2 Esdras is an apocalyptic book in some English versions of the Bible. Tradition ascribes it to Ezra, a scribe and priest of the fifth century BC, but scholarship places its composition between 70 and 218 AD.

2. ISAHLUKO 1
1 Incwadi yesibili yomprofethi u-Esdra, indodana kaSaraya,
indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaHelkiya, indodana
kaSadamiya, indodana kaSadoki, indodana ka-Ahithubi,
2 indodana ka-Ahiya, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-
Eli, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana ka-Aziyi, indodana
kaMarimoti, indodana ka-Arna, indodana ka-Uziya,
indodana kaBoriti, indodana ka-Abishayi. , indodana
kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare,
3 indodana ka-Aroni, owesizwe sakwaLevi;
eyayithunjelwe ezweni lamaMede ekubuseni kuka-
Aritahishashita inkosi yamaPheresiya.
4 Izwi leNkosi lafika kimi, lathi:
5 Hamba, utshele abantu bami izono zabo, nabantwana
babo ububi babo ababenze kimi; ukuze batshele abantwana
babantwana babo.
6 Ngokuba izono zawoyise zandile kubo, bangikhohliwe,
bahlabela onkulunkulu bezizweni.
7 Angisiye yini mina owabakhipha ezweni laseGibithe,
endlini yobugqila? kodwa bangithukuthelisile, badelela
amacebo ami.
8 Khona-ke wena susa izinwele zekhanda lakho, ubeke
phezu kwabo bonke ububi, ngoba abawulalelanga
umthetho wami, kodwa bangabantu abahlubukayo.
9 Koze kube nini ngibabekezelela, engibenze kubo okuhle
okungaka na?
10 Ngibhubhise amakhosi amaningi ngenxa yawo; uFaro
nezinceku zakhe nawo wonke amandla akhe ngimshayile.
11 Zonke izizwe ngizichithile phambi kwabo, ngihlakazile
empumalanga abantu bezifunda ezimbili, iTire neSidoni,
ngabulala zonke izitha zabo.
12 Ngakho khuluma kubo uthi: Itsho njalo iNkosi:
13 Mina nganidabula ulwandle, ekuqaleni nganinika
umhubhe omkhulu nolondekile; Ngakunika uMose abe
ngumholi, no-Aroni abe ngumpristi.
14 Ngakunika ukukhanya ngensika yomlilo, ngenza
izimangaliso ezinkulu phakathi kwakho; nokho
ningikhohliwe,” usho uJehova.
15 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Izigwaca zaziluphawu
kini; Nganinika amatende ukuze nilondeke; nokho
nabubula lapho;
16 futhi anizange ninqobe egameni lami ngokubhubhisa
izitha zenu, kodwa nisabubula kuze kube namuhla.
17 Ziphi izinzuzo engikwenzele zona? lapho nilambile
futhi nomile ehlane, anikhalanga kimi.
18 besithi: Usingeniseleni enkangala ukuthi usibulale?
bekungaba ngcono kithi ukuba sikhonze abaseGibithe,
kunokuba sifele kuleli hlane.
19 Ngase ngihawukela ukulila kwenu, nganinika imana
ukuba nidle; kanjalo nadla isinkwa sezingelosi.
20 Lapho nomile, angiqhekezanga yini idwala, futhi
amanzi aphuma asutha na? ngenxa yokushisa ngakumboza
ngamaqabunga ezihlahla.
21 Nganihlukanisela izwe elithelayo, ngaxosha
amaKhanani, namaPherezi, namaFilisti phambi kwenu;
ngisanenzela ntoni na? isho iNkosi.
22 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: Nisehlane emfuleni
wama-Amori, nomile, nihlambalaza igama lami;
23 Angininikanga umlilo ngenxa yenhlamba zenu, kodwa
ngaphonsa umuthi emanzini, ngenza umfula ube mnandi.
24 Ngizakwenzani kuwe, Jakobe? wena Juda,
awungilalelanga; ngiyakungiphendulela kwezinye izizwe,
ngibanike igama lami, ukuze bagcine izimiso zami.
25 Njengoba ningishiyile, nami ngiyonishiya; lapho nifuna
ukuba ngibe nomusa kini, angiyikuba nesihawu kini.
26 Lapho ningibiza, angiyikunizwa, ngokuba ningcolise
izandla zenu ngegazi, nezinyawo zenu ziyashesha
ukubulala umuntu.
27 Aninjengokungathi ningishiyile, kodwa nizenu uqobo,
isho iNkosi.
28 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “Angizange yini
nginikhulekele njengoyise amadodana akhe, nomama
amadodakazi akhe, nomancelisa izingane zakhe,
29 Ukuze nibe ngabantu bami, nami ngibe nguNkulunkulu
wenu; ukuthi nibe ngabantwana bami, mina ngibe nguyihlo
na?
30 Ngalibuthela ndawonye njengesikhukhukazi sibuthela
amatshwele aso ngaphansi kwamaphiko aso;
ngiyakukuxosha ebusweni bami.
31 Lapho ninikela kimi, ngiyakubufulathela ubuso bami,
ngokuba imikhosi yenu emisiweyo, nokuthwasa
kwezinyanga zenu, nokusoka kwenu, ngikushiyile.
32 Ngathumela kini izinceku zami abaprofethi,
enibathathile, nibabulala, nadabula izidumbu zabo zibe
yizicucu, igazi labo ngiyakulibiza ezandleni zenu, isho
iNkosi.
33 Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova, ithi: “Indlu yenu
iyincithakalo;
34 Futhi abantwana bakho abayikuzala; ngoba badelile
umyalo wami, benza okubi phambi kwami.
35 Izindlu zakho ngiyakuzinika abantu abazayo;
abangakezwanga ngami, bayakukholwa yimi;
engingababonisanga zibonakaliso, nokho bayakwenza
lokho engibayale ngakho.
36 Kababonanga baprofethi, kodwa bazakhumbula izono
zabo, bazivume.
37 Ngifakaza ngomusa wabantu abazakuza, abantwababo
bathokoza ngentokozo, lanxa bengangibonanga ngamehlo
enyama, kodwa emoyeni bayakukholwa engikutshoyo.
38 Manje, mfowethu, bheka yeka inkazimulo; futhi ubone
abantu abavela empumalanga.
39 Engizabanika bona babe ngabakhokheli, o-Abhrahama,
lo-Isaka, loJakhobe, lo-Oseya, lo-Amose, loMikheya,
loJoweli, lo-Abhidiya loJona,
40 oNahume, no-Abakuki, noSofoniya, no-Agiyu,
noZakariya, noMalaki, othiwa futhi ingelosi yeNkosi.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Isho kanje iNkosi, ithi: Ngakhipha laba bantu ebugqilini,
ngabanika imiyalo yami ngesandla sezinceku abaprofethi;
ababengezwanga, kodwa badelela izeluleko zami.
2 Unina owabazalayo wathi kubo: Hambani, bantwanyana;
ngoba ngingumfelokazi futhi ngishiyiwe.
3 Mina nganikhulisa ngokujabula; kepha nginilahlekele
ngosizi nangosizi, ngokuba nonile phambi kukaJehova
uNkulunkulu wenu, nenze okubi phambi kwakhe.
4 Kodwa manje ngizakwenzani kini? Ngingumfelokazi,
ngishiyiwe; hambani, bantwana bami, nicele umusa
kuJehova.

3. 5 Mina-ke baba, ngibiza wena ube ngufakazi phezu
komama walaba bantwana abangagcinanga isivumelwano
sami;
6 ukuze ubadukise, nonina abe yimpango, kungabikho
nzalo kubo.
7 Mabahlakazeke phakathi kwezizwe, amagama abo
asuswe emhlabeni, ngokuba badelele isivumelwano sami.
8 Maye kuwe, Mzimbakazi, wena ofihla abangalungile
kuwe! Nina bantu ababi, khumbulani engakwenzayo kulo
iSodoma neGomora;
9 Izwe labo lisemagangeni ekolitayi nezinqwaba zomlotha,
kanjalo nami ngiyakwenza kwabangangizwayo, isho
iNkosi uJehova.
10 Itsho njalo iNkosi ku-Ezra, ithi: Tshela abantu bami
ukuthi ngizabanika umbuso weJerusalema,
ebengingawunika uIsrayeli.
11 Inkazimulo yabo futhi ngizoyithathela kimi, futhi
ngibanike laba amadokodo aphakade, engibalungisele
wona.
12 Bayakuba nomuthi wokuphila, ube ngamagcobo
anamakha amnandi; abayikukhandleka, bangakhathali.
13 Hambani, lizakwamukeliswa; khulekani kini insuku
ezilutshwana, ukuze zifinyezwe;
14 Thatha izulu nomhlaba ukufakaza; ngokuba ngiphihlize
okubi, ngidale okuhle, ngokuba ngiyaphila,” usho uJehova.
15 Mama, bamba abantwana bakho, ubakhulise
ngentokozo, uqinise izinyawo zabo njengensika, ngokuba
ngikukhethile,” usho uJehova.
16 Abafileyo ngiyakubavusa ezindaweni zabo, ngibakhiphe
emathuneni, ngokuba ngiyalazi igama lami kwa-Israyeli.
17 Ungesabi wena mama wabantwana, ngokuba
ngikukhethile,” usho uJehova.
18 Ngosizo lwakho ngiyakuthuma izinceku zami u-Esay
noJeremy, ngokweseluleko sabo engingcwelisele sona,
ngakulungisela imithi eyishumi nambili ethwele izithelo
eziningi;
19 nemithombo eminingi egeleza ubisi nezinyosi,
nezintaba eziyisikhombisa ezinamandla, lapho kumila
khona ama-roses neminduze, engiyogcwalisa ngayo
abantwana bakho ngentokozo.
20 Yenzani okulungile kumfelokazi, yahluleleni
izintandane, niphe abampofu, nivikele intandane,
nembathise abanqunu,
21 Yelaphani abaphukileyo nababuthakathaka, ningahleki
isishosha siklolodelwe, vikela izigoga, futhi impumputhe
mayize emehlweni ami ukuba msulwa.
22 Gcina abadala nabancane phakathi kwezindonga zakho.
23 Nomaphi lapho othola khona abafileyo, bathathe futhi
ubangcwabe, futhi ngizokunika indawo yokuqala
ekuvukeni kwami.
24 Hlalani nithule, O bantu bami, niphumule, ngokuba
ukuthula kwenu kuseza.
25 Yondla abantwana bakho, wena mhlengikazi olungileyo;
baqinise izinyawo zabo.
26 Kepha izinceku engikunike zona akuyikubhubha
namunye kuzo; ngoba ngizawabiza phakathi kwenani lakho.
27 Ungakhathali;
28 Izizwe zizakuba lomhawu ngawe, kodwa kabayikwenza
lutho ngawe, itsho iNkosi.
29 Izandla zami ziyakusibekela, ukuze abantwana bakho
bangaboni indawo yabafileyo.
30 Jabula, wena mama, nabantwana bakho; ngokuba mina
ngiyakukukhulula, isho iNkosi.
31 Khumbulani abantwana benu abalalayo, ngokuba
ngiyakubakhipha emikhawulweni yomhlaba, ngibenzele
umusa, ngokuba nginesihe,” usho uJehova Sebawoti.
32 Banga abantwana bakho ngize ngifike ngibenzele
umusa, ngokuba imithombo yami iyagobhoza, umusa wami
awuyikucisha.
33 Mina Ezra nganikwa umyalo kaJehova entabeni yase-
Orebe ukuba ngiye ku-Israyeli; kepha ekufikeni kwami
kubo bangidelela, badelela umyalo weNkosi.
34 Ngakho-ke ngithi kini, O nina bezizwe, enizwayo futhi
niqonde, bhekani uMalusi wenu, uyoninika ukuphumula
kwaphakade; ngoba useduze, ozakuza ekupheleni
kwelizwe.
35 Lungela umvuzo wombuso, ngokuba ukukhanya
okuphakade kuzokhanya phezu kwakho kuze kube phakade.
36 Balekani ithunzi lalomhlaba, yemukela intokozo
yenkazimulo yenu: ngifakaza ngoMsindisi wami obala.
37 Yamukelani isipho enisiphiwayo, nithokoze, nimbonge
oniholele embusweni wasezulwini.
38 Sukumani, nime, bhekani isibalo sababekwa uphawu
emkhosini weNkosi;
39 Abasukile ethunzini lomhlaba, futhi selamukele
izembatho ezikhazimulayo zeNkosi.
40 Thatha inombolo yakho, O Siyoni, futhi uvale labo
abembethe okumhlophe, abagcwalise umthetho weNkosi.
41 Isibalo sabantwana bakho obukade usilangazelela
sesigcwalisekile; ncenga amandla eNkosi, ukuba abantu
bakho ababiziweyo kusukela ekuqaleni, bangcweliswe.
42Mina u-Ezra ngabona eNtabeni iSiyoni abantu abaningi,
engingakwazi ukubabala; bonke badumisa uJehova
ngamahubo.
43 Phakathi kwabo kwakukhona insizwa ende, ende
kunabo bonke abanye, futhi phezu kwawo wonke
amakhanda abo yabeka imiqhele, futhi yayiphakeme
kakhulu; engimangala ngakho kakhulu.
44 Ngasengiyibuza ingilosi, ngathi: Nkosi, ziyini lezi?
45 Yasiphendula yathi kimi: Laba yibo abakhumula
izembatho ezifayo, bagqoke okungafiyo, bavume ibizo
likaNkulunkulu;
46 Ngase ngithi kuyo ingelosi: “Ngumuphi umfana
obathwesa umqhele, abapha izintende zezandla zabo, na?
47 Yasiphendula yathi kimi: YiNdodana kaNkulunkulu,
abayivumayo emhlabeni. Ngase ngiqala ukubatusa kakhulu
ababemi belukhuni kangaka egameni leNkosi.
48 Yayisithi kimi ingelosi: “Hamba, utshele abantu bami
ukuthi yiziphi izinto, nokuthi uzibonile izimangaliso
ezinkulu zeNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu emva kokuchithwa
komuzi ngase ngiseBabele, ngidangele embhedeni wami,
imicabango yami yafika enhliziyweni yami;
2 Ngokuba ngabona incithakalo yaseSiyoni, nengcebo
yabakhileyo eBabele.
3 Umoya wami wakhathazeka, ngaze ngakhuluma amazwi
okwesaba koPhezukonke, ngathi:
4 O Nkosi, wena ophethe, wakhuluma ekuqaleni, lapho
utshala umhlaba, futhi wena wedwa, futhi wayala abantu,

