1 Esdra 3:1 Kwathi uDariyu esebusa, wenzela zonke izinceku zakhe idili elikhulu. nakuyo yonke indlu yakhe, nakuzo zonke izikhulu zamaMediya kanye iPheresiya, 3:2 Nakubo bonke ababusi, nezinduna, nezinduna ezazingaphansi kuye, kusukela eNdiya kuze kufike eTopiya, wezifunda eziyikhulu namashumi amabili nesikhombisa. 3:3 Kwathi sebedlile baphuza, basutha babuyela ekhaya. uDariyu inkosi wayesengena ekamelweni lakhe lokulala, walala; wavuswa. 3:4 Khona-ke izinsizwa ezintathu, ababengabalindi, ababegcina isidumbu senkosi. bakhuluma omunye komunye; 3:5 Yilowo nalowo kithi makakhulume umusho: lowo oyonqoba, nobani isahlulelo siyakubonakala sihlakaniphe kunezinye, kuyo inkosi UDariyu wapha izipho ezinkulu nezinto ezinkulu njengesibonakaliso sokunqoba. 3:6 Njengokwembathiswa okunsomi, ukuphuza igolide, nokulala phezu kwegolide, nenqola enamatomu egolide, nomnqwazi welineni elicolekileyo, a iketanga entanyeni yakhe: 3:7 Futhi uyohlala eduze kukaDariyu ngenxa yokuhlakanipha kwakhe, futhi kuyoba wabiza uDariyu umzala wakhe. 3:8 Futhi ke, yilowo nalowo wabhala isigwebo sakhe, uphawu, futhi wabeka ngaphansi kwenkosi uDariyu umcamelo wakhe; 3:9 Futhi wathi, lapho inkosi isivukile, abanye bayomnika imibhalo; ohlangothini lwakhe inkosi nezikhulu ezintathu zasePheresiya ziyakwahlulela ukuthi isigwebo sakhe sihlakaniphe kakhulu, kuyakunikwa ukunqoba njengalokhu waqokwa. 3:10 Owokuqala wabhala wathi: Iwayini linamandla kakhulu. 3:11 Eyesibili yaloba: Inkosi inamandla. 3:12 Owesithathu waloba ukuthi: Abesifazane banamandla, kepha ngaphezu kwakho konke iqiniso liyabekezela kude ukunqoba. 3:13 Manje lapho inkosi wasukuma, bathatha imibhalo yabo, futhi wakhulula wazifunda kuye, wazifunda; 3:14 Futhi wathumela wabiza zonke izikhulu zasePheresiya naseMediya, futhi ababusi, nezinduna, nezinduna, nezinduna izikhulu; 3:15 Wamhlalisa esihlalweni sobukhosi sokwahlulela; nemibhalo yayikhona funda phambi kwabo. 3:16 Wathi, "Bizani izinsizwa, futhi bayokhuluma ezabo imisho. Babizwa-ke, bangena. 3:17 Wathi kubo: "Sitshele izingqondo zenu mayelana imibhalo. Kwase kuqala owokuqala owakhuluma ngamandla ewayini; 3:18 Wathi: "O nina madoda! kubangela konke amadoda aphuzayo ukudukisa. 3:19 Kwenza ingqondo yenkosi nentandane kube konke eyodwa; owesigqili, lokhululekileyo, owempofu locebileyo; 3:20 Futhi uphendulela yonke imicabango ibe intokozo nenjabulo, ukuze umuntu alukhumbuli usizi nesikweletu; 3:21 Futhi kwenza zonke izinhliziyo ezicebile, kangangokuthi umuntu akakhumbuli inkosi noma umbusi; futhi lwenza ukukhuluma izinto zonke ngamathalenta; 3:22 Futhi lapho sebezindebe zabo, bakhohlwa uthando lwabo kokubili abangane futhi abazalwane, futhi ngemva kwesikhashana behosha izinkemba. 3:23 Kodwa lapho besuka ewayinini, abakhumbuli abakwenzile. 3:24 O nina madoda, akulona yini iwayini elinamandla, eliphoqelela ukwenza kanjalo? Futhi nini wayesekhulumile wathula.