2 Nje-ke u-Ezra umphristi waletha umthetho lowo phambi kwehlangano ngelanga lokuthoma lenyanga yekhomba. Bekuyihlangano yamadoda nabafazi kanye nabo boke abazwisisa umthetho.
Kwathi mhlana kwahlukaniselwa umthangala, incwadi kaMosi yafundelwa phezulu abantu balalele. Nje-ke kwafunyanwa kutloliwe bonyana umAmoni namkha umMowabi akukafaneli angene ehlanganweni kaZimu
Imihla ngemihla ukusukela elangeni lokuthoma bekube kelokugcina, uNerhemiya wafunda encwadini yomthetho kaZimu. Bagidinga umnyanya amalanga alikhomba. Kwathi ngelanga lobunane kwaba khona umgidi omkhulu ukuya ngomyalo.
Kwathi lokha uNerhemiya ogade ambusi no-Ezra omphristi nomtloli kanye namaLevi nabafundisa abantu, bathi kibo boke: “Ilangeli licwengile kuSomnini uZimenu, yeke ningadabuki namkha nilile ngalo.” Batjho lokho ngombana abantu balila lokha nabezwa amezwi womthetho.
Kwathi ngelanga lamatjhumi amabili nane lenyanga leyo, ama-Israyeli ahlangana ndawonye azila ukudla ambethe iinzilo azithele nangomlotha eenhloko.
Bathi: “Ulinga ukufundisa ubani ilwazi, njekhona uhlathululela ubani umlayezo? Kghani labo abalunyulwe ekumunyeni, abakhunyulwe ebeleni na?
akakhulume nama-Israyeli athi: “Elangeni lokuthoma enyangeni yekhomba akube liSabatha elikhethekileko, isikhumbuzo sokubetha iimporompita zomhlangano okhethekileko.
“Ngambala iimbhena zomphristi kufanele zilonde ukwazi, emlonyenakhe kube nomyalo ngombana yena usithunywa sakaSomnini uSomandla.
“ ‘Ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yekhomba nizakuba nehlangano ekhethekileko, nje-ke mhlokho ningawuthinti umsebenzi. Lelo kulilanga lokuvuthela iimporompita.
ngombana eenkhathini zaphambilini umthetho kaMosi utjhunyayelwe kiwo woke amadorobho begodu bewafundwa ngemasinagogini woke amaSabatha.”
Nasele ahlezi esihlalweni sakhe sobukhosi, uzazitlolela isithunzi somthetho lo encwadini, athathele kileyo ekubaphristi bamaLevi,
Wafunda woke amezwi phambi kwehlangano yama-Israyeli kanye nabafazi, abantwana neenkhonzi ebezihlala phakathi kwawo. Kiwo woke amezwi uMosi ayala ngawo, azange atjhiye nalinye.