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| 1. | Kwathi uEzra esakhuleka esavuma, ekhala inyembezi eziwisela phansi phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, kwabuthana kuye ibandla elikhulu kakhulu lamadoda labesifazana labantwana, livela kuIsrayeli, ngoba abantu bakhala inyembezi ngokukhala okukhulu. |
| 2. | UShekaniya indodana kaJehiyeli owamadodana kaElamu wasephendula wathi kuEzra: Thina siphambukile kuNkulunkulu wethu, sahlalisa na labafazi bezizweni abavela ezizweni zelizwe; kodwa khathesi kukhona ithemba koIsrayeli mayelana lalokhu. |
| 3. | Ngakho-ke asenze isivumelwano loNkulunkulu wethu ukuze sikhuphe bonke abafazi lokuzelwe yibo ngokweseluleko seNkosi lesabathuthumela emlayweni kaNkulunkulu wethu; kakwenziwe-ke ngokomlayo. |
| 4. | Sukuma, ngoba udaba luphezu kwakho, lathi silawe. Qina, wenze. |
| 5. | Wasesukuma uEzra, wafungisa induna zabapristi, amaLevi, loIsrayeli wonke, ukuthi benze ngokwalelilizwi. Basebefunga. |
| 6. | UEzra wasesukuma esuka phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, waya endlini kaJehohanani indodana kaEliyashibi; wathi efika lapho kadlanga sinkwa kanathanga manzi, ngoba elilela ububi babathunjiweyo. |
| 7. | Basebesenza isimemezelo sedlule koJuda leJerusalema kubo bonke abantwana bokuthunjwa ukuthi babuthane eJerusalema, |
| 8. | lokuthi loba ngubani ongafikanga ngensuku ezintathu, ngokweseluleko seziphathamandla labadala, impahla yakhe yonke izatshabalaliswa, yena ehlukaniswe lebandla labathunjiweyo. |
| 9. | Wonke amadoda akoJuda loBhenjamini asebuthana eJerusalema ngensuku ezintathu. Kwakuyinyanga yesificamunwemunye ngolwamatshumi amabili lwenyanga. Bonke abantu basebehlala egumeni lendlu kaNkulunkulu beqhaqhazela ngenxa yaloludaba langenxa yezulu elikhulu. |
| 10. | UEzra umpristi wasukuma wathi kibo: Lina liphambukile lahlalisa na l abafazi bezizweni, ukwandisa isiphambeko sikaIsrayeli. |
| 11. | Ngakho-ke yenzani uvumo e Nkosi ni uNkulunkulu waboyihlo, lenze intando yayo, lizehlukanise lezizwe zelizwe, lakubafazi bezizweni. |
| 12. | Ibandla lonke laseliphendula lathi ngelizwi elikhulu: Njengamazwi akho, ngokunjalo kuphezu kwethu ukuthi sikwenze. |
| 13. | Kodwa abantu banengi, njalo kuyisikhathi sezulu elinengi, njalo singeme phandle. Futhi kakusimsebenzi wosuku olulodwa njalo hatshi owezimbili, ngoba sibanengi esiphambukileyo kuloludaba. |
| 14. | Ake zime iziphathamandla zethu zebandla lonke, labo bonke abasemizini yethu abahlalis an e l abafazi bezizweni beze ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo, njalo kanye labo abadala bomuzi ngomuzi labahluleli bawo, size sidedise ukuvutha kolaka lukaNkulunkulu wethu mayelana laloludaba. |
| 15. | NgoJonathani indodana kaAsaheli loJahazeya indodana kaTikiva kuphela abamelana lalokho; loMeshulamu loShabethayi umLevi babancedisa. |
| 16. | Abantwana bokuthunjwa besebesenza njalo. UEzra umpristi, amadoda, inhloko zaboyise ngendlu yaboyise, labo bonke ngamabizo, basebesehlukaniswa; basebehlala ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yetshumi ukuhlola loludaba. |
| 17. | Basebeqeda lawo wonke amadoda ayehlalis an e l abafazi bezizweni kwaze kwaba lusuku lokuqala lwenyanga yokuqala. |
| 18. | Kwasekutholakala phakathi kwamadodana abapristi ayehlalis an e l abafazi bezizweni: Emadodaneni kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki labafowabo: OMahaseya loEliyezeri loJaribi loGedaliya. |
| 19. | Basebenika isandla sabo ukuthi bazakhupha abafazi babo; ngoba belecala banikela inqama yomhlambi ngecala labo. |
| 20. | Lemadodaneni kaImeri: OHanani loZebhadiya. |
| 21. | Lemadodaneni kaHarimi: OMahaseya loEliya loShemaya loJehiyeli loUziya. |
| 22. | Lemadodaneni kaPashuri: OEliyowenayi, uMahaseya, uIshmayeli, uNethaneli, uJozabadi, loElasa. |
| 23. | LakumaLevi: OJozabadi, loShimeyi, loKelaya onguKelita, uPethahiya, uJuda, loEliyezeri. |
| 24. | Lakubahlabeleli: UEliyashibi. Lakubalindimasango: OShaluma loTelema loUri. |
| 25. | LakuIsrayeli: Emadodaneni kaParoshi: ORamiya loIziya loMalikiya loMijamini loEleyazare loMalikiya loBhenaya. |
| 26. | Lemadodaneni kaElamu: OMathaniya, uZekariya, loJehiyeli, loAbidi, loJeremothi, loEliya. |
| 27. | Lemadodaneni kaZathu: OEliyowenayi, uEliyashibi, uMathaniya, loJeremothi, loZabadi, loAziza. |
| 28. | Lemadodaneni kaBebayi: OJehohanani, uHananiya, uZabayi, uAthilayi. |
| 29. | Lemadodaneni kaBani: OMeshulamu, uMaluki, loAdaya, uJashubi, loSheyali, loRamothi. |
| 30. | Lemadodaneni kaPahathi-Mowabi: OAdina, loKelali, uBhenaya, uMahaseya, uMathaniya, uBhezaleli, loBinuwi, loManase. |
| 31. | Lamadodana kaHarimi: OEliyezeri, uIshiya, uMalikiya, uShemaya, uShimeyoni, |
| 32. | uBhenjamini, uMaluki, uShemariya. |
| 33. | Emadodaneni kaHashuma: OMathenayi, uMathatha, uZabadi, uElifeleti, uJeremayi, uManase, uShimeyi. |
| 34. | Emadodaneni kaBani: OMahadayi, uAmramu, loUweli, |
| 35. | uBhenaya, uBedeya, uKeluhi, |
| 36. | uVaniya, uMeremothi, uEliyashibi, |
| 37. | uMathaniya, uMathenayi, loJahasa, |
| 38. | loBani, loBinuwi, uShimeyi, |
| 39. | loShelemiya, loNathani, loAdaya, |
| 40. | uMakinadebayi, uShashayi, uSharayi, |
| 41. | uAzareli, uShelemiya, uShemariya, |
| 42. | uShaluma, uAmariya, uJosefa. |
| 43. | Lemadodaneni kaNebo: OJeyiyeli, uMathithiya, uZabadi, uZebina, uJadayi, loJoweli, uBhenaya. |
| 44. | Bonke laba babethethe abafazi bezizweni; njalo kwakukhona phakathi kwabo abafazi ababezele abantwana. |
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