1 Esdras 1:1 UYosiya wenza ke umthendeleko wepasika eYerusalem eNkosini yakhe; Bayenza ipasika ngomhla weshumi elinesine wenyanga yokuqala; 1:2 bebamise ababingeleli ngokwemilingo yabo yemini, benxibile Endlwini kaYehova, eneengubo ezinde. 1:3 Wathetha kubaLevi, abalungiseleli abangcwele bakwaSirayeli, ukuba bona bazingcwalisele kuYehova, bayimise ityeya kaYehova endlwini, awayakhayo ukumkani uSolomon unyana kaDavide; 1:4 Wathi, Anisayi kuba sayithwala ityeya emagxeni enu; mkhonzeni ke uYehova uThixo wenu, nilungiselele abantu bakhe amaSirayeli; kwaye ndinilungiselele ngokweentsapho zenu neentsapho zenu. 1:5 Njengoko wawisayo umthetho uDavide ukumkani wakwaSirayeli, nangokwelizwi likaYehova ubungangamsha bukaSolomon unyana wakhe, emi etempileni njengoko ngezikhulu zemizalwane yenu, baLevi, abalungiselelayo phambi kwabazalwana benu, oonyana bakaSirayeli, 1:6 yenzani ngokulungeleleneyo ipasika, nilungise nemibingelelo yenu; bazalwana, niyenze ipasika ngokomthetho kaYehova iNkosi, eyanikelwa kuMoses. 1:7 Ke uYosiya wabanika amashumi amathathu amawaka abantu, abafunyanwayo khona iimvana, namatakane eebhokhwe, amawaka amathathu eenkomo; umxhesho wokumkani, njengoko wakuthethayo ebantwini, njengoko wayethethile ababingeleli, nakubaLevi. 1:8 Banikela ke ooHelekiya, noZekariya, noSiyela, abaphathi betempile. ababingeleli bepasika bangamawaka amabini anamakhulu amathandathu empahla emfutshane, kunye amakhulu amathathu eenkomo. 1:9 noYekoniya, noShemaya, noNataniyeli umninawa wakhe, noAsabhiya, noShemaya, noNataniyeli umntakwabo. OoOkiyeli noYoram, abathetheli-waka, babanikela abaLevi, ukuba babe ngabakhonzi; ipasika yamawaka amahlanu ezimvu, namakhulu asixhenxe eenkomo. 1:10 Kwathi ke, zakuzenzakalela ezi zinto, ababingeleli nabaLevi babaphatha izonka ezingenagwele bezimi kakuhle ngokwemizalwane. 1:11 Kwaye ngokwezikhundla zooyise ezininzi, phambi kweNkosi abantu, ukuba basondeze kuYehova, njengoko kubhaliweyo encwadini kaMoses; benjenjalo kusasa. 1:12 Bayosa ipasika emlilweni njengokwasemthethweni; namadini, bawapheka ngeembiza zobhedu, nangeepani, ukuba livumba elithozamisayo; 1:13 wazibeka phambi kwabantu bonke, emveni koko balungiselela bona ngokwabo nababingeleli nabazalwana babo, oonyana baka-Aron. 1:14 Ababingeleli bawanyusa amanqatha kwada kwahlwa, abaLevi balungiselela bona nabazalwana babo, oonyana baka-Aron, ababingeleli. 1:15 Iimvumi ezingcwele, oonyana baka-Asafu, babenoluhlu lwazo ngokwesiko ekumiselweni kukaDavide nguAsafu, noZekariya, noYedutun wayengomnye wabalindi bokumkani. 1:16 Abamasango babesemasangweni ngesango; bekungavumelekile ukuba ahambe emsebenzini wakhe wenkonzo; ngokuba abazalwana babo abaLevi babemlungiselela bona. 1:17 Ngaloo ndlela ke yayiyeyombingelelo kaYehova eyafezwa loo mini, ukuze benze ipasika; 1:18 Nize ninyuse amadini esibingelelweni sikaYehova, ngokwelizwi likaYehova umyalelo kakumkani uYosiya. 