Ezra
8:1 Lezi manje izinhloko zawoyise, futhi lokhu kuwuhlu lozalo
abakhuphuka nami besuka eBabele, ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita
inkosi.
8:2 Kumadodana kaFinehasi; emadodaneni ka-Itamari: Daniel: kwe
amadodana kaDavide; Hattush.
8:3 Kumadodana kaShekaniya, emadodaneni kaPharoshi; UZakariya: kanye
bebhalwe abesilisa ngezizukulwane zabo, ikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu.
8:4 Kumadodana kaPhahati Mowabi: u-Elihohenayi indodana kaZerahiya kanye naye
abesilisa abangamakhulu amabili.
8:5 Kumadodana kaShekaniya; indodana kaJahaziyeli, futhi kanye naye abathathu
abesilisa abayikhulu.
8:6 Emadodaneni ka-Adini: u-Ebhedi indodana kaJonathani, kanye naye abangamashumi ayisihlanu
abesilisa.
8:7 Futhi emadodaneni ka-Elamu: uJeshaya indodana ka-Athaliya kanye naye
abesilisa abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.
8:8 Futhi emadodaneni kaShefathiya; uZebadiya indodana kaMikayeli, kanye naye
abesilisa abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.
8:9 Kumadodana kaJowabe: kanye naye u-Obadiya indodana kaJehiyeli;
nabesilisa abayishumi nesishiyagalombili.
8:10 Emadodaneni kaShelomiti: indodana kaJosifiya, futhi kanye naye i
abesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha.
8:11 Emadodaneni kaBebayi: uZakariya indodana kaBebayi kanye naye
abesilisa abangamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.
8:12 Emadodaneni ka-Azigadi: kanye noJohanani indodana kaHakathani;
abesilisa abalikhulu neshumi.
8:13 Futhi emadodaneni okugcina ka-Adonikamu, amagama abo yilawa: Elifeleti.
kanye noJehiyeli, noShemaya, kanye nabo ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisithupha.
8:14 Emadodaneni kaBigivayi: no-Uthayi, noZabudi, futhi kanye nabo abangamashumi ayisikhombisa
abesilisa.
8:15 Ngababutha ndawonye emfuleni ogeleza e-Ahava; futhi
sahlala khona ematendeni izinsuku ezintathu; ngababuka abantu, nebandla
abapristi, akafumananga khona noyedwa wamadodana kaLevi.
8:16 Ngase ngithumela ku-Eliyezeri, no-Ariyeli, noShemaya, no-Elinathani, no-Ariyeli.
okaJaribi, no-Elinathani, noNathani, noZakariya, noka-Elinathani
uMeshulamu, izinduna; noJoyaribi, no-Elinathani, amadoda
ukuqonda.
8:17 Futhi ngabathumela umyalo ku-Ido inhloko endaweni
ngaseCasifia, ngabatshela lokho ababeyakukusho ku-Ido nowakhe
Abazalwane, amaNethini, endaweni yaseKhasifiya, ukuba balethe
kithina izikhonzi zendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
8:18 Futhi ngesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wethu phezu kwethu, basilethela kithi indoda
emadodaneni kaMaheli, indodana kaLevi, indodana ka-Israyeli;
noSherebiya, namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nesishiyagalombili;
8:19 noHashabiya, kanye naye uJeshaya wamadodana kaMerari, abafowabo.
namadodana abo, amashumi amabili;
8:20 Futhi amaNethini, uDavida nezikhulu ababewamisile
inkonzo yamaLevi, amaNethini angamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili, ewonke
zavezwa ngamagama.
8:21 Ngase ngimemezela ukuzila ukudla lapho, emfuleni i-Ahava, ukuze sikwazi
sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu, ukuze sifune kuye indlela eqondileyo, futhi
ngeyabantwana bethu langempahla yethu yonke.
8:22 Ngoba nganginamahloni ukucela enkosini iqembu lamasosha nabamahhashi
ukuze asisize esitheni endleleni, ngokuba sakhuluma kuJehova
inkosi, ethi: Isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abafuna okuhle
yena; kepha amandla akhe nolaka lwakhe kuphezu kwabo bonke abamshiyayo.
8:23 Ngakho sazila ukudla futhi wancenga uNkulunkulu wethu ngalokhu, futhi wancengwa kithi.
8:24 Ngase ngihlukanisa abayishumi nambili kubapristi abakhulu, uSherebiya,
uHashabiya, nabafowabo abayishumi kanye nabo;
8:25 Futhi walinganisa kubo isiliva, negolide, nezitsha, ngisho
umnikelo wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, inkosi neyakhe
abeluleki, nezikhulu zakhe, naye wonke u-Israyeli owayekhona, babenikele.
8:26 Ngalinganisela esandleni sabo amathalenta angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu esiliva.
nezitsha zesiliva ezingamatalenta ayikhulu, namatalenta ayikhulu egolide;
8:27 nezitsha ezingamashumi amabili zegolide amadarike ayinkulungwane; nezitsha ezimbili zegolide
ithusi, eliyigugu njengegolide.
8:28 Futhi ngathi kubo: "Nina ningcwele eNkosini; izitsha zingcwele
futhi; isiliva negolide kungumnikelo wesihle kuJehova
Nkulunkulu wawoyihlo.
8:29 Qaphelani, nizigcine, nize nizikale phambi kwenduna yebandla
abapristi namaLevi, nezinhloko zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli, e
eJerusalema, emakamelweni endlu kaJehova.
8:30 Ngakho abapristi namaLevi bathatha isisindo sesiliva nesiliva
igolide, nezitsha zokuyisa eJerusalema endlini yethu
uNkulunkulu.
8:31 Khona-ke sasuka emfuleni i-Ahava ngosuku lweshumi nambili lokuqala
ngenyanga yokuya eJerusalema; isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu sasiphezu kwethu, yena
wasikhulula esandleni sesitha, nasesandleni sabaqamekeli
indlela.
8:32 Futhi safika eJerusalema, futhi sahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu.
8:33 Manje ngosuku lwesine kwaba isiliva negolide nezitsha
yakalwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu ngesandla sikaMeremoti indodana ka-Uriya
umpristi; kanye naye kwakungu-Eleyazare indodana kaFinehasi; kanye nabo
uJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwa noNowadiya indodana kaBinuwi, amaLevi;
8:34 Ngenani nangesisindo sabo bonke, futhi yonke isisindo salotshwa
ngaleso sikhathi.
8:35 Futhi abantwana balabo ababethunjiwe, ababefikile
bephuma ekuthunjweni, banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,
izinkunzi eziyishumi nambili zika-Israyeli wonke, izinqama ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesithupha, ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa
amawundlu, nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili zomnikelo wesono; konke lokhu kwakungumnikelo wokushiswa
kuJehova.
8:36 Futhi banikeza imiyalo yenkosi ezindunankulu zenkosi.
nakubabusi nganeno koMfula;
abantu, nendlu kaNkulunkulu.