Ezra 4:1 Manje lapho izitha zikaJuda noBhenjamini bezwa ukuthi abantwana kwabathunjwa bakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ithempeli; 4:2 Khona-ke beza kuZerubabele, futhi izinduna zawoyise, futhi bathi wathi kubo: “Masakhe nani, ngokuba sifuna uNkulunkulu wenu njengani; futhi thina nimhlabele kusukela ezinsukwini zika-Esarihadoni inkosi yase-Asiriya wasikhuphula lapha. 4:3 Kodwa uZerubabele, noJeshuwa, futhi abanye izinhloko zawoyise u-Israyeli wathi kubo: “Anihlangene nathi ukwakha indlu kuNkulunkulu wethu; kepha thina sodwa siyakwakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo Israyeli, njengalokho inkosi uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya yasiyala. 4:4 Khona-ke abantu bezwe babenza buthaka izandla zabantu bakwaJuda. wabahlupha ekwakheni; 4:5 Futhi abaqasha abeluleki ngokumelene nabo, ukuze babhubhise inhloso yabo, bonke izinsuku zikaKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya, kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDariyu inkosi yase-Araba iPheresiya. 4:6 Futhi ekubuseni kuka-Ahashiveroshi, ekuqaleni kokubusa kwakhe, babhala kuye ukumangalela abakhileyo kwaJuda naseJerusalema. 4:7 Emihleni ka-Aritahishashita waloba uBishlamu, noMithredati, noThabeyeli, abanye babangane babo, ku-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya; kanye ne ukuloba incwadi kwakulotshwe ngolimi lwesiSiriya, kwahunyushwa ngolimi lwesiSiriya. 8 URehumi umbusi noShimshayi umbhali babhala incwadi ngokumelene nabo eJerusalema ku-Aritahishashita inkosi kanje: 4:9 Khona-ke uRehum induna, noShimshayi umbhali, nabanye yabangane babo; namaDina, nama-Afarisati, namaTarpeli, ama-Afarsite, ama-Arkevi, amaBhabhiloni, amaSusaki, namaDehavi, nama-Elamu, 4:10 Futhi zonke ezinye izizwe ezilethwa u-Asnapper omkhulu nohloniphekile wawela, wahlala emizini yaseSamariya, nakwabanye abakulo eceleni komfula, futhi ngaleso sikhathi. 4:11 Lena ikhophi yencwadi abayithumela kuye, ngisho kuze u-Aritahishashita inkosi; Izinceku zakho amadoda nganeno komfula nangasentshonalanga isikhathi esinjalo. 4:12 Makwazeke enkosini ukuthi amaJuda akhuphukela kithi evela kuwe sebefikile eJerusalema, bakha umuzi ohlubukayo nomubi, futhi wamisa izindonga zalo, futhi wahlanganisa izisekelo. 4:13 Manje makwazeke enkosini, ukuthi, uma lo muzi wakhiwa, futhi i zimiswe izindonga, bangabe besakhokha intela, nenkokhiso, nenkokhiso; kanjalo uyakulimaza inzuzo yamakhosi. 4:14 Manje ngoba sinesondlo kusukela esigodlweni senkosi, futhi kwakungenjalo sifanelwe ukubona ihlazo lenkosi, ngakho-ke sithumele futhi yaqinisekisa inkosi; 4:15 Ukuze kucwaningwe encwadini yezindaba zawoyihlo uyakuthola encwadini yemibhalo, nazi ukuthi lo muzi uyisizinda umuzi ohlubukayo, olimazayo emakhosini nasezifundeni, nokuthi bona basusa ukuvukela umbuso phakathi nesikhathi esidala: okwabangela lokho lomuzi wachithwa. 4:16 Siyayivuma inkosi ukuthi, uma lo muzi ubuye wakhiwe, kanye nezindonga umise, ngale ndlela awuyikuba nasabelo ngalapha umfula. 4:17 Inkosi yasithumela impendulo kuRehum induna kanye noShimshayi umbhali kanye nabanye abangane babo abahlala eSamariya. nakwabanye phesheya komfula Ukuthula, nangaleso sikhathi. 4:18 Incwadi enayithumela kithi ifundwe ngokucacile phambi kwami. 4:19 Futhi ngayala, futhi kwaphenywa, futhi kwatholakala ukuthi lokhu umuzi wasendulo wenze ukuvukela amakhosi, nalokho kwenziwa khona ukuhlubuka nokuhlubuka. 4:20 Kube khona amakhosi anamandla phezu kweJerusalema, aye wabusa phezu wonke amazwe ngaphesheya komfula; futhi kukhokhwa intela, intela, nenkokhiso kubo. 4:21 Yaleza manje ukuba bayeke laba bantu kanye nalo muzi ungakhiwa, kuze kukhishwe omunye umyalo ovela kimi. 4:22 Qaphelani manje ukuba ningehluleki ukwenza lokhu; ukulimala kwamakhosi? 4:23 Manje lapho ikhophi yencwadi yenkosi u-Aritahishashita ifundwa phambi kukaRehum, futhi UShimshayi umbhali nabangane babo bakhuphukela khona ngokushesha iJerusalema kumaJuda, futhi wawaqeda ngamandla nangamandla. 4:24 Khona-ke wayeka umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema. Ngakho-ke Yaphela kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.