ISAHLUKO 1 1 UJosiya wenzela iNkosi yakhe umkhosi wephasika eJerusalema, wenza iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala; 2 sebemise abapristi ngokwezigaba zabo zemihla ngemihla, bembethe izingubo ezinde ethempelini leNkosi. 3 Wakhuluma kumaLevi, izikhonzi ezingcwele zakwa-Israyeli, ukuba azingcwelise kuJehova, abeke umphongolo ongcwele kaJehova endlini inkosi uSolomoni indodana kaDavide eyayakhile. 4 Wathi: ‘Anisayikuwuthwala umphongolo emahlombe enu; 5 njengalokho uDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli eyala, nanjengobukhazikhazi bukaSolomoni indodana yakhe, emi ethempelini ngokwezikhulu zemindeni yenu, amaLevi, akhonza phambi kwabafowenu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli. , 6 Nilenze iphasika ngokulandelana, nilungisele abafowenu imihlatshelo, nigcine iphasika ngokomyalo weNkosi eyawunikwa uMose. 7 UJosiya wabanika abantu abafunyanwa khona amawundlu ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu nezinyane lembuzi, namathole ayizinkulungwane ezintathu; 8 OHelkiya, noZakariya, noSiyelu, ababusi bethempeli, banika abapristi izimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha namathole angamakhulu amathathu, kube yiphasika. 9 OJekoniya, noShemaya, noNathanayeli umfowabo, noAsabiya, no-Okiyeli, noJoramu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, banika amaLevi izimvu eziyizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu namathole angamakhulu ayisikhombisa ngephasika. 10 Kwathi seziphelile lezi zinto, abapristi namaLevi bephethe isinkwa esingenamvubelo, bema behlelekile ngokwezindlu zawoyise. 11 Njengezikhulu zawoyise, phambi kwabantu, ukunikela kuJehova njengokulotshiweyo encwadini kaMose, benze njalo ekuseni. 12 Bawosa iphasika emlilweni njengokufanele; 13 Wakumisa phambi kwabantu bonke, ngasemuva bazilungisela bona nabapristi abafowabo, amadodana kaAroni. 14 Abapristi banikela ngamanoni kwaze kwahlwa; amaLevi azilungisela wona nabapristi, abafowabo, amadodana kaAroni. 15 Abahlabeleli abangcwele, amadodana ka-Asafa, babelandelana ngezigaba zabo njengokumisa kukaDavide, oAsafa, noZakariya, noJeduthuni, owezinceku zenkosi. 16 Abalindisango babesemasangweni onke; kwakungavunyelwe muntu ukuba aphume enkonzweni yakhe, ngokuba abafowabo amaLevi babalungisela. 17 Kwaphela kanjalo-ke okwemihlatshelo yeNkosi ngalolo suku ukuba bagubhe iphasika; 18 Futhi unikele imihlatshelo phezu kwe-altare likaJehova, ngokuvumelana nomyalo wenkosi uJosiya. 19 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekhona benza-ke iphasika ngaleso sikhathi, nomkhosi wesinkwa esimnandi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 20 Futhi iphasika elinjalo alizange lenziwe kwa-Israyeli kusukela ezinsukwini zomprofethi uSamuweli. 21 Yebo, wonke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli awenzanga iphasika elinjengalo uJosiya, nabapristi, namaLevi, nabaJuda, noIsrayeli wonke owafunyanwa ehlezi eJerusalema. 22 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kukaJosiya leli phasika lenziwa.
23 Futhi imisebenzi noma uJosiya wayeqotho phambi kweNkosi yakhe ngenhliziyo egcwele ukumesaba uNkulunkulu. 24 Ngokuqondene nezinto ezenzeka ngesikhathi sakhe, zalotshwa ezikhathini zangaphambili+ mayelana nalabo abona+ futhi abenza okubi+ kuJehova ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu nemibuso,+ nokuthi bamdabukisa kanjani kakhulu,+ kangangokuthi amazwi eNkos’ INkosi yamvukela u-Israyeli. 25 Kwathi emva kwazo zonke lezi zenzo zikaJosiya uFaro inkosi yaseGibithe wafika ukuzovusa impi eKharikhami phezu koMfula; uJosiya waphuma ukumhlangabeza. 26 Kepha inkosi yaseGibithe yathumela kuye, yathi: “Nginamsebenzi muni nawe nkosi yakwaJuda na? 27 Angithunyelwanga yiNkosi uJehova ukulwa nawe; ngokuba impi yami iphezu kwe-Ewufrathe; manje uJehova unami, yebo, uJehova unami uyangiphuthuma; suka kimi, ungamelani noJehova. 28 Kodwa uJosiya kayibuyiselanga inqola yakhe kuye, kodwa wasuka walwa laye, kungengamazwi kaJeremiya umprofethi, awakhuluma ngomlomo weNkosi. 29 Kodwa bahlangana laye empini emathafeni aseMagido, iziphathamandla zeza ukumelana lenkosi uJosiya. 30 Inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo: "Ngikhipheni empini; ngoba ngibuthakathaka kakhulu. Futhi masinyane izinceku zakhe zamsusa empini. 31 Wasekhwela enqoleni yakhe yesibili; esebuyiselwe eJerusalema wafa, wembelwa ethuneni likayise. 32 EJudiya lonke bamlilela uJosiya, yebo, uJeremiya umprofethi wamlilela uJosiya, nezikhulu zamadoda nabesifazane zamkhalela kuze kube namuhla; yakwa-Israyeli. 33 Lezi zinto zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi akwaJuda, nazo zonke izindaba uJosiya azenzayo, nenkazimulo yakhe, nokuqonda kwakhe emthethweni weNkosi, nasezintweni ayezenzile ngaphambili, futhi izinto ezishiwo manje, zilotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli naseJudiya. 34 Abantu bamthabatha uYehowahazi, unyana kaYosiya, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni sikaYosiya uyise, eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu. 35 Wabusa eJudiya naseJerusalema izinyanga ezintathu; inkosi yaseGibithe yamsusa ekubuseni eJerusalema. 36 Wathela intela ezweni lamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva netalenta elilodwa legolide. 37 Inkosi yaseGibithe yabeka inkosi uJehoyakimi umfowabo inkosi kwaJuda naseJerusalema. 38 Wabopha uJehoyakimi nezikhulu, kepha uZarakesi umfowabo wambamba, wamkhipha eGibithe. 39 UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho ebekwa inkosi ezweni lakwaJuda naseJerusalema; wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova. 40 UNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele wakhuphuka wamelana naye, wambopha ngeketanga lethusi, wamyisa eBabele. 41 UNebukadinesari wathatha nezitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi, wamuka nazo, wazibeka ethempelini lakhe eBabele. 42 Kepha okulotshiweyo ngaye, nokungcola kwakhe nokungahloniphi kwakhe, kulotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi. 43 UJehoyakimi indodana yakhe waba yinkosi esikhundleni sakhe; 44 Wabusa izinyanga ezintathu nezinsuku eziyishumi kuphela eJerusalema; wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova. 45 Kwathi emva konyaka uNebukadinesari wathumela ukuba alethwe eBabele kanye nezitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi;
46 Wabeka uZedekiya inkosi yaseJudiya naseJerusalema eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanye; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye. 47 Wenza okubi futhi emehlweni kaJehova, akazange akhathazeke ngamazwi ayeshiwo kuye ngomprofethi uJeremiya aphuma emlonyeni weNkosi. 48 Futhi ngemva kokuba inkosi uNebukhadinezari isimfungise igama likaJehova, yazifunga, yahlubuka; wenza lukhuni intamo yakhe, inhliziyo yakhe, weqa imithetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 49 Ababusi babantu nabapristi benza izinto eziningi eziphambene nomthetho, badlula kukho konke ukungcola kwazo zonke izizwe, balingcolisa ithempeli likaJehova elalingcwelisiwe eJerusalema. 50 Nokho uNkulunkulu wawoyise wathuma ngesithunywa sakhe ukuba sibabize, ngokuba wabayeka bona netabernakele lakhe. 51 Kodwa bazenza inhlekisa izithunywa zakhe; bheka, lapho uJehova ekhuluma kubo, benza inhlekisa ngabaprofethi bakhe. 52 Kuze kube manje, ethukuthelele abantu bakhe ngenxa yokungamesabi uNkulunkulu kwabo okukhulu, wayala amakhosi amaKaledi ukuba akhuphuke alwe nabo; 53 Ababulala izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, yebo, ngisho nangaphakathi kwethempeli labo elingcwele, futhi bengayekanga insizwa noma intombi, ikhehla noma ingane, phakathi kwabo; ngoba wabanikela bonke ezandleni zabo. 54 Bazithatha zonke izitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi, ezinkulu nezincane, nezitsha zomphongolo kaNkulunkulu, nengcebo yenkosi, bakuyisa eBabele. 