U-Ezra
2 Yilaba abantu besifundazwe* abakhuphuka, ababethunjiwe base bedingiswa, + labo uNebukhadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni ayebadingisele eBhabhiloni + okwathi kamuva babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, yilowo nalowo edolobheni lakubo, + 2 labo abafika noZerubhabhele, + uJeshuwa, + uNehemiya, uSeraya, uRehelaya, uMoridekayi, uBhilishani, uMispa, uBhigivayi, uRehumi noBhahana.
Inani lamadoda akwa-Israyeli lalihlanganisa: + 3 amadodana kaPharoshi angu-2 172; 4 amadodana kaShefathiya angu-372; 5 amadodana ka-Ara + angu-775; 6 amadodana kaPhahati-mowabi, + emadodaneni kaJeshuwa noJowabe angu-2 812; 7 amadodana ka-Elamu + angu-1 254; 8 amadodana kaZathu + angu-945; 9 amadodana kaZakayi angu-760; 10 amadodana kaBhani angu-642; 11 amadodana kaBebayi angu-623; 12 amadodana ka-Azigadi angu-1 222; 13 amadodana ka-Adonikamu angu-666; 14 amadodana kaBhigivayi angu-2 056; 15 amadodana ka-Adini angu-454; 16 amadodana ka-Atheri ayeyinzalo kaHezekiya angu-98; 17 amadodana kaBhezayi angu-323; 18 amadodana kaJora angu-112; 19 amadodana kaHashumi + angu-223; 20 amadodana kaGibari angu-95; 21 amadodana aseBhetlehema angu-123; 22 amadoda aseNethofa angu-56; 23 amadoda ase-Anathoti + angu-128; 24 amadodana ase-Azimaveti angu-42; 25 amadodana aseKiriyati-jeyarimi, eKhefira naseBheroti angu-743; 26 amadodana aseRama + naseGeba + angu-621; 27 amadoda aseMikimasi angu-122; 28 amadoda aseBhethele nase-Ayi + angu-223; 29 amadodana aseNebo + angu-52; 30 amadodana kaMagibishi angu-156; 31 amadodana omunye u-Elamu angu-1 254; 32 amadodana kaHarimi angu-320; 33 amadodana aseLodi, eHadidi nase-Ono angu-725; 34 amadodana aseJeriko angu-345; 35 amadodana aseSena angu-3 630.
36 Abapristi: + amadodana kaJedaya + wendlu kaJeshuwa + angu-973; 37 amadodana ka-Imeri + angu-1 052; 38 amadodana kaPhashuri + angu-1 247; 39 amadodana kaHarimi + angu-1 017.
40 AmaLevi: + amadodana kaJeshuwa noKhadimiyeli, + emadodaneni kaHodaviya angu-74. 41 Abaculi: + amadodana ka-Asafa + angu-128. 42 Amadodana abalindisango: + amadodana kaShalumi, amadodana ka-Atheri, amadodana kaThalimoni, + amadodana ka-Akhubi, + amadodana kaHathita, amadodana kaShobayi, sebebonke bangu-139.
43 Izikhonzi zasethempelini: *+ amadodana kaZiha, amadodana kaHasufa, amadodana kaThabawoti, 44 amadodana kaKherosi, amadodana kaSiyaha, amadodana kaPhadoni, 45 amadodana kaLebana, amadodana kaHagaba, amadodana ka-Akhubi, 46 amadodana kaHagabi, amadodana kaSalimayi, amadodana kaHanani, 47 amadodana kaGideli, amadodana kaGahari, amadodana kaRewaya, 48 amadodana kaRezini, amadodana kaNekhoda, amadodana kaGazamu, 49 amadodana ka-Uziza, amadodana kaPhaseya, amadodana kaBesayi, 50 amadodana ka-Asina, amadodana amaMeyuni, amadodana kaNefusimi, 51 amadodana kaBakibuki, amadodana kaHakufa, amadodana kaHarihuri, 52 amadodana kaBhaziluthi, amadodana kaMehida, amadodana kaHarisha, 53 amadodana kaBarikhosi, amadodana kaSisera, amadodana kaThema, 54 amadodana kaNeziya, amadodana kaHathifa.
55 Amadodana ezinceku zikaSolomoni: amadodana kaSothayi, amadodana kaSofereti, amadodana kaPheruda, + 56 amadodana kaJahala, amadodana kaDarikoni, amadodana kaGideli, 57 amadodana kaShefathiya, amadodana kaHathili, amadodana kaPhokereti-hazebhayimi, amadodana ka-Ami.
58 Sebebonke, izikhonzi zasethempelini* namadodana ezinceku zikaSolomoni, babengu-392.
59 Laba bakhuphuka besuka eTheli-mela, eTheli-harisha, eKherubi, e-Adoni nase-Imeri, kodwa abakwazanga ukuqinisekisa uzalo lwabo nemvelaphi yabo, ukuthi babengama-Israyeli yini noma cha: + 60 amadodana kaDelaya, amadodana kaThobiya, amadodana kaNekhoda angu-652. 61 Emadodaneni abapristi: amadodana kaHabaya, amadodana kaHakozi, + amadodana kaBharizilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBharizilayi + waseGileyadi wayesebizwa ngegama lawo. 62 Laba bazibheka izincwadi zabo zomlando ukuze bathole uhlu lwabo lozalo, kodwa abazitholanga, ngakho benqatshelwa ukuba babe abapristi. *+ 63 Undunankulu* wabatshela ukuthi babengenakuzidla izinto ezingcwelengcwele + kuze kube yilapho kuba khona umpristi ozobuza nge-Urimi neThumimi. +
64 Selilonke ibandla kwakungabantu abangu-42 360, + 65 ngaphandle kwezigqila nezigqilakazi zabo ezazingu-7 337; kwakukhona nabaculi besilisa nabesifazane abangu-200. 66 Amahhashi abo ayengu-736, iminyuzi yabo ingu-245, 67 amakamela abo engu-435, izimbongolo zabo zingu-6 720.
68 Lapho befika endlini kaJehova eJerusalema, ezinye izinhloko zezindlu zoyise zanikelela indlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso iminikelo yokuzithandela + ukuze ziyakhe kabusha* endaweni yayo. + 69 Ngokwamandla azo zanikela esikhwameni salo msebenzi ngamadrakma* egolide angu-61 000, ngomina *+ besiliva abangu-5 000 nangezembatho zabapristi ezingu-100. 70 Abapristi, amaLevi, abanye kubantu, abaculi, abalindisango nezikhonzi zasethempelini* bazinza emadolobheni akubo, nawo wonke u-Israyeli wazinza emadolobheni akhe. +