U-EZRA 10 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Ukuvuma kwabantu izono

¹ Kwathi u-Ezra asathandaza njalo avuma izono, alila begodu azilahlele phasi phambi kwethempeli lakaZimu, ihlangano ekulu yamadoda, abafazi nabantwana ephuma kwa-Israyeli, yabuthana kuye. Nayo yalila kabuhlungu.

² UTjhekaniya umsa kaJerhiyeli weenzukulwana zaka-Elamu, wakhuluma no-Ezra wathi: “Akhange sithembeke kuZimethu ngokuthatha abafazi abatjhili bezizwe zenarha le. Nokho ngaphandle kwalokho kusekhona ithemba ku-Israyeli.

³ Nje-ke asenzeni isivumelwano noZimethu sokobana siqotjhe abafazaba nabantwababo, kube njengombana ikosanami iluleka kanye nalabo abesaba umyalo kaZimethu. Lokho akwenziwe ngokomthetho.

⁴ Yeke sikima ngombana kumsebenzakho lokho, thina sijame nawe. Qina idolo, ukwenze lokho.”

⁵ Nje-ke u-Ezra wasikima wafungisa abarholi babaphristi, amaLevi nama-Israyeli woke bonyana benze njengombana kukhulunyiwe. Ngendlela leyo benza isifungo.

⁶ U-Ezra wasuka phambi kwethempeli lakaZimu waya ngelawini lakaJorhanani umsa ka-Eliyatjhibu, wahlala khonapho angadli godu angaseli amanzi ngombana gade alilela ukungathembeki kwabathunjwa.

⁷ Kwakhutjhwa isimemezelo kilo loke lakwaJuda neJerusalema kobana abathunjwa ababuyileko kufuze bahlangane eJerusalema.

⁸ Kwathiwa loyo ongeze afike phakathi kwamalanga amathathu, ngokwesiphakamiso seenkhulu nabaphathi, kufuze alobe yoke ipahlakhe, kuthi naye mbala angasabalwa emphakathini wabathunjwa.

⁹ Woke amadoda wakwaJuda newakwaBhenjamini abuthana eJerusalema emalangeni amathathu. Inyanga yethoba beyinamalanga amatjhumi amabili lokha nakwenzeka lokho. Nje-ke abantwabo bahlala ecabazini phambi kwethempeli lakaZimu. Bebathuthumela ngendaba leyo nangenca yezulu elalina liwuluka.

¹⁰ U-Ezra umphristi wasikima wathi kibo: “Madoda, niphambukile ngokuthatha abafazi abatjhili, ngalokho nandise icala kwa-Israyeli.

¹¹ Nje-ke vumani izono kuSomnini uZimu waboyihlo, nenze intandwakhe. Hlukanani nabantu bezizwe zenarha le begodu nihlukane nabafazi abatjhili.”

¹² Ihlangano yaphendula ngelizwi elikhulu yathi: “Kunjalo uqinisile! Kufuze senze njengombana utjhwile!

¹³ Manje abantu banengi begodu sikhathi sezulu elinengi, yeke asizukukghona ukujama ebalenapha. Indaba le, akusiyo yelanga linye namkha amabili ngombana siphambuke khulu ngayo.

¹⁴ Iinkhulu zethu azijamele yoke ihlangano, kuthi boke emadorobhenethu abathethe abafazi abatjhili beze ngeenkhathi ezijanyisiweko neenkhulu kanye nabagwebi bamadorobho woke. Lokho akwenziwe ukuze kusuke ubukhali obuvuthako bakaZimethu phezu kwethu mayelana nendaba le.”

¹⁵ Kwaba nguJonathani umsa ka-Asaheli noJarhizeya umsa kaTikhiva kwaphela abaphikisana nendaba leyo, basekelwa nguMetjhulamu noTjhabetayi umLevi.

¹⁶ Abathunjwa ababuyileko benza njengombana bekuphakanyisiwe. U-Ezra umphristi wakhetha amadoda aziinhloko zemindeni yaboyise, enye nenye itloliswe ngokwebizo layo begodu ijamele umndenayo. Ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yetjhumi, bahlala phasi kobana baqalisise indaba leyo.

