2 Esdra
11:1 Ngase ngibona iphupho, bheka, kwakhuphuka ukhozi olwandle.
lalinamaphiko amaphiko ayishumi nambili, namakhanda amathathu.
11:2 Ngabona, futhi, bheka, welula amaphiko akhe phezu kwawo wonke umhlaba, futhi konke
imimoya yezulu yavunguza kuye, yabuthana.
11:3 Futhi ngabona, futhi ezimpapheni zakhe kwamila okunye okuphambene
izimpaphe; zaba yizimpaphe ezincane, zaba zincane.
11:4 Kodwa amakhanda akhe ayephumulile;
enye, nokho yaphumula kanye nensalela.
11:5 Ngabuye ngabona, bheka, ukhozi lundiza nezimpaphe zalo.
wabusa emhlabeni, naphezu kwabakhileyo kuwo.
11:6 Futhi ngabona ukuthi zonke izinto ngaphansi kwezulu zazingaphansi kwakhe, futhi akekho
owakhuluma ngokumelene nalo, qha, akukho nesidalwa esisodwa emhlabeni.
11:7 Ngabona, bheka, ukhozi luvuka phezu kwezipho zalo, lwakhuluma kuye.
izimpaphe, ethi,
11:8 Ungalindi kanyekanye: lalani, kube yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, nilinde eduze
isifundo:
11:9 Kodwa ake amakhanda agcinwe okokugcina.
11:10 Ngase ngibona, futhi bheka, izwi aliphumanga emakhanda akhe, kodwa livela ezulwini.
phakathi komzimba wakhe.
11:11 Futhi ngabala izimpaphe zakhe eziphambene, futhi bheka, kwakukhona eziyisishiyagalombili
bona.
11:12 Ngabheka, bheka, kwavuka uphaphe olulodwa ngakwesokunene.
wabusa phezu komhlaba wonke;
11:13 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi, lapho ibusa, ukuphela kwayo kwafika, futhi indawo
kwasukuma abalandelayo. wabusa,
futhi waba nesikhathi esimnandi;
11:14 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi, lapho isibusa, nokuphela kwayo kwafika, njengoba nje
eyokuqala, kangangokuthi yayingabe isaba khona.
11:15 Khona kwafika izwi kuwo, lathi.
11:16 Lalela wena owabusa emhlabeni isikhathi eside kangaka
kuwe, ungakaqali ukubonakala,
11:17 Akuyikubakho emva kwakho ukufinyelela isikhathi sakho, noma ingxenye
kwakho.
11:18 Khona-ke wavuka owesithathu, futhi wabusa njengomunye ngaphambi, futhi akazange abonakale
okuningi futhi.
11:19 Ngakho wahamba nabo bonke abasele omunye ngemva komunye, njengoba ngamunye
wabusa, wangabe esabonakala.
11:20 Khona-ke ngabona, futhi, bheka, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi izimpaphe ezalandela
basukuma ngakwesokunene, ukuze babuse nabo; futhi abanye
babusa, kepha ngesikhashana nje ababange besavela;
11:21 Ngoba abanye babo bamiswa, kodwa akazange abuse.
11:22 Emva kwalokhu ngabona, futhi, bheka, izimpaphe eziyishumi nambili zazingasekho.
noma izimpaphe ezincane ezimbili.
11:23 Futhi kwakungasekho phezu komzimba wokhozi, kodwa amakhanda amathathu ukuthi
waphumula, namaphiko amancane ayisithupha.
11:24 Khona-ke ngabona futhi ukuthi izimpaphe ezimbili ezincane zihlukaniswe ngokwabo
ayisithupha, ahlala phansi kwekhanda elingakwesokunene;
ezine zaqhubeka endaweni yazo.
11:25 Futhi ngabona, futhi, bheka, izimpaphe ezazingaphansi kwephiko zicabanga
bazimise futhi babe nomthetho.
11:26 Futhi ngabona, futhi, bheka, kwakukhona eyodwa emisiwe, kodwa ngokushesha kwabonakala cha
Okuningi.
11:27 Futhi eyesibili ngokushesha kakhulu kuneyokuqala.
11:28 Futhi ngabona, futhi, bheka, ababili abasala babecabanga futhi ngokwabo
ukubusa:
11:29 Futhi lapho becabanga kanjalo, bheka, kwavuka elinye lamakhanda ukuthi
babephumulile, okungukuthi, lowo owayephakathi; ngoba lokho kwakukukhulu
kunamanye amakhanda amabili.
11:30 Futhi-ke ngabona ukuthi amanye amakhanda amabili ahlangene nalo.
11:31 Futhi, bheka, ikhanda laphenduka nalabo ababenalo, futhi wenza
zidle izimpaphe ezimbili ezingaphansi kwephiko elalingabusa.
11:32 Kodwa leli khanda wesaba wonke umhlaba, futhi wabusa kuwo phezu kwakho konke
ababehlala emhlabeni ngokucindezelwa okukhulu; futhi yayinayo
ukubusa komhlaba ngaphezu kwazo zonke izimpiko ezazikhona.
11:33 Futhi ngemva kwalokhu ngabona, futhi, bheka, ikhanda elaliphakathi
kungazelelwe akusavelanga njengamaphiko.
11:34 Kodwa kwasala amakhanda amabili abusa phezu kwawo
umhlaba, naphezu kwabakhileyo kuwo.
11:35 Ngase ngibona, bheka, ikhanda ngakwesokunene lalidla lashwabadela.
ohlangothini lwesobunxele.
11:36 Khona-ke ngiphakamisa izwi, elathi kimi: "Bheka phambi kwakho, futhi ucabangele
into oyibonayo.
11:37 Ngabona, bheka, kwakungathi ingonyama ebhongayo exoshwa ehlathini.
ngabona ukuthi wathumela izwi lomuntu okhozini, wathi:
11:38 Lalela wena, ngiyakukhuluma nawe, futhi oPhezukonke uzothi kuwe:
11:39 Angithi nguwe owasala ezilwaneni ezine, engizenzile ukuba abuse?
emhlabeni wami, ukuze ukuphela kwezikhathi zabo kufike ngabo?
11:40 Futhi eyesine weza, futhi wanqoba zonke izilwane ezidlule, futhi kwadingeka
amandla phezu komhlaba ngokwesaba okukhulu, naphezu kwekhampasi yonke
womhlaba ngokucindezelwa okubi okuningi; futhi wahlala isikhathi eside kangaka
umhlaba ngenkohliso.
11:41 Ngoba umhlaba awuzange wahlulele ngeqiniso.
11:42 Ngoba wena uye wahlupha abathobekileyo, wena walimaza abanokuthula
uthandile abaqamba amanga, wachitha izindawo zokuhlala zabazalayo
isithelo, wadiliza izindonga zabangakulimazanga.
11:43 Ngakho-ke ukungalungi kwakho kukhuphukele phezulu, futhi wena
ukuziqhenya kuSomandla.
11:44 OPhezukonke futhi uye wabheka izikhathi zokuziqhenya, futhi, bheka, zinjalo
isiphelile, nezinengiso zakhe sezigcwalisekile.
11:45 Futhi ngakho ungabe usabonakala, wena ukhozi, noma amaphiko akho esabekayo, noma
izimpaphe zakho ezimbi, namakhanda akho amabi, nezinzipho zakho ezilimazayo, noma
wonke umzimba wakho oyize.
11:46 Ukuze wonke umhlaba uqabuleke, futhi angase abuyele, kokuba akhululwe
ebudloveni bakho, nokuthi yethemba ukwahlulelwa nesihawu sika
lowo owamenzayo.