2 Esdra 13:1 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngaphupha iphupho ebusuku. 13:2 Futhi, bheka, kwavuka umoya olwandle, ukuze wanyakazisa wonke amagagasi kwakho. 13:3 Futhi ngabona, futhi bheka, lowo muntu waba namandla kanye nezinkulungwane ezulwini: kwathi lapho ephendula ubuso bakhe ukuthi abuke, zonke izinto ethuthumela okwakubonakala ngaphansi kwakhe. 13:4 Futhi lapho izwi liphuma emlonyeni wakhe, bonke bakushisa lokho wezwa izwi lakhe njengokungathi umhlaba uphela lapho uzwa umlilo. 13:5 Futhi emva kwalokhu ngabona, futhi, bheka, kwakubuthene a uquqaba lwabantu, ngaphandle kwesibalo, kusukela emimoyeni yomine yezulu, ukuze nqoba umuntu ophuma elwandle 13:6 Kodwa ngabona, futhi bheka, wayezibambile intaba enkulu, futhi wandiza phezulu phezu kwayo. 13:7 Kodwa bengingathanda ukubona isifunda noma indawo lapho intaba yaqoshwa khona, futhi angikwazanga. 13:8 Futhi emva kwalokhu ngabona, futhi, bheka, bonke ababebuthene ndawonye besaba kakhulu ukumehlisa, nokho balokotha ukulwa. 13:9 Futhi bheka, njengoba ebona ubudlova besixuku ababeza, akazange enze lutho uphakamise isandla sakhe, akaphathanga inkemba, nazikhali zonke zokulwa; 13:10 Kodwa kuphela ngabona ukuthi wathumela emlonyeni wakhe njengoba kwakukade ukuqhuma umlilo, nezindebe zakhe umoya ovuthayo, nasolimini lwakhe khipha izinhlansi neziphepho. 13:11 Futhi bonke bahlangana ndawonye; ukuphefumula komlilo, umoya ovuthayo, nesiphepho esikhulu; futhi yawela ngobudlova phezu kwesixuku esaba walungiselwa ukulwa, wabashisa bonke, kwaba yilowo nalowo kungazelelwe esixukwini esingenakubalwa akukho okwakungabonwa, kodwa kuphela uthuli nephunga lentuthu: lapho ngibona lokhu ngesaba. 13:12 Ngemva kwalokho ngabona yena lo muntu ehla entabeni, futhi wabiza kuye esinye isixuku esinokuthula. 13:13 Kwase kusondela kuye isixuku esikhulu, abanye bajabula, abanye bajabula ngiyaxolisa, futhi abanye babo babeboshiwe, futhi abanye baletha kubo lokho kwanikelwa: ngase ngigula ngokwesaba okukhulu, ngavuka, futhi wathi, 13:14 Uyibonisile inceku yakho lezi zimangaliso kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi uye wangibona ngifanele ukuba wamukele umkhuleko wami; 13:15 Ngibonise manje incazelo yaleli phupho. 13:16 Ngoba njengoba ngikhulelwa ekuqondeni kwami, maye kulabo abayoba khona abashiywe ngalezo zinsuku, maye kakhulu kwabangasemuva! 13:17 Ngoba labo ababengashiywanga basebuhlungwini. 13:18 Manje ngiyaqonda izinto ezibekwe ezinsukwini zokugcina, okuyinto kuzobehlela nakulabo abasala ngemuva. 13:19 Ngakho bangena ezingozini ezinkulu nasezidingweni eziningi, njengalokhu lamaphupho ayamemezela. 13:20 Nokho kulula kulowo osengozini ukungena kulezo zinto. kunokudlula njengefu ezweni, nokungaboni izinto lokho kwenzeka ngezinsuku zokugcina. Wangiphendula, wathi: 13:21 Incazelo yombono ngizokubonisa, futhi ngizokuvulela wena into oyicelile. 13:22 Njengoba ukhulumile ngalabo abasele ngemuva, lena yi incazelo: 13:23 Lowo oyobekezelela ingozi ngaleso sikhathi uzigcinile: labo abawela engozini yilabo abanemisebenzi, lokukholwa kubo Somandla. 13:24 Ngakho yazini lokhu, ukuthi abasala ngemuva babusisiwe kakhulu kunalaba abafileyo. 13:25 Nansi incazelo yombono: Wena wabona umuntu ekhuphuka kusukela phakathi kolwandle. 13:26 Lowo nguye lowo uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke amgcinele inkathi enkulu, okuyinto by yena ngokwakhe uyokhulula indalo yakhe: futhi uyobayala ukuthi basala ngemuva. 13:27 Futhi njengoba ubonile, ukuthi emlonyeni wakhe kwaphuma kungathi umoya umoya, nomlilo, nesiphepho; 13:28 Futhi ukuthi akaphathanga inkemba, noma iyiphi ithuluzi lokulwa, kodwa ukuthi inkemba egijimela kuye, wabhubhisa ixuku lonke elalisiza ukumnqoba; nansi incazelo: 13:29 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho oPhezukonke eyoqala ukubakhulula ezisemhlabeni. 