Ukwakha Kwakhona Indlu kaBawo wethu

Bevuselelwe nguHagayi noZekariya, uZerubhabheli noYeshuwa baqala ukwakha kwakhona. Irhuluneli uTatenayi ifuna ukwazi ukuba ngubani owabanika igunya, kodwa iliso likaBawo wabo libalindile amadoda amakhulu, ngoko akukho bani obanqumamisayo. Ingxelo kaTatenayi kuDariyo icela kuphela ukuba kuphengululwe iincwadi zasebukhosini.

Isahluko 5.

Baza abaprofeti uHagayi noZekariya unyana kaIdo baprofeta kumaYuda awayekwelakwaYuda naseYerusalem, egameni likaBawo wethu, uThixo kaSirayeli, owayephezu kwawo. Basuka ke uZerubhabheli unyana kaSalatiyeli noYeshuwa unyana kaYotsadaki, baqala ukuyakha kwakhona indlu kaBawo wethu eYerusalem, benabo abaprofeti bakaBawo wethu, bebaxhasa.

Beza ke uTatenayi, irhuluneli yakwaNgaphesheya-koMlambo, noShetare-bozenayi, namadlelane abo, babuza bathi: “Ngubani oninike igunya lokuyakha le ndlu nokulugqiba olu sakhiwo?” Babuza kananjalo bathi: “Ngawaphi amagama amadoda alwakhayo olu sakhiwo?” Kodwa iliso likaBawo wabo lalibalindile amadoda amakhulu amaYuda, ngoko akwabakho obanqumamisayo, yada loo nto yafika kuDariyo, kwandula ke kwabuya impendulo ebhaliweyo.

Incwadi Eya kuKumkani uDariyo

Impinda yencwadi eyathunyelwa nguTatenayi, irhuluneli yakwaNgaphesheya koMlambo, noShetare-bozenayi, namagosa abo akwaNgaphesheya koMlambo, kukumkani uDariyo. Bamthumela udaba oluthi: Kukumkani uDariyo, uxolo olupheleleyo.

Makwazeke, kumkani: saya kwiphondo lakwaYuda, endlwini kaThixo omkhulu. Iyakhiwa ngamatye amakhulu, imithi ibekwa ezindongeni. Lo msebenzi uqhuba kunene, uyaphumelela ezandleni zabo. Sabuza ngoko kuwo amadoda amakhulu, sathi: “Ngubani oninike igunya lokuyakha le ndlu nokulugqiba olu sakhiwo?” Sabuza kananjalo amagama abo, ukuze sikuxelele wena, nokuba sibhale phantsi amagama eenkokeli zabo. Basiphendula bathi: “Thina singabakhonzi bakaBawo wethu, uThixo wezulu nehlabathi, siyayakha kwakhona indlu eyayakhiwe yagqitywa kudala yingangamsha yokumkani wakwaSirayeli. Kodwa ngenxa yokuba oobawo bethu bamqumbisa uBawo wethu, uThixo wezulu, wabanikela kuNebhukadenetsare umBhabhiloni, ukumkani waseBhabhilon, owayichithayo le ndlu, wabafudusela abantu eBhabhilon. Kodwa ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi ukumkani waseBhabhilon, uKoreshi ukumkani wawisa umthetho wokuba le ndlu kaBawo wethu yakhiwe kwakhona. Ukumkani uKoreshi wazikhupha kananjalo etempileni yaseBhabhilon iimpahla zegolide nezesilivere zendlu kaBawo wethu, awazithabathayo uNebhukadenetsare etempileni yaseYerusalem, wazisa etempileni yaseBhabhilon. Wazinika omnye ogama linguSheshbhatsare, awammisayo waba yirhuluneli, esithi kuye: ‘Thabatha ezi mpahla, uye kuzibeka etempileni yaseYerusalem, ize indlu kaThixo yakhiwe kwakhona kwindawo yayo.’ Weza ke lo Sheshbhatsare wabeka iziseko zendlu kaBawo wethu eYerusalem; kususela ngoko kude kube ngoku iyakhiwa, ingekagqitywa.”

Ngoko ke, ukuba ukumkani uyavuma, makwenziwe uphengululo kwiincwadi zasebukhosini eBhabhilon, ukubona ukuba ukumkani uKoreshi wawisa na umthetho wokuba le ndlu kaThixo eseYerusalem yakhiwe kwakhona. Wandule ke ukumkani asithumelele isigqibo sakhe ngale nto.