1 Esdras is the ancient Greek Septuagint version of the biblical Book of Ezra in use within the early church, and among many modern Christians with varying degrees of canonicity. 1 Esdras is substantially similar to the standard Hebrew version of Ezra–Nehemiah, with the passages specific to the career of Nehemiah removed or re-attributed to Ezra, and some additional material.

2. ISAHLUKO 1
1 UYosiya wenzela iNkosi yakhe umthendeleko wepasika
eYerusalem, wenza ipasika ngomhla weshumi elinesine
wenyanga yokuqala;
2 bebamisa ababingeleli ngokwezabelo zabo zemini, bevathe
iingubo ezinde endlwini kaYehova.
3 Wathetha kubaLevi, abalungiseleli abangcwele
bakwaSirayeli, ukuba bazingcwalise kuYehova, bayibeke ityeya
engcwele kaYehova, endlwini awayakhayo ukumkani
uSolomon unyana kaDavide;
4 wathi, Aniyi kuphinda nithwale ityeya emagxeni enu; ke
ngoko khonzani uYehova uThixo wenu, nibalungiselele abantu
bakhe amaSirayeli, nizilungiselele ngokwemizalwane yenu,
nezizwe zenu.
5 njengoko wamisayo uDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli,
ngokobungangamela bukaSolomon unyana wakhe, wema
etempileni ngokwezikhundla zemizalwane yenu, baLevi,
abalungiselelayo phambi kwabazalwana benu, oonyana
bakaSirayeli. ,
6 Nize niyilungiselele ipasika, nibalungiselele abazalwana benu
imibingelelo, nenze ipasika ngokomthetho kaYehova,
awawunikwayo uMoses.
7 Ke kaloku uYosiya wabanika amashumi amathathu amawaka
eemvana, neemvana, amawaka amathathu eenkunzi
zeenkomo, namawaka amathathu eenkomo;
8 OoHelekiya, noZekariya, noSiyela, abathetheli betempile,
barhumela ababingeleli amawaka amabini anamakhulu
amathandathu iigusha, namakhulu amathathu eenkomo,
ukuze kwenziwe ipasika.
9 OoYekoniya, noShemaya, noNataniyeli umninawa wakhe,
noAsabhiya, no-Okiyeli, noYoram, abathetheli-waka,
babarhumela abaLevi amawaka amahlanu empahla
emfutshane, namakhulu asixhenxe eenkomo.
10 Ke kaloku, kwakubon’ ukuba zenziwe ezo zinto,
ababingeleli nabaLevi, bephethe izonka ezingenagwele, bema
belungelelene ngokwemizalwane yabo.
11 Ngokweenkulu zezindlu zooyise phambi kwabantu, ukuba
kusondezwe kuYehova, njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini
kaMoses; benjenjalo kusasa.
12 Bayosa ipasika emlilweni njengokwasemthethweni;
13 wabamisa phambi kwabantu bonke; emveni koko
bazilungisela bona nababingeleli abazalwana babo, oonyana
baka-Aron.
14 Ababingeleli bawanyusa amanqatha kwada kwahlwa;
abaLevi bazilungisela bona, nababingeleli, abazalwana babo,
oonyana baka-Aron.
15 Iimvumi ezingcwele, oonyana baka-Asafu, babemi ngoluhlu
lwazo ngokomyalelo kaDavide, uAsafu, noZekariya,
noYedutun, ongamaphakathi kakumkani.
16 Abamasango babesemasangweni ngesango;
bekungavumelekile ukuba aphume emsebenzini wakhe;
ngokuba abazalwana bakhe abaLevi babebalungisela.
17 Ke kaloku kwagqitywa ukwenziwa izinto zemibingelelo
kaYehova ngaloo mini, ukuba kwenziwe ipasika;
18 Uze wenze amadini esibingelelweni sikaNdikhoyo,
ngokomyalelo kakumkani uYosiya.
19 Oonyana bakaSirayeli ababekho bayenza ke ipasika ngelo
xesha, nomthendeleko wezonka ezinencasa, imihla esixhenxe.
20 Bekungazanga kwenziwe pasika ngokwale pasika
kwaSirayeli, kususela kwimihla kaSamuweli umprofeti.
21 Kananjalo bonke ookumkani bakwaSirayeli abazanga benze
pasika, njengako uYosiya, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, namaYuda,
kunye namaSirayeli onke, awafunyanwayo ehleli eYerusalem.
22 Kwenziwa ke le pasika ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo
wobukumkani bukaYosiya.
23 Kwaye imisebenzi okanye uYosiya wayethe tye phambi
kweNkosi yakhe ngentliziyo ezele bubuthixo.
24 Ke kaloku, izinto ezenzekayo ngexesha lakhe, zabhalwa
kwamandulo, ngokusingisele kwabo bonayo, babenza okubi
kuYehova, ngaphezu kwezizwe zonke nezikumkani, ukuba
bamenza buhlungu ngokuncamisileyo, ngokokude namazwi
alowo unyathele kuYehova. UYehova wawasukela amaSirayeli.
25 Kwathi emveni kwezo zenzo zikaYosiya zonke, uFaro
ukumkani waseYiputa weza kulwa imfazwe neKarkami phezu
koMlambo; waphuma uYosiya, waya kuye.
26 Ukumkani waseYiputa wathumela kuye, esithi, Yintoni na
enam nawe, kumkani wakwaYuda?
27 Andimthumanga mna eNkosini uYehova; ngokuba imfazwe
yam iphezu koEfrati; ngoku ke uYehova unam, ewe, uYehova
unam uyandingxamela;
28 Ke uYosiya akayibuyisanga inqwelo yakhe yokulwa, wesuka
walwa naye, kungengamazwi kaYeremiya umprofeti,
awakuthethayo ngomlomo kaYehova.
29 Badibana naye ethafeni laseMagido, baza abathetheli beza
kukumkani uYosiya.
30 Wathi ukumkani kubakhonzi bakhe, Ndikhupheni ekulweni;
kuba ndibuthathaka kakhulu. Bamsusa kwaoko abakhonzi
bakhe emfazweni.
31 Wakhwela enqwelweni yakhe yesibini; Wabuyiselwa ke
eYerusalem, wafa, wangcwatyelwa engcwabeni likayise.
32 Bamenzela isijwili uYosiya kulo lonke elakwaYuda;
kananjalo uYeremiya umprofeti wamenzela isijwili uYosiya,
zamenzela isijwili iintloko zamadoda nabafazi unanamhla;
kwaSirayeli.
33 Zibhalwe ezi zinto encwadini yemicimbi yemihla
yookumkani bakwaYuda, nayo yonke imicimbi awayenzayo
uYosiya, nozuko lwakhe, nokuqiqa kwakhe emthethweni
kaYehova, nezinto awazenzayo ngenxa engaphambili; nezinto
ezizekileyo ngoku zibhaliwe encwadini yookumkani
bakwaSirayeli nabakwaYuda.
34 Abantu bamthabatha uYehowahazi, unyana kaYosiya,
bamenza ukumkani esikhundleni sikaYosiya uyise, eminyaka
imashumi mabini anamithathu ezelwe.
35 Waba neenyanga ezintathu engukumkani kwelakwaYuda
naseYerusalem;
36 Walihlahlisa ilizwe ikhulu leetalente zesilivere, netalente
yegolide yanye.
37 Kananjalo ukumkani waseYiputa wamenza ukumkani
uYowakim, umninawa wakhe, ukumkani wakwaYuda
naseYerusalem.
38 Wambopha uYowakim nabanumzana; ke uZerakesi
umninawa wakhe wambamba, wamkhupha eYiputa.
39 UYowakim ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu
ezelwe, ukuba ngukumkani kwakhe ezweni lakwaYuda
neYerusalem; wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova.
40 Wenyuka ke, wamchasa uNebhukadenetsare, ukumkani
waseBhabheli, wamkhonkxa ngomxokelelwane wobhedu,
wamsa eBhabheli.
41 Kananjalo uNebhukadenetsare wathabatha empahleni
yengcwele kaYehova, wemka nazo, wazibeka endlwini yakhe
eBhabheli.

3. 42 Ke zona izinto ezibhaliweyo ngaye, nobunqambi bakhe,
nobugwenxa bakhe, zibhaliwe emicimbini yemihla
yookumkani.
43 UYowakim, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni
sakhe; waba ngukumkani eneminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo;
44 Waba neenyanga ezintathu ezineentsuku ezilishumi
engukumkani eYerusalem; wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova.
45 Kwathi ekupheleni komnyaka, uNebhukadenetsare
wathumela wamzisa eBhabheli, kunye neempahla ezingcwele
zikaYehova;
46 wamenza ukumkani uZedekiya kwaYuda naseYerusalem,
eminyaka imashumi mabini anamnye ezelwe; waba
neminyaka elishumi elinamnye engukumkani.
47 Kananjalo wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova,
akawakhathalela amazwi awathethwa kuye ngomprofeti
uYeremiya, evela emlonyeni kaYehova.
48 Kwathi, emveni kokuba ukumkani uNebhukadenetsare
emfungise igama likaYehova, wafunga, wagwilika; wayenza
lukhuni intamo yakhe, nentliziyo yakhe, wawugqitha
umthetho kaYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.
49 Kananjalo iirhuluneli zabantu nezababingeleli benza izinto
ezininzi ezichasene nomthetho, bazenza inqambi kuzo zonke
iintlanga, bayenza inqambi itempile kaYehova, ebingcwaliswe
eYerusalem.
50 UThixo wooyise wathumela ngomthunywa wakhe ukuba
ababize, ngokuba wabasindisa, kwanomnquba wakhe.
51 Basuka babagculela abathunywa bakhe; Yabona, uYehova
wathetha kubo, babagculela abaprofeti bakhe;
52 Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, enomsindo kubantu bakhe ngenxa
yokungahloneli Thixo kwabo okukhulu, wabayalela ukuba
ookumkani bamaKaledi benyuke baye kubo;
53 Abababulala abafana babo ngekrele, ewe,
kwanangaphakathi kwithambeka letempile yabo engcwele,
kwaye bengasindi mfana nasicakakazi, indoda endala
namntwana, phakathi kwabo; ngokuba wabanikela bonke
ezandleni zabo.
54 Bazithabatha zonke iimpahla ezingcwele zikaYehova,
ezinkulu kwezisa ezincinane, neempahla zetyeya kaThixo,
nobuncwane bokumkani, baya nazo eBhabheli.
