1 Esdras
2:1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi ukumkani wamaPersi, lafika ilizwi likaYehova
INkosi ibe nokuzaliseka, oko wakuthembisa ngomlomo kaYeremi;
2:2 UYehova wawuxhokonxa umoya kaKoreshi, ukumkani wamaPersi;
wavakalisa kubo bonke ubukumkani bakhe, kwanangokubhala;
2:3 esithi, Utsho uKoreshi, ukumkani wamaPersi, ukuthi, INkosi kaSirayeli, iNkosi
Osenyangweni undenze ukumkani wehlabathi lonke;
2:4 Wathi kum, ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem, kwelakwaYuda.
2:5 Ukuba ke ngoko kukho ubani kuni ongowabantu bayo, iNkosi mayibe isithi,
iNkosi yakhe mayibe naye, anyuke aye eYerusalem ephakathi
Uze uyakhe indlu kaYehova kaSirayeli, ngokuba uYehova nguye
ohleli eYerusalem.
2:6 Osukuba ngoko ehleli ezindaweni ezingeenxa zonke, mabamncede abo, mna
Yithini, Ngabamelwane bakhe abanegolide, nesilivere;
2:7 kunye nezipho, kunye namahashe, kunye neenkomo, kunye nezinye izinto, abanazo
yamiselwa ngesibhambathiso, yetempile kaYehova eseYerusalem.
2:8 Yandula ke iinkulu zezindlu zooyise zakwaYuda nezesizwe sakwaBhenjamin
wama; nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabo bonke abantliziyo zintliziyo zilungileyo
Wanduluka uYehova ukuba anyuke, amakhele uYehova indlu
Yerusalem,
2:9 nabo ke babebangqongileyo, bebancedisa ngeento zonke
isilivere, negolide, namahashe, neenkomo, nezipho ezininzi kakhulu
yabaninzi abantliziyo zachukunyiswa kuko oko.
2:10 Kananjalo ukumkani uKoreshi wazikhupha iimpahla ezingcwele, abenazo uNebhukadenetsare
Wafuduswa eYerusalem, wamisa etempileni yakhe imifanekiso eqingqiweyo.
2:11 Ke kaloku uKoreshi ukumkani wamaPersi wabakhupha, wabahlangula
kubo kuMithridate unondyebo wakhe.
2:12 Kwaye ke anikelwa kuye uSanebhasari, irhuluneli yelakwaYuda.
2:13 Lilo eli inani labo; Iwaka leendebe zegolide, newaka
zesilivere, iingcedevu zesilivere ezimashumi mabini anesithoba, neengqayi zegolide zamashumi mathathu, namashumi amathathu anesithoba
isilivere yangamawaka amabini, anamakhulu mane aneshumi, nezinye iimpahla eziliwaka.
2:14 Ngoko zonke iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere ezathinjwayo zazikho
amawaka amahlanu anamakhulu mane anamanci mathandathu anesithoba.
2:15 Aba ke babuya noSanebhazare, ndawonye namakholwa
ukusuka eBhabhiloni ukuya eYerusalem.
2:16 Kodwa ngexesha lika-Arteshta ukumkani wamaPersi uBhelemus, kunye
nguMithridates, noTabheliyo, noRathumo, noBheletethmo, noSemeliyo.
unobhala, nabanye ababemiselwe kunye nabo, ehlala
kwelakwaSamari nakwezinye iindawo, babhala kuye, ngokuchasene nabo babehleli khona
ElakwaYuda neYerusalem ezi leta zilandelayo;
2:17 Kukumkani uArtashashta, inkosi yethu, kubakhonzi bakho, uRathumo umbhali, umthetheli-bali.
uSemeliyo umbhali, nentlanganiso yamatyala abo, nabagwebi beso sikhulu;
baseCelosyria naseFenike.
2:18 Makwazeke ngoku enkosini ukumkani, ukuba amaYuda anyukileyo evela kuwe esiya
thina, singene eYerusalem, esakhiweni eso sixeko sineenkani, singendawo
amise iindawo zembutho, ahlaziye iindonga zawo, abeke iziseko
yetempile.
2:19 Ngoku ke, ukuba lo mzi neendonga zawo zibuye zenziwe ngokutsha, azisayi kuba nanto
kodwa akwamkele ukurhola irhafu, kwanokuchasa ookumkani.
2:20 ekubeni ke zisendlwini izinto ezizezetempile, thina aba
Kufanelekile ukuba ungawutyesheli umcimbi onjalo.
2:21 masithethe nenkosi yethu ukumkani, sithi, ukuba kungenxa yakho
ukuba kufundwe ezincwadini zooyihlo;
2:22 uya kufumana encwadini leyo kubhaliweyo ngayo kuzo
niqonde ukuba loo mzi ubugwilika, ugungqe
ookumkani nemizi.
2:23 nokuba amaYuda aneenkani, ephakamisa iimfazwe kuwo amaxesha onke; ngenxa
ngeso sizathu lo mzi waba yinkangala.
2:24 Ngako oko, siyakuxelela, nkosi yam kumkani, ukuba oku kunjalo
Umzi mawakhiwe, neendonga zawo zibuye zimiswe, usuke usuke wena
ukususela ngoku akusekho ndlela yakudlula eKelosriya naseFenike.
2:25 Wabuya ukumkani wabuya wabhala kuRathumo, umbhali, ukuba athi
uBheletemo, ubhalela uShemeliyo umbhali, nabanye ababephakathi
Ummiselo, nabemi belakwaSamari, nelaseSiriya, nelaseFenike, emveni koko
indlela;
2:26 Ndiyifundile incwadi enayithumela kum;
uthe, masiphengulule, wafunyanwa loo mzi
ubekho kwasekuqalekeni esilwa nookumkani;
2:27 Amadoda alapho ayezinikele kwimvukelo nemfazwe, namagorha lawo
ookumkani nabanobungqwangangqwili eYerusalem, babelawula berhawula irhafu
ICelosyria kunye neFenike.
2:28 Kungoku ke ndiwise umthetho wokuba loo madoda athintelwe ukuba ayakhe
Mzini, kuthiwe makungabi sakwenziwa kuwo;
2:29 nokuba abo basebenzi bangendawo bangabaqhubeli phambili ekucaphukiseni
ookumkani
2:30 Zaza zaleswa ukumkani uArteshashta, iincwadi zakhe, ooRathumo, noSemeliyo umthetheli.
umbhali, nabanye ababemiselwe kunye nabo, befuduka
khawulezani niye eYerusalem, ninamadoda amahashe, nengxokolo yomkhosi
abantu abakuluhlu lwedabi, baqalisa ukubathintela abakhi; kunye nesakhiwo
Itempile yaseYerusalem yayekwa kwada kwangunyaka wesibini wolawulo luka-Ash
uDariyo ukumkani wamaPersi.