1:19 Oonyana bakaSirayeli ababekho bayenza ipasika ngaloo mini ixesha, kunye nomthendeleko wezonka ezinencasa iintsuku ezisixhenxe. 1:20 Bekungazanga kwenziwe pasika ngokwale pasika kwaSirayeli, kususela kwimini yomprofeti uSamuweli. 1:21 Kananjalo ookumkani bonke bakwaSirayeli abazanga benze pasika, enjengoYosiya nowakwaSirayeli ababingeleli, nabaLevi, namaYuda babambene namaSirayeli onke abekho wafunyanwa ehlala eYerusalem. 1:22 Ke kaloku kwenziwa le pasika ngomnyaka weshumi elinesibhozo wobukumkani bukaYosiya. 1:23 Kwaye imisebenzi okanye uYosiya wayethe tye phambi kweNkosi yakhe ngentliziyo epheleleyo lokuhlonela uThixo. 1:24 Ke zona izinto ezabakho ngexesha lakhe, zabhalwa phantsi kumaxesha angaphambili ngenxa yabo bonayo, babenza ububi kuNdikhoyo UyiNkosi ngaphezu kwabantu bonke nezikumkani, nendlela abamenza buhlungu ngayo Ade aphakama amazwi kaYehova kuSirayeli. 1:25 Kwathi emveni kwezo zinto zonke zikaYosiya, uFaro ukumkani ukumkani waseYiputa weza kuxhokonxa imfazwe eKarkamis phezu koMlambo; noYosiya waphuma waya kuye. 1:26 Wathumela ukumkani waseYiputa kuye, wathi, Yintoni na enam nawe? Owu kumkani wakwaYuda? 1:27 Andimthumanga mna eNkosini uYehova; ngokuba ndilwelwe mna UmEfrati: ngoku ke uNdikhoyo unam, ewe, uNdikhoyo unam ngokukhawuleza Suka kum, ungamchasi uYehova. 1:28 Ke uYosiya akayibuyisanga inqwelo yakhe yokulwa kuye; yilwa naye, kungengamazwi kamprofeti uYeremiya umlomo weNkosi: 1:29 Bahlanganisana naye entilini yaseMagido, beza abathetheli nxamnye nokumkani uYosiya. 1:30 Wathi ukumkani kubakhonzi bakhe, Ndikhupheni ekulweni; kuba ndibuthathaka kakhulu. Bamsusa kwaoko abakhonzi bakhe idabi. 1:31 Wakhwela enqwelweni yakhe yesibini; kunye nokubuyiswa kwakhona Wafa ke uYerusalem, wangcwatyelwa engcwabeni likayise. 1:32 Kulo lonke elakwaYuda bamenzela isijwili uYosiya, noYeremiya umprofeti. zamenzela isijwili uYosiya, zambambazela iintloko amadodana nabafazi kuye kwada kwayile mini; oku ke kwanikelwa ukuba ube ngummiselo kusenziwa rhoqo kuzo zonke izizwe zakwaSirayeli. 1:33 Ezi zinto zibhaliwe encwadini yemicimbi yookumkani basebandleni uYuda, nezenzo zonke awazenzayo uYosiya, nobuhandiba bakhe, nobungangamsha bakhe ewuqonda umthetho kaYehova, nezinto awazenzayo izinto ezingaphambili, nezinto ezicengiweyo ngoku, zibhaliwe encwadini kaYehova ookumkani bakwaSirayeli nabakwaYuda. 1:34 Abantu bathabatha uYehowahazi, unyana kaYosiya, bamenza ukumkani esikhundleni sakhe kaYosiya uyise, eminyaka imashumi mabini anamithathu ezelwe. 1:35 Waba neenyanga ezintathu engukumkani kwelakwaYuda naseYerusalem; iYiputa yamshenxisa ekulawuleni eYerusalem. 1:36 Walimisela ilizwe ikhulu leetalente zesilivere, nenye italente yegolide. 1:37 Kananjalo ukumkani waseYiputa wamenza ukumkani uYowakim, umninawa wakhe, ukumkani wakwaYuda iYerusalem. 1:38 Wababopha uYowakim nabanumzana, ke yena uZarakesi, umninawa wakhe wambamba, wamkhupha eYiputa. 