55 Indlu yeNkosi bayishisa, badiliza izingange zaseJerusalema, bathungela imibhoshongo yalo. 56 Ngokuqondene nezinto zalo ezikhazimulayo azizange ziyeke kwaze kwaba yilapho seziqedile zazenza zonke zibe yize, futhi abantu abangabulawanga ngenkemba yabayisa eBhabhiloni. 57 owaba yizinceku zakhe nezabantwana bakhe, kwaze kwabusa amaPheresiya, ukuba kugcwaliseke izwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngomlomo kaJeremiya. 58 Izwe lize lijabulele amasabatha alo, sonke isikhathi sokuchithwa kwalo liyakuphumula, kuze kuphele iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba kugcwaliseke izwi likaJehova eyalikhuluma ngomlomo kaJeremiya; 2 UJehova wavusa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, wamemezela embusweni wakhe wonke, nangokuloba, 3 esithi: Utsho njalo uKoresi inkosi yamaPersi; INkosi kaIsrayeli, iNkosi ePhezukonke, ingibeke inkosi yomhlaba wonke, 4 wangilaya ukuthi ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema eJudiya. 5 Ngakho uma kukhona kini ongowabantu bakhe, iNkosi, iNkosi yakhe, mayibe naye, akhuphukele eJerusalema laseJudiya, akhe indlu yeNkosi ka-Israyeli; nguJehova ohlala eJerusalema. 6 Ngakho-ke yilowo nalowo ohlala ezindaweni ezizungezile makamsize, ngithi, abamakhelwane bakhe, ngegolide nangesiliva, 7 kanye nezipho, namahhashi, nezinkomo, nezinye izinto, ezibekwe ngesifungo, zethempeli likaJehova eJerusalema. 8 Zase zisukuma izinduna zezindlu zoyise zakwaJuda nezesizwe sakwaBenjamini; nabapristi, namaLevi, nabo bonke
abanhliziyo zabo uJehova wayebavusile ukukhuphuka, bakhele uJehova indlu eJerusalema; 9 Labo ababebazungezile babasiza kukho konke ngesiliva, negolide, namahhashi, nezinkomo, nangezipho eziningi zesihle eziyisixuku esikhulu abanhliziyo zabo zanyakaziswa kukho. 10 UKoresi inkosi naye wakhipha izitsha ezingcwele, uNebukhadinezari ayezithumbile eJerusalema, wazibeka ethempelini lakhe lezithombe. 11 Kwathi uKoresi inkosi yamaPheresiya esezikhiphile, wazinika uMitridate umphathisikhwama wakhe. 12 Banikelwa ngaye kuSanibasari umbusi weJudiya. 13 Lesi kwakuyisibalo sabo; Izindebe zegolide eziyinkulungwane, nezitsha zesiliva eziyinkulungwane, nezitsha zesiliva ezingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, nezitsha zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu, nezesiliva eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amane neshumi, nezinye izitsha eziyinkulungwane. 14 Zonke izitsha zegolide nezesiliva ezathunjwa zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu namakhulu amane namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye. 15 Laba babuyisiwe nguSanibasari kanye nabathunjwa, besuka eBabele baya eJerusalema. 16 Kepha ngesikhathi sika-Aritahishashita inkosi yamaPheresiya uBelemu, noMithridate, noTabeliyu, noRathumu, noBelitethmus, noSemeliyu unobhala, nabanye ababemisiwe kanye nabo, behlezi eSamariya nakwezinye izindawo, bamlobela ngokumelene naye. abakhileyo eJudiya naseJerusalema lezi zincwadi ezilandelayo; 17 Enkosini u-Aritahishashita inkosi yethu, izinceku zakho, uRathumu umbhali, noShemeliyu umbhali, nomphakathi wabo wonke, nabahluleli baseKhelosiya naseFenike. 18 Manje makwazeke enkosini inkosi, ukuthi amaJuda akhuphukele kithi evela kuwe, efika eJerusalema, lowo muzi ohlubukayo nomubi, akha izimakethe, alungise izingange zawo, abeke isisekelo somuzi. ithempeli. 19 Manje uma lomuzi nezindonga zawo kwakhiwa futhi, ngeke nje benqabe ukukhokhisa intela, kodwa futhi bavukele amakhosi. 20 Futhi njengoba izinto zethempeli sezisondele, sibona kufanele ukuthi singayishayi indiva indaba enjalo. 21 Kodwa ukukhuluma enkosini yethu, inkosi, ukuze kuthi, uba uthanda, kukhangelwe ezincwadini zaboyihlo; 22 Uzathola emibhalweni yemilando okulotshiweyo ngalezizinto, uqedisise ukuthi lowomuzi wawuhlubukile, uhlupha amakhosi lemizi; 23 Futhi nokuthi amaJuda ayevukela, futhi ehlala njalo evusa izimpi kuwo; ngalokho lomuzi waba yincithakalo. 24 Ngakho-ke, manje siyakutshela, nkosi nkosi, ukuthi uma lo muzi ubuye wakhiwe, futhi izingange zawo zivuselelwe, kusukela manje kuqhubeke ungeke udlulele eKhelosiya naseFenike. 25 Inkosi yabuye yabhalela uRathumu umbhali, uBelithetimu, noSemeliyu umbhali, nabanye abayizikhulu, nabakhileyo eSamariya, naseSiriya, naseFenike, kanjalo; 26 Ngiyifundile incwadi eniyithumele kimi; 27 Amadoda akhona ayesezinikele ekuhlubukeni nasempini, nokuthi amakhosi anamandla nanolaka eJerusalema ayebusa, ekhokhisa intela eKhelosiya naseFenike. 28 Ngakho-ke sengiyalile ukuthi kuvinjwe lawo madoda ukuba angawakhi umuzi, futhi kuqashwe ukuba kungabe kusakwenziwa kuwo;
29 nokuthi lezo zisebenzi ezimbi zingaqhubeki nokucunula amakhosi; 30 Inkosi u-Aritahishashita sezifundwa izincwadi zayo, oRathumu, noSemeliyu umbhali, nabanye ababenabo, bashesha ukuya eJerusalema neviyo lamahhashi, noquqaba lwabantu abahlome impi, baqala ukuvimba abakhi. ; ukwakhiwa kwethempeli eJerusalema kwamiswa kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.
22 Lapho besezindebeni zabo, bakhohlwe uthando lwabo kubangane nabazalwane, kuthi ngemva kwesikhashana bahoshe izinkemba. 23 Kodwa lapho sebephuze iwayini, abakhumbuli abakwenzile. 24 O nina madoda, akulona yini iwayini elinamandla kunawo wonke, eliphoqelela ukwenza kanjalo na? Esekhulume lokho wathula.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Owesibili, owakhuluma ngamandla enkosi, waqala ukuthi: 2 O nina madoda, abantu abanamandla yini abaphethe ulwandle nomhlaba nazo zonke izinto ezikukho na? 3 Nokho inkosi inamandla amakhulu, ngokuba iyinkosi yazo zonke lezi zinto, futhi ibusa phezu kwazo; futhi konke abayala ngakho bayakwenza. 4 Uma eziyala ukuba zilwe, omunye nomunye, ziyakwenza; uma ezithuma ukulwa nezitha, ziyahamba, zibhidlize izindonga zezintaba nemibhoshongo. 5 Bayabulala, babulawe, abaweqi umyalo wenkosi; uma benqoba, baletha konke enkosini kanye nempango, nakho konke okunye. 6 Ngokunjalo nakulabo abangewona amasosha, nabangehlangene nezimpi, kepha besebenzisa imali, lapho sebevune lokho ababekutshalile, bakuletha enkosini, baphoqelele omunye komunye ukuba akhokhe intela enkosini. 7 Nokho munye kuphela: uma eyala ukubulala, bayabulala; uma eyala ukuba kuyeke, bayayeka; 8 Uma elaya ukuthi batshaye, bayatshaya; uma eyala ukwenza incithakalo, bayachitha; uma eyala ukwakha, bayakwakha; 9 Uma eyala ukuba kugawulwe, bayagawula; uma ethi ukutshala, bayatshala. 10 Bonke abantu bakhe namabutho akhe bayamlalela; phezu kwalokho uyalala, adle, anathe, aphumule; 11 Laba bayamqapha, kungabikho osukayo, enze owakhe umsebenzi, bangamlaleli nangalutho. 12 O madoda, inkosi ingabi namandla kangakanani, lapho ilalelwa kanjalo? Wazibamba ngolimi. 13 Owesithathu, owayekhulume ngabesifazane, nangeqiniso, (lowo kwakunguZorubhabheli) waqala ukukhuluma. 14 O nina madoda, akulona inkosi enkulu, noma isixuku sabantu, noma iwayini, elidlulayo; pho, ngubani obabusayo, noma onegunya phezu kwabo na? akubona abesifazane? 15 Abesifazane bayithwele inkosi nabo bonke abantu ababusa olwandle nasemhlabeni. 16 Nakubo bafika, bondla ababehlanyele izivini, lapho eliphuma khona iwayini. 17 Laba futhi benzela amadoda izambatho; lezi zikhazimulisa abantu; futhi ngaphandle kwabesifazane ngeke amadoda abe. 18 Yebo, uma abantu bebuthela ndawonye igolide nesiliva, nanoma yini enye into enhle, abamthandi yini owesifazane obukekayo nobuhle na? 19 Futhi uma bededela zonke lezo zinto, abakhamisi, futhi ngisho nangomlomo ovulekile bagxilise amehlo abo kuye; Abayifisa yini bonke abantu kunesiliva noma igolide nanoma yini enhle na? 20 Indoda ishiya uyise owayikhulisayo kanye nezwe lakubo, inamathele kumkayo. 21 Ayinamathele ekuchitheni impilo yayo nomkayo. futhi akakhumbuli uyise, noma unina, noma izwe. 22 Ngalokhu niyakwazi futhi ukuthi abesifazane bayanibusa;
