Ezra 6
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Ezra 6
1Khona-ke inkosi uDariyu yakhipha umyalo, kwaphenywa endlini yezincwadi, lapho okwakugcinwa khona ingcebo eBhabhiloni.
2Kwatholakala e-Akimetha esigodlweni esisesifundeni samaMede umqulu, nombhalo wemilando owawulotshwe kanje:
3Ngomnyaka wokuqala wenkosi uKoresi, inkosi uKoresi yakhipha umyalo ngendlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, yathi: “Makwakhiwe indlu, indawo lapho bekuhlatshelwa khona imihlatshelo, zimiswe izisekelo zayo, ziqine; ukuphakama kwawo kube yizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha, nobubanzi bawo buyizingalo ezingamashumi ayisithupha;
4nezinhla ezintathu zamatshe amakhulu nohla lwamapulangwe amasha; nezindleko mazikhishwe endlini yenkosi.
5Futhi izitsha zegolide nezesiliva zendlu kaNkulunkulu uNebukadinesari azikhipha ethempelini eliseJerusalema waziyisa eBhabhiloni, mazibuyiswe, zibuyiselwe ethempelini eliseJerusalema, kube yileso naleso endaweni yaso nendawo yaso endlini kaNkulunkulu.
6Ngakho-ke, Thathenayi, mbusi ongaphetsheya komfula, leSetharibhozenayi, labangane benu, amaAfarzagi aphetsheya komfula, makube khatshana lalapho.
7Yekani umsebenzi wale ndlu kaNkulunkulu; umbusi wamaJuda namalunga abaJuda mabakhe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu endaweni yayo.
8Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngiyaleza ukuba nenze kumalunga alaba baJuda ekwakheni le ndlu kaNkulunkulu: empahleni yenkosi, yebo, kusukela enteleni ngaphesheya koMfula, kumelwe kukhishwe ngokushesha izindleko kulawa madoda, ukuze bangavimbeli.
9Futhi abakudingayo, amaduna, nezinqama, namawundlu, okomnikelo wokushiswa kaNkulunkulu wezulu, ukolweni, nosawoti, newayini, namafutha, njengokumisa kwabapristi abaseJerusalema, kube usuku lwabo. Ngosuku olunikezwe ngaphandle kokulibala:
10ukuze banikele iminikelo enephunga elimnandi kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini, bathandazele ukuphila kwenkosi namadodana ayo.
11Futhi ngakhipha umyalo wokuthi noma ubani oguqula leli zwi kumelwe adilize izinkuni zendlu yakhe azimise, kumelwe alengiswe kuzo; futhi indlu yakhe mayenziwe iduli ngenxa yalokhu.
12UNkulunkulu obeke igama lakhe lapho uchitha wonke amakhosi nabantu abayoshaya esandleni sabo ukushintsha nokuchitha le ndlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema. Mina, Dariyu, ngakhipha umyalo; makwenziwe ngesivinini.
13Khona-ke uThathenayi, umbusi nganeno komfula, neSetharibhozenayi nabangane babo, njengoba nje uDariyu inkosi wayethumele, benza kanjalo ngokushesha.
14Abadala bamaJuda basebesakha, baphumelela ngomprofethi kaHagayi umprofethi loZakariya indodana kaIdo. Bakha, baqeda njengomyalo kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli nanjengomyalo kaKoresi noDariyu no-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya.
15Le ndlu yaqedwa ngosuku lwesithathu lwenyanga ka-Adari, ngomnyaka wesithupha wokubusa kwenkosi uDariyu.
16Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, abapristi namaLevi nabanye abantwana babathunjwa bagcina ukunikezelwa kwale ndlu kaNkulunkulu ngokujabula.
17Nasekuhlukaniseni le ndlu kaNkulunkulu izinkunzi eziyikhulu, nezinqama ezingamakhulu amabili, namawundlu angamakhulu amane; nezimpongo eziyishumi nambili zibe ngumnikelo wesono ka-Israyeli wonke, ngokwenani lezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.
18Bamisa abapristi ngezigaba zabo namaLevi ngezigaba zabo enkonzweni kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema; njengokulotshiweyo egwalweni lukaMozisi.
19Abantwana babathunjwa bagcina iphasika ngosuku lweshumi nane lwenyanga yokuqala.
20Ngokuba abapristi namaLevi babehlanjululwe kanyekanye, bonke babehlambulukile, bazihlabela zonke iziboshwa, nabafowabo, nabapristi, nabo ngokwabo iphasika.
21Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ababebuyile ekuthunjweni, nabo bonke ababezahlukanisile nokungcola kwezizwe zezwe, ukuba bafune uJehova, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, badla;
22bagubha umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngokuthokoza, ngokuba uJehova wabathokozisa, waletha kubo inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Asiriya ukuba iqinise izandla zabo emsebenzini wendlu kaNkulunkulu, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.
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