Ezr 2 | NdeIBE | STEP | Manje-ke yilaba abantu bendawo ababuyayo ekuthunjweni, ababethethwe nguNebhukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabasa eBhabhiloni (babuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, ngulowo emuzini wakibo,

Ezra 2

Uluhlu Lwalabo Ababuyayo Ekuthunjweni

1 Manje-ke yilaba abantu bendawo ababuyayo ekuthunjweni, ababethethwe nguNebhukadinezari inkosi yaseBhabhiloni yabasa eBhabhiloni (babuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, ngulowo emuzini wakibo, 2 behamba loZerubhabheli, loJeshuwa, loNehemiya, loSerayiya, loRelayiya, loModekhayi, loBhilishani, loMisipha, loBhigivayi, loRehumi loBhahana): Uluhlu lwamadoda ayelabantu bako-Israyeli:

3 abazukulu bakaPharoshi 2,172

4 abakaShefathiya 372

5 abaka-Ara 775

6 abakaPhahathi-Mowabi (ngosendo lukaJeshuwa loJowabi) 2,812

7 abaka-Elamu 1,254

8 abakaZathu 945

9 abakaZakhayi 760

10 abakaBhani 642

11 AbakaBhebhayi 623

12 abaka-Azigadi 1,222

13 abaka-Adonikhamu 666

14 abakaBhigivayi 2,056

15 abaka-Adini 454

16 abaka-Athari (kusukela kuHezekhiya) 98

17 abakaBhezayi 323

18 abakaJora 112

19 abakaHashumi 223

20 AbakaGibhari 95

21 amadoda aseBhethilehema 123

22 abakaNethofa 56

23 abaka-Anathothi 128

24 abaka-Azimavethi 42

25 abakaKhiriyathi Jeyarimi loKhefina loBherothi 743

26 abakaRama loGebha 621

27 abakaMikhimashi 122

28 abakaBhetheli lo-Ayi 223

29 abakaNebho 52

30 abakaMagibishi 156

31 abomunye u-Elamu 1,254

32 abakaHarimu 320

33 abakaLodi, loHadidi lo-Ono 725

34 abakaJerikho 345

35 abakaSena 3,630

36 Abaphristi: abazukulu bakaJedaya (ngendlu kaJeshuwa) 973

37 abaka-Imeri 1,052

38 abakaPashihuri 1,247

39 abakaHarimu 1,017

40 AbaLevi: abazukulu bakaJeshuwa loKhadimiyeli (ngenzalo kaHodaviya) 74

41 Abahlabeleli: Abazukulu baka-Asafi 128

42 Abalindi bamasango ethempeli: abazukulu bakaShalumi, lo-Athari, loThalimoni, lo-Akhubi, loHathitha loShobhayi 139

43 Izisebenzi zethempelini: abazukulu bakaZiha, loHasupha loThabhayothi,

44 loKherosi, loSiyaha, loPhadoni,

45 loLebhana, loHagabha, lo-Akhubi,

46 loHagabi, loShalimayi, loHanani,

47 loGideli, loGahari, loReya,

48 loRezini, loNekoda, loGazamu,

49 lo-Uza, loPhaseya, loBhesayi,

50 lo-Asina, loMeyunimi, loNefusimi,

51 loBhakibuki, loHakufa, loHahuri,

52 loBhaziluthi, loMehida, loHasha,

53 loBhakhosi, loSisera, loThema,

54 loNeziya loHathifa.

55 Abazukulu bezinceku zikaSolomoni: abazukulu baka Sothayi, loHasoferethi, loPheruda,

56 loJala, loDakhoni, loGideli,

57 loShefathiya, loHathili, loPhokherethi-Hazebhayimi lo-Ami.

58 Izinceku zethempelini labazukulu lezinceku zikaSolomoni 392

59 Laba abalandelayo ngabeza bevela emizini yaseTheli Mela, eTheli Hasha, eKherubi, e-Adoni le-Imeri, kodwa behluleka ukuveza ukuthi abosendo lwakibo badabuka ko-Israyeli:

60 abazukulu bakaDelaya, loThobhiya loNekhoda 652

61 Ababephuma kubaphristi nampa: Abazukulu baka Habhaya, loHakhozi loBhazilayi (indoda eyayithethe indodakazi kaBhazilayi umGileyadi laye ebizwa ngalelobizo).

62 Laba baphenya imibhalo yembali yezimuli zabo, kodwa bayiswela ngakho basuswa ebuphristini kwathiwa bangcolile. 63 Umbusi wabalaya ukuthi bangakudli loba yikuphi ukudla okungcwele kuze kubekhona umphristi ophetheyo elenkatho ye-Urimi leThumimi.

64 Ixuku lonke lalilinani elizi 42,360, 65 ngaphandle kwezinceku lezincekukazi zabo ezizi 7,337; njalo babe labahlabeleli besilisa labesifazana abangama 200. 66 Babelamabhiza angama 736, lezimbongolo ezingama 245, 67 lamakamela angama 435 labobabhemi abazi 6,720.

68 Bathi ukufika kwabo endlini yeNkosi eJerusalema abanye bezinhloko zezimuli benza umnikelo wokuzizwela waba ngowokwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu endaweni yayo. 69 Banikela esikhwameni esikhulu ngokwamandla abo ukwenza umsebenzi lo banika amadrakhima ayizi 61,000 egolide lesiliva esifika izi 5,000 samamina lezambatho zobuphristi ezilikhulu.

70 Abaphristi, labaLevi, labahlabeleli, labalindi bamasango kanye lezinceku zethempelini bahlala emadolobheni akibo, ndawonye labanye abantu, labo bonke abako-Israyeli bahlala emadolobheni akibo.