4. 5 Futhi wanika u-Adamu umzimba ngaphandle
komphefumulo, owawuwumsebenzi wezandla zakho, futhi
waphefumulela kuye umoya wokuphila, futhi wenziwa
waphila phambi kwakho.
6 Futhi wamyisa epharadesi, isandla sakho sokunene
esawutshala, umhlaba ungakafiki.
7 Futhi yena wamyala ukuba athande indlela yakho,
okuyinto wona, futhi ngokushesha wabeka ukufa kuye
futhi ezizukulwaneni zakhe, okwavela kubo izizwe,
nezizwe, nabantu, nemindeni, ngaphandle kwesibalo.
8 Bonke abantu bahamba ngokwentando yabo, benza
izimangaliso phambi kwakho, badelela imiyalo yakho.
9 Futhi emva kwesikhathi waletha uzamcolo phezu
kwabakhileyo emhlabeni, wababhubhisa.
10 Futhi kwenzeka kubo bonke, ukuthi njengoba ukufa
kwaba ku-Adamu, kwaba njalo uzamcolo kulaba.
11 Nokho washiya oyedwa kubo, uNowa nendlu yakhe,
okwaphuma kuye bonke abalungileyo.
12 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi lapho labo abahlala emhlabeni
sebeqala ukwanda, futhi sebezitholele abantwana abaningi,
futhi sebengabantu abaningi, baqala futhi ukungamesabi
uNkulunkulu kunabokuqala.
13 Kwathi bephila ngobubi obungaka phambi kwakho,
wazikhethela indoda phakathi kwabo, obizo layo
lalinguAbrahama.
14 Yena wamthanda, futhi kuye yedwa wenza intando
yakho.
15 Wenza naye isivumelwano esiphakade, wamthembisa
ukuthi awusoze wayishiya inzalo yakhe.
16 Wamupha u-Isaka, no-Isaka wamnika oJakobe no-
Esawu. UJakobe yena wazikhethela yena, wambeka
ngesandla sika-Esawu; uJakobe waba yisixuku esikhulu.
17 Kwathi lapho usuyikhiphile inzalo yakhe eGibhithe,
wayikhuphulela entabeni yaseSinayi.
18 Wakhothamisa amazulu, wamisa umhlaba, wanyakazisa
umhlaba wonke, wazamazamisa utwa, wabakhathaza
abantu balelo zwe.
19 Inkazimulo yakho yadabula amasango amane omlilo,
nokuzamazama komhlaba, nomoya, namakhaza; ukuze
unike inzalo kaJakobe umthetho, nesizukulwane sakwa-
Israyeli ukukhuthala.
20 Nokho awususanga kubo inhliziyo embi ukuba
umthetho wakho uthele izithelo kubo.
21 Ngokuba u-Adamu wokuqala owayenenhliziyo embi
wona, wanqotshwa; kanjalo nabo bonke abazelwe nguye.
22 Ngakho ubuthakathaka benziwa bungapheli; kanye
nomthetho (futhi) enhliziyweni yabantu ngobubi bempande;
baze bamuka abalungileyo, nababi bahlale.
23 Ngakho izikhathi zadlula, leminyaka yaphela;
24 owayala ukuba wakhele igama lakho umuzi, unikele
kuwo impepho neminikelo yempuphu.
25 Kwathi lokhu sekwenziwe iminyaka eminingi,
abakhileyo emzini bakulahla;
26 Futhi kukho konke njengoba kwenza u-Adamu
nezizukulwane zakhe zonke, ngokuba nabo babenenhliziyo
embi.
27 Wawunikela kanjalo umuzi wakho esandleni sezitha
zakho.
28 Ngakho-ke izenzo zabo zingcono yini kwabahlala
eBhabhiloni ukuba babuse eSiyoni na?
29 Ngokuba lapho ngifika khona, ngabona amanyala
angenakubalwa, umphefumulo wami wabona abenzi
bobubi abaningi kule minyaka engamashumi amathathu.
indlebe, ukuze inhliziyo yami iphele amandla.
30 Ngokuba ngibonile ukuthi ubayekela kanjani bona,
ubayekele abenzi bokubi;
31 Kangikhumbuli ukuthi ingasala njani indlela le: Kambe
baseBhabhiloni bangcono yini kulabeZiyoni?
32 Noma bakhona abanye abantu abakwaziyo ngaphandle
kuka-Israyeli na? Noma yisiphi isizukulwane esikholwe
kangaka ngezivumelwano zakho njengoJakobe na?
33 Nokho umvuzo wabo awubonakali, nokukhandleka
kwabo akubanga nazithelo, ngoba ngidabula phakathi
kwezizwe, futhi ngabona ukuthi zigeleza ingcebo, futhi
azicabangi ngemiyalo yakho.
34 Ngakho-ke kala ububi bethu esilinganisweni, labo
abahlala emhlabeni; kanjalo igama lakho aliyikutholwa
ndawo ngaphandle kwa-Israyeli.
35 Kunini lapho abakhileyo emhlabeni bengonanga phambi
kwakho? Noma yibaphi abantu abagcine imiyalo yakho na?
36 Uzathola ukuthi uIsrayeli ngebizo uzigcinile iziyalezo
zakho; kodwa hhayi abezizwe.
ISAHLUKO 4
1 Ingelosi eyayithunywe kimi, egama layo lalingu-Uriyeli,
yangiphendula,
2 Wathi: "Inhliziyo yakho iye kude kuleli zwe, futhi
ucabanga ukuqonda indlela yoPhezukonke na?"
3 Ngasengisithi: Yebo, nkosi yami. Yangiphendula, yathi:
‘Ngithunyiwe ukuba ngikubonise izindlela ezintathu,
nokubeka izifanekiselo ezintathu phambi kwakho;
4 Uma ungangibonisa eyodwa, ngizakukukhombisa
nendlela othanda ukuyibona, ngikubonise lapho kuvela
khona inhliziyo embi.
5 Ngathi: “Khuluma, nkosi yami; Wayesethi kimi: “Hamba,
ungikale isisindo somlilo, ungilinganisele ukufutha
komoya, noma ungibize ngosuku oludlule.
6 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Nguwuphi umuntu ongenza
lokho, ukuthi ubuze kimi izinto ezinje?
7 Wathi kimi: “Uma ngikubuza ukuthi zingaki izindawo
zokuhlala phakathi kolwandle, nokuthi zingaki iziphethu
ekujuleni kotwa, nokuthi zingaki iziphethu eziphezu
komkhathi, nokuthi zingaki iziphethu eziphezu komkhathi?
ipharadesi:
8 Mhlawumbe ubungathi kimi: Angikaze ngehlele
ekujuleni, noma ngiye esihogweni, futhi angikaze
ngikhuphukele ezulwini.
9 Nokho manje ngikubuzile kuphela umlilo nomoya
kuphela, nangosuku owedlule kulo, kanye nezinto
ongehlukaniswe kuzo, futhi nokho awukwazi ukunginika
impendulo yazo.
10 Wathi kimi: “Awukwazi okwakho, nabakhulele kuwe;
11 Khona-ke isitsha sakho kufanele sikwazi kanjani
ukuqonda indlela yoPhezukonke, futhi, izwe njengoba
manje lonakele ngaphandle ukuze liqonde ukonakala
okubonakala emehlweni ami na?
12 Ngase ngithi kuye: “Bekungcono ukuba singabikho,
kunokuba sihlale ebubini, sihlupheke, singazi ukuthi
kungani.

5. 13 Yangiphendula, yathi: “Ngangena ehlathini ethafeni,
imithi yacebisana;
14 yathi: Wozani sihambe silwe nolwandle, ukuze lumuke
phambi kwethu, sisenze amahlathi.
15 Kanjalo nezikhukhula zolwandle zacebisana, zathi:
“Wozani sikhuphuke, sinqobe ihlathi lasethafeni, ukuze
sizenzele khona futhi izwe.
16 Ukucabanga kwezinkuni kwaba yize, ngoba umlilo
wafika waziqeda.
17 Nomcabango wezikhukhula zolwandle washabalala,
ngoba isihlabathi sasukuma sabavimba.
18 Uma ubuwahlulela manje phakathi kwalaba ababili,
ubungaqala bani ukulungisisa na? noma ungalahla bani na?
19 Ngaphendula ngathi: Impela kungumqondo obuwula
abawucabile bobabili, ngokuba umhlabathi unikelwe
izinkuni, nolwandle lunendawo yalo ukuba luthwale
izikhukhula zalo.
20 Yasingiphendula yathi: Uthethe ukwahlulela
okulungileyo, kodwa ungazihluleli ngani lawe?
21 Ngokuba njengomhlabathi unikelwa izinkuni,
nolwandle izikhukhula zalo, ngokunjalo nabahlezi
emhlabeni abaqondi lutho, kuphela okusemhlabeni;
eziphezu kokuphakama kwezulu.
22 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ngiyakuncenga, Nkosi,
ngivumele ngiqedisise;
23 Ngokuba kwakungeyona ingqondo yami ukufuna izinto
eziphakemeyo, kepha kwabadlula kithi imihla ngemihla,
okungukuthi u-Israyeli enikelwe njengehlazo kwabezizwe,
nangenxa yokuthi abantu obathandayo banikelwa ngani.
ezizweni ezingamhloniphiyo uNkulunkulu, futhi kungani
umthetho wawokhokho bethu uchithwe, nezivumelwano
ezilotshiwe zibe yize,
24 Futhi siyadlula emhlabeni njengezintethe, futhi impilo
yethu iyamangala kanye nokwesaba, futhi asifanele
ukuthola umusa.
25 Pho-ke uyakwenzani egameni lakhe esibizwa ngalo na?
ngalezizinto ngizicele.
26 Yasengiphendula yathi: Lapho uhlolisisa, uzamangala
kakhulu; ngokuba umhlaba uyashesha ukudlula;
27 njalo kakwazi ukuqedisisa izinto ezithenjiswe
abalungileyo esikhathini esizayo, ngoba umhlaba lo
ugcwele ukungalungi lobuthakathaka.
28 Kodwa mayelana le Ongibuza ngakho, ngizokutshela;
ngoba ububi buyahlwanyelwa, kodwa ukubhujiswa kwabo
akukafiki.
29 Ngakho-ke uma okuhlwanyelwe kungaphendukwa,
nalapho indawo lapho okuhlwanyelwe khona okubi
kungadluli, khona-ke okuhlwanyelwe okuhle akunakufika.
30 Ngokuba inhlamvu yembewu embi yahlwanyelwa
enhliziyweni ka-Adamu kusukela ekuqaleni, futhi
kungakanani ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu okukhuphule
kuze kube manje na? futhi lizakuthela okungakanani kuze
kufike isikhathi sokubhula?
31 Ake ucabange wena ngokwakho ukuthi uhlamvu
lwembewu embi luthela kangakanani.
32 Lapho izindlebe zigawulwa, ezingenakubalwa,
ziyogcwala isibuya esingakanani na?
33 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Kanjani, futhi nini lezizinto
ziyokwenzeka? kungani iminyaka yethu imbalwa futhi
mibi?
34 Yangiphendula, yathi: Ungasheshi ukudlula
oPhezukonke, ngokuba ukushesha kwakho kuyize ukuba
ngaphezu kwakhe, ngokuba udlulele kakhulu.
35 Imiphefumulo yabalungileyo kayibuzanga yini
ngalezizinto emakamelweni ayo, isithi: Koze kube nini
ngiyethemba lokhu? sifika nini isithelo sesitezi somvuzo
wethu?
36 U-Uriyeli, ingelosi enkulu, wabaphendula wathi:
“Lapho imbewu isigcwalisiwe kini, ngokuba ulinganisile
izwe esikalini.
37 Ulinganise izikhathi ngesilinganiso; Ubala izikhathi
ngenani; futhi akazinyakazi futhi akazinyakazi, kuze
kugcwaliseke isilinganiso esishiwoyo.
38 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: O Nkosi ebusayo, thina
sonke sigcwele ukukhohlakala.
39 Futhi ngenxa yethu mhlawumbe kungukuthi izitezi
zabalungileyo azigcwaliswa, ngenxa yezono zalabo
abahlala emhlabeni.
40 Yangiphendula yathi: ‘Hamba uye kowesifazane
okhulelweyo, umbuze lapho eseziqedile izinyanga zakhe
eziyisishiyagalolunye, ukuthi isisu sakhe singase sigcine
ukubeletha phakathi kwakhe na.
41 Ngasengisithi: Hatshi, Nkosi, lingeke. Wathi kimi:
“Ethuneni amakamelo omphefumulo anjengesibeletho
sowesifazane;
42 Ngoba njengowesifazana obelethayo ephangisa
ukubalekela inhlupheko yomhelo, ngokunjalo lezizindawo
ziyaphangisa ukukhulula izinto eziphathiswe kuzo.
43 Kusukela ekuqaleni, khangela, lokho ofisa ukukubona,
uzabonakaliswa kuwe.
44 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Uba ngifumene umusa
emehlweni akho, njalo uba kungenzeka, njalo uba
ngifaneleka,
45 Ngakho ngitshengiseni ukuthi kukhulu okuzayo yini
kuledlule, kumbe okudluleyo kulokuzayo.
46 Lokho okwedlule ngiyakwazi, kodwa okuzayo
angikwazi.
47 Yathi kimi: “Sukuma ngakwesokunene, ngikuchazele
umfanekiso.
48 Ngase ngima, ngabona, bheka, kwadlula iziko
elivuthayo phambi kwami;
49 Emva kwalokho kwadlula ifu lamanzi phambi kwami,
lanisa imvula enkulu ngesivunguvungu; kwathi lapho
imvula isidlulile, amathonsi athula.
50 Wayesethi kimi: “Zicabangele; njengemvula ingaphezu
kwamathonsi, nomlilo umkhulu kunomusi; kepha kusasele
amathonsi nomusi;
51 Ngase ngikhuleka, ngathi: Ungaphila, ucabanga, kuze
kube yileso sikhathi? Kuzakwenzakalani ngalezonsuku?
52 Lase lingiphendula lathi: Mayelana lezibonakaliso
ongibuza ngazo, ngizakutshela ingxenye; ngoba
kangikwazi.
ISAHLUKO 5
1 Nokho njengoba kuza izimpawu, bheka, izinsuku
ziyofika, lapho labo abahlala emhlabeni bayothathwa
ngenani elikhulu, futhi indlela yeqiniso iyofihlwa, futhi
izwe liyobe liyigwadule lokholo.
2 Kodwa ububi buyokwanda ngaphezu kwalokho
okubonayo manje noma lokho owakuzwa kudala.

6. 3 Izwe osibonayo manje ukuthi linempande, uyakulibona
selichithekile ngokuzumayo.
4 Kepha uma oPhezukonke ekunika ukuphila, uyakubona
emva kwecilongo lesithathu ukuthi ilanga liyakukhanya
ngokuzumayo ebusuku, nenyanga kathathu emini;
5 Igazi liyakuconsa emthini, itshe lizwakalise izwi lalo,
abantu bathuthumele;
6 Futhi uyobusa, abangambheki abahlala emhlabeni,
nezinyoni ziyobaleka kanyekanye.
7 Ulwandle lwaseSodoma luyokhipha izinhlanzi,
luhlokome ebusuku, abaningi ababengakwazi, kodwa
bonke bayakulizwa izwi lalo.
8 Kuyakuba khona isiphithiphithi ezindaweni eziningi,
umlilo uphinde uthunyelelwe, izilo zasendle zishintshe
izindawo zazo, nabesifazane abasesikhathini baveze izilo;
9 Futhi amanzi anosawoti ayotholakala emanzini amnandi,
futhi bonke abangane bayobhubhisana; khona kuyakucasha,
nokuqonda kuphume ekamelweni lakhe elisithekileyo;
10 Kuyakufunwa abaningi, kepha nokho bangatholakali;
khona-ke ukungalungi nokungazithibi kuyokwanda
emhlabeni.
11 Izwe liyakubuza elinye, lithi: Kungukulunga okwenza
ukuba umuntu olungileyo ahambe ngawe? Lizakuthi:
Hatshi.
12 Ngesikhathi esifanayo abantu bayakwethemba, kepha
akukho lutho; bayakukhandleka, kepha izindlela zabo
aziyikuphumelela.
13 Ngishiye ukukukhombisa izimpawu ezinjalo; futhi uma
ukhuleka futhi, futhi ukhale njengamanje, futhi uzila
ukudla ngisho nezinsuku, uzozwa izinto ezinkulu kakhulu.
14 Ngase ngiphaphama, ukwesaba okukhulu kwadabula
umzimba wami wonke, ingqondo yami yakhathazeka, yaze
yaquleka.
15 Ingelosi eyayize ukukhuluma nami yangibamba,
yangiduduza, yangimisa ngezinyawo zami.
16 Kwathi ngobusuku besibili uSalatiyeli induna yabantu
weza kimi, wathi: “Ubuphi na? futhi kungani ubuso bakho
bunzima kangaka?
17 Awazi yini ukuthi u-Israyeli unikelwe kuwe ezweni
lokuthunjwa kwakhe na?
18 Vuka-ke, udle isinkwa, ungasilahli, njengomalusi
oshiya umhlambi wakhe ezandleni zezimpisi ezinonya.
19 Ngasengisithi kuye: Suka kimi, ungasondeli kimi.
Wezwa engikushoyo, wasuka kimi.
20 Ngase ngizila ukudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngilila,
ngikhala, njengalokho u-Uriyeli ingelosi yayingiyalile.
21 Futhi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa kwaba njalo,
ukuthi imicabango yenhliziyo yami yaphinda yaba
buhlungu kakhulu kimi.
22 Umphefumulo wami wawubuyisa umoya wokuqonda,
ngase ngiqala ukukhuluma noPhezukonke,
23 Yathi: “O Jehova wena obusa kuzo zonke izinkuni
zomhlaba nakuyo yonke imithi yawo, uzikhethele umvini
owodwa wodwa.
24 Kuwo wonke amazwe omhlaba wazikhethela umgodi
owodwa, nakuzo zonke izimbali zawo umnduze munye.
25 Ekujuleni kwakho konke ukugcwalisa umfula owodwa,
futhi kuyo yonke imizi eyakhiwe wazingcwelisela iSiyoni.
26 Kuzo zonke izinyoni ezidaliweyo waqamba igama
lakho ngokuthi ijuba;
27 Ezixukwini zonke zabantu uzitholele isizwe esisodwa,
futhi kulaba bantu obathandayo wabanika umthetho
ovunywa yibo bonke.
28 Manje, O Nkosi, kungani unikele lesi sizwe esisodwa
kwabaningi na? futhi phezu kwempande eyodwa
ulungiselele abanye, futhi kungani uhlakaze abantu bakho
oyedwa phakathi kwabaningi na?
29 Futhi labo abazuza izethembiso zakho, futhi
abangazikholwa izivumelwano zakho, bazinyathele phansi.
30 Uma ubazonda kangaka abantu bakho, uyakubajezisa
ngezakho izandla.
31 Manje lapho sengiwakhulumile lawa mazwi, ingelosi
eyafika kimi ngobusuku obudlule yathunyelwa kimi.
32 Wathi kimi: Lalela kimi, ngizakufundisa; lalela into
engiyikhulumayo, ngibuye ngikutshele.
33 Ngase ngithi: Khuluma, Nkosi yami. Wayesethi kimi:
“Uyakhathazeka enhliziyweni yakho ngenxa ka-Israyeli;
uthanda abantu kakhulu kunalowo owabenzayo na?
34 Ngathi: “Qha, Nkosi, kepha ngikhulume ngokudabuka
okukhulu, ngokuba izinso zami ziyangihlukumeza ihora
lonke, lapho ngishikashikeka ukuqonda indlela
yoPhezukonke, ngifune ingxenye yokwahlulela kwakhe.
35 Futhi yathi kimi: Ngeke. Ngathi: Ngani, Nkosi? Ngabe
ngizalelwe kuphi na? Isizalo sikamame sasingesiso ngani
ithuna lami, ukuze ngingawuboni umshikashika kaJakobe
nomshikashika okhathazayo wozalo luka-Israyeli, na?
36 Wathi kimi: “Ngibale izinto ezingakenzi, ungibuthele
amanyela ahlakazekileyo, ungenze amaluba abunileyo abe
luhlaza;
37 Ngivuleleni izindawo ezivalekile, ungikhiphele
imimoya evalelwe kuzo, ungibonise umfanekiso wezwi,
khona-ke ngiyakukutshela lokho oshikashikeka ukukwazi.
38 Ngasengisithi: O Nkosi ebusayo, ngubani owazi
lezizinto, ngaphandle kwalowo ongahlali ebantwini?
39 Mina-ke, angihlakaniphile; pho, ngingakhuluma kanjani
ngalezi zinto ongibuza zona na?
40 Khona-ke yathi kimi, Njengoba ungeke wenze neyodwa
yalezi zinto engikhulume ngazo, kanjalo awukwazi
ukuthola ukwahlulela kwami, noma ekugcineni uthando
engiluthembise abantu bami.
41 Ngathi: “Bheka, Nkosi, wena useduze nalabo
abagcinelwe kuze kube sekupheleni;
42 Yathi kimi: “Ngiyakufanisa ukwahlulelwa kwami
nendandatho;
43 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ubungeke yini wenze lezo
ezenziweyo, lezikhona khathesi, lezizakuza, masinyane;
ukuze uveze ukwahlulela kwakho masinyane?
44 Yasingiphendula, yathi: Isidalwa kayikushesha ukudlula
umenzi; noma umhlaba ungababambe kanyekanye
abayodalwa khona.
45 Ngasengisithi: Njengoba ushilo encekwini yakho ukuthi,
Wena ophilisa bonke, wapha kanyekanye isidalwa
osidalileyo, lezidalwa zakuthwala; manje ube khona
kanyekanye.
46 Wathi kimi: “Buza isibeletho sowesifazane, uthi kuye:
‘Uma uzala abantwana, kungani ningazali, kodwa omunye
emva komunye na? ngakho-ke mcele ukuthi azale
abantwana abayishumi n kanye kanye.
47 Ngasengisithi: Angeke, kodwa kumele akwenze
ngebanga lesikhathi.

