8 Ngenyanga yesibili emnyakeni wesibili, ngemuva kwekutsi babuye endlini yaNkulunkulu weliciniso eJerusalema, Zerubhabheli indvodzana yaSheyaltiyeli, Jeshuwa indvodzana yaJehosadaki nabo bonkhe bomnakabo, nebaphristi nemaLevi kanye nabo bonkhe lebebabuya ekutfunjweni+ lebebete eJerusalema bacala lomsebenti wekwakha. Babeka emaLevi laneminyaka lengu-20 budzala kuya etulu kutsi acondzise lomsebenti wendlu yaJehova.

10 Ngesikhatsi labakhi sebacedzile kwakha sisekelo selithempeli laJehova,+ baphristi labebagcoke tingubo tebaphristi futsi baphetse emacilongo,+ kanye nemaLevi langemadvodzana a-Asafa, labephetse emasimbali,* bema badvumisa Jehova ngekuvumelana naloko lokwashiwo nguDavide iNkhosi yaka-Israyeli.+

14 Ngetulu kwaloko, iNkhosi Khuresi yakhipha titja teligolide netelisiliva tendlu yaNkulunkulu lebetisethempelini leliseBhabhulona, leto Nebukhadnezari labetitsetse ethempelini leliseJerusalema watiletsa ethempelini leliseBhabhulona.+ Taniketwa indvodza lokutsiwa nguSheshbasari,*+ Khuresi labeyente umbusi.+

16 Ngako Sheshbasari weta wafike wabeka sisekelo sendlu yaNkulunkulu+ eJerusalema, futsi kusukela ngaleso sikhatsi yacala kwakhiwa, kodvwa isengakacedvwa.’+