1 Esdra 8:1 Futhi ngemva kwalezi zinto, lapho u-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya wabusa kwafika u-Esdra, indodana kaSaraya, indodana ka-Ezeriya, indodana kaHelkiya, indodana kaSalum, 8:2 indodana kaSaduki, indodana ka-Ahithubi, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana U-Eziya indodana kaMeremoti indodana kaZaraya indodana kaShaviya indodana kaBhoka, indodana ka-Abisumu, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana u-Eleyazare indodana ka-Aroni umpristi omkhulu. 8:3 Lo Esdras wenyuka evela eBhabhiloni, njengoba umbhali, kokuba ekulungele kakhulu e umthetho kaMose, owanikezwa uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli. 8:4 Inkosi yayisimhlonipha, ngokuba wathola umusa emehlweni akhe kuzo zonke zakhe izicelo. 8:5 Kwakhuphuka kanye naye abanye babantwana bakwa-Israyeli, kusukela abapristi bamaLevi, nabahlabeleli abangcwele, nabalindisango, nezikhonzi ze ithempeli eJerusalema, 8:6 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kuka-Aritahishashita, ngenyanga yesihlanu, lokhu kwakungumnyaka wesikhombisa wenkosi; ngoba baphuma eBhabhiloni ngosuku lokuqala ngenyanga yokuqala, wafika eJerusalema njengabaphumelelayo uhambo uJehova abanika lona. 8:7 Ngoba u-Esdras wayenekhono elikhulu kakhulu, kangangokuthi akashiyanga lutho emthethweni nemiyalo yeNkosi, kodwa wafundisa wonke u-Israyeli izimiso kanye izahlulelo. 8:8 Manje ikhophi ikhomishana, eyabhalwa kusukela Artexerxes the yeza ku-Ezra umpristi nomfundi womthetho weNkosi, yilokhu okulandelayo; 8:9 Inkosi u-Aritahishashita ku-Ezra, umpristi nomfundi womthetho weNkosi ithumela ukubingelela: 8:10 Njengoba nginqume ukwenza ngomusa, Ngiye wayala, ukuthi abanjalo of isizwe samaJuda, nesabapristi namaLevi siphakathi kwethu embusweni, njengoba ethanda futhi ethanda ukuya nawe eJerusalema. 8:11 Ngakho-ke bonke abathanda lokho mabahambe nawe; njengoba kukuhle kimi nakubangane bami abayisikhombisa abeluleki; 8:12 Ukuze babheke izindaba zaseJudiya naseJerusalema, ngokuvumelana lokho okusemthethweni weNkosi; 8:13 Futhi uthwale izipho eNkosini ka-Israyeli eJerusalema, mina neyami abangani bafungile, nalo lonke igolide nesiliva ezweni IBhabhiloni lingatholwa, eNkosini eJerusalema, 8:14 Ngalokho futhi okuyinto inikezwe abantu ethempelini leNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo eJerusalema: kuqoqwe isiliva negolide izinkunzi, nezinqama, namawundlu, nempahla yakho; 8:15 Ukuze banikele imihlatshelo eNkosini phezu kwe-altare kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo oseJerusalema. 8:16 Futhi noma yini wena nabafowenu eniyakwenza ngesiliva negolide. wenze ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu wakho. 8:17 Futhi izitsha ezingcwele zeNkosi, ezinikelwe kuwe ukusetshenziswa ithempeli likaNkulunkulu wakho eliseJerusalema wolibeka phambi kwakho UNkulunkulu eJerusalema. 8:18 Futhi noma yini enye into oyokhumbula ukusetshenziswa ethempelini kaNkulunkulu wakho, wolikhipha endlini yengcebo yenkosi. 8:19 Futhi mina, inkosi u-Aritahishashita, futhi nginiyalile abagcini bengcebo eSiriya naseFenike, ukuthi noma yini u-Esdras umpristi nomfundi womthetho woPhezukonke uNkulunkulu uyakuthumela ukuba amnike wona ngesivinini, 8:20 Ukuze isamba amathalenta ayikhulu esiliva, ngokufanayo nokolweni ngisho namakhora ayikhulu, nezingcezu zewayini eziyikhulu, nezinye izinto phakathi inala. 8:21 Konke makwenziwe ngenkuthalo ngokomthetho kaNkulunkulu uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, ukuba intukuthelo ingezi phezu kombuso wenkosi nowakhe amadodana. 