U‐Ezera 2

₁LULO olu usapo lwaselizwaneni olwanyukayo kubo abatinjwa abebefudusiwe, abo u‐Nebukanetsare ukumkani we‐Babilone ebebafudusele e‐Babilone, lwabuya lweza e‐Yerusaleme nakwa‐Juda, olunye ngolunye esixekweni sakowalo; ₂olwezayo no‐Zerubabeli:

U‐Yoshuwa, u‐Nehemiya, u‐Seraya, u‐Rehelaya, u‐Modekai, u‐Bilishane, u‐Misipare, u‐Bigivai, u‐Rehumi, u‐Bahana.

Inani lamadoda abantu bakwa‐Sirayeli: ₃Usapo luka‐Paroshe, ngamawaka mabini anekulu linye elinamashumi asixe̔nxe anesibini. ₄Usapo luka‐Shefatiya, ngamakulu matatu anamashumi asixe̔nxe anesibini. ₅Usapo luka‐Arahi, ngamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi asixe̔nxe anesihlanu. ₆Usapo luka‐Pahati‐mowabi, olwosapo luka‐Yoshuwa no‐Jowabi, ngamawaka mabini anamakulu asibozo aneshumi linesibini. ₇Usapo luka‐Helami, liwaka linye elinamakulu mabini anamashumi mahlanu anesine. ₈Usapo luka‐Zatu, ngamakulu alitoba anamashumi mane anesihlanu. ₉Usapo luka‐Zakai, ngamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi matandatu. ₁₀Usapo luka‐Bani, ngamakulu matandatu anamashumi mane anesibini. ₁₁Usapo luka‐Bebai, ngamakulu matandatu anamashumi mabini anesitatu. ₁₂Usapo luka‐Hazegadi, liwaka linye elinamakulu mabini anamashumi mabini anesibini. ₁₃Usapo luka‐Adonikame, ngamakulu matandatu anamashumi matandatu anesitandatu. ₁₄Usapo luka‐Bigivai, ngamawaka mabini anamashumi mahlanu anesitandatu. ₁₅Usapo luka‐Hadine, ngamakulu mane anamashumi mahlanu anesine. ₁₆Usapo luka‐Atere, oluka‐Hezekiya, ngamashumi alitoba anesibozo. ₁₇Usapo luka‐Betsai, ngamakulu matatu anamashumi mabini anesitatu. ₁₈Usapo luka‐Yora, likulu linye elineshumi linesibini. ₁₉Usapo luka‐Hashumi, ngamakulu mabini anamashumi mabini anesitatu. ₂₀Usapo lwase‐Gibari, ngamashumi alitoba anesihlanu. ₂₁Usapo lwase‐Beteleheme, likulu linye elinamashumi mabini anesitatu. ₂₂Amadoda ase‐Netofati, ngamashumi mahlanu anesitandatu. ₂₃Amadoda ase‐Hanatote, likulu linye elinamashumi mabini anesibozo. ₂₄Usapo lwase‐Hazamaveti, ngamashumi mane anesibini. ₂₅Usapo lwase‐Kiriyate‐yarime, ne‐Kefira, ne‐Berote, ngamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi mane anesitatu. ₂₆Usapo lwase‐Rama ne‐Gaba, ngamakulu matandatu anamashumi mabini anesinye. ₂₇Amadoda ase‐Mikimasi, likulu linye elinamashumi mabini anesibini. ₂₈Amadoda ase‐Betele ne‐Hahai, ngamakulu mabini anamashumi mabini anesitatu. ₂₉Usapo lwase‐Nebo, ngamashumi mahlanu anesibini. ₃₀Usapo lwase‐Magebisha, likulu linye elinamashumi mahlanu anesitandatu. ₃₁Usapo luka‐Helami wumbi, liwaka linye elinamakulu mabini anamashumi mahlanu anesine. ₃₂Usapo luka‐Harime, ngamakulu matandatu anamashumi mabini. ₃₃Usapo lwase‐Lodi, ne‐Hadidi, ne‐Ono, ngamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi mabini anesihlanu. ₃₄Usapo lwase‐Jeriko, ngamakulu matatu anamashumi mane anesihlanu. ₃₅Usapo lwase‐Senaha, ngamawaka matatu anamakulu matandatu anamashumi matatu.

₃₆Abaperisite: usapo luka‐Yedaya, olwendla ka‐Yoshuwa, ngamakulu alitoba anamashumi asixe̔nxe anesitatu. ₃₇Usapo luka‐Yimeri, liwaka linye elinamashumi mahlanu anesibini. ₃₈Usapo luka‐Pashure, liwaka linye elinamakulu mabini anamashumi mane anesixe̔nxe. ₃₉Usapo luka‐Harime, liwaka linye elineshumi linesixe̔nxe.

