Ezra 6:1-22
6 Nje-ke iKosi uDariyasi yakhupha umyalo, baphenyisisa ebulungelweni lemilando lapho kubekwa khona amagugu weBhabhiloni.
2 Kwafunyanwa umsongo endaweni evikelekileko e-Ekibatana, esifundeni seMediya, kutlolwe umlayezo othi:
3 “Ngomnyaka wokuthoma weKosi uKoretjhi, iKosi uKoretjhi yakhupha umyalo ophathelene nendlu kaZimu eJerusalema,+ othi: ‘Indlu leyo ayakhiwe kabutjha ibe yindawo abazokwenzela kiyo imihlatjelo, kubekwe neensekelo zayo; ubude bayo bube makhubhithi ama-60,* ububanzi bayo bube makhubhithi ama-60,+
4 ibe namahla amathathu wamatje amakhulu nelihla linye leengodo;+ iindleko kufuze zibhadelwe sigodlo.+
5 Godu akubuyiselwe izitja zegolide nezesiliva zendlu kaZimu ezathathwa nguNebukadinetsari ethempelini leJerusalema wazisa eBhabhiloni,+ bona zibekwe endawenazo ethempelini, indlu kaZimu+ eseJerusalema.’
6 “Nje-ke Tatenayi, mbusi wesifunda esingaPhetjheya koMlambo,* Tjhetari-Bhozenayi, nabasebenzisani benu, amasekela wababusi besifunda esingaPhetjheya koMlambo,+ dlalelani kude nendawo leyo.
7 Ningacabheli emsebenzini wendlu kaZimu. Umbusi wamaJuda nabadala bamaJuda bazoyakha kabutjha indlu kaZimu leyo endawenayo yaphambilini.
8 Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngikhupha umyalo wezinto okufuze nizenzele abadala bamaJuda bona kwakhiwe indlu kaZimu: Amadoda lawo kufuze anikelwe imali yeendleko evela ebulungelweni lomnotho webukhosini+ ofunyanwe emthelweni obuthelelwe esifundeni esingaPhetjheya koMlambo, ukwenzela bona umsebenzawo ungathikaziseki.+
9 Godu kufuze banikelwe nanyana yini abayitlhogako: iinkunzana,+ amaramu+ neemvana+ bona benze iminikelo yokutjhiswa kuZimu wezulwini; ikoroyi,+ itswayi,+ iwayini+ namafutha+ ngokuvumelana nalokho okutjhiwo baphristi abaseJerusalema. Abanikelwe khona ilanga nelanga, kungabi nelanga elitshwilako,
10 bona bakghone ukuhlala benza iminikelo ethabisa uZimu wezulwini, bathandazele nokuphila kwekosi namadodanayo.+
11 Ngikhuphe nomyalo wokuthi nanyana ngubani ozokweqa umyalo lo, kutsonyulwe isigodo endlinakhe abotjhelwe kiso,* indlwakhe izokwenziwa indlu yokuzithumela* yomphakathi ngebanga lomlandu awenzileko.
12 Kwanga uZimu obangele bona igama lakhe lihlale lapho,+ angaketula nanyana ngiyiphi ikosi namkha isitjhaba esiphakamisa isandla bona seqe umyalo lo, sitjhabalalise indlu kaZimu leyo, eseJerusalema. Mina Dariyasi, ngikhupha umyalo lo. Awulandelwe ngokurhabako.”
13 Nje-ke uTatenayi umbusi wesifunda esingaPhetjheya koMlambo, uTjhetari-Bhozenayi+ nabasebenzisani babo, bakwenza msinyana koke okwatjhiwo yiKosi uDariyasi.
14 Abadala bamaJuda baraga nokwakha begodu umsebenzi wahlabela phambili,+ batjhotjhozelwa kuphorofida komphorofidi uHagayi+ noZakariya+ umzukulwana ka-Ido; baqeda ukuyakha ngokomyalo kaZimu ka-Israyeli+ nomyalo kaKoretjhi+ noDariyasi+ neKosi yePheresiya u-Aritarhitjhasta.+
15 Baqeda indlu le ngelanga lesithathu lenyanga ka-Adari,* ngomnyaka wesithandathu wokubusa kweKosi uDariyasi.
16 Yeke ama-Israyeli, abaphristi, amaLevi+ nabo boke ababuya ekudingisweni, bagidinga ukuvulwa* kwendlu kaZimu ngethabo.
17 Nakuvulwa indlu kaZimu le, banikela ngeenkunzi ezili-100, amaramu ama-200, iimvana ezima-400, nomnikelo wesono ka-Israyeli woke weempongo ezili-12, ezikhambisana nazo zoke iintjhaba zakwa-Israyeli.+
18 Babeka abaphristi ngeenqhema zabo namaLevi ngokweengaba zawo bona enze umsebenzi kaZimu eJerusalema,+ ngokuvumelana nalokho okutlolwe encwadini kaMosi.+
19 Godu ababuya ekudingisweni bagidinga iPhasika ngelanga le-14 lenyanga yokuthoma.+
20 Soke isiqhema sabaphristi namaLevi besizihlwengisile,+ akakho namunye wabo obekangakahlwengi; bahlaba umhlatjelo wePhasika bawuhlabela boke ababuya ekudingisweni, abaphristi abakunye nabo, bazihlabela nabo ngokwabo.
21 Nje-ke ama-Israyeli abuye ekudingisweni adla iPhasika, nawo woke umuntu owazihlanganisa nawo bewazihlukanisa nakho koke ukusilaphala kweentjhaba zendawo leyo bona alotjhe uJehova uZimu ka-Israyeli.+
22 Godu bagidinga ngethabo umNyanya woBurotho obunganaSibiliso+ amalanga alikhomba, ngombana uJehova wabenza bathaba bewenza nehliziyo yekosi ye-Asiriya yabathanda,+ yabasekela emsebenzini wendlu kaZimu weqiniso, uZimu ka-Israyeli.
Imitlolo Ephasi
^ Amamitha angaba yi-26.7. Qala Isith. B14.
^ Namkha “esingaPhetjheya kweYufrathe.”
^ Namkha kungenzeka “izala; iqubi lobulongwe.”
^ Namkha “aphanyekwe ngokuhlonyelelwa kiso.”
^ Qala Isith. B15.
^ Namkha “ukunikelwa.”
