1 Esdra 2:1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, izwi likaJehova INkosi ingafezeka, lokho ayekuthembisile ngomlomo kaJeremy; 2:2 INkosi yavusa umoya kaKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya, futhi yena wenza isimemezelo embusweni wakhe wonke, nangokubhala, 2:3 Wathi: "Usho kanje uKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya; INkosi ka-Israyeli, Nkosi ePhezukonke, ingenze inkosi yomhlaba wonke, 2:4 Futhi wangiyala ukuba ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema eJudiya. 2:5 Ngakho-ke uma kukhona kini ongowabantu bakhe, mayibe iNkosi, yebo, iNkosi yakhe, mayibe naye, akhuphukele eJerusalema eliphakathi kwaJuda, nakhe indlu kaJehova ka-Israyeli, ngokuba uyiNkosi ohlala eJerusalema. 2:6 Ngakho-ke noma ubani ohlala ezindaweni ezizungezile, makamsize, labo, I anothi, omakhelwane bakhe, ngegolide, nangesiliva; 2:7 Ngezipho, ngamahhashi, kanye nezinkomo, kanye nezinye izinto, okuyinto babe kwamiswa ngesifungo, ngethempeli leNkosi eJerusalema. 2:8 Khona-ke induna yemindeni yakwaJuda nasesizweni sakwaBenjamini wasukuma; nabapristi, namaLevi, nabo bonke abanhliziyo zabo zinhliziyonye INkosi yayisukile ukuba ikhuphuke, futhi yakhele iNkosi indlu Jerusalema, 2:9 Futhi labo ababebazungezile, futhi wabasiza kukho konke nge isiliva negolide, namahhashi, nezinkomo, kanye nezipho eziningi zamahhala yesixuku esikhulu izingqondo zabo zanyakaziswa kukho. 2:10 Inkosi uKoresi wakhipha izitsha ezingcwele, okuyinto uNabukhadinezari ayenazo wasuswa eJerusalema, wamisa ethempelini lakhe izithombe. 2:11 Manje lapho uKoresi, inkosi yamaPheresiya, wabakhipha, wakhulula kuMithridates umgcinimafa wakhe: 2:12 Futhi ngaye zanikelwa kuSanibhasari umbusi waseJudiya. 2:13 Futhi lokhu kwakuyisibalo sabo; Izindebe zegolide eziyinkulungwane, nenkulungwane ezesiliva, imicengezi yesiliva ezingamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye, nezitsha zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu namashumi amathathu isiliva izinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amane neshumi, nezinye izitsha eziyinkulungwane. 2:14 Ngakho zonke izitsha zegolide nezesiliva, okuyinto bathunjwa, kwaba izinkulungwane ezinhlanu namakhulu amane namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalolunye. 2:15 Laba babuyiswa nguSanabasari, kanye nabo ekuthunjweni, kusukela eBhabhiloni kuya eJerusalema. 2:16 Kodwa ngesikhathi sika-Aritahishashita inkosi yamaPheresiya Belemus, futhi noMithridates, noTabeliyu, noRathumus, noBeeltethmus, noSemeliyu unobhala, kanye nabanye ababethunywa kanye nabo, behlala eSamariya nakwezinye izindawo, bamlobela ngokumelene nabakhileyo EJudiya naseJerusalema lezi zincwadi ezilandelayo; 2:17 Enkosini u-Aritahishashita, inkosi yethu, nezinceku zakho, noRathumus umbhali, USemeliyu umbhali, nabanye bomkhandlu wabo, nabahluleli lokho aseCelosyria naseFenike. 2:18 Manje makwazeke enkosini inkosi, ukuthi amaJuda asuka kuwe ukuya thina, sesingenile eJerusalema, lowo muzi ohlubukayo nomubi, asakhe izimakethe, alungise izingange zalo, abeke isisekelo lethempeli. 2:19 Manje uma lo muzi kanye nezindonga zawo kuphinde kwakhiwe, ngeke kuphela nanqaba ukuthela intela, kepha nihlubuke namakhosi. 2:20 Futhi njengoba nje izinto eziphathelene nethempeli manje esandleni, thina cabanga ukuthi kufanelekile ukungayideleli indaba enjalo, 2:21 Kodwa ukukhuluma enkosini yethu, inkosi, ukuze, uma kungokwenu intokozo ingafundwa ezincwadini zaboyihlo. 2:22 Futhi uzothola emibhalweni yemilando okulotshiweyo mayelana nalezi lizaqonda ukuthi lowomuzi wawuhlubuka, uhlupha kokubili amakhosi nemizi. 2:23 Futhi ukuthi amaJuda ayevukela, futhi njalo evusa izimpi kuwo; okwe okwabangela ukuthi lomuzi ube yincithakalo. 2:24 Ngakho manje, O nkosi nkosi, siyakutshela ukuthi uma lokhu umuzi mawakhiwe futhi, nezindonga zawo zimiswe kabusha, wena usuke kusukela manje abasekho ukudlula eCelosyria naseFenike. 2:25 Khona-ke inkosi yaphinde yabhala kuRathumu, umbhali, ukuze uBhelethethmu, kuSemeliyu umbhali, nakwabanye ababephakathi emva kwalokho, nabakhileyo eSamariya naseSiriya naseFenike indlela; 2:26 Ngiyifundile incwadi eniyithumele kimi walaya ukuthi kuphenyisise, kwafunyanwa ukuthi lowomuzi kusukela ekuqaleni wayelwa namakhosi; 2:27 Futhi amadoda akhona azinikele ekuhlubukeni nasempini, futhi labo abanamandla amakhosi nabanolaka eJerusalema, ayebusa ekhokhisa intela I-Celosyria nePhenice. 2:28 Ngakho-ke ngiyaleza ukuba bavinjwe lawo madoda ekwakheni umuzi, uqaphele ukuba kungabe kusakwenziwa kuwo; 2:29 Futhi ukuthi lezo zisebenzi ezimbi aziqhubeki phambili ekucasuleni amakhosi, 2:30 Khona-ke kufundwa izincwadi zakhe inkosi u-Aritahishashita, uRathumus noSemeliyu umbhali, nabanye ababenomyalo kanye nabo, besuka bangena sheshani nibheke eJerusalema neviyo labamahhashi noquqaba abantu abasemidwebeni yempi, baqala ukuvimba abakhi; kanye nesakhiwo yethempeli eJerusalema yaphela kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kuka UDariyu inkosi yamaPheresiya.