U-EZRA 1

UKoresi inkosi yasePheresiya uvumela abaJuda ukuba babuyele ezweni lakubo 1 Ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuba kufezeke izwi likaJehova, ngomlomo kaJeremiya uJehova wavusa umoya kaKoresi, inkosi yasePheresiya, ukuba amemezele embusweni…

U-EZRA 2

Ababuyayo 1 Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiwe bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo, 2 bafika noZerubabele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRehelaya, noMoridekayi, noBilishani,…

U-EZRA 3

I-altare leminikelo yokushiswa. Umkhosi wamadokodo. Isisekelo sethempeli 1 Lapho isisondela inyanga yesikhombisa, abantwana bakwa-Israyeli besemizini, abantu babuthana eJerusalema njengomuntu munye. 2 Kwase kusuka uJeshuwa indodana kaJosadaki, nabafowabo abapristi, noZerubabele indodana…

U-EZRA 4

Umsebenzi wokwakha uyathiywa 1 Kwathi lapho izitha zakwaJuda nezakwaBenjamini sezizwile ukuthi abathunjwa bakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ithempeli, 2 zasondela kuZerubabele nakuzo izinhloko zawoyise, zathi kubo: “Masakhe nani, ngokuba sifuna uNkulunkulu…

U-EZRA 5

Umsebenzi wokwakha uyaqala futhi. UDariyu uyabhalelwa 1 Abaprofethi, uHagayi umprofethi noZakariya indodana ka-Ido, baprofetha kubaJuda ababekwaJuda naseJerusalema ngegama likaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli owayephezu kwabo. 2 Kwase kusuka uZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa, indodana…

U-EZRA 6

Ithempeli liyaqedwa; liyahlanjululwa 1 Khona uDariyu wakhipha isimemezelo, kwacingwa endlini yezincwadi, lapho ingcebo yayibekelelwa khona eBabele. 2 Kwafunyanwa e-Akimetha endlini yamakhosi esezweni laseMediya umqulu okwakulotshwe kuwo isikhumbuzo sokuthi: 3 “Ngomnyaka…

U-EZRA 7

U-Ezra uya eJerusalema 1 Emva kwalokho esabusa u-Aritahishashita, inkosi yasePheresiya, u-Ezra kaSeraya ka-Azariya kaHilikiya, 2 kaShalumi kaSadoki ka-Ahithubi 3 ka-Amariya ka-Azariya kaMerayoti 4 kaZeraya ka-Uzi kaBuki 5 ka-Abishuwa kaFinehasi ka-Eleyazare…

U-EZRA 8

Abakhuphuka no-Ezra 1 Nazi izinhloko zawoyise, nazi izizukulwane zabakhuphuka nami eBabele ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita inkosi: 2 Kumadodana kaFinehasi: nguGereshomu; kumadodana ka-Itamari: nguDaniyeli; kumadodana kaDavide: nguHathushi. 3 Kumadodana kaShekaniya, kumadodana kaPharoshi: nguZakariya;…

U-EZRA 9

Ukuhlangana kwabakwa-Israyeli nabezizwe 1 Kwathi sekuphelile lokho, izikhulu zasondela kimi, zathi: “Abantu bakwa-Israyeli nabapristi namaLevi abazahlukanisanga nabantu bezizwe nezinengiso zabo, ezamaKhanani, namaHeti, namaPherizi, namaJebusi, nama-Amoni, nabakwaMowabi, nabaseGibithe, nama-Amori. 2 Ngokuba…

U-EZRA 10

Abesifazane babezizwe bayalahlwa 1 U-Ezra esakhuleka, evuma izono ngokukhala, eziwise phansi phambi kwendlu kaNkulunkulu, kwabuthana kuye kuvela ku-Israyeli ibandla elikhulu kakhulu labesilisa nabesifazane nabantwana, ngokuba abantu bakhala ngokukhala okukhulu. 2…