8:22 Ngiyaniyala futhi, ukuthi ningadingi intela, nanoma yisiphi esinye isibopho noma yimuphi wabapristi, noma amaLevi, noma abahlabeleli abangcwele, noma abalindisango, noma izikhonzi zethempeli, nanoma yimuphi onemisebenzi kuleli thempeli, futhi ukuze kungabikho muntu onegunya lokubeka utho phezu kwabo. 8:23 Futhi wena, Esdras, ngokuvumelana nokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu, beka abahluleli futhi abahluleli, ukuze bahlulele kulo lonke elaseSiriya nelaseFenike bonke labo wazi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho; lalabo abangaziyo uzabafundisa. 8:24 Futhi noma ubani oweqa umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho nowenkosi, uyakujeziswa ngokukhuthala, noma ngokufa, noma okunye isijeziso, ngesijeziso semali, noma ngokuboshwa. 8:25 Wayesethi u-Ezra umbhali: "Makabongwe uJehova oyedwa, uNkulunkulu wawobaba. ofake lezi zinto enhliziyweni yenkosi ukuba ikhazimulise eyakhe indlu eseJerusalema: 8:26 Futhi uye wangidumisa emehlweni enkosi, kanye nabeluleki bayo, futhi bonke abangane bakhe nezicukuthwane. 8:27 Ngakho ngakhuthazeka ngosizo lweNkosi uNkulunkulu wami, futhi wabutha kanyekanye amadoda akwa-Israyeli ukuba akhuphuke nami. 8:28 Futhi lezi yizinduna ngokwemindeni yabo futhi eziningana izikhulu, ezakhuphuka nami zisuka eBabele ekubuseni kwenkosi U-Artexerxes: 8:29 Kumadodana kaFinehasi: nguGerson; emadodaneni ka-Itamari: nguGamayeli; amadodana kaDavide: uLethu indodana kaSekaniya; 8:30 Kumadodana kaPerezi, uZakariya; kanye naye kwabalwa ikhulu namadoda angamashumi ayisihlanu. 8:31 Kumadodana kaPhahati Mowabi: ngu-Eliyaonia, indodana kaZaraya, kanye naye. amadoda angamakhulu amabili. 8:32 Kumadodana kaZathowa, uSekaniya indodana ka-Izelu, futhi kanye naye abathathu. amadoda ayikhulu: emadodaneni ka-Adini, u-Obeti indodana kaJonathani, kanye kuye amadoda angamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu. 8:33 Kumadodana ka-Elamu: UJosiya indodana kaGotholiya, futhi kanye naye amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa. 8:34 Kumadodana kaShafathias, uZaraya, indodana kaMikayeli, futhi kanye naye amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa; 8:35 Kumadodana kaJowabe: ngu-Abhadiya indodana ka-Izelu, futhi kanye naye abangamakhulu amabili namadoda ayishumi nambili. 8:36 Kumadodana kaBanidi: ngu-Asalimoti indodana kaJosafaya, amadoda ayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha. 8:37 Kumadodana kaBabi, uZakariya indodana kaBebayi, futhi kanye naye abangamashumi amabili nambili amadoda ayisishiyagalombili: 8:38 Kumadodana ka-Astati, uJohane indodana ka-Akhatan, futhi kanye naye ikhulu namadoda ayishumi: 8:39 Amadodana ka-Adonikamu wokugcina, futhi lawa angamagama awo. no-Elifeleti, noJeweli, noShemaya, kanye nabo amadoda angamashumi ayisikhombisa; 8:40 Kumadodana kaBago, Uthi indodana ka-Istalkurus, futhi kanye naye abangamashumi ayisikhombisa amadoda. 8:41 Futhi lezi ngabuthela ndawonye emfuleni okuthiwa Theras, lapho thina samisa amatende ethu izinsuku ezintathu: ngase ngiwahlola. 8:42 Kodwa lapho ngingatholanga khona noyedwa wabapristi namaLevi. 8:43 Ngathumela ku-Eleyazare, futhi Iduweli, futhi Masman. 8:44 Futhi Alnathani, futhi Mamayas, futhi Joribas, futhi uNathani, Ewunatan, Zakariya, kanye noMosollamon, amadoda ayinhloko futhi afundile. 8:45 Futhi ngabatshela ukuthi kufanele baye kuSaddewu induna, owayephakathi indawo yengcebo: 8:46 Futhi wabayala ukuba bakhulume kuDadewu futhi wakhe bazalwane, nakubagcinimali kuleyo ndawo, ukuba basithumelele abanjalo ukuze enze umsebenzi wobupristi endlini yeNkosi. 8:47 Futhi ngesandla esinamandla seNkosi yethu, basilethela kithi amadoda anekhono amadodana kaMoli indodana kaLevi, indodana ka-Israyeli, no-Asebebiya, neyakhe amadodana nabafowabo, beyishumi nesishiyagalombili. 