U-Ezra 2

2 ¹Yilaba abantu besifundazwe abenyuka bevela ekuthunjweni—labo uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni awabathumbela eBhabhiloni. Babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakibo. ²Beza noZerubhabheli, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, uSeraya, uReelaya, uMoridekayi, uBilishani, uMisipari, uBigivayi, uRehumi, uBahana—isibalo samadoda akwa-Israyeli:

³Amadodana kaParoshi, 2 172; ⁴amadodana kaShefathiya, 372; ⁵amadodana ka-Ara, 775; ⁶amadodana kaPhahati-Mowabi, okungamadodana kaJeshuwa noJowabe, 2 812; ⁷amadodana ka-Elamu, 1 254; ⁸amadodana kaZathu, 945; ⁹amadodana kaZakayi, 760; ¹⁰amadodana kaBani, 642; ¹¹amadodana kaBebayi, 623; ¹²amadodana ka-Azigadi, 1 222; ¹³amadodana ka-Adonikamu, 666; ¹⁴amadodana kaBigivayi, 2 056; ¹⁵amadodana ka-Adini, 454; ¹⁶amadodana ka-Ateri, okungakaHezekiya, 98; ¹⁷amadodana kaBezayi, 323; ¹⁸amadodana kaJora, 112; ¹⁹amadodana kaHashumi, 223; ²⁰amadodana kaGibhari, 95; ²¹amadoda aseBhetlehema, 123; ²²amadoda aseNethofa, 56; ²³amadoda ase-Anathoti, 128; ²⁴amadoda ase-Azimavethi, 42; ²⁵amadoda aseKiriyati-Arimi, naseKhefira, naseBheyeroti, 743; ²⁶amadoda aseRama naseGeba, 621; ²⁷amadoda aseMikimasi, 122; ²⁸amadoda aseBhethele nase-Ayi, 223; ²⁹amadoda aseNebo, 52; ³⁰amadoda aseMagibhishi, 156; ³¹amadodana ka-Elamu omunye, 1 254; ³²amadodana kaHarimi, 320; ³³amadoda aseLodi, naseHadidi, nase-Ono, 725; ³⁴amadoda aseJeriko, 345; ³⁵amadoda aseSenaya, 3 630.

³⁶Abapristi: amadodana kaJedaya, abendlu kaJeshuwa, 973; ³⁷amadodana ka-Imeri, 1 052; ³⁸amadodana kaPhashuri, 1 247; ³⁹amadodana kaHarimi, 1 017.

⁴⁰AbaLevi: amadodana kaJeshuwa noKadimiyeli, abamadodana kaHodaviya, 74. ⁴¹Abahlabeleli: amadodana ka-Asafa, 128. ⁴²Abalindi bamasango: inzalo kaShalumi, no-Ateri, noThalimoni, no-Akhubi, noHathitha, noShobayi—bebonke 139.

⁴³Izinceku zethempeli: amadodana kaZiha, amadodana kaHasufa, amadodana kaThabhayothi, ⁴⁴amadodana kaKherosi, amadodana kaSiyaha, amadodana kaPhadoni, ⁴⁵amadodana kaLebana, amadodana kaHagaba, amadodana ka-Akhubi, ⁴⁶amadodana kaHagabi, amadodana kaShamilayi, amadodana kaHanani, ⁴⁷amadodana kaGideli, amadodana kaGahari, amadodana kaReyaya, ⁴⁸amadodana kaRezini, amadodana kaNekoda, amadodana kaGazamu, ⁴⁹amadodana ka-Uza, amadodana kaPhaseya, amadodana kaBesayi, ⁵⁰amadodana ka-Asina, amadodana kaMewunimi, amadodana kaNefisimi, ⁵¹amadodana kaBakibuki, amadodana kaHakufa, amadodana kaHarihuri, ⁵²amadodana kaBaziluthi, amadodana kaMehida, amadodana kaHarisha, ⁵³amadodana kaBarikhosi, amadodana kaSisera, amadodana kaThema, ⁵⁴amadodana kaNeziya, namadodana kaHathifa.

⁵⁵Amadodana ezinceku zikaSolomoni: amadodana kaSothayi, amadodana kaHasoferethi, amadodana kaPheruda, ⁵⁶amadodana kaJahala, amadodana kaDarikoni, amadodana kaGideli, ⁵⁷amadodana kaShefathiya, amadodana kaHathili, amadodana kaPhokherethi-Hazebayimi, namadodana ka-Ami. ⁵⁸Zonke izinceku zethempeli namadodana ezinceku zikaSolomoni babe ngu-392.

⁵⁹Laba abalandelayo benyuka bevela eTheli-Mela, naseTheli-Harisha, naseKherubi, nase-Adani, nase-Imeri, kodwa abakwazanga ukufakazela ukuthi bona noma imindeni yabo babengama-Israyeli: ⁶⁰amadodana kaDelaya, amadodana kaThobiya, namadodana kaNekoda, 652. ⁶¹Emadodaneni abapristi: amadodana kaHabaya, amadodana kaHakhozi, namadodana kaBarizilayi, owathatha indodakazi kaBarizilayi umGileyadi waqanjwa ngegama lalowo mndeni. ⁶²Bafuna amagama abo emibhalweni yohlu lozalo, abawatholanga, bakhishwa ebupristini njengabangcolileyo. ⁶³Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangadli ukudla okungcwele kunakho konke, kuze kume umpristi ophethe i-Urimi neThumimi. ^a a v63 I-Urimi neThumimi kwakuyizinto ezingcwele ezaziphathwa ngumpristi omkhulu, zisetshenziswa ukufuna isiqondiso sikaNkulunkulu ezinqumweni ezisemthethweni.

⁶⁴Lonke ibandla lindawonye lalingu-42 360, ⁶⁵ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo ezesilisa nezesifazane, ezaziyi-7 337; babenabahlabeleli abesilisa nabesifazane abangu-200. ⁶⁶Amahhashi abo ayengu-736, izimbongolo zabo zingu-245, ⁶⁷amakamela abo engu-435, nodonki babo bengu-6 720.

⁶⁸Kwathi lapho befika endlini kaBaba wethu eJerusalema, abanye abayizinhloko zemindeni banikela ngeminikelo yokuzithandela yendlu kaBaba wethu, ukuze bayakhe kabusha endaweni yayo. ⁶⁹Njengokwamandla abo, banikela esikhwameni somsebenzi ngezinhlamvu zegolide ezingu-61 000, nesiliva esicishe sibe ngamaphawundi angu-6 250, nezingubo zabapristi eziyikhulu.

⁷⁰Abapristi, nabaLevi, nabanye babantu, nabahlabeleli, nabalindi bamasango, nezinceku zethempeli bahlala emizini yabo—wonke u-Israyeli emizini yabo.