7. 48 Wayesethi kimi: “Ngokunjalo ngibanikile isizalo
somhlaba kwabahlwanyelwe kuwo ngezikhathi zabo.
49 Ngoba njengoba nje umntwana engeke azale izinto
zabadala, ngokunjalo ngiwumisile umhlaba engiwudalile.
50 Ngabuza ngathi: ‘Njengoba unginikile indlela,
ngiyakukhuluma phambi kwakho, ngokuba umama
ongitshele ngaye ukuthi usemncane, usesondele ebudaleni
bakhe.
51 Yangiphendula yathi: Buza kowesifazana ozala
abantwana, uzakutshela.
52 Yisho kuye ukuthi: ‘Kungani ukuba labo obazalayo
manje babe njengakuqala, kodwa bebancane ngomumo?
53 “Uyakuphendula ngokuthi: ‘Abazelwe emandleni
obusha bamzimba munye, nabazelwe ngesikhathi sobudala,
lapho isibeletho siphela, bahlukile;
54 Ngakho-ke qaphelani nani ukuthi nibancane ngomzimba
kunalabo ababengaphambi kwenu.
55 Futhi banjalo labo abeza emva kwenu bancane kunani,
njengezidalwa eseziqala ukuguga, futhi esezidlule amandla
obusha.
56 Ngase ngithi: “Nkosi, ngiyakuncenga, uma ngifumene
umusa emehlweni akho, bonisa inceku yakho ukuthi
uzihambela kanjani izidalwa zakho.
ISAHLUKO 6
1 Yathi kimi: Ekuqaleni, mhla wenziwa umhlaba,
kungakavunguzi imikhawulo yomhlaba, kungakavunguzi
imimoya;
2 Ngaphambi kokuba lidume futhi likhanyise, noma
zingakabekwa izisekelo zepharadesi,
3 Ngaphambi kokuba izimbali ezinhle zibonakale, noma
kungakaze kumiswe amandla anyakazayo, ngaphambi
kokuba uquqaba olungenakubalwa lwezingelosi lubuthwe
ndawonye.
4 Kuze kuphakame ukuphakama kwezulu, kungakaqanjwa
izilinganiso zomkhathi, otshimula baseSiyoni bengakashisi,
5 Futhi ngaphambi kokuba le minyaka yamanje
icwaningwe, futhi noma nanini ukuqanjwa kwalabo
asebenesono manje kuphendulwe, ngaphambi kokuba
babekwe uphawu abaqoqe ukholo lube ingcebo;
6 Ngase ngizindla lezi zinto, futhi zonke zenziwa ngami
ngedwa, azikho omunye;
7 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Kuzakuba yini ukwehlukana
kwezikhathi? Kuyakuba nini ukuphela kokokuqala,
nokuqala kwakho okulandelayo na?
8 Wathi kimi: “Kusukela ku-Abrahama kuze kufike ku-
Isaka, lapho uJakobe no-Esawu bezalwa nguye, isandla
sikaJakobe sasibambe isithende sika-Esawu kuqala.
9 Ngokuba u-Esawu ukuphela komhlaba, noJakobe
uyisiqalo sawo.
10 Isandla somuntu siphakathi kwesithende nesandla;
omunye umbuzo: Esdras, ungabuzi.
11 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: O Nkosi ebusayo, uba
ngithole umusa emehlweni akho,
12 Ake ubonise inceku yakho isiphetho sezimpawu zakho
ongibonise zona ngobusuku obudlule.
13 Yasiphendula yathi kimi: Sukuma ngenyawo zakho,
uzwe ilizwi elilamandla.
14 Futhi kuyoba sengathi ukunyakaza okukhulu; kepha
indawo omi kuyo ayiyikunyakaziswa.
15 Ngakho-ke nxa likhuluma lingesabi, ngoba ilizwi
lingesokuphela, lesisekelo somhlaba siyaqonda.
16 Futhi ngani? ngokuba inkulumo yalezi zinto
iyathuthumela, inyakaze;
17 Kwathi lapho ngikuzwa, ngama ngezinyawo zami,
ngalalela, bheka, kwavela izwi elikhulumayo, nomsindo
walo wawunjengomsindo wamanzi amaningi.
18 Lathi: “Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, engiyakuqala ngazo
ukusondela, ngihambele abakhileyo emhlabeni;
19 Futhi bayoqala ukubuza kubo, ukuthi bayini labo
abalimaze ngokungafanele ngokungalungi kwabo, nalapho
usizi lwaseSiyoni seluyogcwaliseka;
20 Kuzakuthi-ke lapho umhlaba ozakuqala ukunyamalala
usuphelile, khona-ke ngizatshengisa lezizibonakaliso:
Izincwadi zizavulwa phambi komkhathi, babone bonke
kanyekanye.
21 Futhi abantwana abaneminyaka yobudala bayokhuluma
ngamazwi abo, abesifazane abakhulelwe bayozala
abantwana abakhulelwe abanezinyanga ezintathu noma
ezine ubudala, futhi bayophila, futhi bavuswe.
22 Kungazelelwe izitsha ziyobonakala
zingahlwanyelwanga, izinqolobane ezigcwele ziyotholwa
ngokuzumayo zingenalutho.
23 Icilongo liyakukhala, lapho bonke abantu bezwa,
bayakwesaba ngokuzumayo.
24 Ngaleso sikhathi abangani bayolwa bodwa njengezitha,
futhi umhlaba uyokuma ngokwesaba nalabo abahlala kuwo,
imithombo yemithombo iyokuma, futhi emahoreni
amathathu abayikugijima.
25 Noma ubani oyosala kukho konke lokhu engikutshele
khona uyophunyuka, futhi abone insindiso yami,
nokuphela kwezwe lakho.
26 Abantu abamukelwayo bayakukubona,
abangakuzwanga ukufa kwasekuzalweni kwabo,
nezinhliziyo zabakhileyo ziyakushintshwa, zibe ngenye
incazelo.
27 Ngokuba ububi buyakucinywa, nenkohliso iyakucinywa.
28 Ngokuphathelene nokukholwa, kuyochuma, ukonakala
kuyonqotshwa, futhi iqiniso, osekuyisikhathi eside kangaka
lingenazithelo, liyomenyezelwa.
29 Esekhuluma lami bheka, ngambheka kancane kancane
engangimi phambi kwakhe.
30 Futhi lamazwi wawasho kimi; ngize ukukukhombisa
isikhathi sobusuku obuzayo.
31 Uma uqhubeka ukhuleka futhi uzile ukudla izinsuku
eziyisikhombisa, ngizokutshela izinto ezinkulu emini
kunalokho engikuzwile.
32 Ngokuba izwi lakho lizwakala phambi koPhezukonke,
ngokuba uSomandla ukubonile ukulunga kwakho,
ukubonile nokuhlanzeka kwakho obunakho kwasebusheni
bakho.
33 Ngakho ingithumile ukuthi ngikutshengise zonke
lezizinto, lokuthi ngithi kuwe: Induduzo, ungesabi.
34 futhi ningasheshi ngezikhathi ezidlule, nicabange
okuyize, ukuze ningasheshi kusukela ezikhathini zamuva.
35 Futhi kwathi emva kwalokho ngaphinda ngakhala, futhi
ngazila ukudla izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ukuze
ngigcwalise amasonto amathathu ayengitshele wona.
36 Ngobusuku besishiyagalombili inhliziyo yami yabuye
yadabuka phakathi kwami, ngaqala ukukhuluma phambi
koPhezukonke.

8. 37 Ngokuba umoya wami wavutha kakhulu,
nomphefumulo wami wawusosizini.
38 Futhi ngathi, O Nkosi, wakhuluma kusukela ekuqaleni
kwendalo, ngisho ngosuku lokuqala, futhi washo kanje;
Makwenziwe izulu nomhlaba; izwi lakho lalingumsebenzi
opheleleyo.
39 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi kwaba khona umoya, futhi
ubumnyama kanye nokuthula kwakukhona nhlangothi
zonke; umsindo wezwi lomuntu wawungakakheki.
40 Khona-ke wayala ukukhanya okuhle ukuba kuphume
engcebweni yakho, ukuze umsebenzi wakho ubonakale.
41 Ngosuku lwesibili wenza umoya womkhathi, wawuyala
ukuba uhlukane phakathi, wahlukanise amanzi, ukuze
kukhuphuke enye ingxenye, enye ihlale phansi.
42 Ngosuku lwesithathu wayala ukuthi amanzi abuthwe
engxenyeni yesikhombisa yomhlaba; izingxenye
eziyisithupha womisile, wazigcina, ukuze kuzo lezi
ezitshaliwe nguNkulunkulu futhi zilinywe zikukhonze.
43 Ngoba lapho nje izwi lakho liphuma umsebenzi
wenziwa.
44 Ngokuba masinyane kwaba khona isithelo esikhulu
esingenakubalwa, nezinjabulo eziningi nezinhlobonhlobo,
nezimbali ezinombala ongaguquleki, nephunga elimnandi
elimnandi; lokhu kwenzeka ngosuku lwesithathu.
45 Ngosuku lwesine wayala ukuthi ilanga likhanye,
inyanga ikhanyise, izinkanyezi zihleleke.
46 Wabayala ukuthi benze inkonzo kumuntu
eyayizakwenziwa.
47 Ngosuku lwesihlanu wathi enxenyeni yesikhombisa,
lapho amanzi abuthene khona, ukuba kuveze izilwane
eziphilayo, izinyoni nezinhlanzi; kwaba njalo.
48 Ngokuba amanzi ayizimungulu nokungenakuphila
kwaveza okuphilayo ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu, ukuze
bonke abantu badumise izimangaliso zakho.
49 Wabuye wamisa izidalwa ezimbili eziphilayo, enye
wayibiza ngokuthi u-Enoke, futhi enye uLeviyathani;
50 Base behlukanisa omunye komunye, ngokuba ingxenye
yesikhombisa, lapho amanzi ayebuthene khona,
yayingenakubabamba bobabili.
51 Wamnika u-Enoke ingxenye eyodwa, eyomile ngosuku
lwesithathu, ukuba ahlale kuyo, okukhona kuyo amagquma
ayinkulungwane;
52 Kepha uLeviyathani ngokwesikhombisa wamnika
okumanzi; futhi umgcine ukuba adliwe ngubani othanda
ukushwabadela, futhi nini.
53 Ngosuku lwesithupha wayala umhlaba ukuba uveze
izilo, nezinkomo, nezilwanyana ezinwabuzelayo phambi
kwakho;
54 Emva kwalokho u-Adamu naye, owambeka inkosi yazo
zonke izidalwa zakho; siphuma kuye sonke, nabantu
obakhethileyo.
55 Konke lokhu ngikukhulumile phambi kwakho, O Nkosi,
ngoba wadala umhlaba ngenxa yethu
56 Ngokuqondene nabanye abantu, abaphuma ku-Adamu,
wena ushilo ukuthi abalutho, kodwa bafana namathe, futhi
ukuchichima kwabo wafanisa nethonsi eliwa esitsheni.
57 Manje, O Nkosi, bheka, lezi zizwe ezingakaze zibhekwe
njengento engelutho, seziqalile ukuba amakhosi phezu
kwethu futhi zisidle.
58 Kepha thina bantu bakho, osibize ngokuthi izibulo
lakho, ozelwe yedwa wakho, nesithandwa sakho
esishisekayo, sinikelwe ezandleni zabo.
59 Uma umhlaba manje wenziwa ngenxa yethu, kungani
singenalo ifa kanye nezwe? koze kube nini lokhu?
ISAHLUKO 7
1 Futhi lapho sengiqedile ukukhuluma lawa mazwi,
kwathunyelwa kimi ingelosi eyayithunyelwe kimi
ngobusuku obudlule.
2 Wathi kimi: "Sukuma, Ezra, uzwe amazwi engize
ukukutshela wona."
3 Ngase ngithi: Khuluma, Nkulunkulu wami. Wayesethi
kimi: “Ulwandle luhlezi endaweni ebanzi ukuba lujule,
lube lukhulu;
4 Kepha umphongolo wawuncane, njengomfula;
5 Ngubani ongangena elwandle alubuke, alubuse, na? uma
engadabulanga endaweni ewumngcingo, ubengangena
kanjani endaweni ebanzi na?
6 Kukhona futhi enye into; Umuzi uyakhiwa, ubekwe
endaweni ebanzi, ugcwele zonke izinto ezinhle;
7 Isango lawo lincane, libekwe endaweni eyingozi yokuwa,
njengokungathi kunomlilo ngakwesokunene
nakwesokhohlo amanzi ajulileyo;
8 Kwakukhona indledlana eyodwa phakathi kwakho
kokubili, phakathi komlilo namanzi, yayincane kakhulu
kangangokuthi kwakungasenalutho akekho umuntu oya
khona ngaleso sikhathi.
9 Uma lo muzi wanikwa umuntu ube yifa lakhe, uma
engasoze adlula engozini ebekwe phambi kwawo,
uyakulemukela kanjani lelifa na?
10 Ngathi: Kunjalo, Nkosi. Wayesethi kimi: “Naso sinjalo
isabelo sika-Israyeli.
11 Ngokuba ngenza izwe ngenxa yabo;
12 Khona-ke iminyango yaleli zwe yenziwa yaba mincane,
igcwele usizi nomshikashika, iyingcosana futhi imbi,
igcwele izingozi, futhi ibuhlungu kakhulu.
13 Ngokuba iminyango yezwe elidala yayibanzi futhi
iqinisekile, futhi yayiletha izithelo ezingabhubhi.
14 Ngakho-ke uma abaphilayo bekhandleka ukuze
bangangeni kulezo zinto eziwumngcingo neziyize, abasoze
bakwamukela lokho abakubekelwe bona.
15 Manje uzihluphelani, lokhu ungumuntu owonakalayo?
Unyakaziswa ngani, wena ungumuntu ofayo na?
16 Awunakanga ngani enhliziyweni yakho lokhu okuzayo
kunalokhu okukhona na?
17 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: O Nkosi ebusayo, umisile
emthethweni wakho ukuthi abalungileyo bazazuza ilifa
lalezozinto, kodwa ukuthi ababi babhubhe.
18 Nokho abalungileyo bayakuhlushwa yizinto ezilukhuni,
banethemba elikhulu, ngokuba abenza okubi bahluphekile
ngokucindezela, nokho abayikukubona okubanzi.
19 Futhi wathi kimi. Akakho umahluleli ngaphezu
kukaNkulunkulu, akakho onokuqonda ngaphezu
koPhezukonke.
20 Ngokuba baningi ababhubhayo kulokhu kuphila,
ngokuba bedelela umthetho kaNkulunkulu obekwe phambi
kwabo.
21 Ngokuba uNkulunkulu unikile umyalo olukhuni kulabo
abezayo, ukuthi yini okufanele bayenze ukuze baphile,

