U-Ezra 7 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978UEzra uya eJerusalema 1 Emva kwalokho, kusabusa uAtakisekisi inkosi yasePerisiya, kwasuka uEzra owayeyindodana kaSeraya kaAzariya kaHilikiya 2 kaShaluma kaZadoki kaAhitubi 3 kaAmariya kaAzariya kaMerayothi 4 kaZerahiya kaUzi kaBuki 5 kaAbishuwa kaFiniyasi kaEleyazare kaAroni umpristi omkhulu. 6 Wayengumbhali owaziyo umlayo kaMose owawunikwe yiNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli. Inkosi yamnika konke ayekucelile, ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakhe yayilaye. 7 Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwenkosi uAtakisekisi abanye abakoIsrayeli labapristi lamaLevi labahlabeleli labalindi bamasango lezinceku zasethempelini bahamba laye eJerusalema. 8 Wafika eJerusalema ngenyanga yesihlanu ngomnyaka wesikhombisa wokubusa kwenkosi. 9 Wasuka eBabiloni ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala, wayafika eJerusalema ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesihlanu; ngoba uNkulunkulu wakhe wayelaye. 10 UEzra wayezimisele ukuwufunda umlayo weNkosi lokuwenza lokufundisa imithetho lezimiso koIsrayeli. 11 Nansi incwadi inkosi uAtakisekisi eyayinika uEzra umpristi umbhali owaziyo imilayo yeNkosi lemithetho yayo eyabekwa koIsrayeli. 12 Mina Atakisekisi inkosi yamakhosi ngithi kuEzra umpristi, umbhali womlayo kaNkulunkulu ophezulu: 13 Ngiyamisa umthetho wokuthi bonke abantu bakoIsrayeli labapristi babo lamaLevi abakhona embusweni wami abazithandelayo ukuya eJerusalema bangahamba lawe. 14 Ngoba uthunyiwe yinkosi lezikhulu zayo eziyisikhombisa ukuba uyehlolisisa ngoJuda langeJerusalema ngokufanele umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho owuphetheyo, 15 lokusa khona igolide lesiliva okunikelwe ngesihle yinkosi lezikhulu zayo kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli ohlala eJerusalema, 16 kanye laso sonke isiliva legolide ongakuzuza elizweni lonke laseBabiloni leminikelo yesihle yabantu labapristi abayinikelela indlu kaNkulunkulu wabo eseJerusalema. 17 Ngalimali uthenge kuphela izinkunzi lezinqama lamawundlu kanye leminikelo yabo yempuphu leyokunathwayo, ukunikele phezu kwealtare lendlu kaNkulunkulu wenu eseJerusalema. 18 Isiliva legolide eliseleyo lizakwenza ngakho wena labafowenu elikubona kulungile lokufanele intando kaNkulunkulu wenu. 19 Izitsha ozinikelwe umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wenu uzazibeka phambi kukaNkulunkulu waseJerusalema. 20 Loba kuyini okuswelekayo endlini kaNkulunkulu wenu okudingeka ukwenze uzakukuhlawulela ngemali yenotho yenkosi. 21 Mina Atakisekisi, inkosi, ngiyabamisela lumlayo bonke abaphathi bezikhwama abaselizweni elingaphetsheya komfula iYufrathi ngithi: Loba kuyini uEzra umpristi, umbhali womlayo kaNkulunkulu waphezulu, acela ukuba limnike khona, limnike konke 22 kuze kufike kumathalenta esiliva alikhulu, lamasaka angamakhulu amabili amabele, lamatanka alikhulu ewayini, lamatanka alikhulu amafutha, letshwayi elingelakulinganiswa. 23 Konke okufunwa nguNkulunkulu ophezulu kwenzelwe indlu kaNkulunkulu ophezulu ngokupheleyo, funa ulaka lwakhe lube phezu kombuso wenkosi lamadodana ayo. 24 Futhi siyalitshela ukuthi kungaphandle komthetho ukuthelisa abapristi lamaLevi labahlabeleli labalindi bamasango lezinceku zasethempelini lezinye inceku zalindlu kaNkulunkulu. 25 Laweke Ezra, ngokuhlakanipha olakho okuvela kuNkulunkulu wakho beka abathonisisi labehluleli abazakwahlulela bonke abantu abaselizweni elingaphetsheya kweYufrathi, bonke abayaziyo imilayo kaNkulunkulu wakho; labo abangayaziyo uzabafundisa. 26 Abangayikulalela umlayo kaNkulunkulu wakho lomiayo wenkosi kabathonisiswe ngokupheleleyo, ukuze babulawe loba baxotshwe loba bathathelwe impahla zabo loba bafakwe entolongweni. 27 UEzra wasesithi: Kayibongwe iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabokhokho eyafaka into enjengale enhliziyweni yenkosi ukuba ithempeli eliseJerusalema libe lodumo, 28 yenza inkosi lezikhulu zayo lazo zonke iziphathamandla zayo zibe lomusa kimi. Ngaba lesibindi ngoba iNkosi uNkulunkulu wami yayilami, ngabuthanisa izikhulu zakoIsrayeli ukuhamba lami. |
Bible Society of Zimbabwe 1978
Bible Society of Zimbabwe