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1 Kwathi ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yePerisiya, ekugcwalisekeni kwelizwi leNkosi ngomlomo kaJeremiya, iNkosi yavusa umoya kaKoresi inkosi yePerisiya ukuthi edlulise isimemezelo embusweni wakhe wonke, njalo langombhalo, esithi:
A shekara ta farko ta mulkin sarkin Farisa, wato, sarki Sairus, domin a cika maganar Ubangiji da aka yi ta bakin Irmiya, sai Ubangiji ya taɓa zuciyar Sairus sarkin Farisa ya yi shela a duk fāɗin ƙasarsa, ya kuma rubuta cewa,
2 Utsho njalo uKoresi inkosi yePerisiya: INkosi, uNkulunkulu wamazulu, inginikile yonke imibuso yomhlaba; layo ingilayile ukuyakhela indlu eJerusalema ekoJuda.
“Ga abin da Sairus sarkin Farisa yake shela, “‘Ubangiji Allah na sama ya ba ni iko in yi mulkin duniya duka, ya kuma zaɓe ni in gina masa haikali a Urushalima cikin Yahuda.
3 Ngubani ophakathi kwenu kubo bonke abantu bayo? UNkulunkulu wakhe kabe laye, enyukele eJerusalema ekoJuda, akhe indlu yeNkosi, uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli (unguNkulunkulu) oseJerusalema.
Duk wanda yake nasa a cikinku bari Allahnsa yă kasance tare da shi, bari yă tafi Urushalima cikin Yahuda yă gina haikalin Ubangiji, Allah na Isra’ila, Allah wanda yake a Urushalima.
4 Laloba ngubani oseleyo lakuyiphi yezindawo lapho ahlala njengowezizwe khona, kakuthi abantu bendawo yakibo bamsekele ngesiliva, langegolide, langempahla, langezifuyo, kanye lomnikelo wesihle wendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema.
Duk inda akwai mutumin Yahuda da ya rage, sai mutanen da suke zama kusa da shi, su taimake shi da azurfa, da zinariya, da kaya, da kuma dabbobi, tare da kyautai na yardar rai saboda Gidan Allah wanda yake a Urushalima.’”
5 Kwasekusukuma inhloko zaboyise bakoJuda loBhenjamini, labapristi lamaLevi, laye wonke uNkulunkulu ayevuse umoya wakhe, ukuthi benyukele ukwakha indlu yeNkosi eseJerusalema.
Sai shugabannin zuriyar Yahuda da na Benyamin, da firistoci da Lawiyawa, duk wanda Allah ya taɓa zuciyarsa, suka shirya don su je su gina haikalin Ubangiji a Urushalima.
6 Labo bonke ababebaphahlile baqinisa izandla zabo ngezitsha zesiliva, ngegolide, ngempahla, langezifuyo, langezinto eziligugu, ngaphandle kwakho konke okwakunikelwe ngesihle.
Dukan maƙwabtansu kuwa suka taimake su da gudummawa na kayan azurfa da na zinariya, da kaya, da dabbobi, da kuma kyautai masu daraja bisa bayarwar yardar rai da suka yi.
7 UKoresi inkosi laye wakhupha izitsha zendlu yeNkosi, uNebhukadinezari ayezikhuphe eJerusalema wazifaka endlini yabonkulunkulu bakhe.
Sai sarki Sairus ya fitar da kayan da suke na haikalin Ubangiji waɗanda Nebukadnezzar ya kwashe daga Urushalima ya sa a haikalin allahnsa.
8 UKoresi inkosi yePerisiya wasezikhupha ngesandla sikaMithiredathi umphathisikhwama owazibalela uSheshibazari isiphathamandla sakoJuda.
Sairus sarkin Farisa ya sa Mitredat ma’aji ya ƙirga su a gaban Sheshbazzar ɗan sarkin Yahuda.
9 Leli-ke linani lazo: Imiganu yegolide engamatshumi amathathu, imiganu yesiliva eyinkulungwane, izingqamu ezingamatshumi amabili lesificamunwemunye,
Ga lissafin kayan. Manyan kwanonin zinariya guda 30 Manyan kwanonin azurfa guda 1,000 Wuƙaƙe guda 29
10 inkezo zegolide ezingamatshumi amathathu, ezinye inkezo zesiliva ezingamakhulu amane letshumi, ezinye izitsha eziyinkulungwane.
Waɗansu kwanonin zinariya guda 30 Waɗansu kwanonin azurfa guda 410 da waɗansu kayayyaki guda 1,000
11 Zonke izitsha zegolide lezesiliva zazizinkulungwane ezinhlanu lamakhulu amane. Zonke lezi uSheshibazari wazenyusa lalabo ababenyuswe ekuthunjweni bevela eBhabhiloni besiya eJerusalema.
Dukan kayayyakin zinariya da na azurfa sun kai 5,400. Sheshbazzar ya kawo kayayyakin nan duka tare da shi lokacin da kamammun suka hauro daga Babilon zuwa Urushalima.