1 Kwathi uDariyu esebusa, wenzela zonke izinceku zakhe, nendlu yakhe yonke, nezikhulu zonke zamaMede namaPheresiya idili elikhulu; 2 nakuzo zonke izinduna, nezinduna, nezinduna ezaziphansi kwakhe, kusukela eNdiya kuze kube seKushe, zezifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa. 3 Kwathi sebedlile, baphuza, basutha sebebuyele ekhaya, uDariyu inkosi wangena ekamelweni lakhe lokulala, walala, wavuka masinyane. 4 Kwase kukhuluma amajaha amathathu onogada benkosi omunye komunye; 5 Yilowo nalowo kithi makakhulume isahlulelo: Onqobayo, nesigwebo sakhe siyakubonakala sihlakaniphe kunabanye, inkosi uDariyu iyakumnika izipho ezinkulu nezinto ezinkulu njengesibonakaliso sokunqoba. 6 njengokwembathiswa okububende, ukuphuza igolide, nokulala phezu kwegolide, nenqola enamatomu egolide, nomnqwazi welineni elicolekileyo, neketanga entanyeni yakhe; 7 Futhi uyohlala eduze kukaDariyu ngenxa yokuhlakanipha kwakhe, futhi uyobizwa ngokuthi uDariyu umzala wakhe. 8 Base bebhala, kwaba yilowo nalowo izwi lakhe, wanamathelisa, walibeka phansi komcamelo wenkosi uDariyu; 9 Futhi yathi, lapho inkosi isivukile, abanye bayoyinikeza imibhalo; ohlangothini lwakhe inkosi nezikhulu ezintathu zasePheresiya ziyakwahlulela ukuthi isigwebo sakhe sihlakaniphe kakhulu, kuyakunikwa sona ukunqoba njengokumisiweyo. 10 Owokuqala wabhala wathi: Iwayini lilamandla. 11 Owesibili waloba ukuthi: Inkosi inamandla kunawo wonke. 12 Owesithathu waloba ukuthi: “Abesifazane banamandla, kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke iqiniso liyakunqoba. 13 Manje lapho inkosi isukuma, bathatha imibhalo yabo, futhi bayinika yona, futhi kanjalo yayifunda. 14 Wathuma wabiza zonke izikhulu zasePheresiya naseMediya, nababusi, nezinduna, nezinduna, nezinduna; 15 Wamhlalisa esihlalweni sobukhosi sokwahlulela; nemibhalo yafundwa phambi kwabo. 16 Wathi: "Biza izinsizwa, zikhulume ezazo." Babizwa-ke, bangena. 17 Wathi kubo: Sitsheleni izingqondo zenu ngemibhalo. Kwase kuqala owokuqala owakhuluma ngamandla ewayini; 18 Washo kanje: O nina madoda, yeka ukuthi iwayini linamandla kangakanani! iyadukisa bonke abayiphuzayo; 19 Kwenza inhliziyo yenkosi neyentandane kube munye; owesigqili, lokhululekileyo, owempofu locebileyo; 20 Kuphendula yonke imicabango ibe yinjabulo nentokozo, ukuze umuntu angakhumbuli usizi nesikweletu. 21 Kuyacebisa zonke izinhliziyo, kangangoba umuntu akakhumbuli inkosi noma umbusi; futhi lwenza ukukhuluma izinto zonke ngamathalenta;
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23 Yebo, indoda ithatha inkemba yayo, futhi ihambe indlela yayo ukuphanga nokweba, ukuhamba ngomkhumbi phezu kolwandle naphezu kwemifula; 24 Futhi ubheka ingonyama, futhi uhambe ebumnyameni; lapho eyebile, ephanga, futhi ephanga, uletha othandweni lwakhe. 25 Ngakho indoda ithanda umkayo ngaphezu kukayise noma unina. 26 Yebo, baningi asebephelelwe ingqondo ngenxa yabesifazane, futhi baba yizinceku ngenxa yabo. 27 Abaningi babhubhile, baduka, bonile ngenxa yabesifazane. 28 Manje anikholwa yimi na? Inkosi ayinkulu yini emandleni ayo? Izifunda zonke azikwesabi yini ukumthinta na? 29 Nokho ngabona yena kanye no-Apame isancinza senkosi, indodakazi kaBarthaku otusekayo, behlezi ngakwesokunene senkosi, 30 Wathatha umqhele ekhanda lenkosi, wambeka wona ekhanda lakhe; nayo yashaya inkosi ngesandla sayo sobunxele. 31 Nokho kukho konke lokho inkosi yakhamisile, yamgqolozela ngomlomo ovulekile; uma emhleka, naye wahleka; futhi. 32 O nina madoda, kungaba njani kodwa abesifazane baqine, njengoba benza kanje na? 33 Khona-ke inkosi nezikhulu babukana, yaqala ukukhuluma iqiniso. 34 O nina madoda, abesifazane abaqinile na? umhlaba mkhulu, liphakeme izulu, nelanga liyashesha endleleni yalo, ngokuba lihaqa izulu nxazonke, libuyele endaweni yalo ngalusuku lunye. 35 Akamkhulu yini owenza lezi zinto na? ngakho-ke likhulu iqiniso, futhi linamandla ngaphezu kwazo zonke izinto. 36 Umhlaba wonke ukhalela iqiniso, izulu liyalibusisa; 37 Iwayini libi, inkosi yimbi, abesifazane babi, bonke abantwana babantu babi, futhi injalo yonke imisebenzi yabo emibi; futhi iqiniso alikho kubo; nasekungalungini kwabo bayakubhubha. 38 Mayelana neqiniso, liyakhuthazela, futhi liqinile njalo; liphila, linqoba kuze kube phakade. 39 Kuye akukho ukukhetha abantu noma imivuzo; kodwa lenza izinto ezilungile, futhi lizigwema kuzo zonke izinto ezingalungile nezimbi; futhi bonke abantu benza kahle njengemisebenzi yakhe. 40 Ekwahluleleni kwakhe akukho ukungalungi; futhi ungamandla, umbuso, amandla, nobukhosi, bayo yonke iminyaka. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu weqiniso. 41 Wasethula. Basebememeza bonke abantu, bathi: Likhulu iQiniso, lilamandla phezu kwezinto zonke. 42 Inkosi yathi kuye: "Cela okuthandayo okungaphezu kokubekwe embhalweni, siyakukunika khona, ngokuba ufunyenwe uhlakaniphe kunawo wonke; futhi uyohlala eduze kwami, futhi uyobizwa ngokuthi umzala wami. 43 Wayesethi enkosini: “Khumbula isithembiso sakho owasethembisa ukwakha iJerusalema mhla ungena embusweni wakho. 44 nokususa zonke izitsha ezathathwa eJerusalema, uKoresi azingcwelisayo, lapho enza isithembiso sokubhubhisa iBabele, nokuzibuyisela khona. 45 Futhi ufungile ukwakha ithempeli abakwa-Edomi balishisa lapho iJudiya lichithwa amaKaledi. 46 Manje, nkosi, nkosi, yilokhu engikufunayo nengikucela kuwe, futhi lokhu kuyisipho sobukhosi esivela kuwe; ufungile eNkosini yezulu. 47 Khona-ke uDariyu inkosi wasukuma, wamanga, wamlobela izincwadi kubo bonke abaphathi-sikhwama, nezinduna, nezinduna, nababusi, ukuze bamdlulisele ngokuphepha
endleleni yabo, yena nabo bonke abenyuka naye ukwakha iJerusalema. . 48 Waloba nezincwadi ezikhulwini zaseKhelosiya naseFenike, nakuzo zaseLebhanoni, ukuba zilethe imisedari eLebhanoni zize eJerusalema, zakhiwe naye umuzi. 49 Futhi walobela wonke amaJuda aphuma embusweni wakhe akhuphukela eJudiya mayelana nenkululeko yawo, ukuthi kungabikho nduna, noma umbusi, nandunankulu, noma umphathisikhwama, okufanele angene ngendluzula eminyango yawo; 50 Futhi nokuthi lonke izwe abaliphethe kufanele libe likhululekile ngaphandle kwentela; nokuthi abakwa-Edomi banike imizi yabaJuda ababeyibambe. 51 Yebo, ukuze minyaka yonke anikezwe amathalenta angamashumi amabili ekwakhiweni kwethempeli, kuze kufike isikhathi elakhiwa ngaso; 52 Amanye amatalenta ayishumi ngomnyaka, ukugcina iminikelo yokushiswa e-altare imihla ngemihla, njengokuyalelwa kwawo ukunikela ayishumi nesikhombisa; 53 Futhi ukuze bonke abasuka eBhabhiloni bayokwakha umuzi babe nenkululeko ekhululekile, kanye nabo nenzalo yabo, nabo bonke abapristi abamukayo. 54 Wabhala futhi mayelana. imfanelo, nezingubo zabapristi abakhonza ngazo; 55 Ngokunjalo ukuze imfanelo yamaLevi inikezwe wona, kuze kufike usuku lokuqedwa kwendlu nokwakhiwa kweJerusalema. 56 Wayala ukuthi bonke abagcina umuzi banikwe impesheni neholo. 57 Wazisusa eBabele zonke izitsha uKoresi abezingcwelisile; nakho konke uKoresi ayekuyale ngakho, naye wayala ukuba kwenziwe, wakuthumela eJerusalema. 58 Seliphumile lelijaha, waphakamisela ubuso bakhe ezulwini eJerusalema, wayidumisa iNkosi yezulu. 59 Wathi: "Kuphuma kuwe ukunqoba, ukuhlakanipha kuvela kuwe, nodumo lungolwakho, mina ngiyinceku yakho." 60 Ubusisiwe wena onginike ukuhlakanipha, ngokuba ngiyakubonga, Nkosi yawobaba. 61 Futhi ngakho wazithatha izincwadi, waphuma, futhi wafika eBhabhiloni, futhi wabatshela bonke abafowabo. 62 Basebemdumisa uNkulunkulu waboyise, ngoba wayebanike inkululeko lenkululeko 63 ukukhuphuka nokwakha iJerusalema, nethempeli elibizwe ngegama lakhe, benza idili ngezinsimbi zokubethwa nokuthokoza izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. ISAHLUKO 5 1 Emva kwalokho kwakungamadoda ayizinhloko zemindeni ekhethiweyo ngokwezizwe zawo ukuba akhuphuke nawomkawo, namadodana, namadodakazi awo, nezinceku zawo, nezincekukazi, nezinkomo zawo. 2 UDariyu wathuma kanye nabo abamahhashi abayinkulungwane, baze bababuyisela eJerusalema belondekile, nezigubhu nemitshingo. 3 Bonke abafowabo badlala, wabenza ukuba bakhuphuke kanye nabo. 4 Lawa angamagama amadoda akhuphuka ngemindeni yawo, ngokwezizwe zawo, ngezinhloko zawo zonke. 5 Abapristi, amadodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Aroni: ngoJesu indodana kaJosadeki, indodana kaSaraya, noJowakimi indodana kaZorobhabheli, indodana kaSalatiyeli, wendlu kaDavide, ezihlotsheni zikaPheresi, isizwe sakwaJuda;