¹⁷ Kwathi ngomnyaka olandelako lokha inyanga yokuthoma nayinelanga, bafika esiphethweni sendaba yabantu abathethe abafazi abatjhili.

¹⁸ Ebegade bathethe abafazi abatjhili phakathi kweenzukulwana zabaphristi ngilaba: Eenzukulwaneni zakaJetjhuwa, umsa kaJotsadakhi nezabafowabo bekunguMaseya, u-Eliyezeri, uJaribi noGedaliya.

¹⁹ (Bona baqinisekisa bonyana bazokuqotjha abafazi babo abatjhili. Mayelana nomnikelo wehlawulo, banikela omunye nomunye ngeqama eliphuma emhlambini bona kuhlanjululwe icala labo.)

²⁰ Eenzukulwaneni zaka-Imeri kunguRhanani noZebadiya;

²¹ eenzukulwaneni zakaRharimu kunguMaseya, u-Eliya, uTjhemaya uJerhiyeli no-Uziya;

²² eenzukulwaneni zakaPhatjhirhuri kungu-Eliyowenayi, uMaseya, u-Itjhimayeli, uNetaneli, uJozabadi no-Elasa.

²³ KumaLevi: kunguJozabadi, uTjhimeyi, uKhelaya (okutjho uKelitha), uPetarhiya, uJuda no-Eliyezeri.

²⁴ Kubavumi: kungu-Eliyatjhibu. Kubalindisango: kunguTjhalumu, uThelemu no-Uri.

²⁵ Kuma-Israyeli: eenzukulwaneni zakaParotjhi kunguRamiya, uJiziya, uMalikiya, uMiyamini, u-Elazara, uMalikiya noBhenaya;

²⁶ eenzukulwaneni zaka-Elamu kunguMataniya, uZakariya, uJerhiyeli, u-Abidi, uJeremothi no-Eliya;

²⁷ eenzukulwaneni zakaZatu kungu-Eliyowenayi, u-Eliyatjhibu, uMataniya, uJeremothi, uZabadi no-Aziza;

²⁸ eenzukulwaneni zakaBebayi kunguJorhanani, uRhananiya, uZabayi no-Atilayi;

²⁹ eenzukulwaneni zakaBhani kunguMetjhulamu, uMaluki, u-Adaya, uJatjhubi, uTjheyali noJeremothi;

³⁰ eenzukulwaneni zakaParhathi-Mowabi kungu-Adina, uKelali, uBhenaya, uMaseya, uMataniya, uBhetsaleli, uBhinuyi noManase;

³¹ eenzukulwaneni zakaRharimu kungu-Eliyezeri, uJitjhiya, uMalikiya, uTjhemaya, uSimiyoni,

³² uBhenjamini, uMaluki noTjhemariya;

³³ eenzukulwaneni zakaRhatjhumu kunguMatenayi, uMatata, uZabadi, u-Elifelethi, uJeremayi, uManase noTjhimeyi;

³⁴ eenzukulwaneni zakaBani kunguMadayi, u-Amramu, u-Uweli,

³⁵ uBhenaya, uBedeya, uKeluhu,

³⁶ uVaniya, uMeremothi, u-Eliyatjhibu,

³⁷ uMataniya, uMatenayi noJasayi;

³⁸ eenzukulwaneni zakaBhinuyi kunguTjhimeyi,

³⁹ uTjhelemiya, uNatani, u-Adaya,

⁴⁰ uMakinadibayi, uTjhatjhayi, uTjharayi,

⁴¹ u-Azariyeli, uTjhelemiya, uTjhemariya,

⁴² uTjhalumu, u-Amariya noJosefa;

⁴³ eenzukulwaneni zakaNebo kunguJehiyeli, uMatitiya, uZabadi, uZebina, uJadayi, uJuweli noBenaya.

⁴⁴ Boke labo bekungibo abathethe abafazi abatjhili. Abanye babafazabo bebababelethele abantwana.