1 Esdras
5:1 Emveni koko yaba ziinkulu zezindlu zooyise, ngokwabanyuliweyo ngoko
izizwe zabo, benyuka nabafazi babo, noonyana babo, neentombi zabo, kunye nazo
izicaka zabo, nabakhonzazana, nemfuyo yabo.
5:2 UDariyo wathumela kunye nabo iwaka labakhweli-mahashe, bada bazisa
babuyela eYerusalem bekholosile, beneengqongqo neengqongqo
nembande.
5:3 Bonke abazalwana babo badlala, wabanyusa kunye nabo
bona.
5:4 Ngawo la amagama amadoda anyukileyo ngokwezindlu zawo;
ngokwemizalwane yabo ngokwezizwe zabo, ngokweenkulu zabo.
5:5 Ababingeleli, oonyana bakaPinehasi, unyana ka-Aron: nguYesu unyana ka
noYotsadeki, unyana kaSaraya, noYowakim unyana kaTsorubhabheli, unyana ka
nguSalatiyeli wendlu kaDavide, ongowakwaPeres,
isizwe sakwaYuda;
5:6 owathetha ngobulumko phambi koDariyo ukumkani wasePersi kweyesibini
Unyaka wolawulo lwakhe, ngenyanga enguNisan, eyinyanga yokuqala.
5:7 Ngabo aba ke babengamaYuda, abenyuka bevela ekuthinjweni, apho bafika khona
wahlala njengabaphambukeli, abethinjwe nguNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli
kude kuse eBhabhiloni.
5:8 Babuyela eYerusalem, nakweminye imimandla yakwaYuda bonke
indoda eya emzini wayo, eyafika noTsorobhabheli, noYesu, noNehemiya, kunye
uZekariya, noResaya, uEnenius, uMardokeyu. uBhelesaro, uAspharaso,
noReeliyo, noRoyimo, noBhahana, abathetheli babo;
5:9 Inani labo besizwe, neerhuluneli zabo, oonyana bakaPhoros;
amawaka amabini anekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesibini; oonyana bakaShafati ibibane
Ikhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesibini.
5:10 Oonyana baka-Ares ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mahlanu anabathandathu.
5:11 Oonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi ibingamawaka amabini, anamakhulu asibhozo, aneshumi elinye elinababini.
5:12 Oonyana bakaElam ibiliwaka, elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mahlanu anabane;
Oonyana bakaKorbhe ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mane anabahlanu
Oonyana bakaBhani ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mane anesibhozo.
5:13 Oonyana bakaBhebhayi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu;
amawaka amathathu, anamakhulu mabini, anamanci mabini anesibini;
5:14 Oonyana baka-Adonikam ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe: oonyana bakaBhagoyi.
Oonyana baka-Adin ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mahlanu anaba
ezine:
5:15 Oonyana baka-Ateretsiya ibingamashumi asithoba anababini: oonyana bakaKeyilan noAzeta.
oonyana baka-Atsuran ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mathathu anababini;
5:16 Oonyana baka-Ananiyas ibilikhulu elinamnye; oonyana baka-Arom ibingamashumi amathathu anababini.
oonyana bakaBhasha ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu
neAzefurati, ikhulu elinamabini;
5:17 Oonyana bakaMetersi ibingamawaka amathathu anabahlanu; oonyana baseBhetelomon
Ikhulu elinamashumi amabini anesithathu.
5:18 Oonyana baseNetofa ibingamashumi amahlanu anabahlanu;
AbaseBhetesamos ibingamashumi amane anababini;
5:19 abaseKiriyatiyariyo ibingamashumi amabini anabahlanu, eKafira naseBheroti;
ngamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mane anesithathu; abePira ibingamakhulu asixhenxe;
5:20 AmaKadi nama-Amidoyi ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mabini anababini;
neGabhede ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini ananye.
5:21 abaseMakalon ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anababini;
Oonyana bakaNefis ibilikhulu, elinamanci mahlanu anabathandathu.