9. njengoba nje bezile, nokuthi yini okufanele bayiqaphele
ukuze bagweme isijeziso.
22 Nokho abamlalelanga; kepha wakhuluma ngokumelene
naye, waceba okuyize;
23 Futhi bazikhohlisa ngezenzo zabo ezimbi; wathi
koPhezukonke, akekho; njalo wayengazazi izindlela zakhe.
24 Kodwa umthetho wakhe bawudelile, baziphika
izivumelwano zakhe; ezimisweni zakhe abathembekanga,
futhi abenzanga imisebenzi yakhe.
25 Ngakho-ke, Esdras, ngoba okuyize kuyize, futhi
kugcwele izinto ezigcwele.
26 Bhekani, isikhathi siyofika, lapho lezi zimpawu
enginitshele zona ziyokwenzeka, futhi umakoti uyovela,
futhi ephumayo uyobonakala, manje osehoxisiwe
emhlabeni.
27 Futhi noma ubani oyokhululwa ebubini obashiwo
ngaphambili uyozibona izimangaliso zami.
28 Ngokuba indodana yami uJesu iyokwambulwa kanye
nalabo abakanye nayo, futhi abasele bayojabula phakathi
neminyaka engamakhulu amane.
29 Emva kwale minyaka indodana yami uKristu iyakufa,
nabo bonke abaphilayo.
30 Izwe liyakuguqulwa libe ngukuthula okudala izinsuku
eziyisikhombisa njengasezahlulelweni zakuqala, ukuze
kungabikho muntu osalayo.
31 Futhi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa umhlaba,
ongakavuki, uyovuswa, futhi lowo oyokufa uyokufa.
32 Futhi umhlaba uyobuyisela labo abalele kuwo, futhi
kanjalo nothuli luyobakhulula labo abahlala ngokuthula,
futhi izindawo eziyimfihlo ziyokhulula leyo miphefumulo
eyayinikelwe kubo.
33 Futhi oPhezukonke uyovela esihlalweni sokwahlulela,
futhi usizi luyodlula, futhi ukubekezela kuyoba nokuphela.
34 Kodwa ukwahlulela kuphela kuyosala, iqiniso liyokuma,
futhi ukholo luyoqina;
35 Futhi umsebenzi uyolandela, futhi umvuzo uyovezwa,
futhi izenzo ezinhle ziyoba namandla, futhi izenzo ezimbi
aziyikubusa.
36 Ngase ngithi: “U-Abrahama wakhulekela abaseSodoma
kuqala, uMose wakhulekela oyise abona ehlane;
37 UJesu wamlandela ku-Israyeli ngesikhathi sika-Akani.
38 noSamuweli noDavide bezobhujiswa; uSolomoni waba
ngabaza endlini engcwele;
39 Futhi uElias kulabo abathola imvula; labafileyo, ukuze
baphile;
40 noHezekiya kubantu ngesikhathi sikaSaneheribi;
abaningi kwabaningi.
41 Kanjalo namanje, njengoba ukonakala sekukhula,
nobubi buyanda, nabalungileyo bathandazela
abangamesabi uNkulunkulu, kungani kungayi kwenzeka
namanje na?
42 Yangiphendula yathi: Lokhu kuphila kwamanje
akusikho ukuphela lapho kukhona inkazimulo enkulu;
ngakho-ke bakhulekele ababuthakathaka.
43 Kodwa usuku lwembubhiso luzakuba ukuphela
kwalesisikhathi, lokuqala kokungabhubhiyo okuzafika,
lapho ukonakala sekudlule;
44 Ukuzithiba kuphelile, ukungathembeki kunqunyiwe,
ukulunga kukhulile, futhi iqiniso liyakhula.
45 Ngalesosikhathi kakho olamandla okusindisa
obhujiswayo, loba ukucindezela ozuzayo ekunqobeni.
46 “Ngase ngiphendula ngathi: “Leli yizwi lami lokuqala
nelokugcina, ukuthi bekungaba ngcono ukuba umhlaba
ungawunikanga u-Adamu, noma esewunikiwe ukuba
amnqande ukuba angoni.
47 Ngokuba kunanzuzoni ukuba abantu manje bahlale
bedabukile, kuthi emva kokufa babheke ukujeziswa?
48 Wena Adamu, wenzeni na? ngoba noma kunguwe
owonayo, awuwedwanga, kodwa thina sonke abavela kuwe.
49 Ngokuba kusizuzisani, uma sithenjiswa isikhathi
esingabhubhi, na? Senzile imisebenzi yokufa na?
50 Futhi ukuthi sithenjiswe ithemba laphakade, kuyilapho
thina esibabi kakhulu senziwe ize?
51 Futhi nokuthi sibekelwe thina izindawo zokuhlala
zempilo kanye nokuphepha, kuyilapho thina siphila
ngokukhohlakala na?
52 Futhi nokuthi inkazimulo yoPhezukonke igcinelwe
ukuvikela labo abaye baphila impilo yokuxwaya,
kuyilapho thina sihambe ezindleleni ezimbi kunazo zonke?
53 Futhi ukuze kuboniswe ipharadesi, elisithelo salo simi
phakade, lapho kukhona ukulondeka nokwelapha,
njengoba singayikungena kulo na?
54 Ngoba siye sahamba ezindaweni ezingezinhle.
55 Nokuthi ubuso balabo abake bazithiba buyokhanya
ngaphezu kwezinkanyezi, kanti ubuso bethu buyoba
mnyama kunobumnyama na?
56 Ngoba ngesikhathi sisaphila futhi senza ububi,
kasicabanganga ukuthi sizaqala ukuhlupheka ngenxa yako
emva kokufa.
57 Yayisingiphendula, yathi: “Nasi isimo sempi umuntu
ozelwe emhlabeni ayakuyilwa;
58 ukuze kuthi, uma ehlulwa, ahlupheke njengokusho
kwakho; kepha uma enqoba, uyakwamukela lokho
engikushoyo.
59 Ngoba le yimpilo uMozisi ayikhulumayo ebantwini
esaphila, esithi: Zikhetheleni ukuphila, ukuze liphile.
60 Nokho abakholwanga nguye, nabaprofethi emva
kwakhe, nami noma mina engikhulume kubo.
61 Ukuze kungabi khona usizi olunjalo ekubhujisweni
kwabo, njengoba kuyoba nenjabulo phezu kwalabo
abathonyelwa ensindisweni.
62 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Ngiyazi, Nkosi, ukuthi
oPhezukonke ubizwa ngokuthi unesihe, ngokuba unesihe
kwabangakafiki ezweni;
63 Naphezu kwalabo abaphendukela emthethweni wakhe;
64 Futhi nokuthi uyabekezela, futhi ubekezelela isikhathi
eside labo abonile, njengezidalwa zakhe;
65 Futhi nokuthi uyaphana, ngokuba usekulungele ukupha
lapho edinga khona;
66 Futhi nokuthi ungowomusa omkhulu, ngokuba uya
ngokuya andisa isihawu kulabo abakhona, nalabo abedlule,
futhi kanjalo nakulabo abasazofika.
67 Ngokuba uma engeke awandise umusa wakhe, umhlaba
ubungeke uqhubeke nalabo abadla ifa kuwo.
68 Futhi uyathethelela; ngokuba uma engenzanga kanjalo
ngobuhle bakhe, ukuze bakhululwe abenze okubi kubo,
inkulungwane eyishumi yabantu ibingayikusala.
69 futhi uma ehlulela, uma engabathetheleli abaphulukiswa
ngezwi lakhe, ekhipha imibango eminingi,
70 Kufanele kube khona okwenzekayo okumbalwa
kakhulu esixukwini esingenakubalwa.

10. ISAHLUKO 8
1 Yangiphendula yathi: “OPhezukonke wenzele abaningi
leli zwe, kodwa izwe elizayo libe ngabambalwa.
2 Ngizokutshela umfanekiso, Ezra; “Njengalokho ubuza
umhlaba, uyakuthi kuwe: 'Unika isikhunta esiningi
okwenziwa ngaso izitsha zobumba, kepha uthuli oluphuma
igolide, unjalo nendlela yaleli zwe.
3 Baningi abadaliwe, kepha bayingcosana abayosindiswa.
4 Ngase ngiphendula ngathi: Gxila-ke, mphefumulo wami,
ukuqonda, udle ukuhlakanipha.
5 Ngokuba uvumile ukubeka indlebe, uzimisele
ukuprofetha, ngokuba awusenandawo kunokuba uphile
kuphela.
6 O Nkosi, uma ungayivumeli inceku yakho, ukuthi
sikhuleke phambi kwakho, futhi usinike inzalo
enhliziyweni yethu, nesiko ekuqondeni kwethu, ukuze
kuvele izithelo zakho; umuntu owonakeleyo uyakuphila
kanjani, ethatha indawo yomuntu na?
7 Ngokuba uwedwa, sonke singumsebenzi munye
wezandla zakho, njengokusho kwakho.
8 Ngokuba nxa umzimba usubunjwa esibelethweni
sikanina, uwunike amalungu, okudaliweyo kwakho
kuyagcinwa emlilweni nasemanzini, nomsebenzi wakho
odaliweyo uyakuma izinyanga eziyisishiyagalolunye.
9 Kodwa lokho okugcinayo futhi okugciniwe kuyogcinwa
kokubili, futhi lapho kufika isikhathi, isizalo esigciniwe
sikhipha okumila kuso.
10 Ngokuba uyalile ezithweni zomzimba, okungukuthi,
eziphuma emabeleni, ukuphiwa ubisi, okuyinto isithelo
samabele.
11 Ukuze into ebunjiweyo yondliwe okwesikhathi, uze
uyibeke emseni wakho.
12 Wawukhulisa ngokulunga kwakho, wawunondla
ngomthetho wakho, wawulungisa ngokwahlulela kwakho.
13 Futhi uyosibulala njengesidalwa sakho, futhi usiphilise
njengomsebenzi wakho.
14 Ngakho-ke uma umchitha lowo owakhiwa ngomsebenzi
omkhulu kangaka, kuyinto elula ukumiswa ngomyalo
wakho, ukuze kulondolozwe lokho okwenziwayo.
15 Manje, Nkosi, ngizokhuluma; ukuthinta indoda
ngokuvamile, wazi kangcono; kodwa ngokuthinta abantu
bakho, engidabukileyo ngenxa yabo;
16 nefa lakho, engilila ngenxa yalo; naku-Israyeli,
engisindwa nguye; nangenxa kaJakobe, engikhathazeke
ngenxa yakhe;
17 Ngakho ngizaqala ukuzikhulekela mina labo phambi
kwakho, ngoba ngibona ukuwa kwethu esihlezi elizweni.
18 Kodwa ngizwile ukuphangisa kukamahluleli ozayo.
19 Ngakho yizwa izwi lami, futhi uqonde amazwi ami,
futhi ngizokhuluma phambi kwakho. Lokhu kungukuqala
kwamazwi ka-Esdras, ngaphambi kokuba akhushulwe:
futhi mina s usizo,
20 O Nkosi, wena ohlezi phakade obona phezulu
okusezulwini nasemoyeni;
21 Isihlalo sakhe sobukhosi singenakulinganiswa;
onkazimulo yakhe ingenakuqondwa; okumi phambi
kwakhe amabutho ezingelosi ethuthumela.
22 Onkonzo yabo ihambisana nomoya nomlilo; ozwi labo
liyiqiniso, namazwi angaguquki; omiyalo yabo inamandla,
nesimiso siyesabeka;
23 Ukubukeka kwakhe komisa utwa, nokufutheka kwakhe
kuncibilike izintaba; elifakazelwa liqiniso.
24 Yizwa umkhuleko wenceku yakho, ubeke indlebe
ekunxuseni kwezidalwa zakho.
25 Ngokuba ngisekhona ngiyakukhuluma, ngisenakho
ukuqonda ngiyakuphendula.
26 O ungabheki izono zabantu bakho; kodwa kulabo
abakukhonza ngeqiniso.
27 Unganaki izenzo ezimbi zabezizwe, kepha isifiso
sabagcina ubufakazi bakho ebubini.
28 Ungacabangi ngalabo abahamba ngokuzenzisa phambi
kwakho, kodwa khumbula labo asebekwazi ukwesaba
kwakho ngokwentando yakho.
29 Makungabi yintando yakho ukubhubhisa abaphila
njengezilwane; kodwa ukubheka labo abawufundisile
ngokucacile umthetho wakho.
30 Ungabathukutheleli abathi babi kunezilwane; kodwa
bathande labo ababeka ithemba labo njalo ekulungeni
nasenkazimulweni yakho.
31 Ngokuba thina nawobaba sikhathele yizifo ezinjalo,
kepha ngenxa yethu izoni uyakubizwa ngokuthi unesihawu.
32 Ngokuba uma ufisa ukusihawukela, kuyothiwa
unesihawu kithi thina esingenamisebenzi yokulunga.
33 Ngoba abalungileyo, abanemisebenzi eminengi emihle
elibekelwe wena, bazazuza kweyabo umvuzo.
34 Ngoba uyini umuntu ukuthi uze uthukuthele? Kumbe
siyini isizukulwane esibhubhayo ukuba ube muncu kuso na?
35 Ngokuba eqinisweni akakho phakathi kwabazelweyo,
kepha wenze okubi; futhi phakathi kwabathembekileyo
akukho noyedwa ongenzanga iphutha.
36 Ngokuba kulokhu, O Nkosi, ukulunga kwakho kanye
nokulunga kwakho kuyomenyezelwa, uma unesihawu
kulabo abangenalo ithemba lemisebenzi emihle.
37 Yasingiphendula, yathi: Ezinye izinto uzikhulume kahle,
futhi zizakuba njengokwamazwi akho.
38 Ngokuba ngempela angiyikucabanga ngesimo salabo
abona ngaphambi kokufa, ngaphambi kokwahlulelwa,
ngaphambi kokubhujiswa;
39 Kodwa ngizathokoza ngesimilo sabalungileyo, njalo
ngizakhumbula uhambo lwabo, losindiso, lomvuzo
abazakuba lawo.
40 Njengalokho ngikhulumile manje, kuyakuba-njalo.
41 Njengobe umlimi ehlanyela inhlanyelo lenyenti
emhlabatsini, ahlanyele tihlahla letinyenti, kepha
lokuhlanyelwe kukuhle ngesikhatsi sako kungakhuli, nako
konkhe lokutjaliwe akumileli impande; emhlabeni;
kabayikusindiswa bonke.
42 Ngasengiphendula ngathi: Uba ngifumene umusa,
mangikhulume.
43 njengembewu yomlimi ibhubha, uma ingakhuli,
ingamukeli imvula yakho ngesikhathi sayo; noma uma
kufika imvula enkulu, iyonakalise;
44 Kanjalo naye uyabhubha umuntu obunjwe ngezandla
zakho, obizwa ngowakho umfanekiso, ngokuba ufana naye
owenza zonke izinto ngenxa yakhe, wamfanisa nembewu
yomlimi.
45 Ungasithukutheleli, kepha hawukela abantu bakho,
uhawukele ifa lakho, ngokuba unomusa kubo.
46 Yasingiphendula yathi: Izinto ezikhona zingezesikhathi
samanje, lezizayo kwabazayo.

