2 Esdra 14:1 Futhi kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu, Ngahlala ngaphansi kwesihlahla se-oki, futhi, bheka! kwavela izwi esihlahleni phambi kwami, lathi: Esdras! Esdras. 14:2 Ngase ngithi: "Ngilapha, Nkosi." Ngasukuma ngezinyawo zami. 14:3 Wayesethi kimi: "Ehlathini Ngazibonakalisa kuye uMose, wakhuluma naye, lapho abantu bami bekhonza eGibithe; 14:4 Ngamthuma, ngahola abantu bami eGibithe, ngamkhuphulela kuJehova intaba lapho engamgcina khona isikhathi eside, 14:5 Futhi wamtshela izimangaliso eziningi, futhi wambonisa izimfihlo izikhathi, lokuphela; wamyala wathi. 14:6 Lawa mazwi uzowamemezela, futhi lezi uyozifihla. 14:7 Manje ngithi kuwe: 14:8 Ukuze ubeke enhliziyweni yakho izibonakaliso engizenzile, futhi amaphupho owabonileyo nezincazelo ozibonileyo uzwile: 14:9 Ngoba uzosuswa kubo bonke, futhi kusukela manje kuqhubeke hlala neNdodana yami, nabanjengawe, kuze kufike izikhathi iphelile. 14:10 Ngoba izwe lilahlekelwe ubusha bakhe, futhi izikhathi ziqala ukuguga. 14:11 Ngoba izwe lihlukaniswe izingxenye eziyishumi nambili, futhi izingxenye eziyishumi kukhona isihambile, nengxenye yeshumi; 14:12 Futhi kukhona okusele ngemva kwengxenye yeshumi. 14:13 Ngakho manje lungisa indlu yakho, futhi usole abantu bakho, induduzo abasosizini, kepha manje bayakulahla ukonakala; 14:14 Dedela imicabango yabantu abafayo kuwe, ulahle imithwalo yomuntu, susa manje isimo esibuthakathaka, 14:15 Futhi beka eceleni imicabango enzima kakhulu kuwe, futhi ngokushesha kuwe ukubaleka kulezikhathi. 14:16 Ngoba nokho ububi obukhulu kunalezo oye wazibona zenzeka kwenziwe emva kwalokhu. 14:17 Ngoba bheka ukuthi izwe liyoba buthakathaka kangakanani ngokuhamba kweminyaka, kakhulu the kuzokwanda okubi phezu kwabakhileyo kulo. 14:18 Ngoba isikhathi ubalekile kude, futhi leasing siseduze: okwamanje uyashesha ukufika kombono owubonileyo. 14:19 Ngase ngiphendula phambi kwakho, ngathi: 14:20 Bheka, Nkosi, ngiyakuhamba, njengoba nje ungiyalile, futhi abantu abakhona: kodwa abayozalwa kamuva, ngubani ngibayale? kanjalo izwe libe sebumnyameni, nalabo abanjalo abahlala kuwo kabanakukhanya. 14:21 Ngoba umthetho wakho ushisiwe, ngakho akekho owazi izinto ezenziwayo ngawe, noma umsebenzi oyoqala. 14:22 Kodwa uma ngithole umusa phambi kwakho, thumela uMoya oNgcwele kimi, futhi Ngizobhala konke okwenziwa emhlabeni kusukela ekuqaleni, ezilotshiweyo emthethweni wakho, ukuze abantu bathole indlela yakho, ukuze bathole indlela yakho eziyophila ezinsukwini zokugcina zingaphila. 14:23 Futhi wangiphendula, wathi: "Hamba, ubuthe abantu ndawonye uthi kubo: Kabakudingi insuku ezingamatshumi amane. 14:24 Kodwa bheka, uzilungisela izihlahla eziningi zamabhokisi, futhi uthathe nawe Sariya. UDabria, uSelemia, u-Ecanus, no-Asiel, laba abahlanu abakulungele ukubhala ngokushesha; 14:25 Futhi woza lapha, futhi ngizokhanyisa isibani ukuqonda kuwe inhliziyo engayikucinywa, kuze kwenzeke lezo zinto uzoqala ukubhala. 