U-Ezra 2:61-70 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

61. Abantwana babapristi: ngabantwana bakwaHabaya, nabantwana bakwaHakhosi, nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.

62. Labo bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwane, kepha kabafunyanwanga; ngalokho bakhishwa ebupristini, kwathiwa bangcolile.

63. Umbusi washo kubo ukuba bangadli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umpristi one-Urimi neThumini.*

64. Lonke ibandla selihlangene laliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha,

65. ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo ezaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; babe nabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili.

66. Amahhashi abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha; iminyuzi* yabo yayingamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu;

67. amakamela abo ayengamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nanhlanu; izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili.

68. Ezinye izinhloko zawoyise ekufikeni kwazo endlini kaJehova eseJerusalema zanikelela ngenhliziyo indlu kaNkulunkulu ukuba imiswe endaweni yayo;

69. zanikelela isikhwama somsebenzi njengokwamandla azo amadarike* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisithupha nanye egolide, namamane* ayizinkulungwane eziyisihlanu esiliva, nezambatho zabapristi eziyikhulu.

70. Base behlala abapristi, namaLevi, nabanye abantu abathile, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini* emizini yabo, bonke abakwa-Israyeli emizini yabo.

U-Ezra 2