Ezra 1

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi, ukumkani wasePersi, ekuzalisekeni kwelizwi likaYehova ngomlomo kaYeremiya, uYehova wawunyusa umoya kaKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi, ukuba atsho, ekumiselweni kwakhe bonke ubukumkani bakhe kwaye ngokubhala, esithi:

2Wathi uKoreshi, ukumkani wasePersi, uYehova, uThixo wamazulu, undinike zonke izikumkani zehlabathi; wandiwisela umthetho wokuba ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem, ezweni lakwaYuda.

3Ngubani na phakathi kwenu ebantwini bakhe bonke? Ngamana uThixo wakhe waba naye, anyuke aye eYerusalem ekwaYuda, ayakhe indlu kaYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, eYerusalem.

4Wonk’ ubani oseleyo kuyo nayiphi na indawo aphambukele kuyo njengomphambukeli, amadoda endawo yakhe makamncede ngesilivere negolide nempahla nemfuyo nomnikelo wokuzithandela wendlu kaThixo eYerusalem.

5Zenyuka ke iintloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaYuda, nezakwaBhenjamin, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabo bonke abo uThixo wawuxhokonxayo umoya wabo, baya kuyakha indlu kaYehova eYerusalem.

6Bonke ababebajikelezile bazomeleza izandla zabo ngeempahla zesilivere, nangegolide, nempahla, neenkomo, nangezinto ezinqwenelekayo, ngaphandle kwayo yonke into eyenziwa ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo.

7Kananjalo ukumkani uKoreshi wazikhupha iimpahla zendlu kaYehova, awayezithabathe eYerusalem uNebhukadenetsare, wazibeka endlwini yothixo wakhe;

8Aba ngabo awathi uKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi wabathabatha esandleni sikaMitredati umgcini wobuncwane waza wawafundela uSheshbhatsare inkosana yakwaYuda.

9Lilo eli inani lazo: izitya zegolide ezimashumi mathathu, izitya zesilivere eziliwaka, nezitshetshe ezimashumi mabini anesithoba;

10izitya zegolide ezimashumi mathathu, izitya zesilivere zohlobo lwesibini zaba ngamakhulu amane aneshumi, nezinye iimpahla eziliwaka.

11Zonke iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere zaba ngamawaka amahlanu anamakhulu mane. Yonke le nto yabangela ukuba uSheshbhatsare enyuke nawo, aphume ekuthinjweni okwakuphakanyiswe eBhabhiloni, aye eYerusalem.

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