1 Esdra 1:1 UJosiya wenzela iNkosi yakhe umkhosi wephasika eJerusalema. banikela ngephasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala; 1:2 sebemise abapristi ngokwezigaba zabo zemihla ngemihla, bevunulile ngezingubo ezinde, ethempelini leNkosi. 1:3 Wakhuluma kumaLevi, izikhonzi ezingcwele zakwa-Israyeli, ukuthi bazingcwelise kuJehova, babeke umphongolo ongcwele weNkosi endlini inkosi uSolomoni indodana kaDavide eyayakhile. 1:4 Wathi: "Ningabe nisawuthwala umphongolo emahlombe enu ngalokho khonzani uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu, nikhonze abantu bakhe u-Israyeli; futhi nginilungiselele ngokwemindeni yenu nezihlobo zenu, 1:5 Njengalokho uDavide inkosi yakwa-Israyeli emyalile, nanjengokusho kukaJehova ubuhle bukaSolomoni indodana yakhe: futhi emi ethempelini ngokuvumelana isithunzi semindeni yenu maLevi akhonzayo phambi kwabafowenu abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, 1:6 Nikelani iphasika ngokulandelana, nilungisele imihlatshelo yenu bazalwane, nigcine iphasika ngokomyalo weNkosi INkosi eyanikwa uMose. 1:7 Futhi kubantu abatholakala lapho, uJosiya wanika abantu abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amathathu amawundlu, nezinyane lembuzi, namathole ayizinkulungwane ezintathu; isabelo senkosi, njengokuthembisa kwayo ebantwini, ebantwini abapristi, namaLevi. 1:8 Futhi uHelkiya, uZakariya, noSiyelus, ababusi bethempeli, abapristi bephasika izimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisithupha, kanye amathole angamakhulu amathathu. 1:9 noJekoniya, noShemaya, noNathanayeli umfowabo, no-Asabiya, O-Okiyeli noJoramu, izinduna zezinkulungwane, banika amaLevi esikhundleni sikaJehova iphasika izimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu, namathole angamakhulu ayisikhombisa. 1:10 Kwathi seziphelile lezi zinto, abapristi namaLevi baba nebandla isinkwa esingenamvubelo sasimi ngokubukeka okuhle ngokwemindeni. 1:11 Futhi ngokuvumelana nezithunzi eziningana zoyise, ngaphambi the abantu, ukunikela eNkosini, njengokulotshiweyo encwadini kaMose: futhi benze njalo ekuseni. 1:12 Bawosa iphasika emlilweni njengokufanele; imihlatshelo, bayiphekela ezimbizeni zethusi nangezipani, ibe nephunga elimnandi; 1:13 Futhi wazibeka phambi kwabo bonke abantu, futhi kamuva balungiselela bona kanye nabapristi abafowabo, amadodana ka-Aroni. 1:14 Abapristi banikela amanoni kwaze kwahlwa, amaLevi alungisa bona, nabapristi, abafowabo, amadodana ka-Aroni. 1:15 Abahlabeleli abangcwele futhi, amadodana ka-Asafa, babe ngohlelo lwabo, ngokuvumelana ekumisweni kukaDavide, okungu-Asafa, noZakariya, noJeduthuni wayengoweqembu lenkosi. 1:16 Abalindisango babesemasangweni onke; kwakungavunyelwa muntu ukuthi ahambe ezinkonzweni zakhe, ngokuba abafowabo amaLevi bazilungiselela bona. 1:17 Ngakho zaziyizinto okwakungeyemihlatshelo yeNkosi afezeke ngalolo suku ukuba benze iphasika; 1:18 Futhi ninikele imihlatshelo phezu kwe-altare leNkosi, ngokuvumelana umyalo wenkosi uJosiya. 1:19 Ngakho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababekhona bagcina iphasika ngaleso isikhathi, nomkhosi wesinkwa esimnandi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa. 1:20 Futhi iphasika elinjalo alizange ligcinwe kwa-Israyeli kusukela esikhathini somprofethi Samuweli. 1:21 Yebo, wonke amakhosi akwa-Israyeli akazange enze iphasika elinjengalo uJosiya kanye abapristi, namaLevi, nabaJuda babambelela kuye wonke u-Israyeli owayekhona etholakala eJerusalema. 1:22 Ngomnyaka weshumi nesishiyagalombili wokubusa kukaJosiya leli phasika lenziwa. 1:23 Futhi imisebenzi noma uJosiya babeqotho phambi kweNkosi yakhe ngenhliziyo egcwele lokumesaba uNkulunkulu. 1:24 Ngokuqondene nezinto ezenzeka ngesikhathi sakhe, zabhalwa ezikhathini zangaphambili, mayelana labo abonileyo, futhi benza okubi phambi kwabo INkosi ngaphezu kwabo bonke abantu nemibuso, nokuthi bamdabukisa kanjani kakhulu, kangangokuthi amazwi kaJehova avukela u-Israyeli. 1:25 Kwathi emva kwazo zonke lezi zenzo zikaJosiya uFaro inkosi inkosi yaseGibithe yafika ukulwa eKharikhami phezu koMfula; noJosiya waphuma ukumelana naye. 1:26 Inkosi yaseGibhithe yathumela kuye, yathi: "Nginamsebenzi muni nawe? O nkosi yakwaJuda? 1:27 Angizange ngithunywe evela eNkosini uNkulunkulu ngokumelene nawe; ngoba impi yami iphezu kwakho Ewufrathe: manje uJehova unami, yebo, uJehova unami ngokushesha suka kimi, ungamelani noJehova. 