Abesifazana labantwana babezizwe bayalahlwa

10Kwathi uEzra esakhuleka esavumaa, ekhala inyembezi eziwisela phansib phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkuluc, kwabuthana kuye ibandla elikhulu kakhulu lamadoda labesifazana labantwana, livela kuIsrayeli, ngoba abantu bakhala inyembezi ngokukhala okukhulu.

2 UShekaniya indodana kaJehiyelid owamadodana kaElamu wasephendula wathi kuEzra: Thina siphambukile kuNkulunkulu wethue, sathatha abafazi bezizweni abavela ezizweni zelizwe; kodwa khathesi kukhona ithemba koIsrayeli mayelana lalokhu. 3 Ngakho-ke asenze isivumelwano loNkulunkulu wethu ukuze sikhuphe bonke abafazi lokuzelwe yibo ngokweseluleko senkosi yami lesabathuthumela emlayweni kaNkulunkulu wethuf; kakwenziwe-ke ngokomlayog. 4 Sukuma, ngoba udaba luphezu kwakho, lathi silawe. Qina, wenzeh. 5 Wasesukuma uEzra, wafungisa induna zabapristi, amaLevi, loIsrayeli wonke, ukuthi benze ngokwalelilizwi. Basebefungai.

6 UEzra wasesukuma esuka phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkuluj, waya endlinik kaJehohananil indodana kaEliyashibim; wathi efika lapho kadlanga sinkwa kanathanga manzi, ngoba elilela ububi babathunjiweyon. 7 Basebesenza isimemezelo sedlule koJuda leJerusalema kubo bonke abantwana bokuthunjwa ukuthi babuthane eJerusalemao, 8 lokuthi loba ngubani ongafikanga ngensuku ezintathu, ngokweseluleko seziphathamandla labadala, impahla yakhe yonke izadliwa, yena ehlukaniswe lebandla labathunjiweyo.

9 Wonke amadoda akoJuda loBhenjamini asebuthana eJerusalema ngensuku ezintathu. Kwakuyinyanga yesificamunwemunye ngolwamatshumi amabili lwenyanga. Bonke abantu basebehlala egumeni lendlu kaNkulunkulu beqhaqhazela ngenxa yaloludaba langenxa yezulu elikhulup. 10 UEzra umpristi wasukuma wathi kibo: Lina liphambukile lathatha abafazi bezizweni, ukwandisa isiphambeko sikaIsrayeli. 11 Ngakho-ke yenzani uvumo eNkosini uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, lenze intando yayoq, lizehlukanise lezizwe zelizwe, lakubafazi bezizwenir. 12 Ibandla lonke laseliphendula lathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Njengamazwi akho, ngokunjalo kuphezu kwethu ukuthi sikwenze. 13 Kodwa abantu banengi, njalo kuyisikhathi sezulu elinengi, njalo singeme phandle. Futhi kakusimsebenzi wosuku olulodwa njalo hatshi owezimbili, ngoba sibanengi esiphambukileyo kuloludaba. 14 Ake zime iziphathamandla zethu zebandla lonke, labo bonke abasemizini yethu abathethe abafazi bezizweni beze ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo, njalo kanye labo abadala bomuzi ngomuzi labahluleli bawos, size sidedise ukuvutha kolaka lukaNkulunkulu wethu mayelana laloludabat.

15 NgoJonathani indodana kaAsaheli loJahazeya indodana kaTikiva kuphela abamelana lalokho; loMeshulamuu loShabethayi umLevi babancedisav. 16 Abantwana bokuthunjwa besebesenza njalo. UEzra umpristi, amadoda, inhloko zaboyise ngendlu yaboyise, labo bonke ngamabizo, basebesehlukaniswa; basebehlala ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yetshumi ukuhlola loludabaw. 17 Basebeqeda lawo wonke amadoda ayethethe abafazi bezizweni kwaze kwaba lusuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqalax.

18 Kwasekutholakala phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ayethethe abafazi bezizweni: Emadodaneni kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki labafowabo: OMahaseya loEliyezeri loJaribi loGedaliyay. 19 Basebenika isandla sabo ukuthi bazakhupha abafazi baboz; ngoba belecala banikela inqama yomhlambi ngecala laboa. 20 Lemadodaneni kaImeri: OHanani loZebhadiyab. 21 Lemadodaneni kaHarimic: OMahaseyad loEliya loShemayae loJehiyeli loUziya. 22 Lemadodaneni kaPashurif: OEliyowenayig, uMahaseya, uIshmayeli, uNethaneli, uJozabadi, loElasah. 23 LakumaLevi: OJozabadii, loShimeyi, loKelaya onguKelitaj, uPethahiya, uJuda, loEliyezerik. 24 Lakubahlabeleli: UEliyashibi. Lakubalindimasango: OShaluma loTelema loUri. 25 LakuIsrayeli: Emadodaneni kaParoshil: ORamiya loIziya loMalikiyam loMijamini loEleyazare loMalikiyan loBhenaya. 26 Lemadodaneni kaElamu: OMathaniya, uZekhariya, loJehiyeli, loAbidi, loJeremothi, loEliyao. 27 Lemadodaneni kaZathu: OEliyowenayi, uEliyashibi, uMathaniya, loJeremothi, loZabadi, loAzizap. 28 Lemadodaneni kaBebayiq: OJehohanani, uHananiya, uZabayi, uAthilayir. 29 Lemadodaneni kaBanis: OMeshulamu, uMalukit, loAdaya, uJashubi, loSheyali, loRamothi. 30 Lemadodaneni kaPahathi-Mowabiu: OAdina, loKelali, uBhenaya, uMahaseyav, uMathaniya, uBhezaleli, loBinuwi, loManase. 31 Lamadodana kaHarimiw: OEliyezeri, uIshiya, uMalikiyax, uShemaya, uShimeyoni, 32 uBhenjaminiy, uMalukiz, uShemariya. 33 Emadodaneni kaHashuma: OMathenayi, uMathatha, uZabadi, uElifeleti, uJeremayi, uManase, uShimeyia. 34 Emadodaneni kaBani: OMahadayi, uAmramu, loUweli, 35 uBhenaya, uBedeya, uKeluhi, 36 uVaniya, uMeremothi, uEliyashibi, 37 uMathaniya, uMathenayi, loJahasa, 38 loBani, loBinuwi, uShimeyib, 39 loShelemiya, loNathani, loAdayac, 40 uMakinadebayi, uShashayi, uSharayi, 41 uAzareli, uShelemiya, uShemariya, 42 uShaluma, uAmariya, uJosefa. 43 Lemadodaneni kaNebod: OJeyiyeli, uMathithiya, uZabadi, uZebina, uJadayi, loJoweli, uBhenayae. 44 Bonke laba babethethe abafazi bezizweni; njalo kwakukhona phakathi kwabo abafazi ababezele abantwanaf.