1 Esdra
9:1 Khona-ke u-Esdras esukuma esuka egcekeni lethempeli waya ekamelweni lika
uJohanani indodana ka-Eliyasibi,
9:2 Futhi wahlala lapho, futhi akadlanga nyama, futhi akazange aphuze amanzi, ukulila
ububi obukhulu besixuku.
9:3 Kwaba khona isimemezelo kulo lonke elaseJudiya naseJerusalema kubo bonke labo
ababengabathunjwa, ukuze babuthelwe ndawonye
IJerusalema:
9:4 Futhi ukuthi noma ubani akazange ahlangane lapho phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbili noma ezintathu njengoba
abadala ababemisiwe, izinkomo zabo kufanele zithathwe
ukusetshenziswa kwethempeli, futhi yena wakhipha kulabo abangabakhe
ukuthunjwa.
9:5 Futhi ngezinsuku ezintathu bonke babevela esizweni sakwaJuda noBenjamini
babuthana eJerusalema ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga yesishiyagalolunye.
9:6 Futhi lonke isixuku sahlala ethuthumela egcekeni elibanzi lethempeli
ngenxa yesimo sezulu esibi samanje.
9:7 U-Esdras wasukuma, wathi kubo, Niweqile umthetho
ethatha abafazi abezizweni, ukuze andise izono zakoIsrayeli.
9:8 Manje, ngokuvuma, mnikeni inkazimulo uJehova uNkulunkulu wawobaba.
9:9 Nenze intando yakhe, nizihlukanise nabezizwe bezwe;
nakwabesifazane abangaziwa.
9:10 Khona-ke isixuku sonke samemeza, sathi ngezwi elikhulu: "Njengoba wena."
ukhulumile, sizokwenza kanjalo.
9:11 Kodwa njengoba abantu baningi, futhi kunesimo sezulu esibi, kangangokuthi thina
ayikwazi ukuma ngaphandle, futhi lokhu akuwona umsebenzi wosuku noma ezimbili, sibona wethu
isono ngalezo zinto sisabalele kude;
9:12 Ngakho ake ababusi besixuku ahlale, futhi ake bonke abethu
izindawo zokuhlala ezinabafazi bezizwe ziyafika ngesikhathi esimisiweyo;
9:13 Futhi nabo ababusi nabahluleli kuzo zonke izindawo, size siphenduke
intukuthelo kaJehova evela kithi ngale ndaba.
9:14 Khona-ke uJonathani indodana ka-Azayeli noHezekiya indodana kaTheocanus
kanjalo yababekela le ndaba: noMoshulamu noLevis kanye
Usabatha wabasiza.
9:15 Futhi labo ababethunjiwe benza ngokuvumelana nazo zonke lezi zinto.
9:16 Futhi u-Ezra, umpristi, wakhetha kuye izinduna zabo
imindeni, yonke ngamagama; ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yeshumi bahlala
ndawonye ukuhlola udaba.
9:17 Ngakho icala labo ababenabafazi bezizwe laqedwa e
ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala.
9:18 Futhi kubapristi ababebuthene, futhi babe nabafazi bezizwe, lapho
zitholakele:
9:19 Kumadodana kaJesu, indodana kaJosadeki, nabafowabo; Matthelas kanye
u-Eleyazare, noJoribus, noJoadanus.
9:20 Futhi banika izandla zabo ukuze balahle abafazi babo futhi banikele ngezinqama
benze ukubuyisana ngamaphutha abo.
9:21 Futhi emadodaneni ka-Emeri; u-Ananiya, noZabedewu, no-Enesi, noSameyu,
noHireyeli, no-Azariya.
9:22 Futhi emadodaneni kaPhawusuri; u-Eliona, noMasiya Israyeli, noNathanayeli, kanye
Ocidelus futhi Talsas.
9:23 KumaLevi; uJozabadi, noSemisi, noKoliyu, owayebizwa
Calitas, noPhatheus, noJuda, noJona.
9:24 Abahlabeleli abangcwele; Eleazurus, Bacchurus.
9:25 Kubalindisango; Sallums, and Tolbanes.
9:26 Kubo Israyeli, emadodaneni kaPhoros; Hiermas, no-Eddias, kanye
noMelkhiya, noMahelu, no-Eleyazare, no-Ashibiya, noBhananiya.
9:27 Kumadodana ka-Ela; oMathaniya, noZakariya, noHiriyeli, noHiremoti,
kanye ne-Aedias.
9:28 Emadodaneni kaZamoti: u-Eliyada, u-Elisimu, u-Othoniya, uJarimoti, kanye
Sabatus, noSardewu.
