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.