UEZRA 8

₁Nazi izinhloko zawoyise, nazi izizukulwane zabakhuphuka nami eBabele ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita inkosi:

₂kumadodana kaFinehasi: nguGereshomu; kumadodana kaItamari: nguDaniyeli; kumadodana kaDavide: nguHathushi.

₃Kumadodana kaShekaniya, kumadodana kaPharoshi: nguZakariya; kanye naye kwabhalwa ngezizukulwane abesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu.

₄Kumadodana kaPhahati-Mowabi: nguEliyohenayi indodana kaZeraya; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amabili.

₅Kumadodana kaShekaniya: yindodana kaJahaziyeli; kanye nayo ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amathathu.

₆Kumadodana ka-Adini: nguEbedi indodana kaJonathani; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisihlanu.

₇Kumadodana kaElamu: nguJeshaya indodana ka-Athaliya; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.

₈Kumadodana kaShefathiya: nguZebadiya indodana kaMikayeli; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisishiyagalombili.

₉Kumadodana kaJowabe: nguObadiya indodana kaJehiyeli; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamakhulu amabili neshumi nesishiyagalombili.

₁₀Kumadodana kaShelomiti: yindodana kaJosifiya; kanye nayo ngabesilisa abayikhulu namashumi ayisithupha.

₁₁Kumadodana kaBebayi: nguZakariya indodana kaBebayi; kanye naye ngabesilisa abangamashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.

₁₂Kumadodana ka-Azigadi: nguJohanani indodana kaHakathani; kanye naye ngabesilisa abayikhulu neshumi.

₁₃Kumadodana ka-Adonikamu, awokugcina: nanka amagama awo: ngoElifeleti, noJehiyeli, noShemaya, nabesilisa abangamashumi ayisithupha kanye nabo.

₁₄Kumadodana kaBigivayi: ngoUthayi noZabudi; kanye nabo ngabesilisa abangamashumi ayisikhombisa.

₁₅Ngababutha emfuleni oya eAhava; samisa khona izinsuku ezintathu; ngabheka abantu nabapristi, angifumananga khona noyedwa wamadodana kaLevi.

₁₆Ngase ngithuma ngibiza oEliyezeri, noAriyeli, noShemaya, noElinathani, noJaribi, noElinathani, noNathani, noZakariya, noMeshulamu abayizinhloko, kanye noJoyaribi noElinathani abafundisayo.

₁₇Ngabathuma kuIdo, inhloko yasendaweni yaseKhasifiya, ngabeka emlonyeni wabo amazwi abayakuwakhuluma kuIdo nakubafowabo amaNethini* endaweni yaseKhasifiya ukuba basilethele izinceku zendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

₁₈Ngesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wethu esasiphezu kwethu basilethela umuntu onengqondo wamadodana kaMaheli indodana kaLevi kaIsrayeli, kanye noSherebiya namadodana akhe nabafowabo, beyishumi nesishiyagalombili,

₁₉noHashabiya enoJeshaya wamadodana kaMerari, nabafowabo namadodana abo, bengamashumi amabili,

₂₀nakuwo amaNethini* uDavide nezikhulu ababewanikele enkonzweni yamaLevi amaNethini angamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili, abizwa onke ngamagama.

₂₁Ngase ngimemezela khona ukuzila ukudla ngasemfuleni iAhava ukuba sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu, sizifunele kuye indlela emhlophe, thina nabantwana bethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke.

₂₂Ngokuba nganginamahloni ukucela enkosini impi nabamahashi ukuba basisize ezitheni zasendleleni, ngokuba sasikhulumile enkosini, sathi: Isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abamfunayo ukuba kube-kuhle, kepha amandla akhe nentukuthelo yakhe kuphezu kwabo bonke abamshiyayo.

₂₃Sase sizila-ke, sanxusa uNkulunkulu wethu ngalokho, wasizwa.

₂₄Ngase ngahlukanisa ezikhulwini zabapristi abayishumi nambili: oSherebiya, noHashabiya, nabafowabo abayishumi kanye nabo,

₂₅ngabalinganisela isiliva negolide nezitsha, umnikelo wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, okwakunikelwe ngawo yinkosi nabeluleki bayo, nezikhulu zayo, naye wonke uIsrayeli owayelapho;

₂₆ngalinganisela ezandleni zabo amatalenta* angamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu esiliva, namatalenta ayikhulu ayizitsha zesiliva, namatalenta ayikhulu egolide,

₂₇nezindebe ezingamashumi amabili zegolide ezingamadarike* ayinkulungwane, nezitsha ezimbili zethusi elikhazimulayo nelihle, eliyigugu njengegolide.

₂₈Ngathi kubo: Ningcwele kuJehova, nezitsha zingcwele; isiliva negolide kungumnikelo wesihle kuJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo.

₂₉Lindani, nikugcine, nize nikulinganise ngaphambi kwezikhulu zabapristi nezamaLevi nezikhulu zawoyise bakwaIsrayeli eJerusalema emakamelweni endlu kaJehova.

₃₀Base bamukela abapristi namaLevi okulinganisiweyo, isiliva negolide nezitsha, ukuba bakuyise eJerusalema endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.

₃₁Sase sisuka emfuleni iAhava ngolweshumi nambili lwenyanga yokuqala ukuba siye eJerusalema; isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu sasiphezu kwethu, wasophula esandleni sesitha nakumqamekeli endleleni.

₃₂Safika eJerusalema, sahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu.

₃₃Ngosuku lwesine kwalinganiswa isiliva negolide nezitsha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kwanikezwa esandleni sikaMeremoti indodana kaUriya umpristi; uEleyazare indodana kaFinehasi wayenaye; uJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwa noNohadiya indodana kaBinuwi, amaLevi, babenabo,

₃₄konke-ke kwenziwa ngomumo nangesisindo; sonke isisindo salotshwa ngalesosikhathi.

₃₅Abathunjwa abaphuma ekuthunjweni banikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli eyizinkunzi eziyishumi nambili ngaye wonke uIsrayeli, nezinqama ezingamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesithupha, namawundlu angamashumi ayisikhombisa nesikhombisa, nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili zibengumnikelo wokona; konke kwakungumnikelo wokushiswa kuJehova.

₃₆Banika imithetho yenkosi kothulasizwe benkosi nakubabusi phesheya koMfula*; basekela abantu nendlu kaNkulunkulu.