Ezra 1:1-11
1 Ngomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwakaKoretjhi+ ikosi yePheresiya, bona kuzaliseke okwakhulunywa nguJehova ngoJoromiya,+ uJehova wahlohlozela uKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya bona amemezele kiwo woke umbuswakhe begodu atlole phasi+ athi:
2 “Nakhu okutjhiwo nguKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya, ‘UJehova uZimu wezulwini unginikele yoke imibuso yephasi+ begodu ungilayele bona ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema,+ kwaJuda.
3 Nanyana ngubani omlotjhako hlangana nani, kwanga uZimakhe angaba naye, akakhuphukele eJerusalema kwaJuda, ayokwakha kabutjha indlu kaJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli ebeyiseJerusalema. UnguZimu weqiniso.
4 Kuzakuthi nanyana ngubani obuyelako+ asizwe bomakhelwana bakhe. Bazomnikela isiliva negolide, ipahla nefuyo, nomnikelo osuka ehliziyweni wendlu kaZimu weqiniso+ ebeyiseJerusalema.’”
5 Nje-ke iinhloko zeenkoro zakwaJuda nezakwaBhenjamini, abaphristi namaLevi, boke abantu abahlohlozelwe nguZimu weqiniso, bazilungiselela ukuya khona bayokwakha kabutjha indlu kaJehova ebeyiseJerusalema.
6 Boke abakhelene nabo babasekela ngokubanikela izitja zesiliva nezegolide, ipahla, ifuyo, izinto eziligugu neminikelo esuka ehliziyweni.
7 IKosi uKoretjhi yababuyisela nezitja zendlu kaJehova ezathathwa nguNebukadinetsari eJerusalema wazibeka ngendlini kazimakhe.+
8 UKoretjhi iKosi yePheresiya wayala uMiteredathi umphathimali bona azikhuphe begodu yena wenzela uTjhetjhibhatsari*+ ikosana yakwaJuda irhelo lazo.
9 Nanti irhelo lazo: bekuzizitja zegolide ezinjengomantji ezima-30, izitja zesiliva ezinjengomantji eziyi-1 000, ezinye izitja ezima-29,
10 izitja zegolide ezincani ezima-30, izitja zesiliva ezincani ezima-410, nezinye izitja eziyi-1 000.
11 Zoke izitja zegolide nezesiliva bezizii-5 400. UTjhetjhibhatsari wabuyela nazo zoke eJerusalema lokha ebebadingisiwe+ nabatjhatjhululwa eBhabhiloni.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Kungenzeka nguZerubhabheli ku-Ezr 2:2; 3:8.
