Ezra 9:1 Manje lapho lezi zinto seziphelile, izikhulu zeza kimi, wathi: "The abantu bakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, abazange bahlukane besuka kubantu bamazwe, benza njengabo izinengiso, amaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaPherizi namaJebusi, nama-Amoni, namaMowabi, namaGibhithe, nama-Amori. 9:2 Ngoba baye bathatha emadodakazini abo, futhi ngenxa yabo amadodana: ukuze inzalo engcwele ihlangane nabantu be lawo mazwe: yebo, isandla sezikhulu nababusi sasiyinhloko phakathi lelicala. 9:3 Futhi lapho ngizwa le nto, Ngaklebhula ingubo yami nesiphuku sami, futhi ngahluthula izinwele zekhanda lami nesilevu sami, ngahlala phansi ngimangele. 9:4 Kwase kubuthana kimi bonke abathuthumela ngamazwi kaJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, ngenxa yesiphambeko salabo ababekhona wamuka; ngahlala ngimangele kwaze kwaba ngumnikelo wakusihlwa. 9:5 Futhi ngesikhathi somhlatshelo wakusihlwa, Ngavuka ekucindezelekeni kwami; nokuba klebhula ingubo yami nejazi lami, ngaguqa ngamadolo, ngelula okwami izandla kuJehova uNkulunkulu wami, 9:6 Ngathi: “O Nkulunkulu wami, nginamahloni, nginamahloni ukuphakamisa ubuso bami kuwe; uNkulunkulu wami, ngokuba ububi bethu bandile phezu kwamakhanda ethu neziphambeko zethu ukhulile waze wafika emazulwini. 9:7 Kusukela ezinsukwini zokhokho bethu siye ephutheni elikhulu kulokhu usuku; ngenxa yobubi bethu thina, namakhosi ethu, nabapristi bethu wanikelwa esandleni samakhosi ezwe, enkembeni, ukuze ekuthunjweni, nasekuphangweni, nasekujabhisweni kobuso, njenganamuhla. 9:8 Manje umusa ovela kuJehova uNkulunkulu wethu ubonisiwe okwesikhashana. ukuze asishiyele insali yokusinda, asibethele isikhonkwane endaweni engcwele yakhe endaweni, ukuze uNkulunkulu wethu akhanyisele amehlo ethu, asiphe ukuphumula kancane ebugqilini bethu. 9:9 Ngoba sasiyizigqili; nokho uNkulunkulu wethu akasishiyanga ebugqilini bethu; kodwa uselulele umusa kithi emehlweni amakhosi asePheresiya, ukuze siphe ukuphila, simise indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, siyilungise izincithakalo zalo, asinike ugange kwaJuda naseJerusalema. 9:10 Manje, O Nkulunkulu wethu, sizothini ngemva kwalokhu? ngoba sikulahlile imiyalo yakho, 9:11 owayala ngayo ngezinceku zakho abaprofethi, wathi, The izwe eningena kulo ukulidla liyizwe elingcolile phambi kwenu ukungcola kwabantu bamazwe, nezinengiso zabo, okuyinto baligcwalise kusukela emkhawulweni omunye kusiya komunye ngokungcola kwabo. 9:12 Ngakho manje ninganiki amadodakazi enu amadodana abo, futhi ningathathi amadodakazi abo kumadodana enu, futhi ningafuni ukuthula kwabo noma ingcebo yabo kuze kube phakade, ukuze nibe namandla, nidle okuhle kwezwe, nilishiye kube yifa labantwana bakho kuze kube phakade. 9:13 Futhi ngemva kwakho konke okusehlele ngenxa yezenzo zethu ezimbi, futhi ngenxa enkulu yethu isiphambeko, lokhu wena Nkulunkulu wethu usijezise kancane kunezethu ububi bufanele, wasinika ukukhululwa okungaka; 9:14 Ingabe kufanele siphinde siphule imiyalo yakho, futhi sihlanganyele ebudlelwaneni abantu balezi zinengiso? ubungeke yini usithukuthelele uze ubususiqedile, kwaze kwangabikho nsali nophunyukayo na? 9:15 O Jehova, Nkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, wena ulungile, ngoba thina basaphunyukile, njengoba nje Kuyinamuhla: bheka, siphambi kwakho ngezono zethu, ngokuba thina akanakuma phambi kwakho ngenxa yalokhu.