2 Esdra 12:1 Kwathi lapho ingonyama ikhuluma la mazwi okhozini, I wabona, 12:2 Futhi, bheka, inhloko eyayisele namaphiko amane ayisekho. laba ababili baya kulo, bazibeka ukuba yinkosi kanye nezabo umbuso wawumncane, ugcwele isiyaluyalu. 12:3 Ngabona, futhi, bheka, babengasekho, futhi wonke umzimba we ukhozi lwasha, umhlaba wethuka kakhulu; ngase ngiphaphama ngokukhathazeka nokuthuthumela kwengqondo yami, nokwesaba okukhulu, futhi wathi ku umoya wami, 12:4 Bheka, lokhu okwenzile kimi, ngokuhlolisisa izindlela oPhezukonke. 12:5 Bheka, nokho ngikhathele engqondweni yami, futhi ngibuthakathaka kakhulu emoyeni wami; futhi kancane amandla akhona kimi, ngokwesaba okukhulu engangihlushwe ngakho ngalobubusuku. 12:6 Ngakho manje ngizocela oPhezukonke, ukuze angiduduze isiphetho. 12:7 Futhi ngathi, Nkosi, ophethe, uma ngithole umusa phambi kwakho ukubona, futhi uma ngilungisiswa kuwe phambi kwabanye abaningi, futhi uma wami khuphuka umkhuleko phambi kobuso bakho; 12:8 Ngakho ungiduduze, futhi ungibonise inceku yakho incazelo kanye plain umehluko walo mbono owesabekayo, ukuze ungiduduze ngokuphelele umphefumulo. 12:9 Ngoba uye wangibona ngifanele ukungibonisa izikhathi zokugcina. 12:10 Wathi kimi: "Nansi incazelo yombono. 12:11 Ukhozi, owalubona ekhuphuka olwandle, umbuso wabonakala embonweni womfowenu uDaniyeli. 12:12 Kodwa kwakungachazelwanga kuye, ngakho manje ngiyakumemezela kuwe. 12:13 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho kuyakuba khona umbuso phezu umhlaba, futhi uyosabeka ngaphezu kwayo yonke imibuso eyayikhona ngaphambili yona. 12:14 Ngayo kuyobusa amakhosi ayishumi nambili, omunye emva komunye. 12:15 Okuyothi owesibili aqale ukubusa, futhi uyoba nesikhathi esingaphezu noma yimuphi kwabayishumi nambili. 12:16 Futhi lokhu amaphiko eziyishumi nambili zifanekisela, owubonile. 12:17 Ngokuqondene nezwi owalizwa likhuluma, futhi ukuthi awuboni aphume emakhanda kodwa phakathi komzimba wawo, lokhu incazelo: 12:18 Ukuthi emva kwesikhathi salowo mbuso kuyakuvela ukulwa okukhulu, futhi iyokuma engozini yokwehluleka, nokho ngeke ngalesosikhathi uyawa, kodwa uyobuyiselwa futhi ekuqaleni kwakhe. 12:19 Futhi njengoba wabona eziyisishiyagalombili ezincane ngaphansi izimpaphe enamathela kuye amaphiko, nansi incazelo: 12:20 Ukuthi kuye kuyovela amakhosi ayisishiyagalombili, izikhathi zazo ziyoba nje ezincane, futhi iminyaka yabo ngokushesha. 12:21 Futhi ezimbili zazo ziyoshabalala, isikhathi esiphakathi sisondela: ezine kuyoba zigcinwa kuze kufike ukuphela kwazo, kepha ezimbili ziyakugcinwa kuJehova ukuphela. 12:22 Futhi njengoba ubona amakhanda amathathu ephumula, lena incazelo. 12:23 Ezinsukwini zakhe zokugcina, oPhezukonke uyomisa imibuso emithathu, futhi avuselele izinto eziningi kuwo, futhi ziyobusa umhlaba. 12:24 Futhi kulabo abahlala kulo, ngokucindezeleka okukhulu, ngaphezu kwabo bonke labo ababengaphambi kwabo: ngalokho babizwa ngokuthi amakhanda okhozi. 12:25 Ngoba laba yibo abayofeza ububi bakhe, futhi lokho ngeke aqedele isiphetho sakhe sokugcina. 