3 “Ngomnyaka wokuqala wokubusa kwenkosi uKhoresi, iNkosi uKhoresi yabeka umlayo mayelana lendlu kaNkulunkulu eyayiseJerusalema+ yathi: ‘Indlu le kayakhiwe kutsha ibe yindawo abazanikela kuyo imihlatshelo njalo izisekelo zayo kumele zibekwe ziqiniswe. Ubude bayo kabube zingalo ezingu-60* lobubanzi bayo bube zingalo ezingu-60+

9 Abaphristi abaseJerusalema kumele baphiwe loba yini abazayicela, kungaba ngamajongosi+ lenqama+ kanye lemvana,+ okuzakuba ngokweminikelo etshiselwa uNkulunkulu wasezulwini. Kabaphiwe lengqoloyi,+ lesawudo,+ lewayini+ kanye lamafutha+ njalo izinto lezi kumele baziphiwe nsuku zonke loba sekutheni,

21 “Mina Nkosi Athakisekisi ngibeka umlayo oya kubo bonke abagcinizikhwama abasesabelweni esingaphetsheya komfula,* ngithi konke okuzacelwa ngu-Ezra+ umphristi, umbhali woMthetho kaNkulunkulu wamazulu kakuphiwe masinyane, 22 lanxa kungaba ngamathalenta* esiliva angu-100, ingqoloyi egcwala amakhori* angu-100, lewayini+ eligcwala amabhathi* angu-100, lamafutha+ agcwala amabhathi angu-100 kanye lesawudo+ elingeke lilinganiswe. 23 Konke uNkulunkulu wamazulu athi kwenziwe endlini yakhe kakwenziwe ngokukhuthala ukuze ulaka lukaNkulunkulu wamazulu+ lungehleli embusweni wenkosi lasemadodaneni ayo.+ 24 Kanti njalo siyalazisa ukuthi imithelo ekhitshwa ngabantu bonke, lemithelo+ yempahla leyemigwaqo, akumelanga ibhadaliswe abaphristi, lamaLevi, labahlabeleli,+ labalindi bamagedi, lezisebenzi zethempelini*+ kanye lezinye izisebenzi zendlu kaNkulunkulu.