Abahamba loEzra

8Laba-ke zinhloko zaboyise, lombhalo wosendo lwabo abenyuka lami besuka eBhabhiloni ekubuseni kukaAthakisekisi inkosi. 2 Kumadodana kaPhinehasi: UGerishomua. Kumadodana kaIthamarib: UDaniyelic. Kumadodana kaDavida: UHathushid. 3 Kumadodana kaShekaniyae, kumadodana kaParoshif: UZekhariya, njalo kanye laye kwabhalwa ngombhalo wosendo, kwabesilisa, ikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu. 4 Kumadodana kaPahathi-Mowabi: UEliyowenayi, indodana kaZerahiya, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamakhulu amabilig. 5 Kumadodana kaShekaniya: Indodana kaJahaziyeli, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamakhulu amathathuh. 6 Njalo kumadodana kaAdini: UEbedi indodana kaJonathani, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamatshumi amahlanui. 7 Lakumadodana kaElamu: UJeshaya indodana kaAthaliya, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamatshumi ayisikhombisaj. 8 Lakumadodana kaShefathiya: UZebhadiya indodana kaMikayeli, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamatshumi ayisificaminwembilik. 9 Kumadodana kaJowabi: UObhadiya indodana kaJehiyeli, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamakhulu amabili letshumi lesificaminwembilil. 10 Lakumadodana kaShelomithi: Indodana kaJosifiya, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abalikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha. 11 Lakumadodana kaBebayi: UZekhariya indodana kaBebayi, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abangamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembilim. 12 Lakumadodana kaAzigadi: UJohanani indodana kaHakatani, njalo kanye laye abesilisa abalikhulu letshumin. 13 Lakumadodana okucina kaAdonikamu, omabizo abo yila: OElifeleti, uJehiyeli, loShemaya, njalo kanye labo abesilisa abangamatshumi ayisithuphao. 14 Lakumadodana kaBigivayi: OUthayi loZabudi, njalo kanye labo abesilisa abangamatshumi ayisikhombisap.

15 Ngasengibabuthanisa ngasemfuleni oya eAhavaq, samisa inkamba khona insuku ezintathu. Ngananzelela abantu labapristi, njalo kangitholanga lapho abamadodana kaLevir. 16 Ngasengithuma kuEliyezeri, kuAriyeli, kuShemaya, lakuElinathani, lakuJaribi, lakuElinathani, lakuNathani, lakuZekhariyas, lakuMeshulamu, izinhloko, lakuJoyaribi, lakuElinathani, abaqedisisayot, 17 ngasengibalayela kuIdo, inhloko endaweni iKasifiya, ngafaka amazwi emlonyeni wabo ukuthi bathi kuIdo, labafowabo, amaNethini endaweni iKasifiya, ukuthi basilethele izikhonzi zendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu. 18 Basebesilethela ngokwesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wethu phezu kwethu umuntu oqedisisayou emadodaneni kaMahli indodana kaLevi indodana kaIsrayeliv; loSherebiya lamadodana akhe labafowabo, itshumi lesificaminwembiliw; 19 loHashabhiyax, njalo kanye laye uJeshaya emadodaneni kaMerari, abafowabo lamadodana abo, amatshumi amabiliy; 20 lakumaNethiniz, uDavida leziphathamandla ababewanikele emsebenzini wamaLevi, amaNethini angamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili, wonke awo abizwa ngamabizoa.

21 Ngasengimemezela ukuzila ukudla khonab emfuleni iAhavac ukuze sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethud, sizidingele kuye indlela eqondileyo thina labantwanyana bethu lazo zonke impahla zethue. 22 Ngoba ngaba lenhloni ukucela enkosini ibutho labagadi bamabhiza ukusinceda ezitheni endleleni; ngoba sasiyitshelile inkosi sisithi: Isandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu siphezu kwabo bonkef abamdinga kube okuhleg, kodwa amandla akhe lolaka lwakhe kuphezu kwabo bonke abamdelayoh. 23 Ngakho sazila ukudla sadinga kuNkulunkulu wethu ngenxa yalokhu; wasencengeka ngathii.

24 Ngasengisehlukanisa abalitshumi lambili kunhloko zabapristi, oSherebiyaj, uHashabhiya, labalitshumi kubafowabo kanye labok. 25 Ngasengibalinganisela isiliva legolide lezitshal, umnikelo wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethum, inkosi labacebisi bayo leziphathamandla zayo loIsrayeli wonke owayekhona ababekunikelen; 26 ngasengilinganisa esandleni sabo amathalenta* esiliva angamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu, lamathalenta alikhulu ezitsha zesiliva, lamathalenta egolide alikhulu, 27 lemiganu yegolide engamatshumi amabilio kuze kube zinhlamvu eziyinkulungwane, lezitsha ezimbili zethusi elikhazimulayo elihle eliloyiseka njengegolidep. 28 Ngasengisithi kibo: Lingcwele eNkosiniq, lezitsha zingcweler; lesiliva legolide kungumnikelo wesihle eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wabobabas. 29 Kulondolozeni likugcine lize likulinganise phambi kwenduna yabapristi lamaLevi lenhloko zaboyise bakoIsrayeli eJerusalema, emakamelweni endlu yeNkosit. 30 Abapristi lamaLevi basebesemukela isisindo sesiliva legolide lezitsha, ukuze bakuse eJerusalema, endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.

31 Sasuka-ke emfuleni iAhavau ngolwetshumi lambili lwenyanga yokuqala ukuya eJerusalemav. Lesandla sikaNkulunkulu wethu sasiphezu kwethu, wasikhulula esandleni sesitha lomcathami endleleniw. 32 Safika-ke eJerusalema, sahlala khona insuku ezintathux.

33 Kwathi ngosuku lwesine isiliva legolide lezitsha kwalinganiswa endlini kaNkulunkulu wethuy ngesandla sikaMeremothiz indodana kaUriya umpristia, njalo kanye laye uEleyazare indodana kaPhinehasi, njalo kanye labo oJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwab, loNowadiya indodana kaBinuwi, amaLevic, 34 ngenani ngesisindo sakho konke; laso sonke isisindo sabhalwa ngalesosikhathi. 35 Abantwana bokuthunjwa ababebuyile ekuthunjweni banikela iminikelo yokutshiswa kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayelid, amajongosi alitshumi lambili ngenxa kaIsrayeli wonke, izinqama ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lesithupha, amawundlu angamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa, izimpongo ezilitshumi lambili zaba ngumnikelo wesono; konke kwakungumnikelo wokutshiswa eNkosinie.

36 Basebenika imithetho yenkosif kuziphathamandla zenkosig lakubabusih nganeno komfula; basekela abantu lendlu kaNkulunkului.