Ezra
10 U-Ezra nakasathandazako,+ avuma izono, alila begodu aguqe ahlome ihloko phasi phambi kwendlu kaZimu weqiniso, isiqubuthu esikhulu samadoda, abafazi nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana kuye, ngombana abantu bebalila khulu. 2 Nje-ke uTjhekaniya indodana kaJerhiyeli+ wamadodana ka-Elamu+ wathi ku-Ezra: “Akhenge sithembeke kuZimethu ngokutjhada abafazi bezinye iintjhaba.+ Kodwana nanyana kunjalo, kusesenethemba ngama-Israyeli. 3 Nje-ke asenzeni isivumelwano noZimethu+ bona kuqothwe boke abafazabo nabantwababo, ngokuvumelana nesinqophiso sakaJehova nesalabo abahlonipha umyalo kaZimethu.+ Asenzeni ngokuvumelana nomThetho. 4 Sikima, ngombana indaba le ifuna wena, begodu sinawe. Yiba nesibindi uthathe igadango.”
5 Khonokho u-Ezra wasikima wafungisa abaphristi abakhulu, amaLevi nawo woke ama-Israyeli bona kwenziwe okukhulunywe ngakho.+ Ngalokho bafunga. 6 Ngemva kwalokho, u-Ezra wasikima phambi kwendlu kaZimu weqiniso waya ewolweni lakaJehorhanani indodana ka-Eliyatjhibu ethempelini. Nanyana aya lapho, akhenge adle bekasele amanzi, ngombana bekazilile ngebanga lokungathembeki kwabantu ababuya ekuthunjweni.+
7 Yeke bakhupha isaziso kilo loke lakwaJuda neJerusalema bona boke ababuya ekuthunjweni babuthanele eJerusalema; 8 ngokuya ngesiqunto samakhosana nabadala, nanyana ngubani ongekhe eze hlangana namalanga amathathu uzokuthathelwa yoke ipahlakhe bekaqothwe ebandleni labantu ababuya ekuthunjweni.+ 9 Nje-ke woke amadoda wakwaJuda nakwaBhenjamini abuthana eJerusalema hlangana namalanga amathathu, okutjho ukuthi, ngelanga lama-20 enyangeni yethoba. Boke abantu bebahlezi ngesirhodlweni sendlu kaZimu weqiniso, bahlengezela ngebanga lendaba edenjwako nangebanga lezulu elikhulu ebelina.
10 Ngemva kwalokho u-Ezra umphristi wasikima wathi kibo: “Akhenge nithembeke ngokutjhada abafazi bezinye iintjhaba,+ yeke ningezelele umlandu ka-Israyeli. 11 Nje-ke vumani izono zenu kuJehova uZimu wabokhokho benu, nenze intandwakhe. Hlukanani nabantu beenarha ezisibhodileko nabafazi beentjhaba.”+ 12 Nje-ke loke ibandla laphendula ngelizwi elikhulu lathi: “Sizokwenza njengombana utjho. 13 Kodwana kunabantu abanengi, begodu sikhathi sezulu. Akukghoneki ukujama ngaphandle, nendaba le angekhe ithathe ilanga linye namkha amabili, ngombana siphambuke khulu ngokwenza lokhu. 14 Nje-ke sibawa uvumele amakhosanethu ajamele loke ibandla;+ kuthi boke bemadorobhenethu abatjhade nabafazi beentjhaba babekelwe isikhathi abangeza ngaso, kunye nabadala nabahluleli bedorobha elinye nelinye, bekube kulapho sehlisa ilaka lakaZimethu ngathi malungana nendaba le.”
