1 Esdras
9:1 Wesuka uEsdras, evela entendelezweni yetempile, waya egumbini lika-Esdras
uYohanan unyana kaEliyasibhi,
9:2 wahlala khona, akadla nyama, akasela manzi, esenza isijwili;
ubugwenxa obukhulu bengxokolo.
9:3 Kwaphuma ilizwi kuwo onke amaYuda naseYerusalem, kubo bonke abo
babengabathinjwa, ukuze bahlanganiselwe ndawonye
IYerusalem:
9:4 nokuba ngubani na ongahlangananga khona ngeentsuku ezimbini okanye ezintathu njengoko
amadoda amakhulu amiselweyo, kufuneka ahluthwe imfuyo yawo
ukusetyenziswa kwetempile, waza yena wabakhupha abo bangabendlu kaThixo
ukuthinjwa.
9:5 Kwathi ngeentsuku ezintathu, bonke besizwe sakwaYuda nesakwaBhenjamin
bahlanganisana eYerusalem ngomhla wamashumi amabini wenyanga yesithoba.
9:6 Saye sonke isihlwele singcangcazela ebaleni letempile
ngenxa yemozulu embi ekhoyo ngoku.
9:7 Wesuka uEzra, wathi kubo, Niwugqithile umyalelo kuni
bazeka abafazi bezinye iintlanga, ukuze bongeze izono zakwaSirayeli.
9:8 Ngoku ke, ngokusivuma isivumo sethu, zukiseni uYehova, uThixo woobawo;
9:9 nenze ukuthanda kwakhe, nizahlule ezintlangeni zelizwe eli;
nakubafazi basemzini.
9:10 Yabhomboloza yonke inkitha, yathetha ngezwi elikhulu, yathi, Makube njengawe
uthethile, siya kwenza.
9:11 Kodwa ekubeni bebaninzi abantu, yaye kukho nemozulu embi, ngoko ke thina
ayinakuma ngaphandle, kwaye lo ayingomsebenzi wemini okanye ezimbini, ukubona kwethu
Isono sesithe saphangalala kwezo zinto.
9:12 Ngoko ke mabahlale abathetheli besihlwele, nabo bonke abethu
amakriwa anabafazi bezinye iintlanga afike ngexesha elimisiweyo;
9:13 kunye nabo abalawuli, nabagwebi kuzo zonke iindawo, side sisuke
Ingqumbo kaYehova kuthi ngenxa yale nto.
9:14 noYonatan unyana ka-Azayeli, noHezekiya unyana kaTiyocanus
wabamisela ke lo mbandela: ooMosulam noLevi no
Usabatha wabancedisa.
9:15 Benza ke abo basemfudusweni ngokwezo zinto zonke.
9:16 UEzra umbingeleli wanyula kuye iingangamsha zabo
Imizalwane, yonke ngamagama; bahlala ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga yeshumi
kunye ukuba bawuhlolisise umcimbi.
9:17 Lapheliswa ke ityala labo lokuhlala abafazi bezinye iintlanga
ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala.
9:18 Ke nakubabingeleli, ababebuthelene, babenabafazi bezinye iintlanga, khona
zifunyenwe:
9:19 koonyana bakaYesu unyana kaYotsadaki, nabazalwana bakhe; Matthelas kunye
uElazare, noYoribhus, noYowadanus.
9:20 Banika izandla zabo, ukuba babakhuphe abafazi babo, banyuse iinkunzi zeegusha kubo
bacamagushele iziphoso zabo.
9:21 nakoonyana bakaEmere; noHananiya, noZabhedi, noEnes, noSameyo;
noHireyeli, noAzariya.
9:22 nakoonyana bakaPayisure; uElionas, uMesiya uSirayeli, noNataniyeli, kunye
Ocidelus kunye neTalsas.
9:23 nakubaLevi; noYozabhadi, noSemis, noKoliyo, lowo ubizwayo
uCalitas, noPateus, noYuda, noYonas.
9:24 kwiimvumi ezingcwele; Eleazurus, Bacchurus.
9:25 kubamasango; Salums, kunye neTolbanes.
9:26 kubo bakwaSirayeli, koonyana bakaPirasi; Hiermas, kunye noEddias, kunye
23:20 noMelkiya, noMahelus, noElazare, noAsibhiya, noBhahaniya.
9:27 koonyana bakaEla; uMataniya, uZekariya, noHiremoti, noHiremoti;
kunye ne-Aedias.
9:28 nakoonyana bakaTsamoti; uEliyadas, uElisimo, uOtonya, uYarimoti, no
uSabhatus, noSardeyu.
9:29 koonyana bakaBhabhayi yanguShebhabhi; noYohane, noHananiya, noYobhadi, noAmathiyi.
