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6:1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu Agiyu noZakariya
indodana ka-Ado, abaprofethi, baprofetha kumaJuda aseJudiya
iJerusalema egameni leNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, eyayiphezu kwabo.
6:2 Khona-ke kwasukuma Zorobhabhele, indodana kaSalatiyeli, futhi uJesu indodana
uJosedeki, waqala ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eJerusalema
abaprofethi beNkosi benabo, bebasiza.
6:3 Ngaso leso sikhathi wafika kubo uSisines umbusi waseSiriya kanye
uFenike, noSathrabuzanes nabangane bakhe, wathi kubo:
6:4 Ngokuqokwa kukabani le ndlu nalolu phahla, futhi niyenze
zonke ezinye izinto? futhi zingobani izisebenzi ezenza lezi zinto?
6:5 Nokho abadala bamaJuda bathola umusa, ngoba iNkosi
wayevakashele ukuthunjwa;
6:6 Futhi abazange bavinjwe ukwakha, kwaze kwaba isikhathi lapho
kwakhulunywa kuDariyu ngazo, nempendulo
wamukelwe.
6:7 Ikhophi yezincwadi uSisini, umbusi waseSiriya naseFenike,
noSathrabuzanes nabangane babo, izikhulu zaseSiriya naseFenike,
wabhala wathumela kuDariyu; Enkosini uDariyu, ngiyabingelela:
6:8 Konke makwazeke enkosini yethu, inkosi, ukuthi singene
ezweni laseJudiya, sangena emzini waseJerusalema, safumana khona
umuzi waseJerusalema abadala bamaJuda ababengabathunjwa
6:9 ukwakha indlu eNkosini, enkulu futhi entsha, ebaziwe futhi ebizayo
amatshe, nezingodo sezibekiwe ezindongeni.
6:10 Futhi leyo misebenzi yenziwa ngesivinini esikhulu, futhi umsebenzi uyaqhubeka
ngokuphumelela ezandleni zabo, futhi ngayo yonke inkazimulo nokukhuthala kuyikho
eyenziwe.
6:11 Khona sabuza kulaba abadala, wathi: "Ngomyalo kabani nakha lokhu
indlu, futhi ubeke izisekelo zale misebenzi?
6:12 Ngakho, ukuze sikwazi ukunikeza ulwazi kuwe by
sibhala, sabiza kubo ababengabaphathi abakhulu, sabiza
kubo amagama alotshiweyo ezinhloko zabo.
6:13 Ngakho basinika le impendulo: Siyizinceku zeNkosi owenza
izulu nomhlaba.
6:14 Futhi mayelana le ndlu, yakhiwa iminyaka eminingi edlule yinkosi yakwa-Israyeli
enkulu futhi enamandla, futhi kwaqedwa.
6:15 Kodwa lapho obaba bethu bathukuthelisa uNkulunkulu, futhi bona phambi kukaNkulunkulu
INkosi ka-Israyeli esezulwini, yabanikela emandleni ka
uNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, wamaKaledi;
6:16 Owayidiliza indlu, futhi wayishisa, futhi wathumba abantu
abathunjelwe eBabiloni.
6:17 Kodwa ngomnyaka wokuqala inkosi uKoresi wabusa phezu kwezwe
IBhabhiloni inkosi uKoresi waloba ukuba kwakhiwe le ndlu.
6:18 Futhi izitsha ezingcwele zegolide nezesiliva, ukuthi uNabukhadinezari ayenazo
wasuswa endlini eJerusalema, wazibeka kweyakhe
ethempelini lawo uKoresi inkosi abuye wazikhipha ethempelini
eBhabhiloni, anikelwa kuZorobhabheli nakuSanibasaru umbusi
umbusi,
6:19 Ngomyalo wokuthi kufanele athwale izitsha ezifanayo, futhi ubeke
ethempelini eJerusalema; nokuthi ithempeli leNkosi kufanele
akhiwe endaweni yakhe.
