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.