Ezra
8:1 Zizo ke ezi iintloko zezindlu zooyise, ngulo ke lo umlibo wokuzalwa
abo benyuka nam, bephuma eBhabheli, ebukumkanini buka-Artashashta
ukumkani.
8:2 koonyana bakaPinehasi yanguShela; koonyana bakaItamare nguGershom; UDaniyeli: we
oonyana bakaDavide; Hattush.
8:3 koonyana bakaShekaniya, koonyana bakaFaroshe; UZekariya: kunye
kuye kwabhalwa emilibeni yokuzalwa amadoda, ikhulu elinamanci mahlanu.
8:4 koonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi; ekunye noElihohenayi unyana kaZeraya;
amakhulu amabini amadoda.
8:5 koonyana bakaShekaniya yanguShekaniya; ngunyana kaYahaziyeli, enabathathu;
ikhulu lamadoda.
8:6 nakoonyana baka-Adin; nguEbhede unyana kaYonatan, enamashumi omahlanu;
amadoda.
8:7 nakoonyana bakaElam; ekunye noYeshaya unyana ka-Ataliya;
amashumi asixhenxe amadoda.
8:8 koonyana bakaShefatiya yanguShefatiya; nguZebhadiya unyana kaMikayeli, ekunye naye
amashumi asibhozo amadoda.
8:9 koonyana bakaYowabhi yanguAshmayeli; ekunye no-Obhadiya unyana kaYehiyeli, engamakhulu amabini
neshumi elinesibhozo lamadoda.
8:10 koonyana bakaShelomoti yanguShelomiti; nonyana kaYosifiya, bekunye naye
ikhulu elinamanci mathandathu amadoda.
8:11 nakoonyana bakaBhebhayi; ekunye noZekariya unyana kaBhebhayi;
amadoda angamashumi amabini anesibhozo.
8:12 nakoonyana baka-Azegadi; ekunye noYohanan unyana kaHakatan;
ikhulu elineshumi lamadoda.
8:13 koonyana bokugqibela baka-Adonikam abamagama angala, nguElifeleti;
UYehiyeli noShemaya benamadoda amashumi mathandathu.
8:14 nakoonyana bakaBhigevayi; ngu-Utayi, noZabhudi, benamashumi asixhenxe
amadoda.
8:15 Ndabahlanganisela emlanjeni ongena eAhava; kwaye
sahlala apho iintsuku zantathu, ndababona abantu, kwanabemi bayo
ababingeleli, akafumananga namnye woonyana bakaLevi.
8:16 Ndathumela ukuba kubizwe ooEliyezere, noAriyeli, noShemaya, noElinatan, noAriyeli.
uYaribhi, noElinatan, noNatan, noZekariya, noZekariya
nguMeshulam, amadoda aziintloko; nakuYoyaribhi, nakuElinatan, amadoda omkhosi
ukuqonda.
8:17 Ndabathuma ke ngoko umthetho kuIdo, oyintloko yaloo ndawo
Kasifiya ndabaxelela into abaya kuyithetha kuIdo nowakhe
Abazalwana, abakhonzi betempile, endaweni yaseKasifiya, ukuba baziswe
kuthi balungiseleli bendlu yoThixo wethu.
8:18 Bathi ke, ngokwesandla sikaThixo wethu esilungileyo esiphezu kwethu, babazisa indoda eyindoda
koonyana bakaMahali, unyana kaLevi, unyana kaSirayeli;
noSherebhiya, noonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, ishumi elinesibhozo;
8:19 noHashabhiya enoYeshaya koonyana bakaMerari, abazalwana bakhe.
noonyana babo bengamashumi amabini;
8:20 nakubakhonzi betempile, ababethe ooDavide nabathetheli babanikela ukuba bakhonze
Inkonzo yabaLevi ibingamakhulu amabini anamanci mabini, bebonke bephela
zachazwa ngamagama.
8:21 Ndamema uzilo khona apho emlanjeni ongumAhava, ukuba sixhase
sizithobe phambi koThixo wethu, ukuba sizifunele kuye indlela ethe tye;
ngenxa yosapho lwethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke.
8:22 Ngokuba ndandineentloni ukuba ndicele impi nabamahashe kukumkani
ukuba asincede ezintshabeni endleleni; ngokuba sathetha kuYehova
esithi, Isandla soThixo wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abafuna okulungileyo
yena; kodwa amandla akhe nomsindo wakhe uphezu kwabo bonke abamshiyayo.
8:23 Sazila ukudla, sambongoza uThixo wethu ngenxa yoko, wathandazeka ngathi.
8:24 Ndahlula kubathetheli bababingeleli ishumi elinababini, uSherebhiya;
uHashabhiya nabazalwana babo abalishumi kunye nabo;
8:25 Wabalinganisela isilivere, negolide, neempahla;
Umsondezo wendlu kaThixo wethu, kakumkani nowakhe
amaphakathi, nezikhulu zakhe, nawo onke amaSirayeli akhoyo, abingelela.
8:26 Ndalinganisela esandleni sabo amakhulu amathandathu anamanci mahlanu eetalente zesilivere;
neempahla zesilivere zazilikhulu leetalente, nezegolide zalikhulu leetalente;
8:27 namashumi amabini eendebe zegolide ziliwaka leedarike; neempahla ezimbini zegolide
Ubhedu olunqwenelekayo njengegolide.
8:28 Ndathi kubo, Ningcwele kuYehova; zingcwele iimpahla ezo
kwakhona; nesilivere negolide ngumnikelo wokuqhutywa yintliziyo kuYehova
UThixo wooyihlo.
8:29 Lindani, nizigcine, nide nizilinganisele phambi kwentloko yebandla
ababingeleli, nabaLevi, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaSirayeli, e
IYerusalem, Emagumbini endlu kaYehova.
8:30 Ababingeleli nabaLevi bawamkela ke umlinganiso wesilivere nowesilivere
negolide, nempahla, yokuzisa eYerusalem endlwini yethu
uThixo.
8:31 Saza sanduluka emlanjeni ongumAhava ngomhla weshumi elinesibini wokuqala
ngenyanga ezayo, ukuba siye eYerusalem; yaye isandla soThixo wethu saba phezu kwethu, yena
Wasihlangula esandleni sotshaba, nakwabasilaleleyo
indlela.
8:32 Safika eYerusalem, sahlala khona iintsuku zantathu.
8:33 Ngosuku lwesine yaba yisilivere, negolide, nempahla
Sayilinganisa indlu kaThixo wethu ngesandla sikaMeremoti unyana kaUriya
umbingeleli; kunye noElazare unyana kaPinehasi; kunye nabo
ibinguYozabhadi unyana kaYeshuwa, noNowadiya unyana kaBhinwi, abaLevi;
8:34 Ngenani nangobunzima bento leyo, bonke ubunzima babhalwayo
ngelo xesha.
8:35 Kwanabantwana babafuduswa, abafikayo
ekuthinjweni, wenyusa amadini anyukayo kuThixo kaSirayeli;
zalishumi elinambini iinkunzi ezintsha kumaSirayeli ephela, zamashumi asithoba anantandathu, iinkunzi zezimvu, zamashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe
neemvana zalishumi elinambini, iinkunzi zeebhokhwe zedini lesono;
kuYehova.
8:36 Bayinikela imithetho yokumkani kwiirhuluneli zokumkani;
nakwiirhuluneli eziphesheya komlambo; zongeza ke
abantu, nendlu kaThixo.