55 Bayitshisa indlu kaYehova, bazidiliza iindonga zeYerusalem,
bazifaka umlilo ezindongeni zayo;
56 Ubukhazikhazi bayo abuphelanga, bada batshatyalaliswa
bonke, nabantu abangabulawanga ngekrele wabafudusela
eBhabheli.
57 Waba ngabakhonzi bakhe noonyana bakhe, kwada
kwalawula amaPersi, ukuba lizaliseke ilizwi likaYehova,
awalithethayo ngomlomo kaYeremiya.
58 Lide ilizwe lanele ziisabatha zalo, lonke ixesha
lokusenkangala kwalo liya kuphumla, kude kuzaliseke
iminyaka emashumi asixhenxe.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi ukumkani wamaPersi,
ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi likaYehova, awalithethayo ngoYeremiya;
2 UYehova wawuxhokonxa umoya kaKoreshi, ukumkani
wasePersi, wavakalisa ebukumkanini bakhe bonke,
kwanencwadi ebhaliweyo, ethi,
3 besithi, Utsho uKoreshi, ukumkani wamaPersi, ukuthi, Utsho
ukuthi, Utsho uKoreshi ukumkani wamaPersi; INkosi kaSirayeli,
iNkosi ephezulu, indenze ukumkani wehlabathi lonke;
4 wathi kum, ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem, kwelakwaYuda.
5 Ukuba ke ngoko kukho ubani kuni ongowabantu bakhe,
iNkosi, iNkosi yakhe, mayibe naye, anyuke aye eYerusalem
kwelakwaYuda, ayakhe indlu kaYehova kaSirayeli; NguYehova
ohleli eYerusalem.
6 Osukuba ngoko ehleli ezindaweni ezingeenxa zonke,
makamncede, angabamelwane bakhe, ngegolide nesilivere;
7 kunye neminikelo, namahashe, neenkomo, nezinye izinto,
ezithe zabhambathiswa ngokwendlu kaYehova eseYerusalem.
8 Zaza zema iinkulu zemizalwane yakwaYuda, nezesizwe
sakwaBhenjamin; nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabo bonke
abantliziyo yabaxhobileyo uYehova, ukuba banyuke baye
kumakhela uYehova indlu eYerusalem;
9 Kwaye abo babehleli ngeenxa zonke kubo, babancedisa
ngezinto zonke ngesilivere, negolide, namahashe, neenkomo,
nezipho ezininzi kakhulu, ezininzi kakhulu eziqhutywa
iingqondo zabo.
10 Kananjalo ukumkani uKoreshi wazikhupha iimpahla
ezingcwele, abezithinjwe uNebhukadenetsare eYerusalem,
waza wazibeka endlwini yakhe yezithixo ezingeni.
11 Wazikhupha ke uKoreshi ukumkani wamaPersi, wazinikela
kuMithridate unondyebo wakhe.
12 Kwaye ke banikelwa kuye uSanebhasari, irhuluneli
yelakwaYuda.
13 Lilo eli ke inani labo; 16 Iliwaka leendebe zegolide, newaka
leendebe zesilivere, neempahla zesilivere eziliwaka,
amashumi amabini anesithoba, neengqayi zegolide
ezimashumi mathathu, nesilivere yangamawaka amabini,
anamakhulu mane, aneshumi elinye, nezinye iimpahla
eziliwaka.
14 Zonke iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere ezathinjwayo zaba
ngamawaka amahlanu, anamakhulu mane, anamanci
mathandathu anesithoba.
15 Aba ke babuya noSanebhatsare nabathinjwa, besuka
eBhabheli, besa eYerusalem.
16 Ke nangemihla ka-Arteshta ukumkani wamaPersi,
ooBhelemo, noMithridate, noTabheliyo, noRathumo,
noBheletethmo, noShameleyo unobhala, nabanye
abathunywa ababekunye nabo, ababehlala kwaSamari
nakwezinye iindawo, bambhalela ngokunxamnye naye. abo
babemi kwelakwaYuda neYerusalem, ezi ncwadi zilandelayo;
17 Kukumkani uArtashashta, inkosi yethu, kubakhonzi bakho,
uRathumo umbhali, noSemeliyo umbhali, nabanye
abaphakathi kwabo, nabagwebi baseKelosiya naseFenike.
18 Makwazeke ngoku enkosini ukumkani, ukuba amaYuda
anyukileyo evela kuwe eza kuthi, angena eYerusalem, laa mzi
uneenkani, ungendawo, wakha iindawo zembutho,
wazitywina iindonga zawo, alise iziseko zeentsika
ezingendawo. itempile.
19 Ngoku, ukuba lo mzi neendonga zaso zibuye zakhiwe, aziyi
kwala ukurhola irhafu yodwa, ziya kwandula nokuvukela
ookumkani.
20 Ekubeni ke zisendlwini izinto zetempile, sicinga ukuba
kububulungisa ukuba singawushiyi umbandela onjalo.
21 Masithethe nenkosi yethu ukumkani, ukuze, ukuba kuthe
kwalunga kuwe, kukhangelwe ezincwadini zooyihlo;
22 uya kufumana encwadini yemicimbi yemihla, kubhaliweyo
ngazo ezo, uqonde ukuba loo mzi wawuneenkani, uphazamisa
ookumkani nemizi;
23 nokuba amaYuda ayenemvukelo, esoloko evelisa iimfazwe
kuwo; ngenxa yoko kwanalo mzi waba yinkangala.
24 Ngako oko, nkosi kumkani, siyakuxelela, ukuba lo mzi uthe
wakhiwa ngokutsha, neendonga zawo zaphinde zalungiswa,
awuyi kuphinda udlulele eKelosi naseFenike.

4. 25 Wabuya ukumkani wabuya wabhalela uRathumo umbhali,
noBheletetemo, noShamelelo umbhali, nabanye amagosa,
nabemi bakwaSamari, nabaseSiriya, nabaseFenike, ngale
ndlela;
26 Ndiyifundile incwadi enandithumelela yona, ndithe ke
mandiphicothwe ngokucokisekileyo, kwafunyanwa ukuba loo
mzi ubufudula usiphatha kakubi ookumkani.
27 Amadoda akhona aphumeza ukreqo nemfazwe; kwabakho
ookumkani abanamandla nabanobujorha eYerusalem,
ababelawula benikela unikelo eKelosiya naseFenike.
28 Ngoko ke ndiwawisele umthetho loo madoda, ukuba
angawakhi lo mzi, kuthiwe makungabi sabakho kwenziwa
kuwo;
29 ukuze abo basebenzi bangendawo bangabaqhubeli
phambili ekuqumbiseni kookumkani;
30 Ke kaloku, uArteshashta ukumkani weencwadi zakhe,
zileswa iincwadi zakhe, ooRathumo, noShameliyo umbhali,
nabanye ababenabo, besuka buphuthuphuthu ukuya
eYerusalem, benempi yabamahashe, nengxokolo yabantu
yokulwa, baqala ukubathintela abakhi. ; Ukwakhiwa
kwetempile eYerusalem kwada kwaba ngumnyaka wesibini
wobukumkani bukaDariyo ukumkani wamaPersi.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Ke kaloku, xa uDariyo engukumkani, wenzela isidlo esikhulu
bonke abakhonzi bakhe, nendlu yakhe yonke, nabathetheli
bonke bamaMedi namaPersi;
2 nawo onke amabamba, nabathetheli, nababusi abaphantsi
kwakhe, bethabathela kwelaseIndiya besa kwaKushi,
kumaphondo alikhulu elinamanci mabini anesixhenxe.
3 Badla, basela, bahlutha, bagoduka. Wasuka uDariyo
ukumkani wangena egumbini lakhe lokulala, walala, wavuka
kwaoko.
4 Athetha ke amadodana amathathu lawo, agcina umzimba
wokumkani;
5 Masithethe intetho elowo kuthi; lowo weyisayo, ontetho
yakhe ivakala ilumkile kunabanye, ukumkani uDariyo uya
kumnika izipho ezikhulu, izinto ezinkulu zibe ngumqondiso
woloyiso.
6 Wambatha iingubo ezimfusa, ukuba asele igolide, alale
phezu kwegolide, nokuhamba ngemikhala yegolide,
nesinkontsho selinen ecikizekileyo, nomxokelelwane
entanyeni yakhe;
7 Uya kuhlala ngakuDariyo ngenxa yobulumko bakhe, kuthiwe
nguDariyo, uyise kayise.
8 Babhala ke elowo intetho yakhe, bayitywina, bayibeka
phantsi komqamelo wokumkani uDariyo;
9 Wathi, xa ukumkani ethe wavuka, abathile bomnika imibhalo;
okunene ukumkani nabathetheli bobathathu bamaPersi baya
kugweba ngakuye, ngokuba isigwebo sakhe sinobulumko,
lunikwe kuye uloyiso, njengoko bekumiselweyo.
10 Owokuqala wabhala wathi, Iwayini yeyona inamandla;
11 Nowesibini wabhala wathi, Ukumkani unamandla.
12 Owesithathu wabhala wathi, Abafazi banamandla, kodwa
ngaphezu kweento zonke inyaniso iyaluthwala uloyiso.
13 Uthe ke akuba evukile ukumkani, bayithabatha imibhalo
yabo, bayinikela kuye, waza wayifunda.
14 Wathumela wababiza bonke abathetheli bamaPersi
namaMedi, namabamba, nabathetheli, namabamba,
namadindala;
15 Wamhlalisa phantsi etroneni yobukumkani; nemibhalo
yayileswa phambi kwabo.
16 Wathi, Babizeni abafana, bawachazele awabo amazwi.
Babizwa ke, bangena.
17 Wathi ke kubo, Sixeleleni ingqondo yenu kuzo izibhalo.
Waqala ke owokuqala owathetha ngamandla ewayini;
18 Watsho ukuthi, Hayi, ukuba mbi kwewayini! Ibalahlekisisa
bonke abaselayo;
19 Intliziyo yokumkani neyenkedama iyenza ibe nye;
yekhoboka nelokhululekileyo, kwihlwempu nakwisityebi;
20 Kwaneengcinga zonke uzijika zibe yimihlali nemivuyo,
ukuba akakhumbuli usizi natyala.
21 Butyebisa iintliziyo zonke, ukuba akakhumbuli kumkani
narhuluneli; kwaye lithetha izinto zonke ngeetalente;
22 bathi, besezindebeni zabo, bakulibale ukuthanda kwabo
izihlobo nabazalwana, kuthi emva kancinane berhole
amakrele.
