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.
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.
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?
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, zinjalo ke 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
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 bakaAsifa, 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 bakaAzare, 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 bakaAtifa. 33 Oonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon: oonyana bakaAzafiyon, 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,
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,
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;
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 bukaArteshashta 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
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;
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 bakaOzora: nguYeremiyas, noMomdis, noOmayerosi, noJuweli,
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.