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1 波斯王居魯士元年,為應驗上主藉耶肋米亞的口所說的話,上主感動波斯王居魯士的心,叫他出一道號令,並向全國頒發上諭說:
Ngomnyaka wakuqala wenkosi yasePhezhiya uKhurosi, ukuze kugcwaliseke ilizwi likaThixo elakhulunywa nguJeremiya, uThixo wathinta inhliziyo kaKhurosi inkosi yasePhezhiya ukuba yenze isimemezelo kuwo wonke umbuso wayo, ukuthi sibhalwe phansi kuthiwe:
2 「波斯王居魯士這樣說:上天的神「雅威」將地上萬國交給了我,囑咐我在猶大的耶路撒冷,為衪建築一座殿宇。
“Nanku okutshiwo yinkosi uKhurosi wasePhezhiya: ‘UThixo, uNkulunkulu wasezulwini, ungiphile yonke imbuso yasemhlabeni njalo ungikhethile ukuthi ngimakhele ithempeli eJerusalema koJuda.
3 你們中間凡作衪子民的,願他的神與他同在,上赫特4的耶路撒冷,建築以色列的神「雅威」的──是在耶路撒冷的神。
Loba ngubani wabantu bakhe phakathi kwenu angahamba aye eJerusalema koJuda ayekwakha ithempeli likaThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu oseJerusalema njalo sengathi uNkulunkulu wabo angaba labo.
4 所有的遺民,無論僑居在地方,那地方的人都應捐獻金銀、貨財、牲畜,以及自願的獻儀,為那在耶路撒冷的神修建殿宇」。
Akuthi abantu loba ngabakuyiphi indawo lapho okungabe kuseselensalela kabamuphe isiliva legolide, impahla lezifuyo, leminikelo yokuzithandela yethempeli likaNkulunkulu eJerusalema.’”
5 於是,猶大和本雅明的族長、司祭、肋未人,以及那些受天主感動了心的人,就起身上去,要建築耶路撒冷的上主的殿宇;
Kwasekusithi abazinhloko zemizi yakoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kanye labaphristi labaLevi, labo bonke ababethintwe inhliziyo zabo nguNkulunkulu, bazilungisela ukuhamba ukuyakwakha indlu kaThixo eJerusalema.
6 四鄰八舍都拿出a的金銀、貨財、牲畜和珠實來協助他們,另外還有各種自願的獻儀。
Bonke omakhelwane babo babancedisa ukuzuza izinto zesiliva legolide, impahla lezifuyo, lezipho eziligugu phezu kwayo yonke iminikelo yokuzizwela.
7 居魯士王也將上主殿內的器皿,即先前拿步高從耶路撒冷掠奪而放在他神殿裏的器皿,
Phezu kwalokho iNkosi uKhurosi yakhupha zonke izitsha ezazingezethempeli likaThixo ezazithunjwe nguNebhukhadineza eJerusalema zabekwa ethempelini likankulunkulu wakhe.
8 波斯王居魯士司庫官米特達特,將那些東西拿出,點交給猶太人的首領舍士巴匝,
UKhurosi inkosi yasePhezhiya wathi kazilethwe nguMithiredathi umgcinisikhwama onguye owazibalayo ezibalela uSheshibhazari inkosana yakoJuda.
Nanzi-ke lezompahla: imiganu yegolide yayingamatshumi amathathu, imiganu yesiliva yayiyinkulungwane, amapane esiliva ayengamatshumi amabili lasificamunwemunye,
imiganu yegolide ezingubhe yayingamatshumi amathathu, eyesiliva efana layo yayingamakhulu amane letshumi, ezinye impahla zaziyinkulungwane.
11 一切金銀器皿,共五千四百件。舍市巴匝就帶著這一切與充軍的人,從巴比倫回了耶路撒冷。
Sekukonke, kwakuyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu lamakhulu amane ezinto zegolide lesiliva. USheshibhazari weza lazozonke lezizinto lapho izithunjwa zafika eJerusalema zivela eBhabhiloni.