Ezra 4
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Ezra 4
Izitha zikaJuda
1Kwathi izitha zakwaJuda noBenjamini zizwa ukuthi abantwana bokuthunjwa bamakhele uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ithempeli;
2Base befika kuZerubabele nasezinhloko zawoyise, bathi kubo: “Masakhe kanye nani, ngokuba sifuna uNkulunkulu wenu njengani; siyamhlabela kusukela emihleni ka-Esarihadoni, inkosi yase-Asiriya, owasiletha lapha.
3Kepha oZerubabele noJeshuwa nezinye izinhloko zawoyise bakwa-Israyeli bathi kubo: “Anihlangene nathi ukwakhela uNkulunkulu wethu indlu; kepha thina ngokwethu siyakwakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ndawonye, njengalokho inkosi uKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya yasiyala.
4Abantu bezwe babenza buthakathaka izandla zabantwana bakwaJuda, babaphazamisa ngesakhiwo;
5Wabaqasha abeluleki ukuba bachithe icebo labo, zonke izinsuku zikaKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.
6Kwathi ekubuseni kuka-Ahashiveroshi, ekuqaleni kokubusa kwakhe, bamlobela incwadi yecala kwabakhileyo kwaJuda naseJerusalema.
7Emihleni ka-Aritahishashita, uBislam, noMitredati, uThabeli nabanye abangane babo balobela u-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya; ukubhalwa kwencwadi kulotshiwe ngesi-Aramu, kwahunyushwa ngesi-Aramu.
8URehumi, umbusi, noShimishayi, umbhali, balobela inkosi u-Aritahishashita incwadi ngeJerusalema;
9Base bebhala uRehume umbusi, noShimishayi, umbhali, nabanye abangane babo; namaDina, nama-Afarzati, namaTarpeli, nama-Afarsite, nama-Arigi, nama-Babele, namaShushani, namaDehavi, nama-Elamu,
10Nezinye izizwe, u-Asnapari omkhulu nohloniphekayo azithatha, wazihlalisa emizini yaseSamariya, nezinye ezingaphesheya koMfula, nangaleso sikhathi.
11Nansi ikhophi yencwadi abayithumela kuye inkosi u-Aritahishashita; Izinceku zakho, amadoda nganeno komfula, futhi ngaleso sikhathi.
12Makwazeke enkosini ukuthi amaJuda akhuphukele kithi evela kuwe efika eJerusalema ukwakha umuzi ohlubukayo nomubi, akha izingange zawo, ahlanganisa izisekelo.
13Manje makwazeke enkosini ukuthi uma lo muzi wakhiwe futhi izingange zibuye zivuswe, ngeke bakhokhise intela, intela, nentela, futhi kanjalo uyobeka engozini inzuzo yamakhosi.
14Ngoba manje sinegunya lendlu yenkosi, futhi kwakungafaneleki ngathi ukubona ihlazo lenkosi, ngakho-ke sathumela sayiqinisa inkosi;
15ukuze liphenywe egwalweni lwemilando yawoyihlo; ngalokho nizakufumana encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla, nazi ukuthi lo muzi ungumuzi ohlubukayo noyingozi emakhosini nasezifundeni, nokuthi babhebhethekisa ukuhlubuka phakathi kwawo. Okufanayo kwasendulo: kungani lo muzi wachithwa.
16Siyayitshela inkosi ukuthi, uma lo muzi uvuselelwa futhi izingange zawo ziphakanyiswa, ngeke ube nasabelo ngale ndlela ngaphesheya komfula.
17Inkosi yasithumela impendulo kuRehumi umlawuli, loShimishayi umbhali, labanye abangane babo abahlala eSamariya lakwabanye abangaphetsheya koMfula: Ukuthula, njalonjalo.
18Incwadi enasithumelela yona ifundwe ngokucacile phambi kwami.
19Ngakhipha umyalo, kwaphenywa, kwafunyanwa ukuthi lo muzi wasendulo wawuhlubukile emakhosini, nokuthi kwenziwa kuwo ukuhlubuka nokuhlubuka.
20Kwakukhona futhi amakhosi anamandla phezu kweJerusalema, ayebusa phezu kwawo wonke amazwe aphesheya koMfula; futhi imigwaqo, izintela kanye nemigwaqo yakhokhelwa kubo.
21Ngalokho yala ukuba umise laba bantu, lo muzi ungakhiwa, kuze kukhishwe omunye umyalo ovela kimi.
22Qaphelani-ke ukuthi lingenzi lokhu: kungani kwande ububi emakhosini?
23Lapho ikhophi yencwadi yenkosi u-Aritahishashita ifundwa phambi kukaRehumi noShimishayi umbhali nabangane babo, bashesha bakhuphukela eJerusalema kumaJuda babamisa ngamandla nangenkani.
24Khona-ke umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema wema. Waphela kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.
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