1:39 UYowakim ubeminyaka imashumi mabini anamihlanu ezelwe, ukwenziwa kwakhe ukumkani ezweni kwaYuda naseYerusalem; wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova. 1:40 Ngoko wenyuka uNabhukadenetsare, ukumkani waseBhabheli, wamchasa Wamkhonkxa ngomxokelelwane wobhedu, wamsa eBhabheli. 1:41 UNebhukadenetsare wathabatha empahleni yengcwele kaYehova, waphatha waza wawabeka etempileni yakhe eBhabhiloni. 1:42 Kodwa izinto ezibhaliweyo ngaye, kwanobunqambi bakhe, no zibhaliwe ezincwadini zookumkani. 1:43 UYowakim, unyana wakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; waba ngukumkani iminyaka elishumi elinesibhozo iminyaka ubudala; 1:44 Waba neenyanga ezintathu ezineentsuku ezilishumi engukumkani eYerusalem; benza ububi phambi koYehova. 1:45 Kwathi, ekupheleni konyaka, uNebhukadenetsare wathumela ukuba angeniswe IBhabheli kunye neempahla ezingcwele zikaYehova; 1:46 wamenza ukumkani uZedekiya kwelakwaYuda neYerusalem, ezelwe eneneni iminyaka engamashumi amabini ubudala; waba neminyaka elishumi elinamnye engukumkani. 1:47 Wenza okubi emehlweni kaYehova; amazwi awathethwa kuye ngomprofeti uYeremiya ngomlomo ka iNkosi. 1:48 Emveni kokuba ukumkani uNabhukadenetsare wamfungisa ngegama Wafunga uYehova, wagwilika; wayenza lukhuni intamo yakhe, eyakhe Wayigqitha intliziyo kaNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli. 1:49 Nerhuluneli yabantu nezababingeleli benza izinto ezininzi ngokuchasene nemithetho, kwaye walugqithisa konke ukungcola kweentlanga zonke, kwaye wayenza inqambi itempile kaYehova, eyayingcwaliswe eYerusalem. 1:50 Noko ke uThixo wooyise wathumela ngomthunywa wakhe ukuba ebabize wabuya, ngokuba wawasindisa wona nomnquba wakhe. 1:51 Basuka babagculela abathunywa bakhe; yabona, ekuthetheni kukaYehova Babagculela abaprofeti bakhe; 1:52 kude kube ngoku, ukuba, ebaqumbele abantu bakhe ngenxa enkulu wabayalela ukuba bahlasele ookumkani bamaKaledi bona; 1:53 Awabulala amadodana abo ngekrele, Esangweni lelizwe kwitempile yabo engcwele, kwaye engasindisi umfana okanye isicakakazi, indoda endala okanye umntwana, phakathi kwabo; ngokuba wabanikela bonke ezandleni zabo. 1:54 Bazithabatha zonke iimpahla ezingcwele zikaYehova, ethabathela kwenkulu, besa kwencinane; neempahla zetyeya kaThixo, nobuncwane bokumkani, nobuncwane bokumkani bawafudusela eBhabheli. 1:55 Indlu kaYehova bayitshisa ngomlilo, bazidiliza iindonga zaso iYerusalem, bazitshise ngomlilo iinqaba zayo ezinde. 1:56 Ubungangamsha bayo abuphelanga, bada baphela wabatshabalalisa bonke, nabantu abangabulawanga nabo ikrele walifudusela eBhabheli; 1:57 owaba ngabakhonzi kuye nakubantwana bakhe, kwada kwalawula amaPersi; ukuze lizaliseke ilizwi likaYehova, awalithethayo ngomlomo kaYeremiya. 1:58 lada ilizwe lanele ziisabatha zalo, lonke ixesha lalo iya kuba yinkangala, kude kube lixesha eliyiminyaka emashumi asixhenxe.