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6 Ngaleso sikhatsi iNkhosi Dariyusi yakhipha umyalo, futsi kwaphenywa endlini* lokwakugcinwa kuyo tintfo letiligugu eBhabhulona. 2 Kwatfolakala umculu embhoshongweni lose-Ekbatana, esifundzeni saseMediya, futsi kulomculu bekubhalwe umlayeto lotsi:
3 “Ngemnyaka wekucala weNkhosi Khuresi, iNkhosi Khuresi yakhipha umyalo lomayelana nendlu yaNkulunkulu leseJerusalema yatsi:+ ‘Lendlu ayakhiwe kabusha kute ibe yindzawo lokutawentelwa kuyo imihlatjelo, futsi kufanele kwakhiwe nesisekelo sayo; kuphakama kwalendlu kufanele kube ngemamitha langaba ngu-27,* bubanti bayo bube ngemamitha langaba ngu-27,+ 4 ibe nemalayini lamatsatfu ematje lamakhulu nelilayini linye letingodvo,+ futsi tonkhe tindleko tayo titawubhadalwa yindlu yenkhosi.+ 5 Akubuyiselwe titja teligolide netelisiliva tendlu yaNkulunkulu letatsatfwa nguNebukhadnezari ethempelini lebeliseJerusalema watiyisa eBhabhulona,+ kuze tibekwe endzaweni yato ethempelini leliseJerusalema futsi tifakwe endlini yaNkulunkulu.’+
6 “Ngako wena Thathenayi, longumbusi wesifundza lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe,* nawe Shethari-boznayi, kanye nalabo lenisebenta nabo, lokungulabanye baholi besifundza lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe,+ ningacali niye lapho. 7 Ningawuphatamisi lomsebenti wekwakha indlu yaNkulunkulu. Umbusi wemaJuda nemadvodza lamadzala akaJuda batawakha kabusha lendlu yaNkulunkulu lapho beyikhona khona. 8 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngininika umyalo mayelana naloko lokufanele nikwentele lamadvodza lamadzala akaJuda njengobe akha kabusha lendlu yaNkulunkulu: Emalini yenkhosi+ letsetfwe emtselweni losuka esifundzeni lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe, kufanele nitsatse imali yekukhokhela tindleko niyinike lamadvodza ngekushesha, kuze achubeke nalomsebenti ngaphandle kwekuphatamiseka.+ 9 Malanga onkhe kufanele niciniseke kutsi niwanika nobe yini layidzingako, kungaba tinkunzana,+ timvu letindvuna+ netimvu letisetincane+ letitawuba ngumnikelo wekushiswa waNkulunkulu welizulu, niwanike nakolo,+ luswayi,+ liwayini+ kanye nemafutsa,+ njengobe nje kusho baphristi labaseJerusalema, 10 kuze bachubeke benta iminikelo lejabulisa Nkulunkulu wemazulu futsi bathantazele kutsi inkhosi nemadvodzana ayo baphile sikhatsi lesidze.+ 11 Ngikhiphe nemyalo wekutsi nakwenteka nobe ngubani angawulaleli lomtsetfo, kutawukhishwa lugodvo endlini yakhe, futsi utawuphanyekwa kulo aphindze abetselwe kulo, nendlu yakhe itawentiwa indlu yangasense* ngenca yalelicala lakhe. 12 Shengatsi Nkulunkulu lokhetse kutsi libito lakhe lihlale kulendlu+ yakhe angaketula nobe ngabe nguyiphi inkhosi nobe bantfu labamelene nalomyalo nalabafuna kubhubhisa lendlu yaNkulunkulu leseJerusalema. Mine Dariyusi ngikhipha lomyalo, futsi awulandzelwe ngekushesha.”
13 Ngemuva kwaloko, Thathenayi longumbusi wesifundza lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe, Shethari-boznayi,+ kanye nalabo labasebenta nabo bakwenta ngekushesha konkhe loko iNkhosi Dariyusi lebeyibatjele kona. 14 Emadvodza lamadzala akaJuda achubeka nekwakha futsi lomsebenti wachubekela embili.+ Bekakhutsatwa tiphrofetho taHagayi+ umphrofethi kanye naZakhariya+ umtukulu wa-Ido. Acedza kwakha ngekuvumelana nemyalo waNkulunkulu wema-Israyeli+ nemyalo waKhuresi,+ waDariyusi+ kanye neweNkhosi Athazeksesi+ yasePheresiya. 15 Acedza kwakha lendlu ngelilanga lesitsatfu enyangeni ya-Adari,* ngemnyaka wesitfupha wekubusa kweNkhosi Dariyusi.
16 Ngemuva kwaloko ema-Israyeli, baphristi, emaLevi+ kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu lebebatfunjiwe banikela lendlu yaNkulunkulu bajabulile. 17 Nakunikelwa lendlu yaNkulunkulu baletsa tinkhomo letingu-100, timvu letindvuna letingu-200, emazinyane etimvu langu-400, kanye netimbuti letindvuna letingu-12 temnikelo wesono wawo onkhe ema-Israyeli, talingana nelinani letive taka-Israyeli.+ 18 Babeka baphristi ngemacembu abo kanye nemaLevi ngemacembu awo kute bente umsebenti waNkulunkulu eJerusalema,+ njengobe nje bekubhaliwe encwadzini yaMosi.+
19 Labantfu labebatfunjiwe bagubha liPhasika ngelilanga lesi-14 ngenyanga yekucala.+ 20 Bonkhe baphristi nemaLevi bebatihlambululile, ngako bonkhe bebahlobile.+ Bahlaba umhlatjelo weliPhasika, batihlabela bona, nabo bonkhe labebatfunjiwe kanye nebaphristi labakanye nabo. 21 Ngemuva kwaloko ema-Israyeli labebuye ekutfunjweni adla lomhlatjelo akanye nabo bonkhe bantfu lebebatihlanganise nawo, futsi lebebatiyekele tintfo letingcolile taletive lebetikulendzawo kute bakhonte* Jehova Nkulunkulu wema-Israyeli.+ 22 Batsatsa emalanga langu-7 bagubha uMkhosi Wesinkhwa Lesite Imvubelo bajabulile,+ ngobe Jehova abente kutsi bajabule futsi wenta nekutsi inhlitiyo yenkhosi yase-Asiriya ibatsandze,+ ngako yabasekela* emsebentini wekwakha indlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, longuNkulunkulu waka-Israyeli.