1 Esdra
7:1 Khona uSisini, umbusi waseKelosyria futhi Fenice, futhi Sathrabuzanes,
kanye nabangane babo belandela imiyalo yenkosi uDariyu,
7:2 Wengamela ngokucophelela kakhulu imisebenzi engcwele, esiza abadala bebandla
amaJuda nababusi bethempeli.
7:3 Futhi ngakho imisebenzi engcwele yaphumelela, lapho Aggeus noZakariya abaprofethi
waprofetha.
7:4 Futhi baqeda lezi zinto ngomyalo weNkosi uNkulunkulu ka
Israyeli, futhi ngemvume kaKoresi, uDariyu, no-Aritahishashita, amakhosi asezweni
iPheresiya.
7:5 Futhi kanjalo yaqedwa indlu engcwele ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nantathu
inyanga ka-Adari, ngomnyaka wesithupha kaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya
7:6 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye
ababengabathunjwa, abengezwa kubo, benza njengalokho
izinto ezilotshwe encwadini kaMose.
7:7 Futhi ekunikezelweni kwethempeli leNkosi banikela ngekhulu
izinkunzi ezingamakhulu amabili, amawundlu angamakhulu amane;
7:8 nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili ngenxa yesono sika-Israyeli wonke, ngokwenani
inhloko yezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
7:9 Abapristi namaLevi bema bevunule begqoke izingubo zabo.
ngokwemizalwane yabo, enkonzweni yeNkosi uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli,
njengencwadi kaMose nabalindisango emasangweni onke.
7:10 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababethunjiwe bagubha iphasika
ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala emva kwalokho abapristi namaH
AmaLevi ayengcwelisiwe.
7:11 Labo ababevela ekuthunjweni abangcweliswanga bonke kanyekanye, kodwa
amaLevi angcweliswa onke kanyekanye.
7:12 Futhi ngakho banikela iphasika kubo bonke abathunjwa, futhi ngenxa
abafowabo, abapristi, nabo ngokwabo.
7:13 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababephuma ekuthunjweni badla, ngisho
bonke ababezehlukanisile nezinengiso zeNkosi
abantu bezwe, futhi bafuna iNkosi.
7:14 Bagubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, bejabula
phambi kukaJehova,
7:15 Ngoba wayephendule iseluleko senkosi yase-Asiriya kubo.
ukuze baqinise izandla zabo emisebenzini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.