UEZRA 2

₁Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiwe bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba-yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

₂bafika noZerubabele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRehelaya, noMoridekayi, noBilishani, noMisipari, noBigivayi, noRehumi, noBahana.

Umumo wamadoda abantu bakwaIsrayeli nanku:

₃abantwana bakwaPharoshi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;

₄abantwana bakwaShefathiya: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;

₅abantwana bakwa-Ara: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu;

₆abantwana bakwaPhahati-Mowabi babantwana bakwaJeshuwa noJowabe: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili;

₇abantwana bakwaElamu: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

₈abantwana bakwaZathu: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amane nanhlanu;

₉abantwana bakwaZakayi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha;

₁₀abantwana bakwaBani: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili;

₁₁abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nantathu;

₁₂abantwana bakwa-Azigadi: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nambili;

₁₃abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha;

₁₄abantwana bakwaBigivayi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;

₁₅abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

₁₆abantwana bakwa-Atheri kaHezekiya: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili;

₁₇abantwana bakwaBesayi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nantathu;

₁₈abantwana bakwaJora: yikhulu neshumi nambili;

₁₉abantwana bakwaHashumi: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nantathu;

₂₀abantwana bakwaGibari: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu;

₂₁abantwana baseBetlehema: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu;

₂₂amadoda aseNethofa: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;

₂₃amadoda aseAnathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

₂₄abantwana baseAzimaveti: ngamashumi amane nambili;

₂₅abantwana baseKiriyati-Arimi, naseKhefira, naseBeyeroti: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu;

₂₆abantwana baseRama naseGeba: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye;

₂₇amadoda aseMikimasi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili;

₂₈amadoda aseBethele naseAyi: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nantathu;

₂₉abantwana baseNebo: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

₃₀abantwana baseMagibishi: yikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;

₃₁abantwana bakwaElamu omunye: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

₃₂abantwana bakwaHarimi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili;

₃₃abantwana baseLodi naseHadidi naseOno: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanhlanu;

₃₄abantwana baseJeriko: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu;

₃₅abantwana baseSenawa: yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.

₃₆Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya bendlu kaJeshuwa: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu;

₃₇abantwana bakwaImeri: yinkulungwane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

₃₈abantwana bakwaPhashuri: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amane nesikhombisa;

₃₉abantwana bakwaHarimi: yinkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa.

₄₀AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa noKadimiyeli babantwana bakwaHodaviya: ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nane;

₄₁abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa-Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

₄₂abantwana babalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi, nabantwana bakwa-Atheri, nabantwana bakwaThalimoni, nabantwana bakwa-Akubi, nabantwana bakwaHathita, nabantwana bakwaShobayi, bonke beyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye.

₄₃AmaNethini*: ngabantwana bakwaSiha, nabantwana bakwaHasufa, nabantwana bakwaThabawoti,

₄₄nabantwana bakwaKerosi, nabantwana bakwaSiyaha, nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,

₄₅nabantwana bakwaLebana, nabantwana bakwaHagaba, nabantwana bakwa-Akubi,

₄₆nabantwana bakwaHagabi, nabantwana bakwaShamulayi, nabantwana bakwaHanani,

₄₇nabantwana bakwaGideli, nabantwana bakwaGahari, nabantwana bakwaRewaya,

₄₈nabantwana bakwaResini, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda, nabantwana bakwaGazamu,

₄₉nabantwana bakwaUza, nabantwana bakwaPhaseya, nabantwana bakwaBesayi,

₅₀nabantwana bakwa-Asina, nabantwana bakwaMehuni, nabantwana bakwaNefisimi,

₅₁nabantwana bakwaBakibuki, nabantwana bakwaHakufa, nabantwana bakwaHarihuri,

₅₂nabantwana bakwaBasiluthi, nabantwana bakwaMehida, nabantwana bakwaHarisha,

₅₃nabantwana bakwaBarikhosi, nabantwana bakwaSisera, nabantwana bakwaThema,

₅₄nabantwana bakwaNesiya, nabantwana bakwaHathifa.

₅₅Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni: ngabantwana bakwaSothayi, nabantwana bakwaHasofereti, nabantwana bakwaPheruda,

₅₆nabantwana bakwaJahala, nabantwana bakwaDarikoni, nabantwana bakwaGideli,

₅₇nabantwana bakwaShefathiya, nabantwana bakwaHathili, nabantwana bakwaPhokereti-Hasebayimi, nabantwana bakwa-Ami.

₅₈Onke amaNethini* nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babengamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.

₅₉Nampa abakhuphuka eTheli-Mela, naseTheli-Harisha, naseKherubi, naseAdani, naseImeri, kepha babengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babengabakwaIsrayeli yini:

₆₀ngabantwana bakwaDelaya, nabantwana bakwaThobiya, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili.

₆₁Abantwana babapristi: ngabantwana bakwaHabaya, nabantwana bakwaHakhosi, nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.

₆₂Labo bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwane, kepha kabafunyanwanga; ngalokho bakhishwa ebupristini, kwathiwa bangcolile.

₆₃Umbusi washo kubo ukuba bangadli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umpristi oneUrimi neThumimi*.

₆₄Lonke ibandla selihlangene laliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha,

₆₅ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo ezaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; babenabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili.

₆₆Amahashi abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha; iminyuzi* yabo yayingamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu;

₆₇amakamela abo ayengamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nanhlanu; izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili.

₆₈Ezinye izinhloko zawoyise ekufikeni kwazo endlini kaJehova eseJerusalema zanikelela ngenhliziyo indlu kaNkulunkulu ukuba imiswe endaweni yayo;

₆₉zanikelela isikhwama somsebenzi njengokwamandla azo amadarike* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye egolide, namamane* ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu esiliva, nezambatho zabapristi eziyikhulu.

₇₀Base behlala abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye abantu abathile, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini* emizini yabo, bonke abakwaIsrayeli emizini yabo.