Ezra 1:1 Manje ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuthi izwi likaJehova kugcwaliseke ngomlomo kaJeremiya, iNKOSI yabavusa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuze amemezele kulo lonke wonke umbuso wakhe, wawubhala futhi, wathi: 1:2 Usho kanje uKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya: UJehova uNkulunkulu wezulu unginikile yonke imibuso yomhlaba; futhi ungiyalile ukuthi ngimakhele endlini eJerusalema, ekwaJuda. 1:3 Ngubani phakathi kwenu kubo bonke abantu bakhe? uNkulunkulu wakhe makabe naye, futhi akhuphukele eJerusalema lakwaJuda, akhe indlu kaJehova UJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, (unguNkulunkulu,) oseJerusalema. 1:4 Futhi noma ubani osele kunoma iyiphi indawo lapho ehlala njengowezizwe, ake amadoda of indawo yakhe imsize ngesiliva, nangegolide, nangezimpahla, nanga nezilwane, ngaphandle komnikelo wesihle wendlu kaNkulunkulu ephakathi eJerusalema. 1:5 Khona-ke kwasukuma izinhloko zawoyise bakwaJuda noBhenjamini, futhi abapristi, namaLevi, nabo bonke labo uNkulunkulu ayewuvusile umoya wabo, ukuba khuphukani ukwakha indlu kaJehova eseJerusalema. 1:6 Futhi bonke ababebazungezile baqinisa izandla zabo ngezitsha ngesiliva, negolide, nempahla, nezinkomo, nangeligugu izinto, ngaphezu kwakho konke okwanikelwa ngokuzithandela. 1:7 UKoresi, inkosi, wakhipha izitsha zendlu kaJehova. uNebukadinesari ayeyikhiphile eJerusalema, wayibeka endlini yawonkulunkulu bakhe; 1:8 Ngisho nalabo uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya wazikhipha ngesandla uMitiredati umphathisikhwama, wazibalela uSheshibazare isikhulu wakwaJuda. 1:9 Nansi inombolo yazo: izitsha zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu, eziyinkulungwane izitsha zesiliva, imimese engamashumi amabili nesishiyagalolunye; 1:10 Izitsha ezingamashumi amathathu zegolide, nezitsha zesiliva zohlobo lwesibili ezingamakhulu amane namashumi amane eziyishumi, nezinye izitsha eziyinkulungwane. 1:11 Zonke izitsha zegolide nezesiliva zaziyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu nane ikhulu. Zonke lezi uSheshibhazare wakhuphula kanye nabo ekuthunjweni abakhushulelwa eJerusalema besuka eBabele.