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.