5:22 Oonyana bakaKalamolalus no-Onus ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mabini anabahlanu
oonyana bakaYereko ibingamakhulu amabini, anamanci mane anabahlanu;
5:23 Oonyana baka-Anas ibingamawaka amathathu, anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathathu.
5:24 Ababingeleli: oonyana bakaYedu, unyana kaYedu, koonyana bakaYedu
USanasibhi ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci asixhenxe anababini; oonyana bakaMeruti ibiliwaka
amashumi amahlanu anesibini:
5:25 Oonyana bakaPasaron ibiliwaka, elinamanci mane anesixhenxe;
Iwaka elineshumi elinesixhenxe.
5:26 AbaLevi: oonyana bakaYeshuwa, noKademiyeli, noBhanuwas, noSudiya;
amashumi asixhenxe anesine.
5:27 Iimvumi ezingcwele: oonyana baka-Asafu ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anesibhozo.
5:28 Abamasango: oonyana bakaSalum, oonyana bakaYatali, oonyana bakaTalemon,
oonyana bakaDakobhi, oonyana bakaTeta, oonyana bakaSami, oonyana bephela
ikhulu elinamanci mathathu anesithoba.
5:29 Abakhonzi betempile: oonyana bakaEsawu, oonyana baka-Asifa, the
nabantwana bakwaTabawoti, nabantwana bakwaKera, nabantwana bakwaSudi, nabantwana bakwaSudi
Oonyana bakaLabhana, oonyana bakaGrabha,
5:30 oonyana baka-Akwa, oonyana baka-Uta, oonyana bakaKetabhi, oonyana baka-Agabha,
oonyana bakaSubhayi, oonyana baka-Anan, oonyana bakaKatuwa, oonyana baka
Geddur,
5:31 oonyana baka-Airusi, oonyana bakaDayisan, oonyana bakaNohebha, oonyana baka
uChasebha, oonyana bakaGazera, oonyana baka-Aziya, oonyana bakaPinehasi,
oonyana baka-Azare, oonyana bakaBhassayi, oonyana baka-Asana, oonyana bakaMehan,
oonyana bakaNafishi, oonyana baka-Akubhi, oonyana baka-Akifa, oonyana baka
uAsiriya, oonyana bakaFaro, oonyana bakaBhasaloti,
5:32 oonyana bakaMeda, oonyana bakaKota, oonyana bakaKereya, oonyana
Oonyana baka-Aserere, oonyana bakaTomoyi, oonyana bakaNasiti
oonyana baka-Atifa.
5:33 Oonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon: oonyana baka-Azafiyon, oonyana
noFarira, oonyana bakaYeyeli, oonyana bakaLozon, oonyana bakaSirayeli, oonyana bakaSirayeli
oonyana bakaSafete,
5:34 oonyana bakaHagiya, oonyana bakaFarakareti, oonyana bakaShebhi, oonyana
oonyana bakaSaroti, oonyana bakaMasiha, oonyana bakaGare, oonyana baka-Adosi,
oonyana bakaSubha, oonyana baka-Aferera, oonyana bakaBharodi, oonyana baka
nguSabhati, oonyana baka-Alom.
5:35 Bonke abalungiseleli betempile, noonyana babakhonzi baka
USolomon ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci asixhenxe anababini.
5:36 Aba benyuka bevela eThermelete naseTelesa, ekhokelwa nguHara-atalare;
kunye noAalar;
5:37 Kwaye abazange bakwazi ukuchaza iintsapho zabo, nemfuyo yabo, ukuba babenjani na
bakwaSirayeli: oonyana bakaLadan, unyana kaBhan, oonyana bakaNekodan, bathandathu
ikhulu elinamanci mahlanu anesibini.
5:38 nakubabingeleli abaluxhatshazayo ububingeleli, baba
abafunyanwanga: oonyana baka-Obhedi, oonyana baka-Akozi, oonyana baka-Adosi
watshata uAugia enye yeentombi zikaBharzelus, yaza yathiywa ngegama lakhe
igama.