11. 47 Ngoba wena uyafinyela kakhulu, ukuze ukwazi
ukuthanda isidalwa sami ukwedlula mina;
48 Ngalokhu futhi uyamangalisa phambi koPhezukonke.
49 Ngokuzithoba kwakho, njengokufanele kuwe, futhi
awuzibonanga ukuthi ufanele ukudunyiswa kakhulu
phakathi kwabalungileyo.
50 Ngokuba ziningi izinhlupheko ezinkulu eziyokwenziwa
kubo labo ngesikhathi sokugcina abayohlala emhlabeni,
ngenxa yokuthi bahambe ngokuzidla okukhulu.
51 Kodwa ziqonde wena, ufune udumo kwabanjengawe.
52 Ngokuba ipharadesi livulelwe nina, isihlahla sokuphila
siyatshalwa, isikhathi esizayo silungisiwe, inala
isilungisiwe, idolobha liyakhiwa, futhi ukuphumula
kuvunyelwe, yebo, ubuhle nobuhlakani obuphelele.
53 Impande yobubi ivaliwe kini, ubuthakathaka nenundu
lifihlekile kini, nokonakala kubalekele esihogweni ukuze
kukhohlakale.
54 Usizi luyedlula, futhi ekugcineni ivezwe ingcebo
yokungabhubhi.
55 Ngakho-ke ungabe usabuza mayelana nesixuku
sababhubhayo.
56 Ngokuba lapho sebekhululiwe bamdelela oPhezukonke,
badelela umthetho wakhe, bazishiya izindlela zakhe.
57 Banyathele phansi abalungileyo bakhe,
58 Basho enhliziyweni yabo ukuthi akakho uNkulunkulu;
yebo, futhi nokwazi ukuthi kufanele bafe.
59 Ngokuba njengalokho okushiwo ngaphambili
bayakunamukela, kanjalo ukoma nobuhlungu kulungiselwe
bona;
60 Kodwa okudaliweyo banalo bangcolisa igama lalowo
owabenzayo, futhi babengabongi kuye owabalungisela
ukuphila.
61 Ngakho-ke ukwahlulela kwami sekuseduze.
62 Lezi zinto angizikhombisanga kubo bonke abantu,
kodwa kuwena, nabambalwa abanjengawe. Ngase
ngiphendula ngathi.
63 Bheka, O Nkosi, manje ungibonisile ubuningi
bezimangaliso ozoqala ukuzenza ezinsukwini zokugcina,
kodwa awuzange ungibonise ngaleso sikhathi.
ISAHLUKO 9
1 Yasingiphendula yathi: Linganisa isikhathi ngokwakho,
lalapho usubona ingxenye yezibonakaliso engikutshele
zona ngaphambili,
2 Khona-ke niyoqonda, ukuthi kuseyiso kanye isikhathi,
lapho oPhezukonke eyoqala ukuhambela izwe alenzile.
3 Ngakho nxa sekubonakala ukuzamazama komhlaba
leziphithiphithi zabantu emhlabeni.
4 Khona uzaqonda ukuthi oPhezukonke wakhuluma
lezozinto kusukela ezinsukwini ezazingaphambi kwakho,
kusukela ekuqaleni.
5 Ngokuba njengalokhu konke okwenziwa ezweni
kunesiqalo nesiphetho, nokuphela kusobala;
6 Ngokunjalo nezikhathi zoPhezukonke zineziqalo
ezisobala ngezimangaliso nemisebenzi yamandla,
neziphetho ngemiphumela nangezibonakaliso.
7 Futhi yilowo nalowo oyakusindiswa, abe namandla
okusinda ngemisebenzi yakhe nangokukholwa enakholwa
ngakho;
8 Izosindiswa kulezi zingozi ezishiwo, futhi ngiyobona
insindiso yami ezweni lami, naphakathi kwemingcele yami;
ngokuba ngizingcwelisele zona kusukela ekuqaleni.
9 Khona bazakuba sebujameni obudabukileyo,
abasebezinukubeza izindlela zami khathesi;
10 Ngokuba abazuza okuhle ekuphileni kwabo, bengangazi;
11 Futhi labo abawenyanya umthetho wami, ngesikhathi
besenenkululeko, futhi, ngesikhathi indawo yokuphenduka
isabavulekele, abazange bawuqonde, kodwa bawudelela;
12 Okufanayo kumelwe kukwazi ngemva kokufa
ngobuhlungu.
13 Ngakho-ke ungabuzi ukuthi abangamesabi uNkulunkulu
bayakujeziswa kanjani, nokuthi nini;
14 Ngasengiphendula ngathi:
15 Ngishilo ngaphambili, namanje ngiyakhuluma, futhi
ngiyakukhuluma futhi ngasemuva ukuthi baningi
ababhubhayo kunabayosindiswa;
16 Njengegagasi likhulu kunethonsi.
17 Yangiphendula, yathi: Njengensimu injalo nembewu;
njengezimbali, injalo nemibala; njengokuba sinjalo
isisebenzi, unjalo nomsebenzi; njengomlimi yena, unjalo
nensimi yakhe, ngokuba kwakuyisikhathi sezwe.
18 Manje ngesikhathi ngilungisa umhlaba,
owawungakenziwa, ngisho ukuze bahlale kuwo manje,
akekho owakhuluma ngokumelene nami.
19 Ngokuba ngaleso sikhathi bonke balalela;
20 Ngase ngibheka izwe, bheka, kwakukhona ingozi
ngenxa yamacebo afikile kuwo.
21 Ngabona, ngayiyeka kakhulu, yangigcinela izithelo
zomvini ehlukuzweni, nesitshalo sabantu abaningi.
22 Kalibe-ke ixuku elizalelwe ize; makugcinwe izithelo
zomvini zami, nesithombo sami; ngoba ngomshikashika
omkhulu ngiwuqedile.
23 Nokho, uma nisayeka izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, (kepha
aniyikuzila ngazo,
24 Kodwa ngenani ensimini yezimbali, lapho
kungakhiwanga ndlu, nidle izimbali zasendle kuphela;
unganambithi inyama, ungaphuzi wayini, kodwa yidla
izimbali zodwa;)
25 Futhi khuleka njalo koPhezukonke, khona ngizakuza
ngikhulume lawe.
26 Ngasuka ngaya ensimini okuthiwa i-Ardati,
njengokuyala kwakhe; ngahlala lapho phakathi kwezimbali,
ngadla imifino yasendle, nokudla kwakho kwangisuthisa.
27 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngahlala
etshanini, inhliziyo yami yadabuka phakathi kwami
njengakuqala;
28 Ngavula umlomo wami, ngaqala ukukhuluma phambi
koPhezukonke, ngathi:
29 O Nkosi, wena ozibonakalisa kithi, waboniswa kobaba
enkangala, endaweni lapho okunganyathelwanga muntu,
endaweni ewugwadule, ekuphumeni kwabo eGibhithe.
30 Wasesithi: Ngizweni, Israyeli; uqaphele amazwi ami,
wena nzalo kaJakobe.
31 Ngokuba bhekani, ngihlwanyela umthetho wami kini,
uyakuthela izithelo kini, nibe nodumo kuwo kuze kube
phakade.
32 Kepha obaba abawamukelayo umthetho,
abawugcinanga, abagcinanga izimiso zakho;
33 Nokho abayamukelayo babhubha, ngoba kabagcinanga
okuhlwanyelwe kubo.

12. 34 Futhi, bheka, kuwumkhuba, lapho umhlabathi usuthole
inhlanyelo, noma ulwandle umkhumbi, noma isiphi isitsha
sokudla noma okunathwayo, ukuthi kubhubha
okuhlwanyelwe kukho noma okuphonswe kukho.
35 Lokho okuhlwanyelweyo noma okuphonswe kukho
noma okwemukelwayo kuyabhubha, futhi akuhlali nathi,
kodwa kithina akwenzekanga kanjalo.
36 Ngoba thina esamukela umthetho sibhubha ngenxa
yesono, lenhliziyo yethu esawamukelayo laye
37 Lanxa kunjalo umlayo kawubhubhi, kodwa uhlala
uphakathi amandla akhe.
38 Lapho ngikhuluma lezi zinto enhliziyweni yami,
ngabheka emuva ngamehlo ami, futhi ngakwesokunene
ngabona owesifazane, futhi bheka, wayelila futhi ekhala
ngezwi elikhulu, futhi wayedabukile kakhulu enhliziyweni,
futhi wayenenhliziyo ebuhlungu. izingubo zaziklebhukile,
nomlotha ekhanda lakhe.
39 Ngase ngidedela imicabango yami engangiphakathi
kwayo, ngaphendukela kuye,
40 Wathi kuye: “Ukhalelani na? Kungani udangele
kangaka engqondweni yakho?
41 Wathi kimi: “Nkosi, ngiyeke, ukuze ngizikhalele,
ngengeze osizini lwami, ngokuba nginobuhlungu obukhulu
enhliziyweni yami, ngiphansi kakhulu;
42 Ngasengisithi kuye: Ulani? Ngitshele.
43 Wathi kimi: “Mina incekukazi yakho bengiyinyumba,
ngingenamntwana, nakuba nginendoda iminyaka
engamashumi amathathu;
44 Futhi leyominyaka engamashumi amathathu
angenzanga lutho olunye ubusuku nemini, namahora onke,
kodwa ngenza owami, umkhuleko koPhezukonke.
45 Emva kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu
uNkulunkulu wangizwa incekukazi yakho, wabheka usizi
lwami, wabheka usizi lwami, wangipha indodana;
ngajabula kakhulu ngaye, kanjalo nomyeni wami nabo
bonke omakhelwane bami, samnika udumo olukhulu.
uSomandla.
46 Futhi ngamondla ngomshikashika omkhulu.
47 Kwathi esekhulile, esefikile isikhathi sokuba lomfazi,
ngenza idili.
ISAHLUKO 10
1 Kwathi lapho indodana yami ingena ekamelweni layo
lomshado, yawa, yafa.
2 Khona-ke sachitha izibani sonke, futhi bonke
omakhelwane bami basukuma ukuze bangiduduze; ngakho
ngalala kwaze kwaba usuku lwesibili ebusuku.
3 Kwathi lapho bonke sebehambile ukungiduduza, ngaze
ngathula; ngase ngivuka ebusuku, ngabaleka, ngafika lapha
kule nsimu, njengokuba ubona.
4 Kepha manje angiqondile ukubuyela emzini, kodwa
ukuhlala lapha, nokungadli, nokungaphuzi, kepha ukulila
njalo nokuzila ukudla ngize ngife.
5 Ngase ngiyeka ukuzindla engangikuyo, ngakhuluma
kuye ngokuthukuthela, ngathi:
6 Wena wesifazane oyisiwula ngaphezu kwakho konke,
awuboni yini ukulila kwethu, futhi kwenzekani kithi na?
7 Yeka ukuthi iSiyoni umama wethu ugcwele konke
ukudabuka, futhi uthobekile kakhulu, ukulila kubuhlungu
kakhulu?
8 Manje, njengoba sonke silila futhi sidabukile, ngokuba
sonke sidabukile, ingabe wena udabukile ngendodana
eyodwa?
9 Ngoba buza umhlaba, njalo uzakutshela ukuthi yiwo
ofanele ukulila ngokuwa kwabanengi okukhulela phezu
kwawo.
10 Ngokuba bonke baphuma kuyo ekuqaleni, futhi bonke
abanye bayophuma kuyo, futhi, bheka, bahamba cishe
bonke beya ekubhujisweni, futhi isixuku sabo sinqunywe
nokusishulwa.
11 Ngubani-ke obezakwenza isililo esikhulu ukwedlula
sona esilahlekelwe yisixuku esingaka? kanti wena
odabukileyo kodwa ngoyedwa?
12 Kepha uma uthi kimi: ‘Isililo sami asinjengesomhlaba,
ngokuba ngilahlekelwe isithelo sesisu sami, engisizalayo
ngobuhlungu, ngisibele ngobuhlungu;
13 Kodwa umhlaba kawunjalo, ngoba ixuku elikuwo
njengokuhamba komhlaba lingasekho njengokufika kwawo;
14 Bese ngithi kuwe: Njengalokho wazala
ngokushikashikeka; ngokunjalo nomhlabathi wathela
isithelo sawo, okuwukuthi, umuntu, kusukela ekuqaleni
kuye owawenza.
15 Ngakho-ke zigcinele usizi lwakho, ukubekezelele
ngesibindi lokho okukwehlele.
16 Ngokuba uma uvuma ukuzimisela kukaNkulunkulu
ukuthi ulungile, uyokwamukela kokubili indodana yakho
ngesikhathi, futhi uyotuswa phakathi kwabesifazane.
17 Hamba-ke uye emzini endodeni yakho.
18 Wathi kimi: "Angiyikukwenza lokho; angiyikungena
emzini, kepha ngiyakufela lapha."
19 Ngakho ngaqhubeka ngikhuluma kuye, ngathi:
20 Ungenzi njalo, kodwa yelulekwa. ngami: ngoba zingaki
izinhlupheko zaseSiyoni? duduzekani ngosizi
lweJerusalema.
21 Uyabona ukuthi indlu yethu engcwele ichithiwe, ne-
altare lethu libhidliziwe, nethempeli lethu liyachithwa;
22 Ugubhu lwethu lubekwe phansi, ukuhlabelela kwethu
kuthulisiwe, ukujabula kwethu kuphelile, nokukhanya
kwezibani zethu kucinyiwe, umphongolo wesivumelwano
sethu uchithiwe, izinto zethu ezingcwele zingcolisiwe,
negama elingcwele elingcwele. abantwana bethu bajabhile,
abapristi bethu bashisiwe, amaLevi ethu asiwe
ekuthunjweni, izintombi zethu zingcolile, abafazi bethu
badlwengulwa; abalungileyo bethu bathunjiwe, abancane
bethu bachithwa, izinsizwa zethu zenziwe izigqila,
namaqhawe ethu aphelile;
23 Futhi, okuyinto enkulu kunazo zonke, uphawu
lwaseSiyoni manje selulahlekelwe ukuhlonishwa kwalo;
ngoba unikelwe esandleni sabasizondayo.
24 Ngakho-ke susa usizi lwakho olukhulu, futhi ususe
ubuningi bosizi, ukuze uMninimandla aphinde abe nomusa
kuwe, futhi oPhezukonke akunikeze ukuphumula
nokukhululeka emsebenzini wakho.
25 Kwathi ngisakhuluma naye, bheka, ubuso bakhe
bukhazimula masinyane ngokuphazima kweso, nobuso
bakhe bakhazimula, ngaze ngamesaba, ngacabanga ukuthi
kungaba yini.
26 Bheka, wahle wamemeza kakhulu, kwaze
kwazamazama umhlaba ngomsindo wowesifazane.
27 Ngase ngibona, bheka, owesifazane akabange
esabonakala kimi, kepha kwase kwakhiwe umuzi, nomuzi

13. wawukhona. indawo enkulu yabonakala kwasezisekelweni;
ngase ngesaba, ngamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, ngathi:
28 Uphi u-Uriyeli ingelosi, eyafika kimi ekuqaleni na?
ngokuba ungenze ukuba ngiwele emibonweni eminingi,
futhi ukuphela kwami ​ ​ kuphenduke ukonakala,
nomkhuleko wami ukusola.
29 Futhi ngesikhathi ngikhuluma lamazwi bheka, weza
kimi, futhi wangibuka.
30 Bheka, ngangilele njengomuntu ofileyo, nokuqonda
kwami kwasuswa kimi; wangibamba ngesandla sokunene,
wangiduduza, wangimisa ngezinyawo zami, wathi kimi:
31 Uyini na? Ukhathazekelani kangaka? Ukuqonda
kwakho kudabukeni, nemicabango yenhliziyo yakho na?
32 Ngathi: ‘Ngokuba ungishiyile, ngenze njengamazwi
akho, ngaya ensimini, bheka, ngibonile, nokho ngibonile
ukuthi angikwazi ukukhuluma.
33 Wathi kimi: "Sukuma ndoda, futhi ngizokweluleka."
34 Ngase ngithi: “Khuluma, nkosi yami, kimi; kuphela
ungangishiyi, funa ngife nethemba lami.
35 Ngoba ngibonile ukuthi bengingazi, njalo ngizwile
engingakwaziyo.
36 Kumbe ingqondo yami ikhohlisiwe, kumbe
umphefumulo wami usephutsheni?
37 Ngalokho ngiyakuncenga ukuba uyibonise inceku
yakho lo mbono.
38 Wasengiphendula wathi: Ngizweni, ngizakutshela,
ngikutshele ukuthi wesabani;
39 Ubonile ukuthi indlela yakho ilungile, ngokuba uhlala
udabukile ngabantu bakho, wenzela iSiyoni isililo esikhulu.
40 Ngakho nansi incazelo yombono osanda kuwubona:
41 Wabona owesifazana elila, waseqalisa ukumduduza;
42 Kodwa kalokhu awusawuboni umfanekiso
wowesifazana, kodwa kwabonakala kuwe umuzi owakhiwe.
43 Futhi njengoba ekutshele ngokufa kwendodana yakhe,
lesi yisixazululo.
44 Lona wesifazane ombonileyo uyiSiyoni;
45 Kepha ngithi kuwe: Ubeneminyaka engamashumi
amathathu eyinyumba;
46 Kwathi emva kweminyaka engamashumi amathathu
uSolomoni wawakha umuzi, wanikela ngeminikelo, wazala
oyinyumba.
47 Futhi lokhu ekutshelile ukuthi wamondla ngemihelo;
48 Kodwa njengoba ethe kuwe: ‘Indodana yami ingena
ekamelweni layo lomshado yenzeka yaphela, yafa,’ lokhu
kwaba yincithakalo efikile eJerusalema.
49 Futhi bheka, wabona isimo sakhe, futhi ngenxa yokuthi
wayelilela indodana yakhe, waqala ukumduduza;
50 Ngokuba manje oPhezukonke usebonile ukuthi
udabukile ngokungazenzisi, uhlupheka ngenhliziyo yakho
yonke ngenxa yakhe, ukubonise ukukhazimula
kwenkazimulo yalo nobuhle bobuhle balo.
51 Ngalokho ngithe kuwe hlala ensimini lapho
kungakhiwanga ndlu;
52 Ngoba bengazi ukuthi oPhezukonke uzakutshengisa
lokhu kuwe.
53 Ngalokho ngakuyala ukuba uye ensimini, lapho
kungekho sisekelo sanoma yisiphi isakhiwo.
54 Ngoba endaweni lapho oPhezukonke aqalisa khona
ukuveza umuzi wakhe, kakulasakhiwo somuntu esingema.
55 Ngakho-ke ungesabi, inhliziyo yakho mayingethuki,
kepha ngena, ubone ubuhle nobukhulu besakhiwo,
njengalokho amehlo akho engakubona;
56 Futhi emva kwalokho uyokuzwa lokho izindlebe zakho
ezingakuzwa.
57 Ngokuba ubusisiwe ngaphezu kwabanye abaningi, futhi
ubizwe ngoPhezukonke; kanjalo bayingcosana.
58 Kodwa kusasa ebusuku uzakuba lapha;
59 Kanjalo oPhezukonke uyakukukhombisa imibono
yezinto eziphakemeyo, oPhezukonke ayakuyenza
kwabahlezi emhlabeni ngezinsuku zokugcina. Ngalala
ngalobo busuku nobunye njengokungiyala kwakhe.
ISAHLUKO 11
1 Ngase ngibona iphupho, bheka, kwakhuphuka ukhozi
elwandle, lunamaphiko ayishumi nambili anezimpaphe,
namakhanda amathathu.
2 Ngabona, bheka, welula amaphiko akhe emhlabeni
wonke, kwavunguza phezu kwakhe imimoya yonke yezulu,
babuthana ndawonye.
3 Ngabona, futhi ezimpapheni zalo kwaphuma ezinye
izimpaphe eziphambene; zaba yizimpaphe ezincane, zaba
zincane.
4 Kepha amakhanda akhe ayephumulile;
5 Ngabona, bheka, ukhozi lwandiza nezimpaphe zalo,
lwabusa emhlabeni naphezu kwabakhileyo kuwo.
6 Ngabona ukuthi zonke izinto eziphansi kwezulu
zazingaphansi kwawo, akakho owakhuluma ngokumelene
nawo, ngisho nesidalwa esisodwa emhlabeni.
7 Ngasengibona, khangela-ke, ukhozi luvuka phezu
kwezipho zalo, lwakhuluma lempaphe zalo, lusithi:
8 Ningaqapheli kanyekanye: nilale, kube yilowo nalowo
endaweni yakhe, nilinde ngokulandelana;
9 Kodwa amakhanda kawagcinelwe okokugcina.
10 Ngase ngibona, bheka, izwi aliphumanga emakhanda
akhe, kodwa livela phakathi komzimba wakhe.
11 Ngabala izimpaphe eziphambene, bheka,
zaziyisishiyagalombili.
12 Ngasengibona, khangela-ke, ngakwesokunene
kwakuvuka insiba eyodwa, yabusad phezu komhlaba
wonke;
13 Kwathi lapho isibusa, ukuphela kwayo kwafika,
nendawo yayo ayibange isaba khona, kwasukuma
okulandelayo. futhi wabusa, futhi waba nesikhathi esikhulu;
14 Kwathi lapho isibusa, nokuphela kwayo kwafika
njengakuqala, kangangokuthi yayingabe isabonakala.
15 Kwase kufika kuyo izwi, lathi:
16 Zwana wena obusa umhlaba isikhathi eside kangaka:
lokhu ngikutsho kuwe, ungakaqali ukubonakala;
17 Akuyikubakho namunye emva kwakho ofinyelela
isikhathi sakho, noma ingxenye yaso.
18 Wasesukuma owesithathu, wabusa njengenye
ngaphambili, kodwa kabe esabonakala futhi.
19 Kwahamba kanjalo kanye nabo bonke abaseleyo
omunye emva komunye, kangangokuthi bonke babusa,
futhi ngemva kwalokho akabe esabonakala.
20 Ngase ngibona, bheka, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi
izimpaphe ezazilandela zema ngakwesokunene, ukuze
zibuse nazo; abanye babo babusa, kodwa ngemva
kwesikhatshana ababe besabonakala.