12:26 Futhi njengoba ubonile ukuthi ikhanda elikhulu alisabonakali, it kufanekisa ukuthi omunye wabo uyakufa embhedeni wakhe, kepha abe nobuhlungu. 12:27 Ngoba ababili abasele bayobulawa ngenkemba. 12:28 Ngoba inkemba omunye uyodla omunye, kodwa ekugcineni ngeke uwela yena ngenkemba. 12:29 Futhi njengoba wena wabona izimpaphe ezimbili ngaphansi kwamaphiko edlula phezu ikhanda elingakwesokunene; 12:30 Kufanekisa ukuthi laba yibo oPhezukonke abagcinele labo isiphetho: lo ngumbuso omncane futhi ugcwele izinhlupheko, njengoba ubonile. 12:31 Futhi ingonyama, owayibona iphuma ehlathini, futhi ibhonga. ekhuluma nokhozi, elukhuza ngobubi balo wonke amazwi owazwileyo; 12:32 Lona ogcotshiweyo, oPhezukonke abagcinele bona kanye labo ububi kuze kube sekupheleni; uyabasola, abasole ngesihluku sabo. 12:33 Ngoba uyobabeka phambi kwakhe bephila ekwahluleleni, futhi uyobasola bona, futhi ubalungise. 12:34 Ngoba bonke abanye abantu bami uyobakhulula ngesihe, labo abaye becindezelwe emikhawulweni yami, futhi uyobenza bajabule kuze kube ukufika kosuku lokwahlulelwa, engakhuluma ngalo kuwe ngivela kuwe isiqalo. 12:35 Leli yiphupho olibonile, futhi lezi izincazelo. 12:36 Wena kuphela ubufanele ukwazi le mfihlo yoPhezukonke. 12:37 Ngakho-ke bhala zonke lezi zinto ozibonile encwadini, futhi uzifihle kubo: 12:38 Futhi ubafundise abahlakaniphileyo abantu, izinhliziyo ozaziyo kungenzeka qonda futhi ugcine lezi zimfihlo. 12:39 Kodwa wena hlala lapha wena futhi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ukuze kuboniswe kuwe, noma yini ethanda ukukutshela oPhezukonke. Futhi nge ukuthi ahambe. 12:40 Kwathi, lapho bonke abantu bebona ukuthi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa esedlulile, kangiphindanga ngingena emzini, basebebuthana bonke ndawonye, kusukela komncane kuye komkhulu, weza kimi, wathi: 12:41 Sikone ngani? Senze ububi bani kuwe na? ukuthi usilahle, uhlale lapha kule ndawo? 12:42 Ngoba kubo bonke abaprofethi oshiywe kithi, njengehlukuzo labaprofethi isivuno, nanjengekhandlela endaweni emnyama, nanjengesiphephelo noma umkhumbi igcinwe esiphephweni. 12:43 Ingabe ububi esifike kithi azanele? 12:44 Uma usilahla, bekuyoba ngcono kangakanani kithi, uma nathi wayeshiswe phakathi kweSiyoni? 12:45 Ngoba thina angcono kunalabo abafela khona. Basebekhala nge izwi elikhulu. Ngase ngibaphendula, ngathi. 12:46 Yiba nenduduzo, Israyeli; ungapheli amandla, wena ndlu kaJakobe; 12:47 Ngoba oPhezukonke unikhumbuza, futhi uMninimandla onke akanalo ekulingweni ukukhohliwe. 12:48 Mina-ke, angikushiyanga, angisukanga kuwe; ngize kule ndawo, ukuze ngikhulekele incithakalo yaseSiyoni, nokuthi ngikhuleke angafunela umusa endaweni ephansi yendlu yakho engcwele. 12:49 Manje hambani niye ekhaya, wonke umuntu, futhi ngemva kwalezi zinsuku ngizofika kuwe. 12:50 Ngakho abantu bangena emzini, njengoba nje ngibayalile. 12:51 Kodwa ngahlala endle izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, njengoba ingelosi ingiyalile; wadla ngalezo zinsuku kuphela izimbali zasendle, wadla ezami inyama yamakhambi