Licebo lekucedza kwendziselana nebetive
1Watsi Ezra asathandaza, avuma tono akhala, atijika phansi embikwendlu yaNkulunkulu, sicumbi lesikhulu sema-Israyeli, emadvodza, nebafati kanye nebantfwana sabutsana kuye samtungeleta. Naso sasikhala kakhulukati. 2Kwatsi Shekhaniya, umsa waJehiyeli, lomunye wetitukulwane ta-Elamu, wakhuluma ku-Ezra watsi: “Asiketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wetfu ngekutsi siteke bafati baletive letisitungeletile. Kodvwa nome kunjalo, lisekhona litsemba ka-Israyeli. 3Manje asente sivumelwane embikwaNkulunkulu wetfu kutsi sitewubancandzekisa bonkhe labafati nalabantfwana, njengobe lomholi wami eluleka kanye nalabo labesaba imiyalo yaNkulunkulu. Loko akwentiwe ngekulandzela umtsetfo. 4Sukuma, lendzaba isetandleni takho. Sitakusekela, ngako mani sibindzi, ukwente.”
5Ezra wasukuma, wafungisa baphristi, nemaLevi, nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli kutsi ente loko lekwase kunconyiwe. Bafunga. 6Ezra wesuka embikwendlu yaNkulunkulu, wahamba waya endlini yaJehohanani, umsa wa-Eliyashibi. Ngesikhatsi aselapho akazange adle kudla, akazange anatse ngisho nemanti, ngobe abechubeka nekulilela kungetsembeki kwalabatfunjwa.
7Kwaphuma livi lacondzana nabo bonkhe batfunjwa bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema kutsi bahlangane ndzawonye eJerusalema. 8Wonkhe longetutibonakalisa angakapheli emalanga lamatsatfu, tonkhe timphahla takhe titawudliwa, kuye ngesincumo setindvuna nebaholi, yena-ke utawube sewuyacitfwa emkhatsini walabatfunjwa.
9Kwatsi kungakapheli emalanga lamatsatfu, onkhe emadvodza akaJuda newakaBhenjamini ahlangana ndzawonye eJerusalema. Ngelilanga lema-20 enyangeni yemfica, bonkhe base bahleti ebaleni lelithempeli, bakhatsateke kakhulu ngalemvula leyayina, ikakhulu ngesimo salowo mhlangano.
10Ezra, umphristi, wasukuma wakhuluma kulabantfu, watsi: “Aniketsembeki; niteke bafati betive, nengeta bubi etikwebubi baka-Israyeli. 11Manje vumani tono tenu kuSimakadze, Nkulunkulu waboyihlo, nente intsandvo yakhe. Tehlukaniseni kuletive letinitungeletile nakulabafati betive.”
12Sonkhe sive saphendvula ngalivi linye, samemeta satsi: “Ucinisile! Kufanele sente njengobe usho. 13Kodvwa kunebantfu labanyenti lapha, kantsi futsi nelitulu liyana; ngako, singeke sikhone kuma lapha ngaphandle. Ngetulu kwaloko lendzaba ingeke icedvwe ngelilanga linye nome lamabili, ngobe sone kakhulu kuloko. 14Tindvuna tetfu atente lomsebenti esikhundleni salo lonkhe lelibandla. Kutawube sekutsi ngulowo nalowo kulamadolobha etfu loteke umfati wetive ete ngaleso sikhatsi lesibekiwe akanye nebaholi nebehluleli balelo dolobha, kuze kutsi intfukutselo leyesabekako yaNkulunkulu wetfu kulendzaba isuke kitsi.” 15Kwaba nguJonathani, umsa wa-Asaheli, naJahazeya, umsa waThikva, kuphela labaphambana nalesiphakamiso. Basekelwa nguMeshulamu naShabhethayi, umLevi.
