Ezra
9:1 Ke kaloku, zakubon' ukuba zenziwe ezi zinto, beza kum abathetheli, bathi, Inene
oonyana bakaSirayeli, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, abazahlulanga
baphuma ebantwini baloo mazwe, besenza ngokwawo
izinto ezinezothe kumaKanan, namaHeti, namaPerizi, namaPerizi;
AmaYebhusi, nama-Amon, namaMowabhi, namaYiputa, nama-Amori.
9:2 Ngokuba bazizekele bona neentombi zabo
oonyana: ukuze imbewu engcwele ixubene nabantu be
loo mazwe, isandla sabathetheli nababusi sibe siso ngokuyintloko
eli tyala.
9:3 Ndathi ndakuliva elo lizwi, ndakrazula ingubo yam, nengubo yam yokwaleka, nengubo yam yokwaleka
Ndazidlathula iinwele zam neendevu zam, ndahlala phantsi ndimangalisiwe.
9:4 Bahlanganisana kum bonke ababegubha ngamazwi kaYehova
Thixo kaSirayeli, ngenxa yobumenemene babakhayo
isiwe kude; ndahlala ndimangalisiwe, kwada kwafika umbingelelo wangokuhlwa.
9:5 Ngedini langokuhlwa, ndesuka ekubandezelweni kwam; nokuba
Ndikrazule isambatho sam, nengubo yam yokwaleka, ndaguqa ngamadolo, ndaneka
izandla kuYehova uThixo wam,
9:6 Ndathi, Thixo wam, ndidanile, ndineentloni, andinakubuphakamisela kuwe ubuso bam;
ngokuba ubugwenxa bethu bukhulile phezu kweentloko zethu, netyala lethu
ukhulile, wada wesa emazulwini.
9:7 Kususela kwimihla yoobawo, sisetyaleni elikhulu kulo
usuku; ngenxa yobugwenxa bethu thina, nookumkani bethu, nababingeleli bethu
wanikelwa esandleni sookumkani bala mazwe, ekreleni, ukuba
ekuthinjweni, nasekuphangweni, nasekudaneni kobuso, njengoko kunjalo namhla.
9:8 Kaloku ke, okwethutyana, kukho ubabalo oluvela kuYehova uThixo wethu.
ukuba asishiyele abasindileyo, asinike isikhonkwane engcweleni yakhe
indawo, ukuze uThixo wethu awakhanyisele amehlo ethu, asinike kancinane ukuphumla
ebukhobokeni bethu.
9:9 Kuba singabakhonzi; ukanti uThixo wethu akasishiyanga ebukhobokeni bethu;
kodwa usolulele inceba kuthi emehlweni ookumkani bamaPersi, ukuba
siphe ukuphumla, ukuba siyimise indlu yoThixo wethu, siyihlaziye
asinike udonga kwaYuda naseYerusalem.
9:10 Kaloku, Thixo wethu, sothini na emveni koko? ngokuba sikushiyile
imiyalelo yakho,
9:11 owayiwisela umthetho ngabakhonzi bakho abaprofeti, usithi, Inyaniso
Ilizwe eningena kulo ukuba nilihluthe, loba lilizwe eliyinqambi phakathi kwenu
ubunyhukunyhuku babantu belizwe, kunye namasikizi abo, abathi
bayizalise ngobunqambi babo, bethabathela kwelinye icala baye kwelinye.
9:12 Ke ngoko iintombi zenu musani ukuzendisela koonyana bazo, ningazeki;
iintombi zabo zoonyana benu, ningalufuni uxolo lwabo, nokuba yinzuzo kubo
ukuze nomelele, nidle ukulunga kwelizwe elo, nilishiye
libe lilifa koonyana bakho kude kuse ephakadeni.
9:13 Emveni kwako konke oko kusifikeleyo, ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezimbi, nangenxa yobukhulu bethu
ngokuba usiphethe kakubi, Thixo wethu;
ubugwenxa bufanelekile, wasinika usindiso olunjalo;
9:14 Ukuba sibuye siyiphule imithetho yakho, Simanyane nawe?
bantu balamasikizi? ubungaqumbeli na, kude kube nini na?
usidlile na, ukuba kungabikho usalayo, usindileyo?
9:15 Yehova, Thixo kaSirayeli, ulilungisa, ngokuba sisele singabasindileyo, njengoko sinjalo
unanamhla; uyabona, siphambi kwakho, sinalo ityala lethu, ngokuba thina
akanako ukuma phambi kwakho ngenxa yoko.