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.