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5:1 Ngemva kwalokhu kwakukhona amadoda ayinhloko emindenini ekhethiwe ngokusho
izizwe zabo, ukuze bakhuphuke nawomkabo, namadodana, namadodakazi abo, kanye
izinceku zabo, nezincekukazi, nezinkomo zabo.
5:2 UDariyu wathumela kanye nabo abamahhashi abayinkulungwane, baze balethe
babuyela eJerusalema bephephile, nezigubhu zomculo
nemitshingo.
5:3 Futhi bonke abafowabo badlala, futhi wabenza ukuba bakhuphuke kanye
bona.
5:4 Lawa angamagama amadoda akhuphuka, ngokwawo
ngemindeni yabo ngokwezizwe zabo, ngezinhloko zabo.
5:5 Abapristi, amadodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Aroni: uJesu indodana
uJosadeki, indodana kaSaraya, noJowakimi indodana kaSorobhabheli, indodana ka
uSalatiyeli wendlu kaDavide, emndenini kaPerezi,
isizwe sakwaJuda;
5:6 Owakhuluma amazwi ahlakaniphile phambi kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya okwesibili
unyaka wokubusa kwakhe, ngenyanga kaNisan, eyinyanga yokuqala.
5:7 Futhi laba bangabaJuda, abakhuphuka bevela ekuthunjweni, lapho bafika
wahlala njengabafokazi, uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBabele ayebathumbile
eBhabhiloni.
5:8 Futhi babuyela eJerusalema, futhi kwezinye izingxenye zamaJuda, zonke
indoda emzini wakubo, eyafika noZorobhabheli, noJesu, noNehemiya, kanye
uZakariya, noReesaya, u-Enenius, uMardokewu. Beelsarus, Aspharasus,
oReeliyu, noRoyimu, noBahana, abaqondisi babo.
5:9 Inani labo besizwe, futhi ababusi babo, amadodana kaPhoros,
izinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili; amadodana kaShafati, emane
ikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.
5:10 Oonyana baka-Ares ibingamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;
5:11 Abantwana bakwaPhahati Mowabi: izinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili;
5:12 Amadodana ka-Elamu, inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu nane;
Oonyana bakaKorbe ibingamakhulu ayisikhombisa, namashumi amane nanhlanu
abantwana bakwaBani: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili;
5:13 Oonyana bakaBebayi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu;
izinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nambili;
5:14 Oonyana baka-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;
izinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha; abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili
ezine:
5:15 Amadodana ka-Atereziya: ayisishiyagalolunye nambili: amadodana kaKeyilan no-Azeta.
amashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa, abantwana bakwa-Azurini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nambili;
5:16 Amadodana ka-Ananiya, ikhulu nanye;
abantwana bakwaBasa: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nantathu;
iAzefurithi, ikhulu nambili;
5:17 Amadodana kaMeterus, izinkulungwane ezintathu nanhlanu: amadodana aseBethlomoni, an
ikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu.
5:18 AbaseNethofa: ngamashumi amahlanu ananhlanu;
abaseBetsamosi, ngamashumi amane nambili;
5:19 AbaseKiriyathiyarius, abangamashumi amabili nanhlanu: of Kafira futhi Beroti,
ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu; abePira ibingamakhulu ayisikhombisa;
5:20 AmaKhadiya futhi Ammidoyi, amakhulu amane namashumi amabili nambili;
neGadesi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini ananye;
5:21 AbaseMakaloni, ikhulu namashumi amabili nambili;
ababili: abantwana bakwaNefi, ikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;
5:22 Oonyana bakaKalamolalus no-Onus, amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanhlanu: the
abantwana bakwaJereku: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu;
5:23 Amadodana ka-Anase, izinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu.
5:24 Abapristi: amadodana kaJedu, indodana kaJesu, phakathi kwamadodana
Oonyana bakaMeruti ibiyinkulungwane;
amashumi amahlanu nambili:
5:25 Amadodana kaPhasaroni, inkulungwane namashumi amane nesikhombisa: amadodana aseKarme, a
inkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa.
5:26 AmaLevi: amadodana kaJeshuwa, noKadimiyeli, noBhanuwasi, noSudiya,
amashumi ayisikhombisa nane.
5:27 Abahlabeleli abangcwele: amadodana ka-Asafa, ikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.
5:28 Abalindisango: amadodana kaSalum, amadodana kaJathali, amadodana kaThalimoni,
amadodana kaDakobi, amadodana kaThetha, amadodana kaSami, in yonke
amakhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye.