₄₀Aba‐Levi: usapo luka‐Yoshuwa no‐Kadimele, olwosapo luka‐Hodaviya, ngamashumi asixe̔nxe anesine.

₄₁Abaculi: usapo luka‐Safa, likulu linye elinamashumi mabini anesibozo.

₄₂Usapo lwabalindimnyango: usapo luka‐Shalume, usapo luka‐Atere, usapo luka‐Talimone, usapo luka‐Hakube, usapo luka‐Hatita, usapo luka‐Shobai: olu lwonke, likulu linye elinamashumi matatu anetoba.

₄₃Aba‐Netini: usapo luka‐Tsiha, usapo luka‐Hasufa, usapo luka‐Tabahoti, ₄₄usapo luka‐Kerosi, usapo luka‐Siha, usapo luka‐Padoni, ₄₅usapo luka‐Lebana, usapo luka‐Hagaba, usapo luka‐Hakube, ₄₆usapo luka‐Hagabi, usapo luka‐Shalemai, usapo luka‐Hanane, ₄₇usapo luka‐Gidele, usapo luka‐Gahari, usapo luka‐Rehaya, ₄₈usapo luka‐Retsine, usapo luka‐Nekoda, usapo luka‐Gazame, ₄₉usapo luka‐Huza, usapo luka‐Paseha, usapo luka‐Besai, ₅₀usapo luka‐Asena, usapo luka‐Mehunime, usapo luka‐Nefusime, ₅₁usapo luka‐Bakebuke, usapo luka‐Hakufa, usapo luka‐Harehure, ₅₂usapo luka‐Batseluti, usapo luka‐Mehida, usapo luka‐Haresha, ₅₃usapo luka‐Barekosi, usapo luka‐Sisera, usapo luka‐Tama, ₅₄usapo luka‐Netsiha, usapo luka‐Hatifa. ₅₅Usapo lwezicaka zika‐Solomone: usapo luka‐Sotai, usapo luka‐Soferete, usapo luka‐Peruda, ₅₆usapo luka‐Yahala, usapo luka‐Darekone, usapo luka‐Gidele, ₅₇usapo luka‐Shefatiya, usapo luka‐Hatili, usapo luka‐Pokerete‐tsebayime, usapo luka‐Ami. ₅₈Bonke aba‐Netini, nosapo lwezicaka zika‐Solomone, ngamakulu matatu anamashumi alitoba anesibini.

₅₉Kanjalo aba ngabanyukayo e‐Tele‐mela, nasee‐Tele‐haresha: u‐Kerube, u‐Adoni, u‐Yimeri: kodwa bakohlwa kuxela indlu yoyise yabo, nesizalwane sabo, ukuba bangabakwa‐Sirayeli na. ₆₀Usapo luka‐Delaya, usapo luka‐Tobiya, usapo luka‐Nekoda, ngamakulu matandatu anamashumi mahlanu anesibini.

₆₁Nakulo usapo lwabaperisite: onyana baka‐Habaya, onyana baka‐Kotse, onyana baka‐Barezilai, owazeka umfazi kwintombi zika‐Barezilai um‐Gileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lazo: ₆₂aba bafuna ukuba̔lelwa kwabo pakati kwababa̔lelweyo ngokuzalwa, kodwa abafunyanwa: ngako bashenxiswa kubo ubuperisite njengabanco̔lileyo. ₆₃Yayisiti kubo inkosi enkulu, ukuba mabangatyi kwizinto ezingcwele kakulu, kude kusuke umperisite ene‐Urime ne‐Tumime.

₆₄Yonke intlanganiso kwa kunye ibingamawaka amashumi mane enesibini anamakulu matatu anamashumi matandatu, ₆₅ngapandle kwezicaka zabo nezicakakazi zabo, ezibe zingamawaka asixe̔nxe anamakulu matatu anamashumi matatu anesixe̔nxe: bebenabaculi nabaculikazi abangamakulu mabini kanjako. ₆₆Amahashe abo ebengamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi matatu anesitandatu; amaqwaṙaṙa abo ebengamakulu mabini anamashumi mane anesihlanu; ₆₇inkamela zabo bezingamakulu mane anamashumi matatu anesihlanu; amaqwaṙashe abo ebengamawaka matandatu anamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi mabini.

₆₈Bati abazintloko zendlu zoyise inxenye, bakufika endlwini kayehova ese‐Yerusaleme, banikela indlu katixo ngokuvuma, ukuba imiswe endaweni yayo: ₆₉banika ngamandla abo endyetyeni yomsebenzi, idarike zegolide zaliwaka linye elinamashumi matandatu, nemina zesilivere zamawaka mahlanu, nengubo zabaperisite zalikulu linye.

₇₀Bada abaperisite, naba‐Levi, nenxenye yabantu, nabaculi, nabalindimnyango, naba‐Netini, bahlala ezixekweni zakowabo; no‐Sirayeli bonke ezixekweni zabo.