UBawo Wethu Uvuselela Intliziyo Yokumkani

Emva kweminyaka engamashumi asixhenxe ekuthinjweni, amasalela abuyela ukwakha kwakhona itempile. Le ncwadi ibalela onke amanyathelo kwimbangela enye: isandla esihle sikaBawo wabo phezu kwabo.

Isahluko 1.

Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi, ukumkani wasePersi, ukuze kuzaliseke ilizwi likaBawo wethu elathethwa ngoYeremiya, uBawo wethu wavuselela umoya kaKoreshi, ukumkani wasePersi, waza wathumela isibhengezo kubo bonke ubukumkani bakhe, wasibhala phantsi, esithi:

Utsho uKoreshi, ukumkani wasePersi, ukuthi: “UNdikhoyo, uThixo wezulu, undinike zonke izikumkani zehlabathi, kananjalo wandimisela ukuba ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem kwaYuda. Nabani na phakathi kwenu, kubo bonke abantu bakhe, uThixo wakhe makabe naye, makanyuke aye eYerusalem kwaYuda, akhe indlu kaNdikhoyo, uThixo kaSirayeli; nguye uThixo oseYerusalem. Wonke osindileyo, apho ahleli khona, makancedwe ngabantu bendawo yakhe ngesilivere, negolide, nempahla, nemfuyo, kunye neminikelo yokuqhutywa yintliziyo yendlu kaThixo eseYerusalem.”

Zaza iintloko zezindlu zooyise zakwaYuda nezakwaBhenjamin, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, bonke abo umoya wabo wawuvuselelwe nguBawo wethu, basuka ukuze banyuke bakhe indlu kaBawo wethu eseYerusalem. Bonke abamelwane babo babancedisa ngempahla yesilivere negolide, nempahla, nemfuyo, nezinto ezinconywayo, ngaphandle kwako konke okwanikelwa ngokuqhutywa yintliziyo.

Kananjalo ukumkani uKoreshi wayikhupha impahla yendlu kaBawo wethu, awayeyithabathe uNebhukadenetsare eYerusalem, wayibeka endlwini yoothixo bakhe. UKoreshi, ukumkani wasePersi, wayikhupha ngesandla sikaMitredati umgcini-buncwane, wayibalela uSheshbhatsare, isikhulu sakwaYuda. Nali inani lazo: izitya zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu, izitya zesilivere eziliwaka, iziqhumiso ezingamashumi amabini anesithoba, iindebe zegolide ezingamashumi amathathu, iindebe zesilivere zohlobo olwahlukileyo ezingamakhulu amane anelishumi, nezinye izinto eziliwaka. Impahla yonke yegolide nesilivere yayingamawaka amahlanu anamakhulu amane. Zonke wazinyusa uSheshbhatsare ekunyukeni kwabathinjwa besuka eBhabhilon besiya eYerusalem.