Ezra 1
1 Ngonyaka wokuqala kaKhoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuze kugcwaliseke izwi likaSimakade alikhuluma ngoJeremiya, uSimakade wavusa umoya kaKhoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, yase ishaya umthetho kuwo wonke umbuso wayo, yakhipha isimemezelo esibhaliweyo, esasithi:
2 “Nakhu okushiwo nguKhoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, uthi: “ ‘USimakade uNkulunkulu wasezulwini unginike yonke imibuso yomhlaba, wangiqoka ukuba ngimakhele indlu eJerusalema, kwaJuda.
3 Noma ngubani phakathi kwabo bonke abangabantu bakhe, sengathi uNkulunkulu wakhe angaba naye, makakhuphukele eJerusalema, kwaJuda, ayokwakha kabusha indlu kaSimakade uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli, unguNkulunkulu oseJerusulema.
4 Yonke insali esezindaweni zonke lapho igogobele khona, noma ngabe ihleli kuphi, kufanele ilekelelwe ngabendawo yakubo, bayinike isiliva, igolide, izimpahla, imfuyo neminikelo yesihle yendlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema.’ ”
5 Kwase kuthi izinhloko zemindeni yakwaJuda nezakwaBhenjamini, abaphristi nabaLevi, nabo bonke izinhliziyo zabo uNkulunkulu azithinta, balungiselela ukuhamba beyokwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema.
6 Omakhelwane babo babasiza ngezinto zesiliva nezegolide nangezinye izinto, nemfuyo nezinto eziyigugu, ngale nje komnikelo wesihle ababewunikelela ithempeli.
7 Inkosi uKhoresi yazikhipha yona mathupha izitsha zasendlini kaSimakade ezazithathwe nguNebukhadinezari eJerusalema, wazibeka ethempelini lonkulunkulu bakhe.
8 Inkosi uKhoresi yasePheresiya lezo zinto wazinika uMithiredathi, umphathisikhwama, ukuba azibale, azinike uSheshibhazari, umbusi wakwaJuda.
9 Nantu uhla lwazo: imicengezi yegolide yeminikelo engama-30, imicengezi yesiliva yeminikelo eyinkulungwane nemimese engama-29,
10 imicengezi emincane yegolide engama-30, imicengezi emincane yesiliva engama-410 nezinye izitsha eziyinkulungwane.
11 Sezizonke izitsha uSheshibhazari nabanye abathunjwa ababephuma eBhabhele beya eJerusalema abazithatha, zaziyi-5 400 zegolide, nesiliva, nezinye izinto.