U-Ezra 1
1 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:
Hagi Sairusi'ma ese agafa huno Pesia mopare kinima mania kafufina, Ra Anumzamo'a kasnampa ne' Jeremaia agipi huvazino kasnampa kema Israeli vaheku hu'nea nanekemo'a avufga'a efore hanigu, Pesia kini ne' Sairusina Ra Anumzamo'a antahintahi'a azeri otigeno, ana makama kegava hu'nea mopafi vahetera huama huno nezamasamino, avompinena krenenteno anage hu'ne,
2 “Nanku okutshiwo yinkosi uKhurosi wasePhezhiya: ‘UThixo, uNkulunkulu wasezulwini, ungiphile yonke imbuso yasemhlabeni njalo ungikhethile ukuthi ngimakhele ithempeli eJerusalema koJuda.
Pesia kini ne' Sairusi'a amanage huno hie, Ra Anumzana monane mopanema tro huteno kegavama hu'nea Anumzamo maka mopa kva huo huno nami'neno, nagrira huhamprinanteno Juda mopafina Jerusalemi kumate nagri mono nona kinanto huno hunante'ne.
3 Loba ngubani wabantu bakhe phakathi kwenu angahamba aye eJerusalema koJuda ayekwakha ithempeli likaThixo, uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, uNkulunkulu oseJerusalema njalo sengathi uNkulunkulu wabo angaba labo.
Hagi Israeli vahe'ma amu'nontamifima tamagranema mani'nesazana, Anumzazmimo'a Israeli vahe'ene manigahianki zamatrenke'za Juda mopafi Jerusalemi kumate mareri'za, Israeli vahe Anumzama Jerusalema mani'nea Ra Anumzamofona mono noma'a ome eri kasefa hu'za kinteho.
4 Akuthi abantu loba ngabakuyiphi indawo lapho okungabe kuseselensalela kabamuphe isiliva legolide, impahla lezifuyo, leminikelo yokuzithandela yethempeli likaNkulunkulu eJerusalema.’”
Hagi ina kumapino Israeli vahe'ma mani'nesia kumapi vahe'mota, tamagra'a silvama golima, mago'a knare'nare zantamine nezamita, bulimakaone memene sipisipi afutaminena avre nezamita, Jerusalema Ra Anumzamofo mono nompima zamavesite ofama huntesaza zantaminena zaminke'za eri'ne'za viho.
5 Kwasekusithi abazinhloko zemizi yakoJuda lakoBhenjamini, kanye labaphristi labaLevi, labo bonke ababethintwe inhliziyo zabo nguNkulunkulu, bazilungisela ukuhamba ukuyakwakha indlu kaThixo eJerusalema.
Hagi anante Judane Benzamenine Livae nagate'enema ugotama hu'naza vahe'ene pristi naga'ene, izano Ra Anumzamo'ma rimpama azeriotia vahe'mo'zanena Jerusalemi mareri'za Ra Anumzamofo mono no ete ome azeri oti'za kinaku trotra hu'naze.
6 Bonke omakhelwane babo babancedisa ukuzuza izinto zesiliva legolide, impahla lezifuyo, lezipho eziligugu phezu kwayo yonke iminikelo yokuzizwela.
Hagi anante tvaozamire'ma nemaniza vahe'mo'za Israeli vahe'mokizmia, silvareti'ene golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza zantamine, mago'a ne'zane, bulimakaone, memema, sipisipi afutamine, mago'a marerifa knare'nare zantaminena nezami'za, ana agofetura mago'a musezana Ra Anumzamofo mono nompima kresramnama vanaza zantamina zamizage'za eri'ne'za vu'naze.
7 Phezu kwalokho iNkosi uKhurosi yakhupha zonke izitsha ezazingezethempeli likaThixo ezazithunjwe nguNebhukhadineza eJerusalema zabekwa ethempelini likankulunkulu wakhe.
Hagi kota kini ne' Nebukatnesa'ma Israeli vahe'ma hahuzamagatereno Jerusalemi ra mono nompi zantamima erino eno agrama mono'ma hunentea havi anumzantamimofo mono nompi eme ante'nea zantamina kini ne' Sairusi'a erimegi atre'ne.
8 UKhurosi inkosi yasePhezhiya wathi kazilethwe nguMithiredathi umgcinisikhwama onguye owazibalayo ezibalela uSheshibhazari inkosana yakoJuda.
Hagi Pesia kini ne' Sairusi'a agri zagore'ma ugagota huno kvama hu'nea ne' Mitredatina hamprio higeno ana zantamina hampriteno, Juda vahete'ma ugota huzmanteno zamavareno esia ne' Sesbazarina ana zantamina ami'ne.
9 Nanzi-ke lezompahla: imiganu yegolide yayingamatshumi amathathu, imiganu yesiliva yayiyinkulungwane, amapane esiliva ayengamatshumi amabili lasificamunwemunye,
Hagi anazantamina amanahu huno eri'ne. Golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza zuompa 30'agi silvareti'ma tro'ma hu'naza zuompa 1 tauseni'agi, mago'a zantamima silvareti'ma tro'ma hu'nazana 29ni'agi,
10 imiganu yegolide ezingubhe yayingamatshumi amathathu, eyesiliva efana layo yayingamakhulu amane letshumi, ezinye impahla zaziyinkulungwane.
mago'a zuomparamima golireti'ma tro'ma hu'naza zuomparamina 30'agi, mago'a zuomparamima silvareti'ma tro'ma hu'naza zuomparamina 410ni'agi, ruga'a zantamima Ra Anumzamofo mono nompi ante zantamina 1tauseni'agi hu'za zami'naze.
11 Sekukonke, kwakuyizinkulungwane ezinhlanu lamakhulu amane ezinto zegolide lesiliva. USheshibhazari weza lazozonke lezizinto lapho izithunjwa zafika eJerusalema zivela eBhabhiloni.
Hagi golireti'ene silvareti'enema tro'ma hu'naza zantamine, ruga'a zantamima Ra Anumzamofo mono nompi ante zantaminema eri atruma hazageno'a ana makara 5tausen 400'a zantami efore hu'ne. Higeno Israeli vahe'ma Babilonima kina hu'za mani'naregati'ma atre'za Jerusalema mareri'za nevazageno'a, Sesbazari'a anazantamina erige'za vu'naze.