6 Wakhuluma amazwi ahlakaniphileyo phambi kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kwakhe ngenyanga kaNisani eyinyanga yokuqala. 7 Laba bangabaJuda abakhuphuka bevela ekuthunjweni, lapho bagogobala khona njengabafokazi, uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBabele ayebathumbile wabayisa eBhabhiloni. 8 Babuyela eJerusalema nakwezinye izingxenye zeJudiya, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo, abeza noSorobhabhele, noJesu, noNehemiya, noZakariya, noResaya, no-Enenius, noMoridokewu. uBhelesaru, no-Aspharasu, noReeliyu, noRoyimu, noBaana, abaqondisi babo. 9 Isibalo sabo besizwe, nababusi baso, abantwana bakwaPhorosi, izinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili; abantwana bakwaShafati: ngamakhulu amane namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili; 10 abantwana bakwa-Aresi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha; 11 abantwana bakwaPhahati Mowabi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili; 12 Abantwana bakwa-Elamu: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane; abantwana bakwaZathuli: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amane nanhlanu; abantwana bakwaKoribe: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa nanhlanu; abantwana bakwaBani: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili; 13 abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nantathu; abantwana bakwaSadasi: yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nambili; 14 abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa; abantwana bakwaBagoyi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha; abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu nane. 15 Amadodana ka-Atereziya: amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili: abantwana bakwa-Keyilan no-Azethasi amashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa; abantwana bakwa-Azurini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nambili; 16 abantwana bakwa-Ananiya: yikhulu nanye; abantwana bakwa-Aromu: ngamashumi amathathu nambili; abantwana bakwa-Basa: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nantathu; abantwana bakwa-Azefuriti: yikhulu nambili; 17 abantwana bakwaMeteresi: yizinkulungwane ezintathu nanhlanu; abantwana baseBetlemoni ikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu; 18 AbaseNethofa: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu; abaseAnathoti: yikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesishiyagalombili; 19 AbaseKiriyathiyarius: amashumi amabili nanhlanu, eKafira naseBeroti, amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu; 20 abaseKadiya nase-Amidoyi ngamakhulu amane namashumi amabili nambili; abaseKirama naseGabhede, amakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye; 21 AbaseMakaloni: yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili; 22 abantwana bakwaKalamolalu no-Onusi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanhlanu; abantwana bakwaJerekushe: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu; 23 abantwana bakwa-Anase: yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu. 24 Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedu indodana kaJesu phakathi kwabantwana bakwaSanasibi: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;
abantwana bakwaMeruthe: yinkulungwane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili; 25 abantwana bakwaPhasaroni: yinkulungwane namashumi amane nesikhombisa; abantwana bakwaKarme, inkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa; 26 AmaLevi: amadodana kaJeshuwa, noKadimiyeli, noBhanuwashi, noSudiya, amashumi ayisikhombisa nane. 27 Abahlabeleli abangcwele: abantwana bakwa-Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili. 28 Abalindisango: amadodana kaSalumi, amadodana kaJatali, amadodana kaThalimoni, amadodana kaDakobi, amadodana kaThetha, amadodana kaShami, bonke beyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye. 29 Izinceku zethempeli: amadodana ka-Esawu, amadodana kaAshifa, amadodana kaThawoti, amadodana kaKhera, amadodana kaSude, amadodana kaPheleya, amadodana kaLabana, amadodana kaGraba, 30 Amadodana ka-Akhuwa, amadodana ka-Uta, amadodana kaKethabi, amadodana ka-Agaba, amadodana kaSubayi, amadodana ka-Anan, amadodana kaKathuwa, amadodana kaGeduri, 31 Amadodana ka-Ayirushi, amadodana kaDaisani, amadodana kaNowa, amadodana kaHaseba, amadodana kaGazera, amadodana ka-Asiya, amadodana kaFinehasi, amadodana ka-Azare, amadodana kaBassayi, amadodana kaAsana. , abantwana bakwaMeani, abantwana bakwaNafisi, abantwana bakwa-Akubi, abantwana bakwa-Acifa, abantwana bakwa-Asiriya, abantwana bakwa-Pharakimi, abantwana bakwa-Basaloti, 32 Amadodana kaMeda, amadodana kaKotha, amadodana kaKhereya, amadodana kaHariku, amadodana ka-Aseri, amadodana kaThomoyi, amadodana kaNasiti, amadodana kaAtifa. 33 Amadodana ezinceku zikaSolomoni: abantwana bakwaAzafiyoni, abantwana bakwaFarira, abantwana bakwa-Jeyeli, abantwana bakwaLozoni, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abantwana bakwaShafeti, 34 Amadodana kaHagiya, amadodana kaFarakathi, amadodana kaSabi, amadodana kaSharoti, amadodana kaMasiya, amadodana kaGari, amadodana ka-Adusi, amadodana kaSuba, amadodana ka-Afera, amadodana kaBarodi. , amadodana kaSabati, amadodana ka-Alomu. 35 Zonke izikhonzi zethempeli nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni zazingamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili. 36 Laba benyuka bevela eThermeleti, naseThereshasi, noHarathara ehola, nase-Alali; 37 Babengenakusho imindeni yabo nenzalo yabo ukuthi babengabakwa-Israyeli kanjani: abantwana bakwaLadani kaBani, abantwana bakwaNekhodani, ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili. 38 Kubapristi abaqhwaga ubupristi, kodwa abafunyanwanga: amadodana ka-Odiya, amadodana ka-Akozi, amadodana kaAdusi, owathatha u-Awugiya wamadodakazi kaBarzilu, waqanjwa ngegama lakhe. 39 Kwathi sekufunwa incazelo yemindeni yalaba bantu ebhalweni, kepha ingafunyanwa, basuswa emsebenzini wobupristi. 40 Ngokuba uNehemiya no-Atariya bathi kubo akufanele bahlanganyele ezintweni ezingcwele, kuze kuvele umpristi omkhulu owembethe imfundiso neqiniso. 41 Ngakho kwa-Israyeli, kusukela kwabaneminyaka eyishumi nambili ubudala kuya phezulu, bonke ababalwayo
babeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane, ngaphandle kwezinceku nezincekukazi izinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha. 42 Izinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nesikhombisa; 43 Amakamela angamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nanhlanu, amahhashi ayizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha, iminyuzi engamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu, izilwane ezithwala ijoka eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amahlanu namashumi amabili nanhlanu. 44 Abanye bezinhloko zoyise, lapho befika ethempelini likaNkulunkulu eliseJerusalema, benza isithembiso sokuyimisa indlu endaweni yayo njengamandla abo; 45 banikele endlini yengcebo engcwele yemisebenzi amapona ayinkulungwane egolide, nezinkulungwane eziyisihlanu zesiliva, nezambatho zabapristi eziyikhulu. 46 Bahlala kanjalo abapristi, namaLevi, nabantu eJerusalema, nasezweni, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango; nawo wonke uIsrayeli emizaneni yakhe. 47 Kepha lapho isiseduze inyanga yesikhombisa, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, bafika bonke nganhliziyonye endaweni evulekile yesango lokuqala elingasempumalanga. 