Ezra
2:1 Manje laba ngabantwana besifundazwe abakhuphuka bephuma
ekuthunjweni, walabo ababethunjiwe, lowo uNebukadinesari
inkosi yaseBabele yayithunjelwe eBabele, yabuye yabuyela khona
iJerusalema noJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo;
2:2 Abafika noZerubhabheli: oJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRelaya,
uMoridekayi, uBhilishani, uMispari, uBhigivayi, uRehumi, uBhahana. Inani lamadoda
wabantwana bakwa-Israyeli:
2:3 Abantwana bakwaParoshi, izinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.
2:4 Abantwana bakwaShefathiya, amakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.
2:5 Abantwana bakwa-Ara, amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu.
2:6 Amadodana kaPhahati Mowabi, amadodana kaJeshuwa noJowabe, ababili
inkulungwane namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili.
2:7 Abantwana bakwa-Elamu, inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu nane.
2:8 Oonyana bakaZathu ibingamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mane anabahlanu.
2:9 Oonyana bakaZakayi ibingamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha.
2:10 Abantwana bakwaBani, amakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili.
2:11 Oonyana bakaBebayi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:12 Abantwana bakwa-Azigadi, inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nambili.
2:13 Oonyana baka-Adonikamu ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mathandathu anesithandathu.
2:14 Abantwana bakwaBigivayi, izinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha.
2:15 Abantwana bakwa-Adin, amakhulu amane namashumi amahlanu nane.
2:16 Oonyana baka-Atere kaHezekiya, amashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili.
2:17 Oonyana bakaBhezayi ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:18 Oonyana bakaJora, ikhulu neshumi nambili.
2:19 Oonyana bakaHashumi ibingamakhulu amabini, anamanci mabini anabathathu.
2:20 Abantwana baseGibhari, ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu.
2:21 Abantwana baseBhetlehema, ikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu.
2:22 Amadoda aseNethofa, amashumi amahlanu nesithupha.
2:23 Amadoda ase-Anathoti, ikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.
2:24 Abantwana base-Azimaveti, amane nambili.
2:25 Oonyana baseKiriyatharimi, Kefira, futhi Beeroti, amakhulu ayisikhombisa nambili
amashumi amane nantathu.
2:26 Oonyana baseRama neGaba ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini ananye.
2:27 Amadoda aseMikimasi, ikhulu namashumi amabili nambili.
2:28 Amadoda aseBethele nase-Ayi, amakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nantathu.
2:29 Oonyana baseNebo, engamashumi amahlanu nambili.
2:30 Oonyana baseMagibhishi, ikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha.
2:31 abantwana bakwa-Elamu omunye, inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amahlanu nane.
2:32 Abantwana bakwaHarimi, amakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili.
2:33 Abantwana baseLodi, Hadid, futhi Ono, amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanhlanu.
2:34 Oonyana baseJeriko, amakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu.
2:35 Oonyana baseSenaha, izinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.
2:36 Abapristi: amadodana kaJedaya, wendlu kaJeshuwa, ayisishiyagalolunye
ikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu.
2:37 Abantwana bakwa-Imeri, inkulungwane namashumi amahlanu nambili.
2:38 Abantwana bakwaPhashuri, inkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amane nesikhombisa.
2:39 Abantwana bakwaHarimi, inkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa.
2:40 AmaLevi: amadodana kaJeshuwa noKadimiyeli, amadodana ka
noHodaviya, amashumi ayisikhombisa nane.
2:41 Abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa-Asafa: ikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.
2:42 Amadodana abalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi, abantwana bakwa
u-Atere, abantwana bakwaTalimoni, abantwana bakwa-Akubi, abantwana bakwa
Oonyana bakaShobhayi ibilikhulu, elinamanci mathathu anesithoba.
2:43 AmaNethini: abantwana bakwaZiha, abantwana bakwaHasufa, the
abantwana baseThabawoti,
2:44 abantwana bakwaKerosi, abantwana bakwaSiyaha, abantwana bakwaPhadoni,
2:45 abantwana bakwaLebana, abantwana bakwaHagaba, abantwana bakwa-Akubi,
2:46 abantwana bakwaHagabi, abantwana bakwaShalimayi, abantwana bakwaHanani,
2:47 abantwana bakwaGideli, abantwana bakwaGahari, abantwana bakwaReyaya,
2:48 abantwana bakwaResini, abantwana bakwaNekoda, abantwana bakwaGazam,
2:49 abantwana bakwa-Uza, abantwana bakwaPhaseya, abantwana bakwaBesai,
2:50 abantwana bakwa-Asnah, abantwana bakwaMehunim, abantwana bakwa
Nephusim,
2:51 abantwana bakwaBakibuki, abantwana bakwaHakufa, abantwana bakwaHarihuri,
2:52 abantwana bakwaBaziluti, abantwana bakwaMehida, abantwana bakwaHarisha,
2:53 abantwana bakwaBarkos, abantwana bakwaSisera, abantwana bakwaThamah,
2:54 Amadodana kaNeziya, abantwana bakwa Hatipha.
2:55 Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni: abantwana bakwaSothayi, abantwana
kaSofereti, abantwana bakwaPeruda,
2:56 abantwana bakwa-Jahala, abantwana bakwa-Darkon, abantwana bakwa-Gideli,
2:57 Amadodana kaShefathiya, abantwana bakwa-Hathil, abantwana bakwa
uPokereti kaZebhayimi, abantwana bakwa-Ami.
2:58 Onke amaNethini, nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni, babebathathu
amakhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.
2:59 Yilaba abenyuka besuka eThelmela, naseTheliharisa, naseKherubi,
no-Adani no-Imeri, kepha babengenakuyibonisa indlu kayise, ne
inzalo yabo, noma babengabakwa-Israyeli;
2:60 abantwana bakwaDelaya, abantwana bakwaThobiya, abantwana bakwaNekoda,
amakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili.
2:61 Futhi emadodaneni abapristi: amadodana kaHabaya, the
abantwana bakwaHakozi, abantwana bakwaBarizilayi; owathatha umfazi we
amadodakazi kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo;
2:62 Laba bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhalwe ngezizukulwane,
kepha abafunyanwanga; ngalokho bakhishwa phakathi kwabangcolile
ubupristi.
2:63 Futhi iThirshatha wathi kubo, ukuthi akufanele badle kakhulu
izinto ezingcwele, kwaze kwasukuma umpristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
2:64 Ibandla lonke kanyekanye laliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu
namashumi ayisithupha,
2:65 Ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo, kubo kwakukhona izinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa
amakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; kwakukhona phakathi kwabo amakhulu amabili
amadoda ahlabelelayo nabesifazane abaculayo.
2:66 Amahhashi abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha; iminyuzi yabo yayingamakhulu amabili
amashumi amane nanhlanu;
2:67 amakamela abo ibingamakhulu amane, namashumi amathathu nanhlanu; izimbongolo zabo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha
amakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili.
2:68 Futhi ezinye izinhloko zawoyise, lapho befika endlini ka
UJehova oseJerusalema wanikela ngesihle ukuba indlu kaNkulunkulu ibekwe
endaweni yakhe:
2:69 Banikela ngokwamandla abo engcebweni yomsebenzi amashumi ayisithupha
namadarike egolide ayinkulungwane, namamane ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu esiliva, kanye
izingubo zabapristi eziyikhulu.
2:70 Ngakho abapristi, namaLevi, futhi abanye abantu, futhi
abahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, bahlala emizini yabo
wonke u-Israyeli emizini yakhe.