Umthandazo wa-Ezra ngekutsatsana kwemaJuda nebetive
1Emvakwekutsi konkhe loku kwentiwe, baholi beta kimi bafike batsi: “Sive saka-Israyeli kanye nebaphristi nemaLevi, asikatehlukanisi kuletive letibomakhelwane: emaKhenani, nemaHethi, nemaPheresi, nemaJebhusi, nema-Amoni, nemaMowabi, nemaGibhithe kanye nema-Amori letenta lokunengekako. 2Batsetse lamanye emadvodzakati ato bawenta bafati babo, baze batsatsela nemadvodzana abo bafati kuto, bahlanganisa sive lesingcwele kanye netive letakhelene naso. Labaholi netindvuna bavele baba bekucala ekuphileni imphilo yekungetsembeki.”
3Ngatsi kube ngikuve loko, ngaklebhula ingubo nesembatfo sami, ngahhula tinwele tami nesilevu sami, ngahlala phansi ngijabhile. 4Kwatsi bonkhe labatfutfumeliswa ngemavi aNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli bahlangana ndzawonye bangitungeleta ngenca yalokungetsembeki kwalabatfunjwa. Mine ngahlala khona lapho ngijabhile, kwaze kwaba sikhatsi semhlatjelo wakusihlwa.
5Kwatsi ngesikhatsi semhlatjelo wakusihlwa, ngasukuma lapho ekujabheni kwami, ingubo nesembatfo sami kudzabukile, ngaguca ngemadvolo tandla tami tivulekile embikwaSimakadze Nkulunkulu wami, 6ngathandaza ngatsi: “Maye, Nkulunkulu wami, ngijabhile kakhulu futsi nginemahloni kutsi ngingaphakamisela kanjani buso bami kuwe, Nkulunkulu wami, ngobe tono tetfu setiphakeme kakhulu tengama tinhloko tetfu, nebubi betfu sebufikele emazulwini. 7Kusukela etikhatsini tabokhokho kuze kube ngumanje, bubi betfu bebuvele bubukhulu. Ngenca yetono tetfu, tsine nemakhosi etfu nebaphristi betfu besibantfu bekubulawa ngenkemba nekutfunjwa, nekuphangwa kanye nekwentelwa phansi etandleni temakhosi etive, njengobe kusenjalo lamuhla.
8“Kodvwa nyalo, kulesikhashana, Simakadze Nkulunkulu wetfu ubenemusa ngekutsi asishiyele insali nekutsi asinike siphephelo endzaweni yakhe lengcwele, ngako Nkulunkulu wetfu ukhanyisa emehlo etfu asinike nekukhululeka lokuncane ekuboshweni kwetfu. 9Nome sitigcili nje, Nkulunkulu wetfu akasilahli ekuboshweni kwetfu. Usentele sihawu emehlweni emakhosi asePheresiya, ngekutsi usiphe kuphila lokusha kutsi sakhe kabusha indlu yaNkulunkulu wetfu nekutsi sivusetele tibondza tayo, waphindze wasipha lubondza lwekuvikeleka kaJuda naseJerusalema.
10“Kodvwa nyalo, Nkulunkulu wetfu, singatsini nje emvakwaloku? Ngobe phela sesiyephulile imiyalo yakho, 11lowasinika yona ngetinceku takho baphrofethi ngesikhatsi utsi: ‘Lelive lenitawungena kulo kutsi libe lenu, live lese lingcoliswe kungcola kwetive talo. Letintfo letinengekako lenitentako setiligcwalise ngekungcola nebubi lelive kusuka ngala kwalo kuye ngale kwalo. 12Ngako-ke ningacali nivumele emadvodzakati enu kutsi atekwe ngemadvodzana ato, nemadvodzana enu angawateki emadvodzakati ato. Ningacali nome ngunini nitisekele emnotfweni wato, khona nitewucina nidle tintfo letimnandzi talelive, nilishiyele bantfwabenu kutsi litewuba lifa labo laphakadze naphakadze.’
13“Loko lokusehlele kungumphumela wetento tetfu letimbi, nelicala letfu lelikhulu, noko, Nkulunkulu wetfu, awukasijezisi njengalokufanele tono tetfu, sewuze wasinika nensali lefana nalena. 14Sitawuphindze futsi siyephule yini lemiyalo yakho ngekwendziselana naletive letenta tintfo letinengekako? Ungeke yini usitfukutselele kusibhubhisa, kubete ngisho nensali nome losindzako? 15Maye, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli, wena ulungile! Lamuhla sisele siyinsali. Lapha sisembikwakho ngenca yelicala letfu, noko kute nome munye longakhona kuma embikwakho.”
