U-EZRA 1
Umyalo kaKoretjhi wokuvuselelwa kwethempeli eJerusalema
1Bekungomnyaka wokuthoma wokubusa kwakaKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya lokha nakuzaliseka ilizwi lakaSomnini elakhulunywa nguJoromiya. Ngesikhatheso uSomnini wavusa ihliziyo kaKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya bonyana amemezele embusweni wakhe woke begodu akutlole lokho athi: 2“Nakhu okutjhiwo nguKoretjhi, ikosi yePheresiya: USomnini, uZimu wezulwini, unginikele yoke imibuso yephasi begodu ungiyale bona ngimakhele ithempeli eJerusalema, kwaJuda. 3Kwanga uZimu angaba nananyana ngubani wabantu bakhe ophakathi kwenu, abuyele eJerusalema kwaJuda, ayokwakha ithempeli lakaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli, okunguZimu oseJerusalema. 4Nje-ke, akuthi boke abaseleko babantu bakwaJuda, nanyana kukuphi lapha bakhonze khona, izakhamuzi zendawo leyo zibasize ngesiliva negolide nangepahla nefuyo. Godu azibasize ngeminikelo yesihle abazayinikela bona ibe ngeyethempeli lakaZimu eliseJerusalema.”
5Iinhloko zemindeni yakwaJuda nezakwaBhenjamini ngokwezindlu zaboyise, abaphristi namaLevi, okutjho boke uZimu avusa ummoyabo, bazilungiselela bonyana bakhuphuke bayokuvuselela ithempeli lakaSomnini eliseJerusalema. 6Nje-ke, boke abomakhelwana babo babasiza ngezinto zesiliva nezegolide, ngepahla, ngefuyo nangezipho ezikhethekileko, sekungasabalwa yoke iminikelo yesihle eyanikelwako. 7Ikosi uKoretjhi yakhupha nezitja zethempeli lakaSomnini egade zithuthwe nguNebukadinetsari eJerusalema bewazifaka ngethempelini labozinyana bakhe. 8UKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya yazikhupha ngokuyala uMitiredathi, umphathisikhwama, bonyana azibale bese uzinikela uTjhetjhibhatsari ikosana yakwaJuda. 9Nasi-ke isibalo sezitja:
amatjhumi amathathu wezitja zegolide,
ikulungwana yezitja zesiliva,
amatjhumi amabili nethoba wemikhwa,
10amatjhumi amathathu wabomakupuru begolide,
amakhulu amane netjhumi labomakupuru besiliva,
ikulungwana yezitja ezinye.
11Sezizoke izitja zegolide nezesiliva beziziinkulungwana ezihlanu namakhulu amane.
UTjhetjhibhatsari wathatha izitjezo wakhuphuka nazo lokha abathunjwa nabaphuma eBhabheli bakhutjhulelwa eJerusalema.
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