokushikashikeka; ngisho
kanjalo nomhlabathi wathela isithelo sawo, okungukuthi, abantu, kusukela ekuqaleni
eqala kuye owamenzayo.
10:15 Manje-ke zigcine usizi lwakho, futhi ubeke isibindi
lokho okukwehleleyo.
10:16 Ngoba uma uvuma ukuzimisela kukaNkulunkulu ukuba ulungile, wena
uyakwamukela indodana yakho ngesikhathi, futhi iyotuswa phakathi kwabesifazane.
10:17 Hamba-ke uye emzini endodeni yakho.
10:18 Wathi kimi, Angiyikukwenza lokho;
kodwa lapha ngizafela khona.
10:19 Ngakho ngaqhubeka ngikhuluma kuye, futhi ngathi.
10:20 Ungenzi kanjalo, kodwa ukwelulekwa. ngami: ngoba zingaki izinsizi za
Siyoni? duduzekani ngosizi lweJerusalema.
10:21 Ngokuba uyabona ukuthi indlu yethu engcwele ichithiwe, ne-altare lethu libhidliziwe.
ithempeli lethu labhujiswa;
10:22 Ihubo lethu libekwe phansi, ingoma yethu ithulisiwe, yethu
ukujabula kuphelile, ukukhanya kwesibani sethu kucishiwe, umkhumbi
isivumelwano sethu sonakalisiwe, izinto zethu ezingcwele zingcolile, negama
lokho esibizelwa phezu kwethu kucishe kungcoliswe; abantwana bethu bayabekwa
namahloni, abapristi bethu bashisiwe, namaLevi ethu athunjiwe, wethu
izintombi zingcolile, nabafazi bethu badlwengulwe; abalungileyo bethu bathwala
abancane bethu bayachithwa, izinsizwa zethu zenziwe izigqila.
namadoda ethu anamandla asebuthakathaka;
10:23 Futhi, okuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke, uphawu yaseSiyoni manje ulahlekelwe wakhe
udumo; ngoba unikelwe esandleni sabasizondayo.
10:24 Ngakho-ke vuthulula usizi lwakho olukhulu, futhi ususe isixuku
wezinhlupheko, ukuze uMninimandla aphinde abe nomusa kuwe, futhi
OPhezukonke uyakukunika ukuphumula nokukhululeka emsebenzini wakho.
10:25 Kwathi ngisakhuluma naye, bheka, ubuso bakhe bubheke phezulu
ngokushesha wacwebezela kakhulu, futhi ubuso bakhe bacwebezela, kangangokuthi mina
wamesaba, wacabanga ukuthi kungaba yini.
10:26 Futhi bheka, ngokushesha wamemeza kakhulu ngokwesabekayo kakhulu, kangangokuthi
umhlaba wazamazama ngenxa yomsindo wowesifazane.
10:27 Ngabheka, futhi bheka, owesifazane akabange esabonakala kimi, kodwa kukhona
umuzi wakhiwa, futhi indawo enkulu yabonakala ivela
izisekelo: ngase ngesaba, ngamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi.
10:28 Uphi Uriel ingelosi, ngubani weza kimi ekuqaleni? ngoba unayo
kwangibangela ukuba ngiwe emithonjeni eminingi, nokuphela kwami kuphenduke
ukonakala, nomkhuleko wami wokusola.
10:29 Futhi njengoba ngikhuluma la mazwi, bheka, weza kimi, futhi wabheka
phezu kwami.
10:30 Futhi, bheka, Ngalala njengomuntu ofile, futhi ukuqonda kwami kwaba
esusiwe kimi: wangibamba ngesandla sokunene, wangiduduza, futhi
wangimisa ngezinyawo zami, wathi kimi:
10:31 Yini wena? Ukhathazekelani kangaka? futhi kungani ungowakho
Ukuzwisisa okukhathazekileyo, lemicabango yenhliziyo yakho?
10:32 Futhi ngathi, "Ngenxa yokuthi ungishiyile, futhi nokho ngenza ngokuvumelana nalokho
amazwi akho, ngaya ensimini, bheka, ngibonile, nokho ngiyabona;
ukuthi angikwazi ukukuveza.