23 Kodwa xa benxilile, abayikhumbuli into abayenzileyo.
24 Owu madoda, asiyiyo na iwayini eyomeleleyo
ekunyanzeliseni ukwenjenjalo? Wahlala wathi tu.
ISAHLUKO 4
1 Waza nowesibini, obethetha ngamandla okumkani, wathi,
2 Owu madoda, abanamandla na ngamandla, abo balawula
ulwandle, nomhlaba, nezinto zonke ezikuwo?
3 Kodwa ke ukumkani womelele ngakumbi; nantoni na
ebawisele umthetho ngayo bayenza.
4 Ukuba uthe wawathuma emfazweni, elowo uwawa,
enjenjalo; ukuba uthe wabandulula ezintshabeni, bayahamba
bazidilize iindonga zeentaba neenqaba ezinde.
5 Bayabulala, babulawe, abawugqithi umthetho wokumkani;
ukuba bathe baphumelela, bazisa zonke izinto kukumkani,
kwanento yonke amaxhoba, neempahla zonke.
6 Ngokunjalo kwabo bangengamajoni, + nabangenazo
iimfazwe, + kodwa basebenzise ubutyebi, + xa bathe bakuvuna
abakuhlwayeleyo, bakuzisa kukumkani, + banyanzeleke ukuba
bahlawule irhafu kukumkani.
7 ukanti yena mnye kwaphela; Ukuba uthe mabayeke,
bayayeka;
8 Ukuba uthe mababethe, babethe; ukuba uthe wayiphanzisa,
iyaphanza; ukuba uthe makwakhiwe, bakha;
9 Ukuba uthe wawisa umthetho, bagawula; ukuba uthe
wahlwayela, batyala.
10 Bamthobela bonke abantu bakhe nemikhosi yakhe;
kananjalo ulala phantsi, adle, asele, aphumle;
11 Aba ke bamthiyile ngeenxa zonke, kungekuko nokuba
kuphuma bani, enze okukokwakhe ukuko, bangamthobeli
nangayiphi na into.
12 Akanakuthini na ukumkani ukuba ligorha, eve ethotyelwe
ngolo hlobo? Uye wazibamba ulwimi.
13 Waza nowesithathu wathetha ngabafazi, nangenyaniso, (lo
nguZorobhabheli) wathetha.
14 Owu madoda, asinguye ukumkani omkhulu, asiyingxokolo
yabantu, asiyowayini igqithisayo; Ngubani na ke lowo
ulawulayo, engolawulayo? ayingobafazi na?
15 Abafazi bazele ukumkani, nabantu bonke abalawula
elwandle nasemhlabeni;
16 Bafika nakubo abo batyala izidiliya, apho yayivela khona
iwayini.
17 Nazo ke zenzela abantu iingubo; ezi zizukisa abantu; kwaye
ngaphandle kwabafazi abanakuba ngamadoda.
18 Yaye ukuba amadoda ahlanganisa igolide nesilivere, okanye
nayiphi na enye into entle, akathi na ukumthanda umfazi
ofanelwe yimbeko, + nesimilo esihle?

5. 19 Kwaye baziyeke zonke ezo zinto zihambe, abaze bavule,
kwaye kwanomlomo ovulekileyo bawagxininise amehlo abo
kuye; Akayinqweneli na yonke into ngaphezu kwesilivere,
negolide, nakuzo zonke izinto ezilungileyo?
20 Indoda iya kumshiya uyise owamkhulisayo, nelizwe layo,
anamathele emfazini wayo.
21 Ayinamathelanga ekuchitheni ubomi bayo nomfazi wayo.
akakhumbuli uyise, nokuba ngunina, nalizwe.
22 Niya kwazi ngale nto ke, ukuba abafazi bayanigagamela;
23 Ewe, indoda ithabatha ikrele layo, kwaye ihambe indlela
yayo ukuya kuphanga nokuba, ukuhamba ngolwandle
naphezu kwemilambo;
24 Yaye ibona ingonyama, kwaye ihamba emnyameni; akuba
eyibile, ephanga, ephanga, ayizise eluthandweni lwakhe.
25 Ngenxa yoko indoda ithanda umfazi wayo ngaphezu koyise
nokuba ngunina.
26 Ewe, baninzi abathe baphelelwa bubulumko ngenxa
yabafazi, kwaye baba ngabakhonzi ngenxa yabo.
27 Baninzi kananjalo abatshabaleleyo, balahleka, bonile
ngenxa yabafazi;
28 Kwaye ngoku anikholwa ndim? Akamkhulu na ukumkani
emandleni akhe? Ayoyiki na ukumchukumisa yonke imimandla?
29 Ndambona ke noApame, ishweshwe lokumkani, intombi
kaBhartako wodumo, ehleli ngasekunene kokumkani;
30 wasithabatha isithsaba entlokweni yokumkani, wasibeka
entlokweni yakhe; nayo yabetha ukumkani ngesandla sayo
sasekhohlo.
31 Kuyo yonke loo nto ukumkani waphonguphotha inyongo,
wayijonga ngomlomo evulekileyo; ukuba uthe wamhleka,
wasuka wahleka naye; kwakhona.
32 Owu nina madoda, kunokuba njalo njani kodwa abafazi
bamele bomelele, bebona nje besenjenjalo?
33 Ukumkani nabathetheli bakhangelana, bathetha inyaniso.
34 Owu nina madoda, abafazi abomelelanga na? Mkhulu
umhlaba, liphezulu izulu, ilanga linamendu endleni yalo;
ngokuba lilijikeleza izulu ngeenxa zonke, liwubuyisele
endaweni yalo ngamini-nye.
35 Akamkhulu na umenzi wezo zinto? ke ngoko inkulu inyaniso,
kwaye yomelele ngaphezu kwezinto zonke.
36 Lonke ihlabathi limemeza ngenyaniso, izulu liyasisikelela;
zonke izenzo ziyanyikima, zinyikima ngenxa yayo;
37 Iwayini ingendawo, ukumkani ungendawo, abafazi
bangendawo, bonke oonyana babantu bangendawo, zinjaloke
izenzo zabo ezingendawo; akukho nyaniso kubo; Batshabalala
ebugwenxeni babo.
38 Yona ke yona inyaniso, iyanyamezela, kwaye ihlala
yomelele; budla ubomi, boyise ngonaphakade.
39 Kuye akukho kukhetha buso, akukhethi buso; lisuka lenze
okusesikweni, lizinxweme kuko konke okungendawo,
nokungendawo; yaye bonke abantu benza kakuhle
ngokwemisebenzi yakhe.
40 kananjalo ekugwebeni kwakhe akukho kungalungisi; kwaye
yena ungamandla, ubukumkani, amandla, nobungangamsha,
kuzo zonke izizukulwana. Makabongwe uThixo wenyaniso.
41 Waza wathi cwaka emva koko. Baduma ngoko bonke
abantu, besithi, Yinkulu inyaniso, yomelele ngaphezu kweento
zonke.
42 Wathi ukumkani kuye, Cela into othanda ukuyenza,
ngaphezu kokuba kumiselweyo embhalweni; uze uhlale
ecaleni kwam, kuthiwe ungumzala wam.
43 Wathi kukumkani, Khumbula isibhambathiso sakho,
owabhambathisayo ukuba uyakha iYerusalem, mini wangena
ebukumkanini bakho;
44 nokuba azisuse zonke iimpahla ezazithinjwe eYerusalem,
awayingcwalisayo uKoreshi, oko wabhambathisayo
ukutshabalalisa iBhabheli, nokuba azibuyisele khona.
45 Nawe ufunge ukuba uya kuyakha indlu leyo, awayitshisayo
amaEdom, ekutshatyalalisweni kwelakwaYuda ngamaKaledi.
46 Kaloku ke, nkosi yam kumkani, nantsi into endiyibizayo,
endisukuba ndiyithanda kuwe, kukulugunya okuphuma kuwe,
oko kukuthi, usimise isibhambathiso esiphuma emlonyeni
wakho ngomlomo wakho. ubhambathisile kuKumkani
wamazulu.
47 Wesuka wema uDariyo ukumkani, wamanga, wambhalela
zonke iincwadi eziya kubo bonke abagcini-ndyebo,
nabathetheli, nabathetheli, namabamba, ukuze
bamkhwelelise endleleni yabo, kwanabo bonke abenyuka
naye ukuya kwakha iYerusalem. .
48 Wabhala neencwadi eziya kwiirhuluneli zaseKelosi
naseFenike, nabaseLebhanon, ukuba bathabathe imisedare
eLebhanon, bawuse eYerusalem, ukuba bawakhe umzi kunye
naye.
49 Kananjalo wabhalela amaYuda, abephuma ebukumkanini
bakhe, esiya kwelamaYuda, ngenxa yenkululeko yawo, ukuba
kungangeni gosa, namlawuli, nasibande, nanondyebo, oya
kungena ngenkani ezingcangweni zawo;
50 Kwaye lonke ilizwe abalibambayo libe likhululekile
ngaphandle kwerhafu; nokuba amaEdom ayinike imizana
yamaYuda abeyibambe ngelo xesha.
51 Ewe, ukuze ngonyaka kunikwe amashumi amabini
eetalente ekwakhiweni kwetempile, kude kube lixesha
lokwakhiwa kwayo;
52 neshumi leetalente ngomnyaka, ukwenzela ukuba
kwenziwe amadini anyukayo esibingelelweni, imihla ngemihla,
njengoko bawiselwe umthetho ngawo, ukuba banyuswe
ishumi elinesixhenxe;
53 nokuba bonke abaphuma eBhabheli, besiya kwakha umzi,
babe nenkululeko, kwanembewu yabo, kwanababingeleli
bonke abaphumayo.
54 Wabhala kananjalo malunga. isigxina, neempahla
zababingeleli, abalungiselela benazo;
55 Kwangokunjalo, ezigxineni zabaLevi, banikwa, kude kube
yimini yokugqitywa kwendlu leyo, yakhiwe iYerusalem.
56 Wathi, makunikelwe imivuzo nemivuzo, bonke
abawugcinayo umzi.
57 Wazisusa zonke iimpahla eBhabheli, abeza kungcwaliswa
nguKoreshi; nako konke awawisa umthetho ngako uKoreshi,
wawisa umthetho ngako oko; wathumela eYerusalem.