8:48 Futhi Asebiya, futhi Annus, no-Osayas umfowabo, kusukela amadodana UKanunewu namadodana abo babengamadoda angamashumi amabili. 8:49 nasezincekwini zethempeli uDavide ayezimisile, kanye izinhloko zenkonzo yamaLevi, izinceku zenkosi ithempeli lamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili, uhlu lwamagama abo abonisiwe. 8:50 Futhi lapho ngafunga ukuzila ukudla izinsizwa phambi kweNkosi yethu, ukucela ngaye uhambo oluhle kithi nakwabakithi, ngokuba abantwana bethu, nezinkomo; 8:51 Ngoba nganginamahloni ukucela izinyawo enkosini, nabamahhashi, futhi ukuqhuba for sivikele ezitheni zethu. 8:52 Ngoba sasithe enkosini, ukuthi amandla eNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu kufanele abe nabo abamfunayo, abasekele ngazo zonke izindlela. 8:53 Futhi saphinda sayincenga iNkosi yethu mayelana nalezi zinto, futhi samthola umusa kithi. 8:54 Khona-ke ngahlukanisa abayishumi nambili kubapristi abakhulu, Esebrias, futhi u-Asaniya, namadoda ayishumi kubafowabo kanye nabo; 8:55 Ngazikala igolide, nesiliva, nezitsha ezingcwele indlu yeNkosi yethu, inkosi, nomkhandlu wayo, nezikhulu, kanye wonke u-Israyeli, wayenikile. 8:56 Futhi lapho sengiyilinganisele, Nganikela kubo amakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amahlanu amathalenta esiliva, nezitsha zesiliva ezingamatalenta ayikhulu, nenye amathalenta ayikhulu egolide, 8:57 Futhi izitsha zegolide ezingamashumi amabili, nezitsha eziyishumi nambili zethusi, ngisho ecolekileyo ithusi, elibenyezela njengegolide. 8:58 Futhi ngathi kubo, Nobabili ningcwele eNkosini, futhi izitsha zingcwele, igolide nesiliva kuyisifungo eNkosini uJehova kobaba bethu. 8:59 Qaphelani, nizigcine, nize nizinikele kubaholi babapristi namaLevi, nasezinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli, e Jerusalema, emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu. 8:60 Ngakho abapristi namaLevi, ababethole isiliva negolide izitsha zaziyisa eJerusalema ethempelini likaJehova Nkosi. 8:61 Futhi kusukela emfuleni Theras sasuka ngosuku lweshumi nambili lokuqala ngenyanga, beza eJerusalema ngesandla esinamandla seNkosi yethu, eyayikhona kanye nathi: futhi kusukela ekuqaleni kohambo lwethu iNkosi yasikhulula sivela kuzo zonke izitha, ngakho safika eJerusalema. 8:62 Futhi lapho sase sikhona izinsuku ezintathu, igolide nesiliva okwakukhona kukalwa kwanikelwa endlini yeNkosi yethu ngosuku lwesine ku uMarmoti umpristi indodana ka-Iri. 8:63 Futhi kanye naye kwakungu-Eleyazare, indodana kaFinehasi, futhi kanye nabo kwakunguJosabadi indodana kaJesu noMothi indodana kaSabbani, amaLevi; ngenani nangesisindo. 8:64 Futhi yonke isisindo sabo sabhalwa kuze kube ngehora elifanayo. 8:65 Futhi labo ababephuma ekuthunjweni banikela imihlatshelo uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, izinkunzi eziyishumi nambili ku-Israyeli wonke, ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nezinqama eziyishumi nesithupha, 8:66 Amawundlu angamashumi ayisithupha nambili, izimpongo zomhlatshelo, eziyishumi nambili; konke kwe babe ngumhlatshelo weNkosi. 8:67 Futhi banikeza imiyalo yenkosi kubaphathi benkosi 'futhi kubabusi baseKelosriya naseFenike; basebehlonipha abantu lethempeli likaNkulunkulu. 8:68 Manje lapho lezi zinto sezenzekile, ababusi beza kimi, futhi bathi: 8:69 Isizwe sakwa-Israyeli, izikhulu, abapristi namaLevi, abazange babeke kude nabo abezizwe bezwe, nokungcola kwezizwe kwabezizwe, kumaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPheresi, namaJebusi, kanye abakwaMowabi, abaseGibithe, nabakwa-Edomi. 8:70 Ngoba bobabili namadodana abo baye bashada namadodakazi abo, futhi inzalo engcwele ixubene nabantu abezizwe bezwe; futhi kusukela ukuqala kwalolu daba ababusi nabakhulu bebelokhu abahlanganyeli balobu bubi. 8:71 Futhi ngokushesha lapho ngizwile lezi zinto, Ngaklebhula izingubo zami, futhi engcwele ingubo, wahluthula izinwele zekhanda lami nesilevu sami, wangihlalisa phansi kudabukile futhi kusinda kakhulu. 