15 Kodwana uJonathani indodana ka-Asaheli noJarhizeya indodana kaTikhiva baphikisana nalokhu, begodu uMetjhulamu noTjhabetayi+ abamaLevi babasekela. 16 Kodwana ababuya ekuthunjweni benza ngokwalokho okuvunyelenwe ngakho; u-Ezra umphristi neenhloko zeenkoro, zoke lezo amagamazo ebekatloliwe encwadini, babuthana bodwa ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yetjhumi bona badembe indaba le; 17 kwathi ngelanga lokuthoma enyangeni yokuthoma baqeda ukurarulula indaba yawo woke amadoda ebewatjhade abafazi bezinye iintjhaba. 18 Kwafumaneka ukuthi amanye wamadodana wabaphristi bewatjhade nabafazi bezinye iintjhaba:+ emadodaneni kaJetjhuwa+ indodana kaJehozadaki nabafowabo, nguMaseya, u-Eliyezeri, uJaribi noGedaliya. 19 Kodwana athembisa ukuqotha abafazi bawo, begodu njengombana bewamlandu bewazokunikela ngeramu eliphuma emhlanjini ngebanga lokuba mlandu kwawo.+
20 Emadodaneni ka-Imeri,+ bekunguRhanani noZebadiya; 21 emadodaneni kaRharimu,+ nguMaseya, u-Eliya, uTjhemaya, uJerhiyeli no-Uziya; 22 emadodaneni kaPhatjhirhuri,+ ngu-Eliyowenayi, uMaseya, u-Itjhimayeli, uNetaneli, uJozabadi no-Eliyasa. 23 KumaLevi, bekunguJozabadi, uTjhimeyi, uKhelaya (okunguKelitha), uPetharhiya, uJuda no-Eliyezeri; 24 kubavumi, ngu-Eliyatjhibu; kubalindisango, nguTjhalumu, uThelemu no-Uri.
25 Kuma-Israyeli, emadodaneni kaParotjhi,+ bekunguRamiya, uJiziya, uMalikiya, uMijamini, u-Elazara, uMalikiya noBhenaya; 26 emadodaneni ka-Elamu,+ nguMathaniya, uZakariya, uJerhiyeli,+ u-Abidi, uJeremothi no-Eliya; 27 emadodaneni kaZatu,+ ngu-Eliyowenayi, u-Eliyatjhibu, uMathaniya, uJeremothi, uZabadi no-Aziza; 28 emadodaneni kaBebayi,+ nguJehorhanani, uRhananiya, uZabayi no-Atilayi; 29 emadodaneni kaBhani, nguMetjhulamu, uMaluki, u-Adaya, uJatjhubi, uTjheyali noJeremothi; 30 emadodaneni kaPharhathi-Mowabi,+ ngu-Adina, uKelali, uBhenaya, uMaseya, uMathaniya, uBhetsaleli, uBhinuyi noManase; 31 emadodaneni kaRharimu,+ ngu-Eliyezeri, uJitjhiya, uMalikiya,+ uTjhemaya, uSimiyoni, 32 uBhenjamini, uMaluki noTjhemariya; 33 emadodaneni kaRhatjhumu,+ nguMatenayi, uMatata, uZabadi, u-Elifelethi, uJeremayi, uManase noTjhimeyi; 34 emadodaneni kaBhani, nguMadayi, u-Amramu, u-Uweli, 35 uBhenaya, uBedeya, uKeluhu, 36 uVaniya, uMeremothi, u-Eliyatjhibu, 37 uMathaniya, uMatenayi noJasayi; 38 emadodaneni kaBhinuyi, nguTjhimeyi, 39 uTjhelemiya, uNathani, u-Adaya, 40 uMakinadibayi, uTjhatjhayi, uTjharayi, 41 u-Azareli, uTjhelemiya, uTjhemariya, 42 uTjhalumu, u-Amariya noJosefa; 43 emadodaneni kaNebo, nguJehiyeli, uMatitiya, uZabadi, uZebina, uJadayi, uJuweli noBhenaya. 44 Boke laba bebathethe abafazi bezinye iintjhaba,+ begodu babaqotha abafazabo nabantwababo.+