Esera

2 Mme batho bano e ne e le ba porofense* ba ba neng ba tswa kwa Babelona.+ Ba ne ba nna le batho ba Kgosi Nebukadenesare a neng a ba isitse botshwarwa kwa Babelona+ mme moragonyana ba ne ba boela kwa Jerusalema le kwa Juda, mongwe le mongwe a boela kwa motseng wa gagabo.+ 2 Ke ba ba neng ba tla le Serubabele,+ Jeshua,+ Nehemia, Seraia, Reelaia, Moredekai, Bileshane, Misepare, Bigefai, Rehume le Baana.

Palo ya banna ba Iseraele e ne e akaretsa:+ 3 bomorwa Paroshe, ba le 2 172; 4 bomorwa Shefatia, ba le 372; 5 bomorwa Ara,+ ba le 775; 6 bomorwa Pahathe-moabe,+ ba e leng bomorwa Jeshua le Joabe, ba le 2 812; 7 bomorwa Elama,+ ba le 1 254; 8 bomorwa Satu,+ ba le 945; 9 bomorwa Sakai, ba le 760; 10 bomorwa Bani, ba le 642; 11 bomorwa Bebai, ba le 623; 12 bomorwa Asegade, ba le 1 222; 13 bomorwa Adonikame, ba le 666; 14 bomorwa Bigefai, ba le 2 056; 15 bomorwa Adine, ba le 454; 16 bomorwa Atere, ba ga Hesekia, ba le 98; 17 bomorwa Besai, ba le 323; 18 bomorwa Jora, ba le 112; 19 bomorwa Hashume,+ ba le 223; 20 bomorwa Gibare, ba le 95; 21 banna ba kwa Bethelehema, ba le 123; 22 banna ba kwa Netofa, ba le 56; 23 banna ba kwa Anathothe,+ ba le 128; 24 bomorwa Asamafetha, ba le 42; 25 banna ba kwa Kiriathe-jearime, Kefira le Beerothe, ba le 743; 26 banna ba kwa Rama+ le Geba,+ ba le 621; 27 banna ba kwa Mikemase, ba le 122; 28 banna ba kwa Bethele le Ai,+ ba le 223; 29 banna ba kwa Nebo,+ ba le 52; 30 bomorwa Magebishe, ba le 156; 31 bomorwa Elama yo mongwe, ba le 1 254; 32 bomorwa Harime, ba le 320; 33 banna ba kwa Lode, Hadide le kwa Ono, ba le 725; 34 banna ba kwa Jeriko, ba le 345; 35 banna ba kwa Senaa, ba le 3 630.

36 Baperesiti:+ bomorwa Jedaia+ ba lelapa la ga Jeshua,+ ba le 973; 37 bomorwa Imere,+ ba le 1 052; 38 bomorwa Pashure,+ ba le 1 247; 39 bomorwa Harime,+ ba le 1 017.

40 Balefi:+ bomorwa Jeshua le Kadamiele,+ ba bomorwa Hodafia, ba le 74. 41 Baopedi:+ bomorwa Asafe,+ ba le 128. 42 Barwa ba badisa ba dikgoro:+ bomorwa Shalume, bomorwa Atere, bomorwa Talemone,+ bomorwa Akube,+ bomorwa Hatita le bomorwa Shobai, botlhe ba le 139.

43 Batlhanka ba ba direlang mo tempeleng:*+ bomorwa Siha, bomorwa Hasufa, bomorwa Tabaothe, 44 bomorwa Kerose, bomorwa Siaha, bomorwa Padone, 45 bomorwa Lebana, bomorwa Hagaba, bomorwa Akube, 46 bomorwa Hagabe, bomorwa Salemai, bomorwa Hanane, 47 bomorwa Gidele, bomorwa Gahare, bomorwa Reaia, 48 bomorwa Resine, bomorwa Nekoda, bomorwa Gasame, 49 bomorwa Usa, bomorwa Pasea, bomorwa Besai, 50 bomorwa Asena, bomorwa Meunime, bomorwa Nefusime, 51 bomorwa Bakebuke, bomorwa Hakufa, bomorwa Harehure, 52 bomorwa Baseluthe, bomorwa Mehida, bomorwa Haresha, 53 bomorwa Barekose, bomorwa Sisera, bomorwa Temahe, 54 bomorwa Nesia le bomorwa Hatifa.

55 Barwa ba batlhanka ba ga Solomone: bomorwa Sotai, bomorwa Soferethe, bomorwa Peruda,+ 56 bomorwa Jaala, bomorwa Darekone, bomorwa Gidele, 57 bomorwa Shefatia, bomorwa Hatile, bomorwa Pokerethe-hasebaime le bomorwa Ami.

58 Batlhanka ba ba direlang mo tempeleng* le barwa ba batlhanka ba ga Solomone, botlhe ba ne ba le 392.

59 Mme bano ba ne ba tswa kwa Tele-mela, Tele-haresha, Keruba, Adone le Imere, le fa go ntse jalo, ba ne ba sa kgone go tlhomamisa gore a dikgotla tsa bone le losika lwa bone e ne e le Baiseraele:+ 60 bomorwa Delaia, bomorwa Tobia, bomorwa Nekoda, ba le 652. 61 Mme barwa ba baperesiti e ne e le: bomorwa Habaia, bomorwa Hakose,+ bomorwa Barisilai, yo o neng a nyala mongwe wa bomorwadia Barisilai+ wa Mogileade mme o ne a bidiwa ka leina la bone. 62 Bano ba ne ba batla maina a ba masika a bone mo dipegong, mme ga ba a ka ba a bona, ka jalo ba ne ba ntshiwa mo boperesiting.*+ 63 Mmusi* o ne a ba bolelela gore ba ne ba ka se je dijo tse di boitshepotshepo+ go fitlha go nna le moperesiti yo o ka botsang a dirisa Urime le Thumime.+

64 Phuthego yotlhe e ne e na le batho ba le 42 360,+ 65 kwantle ga batlhanka le malata a bone, ba ba neng ba le 7 337; gape ba ne ba na le baopedi ba banna le ba basadi ba le 200. 66 Dipitse tsa bone di ne di le 736, bommoulo ba bone ba le 245, 67 dikamela tsa bone di le 435 le ditonki tsa bone di le 6 720.

68 Fa ba goroga kwa ntlong ya ga Jehofa kwa Jerusalema, ditlhogo dingwe tsa dikgotla tsa bone di ne tsa ntsha meneelo ka go rata+ di e ntshetsa ntlo ya Modimo wa boammaaruri, gore e agiwe sesha* mo lefelong le e neng e le mo go lone.+ 69 Go ya kafa ba kgonang ka gone, ba ne ba ntshetsa tiro eno diderakema* tsa gauta di le 61 000, bomaena* ba selefera ba le 5 000+ le diaparo tse ditelele di le 100 ba di ntshetsa baperesiti. 70 Mme baperesiti, Balefi, baopedi, badisa ba dikgoro, batlhanka ba ba direlang mo tempeleng* le batho ba bangwe botlhe ba ne ba nna mo metseng ya bone. Ka jalo, Baiseraele botlhe* ba ne ba nna mo metseng ya bone.+