16Ngako titfunywa tavele tenta njengobe kwakuphakanyisiwe. Ezra, umphristi, wakhetsa emadvodza labetinhloko temindeni, kwaba yindvodza yinye kulolo nakulolo lusendvo ngemabito awo. Ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yelishumi bahlala phansi bahlolisisa lawo macala, 17kwatsi ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yekucala babe sebacedzile kuhlolisisa ngawo onkhe lawo madvodza labeteke bafati betive.
Emadvodza labenebafati betive
18Lolu kwaba luhla lwemadvodza lwetitukulwane tebaphristi lababenebafati betive:
Etitukulwaneni takaJeshuwa, umsa waJosadaki, nabomnakabo bekuboMaseya, na-Eliyezeri, naJaribi kanye naGedaliya.
19Bonkhe bahlanganisa tandla tabo betsembisa kubacosha labo bafati babo; macondzana naleso sono sabo ngulowo nalowo wakhipha sihhanca, saba ngumnikelo welicala.
20Etitukulwaneni taka-Imeri bekuboHanani naZebadiya.
21Etitukulwaneni takaHarimu bekuboMaseya, na-Elija, naShemaya, naJehiyeli kanye na-Uziya.
22Etitukulwaneni takaPhashuri bekubo-Eliyoyenayi, naMaseya, na-Ishmayeli, naNethaneli, naJozabadi kanye na-Elasa.
23KumaLevi bekuboJozabadi, naShimeyi naKhelaya, lekwakunguKhelita, naPhethahiya, naJuda kanye na-Eliyezeri.
24Kubahlabeli bekungu-Eliyashibi.
Kubomahlalesangweni bekuboShalumi, naThelemi kanye na-Uri.
25Kulamanye ema-Israyeli: Etitukulwaneni takaPharoshi bekuboRamiya, naJiziya, naMalkhiya, naMiyamini, na-Eleyazare, naMalkhiya kanye naBhenaya.
26Etitukulwaneni taka-Elamu bekuboMathaniya, naZakhariya, naJehiyeli, na-Abdi, naJeremothi kanye na-Elija.
27Etitukulwaneni takaZathu bekubo-Eliyoyenayi, na-Eliyashibi, naMathaniya, naJeremothi, naZabadi kanye na-Aziza.
28Etitukulwaneni takaBebayi bekuboJehohanani, naHananiya, naZabhayi kanye na-Athlayi.
29Etitukulwaneni takaBani bekuboMeshulamu, naMaluki, na-Adaya, naJashubi, naSheyali kanye naJeremothi.
30Etitukulwaneni takaPhahathi Mowabi bekubo-Adna, naKhelali, naBhenaya, naMaseya, naMathaniya, naBesaleli, naBinuwi kanye naManase.
31Etitukulwaneni takaHarimi bekubo-Eliyezeri, na-Ishiya, naMalkhiya, naShemaya, naShimeyoni, 32naBhenjamini, naMaluki kanye naShemariya.
33Etitukulwaneni takaHashumi bekuboMathenayi, naMathatha, naZabadi, na-Elifeleti, naJeremayi, naManase kanye naShimeyi.
34Etitukulwaneni takaBani bekuboMadayi, na-Amramu, na-Uweli, 35naBhenaya, naBedeya, naKheluhi, 36naVaniya, naMeremothi, na-Eliyashibi, 37naMathaniya, naMathenayi kanye naJasu.
38Etitukulwaneni takaBinuwi bekuboShimeyi, 39naShelemiya, naNathani, na-Adaya, 40naMaknadebayi, naShashayi, naSharayi, 41na-Azareli, naShelemiya, naShemariya, 42naShalumi, na-Amariya kanye naJosefa.
43Etitukulwaneni takaNebo bekuboJeyiyeli, naMathithiya, naZabadi, naZebina, naJadayi, naJoweli kanye naBhenaya.
44Bonkhe laba babeteke bafati betive, labanye babo base batele ngisho nebantfwana kulabafati.