5:39 Ke kaloku, yakuba ifuneke inkcazelo yemizalwane yaloo madoda apho
irejista, kwaye ayifunyanwanga, basuswa ekusebenzeni kweofisi
yobubingeleli:
5:40 ngokuba ooNehemiya neAtariya bathi kubo, abayi kuba njalo
babelana ngamadlelane ngezinto ezingcwele, kwada kwavela umbingeleli omkhulu ambethe
ngemfundiso nangenyaniso.
5:41 Ke kumaSirayeli, kwathabathela kominyaka ilishumi elinamibini ezelwe, kwenyusa, onke ayelapho
amashumi amane amawaka, ngaphandle kwezicaka nezicakakazi ezingamawaka amabini
amakhulu amathathu anamanci mathandathu.
5:42 Izicaka nezicakakazi zabo zingamawaka asixhenxe, anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mane
nesixhenxe iimvumi neemvumikazi, amakhulu amabini anamanci mane anababini
Ntlanu:
5:43 iinkamela ezingamakhulu amane, anamanci mathathu anantlanu, amawaka asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu anesithandathu
amahashe, amakhulu amabini anamanci mane anantlanu, iimeyile, amawaka amahlanu anamakhulu mahlanu
amashumi amabini anesihlanu amarhamncwa asetyenziswa edyokhweni.
5:44 nabathile ke abaziinkulu zezindlu zooyise, ekufikeni kwabo etempileni
kaThixo eseYerusalem, wabhambathisa ukuba woyimisa kwakhona indlu yakhe
indawo ngokusemandleni abo,
5:45 nokunikela endlwini yobuncwane obungcwele bemisebenzi iwaka leemina
igolide, amawaka amahlanu esilivere, nekhulu leempahla zababingeleli.
5:46 Bahlala ke ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabantu eYerusalem;
nasemaphandleni iimvumi nabamasango; kunye noSirayeli wonke
iilali zabo.
5:47 Ekusondeleni kwenyanga yesixhenxe, ekusondeleni koonyana bakaSirayeli
elowo wayekwindawo yakhe, bahlangana bonke ngamlomo mnye
endaweni yembutho yesango lokuqala elibheke empumalanga.
5:48 Wesuka wema uYesu unyana kaYotsadaki, nabazalwana bakhe ababingeleli, naba;
uTsorubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, nabazalwana bakhe, wabalungiselela
isibingelelo sikaThixo kaSirayeli,
5:49 ukuba banyuse phezu kwaso amadini anyukayo, ngokwesiko lawo
wawisa umthetho encwadini kaMoses, umfo wakwaThixo.
5:50 Bahlanganiselwa ke kubo bephuma kwezinye iintlanga zelo zwe;
basimisa isibingelelo endaweni yakhe, ngenxa yokuba zonke iintlanga
ilizwe laba neentshaba, labaxina; kwaye bona
banyusa amadini ngexesha elimisiweyo, banyusa amadini anyukayo kuYehova
Nkosi kokubini kusasa nangokuhlwa.
5:51 Benza umthendeleko weminquba, njengoko kumiselwe emthethweni;
babingelela imihla ngemihla, njengoko kufanelekile.
5:52 Emveni koko, kwaza kwenziwa iminikelo yamaxesha onke, nombingelelo kaYehova
neesabatha, nokuthwasa kwenyanga, nangamaxesha onke angcwele.
5:53 Baqala ke ukubingelela imibingelelo bonke abo benza isibhambathiso kuye uThixo
Ukususela kumhla wokuqala wenyanga yesixhenxe, nangona yayiyindlu kaNdikhoyo
INkosi yayingekakhiwa.
5:54 Banika abaqingqi nabachweli imali, nenyama, nento eselwayo;
ngokuchwayita.
5:55 NabaseTsidon nabaseTire babanika iinqwelo zokuzizisa
imithi yemisedare evela eLebhanon, ekufuneka iziswe ngokudada kwizibuko
eYopa, ngokomthetho kaKoreshi ukumkani waseBhabheli
AmaPersi.
