Ezra 8:1-36
8 Nje-ke lezi ziinhloko zeenkoro nerhelo lokulandelana kweenzukulwana zalabo abasuka nami eBhabhiloni nakubusa iKosi u-Aritarhitjhasta:+
2 emadodaneni kaFiniyasi,+ nguGeritjhomu; emadodaneni ka-Itamara,+ nguDanyela; emadodaneni kaDavida, nguRhathutjhi;
3 emadodaneni kaTjhekaniya, emadodaneni kaParotjhi, nguZakariya, bekakhambisana namadoda ali-150 atlolisiweko;
4 emadodaneni kaPharhathi-Mowabi,+ ngu-Eliyowenayi indodana kaZerarhiya, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-200;
5 emadodaneni kaZatu,+ nguTjhekaniya indodana kaJarhaziyeli, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-300;
6 emadodaneni ka-Adini,+ ngu-Ebede indodana kaJonathani, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-50;
7 emadodaneni ka-Elamu,+ nguJosaya indodana ka-Ataliya, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-70;
8 emadodaneni kaTjhefathiya,+ nguZebadiya indodana kaMikhayeli, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-80;
9 emadodaneni kaJowabi, ngu-Obadiya indodana kaJerhiyeli, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-218;
10 emadodaneni kaBhani, nguTjhelomithi indodana kaJosifiya, bekakhambisana namadoda ali-160;
11 emadodaneni kaBebayi,+ nguZakariya indodana kaBebayi, bekakhambisana namadoda ama-28;
12 emadodaneni ka-Azigadi,+ nguJorhanani indodana kaHakhathani, bekakhambisana namadoda ali-110;
13 emadodaneni ka-Adonikhamu,+ ebekungewamaswaphela, naka amagamawo: Ngu-Elifelethi, uJehiyeli noTjhemaya, bebakhambisana namadoda ama-60;
14 emadodaneni kaBhigivayi,+ ngu-Utayi noZakuri, bebakhambisana namadoda ama-70.
15 Ngababuthelela emlanjeni ogelezela e-Ahava,+ sahlala lapho amalanga amathathu. Kodwana ngithe nangihlolisisa abantu nabaphristi, akhenge ngifunyane namunye wamaLevi lapho.
16 Nje-ke ngathumela u-Eliyezeri, u-Ariyeli, uTjhemaya, u-Elinathani, uJaribi, u-Elinathani, uNathani, uZakariya noMetjhulamu, ebebabadosiphambili, noJoyaribu no-Elinathani ebebabafundisi.
17 Ngabalayela bona baye endaweni ekuthiwa yiKasifiya, ku-Ido umdosiphambili. Ngathi batjele u-Ido nabafowabo, iinsebenzi zethempeli* ebeziseKasifiya, bona basithumele iinsebenzi zendlu kaZimethu.
18 Yeke ngombana uZimu bekanathi, basithumela indoda ehlakaniphileko evela emadodaneni kaMarhili+ umzukulu kaLevi indodana ka-Israyeli, igama layo nguTjherebiya,+ namadodanakhe nabafowabo, amadoda ali-18;
19 noRhatjhabiya, akhambisana noJosaya ovela kumaMerari,+ abafowabo namadodanabo, amadoda ama-20.
20 Bekuneensebenzi zethempeli ezima-220, lezo uDavida namakhosana athi zisize amaLevi, zoke amagamazo bekatloliwe encwadini.
21 Nje-ke ngamemezela ukuthi kuzilwe ukudla khonapho emlanjeni i-Ahava, bona sizithobe phambi kwakaZimu, simbawe asinqophise ekhambweni lethu, thina nabantwabethu nayo yoke ipahlethu.
22 Ngaba neenhloni ukubawa ikosi ukuthi isithumele amasotja nabakhweli beenjomani bona basivikele emanabenethu endleleni, ngombana sathi ekosini: “Isandla esihle sakaZimu siphezu kwalabo abamfunako+ kodwana amandlakhe nelaka lakhe kuphezu kwalabo abamlahlako.”+
23 Yeke sazila ukudla, sabawa uZimethu malungana nalokhu, wasizwa isibawo sethu.+
24 Ngakhetha abali-12 eenduneni zabaphristi, amagamabo nguTjherebiya, uRhatjhabiya+ nabafowabo abalitjhumi.
25 Ngabakalela isiliva negolide nezitja, okumnikelo ikosi nabaluleki bayo namakhosanayo nawo woke ama-Israyeli ebekakhona abawenzela indlu kaZimethu.+
26 Ngemva kokubakalela wona, ngabanikela amatalende* wesiliva ama-650, izitja zesiliva ezili-100 ezimatalende amabili, amatalende wegolide ali-100,
27 izitja ezincani zegolide ezima-20 ezibiza amadariki* ayi-1 000, nezitja ezimbili zekhopha ephazimulako, eligugu njengegolide.
28 Yeke ngathi kibo: “Nicwengile kuJehova,+ nezitja zicwengile, isiliva negolide zimnikelo osuka ehliziyweni oya kuJehova uZimu wabokhokho benu.
29 Zitlhogomeleni kuhle bekube kulapho nizikalisa eenduneni zabaphristi nakumaLevi nemakhosaneni weenhloko zeenkoro zakwa-Israyeli eJerusalema,+ emawolweni wendlu kaJehova.”
30 Abaphristi namaLevi bathatha isiliva negolide nezitja abakalelwe zona, bona bazise endlini kaZimethu eJerusalema.
31 Ngelanga le-12 lenyanga yokuthoma,+ sasuka emlanjeni i-Ahava+ saya eJerusalema, uZimethu bekanathi, wasivikela emanabeni nakilabo abasikhukhuthela endleleni bona basisahlele.
32 Safika eJerusalema+ sahlala lapho amalanga amathathu.
33 Ngelanga lesine, sakala isiliva negolide nezitja zendlu kaZimethu,+ sazinikela uMeremothi+ indodana ka-Uriya umphristi, bekakhambisana no-Elazara indodana kaFiniyasi begodu bebanamaLevi uJozabadi+ indodana kaJetjhuwa noNowadiya indodana kaBhinuyi.+
34 Kwabalwa bekwakalwa yoke into, ubudisi bayo yoke into batlolwa phasi.
35 Abathunjwa ababuya ekuthunjweni benzela uZimu ka-Israyeli imihlatjelo etjhiswako, okuziinkunzi ezili-12+ zawo woke ama-Israyeli, amaramu ama-96,+ iimvana eziduna ezima-77, neempongo ezili-12+ bona zibe mnikelo wesono; koke lokhu kwaba mnikelo otjhiswako kuJehova.+
36 Nje-ke sanikela abondunakulu nababusi besifunda esingaPhetjheya koMlambo*+ umyalo wekosi+ begodu basekela abantu nendlu kaZimu weqiniso.+
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Namkha “amaNethini.” NgesiHebheru, “abanikelweko.”
^ Italende beyilingana namakhilogremu ayi-34.2. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Idariki sipaparwana segolide sePheresiya. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Namkha “Ngaphetjheya kweYufrathe.”
