Ezra
2:1 Ke aba oonyana belizwe lakwaYuda, abanyukayo bephuma ezweni
ekuthinjweni, owathi uNebhukadenetsare
ukumkani waseBhabheli wayesithinjwe wasiwa eBhabheli, wabuya wabuyela khona
iYerusalem nakwaYuda, elowo waya emzini wakowabo;
2:2 abahamba noZerubhabheli: ooYeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRelaya,
noMordekayi, noBhileshan, noMizpare, noBhigevayi, noRehum, noBhahana. Inani lamadoda
phakathi kwabantu bakwaSirayeli:
2:3 Oonyana bakaParoshe ibingamawaka amabini, anekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anababini.
2:4 Oonyana bakaShefatiya ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci asixhenxe anababini.
2:5 Oonyana baka-Ara ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci asixhenxe anabahlanu.
2:6 Oonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi, koonyana bakaYeshuwa noYowabhi, ibibabini
amawaka anamakhulu asibhozo aneshumi elinesibini.
2:7 Oonyana bakaElam ibiliwaka, elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mahlanu anabane.
2:8 Oonyana bakaZatu ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mane anabahlanu.
2:9 Oonyana bakaZakayi ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathandathu.
2:10 Oonyana bakaBhani ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mane anababini.
2:11 Oonyana bakaBhebhayi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:12 Oonyana baka-Azegadi ibiliwaka elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mabini anababini.
2:13 Oonyana baka-Adonikam ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mathandathu anabathandathu.
2:14 Oonyana bakaBhigevayi ibingamawaka amabini, anamanci mahlanu anabathandathu.
2:15 Oonyana baka-Adin ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mahlanu anabane.
2:16 Oonyana baka-Atere kaHezekiya ibingamashumi asithoba anesibhozo.
2:17 Oonyana bakaBhetsayi ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:18 Oonyana bakaYora ibilikhulu, elinashumi linye linababini.
2:19 Oonyana bakaHashum ibingamakhulu amabini, anamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:20 Oonyana baseGibhare ibingamashumi asithoba anabahlanu.
2:21 Oonyana baseBhetelehem ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:22 Amadoda aseNetofa ibingamashumi amahlanu anamathandathu.
2:23 Amadoda aseAnatoti ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anesibhozo.
2:24 Oonyana baseAzemavete ibingamashumi amane anababini.
2:25 Oonyana baseKiriyati-yeharim neKefira neBheroti ibingamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci
amashumi amane anesithathu.
2:26 Oonyana baseRama neGabha ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anamnye.
2:27 Amadoda aseMikimas ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anamabini.
2:28 Amadoda aseBheteli neAyi ibingamakhulu amabini, anamanci mabini anamathathu.
2:29 Oonyana baseNebho ibingamashumi amahlanu anababini.
2:30 Oonyana baseMagebhishe ibilikhulu, elinamanci mahlanu anabathandathu.
2:31 Oonyana bomnye uElam ibiliwaka elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mahlanu anabane.
2:32 Oonyana bakaHarim ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini.
2:33 Oonyana baseLodi neHadide neOno ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mabini anabahlanu.
2:34 Oonyana baseYeriko ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mane anabahlanu.
2:35 Oonyana baseSenaha ibingamawaka amathathu, anamakhulu mathandathu, anamanci mathathu.
2:36 Ababingeleli: oonyana bakaYedaya bendlu kaYeshuwa ibisithoba
ikhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesithathu.
2:37 Oonyana bakaImere ibiliwaka, elinamanci mahlanu anababini.
2:38 Oonyana bakaPashure ibiliwaka, elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mane anesixhenxe.
2:39 Oonyana bakaHarim ibiliwaka, elineshumi elinesixhenxe.
2:40 AbaLevi: oonyana bakaYeshuwa noKademiyeli, koonyana bakaYeshuwa
noHodaviya ibingamashumi asixhenxe anesine.
2:41 Iimvumi: oonyana baka-Asafu ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anesibhozo.
2:42 Oonyana babamasango: oonyana bakaShalum, oonyana baka
u-Atere, oonyana bakaTalemon, oonyana baka-Akubhi, oonyana baka
Oonyana bakaShobhayi ibilikhulu, elinamanci mathathu anesithoba.
