Ezra
10:1 Manje lapho u-Ezra wakhuleka, futhi lapho wayevumile, ekhala futhi bephonsa
yena phansi phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, babuthana kuye bevela
u-Israyeli ibandla elikhulu kakhulu lamadoda nabesifazane nabantwana;
abantu bakhala kakhulu.
10:2 Futhi uShekaniya, indodana kaJehiyeli, omunye wamadodana ka-Elamu, waphendula futhi
wathi ku-Ezra: "Siphambukile kuNkulunkulu wethu, sathatha."
abafazi bezizwe kubantu bezwe, kepha manje likhona ithemba kwa-Israyeli
mayelana nale nto.
10:3 Ngakho-ke masenze isivumelwano noNkulunkulu wethu ukuba silahle zonke lezi zinto
abafazi, nabazelwe yibo, ngokwesiluleko sami
enkosini, nalabo abathuthumela ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu wethu; futhi ake
kwenziwe ngokomthetho.
10:4 Vuka; ngoba lendaba ingeyakho; lathi sizakuba lawe;
yimani isibindi, nikwenze.
10:5 Khona-ke u-Ezra wasukuma, futhi wamisa abapristi abakhulu, amaLevi, futhi bonke
u-Israyeli, ukuba afunge ukuthi bayakwenza ngokwaleli zwi. Futhi bona
funga.
10:6 Khona-ke u-Ezra wasukuma phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, futhi wangena endlini
ekamelweni likaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi; esefikile khona, wenza
ungadli isinkwa, ungaphuzi manzi, ngokuba walilela uJehova
isiphambeko sabathunjiweyo.
10:7 Futhi benza isimemezelo kulo lonke elakwaJuda naseJerusalema kubo bonke
abantwana bokuthunjwa, ukuze babuthane ndawonye
eJerusalema;
10:8 Nokuthi noma ubani ongefiki phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu, njengokusho kwe
iseluleko sezikhulu nabadala, yonke impahla yakhe kufanele ibe
elahliwe, yena wahlukaniswa nebandla lalabo ababenakho
bathathiwe.
10:9 Khona-ke wonke amadoda akwaJuda nakwaBenjamini babuthana ndawonye
eJerusalema phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu. Kwakuyinyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili
usuku lwenyanga; bonke abantu bahlala esigcawini sendlu ka
uNkulunkulu ethuthumela ngale ndaba nangenxa yemvula enkulu.
10:10 U-Ezra, umpristi, wasukuma, wathi kubo: "Nenile.
+ futhi bathathe abafazi babezizwe + ukuze andise icala lika-Israyeli.
10:11 Manje vumani kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, futhi wenze
intando yakhe: futhi nizihlukanise nabantu bezwe, futhi
kubafazi abangaziwa.
10:12 Lase liphendula lonke ibandla, lathi ngezwi elikhulu: "Njengoba nawe."
Sesikushilo, kufanele senze kanjalo.
10:13 Kodwa abantu baningi, futhi yisikhathi semvula enkulu, futhi asikho
siyakwazi ukuma ngaphandle, futhi lokhu akuwona umsebenzi wosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, ngoba thina
baningi asebephambukile kule nto.
10:14 Ake manje abaholi bethu balo lonke ibandla basukume, futhi ake bonke labo
sithathe abafazi babezizwe emizini yethu, wozani ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo, kanye
amalunga emizi yonke, nabahluleli bayo, kwaze kwaba nolaka
ulaka lukaNkulunkulu wethu ngenxa yale ndaba lususwe kithi.
10:15 Kuphela uJonathani, indodana ka-Asaheli, noJahaziya indodana kaThikiva
oMeshulamu noShabethayi umLevi
wabasiza.
10:16 Futhi amadodana ekuthunjweni benze njalo. no-Ezra umpristi, kanye
izinhloko zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise, nabo bonke
kubo ngamagama abo, bahlukaniswa, bahlala phansi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga
ngenyanga yeshumi ukuhlola udaba.
10:17 Futhi baqeda ngawo wonke amadoda ayethathe abafazi bezinye izizwe by
ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala.
10:18 Futhi phakathi kwamadodana abapristi kwatholakala ababethathile
nabafazi bezizwe: emadodaneni kaJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki nowakhe
bazalwane; noMahaseya, no-Eliyezeri, noJaribi, noGedaliya.
10:19 Banika izandla zabo ukuthi bazolahla abafazi babo; futhi
benecala, banikela ngenqama yomhlambi ngecala labo.
10:20 Emadodaneni ka-Imeri: uHanani, noZebadiya.
10:21 Emadodaneni kaHarimi: noMahaseya, no-Eliya, noShemaya, kanye
noJehiyeli, no-Uziya.
10:22 Emadodaneni kaPhashuri: u-Eliyohenayi, noMahaseya, no-Ishmayeli, noNethaneli,
noJozabadi, no-Elasa.
10:23 Futhi kumaLevi; uJozabadi, noShimeyi, noKelaya (okungukuthi
noKelitha, noPhethahiya, noJuda, no-Eliyezeri.
10:24 Abahlabeleli futhi; nakubalindisango; uShalumi, noTelemu,
kanye Uri.
10:25 Phezu kwa-Israyeli: emadodaneni kaPharoshi; uRamiya, noJeziya, kanye
UMalekhiya, noMyamini, no-Eleyazare, noMalikhiya, noBhenaya.
10:26 Futhi emadodaneni ka-Elamu: oMathaniya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, no-Abidi, kanye
uJeremoti, no-Eliya.
10:27 Emadodaneni kaZathu: u-Eliyohenayi, no-Eliyashibi, noMathaniya, noJeremoti,
noZabadi, no-Aziza.
10:28 Futhi emadodaneni kaBebayi: uJehohanani, uHananiya, uZabayi, no-Athilayi.
10:29 Futhi emadodaneni kaBani: noMeshulamu, noMaluki, no-Adaya, noJashubi, no
noShehali, neRamoti.
10:30 Emadodaneni kaPhahati Mowabi: u-Adina, noKhelali, noBenaya, noMahaseya,
uMathaniya, noBhetsaleli, noBhinuwi, noManase.
10:31 Emadodaneni kaHarimi: u-Eliyezeri, u-Ishiya, uMalkhiya, uShemaya, uShimeyoni,
10:32 Benjamin, Maluki, noShemariya.
10:33 Kumadodana kaHashumi; uMathenayi, uMathatha, uZabadi, u-Elifeleti, uJeremayi,
uManase, noShimeyi.
10:34 Kumadodana kaBani: noMadayi, no-Amramu, no-Uweli,
10:35 noBenaya, noBedeya, noKelu,
10:36 uVaniya, uMeremoti, u-Eliyashibi,
10:37 noMathaniya, noMatenayi, noJahawu,
10:38 noBani, noBhinuwi, noShimeyi,
10:39 noShelemiya, noNathani, no-Adaya,
10:40 iMakinadebayi, noShashayi, noSharai,
10:41 no-Azareli, noShelemiya, noShemariya,
10:42 Shalumi, Amariya, noJosefa.
10:43 Emadodaneni aseNebo: noJehiyeli, noMatithiya, noZabadi, noZebina, noJadawu, noJoweli,
uBhenaya.
10:44 Bonke labo babethathe abafazi bezizwe, futhi abanye kubo babenabafazi ngabo
baba nezingane.