Ezra 2
1 Nampa abantu bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni ababethunjwe nguNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, ababuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, yilowo nalowo waya emzini wakubo,
2 bafika noZerubhabhele, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, uSeraya, uRehelaya, uMoridekhayi, uBhilishani, uMisiphari, uBhigivayi, uRehumi noBhahana. Inani lamadoda akwa-Israyeli lalimi kanje:
3 abozalo lukaPharoshi babeyizi-2 172,
4 abolukaShefathiya babeyizi-2 372,
5 aboluka-Ara babengama-775,
6 abolukaPhahathi Mowabi, bamadodana kaJeshuwa noJowabe, babeyizi-2 812,
7 aboluka-Elamu beyi-1 254,
8 abolukaZathu, bengama-945,
9 abolukaZakhayi bengama-760,
10 abolukaBhani bengama-642,
11 abolukaBhebayi bengama-623,
12 aboluka-Azigadi beyi-1 222,
13 aboluka-Adonikhamu bengama-666,
14 abolukaBhigivayi beyizi-2 056,
15 aboluka-Adini bengama-454,
16 aboluka-Atheri kaHezekiya bengama-98,
17 abolukaBhezayi bengama-323,
18 abolukaJora beyi-112,
19 abolukaHashumi bengama-223,
20 abolukaGibhari bengama-95,
21 abozalo lwaseBhethlehema babeyi-123,
22 amadoda aseNethofa ayengama-56,
23 amadoda ase-Anathothi ayeyi-128,
24 abozalo lukalwase-Azimavethi babengama-42,
25 abaseKiriyathi Arimi, eKhefira, eBheyerothi bengama-743,
26 abaseRama naseGebha bengama-621,
27 amadoda aseMikhimashi ayeyi-122,
28 amadoda aseBhethele nase-Ayi engama-223,
29 abozalo lwaseNebho babengama-52,
30 abaseMagibhishi beyi-156,
31 abozalo luka-Elamu omunye babeyi-1 254,
32 abolukaHarimi bengama-320,
33 abozalo lwaseLodi, eHadidi, nase-Ono babengama-725,
34 abozalo lwaseJerikho bengama-345,
35 abozalo lwaseSenawa babeyizi-3 630.
36 Abaphristi: abozalo lukaJedaya, bendlu kaJeshuwa, babengama-973;
37 abozalo luka-Imeri babeyi-1 052;
38 abozalo lukaPhashuri babeyi-1 247;
39 abozalo lukaHarimi babeyi-1 017.
40 Abozalo lwabaLevi: olukaJeshuwa noKhadimiyeli, amadodana kaHodaviya, babengama-74.
41 Abahlabeleli bozalo luka-Asafa babeyi-128;
42 abozalo lwabalindisango bozalo lukaShalumi, luka-Atheri, lukaThalimoni, luka-Akubhi, lukaHathitha nolukaShobhayi, bonke babeyi-139.
43 Izisebenzi zasethempelini yilezi: abozalo lukaZiha, lukaHasufa, lukaThabhawothi,
44 lukaKerosi, lukaSiyaha, lukaPhadoni,
45 lukaLebhana, lukaHagabha, luka-Akubhi,
46 lukaHagabhi, lukaShamulayi, lukaHanani,
47 lukaGideli, lukaGahari, lukaRewaya,
48 lukaRezini, lukaNekhoda, lukaGazamu,
49 luka-Uza, lukaPhaseya, lukaBhesayi,
50 luka-Asina, lukaMehuni, lukaNefisimi,
51 lukaBhakhibhukhi, lukaHakhufa, lukaHarihuri,
52 lukaBhaziluthi, lukaMehida, lukaHarisha,
53 lukaBharikosi, lukaSisera, lukaThema,
54 lukaNeziya nozalo lukaHathifa.
55 Abozalo lwezinceku zikaSolomoni yilaba: ababozalo lukaSothayi, lukaHasoferethi, lukaPheruda,
56 lukaJahala, lukaDarikoni, lukaGideli,
57 lukaShefathiya, lukaHathili, lukaPhokherethi Hazebhayimi nabozalo luka-Ami.
58 Zonke izisebenzi zasethempelini nabozalo lwezinceku zikaSolomoni babengama-392.
59 Nampa ababuya bevela eTheli Mela, eTheli Harisha, eKherubhi, e-Adani, nase-Imeri, kepha abakwazanga ukusho ukuthi bangabaziphi izindlu zoyise uma babedabuka kwa-Israyeli:
60 abozalo lukaDelaya, lukaThobiya nolukaNekoda, bebengama-652.
61 Abozalo lwabaphristi: kwakungabozalo lukaHabhaya, lukaHakozi nolukaBharizilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBharizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.
62 Laba bazifuna ohleni lwabaphristi olubhaliwe, kepha abafunyanwanga; ngalokho bakhishwa ebuphristini, kwathiwa bangcolile.
63 Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangakudli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umphristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
64 Lonke ibandla selihlangene laliyizi-42 360,
65 ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo ezaziyi-7 337; babenabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangama-200.
66 Amahhashi abo ayengama-736; iminyuzi yabo yayingama-245;
67 amakameli abo ayengama-435; izimbongolo zazingama-672.
68 Kuthe ukuba bafike endlini kaSimakade eJerusalema, abanye bezinhloko zoyise banikela ngeminikelo yesihle ukuze kwakhiwe indlu kaSimakade esizeni sayo.
69 Banikela ebhokisini lomnikelo ngokwamandla abo: sekukonke okwaqoqwa lapho kwaba ngamadalike egolide angama-61 000, namamane esiliva ayizi-5 000 nezingubo zabaphristi eziyikhulu.
70 Abaphristi, abaLevi, abanye abantu, abahlabeleli, abalindisango nabantu ababesebenza ethempelini bahlala emizini yakubo. Wonke u-Israyeli wahlala emizini yakubo.