10:33 Wathi kimi: "Sukuma ndoda, futhi ngizokweluleka.
10:34 Ngase ngithi: "Khuluma, nkosi yami, kimi; kuphela ungangishiyi, funa ngife
ukudikibala kwethemba lami.
10:35 Ngoba ngibonile ukuthi bengingazi, futhi ngizwile ukuthi angazi.
10:36 Noma ingabe ingqondo yami ukhohlisiwe, noma umphefumulo wami ephusheni?
10:37 Manje ngiyakuncenga ukuba ubonise inceku yakho ngalokhu
umbono.
10:38 Wangiphendula ke, wathi: "Yizwa, futhi ngizokwazisa, futhi
ngikutshele ukuthi wesabani, ngokuba oPhezukonke uyakwambula abaningi
izinto eziyimfihlo kuwe.
10:39 Ubonile ukuthi indlela yakho ilungile, ngoba ulusizi njalo
abantu bakho, wenze isililo esikhulu ngeSiyoni.
10:40 Ngakho nansi incazelo yombono osanda kuwubona.
10:41 Wabona owesifazane elila, futhi waqala ukumduduza.
10:42 Kodwa manje awusaboni isimo sowesifazane, kodwa kwabonakala
umuzi owakhiwe kuwe.
10:43 Futhi njengoba ekutshele ngokufa kwendodana yakhe, lesi yisixazululo.
10:44 Lona wesifazane, owambonayo uyiSiyoni, futhi njengoba ethe kuwe:
nalo ombona njengomuzi wakhiwe.
10:45 Nokho, Ngithi, wathi kuwe, ukuthi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amathathu
inyumba: leyo iyiminyaka engamashumi amathathu okungazange kwenziwe umnikelo ngayo
wakhe.
10:46 Kepha emva kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu uSolomoni wawakha umuzi, wanikela ngeminikelo.
wasezala oyinyumba indodana.
10:47 Futhi njengoba watshela kuwe ukuthi wamondla ngemihelo
indawo yokuhlala eJerusalema.
10:48 Kodwa wathi kuwe: Indodana yami iza emshadweni wayo
Ikamelo lashabalala, lafa: lokhu kwaba ukubhujiswa lokho
wafika eJerusalema.
10:49 Futhi, bheka, wena wabona isimo sakhe, futhi ngenxa yokuthi wamlilela
ndodana, waqala ukumduduza: nakulezi zinto onazo
mhlawumbe, lezi ziyakuvulelwa wena.
10:50 Ngoba manje oPhezukonke uyabona ukuthi udabukile ngokungenakuzenzisa, futhi
uhlupheka ngenhliziyo yakho yonke ngenxa yakhe, kanjalo ukubonisile
ukubengezela kwenkazimulo yawo, nobuhle bobuhle bayo;
10:51 Futhi ngakho-ke ngakutshela ukuthi uhlale ensimini lapho kungekho ndlu
kwakhiwe:
10:52 Ngoba ngangazi ukuthi oPhezukonke uzokubonisa lokhu kuwe.
10:53 Ngakho ngakuyala ukuba uye ensimini, lapho kungekho sisekelo
kwanoma yisiphi isakhiwo.
10:54 Ngoba endaweni lapho oPhezukonke aqala ukukhombisa umuzi wakhe, kulapho
asikho isakhiwo somuntu esingama.
10:55 Ngakho ungesabi, ungavumeli inhliziyo yakho ukuba ithuthumele, kodwa hamba yakho
ngingene, futhi ngibone ubuhle nobukhulu besakhiwo, njengoba nje
amehlo akho ayakwazi ukubona;
10:56 Khona-ke uyokuzwa okuningi njengoba izindlebe zakho zingase bakuqonde.
10:57 Ngokuba ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabanye abaningi, futhi ubizwe ngoPhezukonke;
kanjalo bayingcosana.
10:58 Kodwa kusasa ebusuku uzohlala lapha;
10:59 Futhi kanjalo oPhezukonke uyokukhombisa imibono yezinto eziphakeme,
oPhezukonke uyakwenza kwabahlezi emhlabeni ngezinsuku zokugcina.
Ngalala ngalobo busuku nobunye njengokungiyala kwakhe.