Ezra 7:1 Ke kaloku, emveni kwezi zinto, ebukumkanini buka-Artashashta ukumkani wasePersi, uEzra unyana kaSeraya, unyana ka-Azariya, unyana kaHilekiya, 7:2 unyana kaShalum, unyana kaTsadoki, unyana ka-Ahitubhi; 7:3 unyana ka-Amariya, unyana ka-Azariya, unyana kaMerayoti, 7:4 unyana kaZeraya, unyana kaUzi, unyana kaBhuki; 7:5 unyana ka-Abhishuwa, unyana kaPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Elazare. uAron umbingeleli omkhulu. 7:6 Wenyuka lo uEzra, evela eBhabheli; waye engumbhali okhutheleyo emthethweni we uMoses, awamnikayo uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli; wamnika ke ukumkani zonke izicelo zakhe ngokwesandla sikaYehova uThixo wakhe esiphezu kwakhe. 7:7 Kwenyuka inxenye yoonyana bakaSirayeli, neyababingeleli. nabaLevi, neemvumi, nabamasango, nabakhonzi betempile; eYerusalem, ngomnyaka wesixhenxe ka-Artashashta ukumkani. 7:8 Wafika eYerusalem ngenyanga yesihlanu, eyiyeyesixhenxe unyaka wokumkani. 7:9 Kuba ibe ingumhla wokuqala wenyanga yokuqala, awawumisela enyuka eBhabheli, wafika eYerusalem ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga yesihlanu; ngokwesandla esilungileyo sikaThixo wakhe esiphezu kwakhe. 7:10 ngokuba uEzra intliziyo yakhe wayeyibhekise ekuwufuneni umyalelo kaYehova, awenze ukufundisa imimiselo namasiko kwaSirayeli. 7:11 Yiyo le incwadi, awayinikwayo ukumkani uArtashashta uEzra umbingeleli, umbhali, umbhali wamazwi kaYehova imithetho kaYehova, nemimiselo yakhe kuSirayeli. 7:12 UArtashashta, ukumkani wookumkani, kuEzra umbingeleli, umbhali womthetho welizwe. uThixo wezulu, uxolo olugqibeleleyo, nangelo xesha. 7:13 Ndiwisa umthetho wokuba bonke abantu bakwaSirayeli, nabakowabo ababingeleli, nabaLevi, ebukumkanini bam, baqhutywa yintliziyo yabo ukunyuka ukuya eYerusalem, hamba nawe. 7:14 Ngenxa enokuba uthunywe ngukumkani, nabacebisi bakhe abasixhenxe, ukuba buzisa ngenxa yamaYuda neYerusalem, ngokomthetho woThixo wakho esesandleni sakho; 7:15 nokuthwala isilivere negolide, ukumkani namaphakathi akhe banikele ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo kuThixo kaSirayeli, okhaya lilo Yerusalem, 7:16 nayo yonke isilivere negolide, othe wayifumana kulo lonke ilizwe lalo iBhabheli, kunye neminikelo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo yabantu nababingeleli; iminikelo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo ngenxa yendlu kaThixo wabo eseYerusalem. 7:17 uya kuthenga kamsinya ngale mali iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo, neenkunzi zeegusha, neemvana; nomnikelo wazo wokudla, neminikelo yazo ethululwayo, uzisondeze phezu kwazo isibingelelo sendlu kaThixo wakho eseYerusalem. 7:18 Nento esukuba ilungile kuwe, nakubazalwana bakho, ukuyenza nesilivere negolide eseleyo, nenze ngokokuthanda kukaThixo wenu. 7:19 neempahla ozinikileyo ngenxa yenkonzo yendlu yakho Thixo, bahlangule phambi koThixo weYerusalem. 7:20 Nezinye izinto ezifunekayo zendlu kaThixo wakho uya kuyirhola ebuncwaneni bokumkani indlu. 7:21 Mna ke, mna Artashashta ukumkani, ndiwisa umthetho kuzo zonke iintlanga. abagcini-mali nganeno koMlambo, ukuba athi uEzra umbingeleli, Uya kubuza kuni umbhali womyalelo woThixo wamazulu yenziwe ngokukhawuleza, 7:22 Liya kuba likhulu leetalente zesilivere, nekhulu leekore zengqolowa; nekhulu leebhate zewayini, nakwikhulu leebhate zeoli, nangaphezulu ityuwa ngaphandle kokuchaza ukuba yimalini. 7:23 Yonke into engomthetho kaThixo wamazulu mayenziwe ngenyameko ngenxa yendlu kaThixo wamazulu; nxamnye nobukumkani bokumkani noonyana bakhe? 7:24 Makwazeke kuni, ukuba kubo bonke ababingeleli nabaLevi; iimvumi, nabamasango, nabakhonzi betempile, nabalungiseleli bale ndlu kaThixo akuvumelekile ukuba bahlawuliswe irhafu, nasithabathaba, nalunikelo. 7:25 Wena ke, Ezra, ngokobulumko bukaThixo wakho, obusesandleni sakho, bubeke oomantyi nabagwebi, abanokuthi bagwebe bonke abantu abangaphaya umlambo, bonke abayaziyo imithetho yoThixo wakho; nibafundise oko andibazi. 7:26 Ke bonke abasukuba bengawenzi umthetho kaThixo wakho, nomthetho wokumkani; maligwetywe kamsinya, nokuba siya kufa, nokuba siya kufa, nokuba siya kufa ekugxothweni, okanye ekuhluthweni kwempahla, okanye ekuvalelweni entolongweni. 7:27 Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo woobawo, osinike into enjengale oku kusentliziyweni yokumkani, ukuba ayihombise indlu kaYehova ekuyo IYerusalem: 7:28 ondithobele inceba phambi kokumkani, namaphakathi akhe; naphambi kwabathetheli bonke bokumkani abangamagorha. ndomelela ngokomelela isandla sikaYehova uThixo wam saba phezu kwam, ndabutha ndaphuma Iintloko zamadoda akwaSirayeli zinyuke nam.