1 Esdras
6:1 Ke kaloku, ngomnyaka wesibini wobukumkani bukaDariyo Agiyo, noZekariya
unyana ka-Ado, abaprofeti, waprofeta kumaYuda akwaYuda
IYerusalem egameni likaYehova uThixo kaSirayeli, eyayiphezu kwabo.
6:2 Basuka ke kwesuka uTsorubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli, noYesu unyana ka
UJosedaki waqalisa ukuyakha indlu kaNdikhoyo eJerusalem
Abaprofeti bakaYehova babekunye nabo, bewancedisa.
6:3 Kwangelo xesha, weza kubo uSisin, irhuluneli yaseSiriya, weza kubo
KwabaseFenike, noSatrabhuzanes nabalingane bakhe, bathi kubo,
6:4 Niya kwakha ngelizwi likabani na le ndlu nolu phahla, nisebenze?
zonke ezinye izinto? Ngoobani na abenzi bomsebenzi onjalo?
6:5 Kodwa amadoda amakhulu amaYuda afumana ubabalo, ngokuba iNkosi
wayetyelele abathinjwa;
6:6 Abazange bathintelwe ukwakha, kwada kwafika ixesha
kwanikelwa ingxelo kuDariyo ngabo, baza baphendula
yamkelwe.
6:7 Incwadi leyo, ethi uSisines, irhuluneli yelaseSiriya nelaseFenike,
noSatrabhuzanes, nabalingane babo, abathetheli kwelaseSiriya nelaseFenike;
wabhala wathumela kuDariyo; KuDariyo ukumkani, uyambulisa.
6:8 Makwazeke zonke izinto enkosini yethu ukumkani, ekungeneni kwakhe
saza sangena emzini waseYerusalem, safumana kuwo
umzi waseYerusalem amadoda amakhulu amaYuda awayethinjwe
6:9 ukumakhela uYehova indlu, enkulu, entsha, exholiweyo, exabiso likhulu
amatye, nemithi esele ibekwe ezindongeni.
6:10 Kwaye loo misebenzi yenziwa ngokukhawuleza okukhulu, kwaye umsebenzi uyaqhubeka
ngokunempumelelo ezandleni zabo, kwaye nalo lonke uzuko nenkuthalo injalo
yenziwe.
6:11 Saza sabuza kumadoda lawo makhulu, sathi, Le nto niyakha ngomthetho kabani na?
Ngendlu, wabeka iziseko zale misebenzi?
6:12 ngoko ke, ukuze sikwazise ngawe
sabhala, sabiza ke kwabakhulu, sabiza
kubo ngamagama abo ngokubhaliweyo abaziintloko zabo.
6:13 Aphendula ke athi kuthi, Singabakhonzi bakaYehova oyenzileyo
izulu nomhlaba.
6:14 Ke yona le ndlu yakhiwa kwiminyaka yamandulo ngukumkani wakwaSirayeli
omkhulu owomeleleyo, kwagqitywa.
6:15 Kodwa oko oobawo bamqumbisayo uThixo, bamonile
INkosi kaSirayeli esemazulwini, yabanikela egunyeni
nguNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabheli, wamaKaledi;
6:16 bayidiliza indlu, bayitshisa, bemka abantu;
abathinjelwe eBhabheli.
6:17 Ke ngomnyaka wokuqala ukumkani uKoreshi waba ngukumkani ezweni lase
Wabhala uKoreshi ukumkani, ukuba yakhiwe le ndlu.
6:18 neempahla ezingcwele zegolide nezesilivere, abenazo uNebhukadenetsare
bafuduswa endlwini eseYerusalem, bawabeka kweyakhe
endlwini kaThixo uKoreshi ukumkani wazikhupha etempileni
eBhabheli, anikelwa kuZorobhabheli, nakuSanebhasaro umthetheli
umphathi,
6:19 Wawisa umthetho wokuba athabathe izitya ezifanayo, abeke
nabo etempileni eYerusalem; nokuba ibe yitempile kaYehova
yakhelwe endaweni yakhe.