2:43 Abakhonzi betempile: oonyana bakaZiha, oonyana bakaHasufa, oonyana
oonyana baseTabhaoti,
2:44 nabantwana bakwaKerosi, nabantwana bakwaSiha, nabantwana bakwaPadon,
2:45 nabantwana bakwaLebhana, nabantwana bakwaHagabha, nabantwana bakwa-Akubhi,
2:46 oonyana bakaHagabhi, oonyana bakaShalimayi, oonyana bakaHanan,
2:47 oonyana bakaGidel, oonyana bakaGahare, oonyana bakaRehaya,
2:48 nabantwana bakwaRetsin, nabantwana bakwaNekoda, nabantwana bakwaGazam,
2:49 oonyana bakaUza, oonyana bakaPaseha, oonyana bakaBhesayi,
2:50 oonyana baka-Asena, oonyana bakaMehunim, oonyana baka
Nephusim,
2:51 oonyana bakaBhakebhuki, oonyana bakaHakufa, oonyana bakaHarhuri;
2:52 oonyana bakaBhatseluti, oonyana bakaMehida, oonyana bakaHarsha,
2:53 oonyana bakaBharkos, oonyana bakaSisera, oonyana bakaTama,
2:54 oonyana bakaNetsiya, oonyana bakaHatifa.
2:55 Oonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon: oonyana bakaSotayi, oonyana
kwaSofereti, oonyana bakaPeruda,
2:56 nabantwana bakwaYahala, nabantwana bakwaDarkon, nabantwana bakwaGidel,
2:57 oonyana bakaShefatiya, oonyana bakaHatili, oonyana baka
uPokereti kaZebhayim, oonyana baka-Ami.
2:58 Bonke abakhonzi betempile, noonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon, baba bathathu
amakhulu anamanci alithoba anesibini.
2:59 Ngabo aba abenyuka bevela eTelemela, naseTele-harsa, naseKerubhi;
Ke ababanga nakuyixela indlu yoyise wabo, noImere
nembewu yabo, nokuba ngabakwaSirayeli na;
2:60 oonyana bakaDelaya, oonyana bakaTobhiya, oonyana bakaNekoda,
amakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mahlanu anababini.
2:61 Koonyana bababingeleli: oonyana bakaHabhaya, oonyana
oonyana bakaHakotse, oonyana bakaBharzilayi; owathatha umfazi we
iintombi zikaBharzilayi waseGiliyadi, zabizwa ngegama lazo.
2:62 abo bakufuna ukubhalwa kwabo kwababhalelwayo emilibeni yokuzalwa;
kodwa abafunyanwanga; ngenxa yoko basuke baba ngabangcolileyo, babanqamla
ububingeleli.
2:63 Yathi ke irhuluneli kubo, mabangadli nto ngaphezu koku
kwada kwavela umbingeleli oneeUrim neeTumim.
2:64 Lonke ibandla, lindawonye, ingamawaka angamashumi amane anamabini, anamakhulu mathathu
namashumi amathandathu,
2:65 ngaphandle kwabakhonzi babo nabakhonzazana babo, abamawaka asixhenxe kubo
amakhulu amathathu anamanci mathathu anesixhenxe, yaye phakathi kwawo kwakukho amakhulu amabini
amadoda aculayo nabafazi abaculayo.
2:66 Amahashe abo ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu anamathandathu; oondlebende babo ibingamakhulu amabini
amashumi amane anesihlanu;
2:67 iinkamela zabo ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mathathu anantlanu; amaesile angamawaka amathandathu
amakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mabini.
2:68 Inxenye yeentloko zezindlu zooyise ekufikeni kwayo endlwini yeNkosi
UYehova useYerusalem, wayesondezwa ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo, ukuze imiswe indlu kaThixo
endaweni yakhe:
2:69 Banikela ngokwamandla abo ebuncwaneni bomsebenzi amashumi amathandathu
negolide eliwaka leedarike, nesilivere yangamawaka amahlanu eemina, kunye
ikhulu leengubo zababingeleli.
2:70 Ngako oko ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nenxenye yabantu, kwanabanye
Iimvumi, nabamasango, nabakhonzi betempile, bahlala emizini yakomawabo
onke amaSirayeli emizini yawo.