uEzra 8 - Ndebele Bible (iBhayibhili Elingcwele) 1978

Abahamba loEzra

1Laba bazinhloko zezindlu, isizukulwana salabo abasuka lami eBabiloni ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaAtakisekisi inkosi.

2Kumadodana kaFiniyasi uGerishomu. Kumadodana kaIthamari uDaniyeli. Kumadodana kaDavida uHathushi,

3indodana kaShekaniya. Kumadodana kaParoshi uZekariya owayebalwe kanye labantu abalikhulu lamatshumi amahlanu.

4Kumadodana kaPahathi‐Mowabi uEliyowenayi, indodana kaZerahiya, owayelabantu abangamakhulu amabili.

5Kumadodana kaZathu uShekaniya, indodana kaJahaziyeli, owayelabantu abangamakhulu amathathu.

6Kumadodana kaAdini uEbedi, indodana kaJonathani, owayelabantu abangamatshumi amahlanu.

7Kumadodana kaElamu uJeshaya, indodana kaAthaliya, owayelabantu abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa.

8Kumadodana kaShefathiya uZebadiya, indodana kaMikayeli, owayelabantu abangamatshumi aficaminwembili.

9Kumadodana kaJowabi uObadiya, indodana kaJehiyeli, owayelabantu abangamakhulu amabili letshumi lesificaminwembili.

10Kumadodana kaBani uShelomithi, indodana kaJosifiya, owayelabantu abalikhulu lamatshumi ayisithupha.

11Kumadodana kaBebayi uZekariya, indodana kaBebayi, owayelabantu abangamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili.

12Kumadodana kaAzigadi uJohanani, indodana kaHakatani, owayelabantu abalikhulu letshumi.

13Kumadodana kaAdonikamu, labo abafika muva amabizo abo ayengoElifeleti loJewuweli loShemaya, ababelabantu abangamatshumi ayisithupha.

14Kumadodana kaBigivayi uUthayi loZabudi ababelabantu abangamatshumi ayisikhombisa.

15Ngababuthanisa ngasemfuleni oya eAhava, samisa khona insuku ezintathu. Ekuhloleni kwami abantu labapristi kangifumananga loyedwa wamaLevi.

16Ngasengibiza oEliyezeri loAriyeli loShemaya loElinathani loJaribi loElinathani loNathani loZekariya loMeshulamu, ababengamadoda amakhulu, loJoyaribi loElinathani ababengamadoda, aqedisisayo,

17ngabathumela kuIdo, umuntu omkhulu waseKasifiya, ngabatshela lokho ababezakutsho kuye lakuzihlobo zakhe, inceku zasethempelini ezivela eKasifiya, ukuba basithumele izikhonzi zendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

18Kwathi ngomusa kaNkulunkulu wethu esasilawo basithumela uSherebiya umuntu ohlakaniphileyo emadodaneni kaMahli kaLevi kaIsrayeli ekanye lamadodana akhe lezihlobo zakhe, belitshumi labantu abaficaminwembili,

19kanye loHashabiya eloJeshaya owamadodana kaMerari lezihlobo zakhe lamadodana akhe bengamatshumi amabili,

20kanye lezinceku zasethempelini ezingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amabili uDavida lezinduna zakhe ababezahlukanisele ukusebenzela amaLevi. Bonke babizwa ngamabizo abo.

21Ngasengimemezela ukuzila ukudla khona ngasemfuleni iAhava ukuba sizithobe phambi kukaNkulunkulu wethu, sizicelele kuye indlela eqondileyo thina labantwana bethu lazo zonke impahla zethu.

22Ngoba ngaba lenhloni ukucela enkosini ibutho labagadi bamabhiza ukusivikela ezitheni ekuhambeni kwethu; ngoba sasiyitshelile inkosi sathi: UNkulunkulu wethu ulabo bonke abamdingayo, lamandla lolaka lwakhe lumelana labo bonke abamdelayo.

23Ngakhoke sazila ukudla, samcela uNkulunkulu wethu ukusivikela ekuhambeni kwethu; wezwa ukucela kwethu.

24Ngasengikhetha abapristi abayizikhulu abalitshumi lambili oSherebiya loHashabiya, lezihlobo zabo ezilitshumi.

25Ngabalinganisela isiliva legolide lezitsha, okwakungumnikelo wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, okwakunikelwe yinkosi lezikhulu leziphathamandla zayo labakoIsrayeli bonke ababelapho;

26ngalinganisa amathalenta esiliva angamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu, ngabanika, kanye lezitsha zesiliva ezilingene ikhulu lamathalenta, lamathalenta egolide alikhulu,

27lemiganu yegolide engamatshumi amabili elingene inhlamvu eziyinkulungwane, lezitsha ezimbili zethusi elikhazimulayo eliligugu njengegolide.

28Ngathi kibo: Lina lahlukaniselwe iNkosi kanye lezitsha lezi; isiliva legolide kungumnikelo wesihle eNkosini, uNkulunkulu wabokhokho benu.

29Kulondolozeni likugcine lize likuqhubele abapristi abayizikhulu lamaLevi lezinhloko zezindlu zakoIsrayeli eJerusalema phakathi kwezindlu zethempeli.

30Abapristi lamaLevi basebethatha isiliva legolide lezitsha, bakusa eJerusalema, endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.

31Sasukake ngasemfuleni iAhava ngosuku lwetshumi lambili lwenyanga yokuqala, saya eJerusalema. UNkulunkulu wethu wayelathi, wasivikela ekuhlaselweni yizitha lakulabo abasicathamelayo.

32Safika eJerusalema, sahlala khona insuku ezintathu.

33Kwathi ngosuku lwesine, phakathi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, isiliva legolide lezitsha kwaqhutshezwa kuMeremothi umpristi indodana kaUriya eloEleyazare indodana kaFiniyasi kanye lamaLevi, oJozabadi indodana kaJeshuwa, loNowadiya indodana kaBinuwi.

34Konke kwabalwa kwalinganiswa, ubunzima bakho konke balotshwa ezingwalweni.

35Ngalesosikhathi labo ababebuyile ekuthunjweni banikela, kwaba ngumnikelo wokutshiswa kuNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, inkunzi ezilitshumi lambili zinikelelwa uIsrayeli wonke, lezinqama ezingamatshumi aficamunwemunye lesithupha, lamawundlu angamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa; banikela lempongo ezilitshumi lambili, zaba ngumnikelo wesono; konke lokhu kwaba ngumnikelo wokutshiselwa iNkosi uNkulunkulu.

36Banikeza lezimemezelo zenkosi kuzikhulu zenkosi lakubabusi belizwe elingaphetsheya komfula iYufrathi; bona basiza abantu lendlu kaNkulunkulu.