48 Khona-ke uJesu indodana kaJehosadaki wasukuma, nabafowabo abapristi, noSorobhabhele indodana kaSalatiyeli nabafowabo, balungisa i-altare likaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 49 ukuze banikele ngemihlatshelo yokushiswa phezu kwalo, njengokuyalwa kwaso encwadini kaMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu. 50 Futhi kwabuthelwa kubo bevela kwezinye izizwe zezwe, futhi bamisa i-altare endaweni yalo, ngoba zonke izizwe zezwe zazinobutha nabo, futhi babacindezela; banikela ngemihlatshelo njengesikhathi, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova ekuseni nakusihlwa. 51 Basebegubha umkhosi wamadokodo njengokulaywa komlayo, banikela imihlatshelo insuku zonke njengokufaneleyo; 52 Emva kwalokho kwanikelwa iminikelo yaphakade, nomhlatshelo wamasabatha, nowokwethwasa kwenyanga, nowemikhosi yonke engcwele. 53 Bonke abenza isithembiso kuNkulunkulu baqala ukunikela imihlatshelo kuNkulunkulu kusukela ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa, ithempeli likaJehova lalingakakhiwa. 54 Banika abakhi bamatshe nababazi imali, nokudla nesiphuzo, ngentokozo. 55 KwabaseSidoni naseTire babanika izinqola ukuba balethe imisedari eLebhanoni, ukuba ilethwe ethekwini laseJopha ngokuntanta, njengokuyalwa kwabo nguKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya. 56 Ngomnyaka wesibili nenyanga yesibili emva kokungena kwakhe ethempelini likaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, kwaqala oZorobhabhele indodana kaSalatiyeli, noJesu indodana kaJosadeki, nabafowabo, nabapristi, namaLevi, nabo bonke ababekhona. woza eJerusalema uphuma ekuthunjweni. 57 Babeka isisekelo sendlu kaNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesibili ngomnyaka wesibili ngemva kokufika kwabo eJudiya naseJerusalema. 58 Futhi babeka amaLevi kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili phezu komsebenzi weNkosi. Khona-ke uJesu wasukuma, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, noKadimiyeli umfowabo, namadodana kaMidiyabuni, kanye
namadodana kaJoda indodana ka-Eliyaduni, namadodana awo nabafowabo, wonke amaLevi, nganhliziyonye munye ophethe umsebenzi, besebenzela ukuthuthukisa imisebenzi yendlu kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho izisebenzi zakha ithempeli likaJehova. 59 Abapristi bema bembethe izingubo zabo, benezinsimbi zokubethwa namacilongo; amaLevi, amadodana ka-Asafa, ayephethe amasimbali; 60 Hlabelelani amahubo okubonga, lokudumisa uJehova, njengokulaya kukaDavida inkosi yakoIsrayeli. 61 Bahlabelela ngamahubo amakhulu, bedumisa uJehova, ngokuba umusa wakhe nodumo lwakhe kungunaphakade kuIsrayeli wonke. 62 Bonke abantu babetha amacilongo, bakhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu, behlabelela izingoma zokubonga kuJehova ngokuvuswa kwendlu kaJehova. 63 Abapristi namaLevi nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, abadala ababeyibonile indlu yokuqala, beza ekwakhiweni kwayo bekhala ngokukhala okukhulu. 64 Kodwa abanengi ngamacilongo langokuthokoza basebememeza ngelizwi elikhulu. 65 Kangokuba amacilongo angezwakali ngokukhala kwabantu, nokho isixuku sakhala ngokumangalisayo, kwaze kwazwakala kude. 66 Ngakho lapho izitha zesizwe sakwaJuda noBhenjamini zikuzwile, zazi ukuthi umsindo wamacilongo wawusho ukuthini. 67 Futhi babona ukuthi labo ababengabathunjwa balakhela ithempeli leNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 68 Ngakho baya kuZorobhabheli nakuJesu nasezinhloko zezindlu zoyise, bathi kubo: “Sizokwakha kanye nani. 69 Ngokuba nathi njengani siyayilalela iNkosi yenu, siyihlabele kusukela ezinsukwini zika-Azibazareti inkosi yase-Asiriya owasiletha lapha. 70 Khona-ke oZorubhabhele noJesu nezinhloko zezindlu zoyise bakwa-Israyeli bathi kubo: “Akukhona okwethu nani ukwakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ndawonye indlu. 71 Thina sodwa sizakwakhela uJehova kaIsrayeli, njengokusiyala kukaKoresi inkosi yamaPheresiya. 72 Kepha abezizwe bezwe babacanasela abahlali baseJudiya, babacindezela, bavimbela ukwakha kwabo; 73 Futhi ngamacebo abo ayimfihlo, nangokukhuluma nokuxokozela, bavimbela ukwakhiwa kwesakhiwo sonke isikhathi sokuhlala kwenkosi uKoresi, bavinjelwa ukwakha iminyaka emibili, kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDariyu. ISAHLUKO 6 1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu Agiyu noZakariya indodana ka-Ado abaprofethi, baprofetha kumaJuda akwaJuda naseJerusalema ngegama likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli elaliphezu kwabo. 2 Kwasekusukuma oZorubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli loJesu indodana kaJehozadaki, baqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eJerusalema, abaprofethi beNkosi belabo, bebasiza. 3 Ngaso leso sikhathi kwafika kubo uSisine umbusi waseSiriya nowaseFenike, kanye noSathrabuzane nabangane bakhe, wathi kubo: 4 Niyakwakha ngokuqokwa bani le ndlu nalolu phahla, nenze zonke ezinye izinto na? futhi zingobani izisebenzi ezenza lezi zinto? 5 Nokho amalunga amaJuda athola umusa, ngokuba iNkosi yayihambele abathunjwa;
6 Futhi abavinjwanga ukwakha, kwaze kwaba yisikhathi lapho uDariyu ephawulwa ngabo, futhi wathola impendulo. 7 Ikhophi yezincwadi uSisini, umbusi waseSiriya nelaseFenike, noSathrabuzane, nabangane babo, ababusi baseSiriya naseFenike, bazibhala bazithumela kuDariyu; Enkosini uDariyu, ngiyabingelela: 8 Konke makwazeke enkosini yethu, inkosi, ukuthi sifikile ezweni laseJudiya, sangena emzini waseJerusalema, safumana emzini waseJerusalema amadoda amadala amaJuda ayevela ekuthunjweni. 9 Ukwakhela uJehova indlu, enkulu nentsha, ngamatshe abaziweyo nangenani elikhulu, nezingodo sezibekiwe ezindongeni. 10 Futhi leyo misebenzi yenziwa ngesivinini esikhulu, futhi umsebenzi uqhubeka ngempumelelo ezandleni zabo, futhi uyenziwa ngayo yonke inkazimulo nokukhuthala. 11 Sase sibuza kulaba badala, sathi: “Niyakwakha le ndlu ngomyalo kabani, nibeke izisekelo zale misebenzi na? 12 Ngakho-ke ukuze sikwazi ngokuloba kuwe, sabuza kubo ababeyizikhulu, sacela kubo amagama abo ngokubhala ezinhloko zabo. 13 Base besinika impendulo ethi: Siyizinceku zeNkosi owenza izulu nomhlaba. 14 Kepha le ndlu yakhiwa eminyakeni eminingi edlule inkosi yakwa-Israyeli enkulu nenamandla, yaqedwa. 15 Kodwa lapho okhokho bethu bemthukuthelisa uNkulunkulu, futhi bona kuJehova ka-Israyeli osezulwini, wabanikela esandleni sikaNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, yamaKaledi; 16 eyadiliza indlu, yayishisa, yathumbela abantu eBabele. 17 Kodwa ngomnyaka wokuqala uKoresi inkosi eyabusa phezu kwelizwe laseBhabhiloni uKoresi inkosi waloba ukuthi kwakhiwe le ndlu. 18 Izitsha ezingcwele zegolide nezesiliva uNabukhadinezari ayezikhiphile endlini yaseJerusalema wazibeka ethempelini lakhe uKoresi inkosi wazikhipha ethempelini laseBhabhiloni, zanikelwa esandleni sakhe. uZorobhabheli nakuSanibasaru umbusi, 19 ngomyalo wokuba athwale zona lezi zitsha, azibeke ethempelini laseJerusalema; nokuthi ithempeli likaJehova kufanele lakhiwe endaweni yakhe. 20 Khona-ke lowo uSanebhasaru, esefikile lapha, wabeka izisekelo zendlu yeNkosi eJerusalema; futhi kusukela kuleso sikhathi kuze kube manje kuseyisakhiwo, akukapheli ngokugcwele. 21 Ngakho-ke, uma kubonakala kukuhle enkosini, makuphenywe encwadini yezindaba zenkosi uKoresi; 22 Futhi uma kutholakala ukuthi ukwakhiwa kwendlu yeNkosi eJerusalema kwenziwa ngemvume yenkosi uKoresi, futhi uma inkosi yethu, inkosi icabanga kanjalo, mayisitshele ngakho. 23 Khona-ke inkosi uDariyu yayala ukuba kufunelwe encwadini yemibhalo egciniwe eBhabhiloni, futhi e-Ekibhatane endlini yenkosi esezweni lamaMede kwafunyaniswa umqulu okwakulotshwe kuwo lezi zinto. 24 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kukaKoresi inkosi uKoresi wayala ukuba indlu kaJehova eJerusalema yakhiwe kabusha, lapho behlabela khona ngomlilo oqhubekayo; 25 ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi bube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nezinhla ezintathu zamatshe abaziweyo, nohla lunye lwemithi emisha yalelo zwe; nezindleko zakhona ziphuma endlini yenkosi uKoresi.
