Ezra 7
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Ezra 7
1Emva kwalezi zinto, ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita, inkosi yasePheresiya, u-Ezra, indodana kaSeraya, indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaHilikiya,
2indodana kaShalumi, indodana kaSadoki, indodana ka-Ahithubi,
3indodana ka-Amariya, indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaMerayoti,
4indodana kaSeragiya, indodana ka-Uzi, indodana kaBuki,
5indodana ka-Abishuwa, indodana kaFinehasi, indodana ka-Eleyazare, indodana ka-Aroni, umpristi omkhulu;
6U-Ezra lo wenyuka evela eBhabhiloni; futhi wayengumbhali ohlakaniphile emthethweni kaMose uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ayewunike wona;
7Abanye babantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabanye babapristi namaLevi nabahlabeleli nabalindisango namaNethini bakhuphukela eJerusalema ngonyaka wesikhombisa wenkosi u-Aritahishashita.
8Wafika eJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngonyaka wesikhombisa wenkosi.
9Ngoba ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala waqala ukukhuphuka eBhabhiloni, futhi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesihlanu wafika eJerusalema, ngokwesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wakhe esasiphezu kwakhe.
10U-Ezra walungisa inhliziyo yakhe ukufuna umthetho kaJehova nokuwenza nokufundisa izimiso nezahlulelo kwa-Israyeli.
11Nansi ikhophi yencwadi inkosi u-Aritahishashita eyayinika u-Ezra, umpristi, umbhali, umbhali wamazwi emiyalo kaJehova nezimiso zakhe ku-Israyeli.
12U-Aritahishashita, inkosi yamakhosi, ku-Ezra umpristi, isazi somthetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu, ukuthula okupheleleyo nangaleso sikhathi.
13Ngikhipha umyalo wokuthi bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabapristi babo namaLevi embusweni wami, abayothanda ukukhuphukela eJerusalema ngokuzithandela kwabo, kumelwe bahambe nawe.
14Ngokuba uthunywe yinkosi nabeluleki bayo abayisikhombisa ukuba uhlole uJuda neJerusalema ngokomthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho osesandleni sakho;
15nokuthwala isiliva negolide inkosi nabeluleki bayo abanikela ngayo ngokuzithandela kuNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ondlu yakhe iseJerusalema;
16nalo lonke isiliva negolide ongalifumana kuso sonke isifunda saseBabele, kanye nomnikelo wesihle wabantu nowabapristi abavuma ukuhlabela indlu kaNkulunkulu wabo eseJerusalema;
17ukuze usheshe uthenge ngale mali izinkunzi, nezinqama, namawundlu, neminikelo yako yokudla, neminikelo yako yokuphuzwa, unikele ngakho e-altare lendlu kaNkulunkulu wenu eseJerusalema.
18Noma yini okuhle ngawe nabafowenu ukuba niyenze ngalo lonke elinye isiliva negolide, niyenze ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu wenu.
19Futhi izitsha onikelwe zona zenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu wakho, lezi uzigcine phambi kukaNkulunkulu waseJerusalema.
20Konke okunye okudingwa endlini kaNkulunkulu wakho oyakuba nethuba lokukunika kona, kukhiphe endlini yengcebo yenkosi.
21Futhi nami, nkosi u-Aritahishashita, ngiyaleza bonke abaphathi-zimali abangaphesheya komfula ukuthi konke u-Ezra umpristi, isazi somthetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu, ayakukubuza kini, makwenziwe masinyane;
22kuze kube ngamathalenta esiliva ayikhulu, amakhora kakolweni ayikhulu, nezindebe zewayini ezifika eziyikhulu, nezimbiza zamafutha nosawoti eziyikhulu ngaphandle kokusho ukuthi yimalini.
23Konke okuyalezwa nguNkulunkulu wezulu makwenzelwe ngenhliziyo yonke indlu kaNkulunkulu wezulu; ngoba kungani kufanele kube nolaka embusweni wenkosi namadodana ayo?
24Futhi siyanitshela ukuthi ngeke kube ngokomthetho ukubakhokhisa intela, intela noma intela, uma bethinta noma yimuphi wabapristi namaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, nezinceku zale ndlu kaNkulunkulu.
25Wena-ke, Ezra, ngokuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu wakho okusesandleni sakho, misa abahluleli nabahluleli abangahlulela bonke abantu abangaphesheya komfula, bonke abayaziyo imithetho kaNkulunkulu wakho; futhi bafundise abangaziyo.
26Noma ngubani ongawenzi umthetho kaNkulunkulu wakho nomthetho wenkosi, makugwetshwe masinyane kuye, noma elokufa, noma elokuxoshwa, noma elokudliwa kwempahla, noma elokuboshwa.
27Makabongwe uJehova uNkulunkulu wawobaba owafaka into enjalo enhliziyweni yenkosi ukuhlobisa indlu kaJehova eseJerusalema.
28Wangenzela umusa phambi kwenkosi nabeluleki bayo naphambi kwazo zonke izikhulu zenkosi ezinamandla. Ngaba namandla njengoba isandla sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wami sasiphezu kwami, futhi ngabutha izikhulu kwa-Israyeli ukuba zikhuphuke nami.
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