13:30 Futhi uyofika ngokumangala labo abahlala emhlabeni. 13:31 Futhi umuntu uyothatha isinyathelo ukulwa nomunye, omunye umuzi ngokumelene enye, indawo enye ngokumelene nenye, abantu ngokumelene nomunye, futhi omunye umbuso ngokumelene nomunye. 13:32 Futhi kuyoba isikhathi lapho lezi zinto ziyokwenzeka, futhi kuyakwenzeka izibonakaliso engikubonise zona ngaphambili, khona-ke iyakuba yiNdodana yami wamemezela, owambona njengomuntu ekhuphuka. 13:33 Futhi lapho bonke abantu bezwa izwi lakhe, yilowo nalowo kokwabo izwe shiya impi abanayo omunye komunye. 13:34 Futhi isixuku esingenakubalwa bayobuthana ndawonye, njengoba nje ubonile labo, bethanda ukuza, lokumnqoba ngokulwa. 13:35 Kodwa uyokuma phezu kwentaba yaseSiyoni. 13:36 Futhi iSiyoni uyofika, futhi uyoboniswa kubo bonke abantu, elungiselelwe futhi lakhiwe, njengalokhu ubona intaba iqoshwe kungengazandla. 13:37 Futhi le Ndodana yami izokhuza izenzo ezimbi zalezo zizwe, okuthi ngenxa yokuphila kwabo okubi bawele esiphephweni; 13:38 Futhi uyobeka phambi kwabo imicabango yabo emibi, futhi izinhlupho abayakuqala ukuhlushwa ngayo, kufana nelangabi; futhi uyobabhubhisa ngaphandle komsebenzi ngomthetho ofana nawo mina. 13:39 Futhi njengoba ubonile ukuthi wabutha esinye isixuku esinokuthula kuye; 13:40 Labo yizizwe eziyishumi, okuyinto wathumba iziboshwa aphume kubo ngesikhathi sika-Oseya inkosi, uSalmanasari inkosi yakhe I-Asiriya yathumba abathunjwa, yabayisa phezu kwamanzi, kanjalo bafika kwelinye izwe. NgokukaLuka 13:41 Kepha bacebisana ukuthi bahambe ixuku lezizwe, liphume liye kwelinye ilizwe, lapho abantu abakaze bahlale, 13:42 Ukuze bagcine lapho izimiso zabo, okuyinto abazange bazigcine izwe labo. 13:43 Futhi bangena e-Ewufrathe eduze izindawo emincane emfuleni. 13:44 Ngokuba oPhezukonke wababonisa izibonakaliso, wamisa uzamcolo. baze bawela. 13:45 Ngoba kulelo zwe kwakukhona indlela enkulu yokuhamba, okungukuthi, unyaka nengxenye; leso sifunda sibizwa ngokuthi iArsaretha. 13:46 Bahlala khona kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sokugcina; futhi manje lapho bezokwenza qala ukuza, 13:47 OPhezukonke uyomisa imithombo yomfula futhi, ukuze bahambe ngakho wabona isixuku sinokuthula. 13:48 Kodwa labo abasele ngemuva kwabantu bakho yibo abatholakala phakathi kwemingcele yami. 13:49 Manje lapho ebhubhisa uquqaba lwezizwe ezibuthene kanyekanye, uyakuvikela abantu bakhe abaseleyo. 13:50 Khona-ke uyobabonisa izimangaliso ezinkulu. 13:51 Ngase ngithi, O Nkosi ebusayo, ngibonise lokhu: Kungani ngikwenze umbonile umuntu ekhuphuka phakathi kolwandle na? 13:52 Wathi kimi, Njengoba ungeke wafuna noma ukwazi okusekujuleni kolwandle, ngokunjalo akakho noyedwa emhlabeni bheka iNdodana yami, noma labo abanayo, kodwa ngesikhathi sasemini. 13:53 Nansi incazelo yephupho olibonile, futhi ngalo nguwe wedwa lapha okhanyisiwe. 13:54 Ngokuba uyishiyile indlela yakho, wasebenzisa inkuthalo yakho kimi. umthetho, futhi wawufuna. 13:55 Ukuphila kwakho ukumisile ngokuhlakanipha, futhi ukubiza ukuqonda kwakho umama. 13:56 Futhi ngakho-ke ngikubonise ingcebo oPhezukonke: ngemva kwalokho ngalezinye izinsuku ezintathu ngizakukhuluma ezinye izinto kuwe, ngikutshele zona izinto ezinkulu nezimangalisayo. 13:57 Khona-ke ngaphuma ngaya ensimini, ngidumisa futhi ngibonga kakhulu oPhezukonke ngenxa yezimangaliso zakhe azenzayo ngesikhathi; 13:58 Futhi ngoba ebusa efanayo, futhi izinto eziwela kubo izinkathi: futhi ngahlala lapho izinsuku ezintathu.