14. 21 Ngoba abanye babo bamiswa, kodwa kababusanga;
22 Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, izimpaphe eziyishumi
nambili azibange zisabonakala, nezimpaphe ezincane
ezimbili.
23 Kwase kungasekho emzimbeni wokhozi, kodwa
amakhanda amathathu ahlala, namaphiko amancane
ayisithupha.
24 Ngabona futhi ukuthi izimpaphe ezincane ezimbili
zahlukana neziyisithupha, zahlala ngaphansi kwekhanda
elingakwesokunene, ngoba ezine zahlala endaweni yazo.
25 Ngase ngibona, bheka, izimpaphe ezazingaphansi
kwephiko zazicabanga ukuzimisa nokuba negunya.
26 Futhi ngabona, futhi, bheka, kwakukhona owayemisiwe,
kodwa ngokushesha wangabe esabonakala.
27 Futhi eyesibili yashesha kakhulu kuneyokuqala.
28 Ngase ngibona, bheka, ababili abasalayo babecabanga
ukubusa phakathi kwabo.
29 Kwathi besacabanga kanjalo, bheka, kwavuka elinye
lamakhanda ayesephumule, okungukuthi, eliphakathi;
ngoba lalilikhulu kulamanye amakhanda amabili.
30 Ngase ngibona ukuthi amanye amakhanda amabili
ahlangene nalo.
31 Bheka, ikhanda laphenduka kanye nabakanye nalo,
badla izimpaphe ezimbili phansi kwephiko elalingabusa.
32 Kodwa leli khanda lesabisa umhlaba wonke, labusa
kuwo phezu kwabo bonke abakhileyo emhlabeni
ngokucindezelwa okukhulu; labusa umhlaba ngaphezu
kwamaphiko onke ayekhona.
33 Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, ikhanda elaliphakathi
alibange lisabonakala ngokuzumayo njengamaphiko.
34 Kodwa kwasala amakhanda amabili lawo ayebusa
emhlabeni ngokufanayo laphezu kwabakhileyo kuwo.
35 Ngabona, bheka, ikhanda elingakwesokunene
lashwabadela elingakwesokhohlo.
36 Ngase ngiphakamisa izwi, lathi kimi: "Bheka phambi
kwakho, uqaphele lokho okubonayo."
37 Ngabona, bheka, kungathi ingonyama ebhongayo
ixoshwa ehlathini, ngabona ukuthi yathumela izwi lomuntu
okhozini, yathi:
38 Lalela wena, ngizakhuluma lawe, njalo oPhezukonke
uzakuthi kuwe:
39 Awusiye yini oseleyo ezilwaneni ezine, engazenza
ukuba zibuse ezweni lami, ukuze ukuphela kwezikhathi
zazo kufike ngazo?
40 Neyesine yeza, yazinqoba zonke izilo ezazidlulile, yaba
namandla phezu kwezwe ngokwesaba okukhulu, naphezu
kwawo wonke umhlaba ngokucindezela okubi okuningi;
futhi isikhathi eside kangaka wahlala emhlabeni
ngenkohliso.
41 Ngokuba umhlaba awuwahlulelanga ngeqiniso.
42 Ngokuba ubahluphile abamnene, wabalimaza
abanokuthula, wabathanda abaqambimanga, futhi wachitha
izindawo zokuhlala zalabo abaveza izithelo, futhi wadiliza
izindonga zalabo abangazange bakulimaze.
43 Ngakho ububi bakho bukhuphukela phezulu,
nokuzigqaja kwakho koSomandla.
44 OPhezukonke uzibonile izikhathi zokuzidla, futhi bheka,
seziphelile, nezinengiso zakhe ziyagcwaliseka.
45 Ngakho-ke ungabe usabonakala, wena lukhozi,
nezimpiko zakho ezesabekayo, nezimpaphe zakho ezimbi,
namakhanda akho amabi, nezinzipho zakho ezilimazayo,
nawo wonke umzimba wakho oyize;
46 Ukuze umhlaba wonke uvuselelwe, futhi ubuye,
ukhululiwe ebudloveni bakho, futhi uthembele ukwahlulela
nesihawu salowo owawenza.
ISAHLUKO 12
1 Kwathi ingonyama ikhuluma lawa mazwi okhozini,
ngabona;
2 Bheka, inhloko eyayisele namaphiko amane
ayisabonakalanga, base beya kuyo bobabili, bazibeka
ukuba abuse, umbuso wabo wawumncinyane, ugcwele
isiyaluyalu.
3 Ngabona, bheka, azibange zisabonakala, nomzimba
wonke wokhozi washa, umhlaba washaywa uvalo olukhulu;
futhi wathi emoyeni wami.
4 Bheka, ukwenzile lokhu kimi, ngokuhlolisisa izindlela
zoPhezukonke.
5 Bheka, nokho ngikhathele engqondweni yami, futhi
ngibuthakathaka kakhulu emoyeni wami; futhi kukhona
kimi amandla amancane, ngenxa yokwesaba okukhulu
engihlushwe ngakho ngalobu busuku.
6 Ngakho manje ngiyakuncenga oPhezukonke ukuba
angiduduze kuze kube sekupheleni.
7 Ngasengisithi: Nkosi ebusayo, uba ngithole umusa
phambi kwami emehlweni akho, noma ngilungisiswa kuwe
phambi kwabanye abaningi, uma umkhuleko wami
ukhuphuka impela phambi kobuso bakho;
8 Ngakho ngiduduze, ungitshengise inceku yakho incazelo
lomehluko ocacileyo walombono owesabekayo, ukuze
ududuze umphefumulo wami ngokupheleleyo.
9 Ngoba ungibone ngifanele ukungitshengisa izikhathi
zokucina.
10 Wathi kimi: “Nansi incazelo yombono.
11 Ukhozi olubonile lukhuphuka elwandle, lungumbuso
owabonwa embonweni womfowenu uDaniyeli.
12 Kodwa akuchazelwanga kuye, ngakho-ke manje
sengiyakumemezela kuwe.
13 Bheka, izinsuku ziyofika lapho umbuso uyovuka
emhlabeni, futhi uyosabeka ngaphezu kwayo yonke
imibuso eyayingaphambi kwawo.
14 Ngaso amakhosi ayishumi nambili ayakubusa, elinye
emva kwelinye;
15 Okwesibili kuyoqala ukubusa, futhi iyoba nesikhathi
esiningi kunabo bonke abayishumi nambili.
16 Futhi lokhu kufanekiswa amaphiko ayishumi nambili,
owubonileyo.
17 Ngokuqondene nezwi owalizwa likhuluma, nokuthi
awuzange ubone ukuthi liphuma emakhanda kodwa
liphuma phakathi nomzimba walo, lokhu kuyincazelo.
18 Ukuthi emva kwesikhathi salowo mbuso kuyakuvela
ukulwa okukhulu, futhi uyokuma engozini yokuhluleka,
nokho ngaleso sikhathi awuyikuwa, kodwa uyobuyiselwa
futhi ekuqaleni kwawo.
19 Njengoba wabona eziyisishiyagalombili ezincane
ngaphansi kwezimpaphe zinamathele ezimpikweni zazo,
yilesi incazelo.
20 ukuthi kuyakuvela kuye amakhosi ayisishiyagalombili,
izikhathi zawo ziyakuba zincane, neminyaka yawo ibe
ngejubane.

15. 21 Kuyobhubha ezimbili zazo, ngesikhathi esimaphakathi
sisondela, ezine ziyogcinwa kuze kufike ukuphela kwazo,
kodwa ezimbili ziyogcinwa kuze kube sekupheleni.
22 Njengoba ubona amakhanda amathathu ehlezi, lokhu
kuyincazelo:
23 Ezinsukwini zakhe zokugcina oPhezukonke uyakumisa
imibuso emithathu, avuselele okuningi kuyo, abuse
umhlaba;
24 nabakhileyo kulo ngokucindezela okukhulu ngaphezu
kwabo bonke ababengaphambi kwabo; ngalokho babizwa
ngokuthi amakhanda okhozi.
25 Ngokuba laba yibo abayofeza ububi bakhe, futhi
abayoqeda ukuphela kwakhe.
26 Futhi njengoba ubonile ukuthi ikhanda elikhulu
alisabonakali, kusho ukuthi oyedwa wabo uyofela
embhedeni wakhe, kodwa nokho abe nobuhlungu.
27 Ngoba ababili abaseleyo bazabulawa ngenkemba.
28 Ngokuba inkemba yomunye iyakudla enye, kepha
ekugcineni iyakuwa ngenkemba yena.
29 Futhi ubona izimpaphe ezimbili ngaphansi kwamaphiko
zidlula phezu kwekhanda elingakwesokunene;
30 Kuyakhombisa ukuthi laba yibo oPhezukonke
abagcinile kwaze kwaba sekugcineni kwabo;
31 nengonyama, owayibonayo iphuma ehlathini, ibhodla,
ikhuluma nokhozi, ilikhuza ngobubi balo ngamazwi onke
owazwileyo;
32 Lo nguye ogcotshiweyo oPhezukonke abagcinele ububi
babo kuze kube sekupheleni;
33 Ngokuba uyakubabeka phambi kwakhe bephila
ekwahluleleni, abasole, abaqondise.
34 Ngokuba bonke abanye abantu bami uyobakhulula
ngesihe, labo ababecindezelwe emingceleni yami, futhi
uyobenza bajabule kuze kufike usuku lokwahlulela,
engikhulume ngalo kuwe kusukela ekuqaleni.
35 Nanti iphupho olibonileyo, lezi yizincazelo.
36 Nguwe kuphela ofanele ukwazi lemfihlo yoPhezukonke.
37 Ngakho bhala zonke lezizinto ozibonileyo egwalweni,
uzifihle;
38 Futhi uzifundise abahlakaniphileyo babantu, izinhliziyo
zabo ozaziyo zingase ziqonde futhi zizigcine lezi zimfihlo.
39 Kepha wena hlala lapha wena izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,
ukuze ukuvezwe noma yini oPhezukonke athanda
ukukutshela yona. Wasuka wahamba.
40 Kwasekusithi bonke abantu sebebonile ukuthi insuku
eziyisikhombisa sezidlulile, ngingabuyi emzini,
basebebuthana bonke, kusukela komncinyane kusiya
komkhulu, beza kimi, bathi:
41 Sone ngani? Senze bubi bani kuwe, uze usilahle, uhlale
lapha kule ndawo, na?
42 Ngokuba kubo bonke abaphrofethi nguwe kuphela osele
kithi, njengehlukuzo lokuvuna amagilebhisi,
nanjengekhandlela endaweni emnyama,
nanjengesiphephelo noma umkhumbi ovikelwe
esiphephweni.
43 Ububi obusehleleyo azanele yini?
44 Uma usilahla, bekungaba ngcono kangakanani kithi,
uma nathi sashiswa phakathi kweSiyoni na?
45 Ngoba kasingcono kulalabo abafela khona. Bakhala
ngezwi elikhulu. Ngase ngibaphendula, ngathi.
46 Duduzeka, Israyeli; ungapheli amandla, wena ndlu
kaJakobe;
47 Ngoba oPhezukonke uyalikhumbula;
48 Mina-ke, angikushiyanga, futhi angisukanga kuwe;
kodwa ngize kule ndawo ukuba ngikhulekele incithakalo
yeSiyoni, futhi ngifunele umusa endaweni ephansi yakho.
indlu yakho engcwele.
49 Manje hambani niye ekhaya, kube yilowo nalowo, kuthi
emva kwalezi zinsuku ngize kini.
50 Ngakho abantu bahamba baya emzini, njengoba nje
ngibayalile.
51 Kepha ngahlala ensimini izinsuku eziyisikhombisa,
njengalokho ingiyalile ingelosi; ngadla ngalezo zinsuku
kuphela izimbali zasendle, ngadla nemifino.
ISAHLUKO 13
1 Kwathi emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngaphupha
iphupho ebusuku;
2 Bheka, kwavuka umoya olwandle, wanyakazisa onke
amagagasi alo.
3 Ngabona, bheka, lowo muntu waba namandla
ngezinkulungwane zezulu;
4 Kwakuthi lapho izwi liphuma emlonyeni wakhe, bonke
abalizwa izwi lakhe bavutha njengokungathi umhlaba
uphela lapho uzwa umlilo.
5 Emva kwalokho ngabona, bheka, kwabuthana uquqaba
lwabantu, bevela emimoyeni yomine yezulu, bevela
emimoyeni yomine yezulu, ukuze banqobe umuntu
owaphuma elwandle.
6 Kodwa ngabona, futhi, bheka, wayezibambile intaba
enkulu, futhi wandiza phezu kwayo.
7 Kodwa bengingathanda ukubona isifunda noma indawo
lapho intaba iqoshwe khona, futhi ngehluleka.
8 Futhi emva kwalokhu ngabona, futhi, bheka, bonke labo
ababebuthene ndawonye ukumehlisa besaba kakhulu,
nokho babelokotha ukulwa.
9 Bheka, ebona ubudlova besixuku esasifika,
akaphakamisanga isandla sakhe, akaphathanga inkemba,
nanto yokulwa;
10 Kodwa ngabona kuphela ukuthi wayekhupha emlonyeni
wakhe kungathi kungathi ukuvuthela komlilo, lendebeni
zakhe umoya ovuthayo, lolimi lwakhe ekhupha inhlansi
leziphepho.
11 Basebexutshaniswa bonke; ukufutha komlilo,
nokuphefumula kwelangabi, nesiphepho esikhulu; yawela
ngobudlova phezu kwesixuku ebesilungiselwe ukulwa,
yabashisa bonke, kwaze kwathi ngokuzumayo kwesixuku
esingenakubalwa okwabonwa lutho, kuphela uthuli
nephunga lentuthu; lapho ngibona lokhu ngesaba. .
12 Ngasengimbona ehla entabeni, ngibiza elinye ixuku
elinokuthula.
13 Kwasekusiza kuye ixuku elikhulu, abanye bathokoza,
abanye bedabukile, abanye babo bebotshiwe, labanye
balethwa kwabanikelwayo; ngase ngigula ngokwesaba
okukhulu;
14 Wena wayibonisa inceku yakho lezi zimangaliso
kwasekuqaleni, wangibona ngifanele ukuba wamukele
umkhuleko wami;
15 Ake ngibonise ingcazelo yaleliphupho.
16 Ngokuba njengoba ngithatha ingqondo yami, maye
kulabo abayosala ngalezo zinsuku, futhi maye kakhulu
kulabo abangashiywa emuva!