14:26 Futhi lapho usukwenzile, ezinye izinto uzomemezela, futhi ezinye izinto Uzatshengisa ngasese kwabahlakaniphileyo; kusasa lelihola uzalikhuluma qala ukubhala. 14:27 Ngase ngiphuma, njengoba nje wayala, futhi ngabutha bonke abantu ndawonye, futhi wathi, 14:28 Yizwa lawa mazwi, O Israyeli. 14:29 Okhokho bethu ekuqaleni babengabafokazi eGibhithe, lapho abavela khona zalethwa: 14:30 Futhi bamukela umthetho wokuphila, okuyinto abawugcinanga, okuyinto nani nina baphambuka emva kwabo. 14:31 Khona-ke izwe, izwe laseSiyoni, lahlukaniswa phakathi kwenu ngenkatho oyihlo, nani ngokwenu nenzile ukungalungi, anibanga nalutho gcinani izindlela oPhezukonke aniyala ngazo. 14:32 Futhi njengoba engumahluleli olungileyo, wathatha kini ngokuhamba kwesikhathi into ayekunike yona. 14:33 Futhi manje nilapha, nabafowenu phakathi kwenu. 14:34 Ngakho uma kungenzeka ukuthi niyothobisa ukuqonda kwenu siqu, futhi lungisani izinhliziyo zenu, niyogcinwa niphila futhi emva kokufa niyogcinwa uthole umusa. 14:35 Ngoba ngemva kokufa kuyofika ukwahlulelwa, lapho siyophila futhi: futhi khona amabizo abalungileyo azabonakaliswa, lemisebenzi yabalungileyo kuyomenyezelwa abangamesabi uNkulunkulu. 14:36 Ngakho makungabikho muntu ukuza kimi manje, futhi akekho ofuna kimi laba abangamashumi amane izinsuku. 14:37 Ngawathatha amadoda ayisihlanu, njengalokho eyalile kimi, saya ensimini. wahlala lapho. 14:38 Kwathi ngangomuso, bheka, izwi langibiza, lathi, Esdras, vula ifa lakho. umlomo wakho, uphuze engikuphuzisa khona. 14:39 Khona-ke ngavula umlomo wami, futhi bheka, wafinyelela kimi indebe egcwele, okuyinto ligcwele amanzi, kodwa umbala walo unjengomlilo. 14:40 Ngakuthatha, ngaphuza; lapho sengiphuzile, inhliziyo yami yakhuluma. ukuqonda nokuhlakanipha kwakhula esifubeni sami, ngokuba umoya wami waqina inkumbulo yami: 14:41 Futhi umlomo wami wavuleka, futhi angabe esavala. 14:42 OPhezukonke wabanika ukuqonda amadoda amahlanu, futhi babhala incwadi imibono emangalisayo yasebusuku eyakhulunywa, ababengayazi: futhi bahlala izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, babhala emini, ebusuku badla isinkwa. 14:43 Kepha mina. Ngakhuluma emini, angibambanga ulimi lwami ebusuku. 14:44 Ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amane babhala izincwadi ezingamakhulu amabili nane. 14:45 Kwathi sezigcwele izinsuku ezingamashumi amane, oPhezukonke wakhuluma, wathi: Elokuqala olilobileyo kumemezele obala, ukuthi umvangeli abafanelekile nabangafaneleki bangayifunda: 14:46 Kodwa gcina abangamashumi ayisikhombisa ekugcineni, ukuze ukhulule kuphela kulabo hlakaniphani phakathi kwabantu; 14:47 Ngoba kuzo kukhona umthombo wokuqonda, umthombo wokuhlakanipha, futhi umfula wolwazi. 14:48 Ngenza njalo.