U-Ezra 4 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Ezra 4 Izitha zikaJuda

¹ Kwathi izitha zakwaJuda noBenjamini zizwa ukuthi abantwana bokuthunjwa bamakhele uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ithempeli;

² Base befika kuZerubabele nasezinhloko zawoyise, bathi kubo: “Masakhe kanye nani, ngokuba sifuna uNkulunkulu wenu njengani; siyamhlabela kusukela emihleni ka-Esarihadoni, inkosi yase-Asiriya, owasiletha lapha.

³ Kepha 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.

⁴ Abantu bezwe babenza buthakathaka izandla zabantwana bakwaJuda, babaphazamisa ngesakhiwo;

⁵ Wabaqasha abeluleki ukuba bachithe icebo labo, zonke izinsuku zikaKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, kwaze kwaba sekubuseni kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.

⁶ Kwathi ekubuseni kuka-Ahashiveroshi, ekuqaleni kokubusa kwakhe, bamlobela incwadi yecala kwabakhileyo kwaJuda naseJerusalema.

⁷ Emihleni ka-Aritahishashita, uBislam, noMitredati, uThabeli nabanye abangane babo balobela u-Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya; ukubhalwa kwencwadi kulotshiwe ngesi-Aramu, kwahunyushwa ngesi-Aramu.

⁸ URehumi, umbusi, noShimishayi, umbhali, balobela inkosi u-Aritahishashita incwadi ngeJerusalema;

⁹ Base bebhala uRehume umbusi, noShimishayi, umbhali, nabanye abangane babo; namaDina, nama-Afarzati, namaTarpeli, nama-Afarsite, nama-Arigi, nama-Babele, namaShushani, namaDehavi, nama-Elamu,

¹⁰ Nezinye izizwe, u-Asnapari omkhulu nohloniphekayo azithatha, wazihlalisa emizini yaseSamariya, nezinye ezingaphesheya koMfula, nangaleso sikhathi.

¹¹ Nansi ikhophi yencwadi abayithumela kuye inkosi u-Aritahishashita; Izinceku zakho, amadoda nganeno komfula, futhi ngaleso sikhathi.

¹² Makwazeke enkosini ukuthi amaJuda akhuphukele kithi evela kuwe efika eJerusalema ukwakha umuzi ohlubukayo nomubi, akha izingange zawo, ahlanganisa izisekelo.

¹³ Manje makwazeke enkosini ukuthi uma lo muzi wakhiwe futhi izingange zibuye zivuswe, ngeke bakhokhise intela, intela, nentela, futhi kanjalo uyobeka engozini inzuzo yamakhosi.

¹⁴ Ngoba manje sinegunya lendlu yenkosi, futhi kwakungafaneleki ngathi ukubona ihlazo lenkosi, ngakho-ke sathumela sayiqinisa inkosi;

¹⁵ ukuze 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.

¹⁶ Siyayitshela inkosi ukuthi, uma lo muzi uvuselelwa futhi izingange zawo ziphakanyiswa, ngeke ube nasabelo ngale ndlela ngaphesheya komfula.

¹⁷ Inkosi yasithumela impendulo kuRehumi umlawuli, loShimishayi umbhali, labanye abangane babo abahlala eSamariya lakwabanye abangaphetsheya koMfula: Ukuthula, njalonjalo.

¹⁸ Incwadi enasithumelela yona ifundwe ngokucacile phambi kwami.

¹⁹ Ngakhipha umyalo, kwaphenywa, kwafunyanwa ukuthi lo muzi wasendulo wawuhlubukile emakhosini, nokuthi kwenziwa kuwo ukuhlubuka nokuhlubuka.

²⁰ Kwakukhona futhi amakhosi anamandla phezu kweJerusalema, ayebusa phezu kwawo wonke amazwe aphesheya koMfula; futhi imigwaqo, izintela kanye nemigwaqo yakhokhelwa kubo.

²¹ Ngalokho yala ukuba umise laba bantu, lo muzi ungakhiwa, kuze kukhishwe omunye umyalo ovela kimi.

²² Qaphelani-ke ukuthi lingenzi lokhu: kungani kwande ububi emakhosini?

²³ Lapho ikhophi yencwadi yenkosi u-Aritahishashita ifundwa phambi kukaRehumi noShimishayi umbhali nabangane babo, bashesha bakhuphukela eJerusalema kumaJuda babamisa ngamandla nangenkani.

²⁴ Khona-ke umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema wema. Waphela kwaze kwaba ngumnyaka wesibili wokubusa kukaDariyu inkosi yasePheresiya.