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.