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.