58 Ephumile ke lo mfana, wabuphakamisela ezulwini ubuso
bakhe eYerusalem, wadumisa uKumkani wamazulu.
59 Ndathi, Uloyiso luphuma kuwe;
60 Hayi, uyolo lwakho, ondinike ubulumko;
61 Wazithabatha ke iincwadi ezo, waphuma, waya eBhabheli,
wabaxelela bonke abazalwana bakhe.
62 Bamdumisa uThixo wooyise, ngokuba ebanike inkululeko
nenkululeko
63 benyuka, bayakhe iYerusalem, netempile, ebizwa ngegama
lakhe;
ISAHLUKO 5

6. 1 Emveni koko yaba ziinkulu zezindlu zooyise ezinyuliweyo
ngokwezizwe zazo, ukuba zinyuke nabafazi bawo, noonyana,
neentombi, nabakhonzi babo, nabakhonzazana, nemfuyo
yabo.
2 UDariyo wathumela kunye nabo iwaka labakhweli-mahashe,
bada bababuyisela eYerusalem bekholosile, beneempahla
zokuvuma, neegwali.
3 Bonke abazalwana babo badlala, wabanyusa kunye nabo.
4 Ngawo la amagama amadoda anyukayo, ngokwemizalwane
yawo, ngokwezizwe zawo, ngokweenkulu zawo.
5 Ababingeleli, oonyana bakaPinehasi, unyana ka-Aron,
ibinguYesu, unyana kaYotsadaki, unyana kaSaraya,
noYowakim, unyana kaTsorubhabheli, unyana kaSalatiyeli,
wendlu kaDavide, emzalwaneni kaPeres, kwisizwe sakwaYuda;
6 Wathetha ngobulumko phambi koDariyo ukumkani
wasePersi, ngomnyaka wesibini wobukumkani bakhe,
ngenyanga enguNisan: eyinyanga yokuqala ke leyo.
7 Ngabo aba ke aba bakwaYuda abanyukayo, bevela
ekuthinjweni, apho babehlala njengabaphambukeli,
awayebafudusele eBhabheli uNebhukadenetsare ukumkani
waseBhabheli.
8 Babuyela eYerusalem nakweminye imimandla yakwaYuda,
elowo waya emzini wakowabo, abeza noTsorobhabheli,
noYesu, noNehemiya, noZekariya, noResaya, noEnenius,
noMardoke; nguBhelesaro, noAsfaraso, noReyeli, noRoyimo,
noBhahana, abathetheli babo;
9 Inani labo bohlanga, neerhuluneli zalo, oonyana bakaPoros,
ibingamawaka amabini, anekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe
anababini; oonyana bakaShafati ibingamakhulu amane,
anamanci asixhenxe anababini.
10 Oonyana baka-Ares ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci
mahlanu anabathandathu.
11 Oonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi ibingamawaka
amabini, anamakhulu asibhozo, aneshumi elinye elinababini;
12 Oonyana bakaElam ibiliwaka, elinamakhulu amabini,
anamanci mahlanu anabane; oonyana bakaZatuli
ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mane anabahlanu;
oonyana bakaKorbhe ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anabahlanu;
13 Oonyana bakaBhebhayi ibingamakhulu amathandathu,
anamanci mabini anabathathu; oonyana bakaSadasi
ibingamawaka amathathu, anamakhulu mabini, anamanci
mabini anababini.
14 Oonyana baka-Adonikam ibingamakhulu amathandathu,
anamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe; oonyana bakaBhagoyi
ibingamawaka amabini, anamanci mathandathu
anabathandathu;
15 Oonyana baka-Ateretsiya ibingamashumi asithoba
anababini, oonyana bakaKeyilan noAzeta, ngamashumi
omathandathu anesixhenxe;
16 Oonyana baka-Ananiyas ibilikhulu elinamnye; oonyana
baka-Arom ibingamashumi amathathu anababini; oonyana
bakaBhasha ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini
anabathathu;
17 Oonyana bakaMetersi ibingamawaka amathathu
anabahlanu; oonyana baseBhetelomon ibilikhulu, elinamanci
mabini anabathathu.
18 Oonyana baseNetofa ibingamashumi amahlanu
anabahlanu, baseAnatoti, belikhulu elinamanci mahlanu
anesibhozo;
19 Oonyana baseKiriyatiyariyo ibingamashumi amabini
anabahlanu, eKafira naseBheroti, ibingamakhulu asixhenxe,
anamanci mane anabathathu;
20 AmaKadi nama-Amidoyi ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci
mabini anababini;
21 Oonyana baseMakalon ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini
anababini;
22 Oonyana bakaKalamora no-Onus ibingamakhulu asixhenxe,
anamanci mabini anabahlanu; oonyana bakaYereko
ibingamakhulu amabini, anamanci mane anabahlanu.
23 Oonyana baka-Anas ibingamawaka amathathu,
anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathathu.
24 Ababingeleli:oonyana bakaYedu unyana kaYedu, koonyana
bakaSanasibhi, ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci asixhenxe
anababini; oonyana bakaMeruti ibiliwaka, elinamanci
mahlanu anababini.
25 Oonyana bakaPasaron ibiliwaka, elinamanci mane
anesixhenxe; oonyana bakaKarme ibiliwaka, elineshumi
elinesixhenxe.
26 AbaLevi:oonyana bakaYeshuwa, noKademiyeli, noBhanuwa,
noSudiya, ibingamashumi asixhenxe anabane.
27 Iimvumi ezingcwele: oonyana baka-Asafu ibilikhulu,
elinamanci mabini anesibhozo.
28 Abamasango: oonyana bakaSalum, oonyana bakaYatali,
oonyana bakaTalemon, oonyana bakaDakobhi, oonyana
bakaTeta, oonyana bakaSami, bebonke ibilikhulu, elinamanci
mathathu anesithoba.
29 Abakhonzi betempile: oonyana bakaEsawu, oonyana baka-
Asifa, oonyana bakaTabawoti, oonyana bakaKera, oonyana
bakaSude, oonyana bakaPeleha, oonyana bakaLabhana,
oonyana bakaGrabha,
30 oonyana baka-Akwa, oonyana baka-Uta, oonyana
bakaKetabhi, oonyana baka-Agabha, oonyana bakaSubhayi,
oonyana baka-Anan, oonyana bakaKatuwa, oonyana
bakaGedore,
31 oonyana baka-Ayirosi, oonyana bakaDayisan, oonyana
bakaNohebha, oonyana bakaKeshebha, oonyana bakaGazera,
oonyana baka-Asiya, oonyana bakaPinehasi, oonyana baka-
Azare, oonyana bakaBhassayi, oonyana baka-Asana.
nabantwana bakwaMehan, nabantwana bakwaNafishi,
nabantwana bakwa-Akubhi, nabantwana bakwa-Acifa,
nabantwana bakwa-Asiriya, nabantwana bakwaFaraki,
nabantwana bakwaBhasaloti,
32 oonyana bakaMeda, oonyana bakaKota, oonyana
bakaKereya, oonyana bakaKarku, oonyana baka-Aserere,
oonyana bakaTomohi, oonyana bakaNasiti, oonyana baka-
Atifa.
33 Oonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon: oonyana baka-
Azafiyon, oonyana bakaFarira, oonyana bakaYeyeli, oonyana
bakaLozon, oonyana bakaSirayeli, oonyana bakaShafete,
34 oonyana bakaHagiya, oonyana bakaParakareti, oonyana
bakaShebhi, oonyana bakaSharoti, oonyana bakaMasiha,
oonyana bakaGare, oonyana baka-Adosi, oonyana bakaSubha,
oonyana baka-Aferera, oonyana bakaBharodi. , oonyana
bakaSabhati, oonyana baka-Alom.
35 Bonke abakhonzi betempile, noonyana babakhonzi
bakaSolomon, ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci
asixhenxe anababini.
36 Aba benyuka bevela eTermelete naseTeretsa, ekhokelwa
nguHara-atala, noAlali;
37 Babengenako ukuyixela imizalwane yabo, nemfuyo yabo,
ukuba babengabakwaSirayeli na: oonyana bakaLadan unyana
kaBhan, oonyana bakaNekodan, babengamakhulu
omathandathu anamanci mahlanu anababini.
38 Ke kubabingeleli ababuxhakamfule ububingeleli,
abafumaneka: oonyana bakaOdiya, oonyana baka-Akozi,

7. oonyana baka-Adosi, owazeka uAwugiya entombini
kaBhartselo, wathiywa ngegama lakhe.
39 Ithe ke, yafunwa incazelo yemizalwane yala madoda,
ayafunyanwa ke, basuswa kububingeleli.
40 Ngokuba bathi kubo ooNehemiya noAtariya,
mabangadlelani ezintweni ezingcwele, kude kuvele
umbingeleli omkhulu, ambethe imfundiso nenyaniso.
41 Ngoko ke kumaSirayeli, ukususela kwabaminyaka ilishumi
elinesibini ubudala ukusa phezulu, baba ngamashumi amane
amawaka ngenani, ngaphandle kwezicaka nezicakakazi
ezingamawaka amabini, anamakhulu amathathu, anamanci
mathandathu.
42 Izicaka nezicakakazi zabo zingamawaka asixhenxe,
anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mane anesixhenxe;
43 iinkamela ezingamakhulu amane, anamanci mathathu
anantlanu, amawaka asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu
anamathandathu, amahashe akhwelwayo, amakhulu amabini
anamanci mane anesihlanu;
44 Inxenye ke yeenkulu zezindlu zooyise, ekufikeni kwayo
etempileni kaThixo eseYerusalem, yabhambathisa ukuba ayiyi
kuyimisa indlu leyo endaweni yayo, ngokwamandla ayo;
45 nokubekwa ebuncwaneni obungcwele bemisebenzi igolide
elingamawaka eekhilogram, nesihlanu samawaka esilivere,
nekhulu leengubo zokwaleka zababingeleli.
46 Bahlala ke ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabantu eYerusalem,
nasezweni, neemvumi, nabamasango; namaSirayeli onke
ezilalini zawo.
47 Ithe yakusondela inyanga yesixhenxe, bathi oonyana
bakaSirayeli, elowo esendaweni yakhe, bahlangana bonke
ngaxhatha linye endaweni yesango lokuqala elibheke
empumalanga.
