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.