16. 17 Ngoba labo ababengasalanga babesebuhlungwini.
18 Manje sengiyaqonda izinto ezibekelwe ezinsukwini
zokugcina eziyokwehlela bona nalabo abasasele emuva.
19 Ngakho bangena ezingozini ezinkulu lezidingo ezinengi,
njengalokhu amaphupho lawa atsho.
20 Nokho kulula kulowo osengozini ukuba eze kulezizinto,
kunokuba adlule njengefu lisuke ezweni, angaboni izinto
ezenzeka ezinsukwini zokugcina. Wangiphendula, wathi:
21 Ngiyakukukhombisa incazelo yombono, ngikuvulele
lokho okucelile.
22 Njengoba ukhulumile ngabaseleyo, le yincazelo:
23 Lowo obekezelela ubungozi ngaleso sikhathi uzigcinile;
24 Ngakho yazini lokhu ukuthi abaseleyo babusisiwe
kunabafileyo.
25 Nansi incazelo yombono: Njengoba wabona umuntu
ekhuphuka phakathi kolwandle;
26 Nguye lowo uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke amgcinele
isikhathi esikhulu, azokhulula ngokwakhe indalo yakhe,
futhi ahlele abasala ngemuva.
27 Ubonile ukuthi emlonyeni wakhe kuphuma ukufutha
komoya, nomlilo, nesivunguvungu;
28 nokuthi akaphathanga inkemba nazikhali zokulwa,
kepha ukuthi ukutheleka kwakhe kwabhubhisa isixuku
sonke ebesiza ukumehlula; nansi incazelo:
29 Bheka, izinsuku ziyeza, lapho oPhezukonke eyoqala
ukusindisa abasemhlabeni.
30 Futhi uyofika ngokumangala kwabakhileyo emhlabeni.
31 Futhi omunye uyothatha isinyathelo ukulwa nomunye,
umuzi ngokumelene nomunye, indawo enye nenye, abantu
ngokumelene nomunye, futhi omunye umbuso
ngokumelene nomunye.
32 Futhi kuyofika isikhathi lapho lezi zinto ziyokwenzeka,
futhi kuyokwenzeka izibonakaliso engikubonise zona
ngaphambili, khona-ke kuyomenyezelwa ngeNdodana
yami, owayibona njengomuntu ekhuphuka.
33 Futhi lapho bonke abantu bezwa izwi lakhe, yilowo
nalowo ezweni lakubo uyoshiya impi ababhekene nayo.
34 Futhi isixuku esingenakubalwa siyobuthana ndawonye,
njengoba usibonile, sizimisele ukuza futhi simnqobe
ngokulwa.
35 Kepha uyakuma esiqongweni sentaba yaseSiyoni;
36 Futhi iSiyoni liyakufika, futhi liyobonakaliswa kubo
bonke, lilungisiwe futhi lakhiwa. njengoba ubona intaba
iqoshwe kungengazandla.
37 Futhi le Ndodana yami iyosola izinto ezimbi
ezisunguliwe zalezo zizwe, eziwele esiphephweni ngenxa
yempilo yazo embi;
38 Ibeke phambi kwabo imicabango yabo emibi,
nezinhlupheko abayakuqala ukuhlushwa ngazo, okufana
nelangabi, abachithe ngaphandle komshikashika
ngomthetho onjengami.
39 Futhi njengoba ubonile ukuthi wabuthela kuye esinye
isixuku sokuthula;
40 Lezo ziyizizwe eziyishumi, ezathunjwa ezweni lakubo
ngesikhathi sika-Oseya inkosi, uSalmanasari inkosi yase-
Asiriya azithumbayo, waziweza phezu kwamanzi, zaze
zangena kwelinye izwe. .
41 Kodwa bacebisana ukuthi batshiye ixuku lezizwe, baye
kwelinye ilizwe lapho okungahlalwanga khona muntu;
42 Ukuze bagcine lapho izimiso zabo, abangazange
bazigcine ezweni lakubo.
43 Bangena e-Ewufrathe ngasezindaweni eziwumngcingo
zomfula.
44 Ngokuba oPhezukonke wababonisa izibonakaliso,
wabamba uzamcolo, baze bawela.
45 Ngoba kwakukhona indlela enkulu yokuhamba
kulelolizwe, engumnyaka lengxenye;
46 Basebehlala khona kwaze kwaba yisikhathi sakamuva;
futhi manje lapho sebeqala ukufika.
47 OPhezukonke uyakuvimba imithombo yomfula ukuba
idlule; ngalokho wabona isixuku sinokuthula.
48 Kodwa labo abaseleyo phakathi kwabantu bakho yilabo
abatholakala phakathi kwemingcele yami.
49 Manje lapho echitha uquqaba lwezizwe ezibuthene
ndawonye, uyovikela abantu bakhe abasele.
50 Khona-ke iyobabonisa izimangaliso ezinkulu.
51 Ngase ngithi: “Jehova nkosi, ngibonise lokhu:
Ngiboneleni umuntu ekhuphuka phakathi kolwandle na?
52 Yasisithi kimi: Njengalokhu ungeke wadinga loba
ukwazi okusekujuleni kolwandle, ngokunjalo kakho
emhlabeni ongabona iNdodana yami, kumbe labo abalayo,
ngaphandle kwemini yemini. .
53 Nansi ingcazelo yephupho olibonileyo, olapha nguwe
wedwa.
54 Ngokuba uyishiyile eyakho indlela, wasebenzisa
inkuthalo yakho emthethweni wami, wawufuna.
55 Uyilungisile impilo yakho ngokuhlakanipha, wabiza
ukuqedisisa ngokuthi ngunyoko.
56 Ngakho ngikutshengisile amagugu oPhezukonke;
57 Ngase ngihamba ngaya ensimini, ngidumisa futhi
ngibonga kakhulu koPhezukonke ngenxa yezimangaliso
zakhe azenzayo ngesikhathi;
58 Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ubusa okufanayo, nalokho
okuwela ngesikhathi sazo, futhi ngahlala lapho izinsuku
ezintathu.
ISAHLUKO 14
1 Kwathi ngosuku lwesithathu ngihlezi phansi kwe-oki,
bheka, kwavela izwi esihlahleni esiphambana nami, lathi:
"Esdras, Esdras."
2 Ngasengisithi: Nangu mina, Nkosi, njalo ngema
ngenyawo zami.
3 Wayesethi kimi: “Esihlahleni ngazibonakalisa kuMose,
ngakhuluma naye lapho abantu bami bekhonza eGibithe;
4 Ngamthuma, ngabahola abantu bami eGibithe,
ngenyukela entabeni lapho ngangimbambe khona isikhathi
eside;
5 Wamtshela izimangaliso eziningi, wambonisa izimfihlo
zezikhathi nokuphela; wamyala wathi.
6 Lawa mazwi uyakuwamemezela, futhi lawa
uyakuwafihla.
7 Manje ngithi kuwe,
8 ukuze ubeke enhliziyweni yakho izibonakaliso
engizenzile, namaphupho owabonileyo, nezincazelo
ozizwileyo;
9 Ngokuba uyosuswa kubo bonke, futhi kusukela manje
uyohlala neNdodana yami, futhi nalabo abanjengawe, kuze
kuphele izikhathi.
10 Ngokuba umhlaba ulahlekelwe ubusha bakhe, futhi
izikhathi ziqala ukuguga.

17. 11 Ngokuba umhlaba uhlukaniswe waba izingxenye
eziyishumi nambili, futhi izingxenye zawo eziyishumi
sezihambile, nengxenye yengxenye yeshumi;
12 Futhi kusasele lokho okuyingxenye yengxenye yeshumi.
13 Ngakho-ke lungisa indlu yakho, ukhuze abantu bakho,
ududuze abasosizini, ulahle ukonakala;
14 Yekani imicabango efayo, nilahle imithwalo yomuntu,
nikhumule manje isimo esibuthakathaka;
15 Futhi susa imicabango enzima kakhulu kuwe, futhi
usheshise ukubaleka kulezi zikhathi.
16 Ngokuba nokho ububi obukhulu kunalokhu obubonile
kwenzeka buyokwenzeka kamuva.
17 Ngokuba bhekani ukuthi izwe liyakuba buthakathaka
kangakanani ekuhambeni kwesikhathi, kakhulukazi ububi
buyokwanda phezu kwabakhileyo kulo.
18 Ngokuba isikhathi sibalekele kude, nokuhlehla
kuseduze; ngokuba umbono owubonileyo uyashesha
ukufika.
19 Ngase ngiphendula phambi kwakho ngathi:
20 Bheka, Nkosi, ngiyakuhamba njengokungiyala kwakho,
ngikhuze abantu abakhona, kepha abayozalwa kamuva,
ngubani oyakubayala na? kanjalo izwe libe sebumnyameni,
nabahlezi kulo abanakukhanya.
21 Ngokuba umthetho wakho ushile; kakho ozaziyo izinto
ezenziwa nguwe, kumbe umsebenzi ozakuqala.
22 Kodwa uma ngifumene umusa phambi kwakho, thumela
uMoya oNgcwele kimi, futhi ngizobhala konke okwenziwa
emhlabeni kusukela ekuqaleni, okulotshiwe emthethweni
wakho, ukuze abantu bathole indlela yakho, futhi ukuze
bakuthole. eziyophila ezinsukwini zokugcina zingaphila.
23 Yasingiphendula yathi: Hamba, ubuthe abantu, uthi
kubo: Kabayikukufuna okwensuku ezingamatshumi amane.
24 Kepha bheka, uzilungisele izigodo eziningi, uhambe
noSareya, noDabriya, noShelemiya, no-Ekanu, no-Asiyeli,
lezi ezinhlanu ezilungele ukubhala masinyane;
25 Futhi woza lapha, futhi ngizokhanyisa ikhandlela
lokuqonda enhliziyweni yakho, elingayikucinywa, kuze
kube yilapho kwenzeka izinto oyoqala ukuzibhala.
26 Njalo nxa usukwenzile, uzatshumayela ezinye izinto,
lokunye uzakukhuluma ngasese kwabahlakaniphileyo;
kusasa lelihola uzaqalisa ukuloba.
27 Ngase ngiphuma njengokulaya kwakhe, ngabutha bonke
abantu, ngathi:
28 Yizwa lawa mazwi, Israyeli.
29 Okhokho bethu ekuqaleni babengabafokazi eGibhithe,
lapho bakhululwa khona.
30 nawemukela umthetho wokuphila abangawugcinanga,
enaweqa nani emva kwabo.
31 Khona izwe, izwe laseSiyoni, lahlukaniswa phakathi
kwenu ngenkatho, kepha oyihlo, nani ngokwenu nenzile
ububi, anizigcinanga izindlela aniyala ngazo oPhezukonke.
32 Futhi njengoba engumahluleli olungileyo, wathatha
kuwe ngesikhathi esifanele lokho akunike khona.
33 Manje senilapha, nabafowenu phakathi kwenu.
34 Ngakho-ke uma kungenjalo nizokwehlisela ukuqonda
kwenu, futhi niguqule izinhliziyo zenu, niyogcinwa niphila
futhi emva kokufa niyothola umusa.
35 Ngokuba emva kokufa kuyakufika ukwahlulelwa, lapho
sesibuye saphila, khona-ke amagama abalungileyo
ayobonakaliswa, nemisebenzi yabangamesabi uNkulunkulu
iyakumenyezelwa.
36 Ngakho kakungabi lamuntu oza kimi khathesi,
longidingayo kulezinsuku ezingamatshumi amane.
37 Ngase ngiwathatha amadoda ayisihlanu, njengalokho
eyalile kimi, sangena ensimini, sahlala khona.
38 Ngangomuso, bheka, izwi langibiza, lithi: "Esdras, vula
umlomo wakho, uphuze engiyakunathisa ngakho."
39 Ngasengivula umlomo wami, khangela-ke, wanginika
indebe egcweleyo, eyayigcwele kungathi ngamanzi, kodwa
umbala wayo wawunjengomlilo.
40 Ngakuthabatha, ngaphuza, ngasengikuphuzile, inhliziyo
yami yakhuluma ukuqonda, nokuhlakanipha kwakhula
esifubeni sami, ngokuba umoya wami waqinisa inkumbulo
yami.
41 Futhi umlomo wami wavuleka, futhi angabe ngisavala.
42 OPhezukonke wabanika ukuqonda amadoda ayisihlanu,
aloba nemibono emangalisayo ebusuku eyayikhulunywa,
ababengayazi, futhi bahlala izinsuku ezingamashumi
amane, futhi babhala emini, futhi ebusuku badla isinkwa.
43 Mina-ke. Ngakhuluma emini, angibambanga ulimi
lwami ebusuku.
44 Ngezinsuku ezingamashumi amane babhala izincwadi
ezingamakhulu amabili nane.
45 Kwathi seziphelele izinsuku ezingamashumi amane,
oPhezukonke wakhuluma, wathi: “Eyokuqala oyilobileyo
kumemezele obala, ukuze abafaneleyo nabangafaneleki
bayifunde;
46 Kodwa gcina abangamashumi ayisikhombisa
ekugcineni, ukuze ubanikele kwabahlakaniphileyo
phakathi kwabantu kuphela;
47 Ngokuba kuyo kukhona umthombo wokuqonda,
umthombo wokuhlakanipha, nomfula wolwazi.
48 Ngenza njalo.
ISAHLUKO 15
1 Bheka, khuluma ezindlebeni zabantu bami amazwi
esiprofetho, engiyakuwabeka emlonyeni wakho, isho
iNkosi;
2 Futhi wenze ukuba zilotshwe ephepheni: ngoba
zithembekile futhi ziyiqiniso.
3 Ungawesabi amacebo ngawe, ungakukhathazi ukuduka
kwabo abakhuluma kabi ngawe.
4 Ngoba bonke abangathembekanga bazakufa ngenxa
yokungathembeki kwabo.
5 Bhekani, isho iNkosi, ngiyakwehlisela izinhlupho
emhlabeni; inkemba, nendlala, nokufa, nokubhujiswa.
6 Ngokuba ububi buye bangcolisa kakhulu umhlaba wonke,
nemisebenzi yabo elimazayo isigcwalisekile.
7Ngakho-ke i Nkosi ithi:
8 Angisayikubamba ulimi lwami ngokuphathelene nobubi
babo ababenza ngokuhlambalaza, futhi ngeke
ngibabekezelele kulezo zinto abazenza ngokubi; bheka,
igazi elingenacala nelilungile liyakhala kimi,
nemiphefumulo yabangcwele. vele ukhononde njalo.
9 Ngakho-ke, kusho iNkosi, ngokuqinisekile
ngizobaphindisela, futhi ngemukele kimi lonke igazi
elingenacala phakathi kwabo.
10 Bheka, abantu bami bayiswa ekuhlatshweni
njengomhlambi; angiyikubavumela manje ukuba bahlale
ezweni laseGibithe;