48 Wesuka wema uYesu unyana kaYotsadaki, nabazalwana
bakhe ababingeleli, noTsorobhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli,
nabazalwana bakhe, basilungisa isibingelelo soThixo kaSirayeli;
49 benzele phezu kwaso amadini anyukayo, njengoko
kumiselwe ngokomthetho encwadini kaMoses, umfo
wakwaThixo.
50 Bahlanganiselwa kubo bephuma kwezinye iintlanga zelo
zwe, bamisa isibingelelo endaweni yaso; ngokuba zonke
iintlanga zelizwe zazinobutshaba kubo, zabaxina; Babingelela
imibingelelo ngokwexesha elo, banyusa amadini anyukayo
kuYehova, kusasa kwanangokuhlwa.
51 Benza umthendeleko weminquba ngokomthetho, benyusa
amadini imihla ngemihla, ngokwesiko lawo.
52 Emveni koko kwanikelwa umnikelo wamaxesha onke,
nombingelelo wesabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga,
nawamaxesha onke angcwele.
53 Baqala ke ukubingelela kuThixo, bonke abenze
isibhambathiso kuYehova, kususela kumhla wokuqala
wenyanga yesixhenxe, itempile kaYehova yayingekakhiwa.
54 Banika abaqingqi nabachweli imali, nento eselwayo, nento
eselwayo, bechwayithile.
55 Babanika abaseTsidon nabaseTire iinqwelo, ukuba
zithabathe imisedare eLebhanon, iziswe ngokudada
echwebeni laseYopa, ngokomthetho kaKoreshi ukumkani
wamaPersi.
56 Ngomnyaka wesibini nangenyanga yesibini emva
kokungena kwakhe etempileni kaThixo eYerusalem, kwaqalisa
uTsorobhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, noYesu unyana
kaYotsadaki, nabazalwana babo, nababingeleli, nabaLevi,
nabo bonke abakhonza kunye nabo. yiza eYerusalem uphuma
ekuthinjweni.
57 Bayibeka isiseko indlu kaThixo, ngomhla wokuqala
wenyanga yesibini, ngomnyaka wesibini wokufika kwabo
amaYuda naseYerusalem.
58 Babamisela abaLevi, bethabathela kwabaminyaka
imashumi mabini ezelwe, ukuba bangabaphathi bemisebenzi
kaYehova. Wesuka wema ke uYesu, noonyana bakhe,
nabazalwana bakhe, noKademiyeli umkhuluwa wakhe,
noonyana bakaMidihabhun, noonyana bakaYoda, unyana
kaEliyadun, noonyana babo, nabazalwana babo, abaLevi
bonke; ezama ukuhambisela phambili imisebenzi yendlu
kaThixo. Ngoko ke abenzi bomsebenzi bayakha indlu
kaNdikhoyo.
59 Ababingeleli bema bembethe iingubo zabo, beneempahla
zokuvuma namaxilongo; abaLevi, oonyana baka-Asafu,
benamacangci.
60 Bavuma iingoma zokubulela, bebulela kuYehova,
ngokomyalelo kaDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
61 Bavuma ngezwi elikhulu, bedumisa uYehova, besithi,
Ngokuba ingunaphakade inceba yakhe, nozuko lwakhe
kuSirayeli wonke.
62 Bonke abantu bavuthela amaxilongo, baduma ngezwi
elikhulu, bevuma iingoma zokubulela kuYehova, ngenxa
yokuyimiswa kwendlu kaYehova.
63 Ababingeleli, nabaLevi, neenkulu zezindlu zooyise,
namadoda amakhulu, abeyibonile indlu yokuqala, beza
ekwakhiweni kwale ndlu, belila nokukhala okukhulu.
64 Baye ke abaninzi beduma ngamaxilongo novuyo, beduma
ngezwi elikhulu, besithi,
65 ada akavakala amaxilongo ekulileni kwabantu;
66 Zithe ke iintshaba zesizwe sakwaYuda nesakwaBhenjamin,
zakuva oko, zakuqonda ukuba siyintoni na isandi sesigodlo.
67 Kwaye baqonda ukuba abo babethinjwe baye bayakha
itempile eNkosini uThixo kaSirayeli.
68 Baya ke ngoko ooTsorubhabheli, nakuYesu, nakubathetheli
bomzi, bathi kubo, Siya kwakha nani.
69 Kuba nathi, njengani, siyiphulaphulayo iNkosi yenu,
sibingelela kuyo, kususela kwimihla ka-Azebhazarete
ukumkani waseAsiriya, owasizisa apha.
70 Wathi ke uTsorubhabheli, noYesu, neenkulu zezindlu
zooyise zakwaSirayeli, kubo, Asikokwenu nani ukumakhela
indlu uYehova uThixo wethu;
71 Siya kumakhela sedwa uYehova kaSirayeli, njengoko
wasiwisela umthetho ngako uKoreshi ukumkani wamaPersi.
72 Ke zona iintlanga zelo zwe ziye zacinezela abemi
bakwaYuda, zibacinezela, zabathintela ukwakha;
73 Ke bona ngamayelenqe abo, nangeentetho zabo
ezicengayo, nangeziphithiphithi, bakuthintela ukugqitywa
kwesakhiwo eso, yonke imihla kaKoreshi ukumkani;
bathintelwa ke, ukuba bangakhi iminyaka emibini, kwada
kwezisa ebukumkanini bukaDariyo.
ISAHLUKO 6
1 Ke kaloku ngomnyaka wesibini wobukumkani bukaDariyo
Agiyo, noZekariya unyana ka-Ado, abaprofeti, baprofeta
kumaYuda naseYerusalem, egameni likaYehova uThixo
kaSirayeli, eliphezu kwawo.
2 Basuka besuka ooTsorubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, noYesu
unyana kaYotsadaki, ukuba bayakhe indlu kaYehova
eYerusalem, abaprofeti bakaYehova babenabo, bebanceda.
3 Kwangelo xesha, weza kubo uSisin, irhuluneli yaseSiriya
nelaseFenike, noSatrabhuzanes nabalingane bakhe, bathi
kubo,

8. 4 Niya kwakha ngegunya likabani na le ndlu nolu phahla,
nizenze zonke ezinye izinto? Ngoobani na abenzi bomsebenzi
onjalo?
5 Kodwa amadoda amakhulu amaYuda akholeka; ngokuba
uYehova ubebavelele abathinjwa;
6 Abazange bathintelwe ukwakha, kwada kwafika ixesha
lokuba uDariyo aqondiswe ngokubhekisele kuzo, kwaza
kwafunyanwa impendulo.
7 Incwadi leyo, ooSisines, irhuluneli yaseAram nelaseFenike,
noSatrabhuzanes, nabalingane babo, ama-Aram namaPenike,
bazibhalayo, bazithumela kuDariyo; KuDariyo ukumkani,
uyambulisa.
8 Makwazeke zonke izinto enkosini yethu, ukumkani, esithe
sakufika ezweni lakwaYuda, saza sangena emzini
waseYerusalem, safumana amadoda amakhulu amaYuda
abephuma ekuthinjweni, emzini waseYerusalem.
9 ukumakhela uYehova indlu, enkulu, entsha, ngamatye
aqingqiweyo axholiweyo, anqabileyo, nemithi eseludongeni.
10 Kwaye loo misebenzi yenziwa ngokukhawuleza okukhulu,
kwaye umsebenzi uqhubela phambili ngokunempumelelo
ezandleni zabo, kwaye ngalo lonke uzuko nenkuthalo
uyenziwa.
11 Saza sabuza kumadoda lawo makhulu, sathi, Niyakha
ngomthetho kabani na le ndlu, nizibeke iziseko zale misebenzi?
12 Ngoko ke, ukuze sikwazise ngokubhala, sabuza
kwabaphambili, saza sabiza kubo amagama, ngencwadi
yeentloko zabo.
13 Aphendula ke athi, Thina singabakhonzi bakaYehova,
owenza izulu nomhlaba.
14 Ke yona le ndlu yayakhiwe kwakudala ngukumkani
wakwaSirayeli, umkhulu, owomeleleyo, yagqitywa.
15 Kodwa oobawo bamqumbisayo uThixo, bamona kuYehova
kaSirayeli osemazulwini, wabanikela esandleni
sikaNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, umKaledi;
16 eyayidiliza indlu, wayitshisa, yabafudusela abantu
eBhabheli.
17 Ke ngomnyaka wokuqala wokuba ngukumkani kukaKoreshi
ezweni laseBhabheli, uKoreshi ukumkani wabhalela ukuba
yakhiwe le ndlu.
18 Neempahla ezingcwele zegolide nezesilivere,
abezithabathele uNebhukadenetsare endlwini yaseYerusalem,
wazibeka etempileni yakhe, wazikhupha uKoreshi ukumkani
etempileni yaseBhabheli, zanikelwa esandleni sakhe.
uZorobhabheli nakuSanebhasaro isikhulu;
19 ngokomthetho wokuba azithwale kwaezo mpahla, azibeke
etempileni eseYerusalem; nokuba itempile kaYehova
mayakhiwe endaweni yakhe.
20 Uthe ngoko uSanebhasaro lowo, efikile apha, wazibeka
iziseko zendlu kaYehova eseYerusalem; kususela kwelo xesha
kude kube ngoku, isakhiwa, ayikagqitywa ngokupheleleyo.
21 Kaloku, ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makuphicothwe
encwadini yemicimbi kaKoreshi ukumkani;
22 Ukuba kuthe kwafunyanwa ukuba yakhiwe indlu kaYehova
eYerusalem ngemvume kaKoreshi ukumkani, ukuba inkosi
yethu ukumkani izimisele, mayisityhilele ngako.
23 Waza uDariyo ukumkani wamwisela umthetho wokuba
afune eBhabheli;
24 Ngowokuqala umnyaka wobukumkani bukaKoreshi
ukumkani uKoreshi, wathi, mayibuye yakhiwe indlu kaYehova
eYerusalem, apho kubingelelwa khona umlilo oqhubekayo;
25 ubude bayo bube ziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu,
ububanzi bube ziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu, ibe
yimikrozo emithathu yamatye aqingqiweyo, nocamba olunye
lwemithi emitsha yelo lizwe; neendleko zayo zaziphuma
endlwini kaKoreshi ukumkani.
26 Kwaye iimpahla ezingcwele zendlu kaYehova, zegolide
nezesilivere, ezo uNebhukadenetsare wazithabatha endlwini
yaseYerusalem, wazisa eBhabheli, zibuyiselwe endlwini
eseYerusalem, zibekwe endaweni abekuyo
uNebhukadenetsare. babekho ngaphambili.
