1 bahlangana boke njengomuntu oyedwa etatawini elingaphambi kwesango uManzi. Babawa u-Ezra omtloli bonyana alethe incwadi yomthetho kaMosi egade inikelwe nguSomnini kuma-Israyeli.
Wakhuphukela ethempelini lakaSomnini nabantu boke bakwaJuda nezakhamuzi zoke zeJerusalema; bekubaphristi nabaphorofidi kanye nabo boke abantu kusukela kwabakhulu ukuya kwabancani. Wabafundela bona bezwe woke amezwi wencwadi yesivumelwano eyayigade ifunyenwe ethempelini lakaSomnini.
URhilikhiya wathi kuTjhafani umabhalana: “Ngifunyene nasi incwadi yomthetho ethempelini lakaSomnini.” Wamnikela yona.
Yakhuphukela ethempelini lakaSomnini ikhambisana namadoda wakwaJuda, abantu beJerusalema, abaphristi namaLevi, boke abantu ukusukela kwabakhulu ukuya kwabancani. Wabafundela bona bezwe woke amezwi wencwadi yesivumelwano efunyenwe ngethempelini lakaSomnini.
Emva kwalokho, emihleni yokubusa kwaka-Aritarhitjhasta ikosi yePheresiya, u-Ezra wathoma umsebenzakhe. Yena gade amsa kaSeraya omsa ka-Azariya, umsa kaRhilikhiya
U-Ezra lo bekabeke ihliziywakhe ekufundeni umthetho kaSomnini uZimu nokobana awenze begodu bekazimisele ukufundisa iimiso nemiyalwayo kwa-Israyeli.
Naku-ke umkhuphelo wencwadi ikosi u-Aritarhitjhasta awunikela u-Ezra umphristi nomtloli osisazi semiyalo kaSomnini neemiso zakhe mayelana no-Israyeli, uthi:
U-Ezra loyo wakhuphuka asuka eBhabheli. Yena bekamtloli osisazi somthetho kaMosi, okumthetho owanikelwa nguSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli. Ikosi yePheresiya beyimnikele koke agade akubawile ngombana isandla sakaSomnini uZimakhe besiphezu kwakhe.
Bona bebenza umsebenzi lowo emihleni kaJoyakhimu umsa kaJetjhuwa omsa kaJotsadakhi, nemihleni kaNerhemiya umbusi no-Ezra omphristi nomtloli.
Esangweni umThombo baragela phambili bakhuphuka ngemiqaqado edlula eMzini kaDavida. Emenyukeni womthangala bakhuphukela ngehla kwesigodlo sakaDavida ukuyela nca ngesangweni uManzi ngepumalanga.
kanye neensebenzi zethempeli ezihlala e-Ofeli bavuselela isigaba esimalungana nesango uManzi ngepumalanga nepundwini eyengameleko.
Nje-ke abantu baphuma beza namatjhwaba kobana bazozakhela imitlhatlhana. Omunye nomunye wazakhela umtlhatlhana ephahleni lendlwakhe namkha ecabazini lakhe, nanyana esirhodlweni sethempeli lakaZimu namkha etatawini lesango uManzi netatawini lesango u-Efrayimu.
Wafunda umthetho lowo kusukela ekuseni bekwaba semini aphambi kwamadoda nabafazi kanye nalabo abazwisisako. Gade aqalene netatawu ngaphambili kwesango uManzi. Boke abantu bebabeke indlebe emthethweni lowo.
Baletha koke lokho uMosi ayala ngakho phambi kwetende lokuhlanganela, umkhambathi nawo wabandamela, wajama phambi kwakaSomnini.
USomnini uthi: “Khumbula umthetho wencekwami uMosi, imiyalo nemithetho engamnikela yona entabeni iHorebe mayelana no-Israyeli woke.
Yena wathi kibo: “Yeke woke umfundisi womthetho ofundiswe ngombuso wezulu ufana nomnikazi wekumba okhupha ngebulungelweni lakhe amagugu amatjha namadala.”
“Maye, kini bafundisi bomthetho nani baFarisi, nina bazenzisi ndina! Nivalele abantu kobana bangangeni embusweni wezulu. Nina ngokwenu aningeni, begodu anivumeli labo abalinga ukungena!
“Abafundisi bomthetho nabaFarisi bahlala esihlalweni sakaMosi.
Ngalokho nginithumela abaphorofidi, izazi nabafundisi. Abanye babo nizobabulala benibabethele esiphambanweni, abanye nizobaritha ngemasinagogini wenu nibagijimise ukusuka edorobheni ukuya edorobheni.
lokha woke ama-Israyeli nazokuvela phambi kwakaSomnini uZimenu endaweni azayikhetha, nizakufunda umthetho lo phambi kwawo ukuze azizwele wona.
Boke abantu bakwa-Israyeli baphuma ukusukela kwaDani ngetlhagwini ukuya eBheritjheba ngesewula ngitjho nenarheni yakwaGiliyadi, umkhambathi woke wahlangana ngahliziyonye phambi kwakaSomnini eMitsipha.
Boke abantu bagugeka banyandanye bathi: “Akakho kithapha ozakuya etendeni lakhe, akakho ozakuya ekumbenakhe.