1 Esdra 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.