8:72 Ngakho bonke ababethuthumela ngaleso izwi leNkosi uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli babuthana kimi, ngililela ububi, ngahlala egcwele usizi kwaze kwaba ngumnikelo wakusihlwa. 8:73 Bese ngisukuma ekuzileni, izingubo zami nengubo engcwele zidatshuliwe. futhi ngiguqe ngamadolo, futhi ngelulela izandla zami eNkosini, 8:74 Ngathi: O Nkosi, Ngijabhile futhi nginamahloni phambi kobuso bakho; 8:75 Ngoba izono zethu zanda ngaphezu kwamakhanda ethu, futhi ukungazi kwethu baye wafinyelela ezulwini. 8:76 Ngoba kusukela esikhathini sokhokho bethu besilokhu futhi sisesikhundleni esikhulu isono, kuze kube namuhla. 8:77 Futhi ngenxa yezono zethu nokhokho bethu 'thina nabafowethu namakhosi ethu kanye abapristi bethu banikelwa emakhosini omhlaba, enkembeni, futhi ekuthunjweni, lempangoni eyihlazo kuze kube lamuhla. 8:78 Futhi manje ngandlela-thile umusa siboniswe kuwe, O Nkosi, ukuba kushiywe impande negama endaweni yakho indawo engcwele; 8:79 Futhi ukusembula kithi ukukhanya endlini yeNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, futhi siphe ukudla ngesikhathi sobugqili bethu. 8:80 Yebo, lapho sisebugqilini, asishiywanga yiNkosi yethu; kodwa yena wasenzela umusa phambi kwamakhosi asePheresiya, asinika ukudla; 8:81 Yebo, futhi wahlonipha ithempeli leNkosi yethu, futhi wavusa incithakalo Siyoni, ukuthi basinikeze ukuhlala okuqinisekile eJudiya naseJerusalema. 8:82 Manje, O Nkosi, sizothini, njengoba sinalezi zinto? ngoba sinakho weqe imiyalo yakho, owanikela ngayo ngesandla sakho izinceku zabaprofethi, ethi: 8:83 Ukuthi izwe eningena kulo ukulidla njengefa, liyizwe bengcoliswe ngokungcoliswa kwabafokazi bezwe, futhi baba waligcwalisa ngokungcola kwabo. 8:84 Ngakho manje aniyikuhlanganisa amadodakazi enu emadodaneni abo, noma niyakuthathela amadodana enu amadodakazi abo. 8:85 Ngaphezu kwalokho, anisoze nafuna ukuba nokuthula nabo, ukuze nibe liqine, lidle okuhle kwelizwe, ukuze litshiye ifa lezwe kubantwana benu kuze kube phakade. 8:86 Futhi konke okwehleleyo kwenziwa kithi ngenxa yemisebenzi yethu emibi nemikhulu izono; ngokuba wena, Jehova, wenza izono zethu zibe lula; 8:87 Futhi wasinika impande enjalo, kodwa siye sabuyela emuva seqa umthetho wakho, sizixubanise nokungcola kweNkosi izizwe zomhlaba. 8:88 Ubungeke yini uthukuthele ngathi ukuze usibhubhise, uze uhambe thina asimpande, nanzalo, nagama na? 8:89 O Nkosi ka-Israyeli, wena uqinisile, ngoba thina sisele siyimpande namuhla. 8:90 Bheka, manje siphambi kwakho ebubini bethu, ngoba asinakuma futhi ngenxa yalezi zinto eziphambi kwakho. 8:91 Futhi njengoba u-Esdras emthandazweni wakhe wenza isivumo sakhe, ekhala, futhi elele phansi. emhlabathini phambi kwethempeli, kwabuthana kuye bevela eJerusalema isixuku esikhulu kakhulu samadoda nabesifazane nabantwana: ngokuba kwaba khona ukukhala okukhulu phakathi kwesixuku. 8:92 Khona-ke uJekoniya indodana kaJewelu, omunye wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli, wamemeza. bathi: “O Esdras, sonile eNkosini uNkulunkulu, siganile abesifazane abangaziwa bezizwe zezwe, futhi manje wonke u-Israyeli uphakeme. 8:93 Masenze isifungo eNkosini, ukuthi siyakulahla bonke abafazi bethu, esakuthatha kwabezizwe kanye nabantwana babo; 8:94 Njengoba nje umisile, futhi bonke abalalela umthetho weNkosi. 8:95 Vuka, ubulale, ngokuba le ndaba iqondene nawe; sizakuba nawe: yenza isibindi. 8:96 Ngakho u-Esdras wasukuma, futhi wafunga induna yabapristi kanye amaLevi ka-Israyeli wonke ukuba enze ngalezo zinto; bafunga kanjalo.