U-Ezra 6:13-22

UThathenayi, umbusi wesifunda esingasentshonalanga yeYufrathe, noShethari Bhozenayi nabangani babo, bakwenza ngokucophelela lokho inkosi uDariyu eyayibalayeze khona. Izikhulu zakwaJuda zaqhubeka ngempumelelo ukwakha indlu, zigqugquzelwa ngukuphrofetha kukaHagayi noZekhariya, indodana ka-Ido. Zaqeda njengalokho zaziyalwe nguNkulunkulu wakwa-Israyeli ngomthetho owashaywa nguKhoresi, uDariyu, nenkosi u-Arithahishashitha, basePheresiya. Zaqeda ukukwakha indlu ngosuku lwesithathu lwenyanga u-Adari, ngonyaka wesithupha wokubusa kwenkosi uDariyu. Abantu bakwa-Israyeli, abaphristi, abaLevi nabo bonke abantu ababuye ekuthunjweni, bayehlukanisela uNkulunkulu indlu ngenkulu injabulo. Lapho beyehlukanisa, benza umhlatshelo ngezinkunzi ezilikhulu, izimvu ezingama-200, namawundlu angama-400, nezimbuzi ezili-12 ezaba ngumnikelo wesono, ngayinye imele isizwana ngesizwana sakwa-Israyeli. Babuye babeka abaphristi nabaLevi ngokwemikhakha yabo, ukuze baqhube inkonzo kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema, njengoba kulotshiwe encwadini kaMose. Abantu ababebuya ekuthunjweni bagubha uMkhosi wePhasika ngosuku lwe-14, ngenyanga yokuqala, ngokuba bonke abaphristi nabaLevi base bezihlambululile, bonke sebehlambulukile. Bahlabela iPhasika bonke ababebuya ekuthunjweni, nabaphristi, nabo luqobo. Abantu bakwa-Israyeli ababebuye ekuthunjweni nabo bonke abase beyiyekile imikhuba yabezizwe bazinikela ekukhonzeni uSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, badla iPhasika. Babuye bawugubha ngentokozo umkhosi wesinkwa esingenamvubelo izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, ngokuba uSimakade wayebathokozisile, waguqula inhliziyo yenkosi yase-Asiriya, yabeseka ukwakha kabusha indlu kaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli.