Ezra 7:1 Manje ngemva kwalezi zinto, ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita, inkosi yasePheresiya, Ezra indodana kaSeraya, indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaHilikiya, 7:2 indodana kaShalumi, indodana kaSadoki, indodana ka-Ahitubi, 7:3 indodana ka-Amariya, indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaMerayoti, 7:4 indodana kaZerahiya, indodana Uzi, indodana Buki, 7:5 indodana ka-Abishuwa, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Eleyazare. u-Aroni umpristi omkhulu; 7:6 Lo Ezra wenyuka esuka eBhabhiloni; futhi wayengumbhali okhuthele emthethweni we uMose ayemnike uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli; inkosi yamnika zonke izicelo zakhe ngokwesandla sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe phezu kwakhe. 7:7 Kwakhuphuka abanye babantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabapristi. namaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini; eJerusalema, ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ka-Aritahishashita inkosi. 7:8 Futhi wafika eJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu, okwakuyinyanga yesikhombisa unyaka wenkosi. 7:9 Ngoba ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala waqala ukukhuphuka eBhabhiloni, kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesihlanu wafika eJerusalema. ngokwesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wakhe esiphezu kwakhe. 7:10 Ngoba u-Ezra wayeyilungisile inhliziyo yakhe ukuze afune umthetho kaJehova futhi enze ngayo, nokufundisa kwa-Israyeli izimiso nezahlulelo. 7:11 Manje lena ikhophi yencwadi inkosi u-Aritahishashita ayinike u-Ezra umpristi, umbhali, umbhali wamazwi kaJehova imiyalo kaJehova nezimiso zakhe ku-Israyeli. 7:12 U-Aritahishashita, inkosi yamakhosi, ku-Ezra umpristi, umbhali womthetho uNkulunkulu wezulu, ukuthula okuphelele, futhi ngaleso sikhathi. 7:13 Ngikhipha isimemezelo, ukuthi bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, futhi yakhe abapristi namaLevi embusweni wami, abathanda ngokuzithandela ukukhuphukela eJerusalema, hamba nawe. 7:14 Njengoba nje uthunywe inkosi kanye nabeluleki bayo abayisikhombisa, ukuze buza ngoJuda neJerusalema ngokomthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho esesandleni sakho; 7:15 Futhi ukuthwala isiliva negolide, inkosi nabeluleki bayo banikele ngesihle kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ondlu yakhe iphakathi Jerusalema, 7:16 Futhi lonke isiliva negolide ongathola kuso sonke isifunda iBhabhiloni, kanye neminikelo yesihle yabantu neyabapristi, iminikelo yesihle endlini kaNkulunkulu wabo eseJerusalema. 7:17 Ukuze uthenge masinyane ngale mali izinkunzi, izinqama, amawundlu, kanye neminikelo yazo yempuphu neminikelo yazo yokuphuzwa, unikele ngakho phezu kwakho i-altare lendlu kaNkulunkulu wakho eseJerusalema. 7:18 Futhi noma yini okubonakala kukuhle kuwe nakubafowenu ukukwenza lonke isiliva negolide, kwenzeni ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu wenu. 7:19 Izitsha ezinikelwe kuwe inkonzo yendlu yakho Nkulunkulu, bakhulule phambi kukaNkulunkulu waseJerusalema. 7:20 Futhi noma yini enye ngeke kudingeke endlini kaNkulunkulu wakho, okuyinto uzakuba lethuba lokulikhupha, ukukhupha engcebeni yenkosi indlu. 7:21 Mina-ke, mina u-Aritahishashita, inkosi, ngikhipha isimemezelo kuzo zonke izizwe. abagcinimali abangaphesheya komfula, ukuthi konke u-Ezra umpristi, umbhali womthetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu uyakubuza kuwe, kube njalo kwenziwe ngokushesha, 7:22 kuze kube ngamatalenta ayikhulu esiliva, namakhora ayikhulu kakolweni, namabhati ayikhulu ewayini, namabhati anamafutha ayikhulu, usawoti ngaphandle kokuchaza ukuthi ungakanani. 7:23 Konke okuyalwe nguNkulunkulu wezulu, makwenziwe ngenkuthalo ngendlu kaNkulunkulu wezulu, ngokuba kungani kungaba khona ulaka ngokumelene nombuso wenkosi namadodana ayo? 7:24 Futhi siyakwazisa, ukuthi mayelana nanoma yimuphi wabapristi namaLevi, abahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, nezikhonzi zale ndlu kaNkulunkulu bangavunyelwa ukubathelisa intela, intela, noma inkokhiso. 7:25 Futhi wena, Ezra, ngokuvumelana ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu wakho, okuyinto esandleni sakho, setha izimantshi namajaji, ezingahlulela bonke abantu abangale umfula, bonke abazi imithetho kaNkulunkulu wakho; nibafundise lokho angibazi. 7:26 Futhi noma ubani ongawenzi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho, nomthetho wenkosi, kahlulelwe masinyane kuye, loba kuyakufa, loba ekudingisweni, kumbe ekuthathweni kwempahla, kumbe ekubotshweni. 7:27 Makabongwe uJehova, uNkulunkulu wawobaba, oye wabeka into enjalo lokhu kusenhliziyweni yenkosi ukuhlobisa indlu kaJehova ephakathi IJerusalema: 7:28 Futhi uye welulela umusa kimi phambi kwenkosi kanye nabeluleki bayo. naphambi kwazo zonke izikhulu zenkosi ezinamandla. Futhi ngaqiniswa njengenkosi isandla sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wami sasiphezu kwami, ngabuthana khona Izikhulu zakwa-Israyeli zikhuphuke nami.