27 Kananjalo wathi uSisines, irhuluneli yaseAram nelaseFenike,
noSatrabhuzanes, nabalingane babo, nabamisiweyo
bamaAram nelaseFenike, ukuba balumke bangenzi nto kuloo
ndawo, kodwa bamyeke uTsorobhabheli, umkhonzi wenkosi.
Nkosi, nerhuluneli yakwaYuda, namadoda amakhulu amaYuda,
ukuba bakhe indlu kaYehova kuloo ndawo.
28 Kananjalo ndiwise umthetho wokuba ubuye wakhiwe
ugqibelele; bakhangele ngenyameko ekubancedeni
abathinjwa bamaYuda, ide igqitywe indlu kaYehova;
+ 29 Yaye loo madoda athabathe isabelo + enikelwe
eKelosiriya + naseFenike, + ekufanele anikwe loo madoda
ukuze anikele imibingelelo + kaYehova, oko kukuthi, irhuluneli
uTsorobhabheli, iinkunzi zeenkomo, neenkunzi zeegusha,
neemvana.
30 kwanengqolowa, netyuwa, newayini, neoli, nokuze
iminyaka ngeminyaka yonke, kungabi nakubuzwa nto,
njengoko babeya kumisela ababingeleli abaseYerusalem,
ukuba kusetyenziswe imini ngemini.
31 ukuze kwenziwe amadini koThixo Osenyangweni ngenxa
yokumkani nabantwana bakhe, bawuthandazele umphefumlo
wabo;
32 Kwaye wayalela ukuba nabani na othe wanxaxha, ewe,
okanye angayikhathaleli nayiphi na into ethethwe
ngaphambili okanye ebhaliweyo, umthi uthatyathwe endlwini
yakhe, aze yena axhonywe kuwo, kwaye zonke iimpahla zakhe
zithathwe zisiwe kukumkani.
33 Ngako oko uYehova, ogama libizwe phezu kwakhe,
makasingele phantsi, zonke iikumkani, nezizwe, ezolule
isandla sakhe, ukuba ayithintele, ayitshabalalise loo ndlu
kaYehova eseYerusalem.
34 Mna Dariyo, ukumkani, ndiwise umthetho wokuba
kwenziwe ngokwezo zinto ngenyameko.
ISAHLUKO 7
1 OoSisines irhuluneli yaseKelosiya nelaseFenike,
noSatrabhuzanes, nabalingane babo, belandela umthetho
kaDariyo ukumkani;
2 Wayeyongamela ngenyameko imisebenzi engcwele,
encedisana namadoda amakhulu amaYuda, neerhuluneli
zetempile.
3 Kwaye ngokunjalo imisebenzi engcwele yaba nempumelelo
ekuprofeteni kuka-Agiyo noZekariya.
4 Bazifeza ke ezi zinto ngokomthetho kaYehova uThixo
kaSirayeli, nangokwemvume kaKoreshi, noDariyo,
noArteshashta, ookumkani basePersi.
5 Yagqitywa ke indlu engcwele ngomhla wamashumi amabini
anesithathu wenyanga enguAdare, ngomnyaka
wesithandathu kaDariyo ukumkani wamaPersi.
6 Oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabanye
abathinjwa, abongezelelwa kubo, benza njengoko
kubhaliweyo encwadini kaMoses.
7 Ekusungulweni kwendlu kaYehova kwasondeza ikhulu
leenkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo ezimakhulu mabini, namakhulu
amane eemvana;

9. 8 neebhokhwe ezilishumi elinambini ngenxa yesono
samaSirayeli onke, ngokwenani lezikhulu zezizwe
zakwaSirayeli.
9 Ababingeleli nabaLevi bema benxibe izambatho zabo,
ngokwemizalwane yabo, bekhonza uYehova uThixo kaSirayeli
ngokwencwadi kaMosis, nabamasango emasangweni
ngesango.
10 Oonyana bakaSirayeli ababethinjiwe bayenza ipasika
ngomhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga yokuqala, emveni
kokungcwaliswa kwababingeleli nabaLevi.
11 Abathinjwa babengangcwaliswanga kunye, kodwa abaLevi
babengcwaliswe njengabo bonke.
12 Babenzela ke ipasika bonke ekuthinjweni, nabazalwana
babo ababingeleli, nabo ngokwabo.
13 Badla ke oonyana bakaSirayeli, ababephume ekuthinjweni,
bonke abo babezahlule emasikizini abantu belizwe,
bamquqela uYehova.
14 Benza umthendeleko wezonka ezingenagwele imihla
yasixhenxe, bevuya phambi koYehova.
15 Ngokuba uliguqulele icebo lokumkani waseAsiriya kubo,
ukuze izandla zabo zomelezwe emisebenzini kaYehova, uThixo
kaSirayeli.
ISAHLUKO 8
1 Emveni kwezi zinto, ebukumkanini buka-Artashashta
ukumkani wamaPersi, kwangena uEzra, unyana kaSaraya,
unyana kaEzeriya, unyana kaHelekiya, unyana kaSalum;
2 unyana kaSaduki, unyana ka-Ahitubhi, unyana ka-Amariya,
unyana ka-Eziya, unyana kaMeremoti, unyana kaZaraya,
unyana kaSehaya, unyana kaBhokasi, unyana ka-Abhisum,
unyana kaPinehasi, , unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron
umbingeleli oyintloko.
3 Wenyuka ke lo Ezra, ephuma eBhabheli, engumbhali,
ewuxhobele kakuhle umthetho kaMoses, owawumiswe
nguThixo kaSirayeli.
4 Ukumkani wamnika imbeko, ngokuba wababalwa nguye
kuzo zonke izicelo zakhe.
5 Kwenyuka naye naye abathile boonyana bakaSirayeli,
kubabingeleli bakubaLevi, beemvumi ezingcwele,
nabamasango, nabalungiseleli betempile, besiya eYerusalem;
6 Ngomnyaka wesixhenxe wobukumkani buka-Arteshashta,
ngenyanga yesihlanu, lo ngumnyaka wesixhenxe wokumkani;
ngokuba baphuma eBhabheli ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga
yokuqala, beza eYerusalem ngokwendlela yokuphumelela
awabanika yona uYehova.
7 Kuba uEzra wayenobuchule kunene, kangangokuba
akashiyanga nto emyalelweni nemithetho kaYehova, kodwa
wawafundisa onke amaSirayeli imimiselo namasiko.
8 Ke yona incwadi yomthetho, eyabhalwayo kuArteshashta
ukumkani, yeza kuEdras umbingeleli, nowalesayo umthetho
kaYehova, ilandelayo.
9 Uyabulisa ukumkani uArteshashta, kuEdras umbingeleli,
nowawufundayo umthetho kaYehova.
10 Ndithe ke ndagqiba ekubeni ngenceba, ndikhuphe
umthetho wokuba abathe baba phakathi kohlanga
lwamaYuda, nakubabingeleli, nabaLevi, abaphakathi
kobukumkani bethu, abasukuba beqhutywa yintliziyo, baye
nawe eYerusalem.
11 Ke ngoko bonke abasukuba bekunyamekela oko, mabamke
nawe, njengoko kukholekileyo kum, nakumahlakani am
asixhenxe;
12 ukuze bayikhangele imicimbi yakwaYuda neYerusalem,
ngokomthetho weNkosi;
13 nizise izipho kuYehova kaSirayeli eYerusalem,
endibhambathise ngazo mna nabalingane bam; nayo yonke
igolide nesilivere efumaneka ezweni laseBhabheli, efumaneka
kuYehova eYerusalem;
14 Kwanaloo nto bayinikiweyo ngabantu, yetempile kaYehova
uThixo wabo, eseYerusalem, ukuba iqokelelwe isilivere
negolide, ibe ziinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo, neenkunzi
zeegusha, neemvana, neempahla zazo;
15 ukuze babingelele kuYehova amadini esibingelelweni
sikaYehova uThixo wabo, esiseYerusalem.
16 Nento eniya kuyenza wena nabazalwana bakho ngesilivere
nangegolide, noyenza ngokokuthanda kukaThixo wenu.
17 Ke iimpahla ezingcwele zikaYehova, ozinikiweyo ngenxa
yetempile yoThixo wakho eseYerusalem, uze uzibeke phambi
koThixo wakho eYerusalem.
18 Enye into othe wayikhumbula ngenxa yetempile yoThixo
wakho, woyikhupha ebuncwaneni bokumkani.
19 Kananjalo mna, ukumkani uArteshashta ndibawisele
umthetho abagcini bobuncwane bakwa-Aram nabaseFenike,
ukuba bathi, esukuba uEzra umbingeleli, umfundi womthetho
kaThixo Osenyangweni, athe wabiza, mabenze kwamsinya;
20 kwanjalo nekhulu leetalente zesilivere, kwanengqolowa
ukuya kufikelela ikhulu leekore, nekhulu leeshekele zewayini,
nezinye izinto ezininzi.
21 Zonke izinto mazenziwe ngenyameko, ngokomthetho
kaThixo, kuThixo Osenyangweni, ukuze ingqumbo ingabi
phezu kobukumkani bokumkani noonyana bakhe.
22 Kananjalo ndiyaniwisela umthetho, ukuba ningasirhumeli
rhafu, nokuba luluphi na uhlobo, nokuba nguwuphi na,
kubabingeleli, nabaLevi, neemvumi ezingcwele, nabamasango,
nabalungiseleli betempile, nakumsebenzi wonke wale tempile,
nakubaLevi; kungabikho bani unagunya lakubamisela nantoni
na.
23 Wena ke, Ezra, ngokobulumko bukaThixo misa abagwebi
nabagwebi, bagwebe kwa-Aram nelaseFenike, bonke
abawaziyo umthetho woThixo wakho; nabo bangaziyo uze
ubafundise.
24 Bonke abo bathe bagqithisa emthethweni woThixo wakho,
nowokumkani, bohlawuliswa ngenyameko, nokuba kukufa,
nokuba kungokufa, nokuba kukufa, nokuba kukuphi na,
nokuba kungenxa yemali, nokuba sekusentolongweni.
25 Wathi uEzra umbhali, Makabongwe uYehova yedwa,
uThixo woobawo, obeke ezi zinto entliziyweni yokumkani,
ukuba ayizukise indlu yakhe eseYerusalem;
26 wandizukisa emehlweni okumkani, namaphakathi akhe,
nabalingane bakhe bonke, nabanumzana bakhe;
27 Ngoko ke ndomelezwa nguYehova uThixo wam, ndaza
ndaqokelela amadoda akwaSirayeli ukuba anyuke nam.
