Ezra
6:1 Khona-ke uDariyu inkosi wakhipha isimemezelo, futhi kwaphenywa endlini ka
imiqulu, lapho ingcebo yayibekelwa khona eBhabhiloni.
6:2 Futhi kwatholakala e-Akimetha, esigodlweni esisesifundazweni
wamaMede, umqulu, nokulotshiwe kuwo umbhalo.
6:3 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi uKoresi inkosi wenza a
isimemezelo esimayelana nendlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema: Makube indlu leyo
bakhe, indawo lapho ababenikela khona imihlatshelo,
izisekelo zalo mazibekwe ziqine; ukuphakama kwawo kungamashumi ayisithupha
izingalo, nobubanzi bayo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha;
6:4 ngezinhlu ezintathu zamatshe amakhulu, futhi uhla lwamapulangwe amasha
izindleko ziphuma endlini yenkosi;
6:5 Futhi ake izitsha zegolide nezesiliva zendlu kaNkulunkulu, okuyinto
UNebukadinesari wakhipha ethempelini eliseJerusalema, futhi
ziyiswe eBhabhiloni, zibuyiselwe, futhi zibuyiselwe ethempelini
eseJerusalema, yilowo nalowo endaweni yakhe, nibabeke endaweni
indlu kaNkulunkulu.
6:6 Manje, Thathenayi, umbusi phesheya komfula, Shethari Bozenayi, futhi.
abangane benu ama-Afarisaki abangaphetsheya komfula, makube kude
kusuka lapho:
6:7 Yekani umsebenzi wale ndlu kaNkulunkulu; yekela umbusi wabaJuda
amalunga abaJuda akha le ndlu kaNkulunkulu endaweni yayo.
6:8 Futhi ngikhipha isimemezelo eniyakwenza kubadala balaba baJuda
ukuba kwakhiwe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu: impahla yenkosi, yebo
intela ngaphesheya komfula, inikezwe ngokushesha izindleko
amadoda, ukuze bangavinjelwa.
6:9 Futhi lokho abakudingayo, kokubili amathole amathole, nezinqama, futhi
amawundlu omnikelo wokushiswa kaNkulunkulu wezulu, ukolweni, nosawoti, newayini,
namafutha, njengokumisa kwabapristi abakhona
Jerusalema, mawaphiwe usuku nosuku nakanjani.
6:10 Ukuze banikele imihlatshelo enamakha amnandi kuNkulunkulu wezulu.
nikhulekele ukuphila kwenkosi nokwamadodana ayo.
6:11 Futhi ngenzile isimemezelo, ukuthi yilowo nalowo oguqula leli zwi, makavumele
kugawulwe izingodo endlini yakhe, amiswe, amiswe
walengiswa kuso; futhi indlu yakhe mayenziwe iduli ngenxa yalokhu.
6:12 Futhi uNkulunkulu obangele ukuba igama lakhe lihlale lapho, abhubhise wonke amakhosi
nabantu, abayokwelula isandla sabo ukuguqula nokubhubhisa lokhu
endlini kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema. Mina Dariyu ngikhiphile isimemezelo; vumela
kwenziwe ngesivinini.
6:13 Khona-ke uThathenayi, umbusi nganeno komfula, noShethari Bozenayi kanye
abalingane, njengalokho uDariyu inkosi abekuthumile, benze njalo
yenza ngokushesha.
6:14 Futhi abadala bamaJuda akha, futhi baphumelela ngokusebenzisa
eprofetha ngoHagayi umprofethi noZakariya indodana ka-Ido. Futhi
bakha, baqeda, ngokomyalo kaJehova
ka-Israyeli, futhi ngokomyalo kaKoresi, noDariyu, futhi
U-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya.
6:15 Futhi le ndlu yaqedwa ngosuku lwesithathu lwenyanga ka-Adari, okuyinto
kwakungomnyaka wesithupha wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi.
6:16 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abapristi, namaLevi, futhi bonke abanye
kubantwana bokuthunjwa, bagcina ukunikezelwa kwale ndlu ka
UNkulunkulu ngenjabulo,
6:17 Banikela ekunikezelweni kwale ndlu kaNkulunkulu izinkunzi eziyikhulu.
izinqama ezingamakhulu amabili, namawundlu angamakhulu amane; nomnikelo wesono wabo bonke
u-Israyeli, izimpongo eziyishumi nambili ngokwenani lezizwe zika-Israyeli
Israyeli.
6:18 Basebemisa abapristi ngezigaba zabo, namaLevi ezigabeni zabo
izifundo zenkonzo kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema; njengokulotshiweyo
encwadini kaMose.
6:19 Futhi abathunjwa bagcina iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane
usuku lwenyanga yokuqala.
6:20 Ngoba abapristi namaLevi zazihlanjululwe kanyekanye, bonke babe
ehlanzekile, wahlabela bonke abathunjwa iphasika, futhi
abafowabo, abapristi, nabo ngokwabo.
6:21 Futhi abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, ababebuya ekuthunjweni, futhi
bonke ababezehlukanisele kubo ekungcoleni kwe
abezizwe bezwe, ukuba bafune uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, badla.
6:22 Futhi bagubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokujabula, ngokuba uJehova
wabajabulisa, wayiphendulela inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Asiriya
ukuze baqinise izandla zabo emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu
yakwa-Israyeli.