U-Ezra 10 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Ezra 10 Isivumelwano noNkulunkulu sokususa bonke abesifazane nabazalwa yibona

¹ U-Ezra esekhulekile nokuvuma izono, wakhala, wakhuleka phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, ibandla elikhulu kakhulu lamadoda, nabesifazane, nabantwana, labuthana kuye kwa-Israyeli; ngoba abantu bakhala kakhulu.

² USheganiya, indodana kaJehiyeli, omunye wamadodana ka-Elamu, waphendula, wathi ku-Ezra: “Siphambukile kuNkulunkulu wethu, sathatha abesifazane babezizwe kubantu bezwe; kodwa likhona ithemba kwa-Israyeli ngale ndaba.

³ Manje masenze isivumelwano noNkulunkulu wethu sokususa bonke abesifazane nabazelwe yibo ngokweseluleko senkosi yami nesalabo abathuthumela ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu wethu; futhi makwenziwe ngokomthetho.

⁴ Sukumani; ngoba lendaba ingeyenu; futhi sizoba nawe; yiba nesibindi ukwenze.

⁵ Khona-ke u-Ezra wasukuma wafungisa abapristi abakhulu namaLevi no-Israyeli wonke ukuthi benze ngokuvumelana naleli zwi. Futhi bafunga.

⁶ U-Ezra wayesesuka phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, wangena ekamelweni likaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi, wafika khona, akadlanga sinkwa, akaphuzanga manzi; ngokuba walilela isiphambeko sabathunjwa.

⁷ Bamemeza kwaJuda naseJerusalema kubo bonke abantwana babathunjwa ukuba bababuthele eJerusalema;

⁸ Futhi ukuthi noma ubani owayengafiki phakathi kwezinsuku ezintathu ngokweseluleko sezikhulu nabadala, yonke impahla yakhe yayiyothathwa, futhi kwakumelwe ahlukaniswe nenhlangano yabathunjwa.

⁹ Bonke abantu bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini babuthana eJerusalema ngezinsuku ezintathu. Kwakuyinyanga yesishiyagalolunye, ngosuku lwamashumi amabili lwenyanga; bonke abantu bahlala esigcawini sendlu kaNkulunkulu bethuthumela ngenxa yale ndaba nangenxa yemvula enkulu.

¹⁰ Umpristi u-Ezra wasukuma, wathi kubo: “Niphambukile, nithathe abesifazane babezizwe ukuze nandise isiphambeko sika-Israyeli.

¹¹ Ngakho vumani manje uJehova uNkulunkulu wawoyihlo, nenze njengokufisa kwakhe, nizahlukanise nabantu bezwe nakwabesifazane bezizweni.

¹² Ibandla lonke laphendula, lathi ngezwi elikhulu: “Simelwe ukwenza njengokusho kwakho.

¹³ Kodwa abantu baningi, futhi kuyisikhathi semvula enkulu, futhi asinakuma ngaphandle, futhi akuwona umsebenzi wosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili, ngoba baningi bethu abonile kule ndaba.

¹⁴ Manje izinduna zethu zebandla lonke mazisukume, futhi bonke abathathe abafazi bezizwe emizini yethu mabeze ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo, kanye namalunga ayo yonke imizi nabahluleli bayo, kuze kufike ulaka lukaNkulunkulu wethu phezu kwalo suka kithi.

¹⁵ Kuphela ngoJonathani indodana ka-Asaheli noJahasiya indodana kaThikiva ababesebenza kule ndaba; oMeshulamu noSabhethayi umLevi babasiza.

¹⁶ Abantwana beziboshwa benze njalo. U-Ezra umpristi, nezinhloko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise, nabo bonke ngokwamagama abo, bahlukaniswa, bahlala phansi ukuyiphenya indaba ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yeshumi.

¹⁷ Base beqeda wonke amadoda athatha abafazi bezizwe ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala.

¹⁸ Kwafunyanwa phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ababethathe abafazi bezizwe emadodaneni kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nabafowabo; noMahaseya, no-Eliyezeri, noJaribi, noGedaliya.

¹⁹ Banika izandla zabo ukwehlukanisa omkebo; futhi ngenxa yokuthi babenecala, banikela ngenqama ngesiphambeko sabo.

²⁰ Kumadodana ka-Imeri; uHanani noZebadiya.

²¹ Emadodaneni kaHarimi: oMahaseya, no-Eliya, noShemaya, noJehiyeli, no-Uziya.

²² Emadodaneni kaPhasguri: u-Eljoenayi, noMahaseya, no-Ishmayeli, noNethaneli, noJozabadi, no-Elasa.

²³ NakubaLevi; uJozabadi, noShimeyi, noKelaya, okungukuthi uKelitha, noPetagiya, noJuda, no-Eliyezeri.

²⁴ Nakubahlabeleli; nakubabalindisango; uShalumi noTelemu no-Uri.

²⁵ Kwa-Israyeli: emadodaneni kaPharosi: uRamiya, noJesiya, noMalkhiya, noMiyamini, no-Eleyazare, noMalikiya, noBenaya.

²⁶ Emadodaneni ka-Elamu; oMathaniya, noZakariya, noJehiyeli, no-Abidi, noJeremoti, no-Eliya.

²⁷ Emadodaneni kaSathu; u-Elijonayi, u-Eliyashibi, uMathaniya, noJeremoti, noZabadi, no-Asisa.

²⁸ Emadodaneni kaBebayi; uJohanani, uHananiya, uSabhayi no-Atlayi.

²⁹ Emadodaneni kaBani: noMeshulamu, noMalugi, no-Adaya, noJashubi, noShehali, noRamoti.

³⁰ Emadodaneni kaPhahati Mowabi; u-Adina, noKelali, noBenaya, noMahaseya, noMathaniya, noBesaleli, noBhinuwi, noManase.

³¹ Kumadodana kaHarimi: u-Eliyezeri, u-Ishiya, uMalkhiya, uShemaya, noSimeyoni,

³² noBenjamini, noMaluki, noShemariya.

³³ Kumadodana kaHashumi; uMathenayi, uMatata, uZabadi, u-Elifeleti, uJeremiya, uManase, noShimeyi.

³⁴ Kumadodana kaBani: uMahadayi, u-Amramu no-Uweli,

³⁵ uBhenaya, uBedeya, uKelu,

³⁶ uVanya, uMeremoti, u-Eliyashibi,

³⁷ uMathaniya, uMathenayi, noJahawu,

³⁸ noBhani noBhinuwi, noShimeyi,

³⁹ noShelemiya, noNathani, no-Adaya,

⁴⁰ noMakinadebhayi, noShashayi, noSharai,

⁴¹ u-Azareli noShelemiya, noShemariya,

⁴² uShalumi, no-Amariya, noJosefa.

⁴³ Emadodaneni aseNebo: uJehiyeli, noMatitja, noSabadi, noSebina, noJadawu, noJoweli, noBenaya.

⁴⁴ Bonke bathatha abafazi babezizwe, futhi abanye babo babenabafazi abazalela kubo abantwana.