18. 11 Kepha ngiyakubaletha ngesandla esinamandla
nangengalo eyeluliweyo, ngishaye iGibithe ngezinhlupho
njengakuqala, ngichithe lonke izwe lalo.
12 IGibhithe liyolila, futhi isisekelo salo siyoshaywa
ngenhlupho nesijeziso uNkulunkulu ayosiletha phezu
kwalo.
13 Abalima umhlabathi bayakulila, ngokuba imbewu yabo
iyakuphela ngokuhamula nesichotho, nomlaza
owesabekayo.
14 Maye kuwo umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo!
15 Ngokuba inkemba nokubhujiswa kwabo kuyasondela,
futhi isizwe esisodwa siyasukuma silwe omunye, lenkemba
ezandleni zabo.
16 Ngokuba kuyakuba khona ukuhlubuka phakathi
kwabantu, nokuhlaselana; abayikunaka amakhosi abo
nezikhulu zabo, kepha indlela yezenzo zabo iyakuma
emandleni abo.
17 Umuntu uyakufisa ukungena emzini, kepha ahluleke.
18 Ngokuba ngenxa yokuziqhenya kwayo imizi
iyakunyakaziswa, nezindlu ziyobhidlika, abantu besabe.
19 Umuntu akayikuhawukela umakhelwane wakhe, kepha
uyochitha izindlu zabo ngenkemba, aphange impahla yabo,
ngenxa yokuswela isinkwa nangenxa yosizi olukhulu.
20 Bhekani, usho uJehova, ngibizele ndawonye onke
amakhosi omhlaba ukuba angikhonze, avela empumalanga,
naseningizimu, nasempumalanga, naseLebanoni; ukuze
baphenduke omunye komunye, babuyisele lokho
abakwenzileyo kubo.
21 Njengalokhu benza namuhla kwabakhethiweyo bami,
ngiyakwenza kanjalo nami, ngiphindisele esifubeni sabo.
Isho kanje iNkosi uJehova;
22 Isandla sami sokunene kasiyikuhawukela izoni,
lenkemba yami kayiyikuphela phezu kwabachitha igazi
elingelacala emhlabeni.
23 Umlilo uphumile entukuthelweni yakhe, waqeda
izisekelo zomhlaba, nezoni njengotshani obubasiweyo.
24 Maye kulabo abonayo, futhi bangagcini imiyalo yami!
isho iNkosi.
25 Kangiyikubahawukela; hambani, bantwanyana,
emandleni, lingangcolisi ithempeli lami elingcwele.
26 Ngokuba uJehova uyabazi bonke abonayo kuye,
ngalokho uyabanikela ekufeni nasekubhujisweni.
27 Ngokuba manje izinhlupho sezifikile emhlabeni wonke,
nizohlala kuzo, ngokuba uNkulunkulu akayikunikhulula,
ngokuba nonile kuye.
28 Bheka, umbono owesabekayo nokubonakala kwawo
uvela empumalanga;
29 Lapho izizwe zamadrako ase-Arabiya ziyophuma khona
nezinqola eziningi, futhi uquqaba lwazo luyothwalwa
njengomoya phezu komhlaba, ukuze bonke labo
abawazwayo besabe futhi bathuthumele.
30 Futhi amaKarmani athukuthele ngolaka ayophuma
njengezingulube zehlathi, futhi ngamandla amakhulu
ayofika, futhi ahlangane nawo empini, futhi ayochitha
ingxenye yezwe lase-Asiriya.
31 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi odrako bayokuba nesandla
esiphezulu, bekhumbula imvelo yabo; futhi uma
bephenduka, benza ugobe kanyekanye ngamandla
amakhulu ukubashushisa;
32 Khona-ke laba bayakuthuthumela, bathule ngamandla
abo, babaleke.
33 Futhi kuvela ezweni lase-Asiriya isitha
siyakubavimbezela, sibaqede abanye kubo, nasebuthweni
labo kuyakuba khona ukwesaba nokwesabeka, nokuxabana
phakathi kwamakhosi abo.
34 Bheka, amafu avela empumalanga nasenyakatho kuya
eningizimu, esabekayo kakhulu ukuwabuka, agcwele ulaka
nesivunguvungu.
35 Ziyoshaya omunye komunye, futhi ziyobulala isixuku
esikhulu sezinkanyezi emhlabeni, ngisho inkanyezi yazo;
igazi liyakusukela enkembeni kuze kufike esiswini;
36 nomswani wabantu emhlanjini wekamela.
37 Kuyakuba khona ukwesaba okukhulu nokuthuthumela
emhlabeni;
38 Futhi emva kwalokho kuyofika izivunguvungu ezinkulu
zivela eningizimu, nasenyakatho, nenye ingxenye
entshonalanga.
39 Futhi imimoya enamandla iyovuka empumalanga, futhi
iyoyivula; ifu aliphakamisile ngokufutheka, nenkanyezi
eyanyakazisa ukwesabisa emoyeni wasempumalanga
nangasentshonalanga, liyakuchithwa.
40 Amafu amakhulu anamandla ayakuzikhukhumeza
agcwele ulaka, nenkanyezi, ukuze kwethuse wonke
umhlaba nabakhileyo kuwo; bayakuthulula phezu kwazo
zonke izindawo eziphakemeyo neziphakemeyo inkanyezi
esabekayo;
41 Umlilo, nesichotho, nezinkemba ezindizayo, namanzi
amaningi, ukuze kugcwale wonke amasimu, nayo yonke
imifula, ngobuningi bamanzi amaningi.
42 Bayobhidliza imizi nezindonga, izintaba namagquma,
nemithi yasehlathini, notshani bedlelo, namabele akho.
43 Bazakuya eBhabhiloni baqinise, balethuse.
44 Bayakuza kuye, balivimbezele, inkanyezi nakho konke
ulaka bayakuthululela phezu kwalo;
45 Futhi abasala ngaphansi kwayo bayokhonza labo
abamesabayo.
46 Nawe, Asia, ohlanganyela ethembeni laseBhabhiloni,
futhi uyinkazimulo yobuso bayo.
47 Maye kuwe, wena lusizi, ngokuba uzenze wafana naye;
wahlobisa amadodakazi akho ngobufebe, ukuze athandeke,
azidumise ngezithandwa zakho, ezihlale zifisa ukuphinga
nawe.
48 Umlandele ozondwayo kuyo yonke imisebenzi yakhe
nangeziqambi zakhe;
49 Ngiyakuthuma izifo phezu kwakho; ubufelokazi,
nobumpofu, nendlala, nenkemba, nesifo, ukuba kuchithwe
izindlu zakho ngokubhujiswa nokufa.
50 Futhi inkazimulo yaMandla akho iyokoma njengembali,
ukushisa okuthunyelwe phezu kwakho kuyovuka.
51 Uyakuba buthakathaka njengowesifazane ompofu
oshaywa imivimbo, nanjengoshaywe ngemivimbo, ukuze
abanamandla nezithandwa bangakwazi ukwamukela. ve
wena.
52 Bengiyakwenyukela kanjalo yini ngomhawu,” usho
uJehova;
53 Uma ubungabulalanga njalo abakhethiweyo bami,
uphakamisa ukushaya kwezandla zakho, ukhulume
ngabafileyo babo lapho udakiwe,
54 Uveza ubuhle bobuso bakho na?
55 Umvuzo wobufebe bakho uyakuba sesifubeni sakho;

19. 56 Njengalokho wenze kwabakhethiweyo bami, isho
iNkosi, kanjalo uNkulunkulu uyakukwenza kuwe,
akunikele ebubini.
57 Abantwana bakho bayakufa ngendlala, wena uwe
ngenkemba;
58 Abasezintabeni bayakufa yindlala, badle eyabo inyama,
baphuze negazi labo, ngenxa yendlala yesinkwa, nokomela
amanzi.
59 Wena njengabangathokoziyo uyakudabula ulwandle,
futhi wemukele izinhlupho.
60 Esigodini bayothelekela emzini oyize, bachithe
ingxenye yezwe lakho, baqede ingxenye yenkazimulo
yakho, babuyele eBabele elachithwa.
61 Uyophonswa phansi ngabo njengamabibi, futhi bayoba
njengomlilo kuwe;
62 Iyakuqeda wena, nemizi yakho, nezwe lakho, nezintaba
zakho; zonke izinkuni zakho nemithi yakho ethelayo
ziyakushiswa ngomlilo.
63 Abantwana bakho bayokuthumba, futhi bheka, lokho
onakho bayokuphanga, futhi bayonakalise ubuhle bobuso
bakho.
ISAHLUKO 16
1 Maye kuwe, Babele, ne-Asiya! maye kuwe Gibhithe
neSiriya!
2 Bhincani izindwangu zamasaka noboya, nikhalele
abantwana benu, nidabuke; ngoba ukubhujiswa kwakho
sekusondele.
3 Inkemba ithunyelwe phezu kwakho, ngubani
ongayibuyisela emuva?
4 Umlilo uthunyelwa phakathi kwenu, ngubani
ongawucima?
5 Izifo zithunyelwa kini, futhi uyini ongazixosha na?
6 Umuntu angaxosha ingonyama elambile ehlathini na?
Ngubani ongacima umlilo ngamabibi, lapho usuqalile
ukuvutha, na?
7 Umuntu angawuphendula yini umcibisholo ocibishelwe
ngomcibisholo onamandla?
8 INkosi enamandla ithumela izinhlupho futhi ngubani
ongazixosha na?
9 Umlilo uyakuphuma olakeni lwakhe, futhi ngubani
ongawucima na?
10 Uyakuphonsa imibani, ngubani ongayikwesaba na?
uyakuduma, ngubani ongayikwesaba na?
11 INkosi iyosongela, futhi ngubani ongayikushaywa
aphele nya phambi kwayo?
12 Umhlaba uyazamazama, nezisekelo zawo; ulwandle
lukhuphuka namaza otwa, namagagasi alo ayanyakaza,
nezinhlanzi zalo, phambi kukaJehova naphambi
kwenkazimulo yamandla akhe.
13 Ngokuba sinamandla isandla sakhe sokunene esinsala
umnsalo;
14 Bheka, izinhlupho ziyathunyelwa, futhi aziyikubuya,
zize zifike emhlabeni.
15 Umlilo uyaphemba, awuyikucishwa, uze uqede
isisekelo somhlaba.
16 Njengomcibisholo ocibishelayo ocibishelayo ongabuyi
emuva, kanjalo nezinhlupho ezithunyelwa emhlabeni
aziyikubuya.
17 Maye kimi! maye kimi! ngubani ozangikhulula
ngalezonsuku?
18 Ukuqala kwemihelo lokulila okukhulu; ukuqala
kwendlala nokufa okukhulu; ukuqala kwezimpi, namandla
ayakuma ngokwesaba; ukuqala kobubi! ngiyakwenzani
lapho kufika lobu bubi na?
19 Bhekani, indlala, nesifo, nosizi, nobuhlungu,
kuthunyelwa njengeziswebhu ukuba kulungiswe.
20 Kodwa ngenxa yazo zonke lezi zinto abayikubuya
ebubini babo, futhi abayikukhumbula njalo izishayo.
21 Bhekani, ukudla kuyoba kuhle kushibhile emhlabeni,
kangangokuthi bayozicabangela ukuthi basesimweni esihle,
futhi ngisho nangaleso sikhathi ububi buyokhula emhlabeni,
inkemba, indlala, kanye nesiphithiphithi esikhulu.
22 Ngokuba abaningi kwabakhileyo emhlabeni bayakufa
yindlala; labanye, abaphunyuka endlaleni, inkemba
izababhubhisa.
23 Abafileyo bayakulahlelwa ngaphandle njengomquba,
kungabikho oduduzayo, ngokuba umhlaba uyakuchithwa,
nemizi ibhidliziwe.
24 Kakuyikusalelwa muntu ukuba alime umhlabathi,
awuhlwanyele;
25 Izihlahla ziyakuthela izithelo, ngubani ongazibutha na?
26 Izithelo zomvini ziyakuvuthwa, ngubani oyakunyathela
na? ngokuba zonke izindawo ziyakuba yincithakalo
yabantu;
27 ukuze umuntu afise ukubona omunye, nokuzwa izwi
lakhe.
28 Ngokuba kuyakusala abayishumi emzini, nababili
basendle, bacashe ezigxotsheni nasezimfantwini
zamadwala.
29 Njengasesivandeni seminqumo kusala iminqumo
emithathu noma emine emithini yonke;
30 Kumbe njengokubuthwa kwesivini, kusale amaxuku
alabo abadinga ngesivini;
31 Kanjalo ngalezo zinsuku kuyakusala abathathu noma
abane kwabahlola izindlu zabo ngenkemba.
32 Umhlaba uyochithwa, namasimu awo aguge, nezindlela
zawo nazo zonke izindlela zawo ziyogcwala ameva, ngoba
akukho muntu oyohamba kuwo.
33 Izintombi zizalila zingelabakhwenyana; abesifazane
bayakuzila bengenamadoda; yabo amadodakazi ayakulila,
engenabasizi.
34 Ezimpini abakhwenyana babo bayakubhujiswa,
nabayeni babo bayakufa ngendlala.
35 Manje yizwani lezi zinto futhi niziqonde, nina zinceku
zeNkosi.
36 Bheka, izwi leNkosi ilamukele; ungakholwa
onkulunkulu uJehova akhulume ngabo.
37 Bheka, izinhlupho ziyasondela, azilibazisi;
38 Njengalapho owesifazane okhulelweyo ngenyanga
yesishiyagalolunye ebeletha indodana yakhe, ubuhlungu
obukhulu bamahora amabili noma amathathu esiswini
sakhe buzungeza esizalweni sakhe, esibuhlungu
ekuzalweni komntwana, abadikibali nakancane;
39 Kanjalo nezinhlupho aziyikulibala ukuza emhlabeni,
futhi umhlaba uyolila, futhi usizi luyokwehlela phezu
kwawo inhlangothi zonke.
40 O bantu bami, yizwani izwi lami: zilungiseleleni impi
yenu, futhi kulezo bubi nibe njengezihambi emhlabeni.

20. 41 Othengisayo makabe njengobalekayo, nothengayo abe
njengolahlekelwayo;
42 Ohwebayo njengongenanzuzo ngayo, nowakhayo
njengalowo ongahlali kuyo;
43 Ohlwanyelayo njengongavuni, kanjalo notshala isivini,
njengalowo ongabuthi izithelo zomvini.
44 Abatshadayo njengabangatholi abantwana; labangashadi
njengabafelokazi.
45 Ngakho-ke labo abakhandlekela ize.
46 Ngokuba abafokazi bayovuna izithelo zabo, futhi
baphange impahla yabo, bachithe izindlu zabo, futhi
bathumbe abantwana babo, ngokuba ekuthunjweni
nasendlaleni bayothola abantwana.
47 Abahwebayo ngokuphanga bahlobisa kakhulu imizi
yabo, nezindlu zabo, nempahla yabo, nabantu babo.
48 Ngizabathukuthelela kakhulu ngenxa yesono sabo,”
kutsho uJehova.
49 Njengesifebe sihawukela owesifazane olungileyo
nolungileyo;
50 Kanjalo ukulunga kuyakuzonda ukungalungi, lapho
kuzidelela, kube kubeka icala ebusweni bakho, lapho efika
oyakumela lowo ohlolisisa zonke izono emhlabeni.
51 Ngakho-ke maningafani nayo, noma imisebenzi yayo.
52 Ngoba kuseyisikhashana, futhi ububi buyosuswa
emhlabeni, futhi ukulunga kuyobusa phakathi kwenu.
53 Isoni masingasho ukuthi asonanga, ngokuba
uNkulunkulu uyakuvutha amalahle omlilo ekhanda laso,
esisho phambi kweNkosi uJehova nenkazimulo yayo
ukuthi: ‘Angonanga.
54 Bhekani, iNkosi iyayazi yonke imisebenzi yabantu,
imicabango yabo, nemicabango yabo, nezinhliziyo zabo;
55 owakhuluma kodwa izwi lokuthi: Makwenziwe
umhlaba; kwase kuba khona: Izulu malenziwe; futhi
kwadalwa.
56 Ngezwi lakhe izinkanyezi zenziwa, futhi uyasazi isibalo
sazo.
57 Uyaphenya utwa nengcebo yalo; ululinganisile
ulwandle nalokho olukuqukethe.
58 Uvalile ulwandle phakathi kwamanzi, futhi ngezwi
lakhe ulengise umhlaba phezu kwamanzi.
59 Weneka amazulu njengethala; ulisekele phezu
kwamanzi.
60 Ehlane wenza imithombo yamanzi, namachibi
eziqongweni zezintaba, ukuze izikhukhula zithulule
emadwaleni aphakeme ukunisela umhlaba.
61 Wenza umuntu, wafaka inhliziyo yakhe phakathi
nomzimba, wamnika ukuphefumula, nokuphila, nokuqonda.
62 Yebo, noMoya kaNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke,
owenza zonke izinto, nophenya zonke izinto ezifihliwe
ekusithekeni komhlaba;
63 Impela uyazazi izinto enizisungulile, kanye nalokho
enikucabangayo ezinhliziyweni zenu, ngisho nalabo
abonayo, futhi abafihla isono sabo.
64 Ngakho-ke iNkosi iyihlolisisile yonke imisebenzi yenu,
futhi iyonihlazisa nonke.
65 Futhi lapho izono zenu sezilethiwe, niyojabha phambi
kwabantu, futhi izono zenu siqu ziyoba ngabaphikisi benu
ngalolo suku.
66 Lizakwenzani? Ningazifihla kanjani izono zenu phambi
kukaNkulunkulu nezingelosi zakhe na?
67 Bhekani, uNkulunkulu ungumahluleli, yesabani yena;
hlukanani nezono zenu, nikhohlwe ububi benu, ningabe
nisagxambukela kubo kuze kube phakade;
68 Ngokuba bhekani, ulaka oluvuthayo lwesixuku esikhulu
luyavuthela phezu kwenu, futhi bayothatha abanye kini,
futhi baniphakele, ningenzi lutho, ngokuhlatshelwe
izithombe.
69 Futhi labo abavuma kubo bayohlekwa futhi
bahlanjalazwe, futhi banyathelwe ngezinyawo.
70 Ngokuba kuzo zonke izindawo nasemizini elandelayo
kuyoba nokuvukela okukhulu kulabo abesaba uJehova.
71 Bayoba njengabantu abahlanyayo, abangamhawukeli,
kodwa baqhubeke bephanga futhi babhubhise labo abesaba
uJehova.
72 Ngokuba bayochitha futhi bathathe izimpahla zabo,
futhi babakhiphe ezindlini zabo.
73 Khona-ke bayokwaziwa, abakhethiweyo bami;
bayakuvivinywa njengegolide emlilweni.
74 Zwanini, o bathandwa bami, isho iNkosi; bhekani,
izinsuku zosizi sezisondele, kepha ngiyonikhulula kuzo.
75 Ningesabi, ningangabazi; ngoba uNkulunkulu
ungumkhokheli wakho,
76 Futhi umholi walabo abagcina imiyalelo nemithetho
yami, isho iNkosi uJehova: izono zenu mazinganisindi,
futhi ningazivumeli iziphambeko zenu ziphakame.
77 Maye kulabo ababoshwe ezonweni zabo, futhi
bembozwe ngobubi babo njengensimu embozwe izihlahla,
nendlela yayo imbozwe ngameva, ukuze kungabikho
muntu odabula khona!
78 Liyekwa lingagqokisiwe, liphonswe emlilweni ukuze
lishiswe ngawo.
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