5:56 ngomnyaka wesibini nangenyanga yesibini emveni kokungena kwakhe etempileni
kaThixo eYerusalem, waqala uTsorobhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, noYesu unyana
unyana kaYotsadaki, nabazalwana babo, nababingeleli, nabaLevi;
nabo bonke ababeze eYerusalem bephuma ekuthinjweni;
5:57 Basibeka isiseko sendlu kaThixo ngomhla wokuqala weNkosi
ngenyanga yesibini, ngomnyaka wesibini emva kokufika kwabo kwelakwaYuda
iYerusalem.
5:58 Babamisa abaLevi, bethabathela kominyaka imashumi mabini ezelwe, ukuba bangabaphathi bemisebenzi
iNkosi. Wesuka wema uYesu, noonyana bakhe, nabazalwana bakhe, noKademiyeli;
umkhuluwa wakhe, noonyana bakaMidihabhun, noonyana bakaYoda unyana ka
noEliyadun noonyana babo nabazalwana babo, abaLevi bonke ngamxhelo mnye
ibeka phambili ishishini, ukusebenza ukuqhubela phambili imisebenzi kwi
indlu kaThixo. Ngoko ke abenzi bomsebenzi bayakha indlu kaNdikhoyo.
5:59 Bema ke ababingeleli benxibe iingubo zabo zohadi
izixhobo zomculo namaxilongo; abaLevi, oonyana baka-Asafu, benamacangci.
5:60 Bavumani iingoma zombulelo, nimbonge uYehova, njengoDavide
wayemisele ukumkani wakwaSirayeli.
5:61 Baye ke bevuma ngeengoma ezinkulu, bedumisa uYehova, ngenxa yokuba
Inceba yakhe ingunaphakade kuSirayeli wonke.
5:62 Bonke abantu bavuthela amaxilongo, baduma ngezwi elikhulu.
nivuma iingoma zokubulela kuYehova, ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwayo
indlu yeNkosi.
5:63 nakubabingeleli, nabaLevi, nakwiinkulu zezindlu zooyise
abantu abadala ababeyibonile indlu yangaphambili beza ekwakhiweni kwale nto
ukulila nokulila okukhulu.
5:64 Ke kaloku into eninzi yamaxilongo novuyo yaduma ngezwi elikhulu, isithi,
5:65 ukuze zingavakali izigodlo ekulileni kweNkosi
saye ke isihlwele savakalisa ngokubalulekileyo, ngokokude saviwa
kude.
5:66 Kwathi, zakuva iintshaba zesizwe sakwaYuda nesakwaBhenjamin, zathi,
baqonda ukuba isandi sesigodlo sithetha ukuthini.
5:67 Baqonda ke ukuba abathinjwa bayawakha itempile
itempile kaYehova uThixo kaSirayeli.
5:68 Baya ke baya kuTsorobhabheli, nakuYesu, nakwiinkulu zezindlu zooyise.
Wathi kubo, Siya kwakha nani ndawonye.
5:69 Kuba nathi, kwanjengokuba niyithobelayo iNkosi yenu, sibingelela kuyo
kususela kwimihla ka-Azebhazareti ukumkani waseAsiriya, owasizisa
apha.
5:70 Waza wathi ooTsorobhabheli, noYesu, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaSirayeli
bathi kubo, Asikokwethu ukulakhela indlu ndawonye nani
Nkosi Thixo wethu.
5:71 Thina sodwa siya kumakhela uYehova kaSirayeli, njengoko
Usiwisele umthetho uKoreshi, ukumkani wamaPersi.
5:72 Ke zona iintlanga zelo zwe zaba nzima phezu kwabemi bakwaYuda;
wawaxinzelela phantsi, wawathintela ekwakheni;
5:73 Kwaye ngamayelenqe abo afihlakeleyo, kunye nokweyisela ethandwayo kunye neziphithiphithi, bona
wathintela ukwakhiwa kwesakhiwo yonke imihla kaKoreshi ukumkani
Bahlala ke; bathintelwa ukwakha iminyaka emibini.
kwada kwalawula uDariyo.