U-EZRA 4 - IsiNdebele 2012 Translation

Imizamo yokujamelana nokuvuselelwa kwethempeli

¹ Kwathi lokha izitha zabakwaJuda nebakwaBhenjamini nazizwa bonyana abathunjwa ababuyileko bakha ithempeli lakaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli,

² zeza kuZerubhabheli neenhlokweni zemindeni, zathi kibo: “Sivumelani ukwakha nani ngombana njengani nathi siyamsaba uZimenu begodu sinikela imihlabelo kuye ukusukela emihleni ka-Esari-Rhadoni ikosi ye-Asiriya eyasiletha lapha.”

³ Kodwana uZerubhabheli, uJetjhuwa kanye nezinye iinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli bathi kizo: “Asinahlanganyelo nani ekwakhiweni kwethempeli lakaZimethu. Thina sisodwa sizakwakhela uSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli ithempeli njengombana uKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya yasiyala.”

⁴ Ukusukela ngesikhatheso abantu benarha leyo bethusela amaJuda bebawanyefula aphelelwa mdlandla wokwakha.

⁵ Esikhathini soke sokubusa kwakaKoretjhi ikosi yePheresiya bekube sembusweni kaDariyasi ikosi yePheresiya, abantwabo bafumbathisa abeluleki bonyana bajamelane nabantu bakwaJuda ngokuraranisa ihlelo labo lokwakha.

⁶ Ngesikhathi sokuthoma kokubusa kwaka-Arhatjhiverotjhi, izitha zatlola zamangalela izakhamuzi zakwaJuda neJerusalema.

⁷ Begodu emihleni ka-Aritarhitjhasta, uBhitjhilamu, uMiteredathi, uThabeyeli nenengi labasebenzisani babo batlolela u-Aritarhitjhasta ikosi yePheresiya incwadi. Incwadi leyo yatjhugululwa beyatlolwa ngomtlolo wesi-Aramu. Okulandelako kungesi-Aramu:

⁸ URerhumu ongundunakulu kanye noTjhimtjhayi usosiba bebatlolele ikosi u-Aritarhitjhasta incwadi emangalela iJerusalema. Yeke incwadi leyo yatlolwa

⁹ nguRerhumu ongundunakulu noTjhimtjhayi usosiba kanye nabasebenzisani babo boke: abagwebi, abazenda, iinkhulu, amaPheresiya, abahlali be-Uruki, beBhabheli nebeSusa (okuma-Elamu),

¹⁰ kanye nezizwe zoke u-Osinaphari ohlonipheke khulu agade azithumbe wazibeka emadorobheni weSamariya nesifundeni esingetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe. Nje-ke,

¹¹ naku umkhuphelo wencwadi abayithumelako: Ikosi u-Aritarhitjhasta. Iinceku zekosi, okutjho abantu abangetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe bayalotjhisa. Ngalokho

¹² sazisa ikosi bonyana amaJuda agade asuka kiyo ukuza kithi sele aseJerusalema. Khona njesi amatasatasa akhana nedorobho elihlubukileko nelikhohlakeleko. Kazi alungisa iinsekelo begodu avuselela namaboda.

¹³ Akwazeke ekosini bonyana lokha idorobheli nasele lakhiwe nemithangala seyivuselelwe, abantu bedorobhelo angeze basakhupha umthelo, isibiko nemali yendlela. Yeke indlu yamagugu wesigodlo izokulahlekelwa khulu.

¹⁴ Manje, njengombana siphila ngesigodlo, akusihlaleli kuhle thina ukubona ikosi idelelwa. Ngalokho sithumela incwadi le ekosini ukuyazisa

¹⁵ bonyana akuhlolisiswe kuhle encwadini yemilando yaboyise lekosi ngendaba le. Nje-ke encwadini yemilando leyo ikosi izakufunyana bonyana kazi idorobheli lingelokuhlubuka, linehlupho emakhosini neemfundeni begodu kwakade lidale bona kube nobuhlongandlebe. Kungebangelo labhujiswa.

¹⁶ Nje-ke, sazisa ikosi bonyana nange idorobheli lingavuselelwa begodu kuvuswe nemithangalalo iphele ukwakhiwa, ikosi angeze isaba nelawulo lesifunda esingetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe.

¹⁷ Ikosi u-Aritarhitjhasta yathumela ipendulo yathi: KuRerhumu ongundunakulu nakuTjhimtjhayi usosiba kanye nabasebenzisani babo boke abahlala eSamariya nesifundeni esingetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe. Ngiyabingelela.

¹⁸ Incwadi enayithumela kithi yafundwa ngokurhunyutjhwa phambi kwami.

¹⁹ Yeke ngikhuphe umyalo kwaphenywa. Kufunyenwe bona kwakade idorobheli livukele amakhosi nokobana ubuhlubuka nobuhlongandlebe kwenziwe kilo.

²⁰ Iye, iJerusalema beyinamakhosi aqinileko nanamandla, abuse isifunda soke esingetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe. Begade kukhutjhwa kiwo umthelo, isibiko kanye nemali yendlela.

²¹ Yeke khuphani umyalo bonyana amadoda lawo angasarageli phambili nomsebenzi wokuvuselela idorobhelo, ukufikela lapha mina ngizakukhupha khona omunye umyalo.

²² Tjhejani bona ningabi sidondi ngendaba le ukuze ubukhosi bungehlelwa mumonakalo omkhulu.

²³ Ngemva kokobana incwadi yekosi u-Aritarhitjhasta ifundwe phambi kwakaRerhumu noTjhimthayi usosiba kanye nabasebenzisani babo, bakhamba ngokurhaba okukhulu baya emaJudeni eJerusalema. Bawajamisa ngekani bona angasarageli phambili nomsebenzi wokwakha.

²⁴ Ngendlela leyo umsebenzi wethempeli lakaZimu ngeJerusalema wajanyiswa bekwaba mnyaka wesibili wokubusa kwakaDariyasi ikosi yePheresiya.