Ezra
10:1 Ke kaloku, akuthandaza uEzra, akukuxela oku, elila, eziphosa
Wehla phambi kwendlu kaThixo, wabuthelana kuye, evela
USirayeli waba libandla elikhulu kakhulu lamadoda, nabafazi, nabantwana;
abantu balila kakhulu.
10:2 Waphendula uShekaniya unyana kaYehiyeli, omnye woonyana bakaElam, wathi
Wathi kuEzra, Senze ubumenemene kuThixo wethu, sathabatha
abafazi bezinye iintlanga ezizweni zelizwe; kusekho ithemba kwaSirayeli
malunga nale nto.
10:3 masenze ke ngoko umnqophiso noThixo wethu, wokuzilahla zonke ezi zinto
abafazi, nabazelwe ngabo, ngokwecebo lam
enkosini, nabagubhayo ngomthetho woThixo wethu; kwaye vumela
makwenziwe ngokomthetho.
10:4 Suk’ ume; ngokuba le nto iphezu kwakho;
yomelela, wenze.
10:5 Wavuka uEzra, wabamisa ababingeleli abakhulu, nabaLevi, nabo bonke
amaSirayeli, ukuba afunge ukuba makenze ngokwelo lizwi. Kwaye bona
wafunga.
10:6 Wesuka uEzra phambi kwendlu kaThixo, wangena endlwini kaThixo
egumbini likaYohanan unyana kaEliyashibhi; waya khona, wenza
ungadli sonka, ungaseli manzi; ngokuba wenza isijwili ngenxa kaYehova
ukreqo lwabathinjwa.
10:7 Bahambisa ilizwi kwaYuda naseYerusalem, kubo bonke;
abantwana abathinjwa, ukuze bahlanganisane ndawonye
ukuya eYerusalem;
10:8 nokuba bonke abengezanga ngeentsuku ezintathu, ngokwesiko
icebo labathetheli namadoda amakhulu, yoba yimpahla yakhe yonke
ehluthiwe, wazahlula ngokwakhe nebandla labo babenako
bathathiwe.
10:9 Abuthelana ndawonye onke amadoda akwaYuda nawakwaBhenjamin
eYerusalem ngeentsuku ezintathu. yaye iyinyanga yesithoba, ngowamashumi amabini umhla
usuku lwenyanga; baye bonke abantu behleli endaweni yembutho yendlu ka
UThixo engcangcazela yile nto, nangenxa yemvula enkulu.
10:10 Wesuka wema uEzra umbingeleli, wathi kubo, Nenze ubumenemene;
uzeke abafazi bezinye iintlanga, ukuze andise etyaleni lakwaSirayeli.
10:11 Mzukiseni ngokunje uYehova, uThixo wooyihlo, nenze
ukuthanda kwakhe: nizahlule kubantu belizwe eli, kwaye
kubafazi basemzini.
10:12 Laphendula ke lonke ibandla, lathi ngezwi elikhulu, Kunjengawe
uthe, kufuneka senze njalo.
10:13 Kodwa abantu baninzi, kwaye ilixesha lemvula enkulu, kwaye asikho thina
siyakwazi ukuma ngaphandle; lo msebenzi asingowemini enye, asingowesibini;
Baninzi abonileyo kule nto.
10:14 Mabeme kaloku abaphathi bethu bebandla lonke, nabo bonke abasingqongileyo
uzeke abafazi bezinye iintlanga emizini yethu, uze ngamaxesha amisiweyo, nange
bona amadoda amakhulu emizi ngemizi, nabagwebi bayo, bada bavutha
ubukhwele kuthi uburhalarhume bukaThixo wethu ngenxa yale nto.
10:15 NgoYonatan unyana ka-Asaheli, noYahatsiya unyana kaTikwa, bodwa
Ke bona balungisa loo nto kubo: ooMeshulam noShabhetayi umLevi
babanceda.
10:16 Benjenjalo ke oonyana basemfudusweni. noEzra umbingeleli
abathile abaziintloko zezindlu zooyise ngokwezindlu zooyise, bonke bephela
bahlulwa kubo ngamagama abo, bahlulwa, bahlala phantsi ngomhla wokuqala
ngenyanga yeshumi ukuyihlolisisa loo nto.
10:17 Bayigqiba into yonke yamadoda abezeke abafazi bezinye iintlanga
Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala.
10:18 Kwafunyanwa abathinjiweyo koonyana bababingeleli
nabafazi bezinye iintlanga: koonyana bakaYeshuwa unyana kaYotsadaki, nowakhe
bazalwana; noMahaseya, noEliyezere, noYaribhi, noGedaliya.
10:19 Banika izandla zabo, ukuba bobakhupha abafazi babo; kwaye
bathi, benetyala, basondeza inkunzi yemvu ngenxa yetyala labo.
10:20 nakoonyana bakaImere; uHanani noZebhadiya.
10:21 nakoonyana bakaHarim yanguShela; noMahaseya, noEliya, noShemaya, no
uYehiyeli noUziya.
10:22 koonyana bakaPashure yanguAshmayeli; uEliyohenayi, noMahaseya, noIshmayeli, noNataniyeli,
noYozabhadi, noEliyasa.
10:23 nakubaLevi; uYozabhadi, noShimehi, noKelaya (okwanguye
noKelita, noPetaya, noYuda, noEliyezere.
10:24 kwiimvumi yanguEliyashibhi; noEliyashibhi: nakubamasango; uShalum noTelem,
kunye noUri.
10:25 Kananjalo koonyana bakaParoshe yangu: uRamiya, noIziya, kunye
UMalekiya, noMiyamin, noElazare, noMalekiya, noBhenaya.
10:26 nakoonyana bakaElam; uMataniya, uZekariya, noYehiyeli, noAbhedi, no
uYeremoti noEliya.
10:27 nakoonyana bakaZatu; noEliyohenayi, noEliyashibhi, noMataniya, noYeremoti;
noZabhadi, noAziza.
10:28 nakoonyana bakaBhebhayi yangu-Eriyeli; uYohanan, noHananiya, noZabhayi, noAtelayi.
10:29 nakoonyana bakaBhani; noMeshulam, noMaluki, noAdaya, noYashubhi, no
nguSheal, neRamoti.
10:30 nakoonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi; uAdena, noKelali, noBhenaya, noMahaseya,
nguMataniya, noBhetsaleli, noBhinwi, noManase.
10:31 nakoonyana bakaHarim yanguShela; uEliyezere, uIshiya, uMalekiya, uShemaya, uShimeyon,
10:32 noBhenjamin, noMaluki, noShemariya.
10:33 koonyana bakaHashum yanguShebhayeli; uMatenayi, uMatata, uZabhadi, uElifeleti, uYeremayi;
uManase noShimehi.
10:34 koonyana bakaBhani yangu-Eriyeli; noMahadayi, noAmram, noUweli,
10:35 noBhenaya, noBhedeya, noKelu,
10:36 uVaniya, uMeremoti, uEliyashibhi;
10:37 uMataniya, uMatenayi, noYahasha;
10:38 noBhani, noBhinwi, noShimehi;
10:39 noShelemiya, noNatan, noAdaya;
10:40 noMakenadebhayi, noShashayi, noSharayi;
10:41 noAzareli, noShelemiya, noShemariya;
10:42 uShalum, noAmariya, noYosefu.
10:43 koonyana baseNebho; noYehiyeli, noMatitiya, noZabhadi, noZebhina, noYadawu, noYoweli;
uBhenaya.
10:44 Bonke abo babezeke abafazi bezinye iintlanga;
baba nabantwana.