1:28 Nokho uJosiya akazange ajike inqola yakhe kuye, kodwa wathatha nilwe naye, kungeyisikho okwakhulunywa ngumprofethi uJeremiya umlomo weNkosi: 1:29 Kodwa wajoyina impi naye ethafeni laseMagido, futhi izikhulu zafika ngokumelene nenkosi uJosiya. " 1:30 Inkosi yathi ezincekwini zayo, "Ngikhiphe empini; ngoba ngibuthakathaka kakhulu. Futhi masinyane izinceku zakhe zamsusa phakathi impi. 1:31 Khona-ke wagibela enqoleni yakhe yesibili; nokubuyiselwa ku IJerusalema yafa, yembelwa ethuneni likayise. 1:32 Kuyo yonke iJudiya bamlilela uJosiya, yebo, uJeremiya umprofethi. zalilela uJosiya, lezikhulu zamadoda kanye nabesifazane zakhala isililo kuye kuze kube namuhla: futhi lokhu kwanikelwa ukuba kube yisimiso kwenziwa njalo esizweni sonke sakoIsrayeli. 1:33 Lezi zinto zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zamakhosi ase uJuda, nakho konke uJosiya akwenzayo, nenkazimulo yakhe, neyakhe ukuqonda emthethweni weNkosi, futhi izinto ayezenzile ngaphambili, nezinto ezishiwo manje, zilotshiwe encwadini yeNkosi amakhosi akwa-Israyeli naseJudiya. 1:34 Futhi abantu bathatha uJehowahazi, indodana kaJosiya, bambeka inkosi esikhundleni kaJosiya uyise eneminyaka engamashumi amabili nantathu. 1:35 Futhi wabusa eJudiya naseJerusalema izinyanga ezintathu, futhi ngemva kwalokho inkosi waseGibhithe wamsusa ekubuseni eJerusalema. 1:36 Futhi wabeka intela ezweni lamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva nelilodwa ithalenta legolide. 1:37 Inkosi yaseGibithe yabeka inkosi uJowakimi umfowabo inkosi kwaJuda eJerusalema. 1:38 Wabopha uJehoyakimi nezikhulu, kodwa uZarace umfowabo wambamba, wamkhipha eGibithe. 1:39 UJehoyakimi wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabili nanhlanu lapho ebekwa inkosi ezweni eJudiya naseJerusalema; wenza okubi phambi kukaJehova. 1:40 Ngakho, uNabukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhiloni, wenyukela kuye, futhi bambopha ngeketanga lethusi, bamyisa eBabele. 1:41 UNebukadinesari wathatha izitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi, futhi wathwala wazisusa, wazibeka ethempelini lakhe eBhabhiloni. 1:42 Kodwa lezo zinto ezilotshwe ngaye, futhi ukungcola kwakhe kanye zilotshiwe encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yamakhosi. 1:43 UJehoyakimi, indodana yakhe, waba ngukumkani esikhundleni sakhe; ubudala; 1:44 Wabusa izinyanga ezintathu nezinsuku eziyishumi kuphela eJerusalema; futhi benza okubi phambi kweNkosi. 1:45 Ngakho ngemva konyaka uNebukhadinezari wathumela futhi wabangela ukuba alethwe IBhabhiloni kanye nezitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi; 1:46 Futhi wabeka uZedekiya inkosi yaseJudiya naseJerusalema, lapho eseneminyaka eyodwa futhi iminyaka engamashumi amabili; wabusa iminyaka eyishumi nanye. 1:47 Wenza okubi futhi emehlweni kaJehova, futhi akazange amkhathalele amazwi akhulunywa kuye ngomprofethi uJeremiya ngomlomo ka iNkosi. 1:48 Futhi ngemva kwalokho inkosi uNebukhadinezari wamfungisa ngegama uJehova wazifunga, wahlubuka; futhi eqinisa intamo yakhe, eyakhe enhliziyweni, weqa imithetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 1:49 Ababusi babantu nabapristi benza izinto eziningi ngokumelene nemithetho, futhi wadlulisa konke ukungcola kwazo zonke izizwe, futhi wangcolisa ithempeli likaJehova elalingcwelisiwe eJerusalema. 1:50 Nokho uNkulunkulu wawoyise wathumela ngesithunywa sakhe ukubabiza wabuya, ngokuba wabasindisa kanye netabernakele lakhe. 1:51 Kodwa babenezithunywa zakhe usulu; bheka, lapho uJehova ekhuluma kubo, bahlekisa ngabaprofethi bakhe; 1:52 Kuze kube manje, ukuthi, ethukuthelele abantu bakhe ngenxa enkulu yabo ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu, wayala amakhosi amaKaledi ukuba ahlasele bona; 1:53 Owabulala izinsizwa zabo ngenkemba, yebo, ngisho ngaphakathi komgwaqo ithempeli labo elingcwele, futhi akazange ayeke insizwa noma incekukazi, ikhehla noma umntwana, phakathi kwabo; ngoba wabanikela bonke ezandleni zabo. 1:54 Base bethatha zonke izitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi, ezinkulu nezincane. nezitsha zomphongolo kaNkulunkulu, nengcebo yenkosi, kanye wabathumbela eBhabhiloni. 1:55 Ngokuqondene indlu yeNkosi, bayishisa, futhi babhidliza izindonga iJerusalema, wokhela imibhoshongo yalo; 1:56 Futhi mayelana izinto zalo ezikhazimulayo, abazange bayeke baze baqeda wabachitha bonke, nabantu abangabulawanga nabo inkemba wayiyisa eBabele. 1:57 owaba yizinceku zakhe nezabantwana bakhe, kwaze kwabusa amaPheresiya. ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi leNkosi eyalikhuluma ngomlomo kaJeremiya. 1:58 Izwe laze lajabulela amasabatha alo, sonke isikhathi salo liyakuhlala incithakalo, kuze kuphele iminyaka engamashumi ayisikhombisa.