Ezra 4

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Zakuva iintshaba zakwaYuda nezakwaBhenjamin, ukuba bathinjwa bamakhele indlu uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli.

2Beza kuZerubhabheli nakwiintloko zezindlu zooyise, bathi kubo, Masakhe ndawonye nani, ngokuba simquqela uThixo wenu njengani; sibingelela kuye kususela kwimihla kaEsar-hadon, ukumkani waseAsiriya, owasizisa apha.

3Wathi uZerubhabheli, noYoshuwa, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaSirayeli kubo, Anithe nakazani nathi ekumakheleni uThixo wethu indlu; Thina siya kumakhela kunye uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, njengoko wasiwisela umthetho ngako uSireshi ukumkani wasePersi.

4Baza abantu belizwe bazenza buthathaka izandla zoonyana bakaYuda baza babaphazamisa ngesakhiwo.

5Yaye waqesha abantu abacebisa ukuba balitshitshise icebo labo, yonke imihla kaKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi, kwada kwezisa ebukumkanini bukaDariyo ukumkani wasePersi.

6Ngexesha lika-Ahaswerosi, ekuqalekeni kobukumkani bakhe, babhala, bebancetheza abemi bakwaYuda nabaseYerusalem.

7Nangemihla ka-Artashashta uBhislam, noMitredati, noTabhele, nabalingane babo, babhalela uArtashashta ukumkani wasePersi; incwadi leyo yayibhalwe ngesiAram, icaciswa ngesiAram.

8uRehum umthetheli wenkundla, noShimshayi umbhali, babhala incwadi ngeYerusalem, kuArtashashta ukumkani.

9Babhala ke ooRehum umthetheli, noShimshayi, umbhali, namakholwane abo; namaDina, namaPersi, namaTarpeli, namaPersi, namaArgi, namaBhabheli, namaShushan, namaHava, namaElam;

10nezinye iintlanga, awazithimbayo uAsnapare omkhulu, obekekileyo, wazibeka emizini yakwaSamari, nakweminye nganeno koMlambo umEfrati, ngaloo mihla.

11Yiyo le ikopi yencwadi abayithumela ku-Artashashta ukumkani; Abakhonzi bakho, amadoda aphesheya koMlambo, njalonjalo.

12Wanga uYehova ayazi ukuba amaYuda anyukileyo evela kuni, eze kuthi eYerusalem, eza kwakha isixeko esigwilikayo, esikhohlakeleyo, azakha iindonga zaso, amisa iziseko.

13Ke kaloku makayazi ukumkani ukuba, ukuba esi sixeko sakhiwa neendonga zabuya zakhiwa, aziyi kukhulula nayiphi na irhafu okanye irhafu, yaye oko kuya kubeka engozini imali yookumkani.

14Ngoku ekubeni sinegunya lokuyinyamekela indlu yokumkani, singakubonanga nokungabi nambeko kokumkani, ngoko sithumele ukumqinisekisa ukumkani;

15ukuze uphengululwe encwadini yemicimbi yooyihlo; niya kufumana encwadini yeZiganeko, nazi ukuba lo mzi ngumzi ozele lukreqo, uyingozi kookumkani bawo namazwe aso, nokuba bavuse imvukelo kuwo. Yini na ukuba lo mzi ubhubhe?

16Sithi kukumkani, ukuba uthe wakhiwa lo mzi, zamiswa neendonga zawo, anisayi kuba nasabelo njengalo nganeno komlambo;

17Ukumkani wathumela impendulo kuRehum umthetheli, noShimshayi umbhali, namakholwane abo abehleli kwaSamari, nabanye phesheya koMlambo, wathi, Luxolo lwenu lwenze njalo.

18Ileta leyo nisithumele yona yacaca phambi kwam.

19Ndakhupha umyalelo, kwaza kwaphandwa, kwafunyanwa ukuba esi sixeko sidala saba nemvukelo nxamnye nookumkani, yaye kukho imvukelo nemvukelo kuso.

20Kananjalo eYerusalem bekukho ookumkani abanamandla, nabanegunya kuwo onke amazwe aphesheya koMlambo; kwaye iirhafu, iirhafu kunye neerhafu zihlawulwa kubo.

21Yazisani ke ngoko, niwamise la madoda, ukuze singakhiwa esi sixeko, ndide ndikhuphe omnye umyalelo ophuma kum.

22Zilindeni ngoku, hleze nikwenze oko;

23Ithe yakuleswa imibhalo yencwadi ka-Artashashta ukumkani phambi koRehum noShimshayi umbhali nabalingane babo, benyuka ngokukhawuleza baya eYerusalem kumaYuda, bawamisa ngenkani nangamandla.

24Waza wamiswa umsebenzi wendlu kaThixo eYerusalem. Yaqhuba ke yangunyaka wesibini wolawulo lukaDariyo ukumkani wasePersi.

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