6:20 Wandula ke lo Sanebhasaro efikile apha, wabeka iziseko zezulu
indlu kaYehova eYerusalem; kwaye ukususela ngelo xesha ukuya kuthi ga ngoku
sisesisakhiwo, asikagqitywa ngokupheleleyo.
6:21 ke ngoko, ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makuphicothwe phakathi kwabo
Iingxelo zokumkani uKoreshi.
6:22 Kwaye ukuba kufunyanwa ukuba kwakhiwe indlu kaYehova
IYerusalem yenziwe ngemvume kaKoreshi ukumkani, kwaye ukuba inkosi yethu
Makube njalo ukumkani, makasibonise oko.
6:23 Waza wamwisela umthetho uDariyo ukumkani, ukuba afune eBhabheli;
kwakukho ibhotwe lase-Ekbhatane, eselizweni lamaMedi
wafumana umqulu apho zazibhalwe khona ezi zinto.
6:24 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wobukumkani bukaKoreshi ukumkani uKoreshi, wawisa umthethoumthetho
indlu kaYehova ifanele yakhiwe kwakhona eYerusalem, apho baya kwakhiwa khona
ubingelela ngomlilo wamaxesha onke;
6:25 ubude bayo bube ziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu, ububanzi bube ziikubhite ezimashumi mathandathu
imikrozo emithathu yamatye aqingqiweyo, nocamba olunye lwemithi emitsha yelo lizwe; kwaye
iindleko zayo zokuya kuphuma endlwini kaKoreshi ukumkani;
6:26 neempahla ezingcwele zendlu kaYehova, zegolide kwanezo
isilivere, awayithabathayo uNabhukadenetsare endlwini yaseYerusalem, wayithabatha
iya kubuyiselwa eBhabheli, ibuyiselwe endlwini eseYerusalem, ibe njalo
babekwe kwindawo ababekuyo ngaphambili.
6:27 Kananjalo wayalela ukuba uSisines, irhuluneli yeSiriya nelaseFenike.
noSatrabhuzanes, nabalingane babo, nabamisiweyo
abalawuli baseSiriya naseFenike, kufuneka balumke bangazibandakanyi ne
kodwa myeke uZorobhabheli, umkhonzi kaYehova, irhuluneli
ElakwaYuda, namadoda amakhulu amaYuda, ukuba bakhe indlu kaYehova
loo ndawo.
6:28 Ndiwise umthetho wokuba ubuye wakhiwe; kwaye bona
zikhangele ngenyameko ukuba zincede abathinjwa bamaYuda, bade
igqitywe indlu kaYehova.
6:29 Kwaye kwirhafu eKelossyria naseFenike isahlulo ngenyameko
La madoda ke mawanikele umbingelelo kaYehova, oko kukuthi, uZorobhabheli
nerhuluneli, phezu kweenkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo, neenkunzi zeegusha, neemvana;
6:30 Kananjalo ingqolowa, netyuwa, newayini, neoli, njalo njalo iminyaka ngeminyaka
kungekho mathandabuzo, ngokwababingeleli abaseYerusalem
iya kubonisa ukusetyenziswa kwansuku zonke:
6:31 ukuze kwenziwe amadini koThixo Osenyangweni, ngenxa yokumkani nowakhe
abantwana, nokuba bathandazele ubomi babo.
6:32 Kwaye wayalela ukuba nabani na othe wakreqa, ewe, okanye enze into engento
Nantoni na ebithethwe ngaphambili okanye ebhaliweyo, mayiphume kweyakhe indlu
wathinjwa, waxhonywa kuyo, yathinjwa ukumkani yonke impahla yakhe.
6:33 Ngako oko uYehova ogama libizwe phezu kwakhe, makasingele phantsi
bonke ookumkani neentlanga, abolula isandla sakhe ukuthintela okanye
Yayonakalisa indlu kaYehova eseYerusalem.
6:34 Mna Dariyo, ukumkani, ndiwise umthetho wokuba kwenzeke ngokwezo zinto
kwenziwe ngenkuthalo.