26 nokuthi izitsha ezingcwele zendlu kaJehova, igolide nesiliva, uNebukadinesari azikhipha endlini yaseJerusalema waziyisa eBabele, zibuyiselwe endlini yaseJerusalema, zibekwe endaweni lapho babekhona ngaphambili. 27 Futhi wayala ukuthi uSisini umbusi waseSiriya nelaseFenike, noSathrabuzane, nabangane babo, nalabo ababemiswe ababusi eSiriya naseFenike, baqaphele ukuba bangagxambukeli kuleyo ndawo, kodwa bavumele uZorobhabheli inceku yenkosi. Nkosi, nombusi waseJudiya, namalunga amaJuda, ukwakha indlu yeNkosi kuleyo ndawo. 28 Ngiyalile futhi ukuba yakhiwe kabusha; nokuthi babheke ngenkuthalo ukusiza abathunjwa bamaJuda, ize iphele indlu kaJehova. 29 Futhi kusukela enkokhisweni yaseKhelosiya naseFenike isabelo okufanele sinikezwe laba bantu kube yimihlatshelo yeNkosi, okungukuthi, uZerubhabele umbusi, ngezinkunzi, nezinqama, namawundlu; 30 kanye namabele, nosawoti, newayini, namafutha, nokuyinto yonke iminyaka yonke ngaphandle kokungabaza njengokusho kwabapristi abaseJerusalema ukuchithwa kwansuku zonke; 31 Ukuze kwenziwe iminikelo kuNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ngenxa yenkosi nabantwana bayo, futhi bathandazele ukuphila kwabo. 32 Futhi yayala ukuthi noma ngubani oweqa, yebo, noma enze kube lula kunoma iyiphi into eshiwo ngaphambili noma ebhaliwe, kufanele kuthathwe isihlahla endlini yakhe, futhi alengiswe kuso, futhi zonke izimpahla zakhe zithathwe zenkosi. 33 Ngakho-ke uJehova, ogama lakhe libizwé khona, makabhubhise wonke amakhosi nezizwe ezelula isandla sakhe ukuba zithiye noma zichithe leyo ndlu kaJehova eJerusalema. 34 Mina Dariyu, inkosi, ngiye ngayala ukuba kwenziwe ngokucophelela ngalezi zinto. ISAHLUKO 7 1 Khona-ke uSisini umbusi waseKelosiriya naseFenike, noSathrabuzane, nabangane babo belandela imiyalo yenkosi uDariyu, 2 Wengamela ngokuqaphela okukhulu imisebenzi engcwele, esiza amalunga amaJuda nababusi bethempeli. 3 Kanjalo imisebenzi engcwele yaphumelela lapho u-Agiyu noZakariya abaprofethi beprofetha. 4 Base beqeda lezo zinto ngomyalo weNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, nangemvume kaKoresi, noDariyu, no-Aritahishashita, amakhosi asePheresiya. 5 Yaqedwa kanjalo indlu engcwele ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu lwenyanga ka-Adari, ngomnyaka wesithupha kaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya. 6 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye ababevela ekuthunjweni, abengezwa kubo, benza njengokulotshiweyo encwadini kaMose. 7 Banikela ekunikezelweni kwethempeli likaJehova ngezinkunzi eziyikhulu, izinqama ezingamakhulu amabili, namawundlu angamakhulu amane; 8 nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili ngenxa yesono sika-Israyeli wonke, ngokwenani lezinhloko zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli. 9 Abapristi namaLevi bema bembethe izingubo zabo ngemindeni yabo enkonzweni kaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli njengencwadi kaMose nabalindisango emasangweni onke.
10 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababevela ekuthunjweni bagcina iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala ngemva kokuba abapristi namaLevi bangcweliswa. 11 Abathunjwa babengangcweliswanga bonke kanyekanye, kepha amaLevi ayengcwelisiwe kanyekanye. 12 Babenzela kanjalo bonke abathunjwa iphasika, nabafowabo abapristi, nabo ngokwabo. 13 Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababephuma ekuthunjweni badla, bonke ababezahlukanisile nezinengiso zabantu bezwe, bayifuna uJehova. 14 Benza umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, bejabula phambi kukaJehova; 15 Ngokuba wayephendulele kubo icebo lenkosi yase-Asiriya, ukuqinisa izandla zabo emisebenzini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. ISAHLUKO 8 1 Ngemva kwalezi zinto, lapho u-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya ebusa, kwafika u-Ezra, indodana kaSaraya, indodana ka-Ezeriya, indodana kaHelikiya, indodana kaSalumu, 2 indodana kaSaduki, indodana ka-Ahithubi, indodana kaAmariya, indodana ka-Eziya, indodana kaMeremoti, indodana kaZaraya, indodana kaSaviya, indodana kaBhoka, indodana kaAbisumu, indodana kaFinehasi. , indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni umpristi omkhulu. 3 U-Ezra lo wakhuphuka eBhabhiloni engumbhali, elungele kakhulu umthetho kaMose owanikezwa uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 4 Inkosi yamdumisa, ngokuba yafumana umusa emehlweni ayo kuzo zonke izicelo zayo. 5 Kwakhuphuka kanye naye abanye babantwana bakwaIsrayeli, abapristi bamaLevi, nabahlabeleli abangcwele, nabalindisango, nezikhonzi zethempeli, baya eJerusalema; 6 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kuka-Aritahishashita, ngenyanga yesihlanu, lowo kwakungumnyaka wesikhombisa wenkosi; ngoba basuka eBhabhiloni ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala, bafika eJerusalema njengohambo lwempumelelo uJehova ayebanike lona. 7 Ngokuba u-Ezra wayenekhono elikhulu kakhulu, kangangokuthi akashiyanga lutho emthethweni nemiyalo yeNkosi, kodwa wafundisa wonke u-Israyeli izahlulelo nezahlulelo. 8 Ikhophi yomthetho eyalotshwa ku-Aritahishashita inkosi, yafika ku-Ezra, umpristi nomfundi womthetho weNkosi, yile elandelayo; 9 Inkosi u-Aritahishashita ku-Ezra umpristi nomfundi womthetho weNkosi uyakhonza. 10 Senginqumile ukwenza okuhle, ngikhiphe umyalo wokuba abaphakathi kwesizwe samaJuda, nabapristi namaLevi abaphakathi kombuso wethu, abathanda nabafisayo, baye nawe eJerusalema. 11 Ngakho-ke bonke abathanda lokho mabahambe nawe, njengokuba kukuhle kimi nakubangane bami abayisikhombisa abeluleki; 12 ukuze babheke izindaba zaseJudiya neJerusalema, ngokuvumelana nalokho okusemthethweni weNkosi; 13 Futhi niyise izipho eNkosini ka-Israyeli eJerusalema, mina nabangane bami esenzile isifungo, futhi lonke igolide nesiliva okutholakala ezweni laseBhabhiloni kuJehova eJerusalema, 14 kanye nalokho okunikelwe abantu ethempelini likaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo eJerusalema, ukuze kuqoqwe isiliva
negolide kube yizinkunzi, nezinqama, namawundlu, nokunye kwakho; 15 ukuze banikele imihlatshelo kuJehova e-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo eliseJerusalema. 16 Konke eniyakwenza wena nabafowenu ngesiliva nangegolide, nikwenze ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu wakho. 17 Futhi izitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi, ezinikelwe kuwe ukuze ithempeli likaNkulunkulu wakho, eliseJerusalema, uzibeke phambi kukaNkulunkulu wakho eJerusalema. 18 Nanoma yini enye ongayikhumbula emsebenzini wethempeli likaNkulunkulu wakho, woyikhipha endlini yengcebo yenkosi. 19 Mina-ke inkosi u-Aritahishashita ngiyalile abagcini bengcebo eSiriya naseFenike ukuba konke u-Esdra umpristi nomfundi womthetho kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke ayakukuthuma, bamnike masinyane; 20 nenani lamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva, kanjalo nokolweni, kuze kube ngamakhora ayikhulu, nezinhlamvu eziyikhulu zewayini, nokunye okuningi. 21 Zonke izinto mazenzeke ngokukhuthala ngokomthetho kaNkulunkulu kuNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ukuze ulaka lungezi phezu kombuso wenkosi namadodana ayo. 22 Ngiyaniyala futhi ukuba ningadingi ntela, nanoma yisiphi esinye isipho kubapristi, namaLevi, nabahlabeleli abangcwele, nabalindisango, nezikhonzi zethempeli, nanoma yimuphi owenza imisebenzi kuleli thempeli, ukuze kungabikho muntu onegunya lokubeka utho phezu kwabo. 23 Wena-ke, Ezra, ngokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu misa abahluleli nabahluleli ukuba bahlulele kulo lonke elaseSiriya nelaseFenike bonke abawazi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho; lalabo abangaziyo uzabafundisa. 24 Yilowo nalowo oweqa umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho nowenkosi uyakujeziswa nokujezisa, noma ngokufa, noma ngokunye ukujeziswa, ngesijeziso semali, noma ukuboshwa. 25 Wayesethi u-Ezra umbhali: “Makatuswe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawobaba oyedwa ofake lezi zinto enhliziyweni yenkosi ukuba ikhazimulise indlu yayo eseJerusalema. 26 futhi ungidumise phambi kwenkosi, nabeluleki bayo, nabo bonke abangane bayo nezikhulu. 27 Ngase ngikhuthazeka ngosizo lweNkosi uNkulunkulu wami, ngabutha amadoda akwa-Israyeli ukuba akhuphuke nami. 28 Lezi ziyizinhloko ngemindeni yazo nezikhulu zazo ezakhuphuka nami zisuka eBhabhiloni ekubuseni kwenkosi uAritahishashita. 29 Kumadodana kaFinehasi: nguGershoni; emadodaneni kaItamari: nguGamayeli; emadodaneni kaDavide, uLethusi indodana kaSekaniya; 30 Kumadodana kaPerezi: nguZakariya; kanye naye kwabalwa amadoda ayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu. 31 emadodaneni kaPhahati Mowabi: ngu-Eliyawoniya indodana kaZaraya, kanye naye amadoda angamakhulu amabili; 32 Kumadodana kaZathowa: nguSekaniya indodana ka-Izelu, enamadoda angamakhulu amathathu; emadodaneni ka-Adini: ngu-Obeti indodana kaJonathani, enamadoda angamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu; 33 kumadodana ka-Elamu: nguJosiya indodana kaGotholiya, kanye naye amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa; 34 kumadodana kaShafathiya: nguZaraya indodana kaMikayeli, enamadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa; 35 kumadodana kaJowabe: ngu-Abhadiya indodana ka-Izelu, enamadoda angamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili;