5:29 Izinceku zethempeli: amadodana ka-Esawu, amadodana ka-Asifa, the
amadodana kaThabawoti, amadodana kaCera, amadodana kaSude, amadodana ka
uPhalea, amadodana kaLabana, amadodana kaGraba,
5:30 Amadodana ka-Acuwa, amadodana ka-Uta, amadodana kaKetab, amadodana ka-Agaba,
amadodana kaSubayi, amadodana ka-Anan, amadodana kaKathuwa, amadodana ka
Geddur,
5:31 Amadodana ka-Airus, amadodana kaDaisan, amadodana kaNowa, amadodana ka
UChaseba, amadodana kaGazera, amadodana ka-Asiya, amadodana kaFinehasi,
amadodana ka-Azare, amadodana kaBastayi, amadodana ka-Ashana, amadodana kaMeani,
amadodana kaNafishi, amadodana ka-Akubi, amadodana ka-Akifa, amadodana ka
u-Ashuri, amadodana kaFarakimi, amadodana kaBasaloti,
5:32 Amadodana kaMeda, amadodana kaKouta, amadodana kaKhereya, amadodana
UHareku, amadodana ka-Aseri, amadodana kaThomoyi, amadodana kaNasiti,
amadodana ka-Atifa.
5:33 Amadodana ezinceku zikaSolomoni: Amadodana ka-Azafiyoni, amadodana ka
uPharira, amadodana kaJeyeli, amadodana kaLozoni, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli,
amadodana kaSafethi,
5:34 Amadodana kaHagia, amadodana Pharacareth, amadodana kaSabi, amadodana
kaSaroti, amadodana kaMasiya, amadodana kaGare, amadodana ka-Adusi,
amadodana kaSuba, amadodana ka-Aphera, amadodana kaBarodi, amadodana ka
uSabati, amadodana ka-Alomu.
5:35 Zonke izikhonzi zethempeli, futhi amadodana izinceku
USolomoni babengamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.
5:36 Laba benyuka bevela eThermeleth naseThelersas, uHaraathara ehola.
kanye no-Aalar;
5:37 Noma babengakwazi ukukhombisa imindeni yabo, noma stock yabo, ukuthi babenjani
kwa-Israyeli: abantwana bakwaLadani, indodana kaBani, amadodana kaNekhodani, eziyisithupha
ikhulu namashumi amahlanu nambili.
5:38 Futhi abapristi usurped isikhundla sobupristi, futhi babe
amadodana ka-Obhidiya, amadodana ka-Akozi, amadodana ka-Adusi, ngubani
washada no-Augia enye yamadodakazi kaBarzelu, futhi waqanjwa ngegama lakhe
igama.
5:39 Futhi lapho incazelo yezihlobo zala madoda kwafunwa e
irejista, futhi ingatholakalanga, basuswa ekusebenzeni kwehhovisi
yobupristi:
5:40 Ngoba kubo wathi uNehemiya nama-Atariya, ukuthi akufanele abe
abahlanganyela izinto ezingcwele, kwaze kwasukuma umpristi omkhulu embethe
ngemfundiso langeqiniso.
5:41 Ngakho kwa-Israyeli, kusukela kwabaneminyaka eyishumi nambili ubudala kuya phezulu, bonke babephakathi
abayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane ngaphandle kwezinceku nezincekukazi abayizinkulungwane ezimbili
amakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha.
5:42 Izinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amane
nesikhombisa: abahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanye
amahlanu:
5:43 Amakamela angamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nanhlanu, izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha
amahhashi, iminyuzi engamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu, izinkulungwane eziyisihlanu namakhulu amahlanu
izilwane ezingamashumi amabili nanhlanu ezazijwayele ijoka.
5:44 Futhi abanye izinduna zemindeni yabo, lapho befika ethempelini
kaNkulunkulu oseJerusalema, wenza isifungo sokuyimisa futhi indlu eyakhe
indawo ngokwamandla abo,
5:45 Futhi ukunikeza engcebweni engcwele imisebenzi amapondo ayinkulungwane
igolide, izinkulungwane ezinhlanu zesiliva, nekhulu lezingubo zobupristi.
5:46 Futhi ngakho wahlala abapristi namaLevi kanye nabantu eJerusalema.
nasemaphandleni, nabahlabeleli nabalindisango; no-Israyeli wonke
imizana yabo.
5:47 Kodwa lapho inyanga yesikhombisa isiseduze, futhi lapho abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
kwaba yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, bahlangana bonke nganhliziyonye
endaweni evulekile yesango lokuqala elingasempumalanga.
5:48 Khona kwasukuma uJesu indodana kaJosadeki, nabafowabo abapristi kanye
uZerubabele indodana kaSalatiyeli nabafowabo, balungisa ithempeli
i-altare likaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
5:49 Ukuze anikele ngeminikelo yokushiswa phezu kwalo, njengoba nje kusobala
wayala encwadini kaMose umuntu kaNkulunkulu.
5:50 Kwabuthana kubo bevela kwezinye izizwe zezwe.
bamisa i-altare endaweni yakhe, ngenxa yokuthi zonke izizwe
izwe lalinobutha nabo, babacindezela; futhi bona
banikela ngemihlatshelo ngokwesikhathi, neminikelo yokushiswa kuJehova
Nkosi ekuseni nakusihlwa.