28 Zizo ezi iinkulu ngokwemizalwane yazo, nazizikhulu,
ezenyuka nam, ziphuma eBhabheli, ebukumkanini buka-
Arteshashta ukumkani;
29 koonyana bakaPinehasi, nguGerson; koonyana
bakaItamare, nguGamayeli; koonyana bakaDavide, nguLetusi
unyana kaSekaniya;
30 koonyana bakaPeretse nguZekariya; kunye naye babalelwa
ikhulu elinamanci mahlanu.
31 koonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi nguEliyawoniya
unyana kaZaraya, enamadoda angamakhulu amabini;
32 koonyana bakaZatowa nguShekaniya unyana kaItselo,
enamadoda angamakhulu amathathu; koonyana baka-Adin

10. nguObhedi unyana kaYonatan, enamadoda angamakhulu
amabini anamanci mahlanu;
33 koonyana bakaElam nguYosiya unyana kaGotaliya,
enamadoda amashumi asixhenxe;
34 koonyana bakaShafatiya nguZaraya unyana kaMikayeli,
enamadoda amashumi asixhenxe;
35 koonyana bakaYowabhi nguAbhadiya unyana kaItselo,
enamadoda angamakhulu amabini aneshumi elinesibini;
36 koonyana bakaBhanidi nguAsalimoti unyana kaYoshafiya,
enamadoda alikhulu elinamanci mathandathu;
37 koonyana bakaBhabhi nguZekariya unyana kaBhebhayi,
enamadoda amashumi mabini anesibhozo;
38 koonyana baka-Astati nguYohane unyana ka-Akatan,
enamadoda alikhulu elinashumi-nye;
39 koonyana bokugqibela baka-Adonikam, ngawo la amagama
abo: nguElifeleti, noYeweli, noShemaya, benamadoda
amashumi asixhenxe;
40 koonyana bakaBhago, uthi unyana kaIshtalkuro,
enamadoda amashumi asixhenxe;
41 Ndabahlanganisela emlanjeni oyiTera, apho samisa khona
iintsuku zantathu;
42 Andifumananga khona namnye wababingeleli nabaLevi;
43 Ndathumela kuElazare, nakuIduweli, nakuMasman;
44 noAlenatan, noMamaya, noYoribhas, noNatan, noEnatan,
noZekariya, noMoses, amadoda aziintloko, namadoda.
45 Ndabayalela ukuba baye kuSadeyu, umthetheli-waka,
ogcinwe kwindawo yokulondoloza imali.
46 wabawisela umthetho, ukuba bathethe kuDadeyu,
nakubazalwana bakhe, nakubagcini-ndyebo bakuloo ndawo,
basithume abo benza ububingeleli endlwini kaYehova.
47 Bathi ke, ngesandla esithe nkqi seNkosi yethu, basizisa kuthi
oonyana bakaMoli, unyana kaLevi, unyana kaSirayeli,
noAshebha, noonyana bakhe, nabazalwana bakhe, ishumi
elinesibhozo;
48 noAshebhiya, noAnuno, noHasaya umninawa wakhe,
koonyana bakaKenanu, noonyana babo, ibingamadoda
amashumi mabini.
49 kubakhonzi betempile, awabamiselayo uDavide, neentloko
zenkonzo yabaLevi kubakhonzi betempile, babengamakhulu
amabini anamanci mabini, abamagama abo babeluliwe.
50 Ndabafungisa khona ke ukuzila ukudla amadodana ethu,
phambi kweNkosi yethu, ukuba ndicele kuye indlela
enempumelelo, kuthi nakwabo babenathi, nabantwana bethu,
neenkomo;
51 Kuba ndandineentloni ukucela abakhweli-mahashe
kukumkani, nabakhweli-mahashe, nehambo yokusigcina
ezintshabeni zethu.
52 Kuba sasithe kuye ukumkani, amandla eNkosi uThixo wethu
aya kuba kunye nabo bamfunayo, ukubaxhasa ngazo zonke
iindlela.
53 Kwaye kwakhona sayibongoza iNkosi yethu malunga nezi
zinto, kwaye sayifumana inobubele kuthi.
54 Ndahlula kubathetheli bababingeleli ishumi elinababini,
noEsebriya, noAssaniya, neshumi lamadoda kubazalwana
babo;
55 Ndazilinganisa ke igolide, nesilivere, neempahla ezingcwele
zendlu yeNkosi yethu, abezinikile ukumkani, nendlu yakhe,
nabathetheli, namaSirayeli onke.
56 Ndayilinganisa, ndabanika amakhulu amathandathu
anamanci mahlanu eetalente zesilivere, nekhulu leetalente
zeempahla zesilivere, nekhulu leetalente zegolide.
57 namashumi amabini eempahla zegolide, neempahla
zegolide zalishumi elinambini, zobhedu olubengezela
njengegolide.
58 Ndathi kubo, Nina ningcwele kuYehova, neempahla
zingcwele, negolide nesilivere isibhambathiso kuYehova,
uYehova woobawo.
59 Gcinani, nizigcine, nide nizinikele kubathetheli
bababingeleli, nabaLevi, nakwizikhulu zezindlu zooyise
zakwaSirayeli, eYerusalem, emagumbini endlu yoThixo wethu.
60 Ababingeleli nabaLevi ababethe bamkela isilivere negolide
nempahla bazisa eYerusalem endlwini kaYehova.
61Sanduluka ke emlanjeni iTera, ngomhla weshumi elinesibini
wenyanga yokuqala, seza eYerusalem ngesandla esithe nkqi
seNkosi yethu, ebe sinathi; safika eYerusalem.
62 Sakuba sikhona iintsuku ezintathu, yaza yanikelwa igolide
nesilivere ebilinganisiweyo endlwini yeNkosi yethu ngomhla
wesine, kuMarmoti, unyana kaIri, umbingeleli.
63 Waye noElazare unyana kaPinehasi, enoYobhadi unyana
kaYehu, noMoheti unyana kaSabhan, abaLevi; bonke
banikelwa ngenani nangobunzima.
64 Baza bonke ubunzima bazo babhalwa kwangelo lixa.
65 Kananjalo abo babephume ekuthinjweni babingelela
kuYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo
zalishumi elinambini, ngenxa yamaSirayeli onke, zamashumi
asibhozo anesithandathu seenkunzi zeegusha;
66 neemvana zombingelelo woxolo zalishumi elinambini,
zalishumi elinambini; bonke bephela babe lidini kuNdikhoyo.
67 Bayinikela imithetho yokumkani kumagosa okumkani,
kumabamba aseKelosiya naseFenike; bababeka abantu
netempile kaThixo.
68 Ke kaloku, zakubon’ ukuba zenziwe ezi zinto, beza kum
abaphathi, bathi,
69 Ke uhlanga lwakwaSirayeli, abathetheli, nababingeleli,
nabaLevi, abalususanga kubo abantu bolunye uhlanga belizwe,
nezinto ezingcolileyo zeentlanga, amaKanan, namaHeti,
namaPersi, namaYebhusi, namaMowabhi; amaYiputa,
namaEdom.
70 Kuba bezekile bona noonyana babo neentombi zabo,
yasuka imbewu engcwele yaxubana nabasemzini welizwe;
kwaye ukususela ekuqaleni kwalo mbandela abalawuli
namadoda amakhulu baba ngamadlelane kobu bugwenxa.
71 Kwathi, ndakuziva ezi zinto, ndazikrazula iingubo zam,
nesambatho esingcwele, ndazihluba iinwele zentloko yam,
neendevu zam, ndahlala phantsi ndibuhlungu, ndibuhlungu
kakhulu.
72 Bahlanganisana kum bonke abo babechukumisekile lilizwi
likaYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ngeli xesha ndisenza isijwili
ngenxa yobugwenxa;
73 ndaza ndaphakama ekuzileni, neengubo zam nesambatho
esingcwele sikrazulwa, ndaguqa ngamadolo, ndazolulela
eNkosini izandla zam,
74 Ndathi, Ndineentloni, ndineentloni phambi kobuso bakho;
75 Kuba izono zethu zande ngaphezu kweentloko zethu,
kwaye nokungazi kwethu kufikelele ezulwini.
76 Kuba kususela kwixesha loobawo sihleli kwaye sisesonweni
esikhulu, kude kube ngoku.
77 Nangenxa yezono zethu, nezoobawo, thina nabazalwana
bethu, nookumkani bethu, nababingeleli bethu, sinikelwe
kubo ookumkani bomhlaba, ekreleni, nasekuthinjweni,
nasekuphangweni okulihlazo, unanamhla.
78 Kwaye ngoku ngandlela ithile inceba ibonakaliswe kuthi
evela kuwe, Owu Nkosi, ukuze kushiywe ingcambu negama
endaweni yengcwele yakho;

11. 79 nokusityhilela isikhanyiso endlwini yeNkosi uThixo wethu,
nokusinika ukudla ngexesha lobukhoboka bethu.
80 Ewe, xa sasisebukhobokeni, asizange sishiywe yiNkosi
yethu; wasibabalela phambi kookumkani bamaPersi, basinika
ukudla;
81 Ewe, baza bayizukisa itempile yeNkosi yethu, baza
baphakamisa iZiyon eyinkangala, ukuze basinike indawo
yokuhlala eqinisekileyo eYuda naseYerusalem.
82 Kwaye ngoku, Owu Nkosi, siya kuthini, sinezi zinto?
ngokuba siyigqithile imithetho yakho, owayiwisa ngesandla
sabakhonzi bakho abaprofeti, sisithi,
83 Ilizwe elo, eningena kulo ukuba nilihluthe, libe lilizwe
elizinqambi ngokungcola kwabasemzini belizwe elo, kwaye
balizalise ngobunqambi babo.
84 Ke ngoko iintombi zenu aniyi kuzihlanganisela koonyana
bazo, neentombi zazo aniyi kuzizekela oonyana benu.
85 Ngaphezu koko anisayi kuze nifune ukuba noxolo kunye
nabo, ukuze nomelele, nize nidle izinto ezilungileyo zelizwe,
nokuba nilishiyele oonyana benu ilifa lelizwe ngonaphakade.
