Ezra 7

Xhosa 2024 (ITestamente Entsha)

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1Emveni koko, ebukumkanini buka-Artashashta ukumkani wasePersi, uEzra, unyana kaSeraya, unyana ka-Azariya, unyana kaHilekiya,

2unyana kaShalum, unyana kaTsadoki, unyana ka-Ahitubhi,

3unyana ka-Amariya, unyana ka-Azariya, unyana kaMerayoti,

4unyana kaSeraya, unyana kaUzi, unyana kaBhuki,

5unyana ka-Abhishuwa, unyana kaPinehasi, unyana kaElazare, unyana ka-Aron, umbingeleli omkhulu;

6Wenyuka lo uEzra, evela eBhabheli; wayengoyena mbhali ubalaseleyo emyalelweni kaMoses, awawuwisayo uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli;

7Bambi boonyana bakaSirayeli, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, neemvumi, nabamasango, nabakhonzi betempile, benyuka baya eYerusalem ngomnyaka wesixhenxe ka-Artashashta ukumkani.

8Wafika eYerusalem ngenyanga yesihlanu, ngonyaka wesixhenxe wokumkani.

9Kuba ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga yokuqala wenyuka ephuma eBhabhiloni, yaye ngomhla wokuqala wenyanga yesihlanu weza eYerusalem, ngokwesandla esilungileyo sikaThixo wakhe esasiphezu kwakhe.

10uEzra wayezimisele ukufuna umthetho kaYehova nokuwuzalisekisa nokufundisa imithetho nezigwebo kwaSirayeli.

11Nguwo lo umbhalo wencwadi leyo uKumkani uArtashashta wayinika uEzra, umbingeleli, unobhala, unobhala wamazwi emiyalelo kaYehova nemiyalelo yakhe eyamiselwa kwaSirayeli.

12uArtashashta, ukumkani wookumkani, kuEzra umbingeleli, umphathi kaThixo wamazulu, uxolo olupheleleyo, ngelo xesha.

13Ndikhupha umyalelo wokuba bonke oonyana bakaSirayeli nababingeleli babo nabaLevi ebukumkanini bam, abo ngokuzithandela kwabo banqwenela ukunyuka baye eYerusalem, mabahambe nawe.

14Wena uthunywe ngukumkani namaphakathi akhe abasixhenxe, ukuba uye kuwahlola amaYuda neYerusalem, ngokomthetho kaThixo wakho osesandleni sakho;

15bathabathe isilivere negolide, abayinika ukumkani namaphakathi akhe, ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo, bayinike uThixo kaSirayeli, ondlu yakhe iseYerusalem;

16nayo yonke isilivere negolide, oyifumanayo ezweni lonke laseBhabheli, kwaneminikelo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo yabantu, neyababingeleli, abaqhutywa yintliziyo kumbingelelo wendlu kaThixo wabo eYerusalem;

17ukuze nikhawuleze nithenge iinkunzi zeenkomo neenkunzi zeegusha neemvana neminikelo yazo yasemlilweni neminikelo yazo ethululwayo ngale mali nize niyinikele esibingelelweni sendlu kaThixo wenu eYerusalem.

18Nantoni na esukuba ilungile kuwe nabazalwana bakho noyenza ngesilivere nangegolide eseleyo, niyenze ngokokuthanda kukaThixo wenu.

19Ke iimpahla ozinikiweyo zenkonzo yendlu yoThixo wakho, uzigcine phambi koThixo waseYerusalem;

20Ke yonke into efunekayo yendlu kaThixo wakho, osukuba unethuba lokuyinika, yikhuphe ebuncwaneni bokumkani;

21Kananjalo, mna, kumkani Artashashta, ndibawisela umthetho bonke abagcini-ndyebo abaphesheya koMlambo, ukuba konke akubizayo uEzra, umbingeleli, owazi ngomthetho kaThixo wamazulu, kukwenze kamsinya;

22ukusa kwikhulu leetalente zesilivere noku ukusa kwikhulu leeshekele zengqolowa ukusa kwikhulu leengqayi zewayini nokusa kwikhulu leengqayi zeoli netyuwa kungaxelwa ukuba ingakanani na.

23Yonke into engomthetho kaThixo wamazulu mayenzelwe indlu kaThixo wamazulu ngenyameko; kuba kungani na ukuba bufikelwe buburhalarhume ubukumkani bokumkani noonyana bakhe?

24Kananjalo ndithi kuni, akuvumelekile ukuba kuhlawulwe irhafu, nokuba kuthatyathwe, nokuba kuthatyathwe, nokuba kulunge kubabingeleli, nabaLevi, neemvumi, nabamasango, nabakhonzi betempile, nabakhonzi bale ndlu kaThixo.

25Wena ke, Ezra, ngokobulumko bukaThixo wakho obusesandleni sakho, zikhethele abagwebi nabagwebi abanokugweba bonke abantu abaphesheya koMlambo, bonke abayaziyo imithetho kaThixo wakho; ufundisa abangaziyo.

26Ke bonke abasukuba bengawenzi umthetho kaThixo wakho, nomthetho wokumkani, maliwise isigwebo phambi kwakhe, nokuba sikukufa, nokuba kugxothwa, nokuba kukuhluthwa impahla, nokuba sekusentolongweni.

27Makabongwe uYehova, uThixo woobawo, oyinikeleyo loo nto entliziyweni yokumkani, ukuba ayihombise indlu kaYehova eYerusalem.

28Wandenzela inceba phambi kokumkani, namaphakathi akhe, naphambi kwabathetheli bonke bokumkani abangamagorha. Ndomelela njengoko sasiphezu kwam isandla sikaYehova uThixo wam, ndazihlanganisa izikhulu zakwaSirayeli, ukuba zinyuke nam.

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