36 kumadodana kaBanidi: ngu-Asalimoti indodana kaJehoshafiya, kanye naye amadoda ayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha; 37 Kumadodana kaBabi: nguZakariya indodana kaBebayi, kanye naye amadoda angamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili; 38 kumadodana ka-Astati: nguJohane indodana ka-Akhathani, enamadoda ayikhulu neshumi; 39 Kumadodana ka-Adonikamu owokugcina, lawa angamagama awo: ngo-Elifeleti, noJeweli, noShemaya, enamadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa; 40 Kumadodana kaBago: Uthi indodana ka-Istalkurus, kanye naye amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa. 41 Laba ngabaqoqela ndawonye emfuleni othiwa iThera, lapho samisa khona amatende ethu izinsuku ezintathu, ngase ngibabheka. 42 Kepha lapho ngingafumananga noyedwa wabapristi namaLevi, 43 Ngase ngithumela ku-Eleyazare, naku-Iduweli, nakuMasmani, 44 no-Alnathani, noMamaya, noJoriba, noNathani, noEwunathani, noZakariya, noMoselamoni, amadoda ayizinhloko nezifundiswa. 45 Ngabatshela ukuthi baye kuSadewu induna, owayesendaweni yokugcina imali. 46 Wabayala ukuthi bakhulume kuDadewu, nakubafowabo, nakubagcini zimali kuleyo ndawo, ukuba bathumele kithi amadoda angenza umsebenzi wobupristi endlini yeNkosi. 47 Ngesandla esinamandla seNkosi yethu basilethela amadoda ahlakaniphileyo emadodaneni kaMoli indodana kaLevi, indodana ka-Israyeli, u-Asebebiya, namadodana akhe, nabafowabo, beyishumi nesishiyagalombili. 48 U-Asebiya, no-Anunu, no-Osaya umfowabo, emadodaneni kaKenunewu, namadodana abo, amadoda angamashumi amabili. 49 Ezincekwini zethempeli uDavide azimisayo, nezinhloko zenkonzo yamaLevi, izinceku zethempeli, ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili, ohlwini lwamagama alotshiwe. 50 Lapho-ke ngafunga khona ukuzila ukudla ezinsizweni phambi kweNkosi yethu, ukucela kuyo indlela enhle kithi, nakulabo ababenathi, kubantwana bethu, nasezinkomeni; 51 Ngoba ngaba namahloni ukucela enkosini abahamba ngezinyawo nabamahhashi, futhi ngibe nesimiso sokuvikeleka ezitheni zethu. 52 Ngokuba sasithe enkosini, ukuthi amandla eNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu kufanele abe nalabo abamfunayo, ukuze abasekele ngazo zonke izindlela. 53 Futhi saphinda sayincenga iNkosi yethu mayelana nalezi zinto, futhi sayithola inomusa kithi. 54 Ngase ngihlukanisa abayishumi nambili kubapristi abakhulu, o-Esebriya, no-Asaniya, namadoda ayishumi kubafowabo kanye nabo; 55 Ngabakala igolide, nesiliva, nezitsha ezingcwele zendlu yeNkosi yethu, inkosi, nomkhandlu wayo, nezikhulu, noIsrayeli wonke ababekunikezile. 56 Sengisikalile, ngabanika amatalenta esiliva angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu, nezitsha zesiliva ezingamatalenta ayikhulu, namatalenta ayikhulu egolide; 57 nezitsha ezingamashumi amabili zegolide, nezitsha eziyishumi nambili zethusi, ezethusi elicolekileyo, ezibenyezelayo njengegolide.
58 Ngase ngithi kubo: “Ningcwele kuJehova, nezitsha zingcwele, negolide nesiliva kuyisifungo kuJehova, uJehova wawobaba. 59 Qaphelani, nizigcine, nize nizinikele ezinduneni zabapristi namaLevi, nasezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli eJerusalema, emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu. 60 Ngakho abapristi lamaLevi ababemukele isiliva legolide lezitsha bakuletha eJerusalema ethempelini leNkosi. 61 Sasuka emfuleni iTherasi ngosuku lweshumi nambili lwenyanga yokuqala, safika eJerusalema ngesandla esinamandla seNkosi yethu eyayinathi; safika eJerusalema. 62 Kwathi sesihlezi khona izinsuku ezintathu, igolide nesiliva okwakukalwa kwanikelwa endlini yeNkosi ngosuku lwesine kuMarmoti umpristi indodana ka-Iri. 63 Futhi kanye naye kwakukhona u-Eleyazare indodana kaFinehasi, futhi kanye nabo kwakukhona uJosabadi indodana kaJesu noMohethi indodana kaSabbani amaLevi, bonke banikezwa ngenani nangesisindo. 64 Isisindo sazo sonke sabhalwa ngaso leso sikhathi. 65 Ababephuma ekuthunjweni banikela ngomhlatshelo kuJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, izinkunzi eziyishumi nambili zika-Israyeli wonke, izinqama ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesithupha; 66 amawundlu angamashumi ayisikhombisa nambili, izimpongo zomnikelo wokuthula, eziyishumi nambili; zonke zibe ngumhlatshelo weNkosi. 67 Futhi banikeza imiyalo yenkosi kubaphathi benkosi nakubabusi baseKelosriya naseFenike; bahlonipha abantu nethempeli likaNkulunkulu. 68 Kwathi seziphelile lezi zinto, ababusi beza kimi, bathi: 69 Isizwe sakwa-Israyeli, izikhulu, nabapristi, namaLevi, asibasusanga kubo abezizwe bezwe, nokungcoliswa kwabezizwe, amaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPheresi, namaJebusi, namaMowabi, abaseGibhithe, nabakwa-Edomi. 70 Ngokuba bona namadodana abo baganene namadodakazi abo, nenzalo engcwele ixubene nabafokazi bezwe; futhi kusukela ekuqaleni kwalolu daba ababusi kanye nabantu abakhulu bebengabahlanganyeli kulobu bubi. 71 Futhi kwathi nje lapho sengizwile lezi zinto, ngaklebhula izingubo zami, kanye nengubo engcwele, futhi ngahluthula izinwele ekhanda lami nasesilevuni sami, futhi ngahlala phansi ngidabukile futhi nginzima kakhulu. 72 Ngakho bonke ababethuthumela ngezwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli babuthana kimi, ngisalila ngenxa yobubi, kodwa ngahlala ngicindezelekile kwaze kwaba ngumnikelo wakusihlwa. 73 Ngase ngisukuma ekuzileni ukudla izingubo zami nengubo engcwele zidatshuliwe, ngaguqa ngamadolo, ngelulela izandla zami eNkosini, 74 Ngathi: “O Nkosi, nginamahloni futhi nginamahloni phambi kobuso bakho; 75 Ngokuba izono zethu zande ngaphezu kwamakhanda ethu, nokungazi kwethu kufinyelele ezulwini. 76 Kusukela esikhathini sokhokho bethu besilokhu futhi sisesonweni esikhulu, kuze kube yilolu suku. 77 Futhi ngenxa yezono zethu nezokhokho bethu thina nabafowethu namakhosi ethu nabapristi bethu sanikelwa emakhosini omhlaba enkembeni, nasekuthunjweni, futhi sibe yimpango ngehlazo, kuze kube namuhla. 78 Manje ngandlela thize siboniswe umusa ovela kuwe, O Nkosi, ukuze sishiywe impande negama endaweni yendlu yakho engcwele;
79 futhi asambulele ukukhanya endlini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi asinike ukudla ngesikhathi sobugqila bethu. 80 Yebo, ngesikhathi sisebugqilini, asishiywanga yiNkosi yethu; kepha wasenzela umusa phambi kwamakhosi asePheresiya, asinika ukudla; 81 Yebo, futhi balihlonipha ithempeli leNkosi yethu, futhi bavusa iSiyoni eliyincithakalo, ukuze basinikeze indawo yokuhlala eqinisekile eJudiya naseJerusalema. 82 Manje, O Nkosi, sizothini, sinalezi zinto na? ngokuba seqile imiyalo yakho owasinika yona ngesandla sezinceku zakho abaprofethi, sathi: 83 Ukuthi izwe eningena kulo ukulidla njengefa, liyizwe elingcoliswe ngokungcoliswa kwabafokazi bezwe, futhi baligcwalisile ngokungcola kwabo. 84 Ngakho-ke manje aniyikuhlanganisa amadodakazi enu emadodaneni abo, futhi aniyikuthathela amadodana enu amadodakazi awo. 85 Ngaphezu kwalokho anisoze nafuna ukuba nokuthula nabo, ukuze nibe namandla, futhi nidle izinto ezinhle zezwe, futhi futhi nishiye ifa lezwe kubantwana benu kuze kube phakade. 86 Futhi konke lokho okwehlele kwenziwa kithi ngenxa yemisebenzi yethu emibi kanye nezono ezinkulu; ngokuba wena, Jehova, wenza izono zethu zibe lula; 87 Wasinika impande enje, kepha sesibuyile ukweqa umthetho wakho, sizixubanise nokungcola kwezizwe zezwe. 88 Ubungeke yini usithukuthelele ukuthi usibhubhise, uze ungasishiyelanga nampande, imbewu, nagama na? 89 Jehova ka-Israyeli, uqinisile, ngokuba thina sisele siyimpande namuhla. 90 Bheka, manje sesiphambi kwakho ebubini bethu, ngokuba asisakwazi ukuma ngenxa yalezi zinto phambi kwakho. 91 U-Ezra ekhuleka evuma izono zakhe, ekhala, elele phansi phambi kwethempeli, kwabuthana kuye uquqaba olukhulu lwamadoda nabesifazane nabantwana, luvela eJerusalema, ngokuba kwakukhona ukukhala okukhulu phakathi kwesixuku. 92 UJekoniya indodana kaJewelu, omunye wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wamemeza wathi: “O Ezra, sonile eNkosini uJehova, sathatha abesifazane abezizwe bezizwe zezwe; manje wonke u-Israyeli uphakeme. . 93 Masenze isifungo eNkosini, ukuthi siyakulahla bonke abafazi bethu, esibathethe ezizweni kanye labantwana babo, 94 Njengoba umisile, kanye nabaningi abalalela umthetho weNkosi. 95 Suka ubulale, ngokuba le ndaba iqondene nawe, thina siyakuba nawe; yenza amandla. 96 U-Ezra wasukuma, wafungisa izinduna zabapristi namaLevi akwa-Israyeli wonke ukwenza ngalezo zinto; bafunga kanjalo. ISAHLUKO 9 1 U-Ezra wasesuka egumeni lethempeli waya ekamelweni likaJowanani indodana ka-Eliyasibi. 2 Bahlala lapho, kabadlanga kudla, bengaphuzi manzi, belila ngobubi obukhulu bexuku. 3 Kwamenyezelwa kulo lonke elaseJudiya naseJerusalema kubo bonke ababedingisiwe, ukuba babuthane eJerusalema. 4 Futhi ukuthi noma ubani ongahlangananga lapho phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbili noma ezintathu ngokuvumelana nabadala ababemisiwe, izinkomo zabo kufanele zithathwe zisetshenziswe ethempelini, yena ngokwakhe akhishwe kwabathunjwa.
