UEzra uya eJerusalema

7Njalo emva kwalezizinto, ekubuseni kukaAthakisekisi inkosi yePerisiyaa, uEzra indodana kaSeraya, indodana kaAzariya, indodana kaHilikhiya, 2 indodana kaShaluma, indodana kaZadoki, indodana kaAhitubi, 3 indodana kaAmariya, indodana kaAzariya, indodana kaMerayothi, 4 indodana kaZerahiya, indodana kaUzi, indodana kaBuki, 5 indodana kaAbishuwa, indodana kaPhinehasi, indodana kaEleyazare, indodana kaAroni umpristi oyinhlokob. 6 UEzra lo wenyuka esuka eBhabhiloni; njalo wayengumbhali oyingcitshi emlayweni kaMozisi, uJehova uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ayewunikilec. Inkosi yasimnika sonke isicelo sakhe, njengokwesandla sikaJehova uNkulunkulu wakhe esiphezu kwakhed.

7 Kwasekusenyuka abanye babantwana bakoIsrayeli lababapristie lamaLevi labahlabeleli labalindimasango lamaNethinif baya eJerusalema ngomnyaka wesikhombisa kaAthakisekisi inkosi. 8 Wasefika eJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu okwakungumnyaka wesikhombisa wenkosi. 9 Ngoba ngolokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala waqala ukwenyuka esuka eBhabhiloni, langolokuqala lwenyanga yesihlanu wafika eJerusalema, ngokwesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wakhe phezu kwakheg. 10 Ngoba uEzra wayelungise inhliziyo yakhe ukudinga umlayo weNkosi lokuwenzah, lokufundisa umthetho lesimiso koIsrayelii.

11 Le-ke yikhophi yencwadi inkosi uAthakisekisi ayinika uEzra umpristi, umbhali, umbhali wamazwi emilayo yeNkosi lowezimiso zayo kuIsrayeli.

12 UAthakisekisi inkosi yamakhosij kuEzra umpristi, umbhali womlayo kaNkulunkulu wamazulu, ukuthula okupheleleyo, langesikhathi esinjek: 13 Umthetho umiswa yimi wokuthi wonke ozithandelayo embusweni wami esizweni sakoIsrayeli labapristi baso lamaLevi ukuya eJerusalema angahamba lawel. 14 Ngoba uthunyiwe yinkosi labacebisi bayo abayisikhombisa ukuyahlolisisa ngoJuda langeJerusalema ngokomlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho osesandleni sakhom, 15 lokuthwala isiliva legolide inkosi labacebisi bayo abakunikele ngesihle kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayelin ondawo yakhe yokuhlala iseJerusalemao, 16 lalo lonke isiliva legolide ongakuthola esigabeni sonke seBhabhiloni lomnikelo wesihle wabantu labapristip abanikelela indlu kaNkulunkulu wabo eseJerusalema ngesihleq, 17 ukuthi uthenge masinyane ngalimali izinkunzi, izinqama, amawundlu, leminikelo yakho yokudlar, leminikelo yakho yokunathwayos, ukunikele phezu kwelathi lendlu kaNkulunkulu wenu eseJerusalemat. 18 Lokukulungeleyo wena labafowenu ukukwenza ngesiliva legolide eliseleyo, kwenzeni lokhu ngokwentando kaNkulunkulu wenu. 19 Lezitsha ezinikelwe kuwe zomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wakho, zinikele ngokupheleleyo phambi kukaNkulunkulu weJerusalema. 20 Lokunye okuswelekayo endlini kaNkulunkulu wakho okufanele ukuphe, uzakunika kuvela endlini yenotho yenkosi. 21 Mina-ke Athakisekisi inkosi, umlayo umiswe yimi kubo bonke abaphathi bezikhwama abangaphetsheya komfula ukuthi konke uEzra umpristi, umbhali womlayo kaNkulunkulu wamazulu, azakucela kini, kwenziwe masinyaneu, 22 kuze kufike kumathalenta* esiliva alikhulu, njalo kuze kufike kumakhori* engqoloyi alikhulu, njalo kuze kufike kumabhathi* alikhulu ewayini, njalo kuze kufike kumabhathi alikhulu amafutha, letshwayi elingelasimisov. 23 Konke okungokomlayo kaNkulunkulu wamazulu kakwenzelwe indlu kaNkulunkulu wamazulu ngokukhuthala, ngoba kungani kuzakuba lolaka phezu kombuso wenkosi lamadodana ayow? 24 Futhi siyalazisa mayelana labo bonke abapristi, lamaLevi, abahlabeleli, abalindimasango, amaNethini, lenceku zalindlu kaNkulunkulu, kakulagunya ukubeka phezu kwabo umthelo, imali eyimfanelo, lemali yendlelax. 25 Wena-ke Ezra, ngokwenhlakanipho kaNkulunkulu wakho esesandleni sakhoy, beka omantshi labahluleli abazakwahlulela bonke abantu abangaphetsheya komfula, bonke abayaziyo imilayo kaNkulunkulu wakhoz; longayaziyo limfundisea. 26 Wonke-ke ongawenziyo umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho lomlayo wenkosi, isigwebo kasenziwe ngokukhuthala phezu kwakhe, kungaba ngokufa, loba ngokuxotshwa, loba ngokuthathelwa impahla, loba ngezibopho.

27 Kayibusiswe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabobabab eyakufaka kanje enhliziyweni yenkosi ukucecisa indlu yeNkosi eseJerusalemac, 28 eyelule umusa kimi phambi kwenkosid labacebisi bayo laphambi kwazo zonke izinduna ezilamandla zenkosie. Mina-ke ngaqiniswa ngokwesandla seNkosi uNkulunkulu wami phezu kwami, ngabutha koIsrayeli inhloko ukwenyuka lamif.