6:20 Khona-ke lowo Sanabassarus efanayo, lapho efika lapha, wabeka izisekelo
indlu kaJehova eJerusalema; futhi kusukela kuleso sikhathi kuze kube manje
kuseyisakhiwo, asikakaqedwa ngokugcwele.
6:21 Manje, uma kubonakala kukuhle enkosini, ake kuphenywe phakathi
Imilando yenkosi uKoresi:
6:22 Futhi uma kutholakala ukuthi ukwakhiwa kwendlu yeNkosi at
IJerusalema lenziwe ngemvume yenkosi uKoresi, futhi uma inkosi yethu
inkosi mayibe nenhliziyo enjalo, mayisibonise lokho.
6:23 Khona-ke wayala inkosi uDariyu ukuba afune phakathi kwemibhalo egciniwe eBhabhiloni
esigodlweni sase-Ekatane esezweni lamaMediya kwakukhona
wathola umqulu lapho lezi zinto zazilotshwe khona.
6:24 Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kukaKoresi, inkosi, uKoresi, wayala ukuba
indlu kaJehova eJerusalema kufanele yakhiwe futhi, lapho benza khona
umhlatshelo ngomlilo njalo.
6:25 ogama ukuphakama kuyoba yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, futhi ububanzi buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nge
izinhlu ezintathu zamatshe abaziweyo, nohla lunye lwemithi emisha yalelo zwe; futhi
izindleko zalo zokukhishwa endlini yenkosi uKoresi.
6:26 Futhi ukuthi izitsha ezingcwele zendlu yeNkosi, kokubili zegolide kanye
isiliva uNabukhadinezari ayikhipha endlini yaseJerusalema, kanye
ezilethwe eBhabhiloni, kufanele zibuyiselwe endlini eJerusalema, futhi kube
endaweni ababekuyo ngaphambili.
6:27 Futhi wayala ukuthi uSisini umbusi waseSiriya naseFenike.
noSathrabusane, nabangane babo, nalabo ababemisiwe
ababusi eSiriya naseFenike, kufanele baqaphele ukuthi bangagxambukeli e
kodwa avumele uZorobhabheli, inceku yeNkosi, lombusi we
eJudiya, namalunga amaJuda, ukwakha indlu yeNkosi
leyo ndawo.
6:28 Futhi ngiyalile ukuba kwakhiwe kabusha; nokuthi ba
bheka ngenkuthalo ukusiza abathunjwa bamaJuda, kuze kube
indlu yeNkosi isiqediwe.
6:29 Futhi aphume inkokhiso of Celosyria naseFenike ingxenye ngokucophelela ukuze
anikelwe laba bantu ukuba babe yimihlatshelo kaJehova, okungukuthi, uZorubhabheli
umbusi, ngezinkunzi, nezinqama, namawundlu;
6:30 Futhi corn, usawoti, iwayini, namafutha, futhi njalo ngonyaka
ngaphandle kokubuza, njengabapristi abaseJerusalema
kuzosho ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke:
6:31 Ukuze iminikelo yenziwe kuNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ngenxa yenkosi neyakhe
abantwana, nokuthi bakhulekele izimpilo zabo.
6:32 Futhi wayala ukuthi noma ubani okufanele eqe, yebo, noma enze lula
noma yini eyakhulunywa ngaphambili noma eyalotshwa ngaphambili, kufanele kuphume isihlahla endlini yakhe
wathathwa, walengiswa khona, baphucwa inkosi yonke impahla yakhe.
6:33 Ngakho-ke, iNkosi, ogama lakhe libizwa lapho, chitha
yonke inkosi nezizwe, eyelula isandla sayo ukuvimbela noma
chitha leyondlu kaJehova eseJerusalema.
6:34 Mina Dariyu, inkosi, ngimise ukuba kube ngokwalezi zinto
kwenziwe ngokukhuthala.