5 Ngezinsuku ezintathu bonke besizwe sakwaJuda nesakwaBenjamini babuthana eJerusalema ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye. 6 Isixuku sonke sasihlezi sithuthumela egcekeni lethempeli ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi. 7 U-Ezra wasukuma, wathi kubo: “Niweqile umthetho ngokuthatha abafazi bezizwe, nandise izono zakwa-Israyeli. 8 Manje ngokuvuma izono mnikeni inkazimulo uJehova uNkulunkulu wawokhokho bethu. 9 Nenze intando yakhe, nizihlukanise nabezizwe bezwe nakwabesifazane abezizwe. 10 Lase limemeza ixuku lonke, lathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Njengoba ukhulumile, sizakwenza njalo. 11 Kodwa njengoba abantu bebaningi, futhi kunezulu elibi, kangangokuthi asinakukwazi ukuma ngaphandle, futhi lokhu akuwona umsebenzi wosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, njengoba isono sethu sisabalele kude lezo zinto. 12 Ngakho-ke ababusi besixuku mabahlale, nabo bonke abasezindlini zakithi abanabafazi babezizwe beze ngesikhathi esimisiweyo; 13 kanye nabo ababusi nabahluleli bazo zonke izindawo, size sisuse ulaka lukaJehova kithi ngale ndaba. 14 Khona-ke uJonathani indodana ka-Azayeli noHezekiya indodana kaTheyokanu bababekela le ndaba; oMoshulamu noLevi noSabata babasiza. 15 Abathunjwa benza njengazo zonke lezi zinto. 16 U-Ezra, umpristi, wazikhethela izinhloko zezindlu zoyise, ngamagama abo, kwathi ngolokuqala lwenyanga yeshumi bahlala ndawonye ukuba bahlole indaba. 17 Ngakho udaba lwabo lokuthola abafazi bezizwe lwaphela ngolokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala. 18 Kubapristi ababebuthene babenabafazi bezizwe kwafunyanwa; 19 Kumadodana kaJesu indodana kaJosadeki nabafowabo; UMathelas no-Eleyazare, noJoribus noJoadanus. 20 Futhi banika izandla zabo ukuze balahle abafazi babo futhi banikele ngezinqama zokwenza ukubuyisana ngeziphambeko zabo. 21 Kumadodana ka-Emeri; u-Ananiya, noZabedewu, no-Enesi, noSameyu, noHireyeli, no-Azariya. 22 Emadodaneni kaFasuri: nguShela; Elionas, Masiyas Israel, futhi Nathanael, futhi Ocidelus kanye Talsas. 23 KumaLevi; uJozabadi, noSemisi, noKoliyu othiwa uKalitha, noPhathewu, noJuda, noJona. 24 Kubahlabeleli abangcwele; Eleazurus, Bacchurus. 25 Kubalindisango; Sallums, and Tolbanes. 26 kwabakwa-Israyeli, emadodaneni kaPhorosi; noHirema, no-Edidiya, noMelkiya, noMahelu, no-Eleyazare, no-Asiya, noBhayaniya. 27 Kumadodana ka-Ela; oMathaniya, noZakariya, noHiriyeli, noHiremoti, no-Ediya. 28 Kumadodana kaZamoti: nguShela; o-Eliyada, no-Elisimu, no-Othoniya, noJarimoti, noSabatu, noSardewu. 29 Kumadodana kaBayi: uJohane, no-Ananiya, noJosabadi, noAmatheyi. 30 Kumadodana kaMani: u-Olamu, noMamuchu, noJedewu, noJasubu, noJasayeli, noHiremoti. 31 Kumadodana ka-Adi: noNaathu, noMosiya, noLakhunus, noNadusi, noMathaniya, noSethele, noBalnuus, noManase. 32 Emadodaneni ka-Anase: ngo-Eriyeli; uEliona, no-Aseas, noMelkiya, noSabhewu, noSimoni Khosameus. 33 Kumadodana ka-Asomu: uAltaneyu, noMatiya, noBahanaya, no-Elifeleti, noManase, noShimeyi.
34 Kumadodana kaMahana: emadodaneni ka-Ozora; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis, Josephus. 35 Emadodaneni ka-Etima: nguShela; Mazitias, Zabadaias, Edes, Juel, Benayas. 36 Bonke laba babethathe abafazi babezizwe, babalahla labantwana babo. 37 Abapristi namaLevi nabakwa-Israyeli bahlala eJerusalema nasezweni ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa; 38 Isixuku sonke sabuthana nganhliziyonye esigcawini sompheme ongcwele ngasempumalanga. 39 Base bekhuluma ku-Ezra, umpristi nomfundi, ukuba alethe umthetho kaMose, owanikezwa nguJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. 40 U-Ezra, umpristi omkhulu, wawuletha umthetho kuso sonke isixuku, kusukela kowesilisa kuya kowesifazane, nakubo bonke abapristi, ukuze bezwe umthetho ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa. 41 Wafunda egcekeni phambi kompheme ongcwele, kusukela ekuseni kwaze kwaba semini enkulu, phambi kwabesilisa nabesifazane; futhi isixuku sawunaka umthetho. 42 U-Ezra, umpristi nomfundi womthetho, wema phezu kwepulpiti lamapulangwe elalenzelwe lokho. 43 Kwasukuma eduze kwakhe uMathathiya, noSamu, noAnaniya, no-Azariya, no-Uriya, noHezekiya, noBalasamu, ngakwesokunene; 44 Futhi ngakwesokhohlo kwakumi uPhalidayu, uMishayeli, uMelkhiya, uLothasubu, noNabhariya. 45 Wayesethatha u-Ezra incwadi yomthetho phambi kwesixuku, ngokuba wayehlezi ehloniphekile phambi kwamehlo abo bonke. 46 Kwathi evula umlayo, basukuma bonke. Ngakho u-Esdras wambonga uJehova uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uMninimandla onke. 47 Bonke abantu baphendula bathi: Amen; baphakamisa izandla zabo, bawa phansi, bakhuleka eNkosini. 48 NoJesu, no-Anus, noSarabia, no-Adinus, noJacubu, noSabateya, no-Auteas, noMayaneya, noKalitha, no-Asriya, noJoazabedi, no-Ananiya, noBiyatha, amaLevi, bafundisa umthetho weNkosi, bewenza ukuba bawuqonde. 49 Khona uAtharate wakhuluma ku-Ezra umpristi omkhulu. nomfundi, namaLevi ayefundisa isixuku, kubo bonke, ethi: 50 Lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova; (ngokuba bakhala bonke bezwa umthetho;) 51 Hambani, nidle amanoni, niphuze okumnandi, niphe abangenalutho; 52 Ngokuba lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova, ningabi lusizi; ngoba iNkosi izakunika udumo. 53 Ngakho amaLevi amemezela zonke izinto ebantwini, esithi: Lolusuku lungcwele eNkosini; lingabi lusizi. 54 Base behamba, kwaba yilowo nalowo ukuba adle, aphuze, ajabule, abele abangenalutho, ajabule; 55 Ngoba babewaqonda amazwi ababefundiswe ngawo, futhi ababebuthelwe ngawo.