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.