1Nampa abantu belizwe ababuya ekuthunjweni kulabo ababethunjiwe nguNebukadineza inkosi yaseBabiloni, yabasa eBabiloni ababuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, kwaba yilowo lalowo emzini wakibo.
64Lonke ibandla selihlangene lalingabantu abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha,
65ngaphandle kwenceku lencekukazi zabo ezazizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa; babelabahlabeleli abesilisa labesifazana abangamakhulu amabili.
66Amabhiza abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, lembongolo zabo zingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu;
67amakamela abo engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, labobabhemi babo bezinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili.
68Ekufikeni kwabo endlini yeNkosi eJerusalema ezinye inhloko zezindlu zanikela ngesihle ukuba indlu yeNkosi yakhiwe endaweni yayo.
69Zanikela esikhwameni somsebenzi ngamandla azo inhlamvu zegolide ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lanye, lamashekeli esiliva azinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu, lezambatho zabapristi ezilikhulu.
70Abapristi lamaLevi kanye labanye abantu bahlala eJerusalema lendaweni eziseduze lalo; abahlabeleli labalindi bamasango lezinceku zasethempelini kanye labo bonke abanye abakoIsrayeli bahlala emizini yabo.
Who We AreWhat We EelieveWhat We Do
2025 by iamachristian.org,Inc All rights reserved.
