U-EZRA 8
Irhelo leenhloko zemindeni eyabuya no-Ezra ekuthunjweni
1Lezi ziinhloko zemindeni kanye nerhelo leenzukulwana zalabo abenyuka nami Ezra ukusuka eBhabheli, emihleni yokubusa kwaka-Aritarhitjhasta ikosi:
2BekunguGeritjhomu eenzukulwaneni zakaFiniyasi,
uDanyela eenzukulwaneni zaka-Itamara,
uRhathutjhi womndeni kaDavida 3eenzukulwaneni zakaTjhekaniya.
KunguZakariya eenzukulwaneni zakaParotjhi ogade atloliswe namadoda alikhulu namatjhumi amahlanu,
4u-Eliyowenayi umsa kaZerarhiya eenzukulwaneni zakaParhathi-Mowabi anamadoda amakhulu amabili,
5uZathu umsa kaJarhaziyeli eenzukulwaneni zakaTjhekaniya anamadoda amakhulu amathathu,
6u-Ebede umsa kaJonathani eenzukulwaneni zaka-Adini anamadoda amatjhumi amahlanu,
7uJosaya umsa ka-Ataliya eenzukulwaneni zaka-Elamu anamadoda amatjhumi alikhomba,
8uZebadiya umsa kaMikayeli eenzukulwaneni zakaTjhefathiya anamadoda amatjhumi abunane,
9u-Obadiya umsa kaJerhiyeli eenzukulwaneni zakaJowabi anamadoda amakhulu amabili netjhumi nabunane,
10uTjhelomothi umsa kaJosifiya eenzukulwaneni zakaBhani anamadoda alikhulu namatjhumi asithandathu,
11uZakariya umsa kaBebayi eenzukulwaneni zakaBebayi anamadoda amatjhumi amabili nabunane,
12uJorhanani umsa kaHakhathani eenzukulwaneni zaka-Azigadi anamadoda alikhulu netjhumi,
13u-Elifelethi, uJewuyeli noTjhemaya eenzukulwaneni zaka-Adonikhamu banamadoda amatjhumi asithandathu, (labo-ke bafika muva),
14u-Utayi noZakuri eenzukulwaneni zakaBhigivayi banamadoda amatjhumi alikhomba.
15Ngababutha sahlangana emseleni ogelezela e-Ahava, lapha safese sahloma khona amatende amalanga amathathu. Kwathi lokha nangihlolisisa abantu nabaphristi, ngafunyana bonyana gade kungekho noyedwa wamaLevi lapho. 16Nje-ke ngabiza u-Eliyezeri, u-Ariyeli, uTjhemaya, u-Elinatana, uJaribu, u-Elinatani, uNatani, uZakariya noMetjhulamu okumadoda abarholi anoJoyaribu no-Elinatana amadoda anelwazi. 17Ngawathumela ku-Ido okuyindoda emrholi endaweni ecwengileko yeKasifiya. Ngabatjela bona bafese bathini ku-Ido nabafowabo, okuziinsebenzi zethempeli leKasifiya ukuze basithumelele iinsebenzi zendlu kaZimethu. 18Kwathi ngesandla esihle sakaZimethu phezu kwethu, basilethela indoda enelihlo, okungeyeenzukulwana zakaMarhili, umsa kaLevi omsa ka-Israyeli. Indoda leyo bekunguTjherebiya akhambisana namadodanakhe kanye namadoda alitjhumi nabunane ekubafowabo. 19Godu bekunoRhatjhibiya akhambisana noJosaya weenzukulwana zakaMerari kanye nabafowabo namadodanabo amatjhumi amabili. 20Babuya baletha amakhulu amabili namatjhumi amabili weensebenzi zethempeli. Lezi bekuziinsebenzi uDavida kanye neenkhulu zakhe ebegade bazahlukanisele ukusiza amaLevi. Boke bebatloliswe ngamabizwabo.
21Khonapho emseleni we-Ahava ngamemezela ukuzila ukudla kobana sizithobe phambi kwakaZimethu ukuze sizifunele ikhambo elihle thina nabantwabethu kanye nepahlethu. 22Bengineenhloni zokubawa ikosi bonyana ingiphe amajoni nabakhweli beenjomani wokusivikela esitheni endlelenethu ngombana besikhe satjela ikosi sathi: “Isandla esihle sakaZimethu singesilungileko phezu kwabo boke abamfunako, kodwana amandlakhe okutjho ubukhali bakhe bujamelene nabo boke abamfulathelako.” 23Nje-ke sazila safuna uZimethu ngalokhu, wezwa isibawo sethu.
24Ngakhetha abaphristi abalitjhumi nambili ababarholi: uTjherebiya, uRhatjhabiya nabafowabo abalitjhumi. 25Ngabalinganisela isiliva negolide kanye nezitja okumnikelo wethempeli lakaZimu owanikelwa yikosi nabeluleki bayo, iinkhulu zayo kanye nama-Israyeli woke agade alapho. 26Ngalinganisa amakhilogremu aziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amabili nambili zesiliva, izitja zesiliva ezilikhulu ezinobudisi bamakhilogremu amatjhumi asithandathu nabunane kanye namakhilogremu aziinkulungwana ezintathu namakhulu amane wegolide, 27abomakupuru begolide abamatjhumi amabili abanobudisi obumakhilogremu abunane nesiquntu kanye nezitja ezimbili zekoporo eziligugu njengegolide. 28Ngathi kibo: “Nina nicwengile kuSomnini uZimu kanti godu nezitja zicwengile. Isiliva negolide kumnikelo wesihle kuSomnini uZimu waboyihlo. 29Zigadeni nizilonde izintwezi nize niyozilinganisa eJerusalema phambi kwabaphristi abakhulu namaLevi kanye neenhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli ngelawini lokuhlanganela kwabaphristi ethempelini lakaSomnini.”
30Nje-ke abaphristi namaLevi bathatha izinto zesilinganiso sesiliva negolide kanye nezitja bona bakulethe eJerusalema ethempelini lakaZimu. 31Sasuka-ke emseleni we-Ahava ngelanga letjhumi nambili lenyanga yokuthoma bona siye eJerusalema. Isandla sakaZimu besiphezu kwethu begodu wasisindisa esandleni sesitha nakilaba abasilalela endleleni. 32Safika-ke eJerusalema lapha saphumula khona amalanga amathathu. 33Kwathi ngelanga lesine, salinganisa ngaphakathi kwethempeli lakaZimethu isiliva negolide kanye nezitja. Sakwethula lokho ezandleni zakaMeremothi umphristi omsa ka-Uriya. Yena gade ano-Elazara umsa kaFiniyasi kanye namaLevi uJozabadi umsa kaJetjhuwa noNowadiya umsa kaBhinuyi. 34Mhlokho koke kwabalwa, kwalinganiswa. Nje-ke isilinganiso sakho koke satlolwa phasi.
35Abathunjwa ababuyileko ekuthunjweni banikela imihlabelo yokutjhiswa kuZimu wakwa-Israyeli: iinkunzana ezilitjhumi nambili mayelana nama-Israyeli woke, amaqama amatjhumi alithoba nantandathu, iimvana ezimatjhumi alikhomba nalikhomba kanye neempongo zomhlabelo wehlambululo ezilitjhumi nambili. Koke lokho kwaba njengomhlabelo wokutjhiswa kuSomnini. 36Godu bethula imiyalo yekosi kubazenda bayo nakubabusi besifunda sangetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe. Bona basiza abantu nomsebenzi wethempeli lakaZimu.
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