9:30 koonyana bakaMani yanguShela; uOlamus, uMamuchus, uYedeyu, uYasubus, uYasayeli, kunye
I-Hieremoth.
9:31 nakoonyana bakaAdi; uNaathus, kunye noMoosias, uLacunus, noNaidus, kunye
noMataniya, noSesele, noBhalnuwusi, noManase.
9:32 nakoonyana baka-Anas; noElionas, noAseya, noMalkiya, noSabheyu;
kunye noSimon Chosameus.
9:33 nakoonyana baka-Asom yangu-Eriyeli; uAletaniyu, noMatiya, noBhahanaya, uElifeleti;
noManase, noShimehi.
9:34 nakoonyana bakaMahan; UYeremiyas, uMomdis, uOmaerus, uJuel, uMabdai, kunye
noPeliyas, noAnos, iKarabasion, noEnasibus, noMamnitanaimus, uEliyasis,
koonyana baka-Ozora yanguBhanon, noEliyali, noSamis, noShelemiya, noNataniya;
Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis, Josephus.
9:35 nakoonyana bakaEtema; noMazitia, uZabhadaya, uEdes, uJuweli, uBhenaya.
9:36 Bonke abo babezeke abafazi bezinye iintlanga, babagxotha kunye nabo
abantwana.
9:37 Bahlala ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabakwaSirayeli
EYerusalem nasezweni, ngolokuqala lwenyanga yesixhenxe;
oonyana bakaSirayeli besemizini yabo.
9:38 Yahlanganisana ke yonke inkitha, ngamxhelo mnye ebubanzini;
indawo yevaranda engcwele ngasempumalanga.
9:39 Bathetha ke kuEzra, umbingeleli, nomfundi, ukuba eze
umthetho kaMoses, owawunikwe nguYehova uThixo kaSirayeli.
9:40 Ngoko uEzra umbingeleli omkhulu wawuzisa umyalelo kwisihlwele siphela
endodeni emfazini, nakubabingeleli bonke, ukuba beve umyalelo ngomhla wokuqala
ngenyanga yesixhenxe.
9:41 Wafunda entendelezweni ebanzi phambi kwevaranda yengcwele, kwathabathela ekuseni kwesa
emini emaqanda, phambi kwamadoda nabafazi; zaye izihlwele zibaphulaphula
umthetho.
9:42 Wesuka wema uEzra umbingeleli, efunda umthetho eqongeni
umthi, owenzelwe loo njongo.
9:43 Kwema ngakuye uMatatiya, noSamo, noHananiya, noAzariya, noUriya;
UHezekiya, uBhalasamo, ngasekunene:
9:44 Kwaye ngasekhohlo kwakhe uFaldayo, noMishayeli, noMelkiya, noLotabo,
noNabhariya.
9:45 Wathabatha uEzra incwadi yomyalelo phambi kwezihlwele, ngokuba ehleli
ebekekileyo kuqala emehlweni abo bonke.
9:46 Ke kaloku, akuwuvula ke umyalelo, bema bonke bathi nkqo. Ngoko u-Esdras
Mbonge uYehova, uThixo Osenyangweni, uThixo wemikhosi, uSomandla.
9:47 Baphendula bonke abantu, bathi, Amen; baziphakamisa izandla zabo, bawa
emhlabeni, baqubuda kuNdikhoyo.
9:48 kwanoYesu, noAnus, noSarabhiya, noAdinus, noYakubhus, noSabateas, noAuteas, noMayaneya,
noKalita, noAsriya, noYowazabhedi, noHananiya, noBhiyata, abaLevi;
bawufundisa umyalelo kaYehova, ukuba bawuqonde wonke.
9:49 Waza wathetha uAtarati kuEzra, umbingeleli omkhulu. kunye nomfundi, kunye noku
abaLevi ababeyifundisa indimbane kubo bonke, besithi,
9:50 Le mini ingcwele kuYehova; (kuba balila bonke bakusiva eso lizwi
umthetho :)
9:51 Yiya ke, udle amanqatha, usele izinto ezinencasa, uphe izabelo kubo
abangenanto;
9:52 Ngokuba le mini ingcwele kuYehova; ngenxa yeNkosi
uya kukuzisela imbeko.
9:53 AbaLevi bazithetha zonke izinto ebantwini, besithi, Yile mini
ingcwele kuYehova; musani ukuba buhlungu.
9:54 Bahamba ke bonke abantu, badla, basela, bavuya;
nokuba kwabela abangenanto, kwanovuyo olukhulu;
9:55 ngokuba babewaqonda amazwi abethethiswa wona, nangokuba
ababehlanganiselwe khona.