Ezra 1 Zvino negore rokutanga raKoreshi mambo wePerisia, shoko raJehovha rakauya nomuromo waJeremiya kuti zvizadziswe, Jehovha akamumutsa Mweya waKoreshi mambo wePezhia, akaparidza kwose kwose ushe hwake hwose, akahunyorawo, achiti; Zvanzi naKoreshi, mambo wePerisia, Jehovha, Mwari wokudenga andipa ushe hwose hwenyika; uye akandirayira kuti ndimuvakire imba Imba paJerusarema riri muJudha. 1:3 Ndianiko pakati penyu wavanhu vake vose? Mwari wake ngaave naye, uye ngaave naye Iye ngaakwire kuJerusarema riri muJudha, anovaka imba yaJehovha Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, ndiye Mwari, ari paJerusaremu. 1:4 Uye ani nani akasara panzvimbo ipi neipi paanogara, ngaarege varume vekwake nzvimbo yake inomubatsira nesirivha, nendarama, nenhumbi, nendarama kunze kwechipo chokungopa nokuzvidira, cheimba yaMwari iri mukati Jerusarema. 1:5 Ipapo vakasimuka vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aJudha naBhenjamini, navakuru vapristi, navaRevhi, navose vakanga vamutswa mweya yavo naMwari, kuti kwirai mundovaka imba yaJehovha iri paJerusaremu. 6 Zvino vose vakange vakavakomba vakasimbisa maoko avo nemidziyo nesirivha, nendarama, nenhumbi, nemombe, nezvinhu zvinokosha zvinhu, kunze kwezvose zvakapiwa nokuzvidira. 1:7 Naiye mambo Koreshi akabudisa midziyo yeimba yaJehovha; izvo Nebhukadhinezari zvaakanga abudisa paJerusaremu, akanga adziisa muimba yavamwari vake; 1:8 Naizvozvi Koreshi, mambo wePerisia akaabudisa noruoko rwa Mitiredhati muchengeti wefuma akaiverenga achiipa Sheshibhazari, muchinda waJudha. 1:9 Kuwanda kwazvo ndiko: Ndiro dzendarama dzina makumi matatu, dzine chiuru chimwe ndiro dzesirivha, mapanga makumi maviri namapfumbamwe; 1:10 mbiya dzendarama dzina makumi matatu, nembiya dzesirivha dzorumwe rudzi, mazana mana namakumi mana gumi, nemimwe midziyo ine chiuru. Midziyo yose yendarama neyesirivha yakanga ine zviuru zvishanu nezvina zana. Sheshibhazari akaenda nazvo zvose pakutapwa vakakwidzwa kuJerusarema vachibva kuBhabhironi.