5:51 Futhi bagubha umkhosi wamadokodo, njengoba kwakumisiwe emthethweni.
banikela imihlatshelo imihla ngemihla njengokufanelekile;
5:52 Futhi emva kwalokho, iminikelo njalo, futhi umhlatshelo we
amasabatha, nokwethwasa kwenyanga, nemikhosi yonke engcwele.
5:53 Futhi bonke labo abenze isithembiso kuNkulunkulu baqala ukunikela imihlatshelo
kusukela osukwini lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa, ithempeli likaJehova
INkosi yayingakakhiwa.
5:54 Banika abakhi bamatshe nababazi imali, nenyama, neziphuzo.
ngokwenama.
5:55 KwabaseSidoni naseTire babanika izimoto, ukuze balethe
imisedari evela eLibanus, okufanele ilethwe ngokuntanta ethekwini
eJopha njengokulaywa kwabo nguKoresi inkosi yesizwe
AmaPheresiya.
5:56 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesibili lenyanga yesibili ngemva kokungena kwakhe ethempelini
kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema kwaqala uZorobhabhele indodana kaSalatiyeli, noJesu the
indodana kaJosadeki, nabafowabo, nabapristi, namaLevi,
nabo bonke abeza eJerusalema bephuma ekuthunjweni.
5:57 Basebebeka isisekelo sendlu kaNkulunkulu ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga
ngenyanga yesibili, ngomnyaka wesibili befikile eJudiya
eJerusalema.
5:58 Futhi bamisa amaLevi kusukela kwabaneminyaka engamashumi amabili ubudala phezu imisebenzi
iNkosi. Wasukuma uJesu, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, noKadimiyeli
umfowabo, namadodana kaMidiyabuni, namadodana kaJoda indodana ka
u-Eliyaduni, namadodana abo nabafowabo, onke amaLevi nganhliziyonye
baqhubekisela phambili ibhizinisi, besebenza kanzima ukuthuthukisa imisebenzi ku
indlu kaNkulunkulu. Ngakho izisebenzi zakha ithempeli likaJehova.
5:59 Abapristi bema bembethe izingubo zabo zomculo
izinsimbi namacilongo; amaLevi, amadodana ka-Asafa, ayephethe amasimbali;
5:60 Singing izingoma zokubonga, futhi bedumisa uJehova, njengoba nje uDavide
inkosi yakwa-Israyeli yayimisile.
5:61 Bahlabelela ngezwi elikhulu izingoma zokudumisa uJehova, ngoba
umusa wakhe nenkazimulo ku-Israyeli wonke kuze kube phakade.
5:62 Bonke abantu babetha amacilongo, bakhamuluka ngezwi elikhulu.
behubela iNKOSI amahubo okubonga ekukhuliseni ibandla
indlu yeNkosi.
5:63 Futhi kubapristi namaLevi, futhi izinhloko zemindeni yabo, the
abadala ababeyibonile indlu yangaphambili bafika ekwakhiweni kwalokhu
ukukhala nokukhala okukhulu.
5:64 Kodwa abanengi ngamacilongo lenjabulo bakhamuluka ngelizwi elikhulu.
5:65 Kangangoba amacilongo angase angezwakali ngenxa yokukhala kwe
abantu: nokho isixuku sahlokoma ngokumangalisayo, kwaze kwazwakala
kude.
5:66 Kwathi lapho izitha zesizwe sakwaJuda noBenjamini zikuzwile,
baqonda ukuthi lowo msindo wamacilongo wawusho ukuthini.
5:67 Futhi baqonda ukuthi labo ababethunjiwe bakha ithempeli
ithempeli likaJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
5:68 Ngakho baya kuZorobhabheli noJesu, futhi izinhloko zemindeni.
wathi kubo: Sizakwakha kanye lani.
5:69 Ngoba nathi ngokufanayo, njengoba nina, silalele iNkosi yenu, futhi sinikele kuye
kusukela ezinsukwini zika-Azibazareti inkosi yase-Asiriya owasiletha
lapha.
5:70 Khona-ke uZorobhabheli noJesu kanye nezikhulu zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli wathi
wathi kubo: Kakusikhona kwethu lani ukwakha indlu ndawonye
Nkosi Nkulunkulu wethu.
5:71 Thina sodwa siyokwakha eNkosini ka-Israyeli, njengoba nje
UKoresi inkosi yamaPheresiya usiyalile.
5:72 Kodwa abezizwe bezwe belele phezu kwabakhileyo eJudiya.
futhi wabacindezela, wathiya isakhiwo sabo;
5:73 Futhi by amacebo abo imfihlo, futhi ukukholisa ethandwa futhi iziphithiphithi, bona
wavimbela ukuqedwa kokwakhiwa ngaso sonke isikhathi inkosi uKoresi
basebevinjelwa ukwakha iminyaka emibili;
kuze kube sekubusa kukaDariyu.