Ezra ISAHLUKO 1 1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba kugcwaliseke izwi likaJehova ngomlomo kaJeremiya, uJehova wavusa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya ukuba enze isimemezelo embusweni wakhe wonke, futhi wasibhala, ethi: 2 Usho kanje uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, uthi: “UJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu unginikile yonke imibuso yomhlaba; ungiyalile ukumakhela indlu eJerusalema lakwaJuda. 3 Ngubani phakathi kwenu kubo bonke abantu bakhe? uNkulunkulu wakhe makabe naye, akhuphukele eJerusalema lakwaJuda, akhe indlu kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli (unguNkulunkulu) eseJerusalema. 4 Noma yimuphi osele ezindaweni lapho egogobele khona, amadoda endawo yakhe makamsize ngesiliva, nangegolide, nangezimpahla, nangezinkomo, kanye nomnikelo wesihle wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema. 5 Zase zisukuma izinhloko zawoyise bakwaJuda noBenjamini, nabapristi, namaLevi, nabo bonke abavuswa umoya wabo uNkulunkulu, ukuba bakhuphuke bakhe indlu kaJehova eseJerusalema. 6 Bonke ababebazungezile baqinisa izandla zabo ngezitsha zesiliva, nangegolide, nangezimpahla, nangezinkomo, nangezinto eziyigugu, ngaphandle kwakho konke okwanikelwa ngokuzithandela. 7 UKoresi inkosi wakhipha izitsha zendlu kaJehova uNebukadinesari ayezikhiphile eJerusalema, wazibeka endlini yawonkulunkulu bakhe; 8 Nalezo uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya wazikhipha ngesandla sikaMithiredati umphathi-sikhwama, wazibalela uSheshibhazari isikhulu sakwaJuda. 9 Nanku umumo wazo: izingqwembe zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu, nezingqwembe eziyinkulungwane zesiliva, ommese abangamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, 10 izitsha ezingamashumi amathathu zegolide, nezitsha zesiliva zohlobo lwesibili ezingamakhulu amane neshumi, nezinye izitsha eziyinkulungwane. 11 Zonke izitsha zegolide nezesiliva zaziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amane. Zonke lezi uSheshibhazari wakhuphula kanye nabathunjwa abakhushulelwa eJerusalema besuka eBhabhiloni. ISAHLUKO 2 1 Laba bangabantwana besifunda abenyuka bephuma ekuthunjweni kwabathunjwa, uNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, ayebathumbile, wabayisa eBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo; 2 Abafika noZerubhabheli: ngoJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRehelaya, noMoridekayi, noBilishani, noMispari, noBhigivayi, noRehumi, noBahana. Inani lamadoda abantwana bakwa-Israyeli: 3 abantwana bakwaPharoshi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili. 4 abantwana bakwaShefathiya: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;
5 abantwana bakwa-Ara: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu; 6 abantwana bakwaPhahati Mowabi babantwana bakwaJeshuwa noJowabe izinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili. 7 abantwana bakwa-Elamu, inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane. 8 Oonyana bakaZathu ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mane anabahlanu. 9 abantwana bakwaZakayi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha; 10 abantwana bakwaBani: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili; 11 abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nantathu; 12 abantwana bakwa-Azigadi: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nambili; 13 abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha; 14 abantwana bakwaBigivayi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha; 15 abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu nane. 16 abantwana bakwa-Atheri kaHezekiya: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili; 17 abantwana bakwaBezayi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nantathu; 18 abantwana bakwaJora: yikhulu neshumi nambili; 19 abantwana bakwaHashumi: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nantathu; 20 abantwana baseGibari: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu. 21 abantwana baseBetlehema: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu; 22 Amadoda aseNethofa ibingamashumi amahlanu nesithupha. 23 Amadoda ase-Anathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili; 24 abantwana base-Azimaveti: ngamashumi amane nambili; 25 Abantwana baseKiriyatharimi, neKefira, neBeyeroti, amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu. 26 abantwana baseRama naseGaba ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye. 27 Amadoda aseMikimasi ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anamabini; 28 Amadoda aseBethele nase-Ayi ibingamakhulu amabili, namashumi amabili nantathu; 29 abantwana baseNebo: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nambili; 30 abantwana baseMagibhishi: yikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha; 31 abantwana bomunye u-Elamu inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane. 32 abantwana bakwaHarimi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili; 33 abantwana baseLodi, naseHadidi, nase-Ono: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanhlanu; 34 abantwana baseJeriko: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu; 35 Oonyana baseSenaha ibiyizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu. 36 Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya bendlu kaJeshuwa: amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu.