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.