Ezra 2
Uluhlu Lwalabo Ababuyayo Ekuthunjweni
1Manje-ke yilaba abantu bendawo ababuyayo ekuthunjweni, ababethethwe nguNebhukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabasa eBhabhiloni (babuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, ngulowo emuzini wakibo, 2behamba loZerubhabheli, loJeshuwa, loNehemiya, loSerayiya, loRelayiya, loModekhayi, loBhilishani, loMisipha, loBhigivayi, loRehumi loBhahana): Uluhlu lwamadoda ayelabantu bako-Israyeli: 3abazukulu bakaPharoshi 2,172 4abakaShefathiya 372 5abaka-Ara 775 6abakaPhahathi-Mowabi (ngosendo lukaJeshuwa loJowabi) 2,812 7abaka-Elamu 1,254 8abakaZathu 945 9abakaZakhayi 760 10abakaBhani 642 11AbakaBhebhayi 623 12abaka-Azigadi 1,222 13abaka-Adonikhamu 666 14abakaBhigivayi 2,056 15abaka-Adini 454 16abaka-Athari (kusukela kuHezekhiya) 98 17abakaBhezayi 323 18abakaJora 112 19abakaHashumi 223 20AbakaGibhari 95 21amadoda aseBhethilehema 123 22abakaNethofa 56 23abaka-Anathothi 128 24abaka-Azimavethi 42 25abakaKhiriyathi Jeyarimi loKhefina loBherothi 743 26abakaRama loGebha 621 27abakaMikhimashi 122 28abakaBhetheli lo-Ayi 223 29abakaNebho 52 30abakaMagibishi 156 31abomunye u-Elamu 1,254 32abakaHarimu 320 33abakaLodi, loHadidi lo-Ono 725 34abakaJerikho 345 35abakaSena 3,630 36Abaphristi: abazukulu bakaJedaya (ngendlu kaJeshuwa) 973 37abaka-Imeri 1,052 38abakaPashihuri 1,247 39abakaHarimu 1,017 40AbaLevi: abazukulu bakaJeshuwa loKhadimiyeli (ngenzalo kaHodaviya) 74 41Abahlabeleli: Abazukulu baka-Asafi 128 42Abalindi bamasango ethempeli: abazukulu bakaShalumi, lo-Athari, loThalimoni, lo-Akhubi, loHathitha loShobhayi 139 43Izisebenzi zethempelini: abazukulu bakaZiha, loHasupha loThabhayothi, 44loKherosi, loSiyaha, loPhadoni, 45loLebhana, loHagabha, lo-Akhubi, 46loHagabi, loShalimayi, loHanani, 47loGideli, loGahari, loReya, 48loRezini, loNekoda, loGazamu, 49lo-Uza, loPhaseya, loBhesayi, 50lo-Asina, loMeyunimi, loNefusimi, 51loBhakibuki, loHakufa, loHahuri, 52loBhaziluthi, loMehida, loHasha, 53loBhakhosi, loSisera, loThema, 54loNeziya loHathifa. 55Abazukulu bezinceku zikaSolomoni: abazukulu baka Sothayi, loHasoferethi, loPheruda, 56loJala, loDakhoni, loGideli, 57loShefathiya, loHathili, loPhokherethi-Hazebhayimi lo-Ami. 58Izinceku zethempelini labazukulu lezinceku zikaSolomoni 392 59Laba abalandelayo ngabeza bevela emizini yaseTheli Mela, eTheli Hasha, eKherubi, e-Adoni le-Imeri, kodwa behluleka ukuveza ukuthi abosendo lwakibo badabuka ko-Israyeli: 60abazukulu bakaDelaya, loThobhiya loNekhoda 652 61Ababephuma kubaphristi nampa: Abazukulu baka Habhaya, loHakhozi loBhazilayi (indoda eyayithethe indodakazi kaBhazilayi umGileyadi laye ebizwa ngalelobizo). 62Laba baphenya imibhalo yembali yezimuli zabo, kodwa bayiswela ngakho basuswa ebuphristini kwathiwa bangcolile. 63Umbusi wabalaya ukuthi bangakudli loba yikuphi ukudla okungcwele kuze kubekhona umphristi ophetheyo elenkatho ye-Urimi leThumimi. 64Ixuku lonke lalilinani elizi 42,360, 65ngaphandle kwezinceku lezincekukazi zabo ezizi 7,337; njalo babe labahlabeleli besilisa labesifazana abangama 200. 66Babelamabhiza angama 736, lezimbongolo ezingama 245, 67lamakamela angama 435 labobabhemi abazi 6,720. 68Bathi ukufika kwabo endlini yeNkosi eJerusalema abanye bezinhloko zezimuli benza umnikelo wokuzizwela waba ngowokwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu endaweni yayo. 69Banikela esikhwameni esikhulu ngokwamandla abo ukwenza umsebenzi lo banika amadrakhima ayizi 61,000 egolide lesiliva esifika izi 5,000 samamina lezambatho zobuphristi ezilikhulu. 70Abaphristi, labaLevi, labahlabeleli, labalindi bamasango kanye lezinceku zethempelini bahlala emadolobheni akibo, ndawonye labanye abantu, labo bonke abako-Israyeli bahlala emadolobheni akibo.
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