U-Ezra 10 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978Abesifazana labantwana babezizwe bayalahlwa 1 UEzra esakhuleka evuma izono, ekhala eziwisela phansi phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, ixuku elikhulu labantu abesilisa labesifazana labantwana babuthana kuye, livela kuye wonke uIsrayeli, ngoba abantu bakhala kakhulu. 2 UShekaniya indodana kaJehiyeli owamadodana kaElamu wakhuluma loEzra wathi: Sonile kuNkulunkulu wethu, sazithathela abafazi bezizweni ebantwini balelilizwe; kodwa lakhathesi kusekhona ithemba koIsrayeli phezu kwakho konke lokhu. 3 Ngakhoke asenze isivumelwano loNkulunkulu wethu ukuba silahle bonke lababafazi labantwana babo ngeseluleko senkosi yami langesalabo abawesabayo umlayo kaNkulunkulu wethu; kwenziwe njengokutsho komlayo. 4 Vukake, kungumsebenzi wakho, lathi sizakukusekela. Woba lesibindi, uwenze. 5 Wasevukake uEzra, wabafungisa abapristi abayizikhulu lamaLevi laye wonke uIsrayeli ukuba benze lokhu okutshiwoyo. Bafungake. 6 UEzra wasesuka phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, waya endlini kaJehohanani indodana kaEliyashibi lapho ayalala khona; kadlanga kudla, kanathanga manzi, ngoba wayelilela ububi babathunjiweyo abasebebuyile. 7 Kwamenyezelwa kulo lonke lakoJuda laseJerusalema kubo bonke abasebebuyile ekuthunjweni ukuba babuthane eJerusalema, 8 lokuthi ongafikanga ngensuku ezintathu uzathathelwa impahla yakhe yonke, akhutshwe ebandleni labathunjiweyo abasebebuyile, ngesimiso sezinduna labadala. 9 Bonke abantu bakoJuda labakoBenjamini babuthana eJerusalema ngensuku ezintathu; kwathi mhla wosuku lwamatshumi amabili lwenyanga yesificamunwemunye abantu bonke bahlala egumeni elingaphambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu beqhaqhazela ngenxa yalindaba langenxa yezulu elikhulu elalisina. 10 UEzra umpristi wasukuma wathi kibo: Lonile ngokuthatha abafazi bezizweni, landisa ukona kukaIsrayeli. 11 Ngakhoke vumani isono senu eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu, lenze intando yayo; zahlukaniseni labantu balelilizwe, lilahle abafazi bezizweni. 12 Kwathi lonke ibandla laphendula ngelizwi elikhulu lathi: Kulungile, sizakwenza lokho okutshoyo. 13 Kodwa abantu banengi, futhi lezulu liyana kakhulu, singeme egcekeni. Futhi lumsebenzi kawusiwo wosuku olulodwa kumbe owensuku ezimbili, ngoba sonile kakhulu ngalindaba. 14 Izinduna zethu kazimele ibandla lonke, kuthi bonke abasemizini yethu abathatha abafazi bezizweni beze ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo yilowo lalowo elabadala labahluleli bomuzi wakibo, luze ludede ulaka olukhulu lukaNkulunkulu wethu mayelana lalindaba. 15 Kwaba ngoJonathani indodana kaAsaheli loJahizeya indodana kaTikiva kuphela abaphikisana lalokho; oMeshulamu loShabethayi umLevi babasekela. 16 Abantu abasebebuyile ekuthunjweni benza njaloke. UEzra umpristi wakhetha amadoda ayeyizinhloko zezindlu ukuba bamele izindlu, ebabiza ngamabizo. Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yetshumi lawomadoda ayihlalela phansi lindaba. 17 Kwathi ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala basebebaqedile bonke abantu ababethethe abafazi bezizweni. 18 Phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ayethethe abafazi bezizweni kwakungoMahaseya loEliyezeri loJaribi loGedaliya, emadodaneni kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki labafowabo. 19 Bafunga ukulahla abafazi babo, bathatha inqama, banikela ngayo ukuba ibe ngumnikelo wesono sabo. 20 Emadodaneni kaImeri kwakungoHanani loZebadiya. 21 Emadodaneni kaHarimi kwakungoMahaseya loElija loShemaya loJehiyeli loUziya. 22 Emadodaneni kaPashuri kwakungoEliyowenayi loMahaseya loIshmayeli loNethaneli loJozabadi loElasa. 23 KumaLevi kwakungoJozabadi loShimeyi, loKelaya othiwa nguKelita, loPethahiya loJuda loEliyezeri. 24 Kubahlabeleli kwakunguEliyashibi; kubalindi bamasango kwakungoShaluma loTelema loUri. 25 KwabakoIsrayeli emadodaneni kaParoshi kwakungoRamiya loIziya loMalikiya loMijamini loEleyazare loMalikiya loBenaya. 26 Emadodaneni kaElamu kwakungoMathaniya loZekariya loJehiyeli loAbidi loJeremothi loElija. 27 Emadodaneni kaZathu kwakungoEliyowenayi loEliyashibi loMathaniya loJeremothi loZabadi loAziza. 28 Emadodaneni kaBebayi kwakungoJehohanani loHananiya loZabayi loAthilayi. 29 Emadodaneni kaBani kwakungoMeshulamu loMaluki loAdaya loJashubi loSheyali loJeremothi. 30 Emadodaneni kaPahathi‐Mowabi kwakungoAdina loKelali loBenaya loMahaseya loMathaniya loBezaleli loBinuwi loManase. 31 Emadodaneni kaHarimi kwakungoEliyezeri loIshiya loMalikiya loShemaya loShimeyoni 32 loBenjamini loMaluki loShemariya. 33 Emadodaneni kaHashuma kwakungoMathenayi loMathatha loZabadi loElifeleti loJeremayi loManase loShimeyi. 34 Emadodaneni kaBani kwakungoMahadayi loAmramu loUweli 35 loBenaya loBedaya loKeluhi 36 loVaniya loMeremothi loEliyashibi 37 loMathaniya loMathenayi loJahasu. 38 Emadodaneni kaBinuwi kwakungoShimeyi 39 loShelemiya loNathani loAdaya 40 loMakinadebayi loShashayi loSharayi 41 loAzareli loShelemiya loShemariya 42 loShaluma loAmariya loJosefa. 43 Emadodaneni kaNebo kwakungoJeyiyeli loMathithiya loZabadi loZebina loJadayi loJoweli loBenaya. 44 Bonke laba babethethe abafazi bezizweni, babalahla kanye labantwana babo. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978
Bible Society of Zimbabwe