9:29 Kumadodana kaBabayi: uJohane, no-Ananiya, noJosabadi, no-Amatheyi.
9:30 Kumadodana kaMani: Olamus, Mamuchus, Jedeus, Jasubus, Jasael, and
I-Hieremoth.
9:31 Emadodaneni ka-Adi: uNaathus, noMoosias, uLacunus, noNaidus, kanye
noMathaniya, noSethele, noBalnuwusi, noManase.
9:32 Futhi emadodaneni ka-Anase; u-Eliona, no-Aseas, noMelkiya, noSabhewu,
kanye noSimon Chosameus.
9:33 Emadodaneni ka-Asomu: u-Altaneyu, noMathiya, noBahanaya, no-Elifeleti,
noManase, noShimeyi.
9:34 Emadodaneni kaMahani: Jeremias, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, kanye
uPelias, no-Anos, Carabasion, futhi Enasibus, futhi Mamnitanaimus, Eliasis,
emadodaneni ka-Ozora;
Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis, Josephus.
9:35 Emadodaneni ka-Etima; Mazitias, Zabadaias, Edes, Juel, Benayas.
9:36 Bonke laba babethathe abafazi bezinye izizwe, babalahla kanye nezabo
izingane.
9:37 Futhi abapristi namaLevi, futhi labo ababevela kwa-Israyeli, bahlala
eJerusalema, nasezweni, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa: kanjalo
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babesezindlini zabo.
9:38 Futhi isixuku sonke sabuthana nganhliziyonye ebanzi
indawo yompheme ongcwele ngasempumalanga;
9:39 Bakhuluma ku-Ezra, umpristi nomfundi, ukuba alethe
umthetho kaMose owanikezwa uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
9:40 Ngakho u-Ezra, umpristi omkhulu, wawuletha umthetho kuso sonke isixuku
owesilisa kowesifazane, nakubo bonke abapristi, ukuzwa umthetho ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga
inyanga yesikhombisa.
9:41 Wafunda egcekeni elibanzi phambi kompheme ongcwele, kusukela ekuseni kuze kube
emini, ngaphambi kokubili amadoda nabesifazane; ixuku lamlalela
umthetho.
9:42 Futhi u-Esdras umpristi nomfundi womthetho wema phezu epulpiti
ukhuni, olwalwenzelwe leyo njongo.
9:43 Kwasukuma eduze kwakhe uMathathiya, noSamuse, no-Ananiya, no-Azariya, no-Uriya,
UHezekiya, uBalasamu, ngakwesokunene:
9:44 Futhi ngakwesokhohlo kwakumi uPhalidayu, uMishayeli, uMelkiya, Lothasubus,
loNabariya.
9:45 Khona-ke u-Ezra wathatha incwadi yomthetho phambi kwesixuku, ngoba wayehlezi
kuhlonipheke kuqala emehlweni abo bonke.
9:46 Futhi lapho evula umthetho, bema bonke baqonde. Ngakho u-Esdras
ibonge uJehova uNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, uNkulunkulu Sebawoti, uMninimandla onke.
9:47 Bonke abantu baphendula bathi: "Amen; baphakamisa izandla bawa
emhlabathini, bakhuleka eNkosini.
9:48 Futhi uJesu, Anus, Sarabias, Adinus, Jacubus, Sabateas, Auteas, Maianeas,
noKalitha, no-Asriya, noJowazabedi, no-Ananiya, noBiyatha, amaLevi,
wafundisa umthetho kaJehova, wabaqondisa kanyekanye.
9:49 Khona-ke u-Atharate wakhuluma ku-Ezra, umpristi omkhulu. kanye nomfundi, noku
amaLevi ayefundisa isixuku, kubo bonke, ethi:
9:50 Lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova; (ngokuba bakhala bonke bezwa izwi
umthetho :)
9:51 Hambani, nidle amanoni, niphuze okumnandi, futhi uthumele ingxenye kubo
abangenalutho;
9:52 Ngoba lolu suku lungcwele eNkosini, futhi ningabi lusizi; okweNkosi
izokulethela udumo.
9:53 Ngakho amaLevi amemezela zonke izinto kubantu, wathi: "Lolu suku
ngcwele kuJehova; lingabi lusizi.
9:54 Base behamba, bonke badla, baphuza, bajabula.
nokwabela abangenalutho, nokubajabulisa kakhulu;
9:55 Ngoba baqonda amazwi ababeyaliwe, futhi for
ababebuthene.