86 Kwaye konke oko kwehlayo kwenziwa kuthi ngenxa
yemisebenzi yethu ekhohlakeleyo nezono ezikhulu; ngokuba
wena, Yehova, uzenze zalula izono zethu;
87 Wasinika ingcambu enje; ke sibuyile ekuwugqitheni
umyalelo wakho, sizixube nobunqambi beentlanga zelizwe.
88 Awunakuba nomsindo kuthi ngokusitshabalalisa, ude
ungasishiyelanga nangcambu, nembewu, nagama?
89 Yehova kaSirayeli, unyanisile, ngokuba thina sisele
siyingcambu namhla.
90 Qaphela, ngoku siphambi kwakho ebugwenxeni bethu,
kuba asinako ukuma kwakhona ngenxa yezi zinto phambi
kwakho.
91 Ke kaloku, akukuvuma uEzra ekuthandazeni kwakhe, elila,
elele phantsi emhlabeni phambi kwetempile, kwabuthelana
kuye inkitha enkulu yamadoda, nabafazi, nabantwana, ivela
eYerusalem; ngokuba besilila kakhulu indimbane.
92 Wadanduluka uYekoniya unyana kaYelus, omnye
woonyana bakaSirayeli, wathi, Ezra, sonile eNkosini uYehova,
sazeka abafazi bezinye iintlanga ezintlangeni zelizwe eli; ngoku
uSirayeli wonke selephakamile. .
93 Masimfungele uYehova, ukuba siya kubagxotha bonke
abafazi bethu esibathabathileyo ezintlangeni, ndawonye
nabantwana babo;
94 Njengokuba umisele, kwaye nabaninzi abathi bathobela
umthetho weNkosi.
95 Suk’ ume, usike ityala; ngokuba le nto iphezu kwakho; siya
kuba nawe;
96 Wesuka uEzra, wabafungisa abathetheli bababingeleli,
nababaLevi, bakumaSirayeli onke, ukuba enze ngokwezo zinto;
bafunga ke.
ISAHLUKO SE-9
1 Wesuka uEzra evela entendelezweni yetempile, waya
egumbini likaYohanan unyana kaEliyasibhi;
2 wahlala khona, akadla nyama, akasela manzi, esenza isijwili
ngenxa yobugwenxa obukhulu bengxokolo.
3 Kwaphuma ilizwi kuwo onke amaYuda naseYerusalem, kubo
bonke ababethinjiwe, ukuba bahlanganiselwe ndawonye
eYerusalem;
4 bathi, bonke abasukuba bengahlangananga khona,
ngeentsuku ezimbini okanye ezintathu, ngokwesiko lamadoda
amakhulu, imfuyo yabo ihluthwe, isetyenziswe etempileni, aze
yena akhutshelwe ngaphandle kwabathinjwa.
5 Bahlanganisana eYerusalem ngeentsuku ezintathu, bonke
besizwe sakwaYuda nesakwaBhenjamin ngomhla wamashumi
amabini wenyanga yesithoba.
6 Saye sonke isihlwele sisoyika ngenxa yemozulu embi ebaleni
yetempile.
7 Wesuka uEzra, wathi kubo, Niwugqithile umyalelo
ngokuzeka abafazi bezinye iintlanga, ukuze nongeze izono
zakwaSirayeli.
8 Ke ngoko, ngokusivuma isivumo sethu, zukiseni uYehova,
uThixo woobawo;
9 nenze ukuthanda kwakhe, nizahlule ezintlangeni zelizwe,
nakubafazi bezinye iintlanga.
10 Yamemeza ke yonke inkitha, yathetha ngezwi elikhulu,
yathi, Njengoko uthethe ngako, siya kukwenza ngako.
11 Kodwa ekubeni bebaninzi abantu, yaye kukho nemozulu
embi, ngokokude singabi nako ukuma ngaphandle;
12 Ngako oko mabahlale izikhulu zengxokolo, bathi, bonke
bemizi yethu, abanabafazi bezinye iintlanga, beze ngexesha
elimisiweyo;
13 kunye nabo abalawuli, nabagwebi beendawo zonke, side
sibususe kuthi umsindo kaYehova ngenxa yale nto.
14 UYonatan unyana ka-Azayeli, noHezekiya unyana
kaTikokano, benjenjalo kubo ngeli lizwi; ooMoshulam, noLevi,
noSabata, bebancedisa.
15 Benza ke abo basemfudusweni ngokwezo zinto zonke.
16 UEzra umbingeleli wanyula kuye iinkulu zezindlu zooyise,
onke amagama abo, bephela, ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga
yeshumi, bahlala ndawonye ukuba bayikhangele loo nto.
17 Lapheliswa ke ityala labo lokuba ngabafazi bezinye iintlanga,
ngolokuqala usuku lwenyanga yokuqala.
18 Ke nakubabingeleli, ababebuthelene babenabafazi bezinye
iintlanga, kwafunyanwa;
19 koonyana bakaYesu unyana kaYotsadaki, nabazalwana
bakhe; uMatelas noElazare, noYoribhus noYowadanus.
20 Banika izandla zabo ukuba babalahle abafazi babo, banikele
ngeenkunzi zeegusha zokuzicamagushela ubugwenxa babo.
21 nakoonyana bakaEmere; UHananiya, noZabhedi, noEnes,
noSameyu, noHireyeli, noAzariya.
22 koonyana bakaPayitsure yanguShela; Elionas, Masiyas
Israel, noNathaniyeli, noOcidelus noTalsas.
23 nakubaLevi; noYozabhadi, noSemis, noKoliyo, ekuthiwa
nguKalita, noPateyo, noYuda, noYona.
24 kwiimvumi ezingcwele; Eleazurus, Bacchurus.
25 nakubamasango; Salums, kunye neTolbanes.
26 kubo bakwaSirayeli, koonyana bakaPirasi; noHiremas,
noEddiya, noMalekiya, noMahelus, noElazare, noAsibhiya,
noBhahaniya.
27 koonyana bakaEla yanguShela; uMataniya, uZekariya,
noHiriyeli, noHiremoti, noEdiya.
28 koonyana bakaTsamoti yangu-Eriyeli; noEliyadas, noElisimo,
no-Otonya, noYarimoti, noSabhato, noSardeyo;
29 koonyana bakaBhabhayi yangu-Eriyeli; noYohane,
noHananiya, noYobhadi, noAmathiyi.
30 koonyana bakaMani yanguShela; uOlamu, uMamuka,
uYedeyu, uYashubhu, uYasayeli, noHiremoti.
31 nakoonyana baka-Adi; noNatu, noMosiya, noLakuno,
noNadus, noMataniya, noSetsele, noBhalnuus, noManase.
32 koonyana baka-Anas yangu-Asheri; uElionas, noAseas,
noMelkiya, noSabheyu, noSimon Komeyu.
33 koonyana baka-Asom yangu-Asheri; nguAltaneyu,
noMatiya, noBhahanaya, noElifeleti, noManase, noShemehi.
34 nakoonyana bakaMahan yanguElikhayeli; koonyana baka-
Ozora: nguYeremiyas, noMomdis, noOmayerosi, noJuweli,

12. noMabhedayi, noPeliyas, noAnos, uKarabasion, noEnasibhus,
noMamnitanaimus; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis,
Josephus.
35 nakoonyana bakaEtema noMazitia, uZabhadaya, uEdes,
uJuweli, uBhenaya.
36 Bonke abo babezeke abafazi bezinye iintlanga, babakhupha
nabantwana babo.
37 Bahlala ke ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabakwaSirayeli
eYerusalem, nasezweni, ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga
yesixhenxe;
38 Yahlanganisana ke yonke inkitha ngamxhelo mnye
endaweni yembutho yengcwele, ekhangele empumalanga;
39 Bathetha ke kuEzra umbingeleli nolesayo, ukuba eze
nomyalelo kaMoses, owanikelwa nguYehova, uThixo
kaSirayeli.
40 UEzra umbingeleli omkhulu wawuzisa umyalelo kwibandla
lonke, ethabathela kwindoda wesa kumfazi, nakubo bonke
ababingeleli, ukuba bawuphulaphule umthetho ngomhla
wokuqala wenyanga yesixhenxe.
41 Walesa entendelezweni phambi kwevaranda engcwele,
kwathabathela ekuseni kwada kwasemini enkulu, phambi
kwamadoda nabafazi; zaye izihlwele zawuthobela umthetho.
42 Wesuka wema uEzra umbingeleli, nowawufundayo
umthetho, phezu kweqonga lamaplanga, lenzelwe loo nto.
43 Kwema ngakuye uMatatiya, noSamo, noHananiya,
noAzariya, noUriya, noHezekiya, noBhalasamo, ngasekunene;
44 Kwaye ngasekhohlo kwakhe uFaldayo, noMishayeli,
noMelkiya, noLotasubho, noNabhariya.
45 Wathabatha uEzra incwadi yomyalelo phambi kwezihlwele;
ngokuba ebehleli ebekekileyo, yena phambi kwabo bonke.
46 Ke kaloku, akuwuvula ke umthetho, bema bonke bathi nkqo.
Ngoko uEsdras wambonga uYehova, uThixo Osenyangweni,
uThixo wemikhosi, uSomandla.
47 Baphendula bonke abantu, bathi, Amen; baziphakamisa
izandla zabo, bawa emhlabeni, baqubuda kuYehova.
48 Kananjalo uYesu, uAnus, noSarabhiya, noAdinus,
noYakubhus, noSabateya, noAuteya, noMayaneya, noKalita,
noAsriya, noYowazabhedi, noHananiya, noBhiyatas, abaLevi,
bawufundisa umthetho kaYehova, ukuze bawuqonde.
49 Waza wathetha uAtarati kuEzra umbingeleli omkhulu.
nakubaLevi ababeyifundisa indimbane, kubo bonke, besithi,
50 Le mini ingcwele kuYehova; (kuba balila bonke bakuwuva
umthetho;)
51 Yiyani, nidle amanqatha, nisele izinto ezinencasa, nise
isabelo kwabangenanto;
52 Ngokuba le mini ingcwele kuYehova; ngokuba uYehova uya
kukuzukisa.
53 AbaLevi bazivakalisa zonke iindaba ezilungileyo ebantwini,
besithi, Le mini ingcwele kuYehova; musani ukuba buhlungu.
54 Bahamba ke bonke abantu, badla, basela, bavuya, babela
abangenanto, bavuya kakhulu;
55 ngokuba babewaqonda amazwi ababeyifundisiwe, nokuba
babehlanganisene ngenxa yawo.