Abo Babuyela noEzra

UEzra udwelisa abo bahamba naye, akafumani baLevi, waza wathumela ukuba kuziswe abalungiseleli bendlu kaBawo wethu. Edana ukucela amajoni kukumkani emva kokuqhayisa ngokhuseleko lukaYise, wamemeza uzilo endaweni yoko—yaza isilivere negolide elilinganisiweyo yafika eYerusalem iphelele.

Isahluko 8.

Zezi ke iintloko zezindlu zooyise, nomlibo wokuzalwa kwabo banyuka nam bevela eBhabhilon ngexesha lokulawula kukumkani uAthaksersi:

Koonyana bakaPinehasi, nguGershom; koonyana bakaItamare, nguDaniyeli; koonyana bakaDavide, nguHatushe.

Koonyana bakaShekaniya; koonyana bakaParoshe: nguZekariya, kunye namadoda alikhulu elinamanci mahlanu abhaliweyo ngomlibo wokuzalwa.

Koonyana bakaPahati-mowabhi, nguEliyehohenayi, unyana kaZerahiya, enamadoda angamakhulu amabini.

Koonyana bakaZatu, nguShekaniya, unyana kaYahaziyeli, enamadoda angamakhulu amathathu.

Koonyana bakaAdin, nguEbhede, unyana kaYonatan, enamadoda angamashumi mahlanu.

Koonyana bakaElam, nguYeshaya, unyana kaAtaliya, enamadoda angamashumi asixhenxe.

Koonyana bakaShefatiya, nguZebhadiya, unyana kaMikayeli, enamadoda angamashumi asibhozo.

Koonyana bakaYowabhi, nguObhadiya, unyana kaYehiyeli, enamadoda angamakhulu amabini anelishumi elinesibhozo.

Koonyana bakaBhani, nguShelomiti, unyana kaYosifiya, enamadoda alikhulu elinamanci mathandathu.

Koonyana bakaBhebhayi, nguZekariya, unyana kaBhebhayi, enamadoda angamashumi mabini anesibhozo.

Koonyana bakaAzegadi, nguYohanan, unyana kaHakatan, enamadoda alikhulu elinashumi.

Koonyana bakaAdonikam, abamva, nanga amagama abo: nguElifelete, noYehuweli, noShemaya, enamadoda angamashumi mathandathu.

Koonyana bakaBhigivayi, nguUtayi noZakure, enamadoda angamashumi asixhenxe.

UEzra Ufuna Abalungiseleli Bendlu

Ndababuthela ngasemlanjeni obaleka usiya eAhava, samisa khona iintsuku ezintathu. Ndakuba ndiwahlolisisile amadoda nababingeleli, andafumana nanye koonyana bakaLevi khona. Ndandule ke ukuthuma izikhulu uEliyezere, noAriyeli, noShemaya, noElinatan, noYaribhi, noElinatan, noNatan, noZekariya, noMeshulam, namadoda angabanengqondo uYoyaribhi noElinatan. Ndabathuma kuIdo, inkulu yaseKasifiya, ndabaxelela into abaya kuyithetha kuIdo nabazalwana bakhe, abakhonzi bendlu khona, ukuze basizisele abalungiselela indlu kaBawo wethu. Ngesandla esilungileyo sikaBawo wethu phezu kwethu, basizisela indoda enengqondo koonyana bakaMaheli, unyana kaLevi, unyana kaSirayeli: uSherebhiya, kunye noonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, abalishumi elinesibhozo; noHashabhiya, kunye noYeshaya koonyana bakaMerari, nabazalwana bakhe noonyana babo, bebonke bengamashumi amabini; nabakhonzi bendlu abangamakhulu amabini anamanci mabini, uDavide nabathetheli ababebanike ukuba balungiselele abaLevi; bonke babhalwa ngamagama abo.

Ndaza khona, ngasemlanjeni iAhava, ndamema uzilo lokudla, ukuze sizithobe phambi koBawo wethu, sifune kuye indlela esingakhuselekayo kuyo, thina neentsapho zethu nezinto zethu zonke. Ndandineentloni zokucela kukumkani amasoldati nabamahashe, ukuba asikhusele elutshabeni endleleni, ngokuba sasithethile kuye sisithi: “Isandla sikaBawo wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abamfunayo ngokulungileyo, kodwa amandla akhe nomsindo wakhe uchasene nabo bonke abamshiyayo.” Sazila ke ukudla, sabongoza kuBawo wethu ngenxa yale nto, waza wakuphulaphula ukuthandaza kwethu.

Ndabahlula ababingeleli abaziintloko abalishumi elinababini, uSherebhiya, noHashabhiya, kunye nabalishumi babazalwana babo, ndabalinganisela isilivere negolide neempahla, umnikelo wendlu kaBawo wethu, awawusondezayo ukumkani namaphakathi akhe nabathetheli bakhe namaSirayeli onke awayelapho. Ndalinganisela ezandleni zabo iitalente zesilivere ezingamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mahlanu, nempahla yesilivere eziitalente ezilikhulu, negolide eziitalente ezilikhulu, neembiza zegolide ezingamashumi mabini zeedariki eziliwaka, neempahla ezimbini zobhedu obuhle obukhazimlayo, obunqabileyo njengegolide. Ndathi kubo: “Ningcwele kuBawo wethu, neempahla zingcwele, nesilivere negolide ngumnikelo wokuqhutywa yintliziyo kuBawo wethu, uThixo wooyihlo. Lindani niyigcine, nide niyilinganise phambi kwababingeleli abaziintloko, nabaLevi, neentloko zezindlu zooyise zamaSirayeli, eYerusalem, emagumbini endlu kaBawo wethu.”

Bayithabatha ke ababingeleli nabaLevi isilivere negolide neempahla elinganisiweyo, ukuba bazise eYerusalem, endlwini kaBawo wethu.

Sanduluka emlanjeni iAhava ngosuku lweshumi elinesibini lwenyanga yokuqala, siya eYerusalem. Isandla sikaBawo wethu sasiphezu kwethu, sasihlangula elutshabeni nasekulaleleni endleleni.

Safika eYerusalem, saphumla khona iintsuku ezintathu. Ngosuku lwesine kwalinganiswa isilivere negolide neempahla endlwini kaBawo wethu, zanikelwa esandleni sikaMeremoti, umbingeleli, unyana kaUriya, ekunye naye uElazare, unyana kaPinehasi, bekunye nabo abaLevi uYozabhadi, unyana kaYeshuwa, noNowadiya, unyana kaBhinuwi. Into yonke yabalwa yalinganiswa, nabo bonke ubunzima babhalwa ngelo xesha.

Baza abo babuya ekuthinjweni basondeza amadini anyukayo kuBawo wethu, uThixo wamaSirayeli: iinkunzi zeenkomo ezilishumi elinazibini ngenxa yamaSirayeli onke, neenkunzi zezimvu ezingamashumi asithoba anesithandathu, neemvana ezingamashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe, neenkunzi zeebhokhwe ezilishumi elinazibini zibe lidini lesono; onke oko lalilidini elinyukayo kuBawo wethu. Bayinikela nemimiselo kakumkani kumabamba akakumkani, nakubalawuli bephondo elingaphesheya koMlambo, baza bona bawuxhasa abantu nendlu kaBawo wethu. ^a