¹ Ezra asathantaza futsi avuma tono, wakhala waphindze watijika phasi endlini ya Nkulunkulu. Libandla lelikhulu lemadvodza aka Israyeli, besifazane, kanye nebantfwana babutsana kuye, ngoba labantfu bebalila kakhulu. ² Shekaniah indvodzana ya Jehiel wetitukulwane ta Elam watsi Ezra, '' Asika tsembeki ku Nkulunkulu wetfu siphindze sashada bafati betive base bantfwini balendzawo. Nome kunjena, lisekhona litsemba la Israyeli. ³ Ngakoke nyalo asenteni sivumelwano na Nkulunkulu wetfu kutfumela besifazane nebantfwana babo kjtsi bahambe ngendlela yeku yalelwa ngu Nkulunkulu kanye nemiyalelo yalabo labawako embikwe miyalelo ya Nkulunkulu wetfu, futsi makwentiwe ngekulandzela umutsetfo. ⁴ Vuka, ngoba lena intfo yakho kutsi uyente, futsi silana sitele wena. Cina bese wenta loku.'' ⁶ Ngakoke Ezra wavuka wabese wenta bapristi tikhulu, ema Levi, kanye nabo bonkhe baka Israyeli betsembisa kutiphatsa ngalena ndlela. Ngakoke bonkhe batsatsa sifungo. ⁵ Laphoke Ezra wavuka embikwendlu ya Nkulunkulu wabese uya emagumbini a Jehohanan indvodzana ya Eliashib. Akadlanga sinkhwa noma anatse emanti, ngoba abetilile mayelana nekutsembeka kwalabo beba banjiwe. ⁷ Ngakoke batfumela livi ka Juda nase Jerusalema kubo bonkhe bantfu bebabuye eku banjweni eJerusalema. ⁸ Wonkhe longafikanga emalangeni lamatsatfu ngengekusho kwemulayeto wetikhulu nalabadzala wanikela konkhe kwakhe futsi abetawukhishwa ebandleni lelikhulu lebantfu labeba buye ekubanjweni. ⁹ Ngaoke onkhe emadvodza aka Juda na Benjamin sahlangana eJerusalema emalanga lamatsatfu. Bekuse nyangeni yemfica kulilanga lemashumi lamabili enyageni. Bonkhe bantfu bahlala esikweleni lesise mbikwendlu ya Nkulunkulu, bachachatela ngenca yalena ndzaba nalokutsi belina. ¹⁰ Ezra umu pristi wasukuma abese utsi, '' Nine lucobo lenu nilekelele titsa tebantfu benu. Nihlala nebe sifazane betive kutongeta emacaleni a Israyeli ¹¹ Kepha nyalo sidvumisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wabo khokhomkhulu bakho, siphindze sente intsandvo yakhe. Hlukanisani kubantfu bendzawo nebetive besifazane.'' ¹² Lonkhe libandla laphendvula ngelivi lelisetulu, '' Sitawenta njengobe ushito. ¹³ Kepha, Baningi bantfu, futsi setikhatsi setimvula. Site emandla ekuma ngaphandla, futsi loku akusiwo umusebenti welilanga linye noma lamabili, ngoba siphule umuyalelo kule ndzaba. ¹⁴ Ngakoke vumelani tikhulu tetfu timelele lonkhe libandla. Yekelani bonkhe lavavumela besifazane betive kutsi bahlale emadolobheni etfu bete ngesikhatsiblesitawu lungiswa nalabadzala bemadolobha kanye nebahluleli belidolobha kute lilaka la Nkulunkulu wetfu lihambe kitsi. ¹⁵ Jonathan indvodzana ya Asahel kanye na Jahzeiah indvodzana ya Tikvah bekaku phikisa loku, kanye na Meshullam na Shebbethai umu Levi bebaba sekela. ¹⁶ Ngakoke labantfu bebatfunjiwe benta loku. Ezra umupristi wakhetsa emadvodza, baholi elusendveni labo khokhomkhulu babo kanye netindlu-bonkhe ngemagama, nabo babese babuka lendzaba elangeni lekucala enyangeni yesitfupha. ¹⁷ Ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yekucala beseba ccedzile kutfola kutsi ngumaphi emadvodza bekahlala nebesifazane betive. ¹⁸ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane teba pristi bekunalabo labebahlala nebesifazane betive. Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Jeshua indvodzana ya Jozadak kanye nabo mnakabo lebekubo Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, kanye na Gedaliah. ¹⁹ Ngakoke beba tgimisele kucosha bafati babo. Ngoba beba nelicala, banikela imvu emuhlambini ngebucala babo ²⁰ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Immer: Hanani kanye na Zebadiah. ²¹ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, kanye na Uzziah. ²² Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, kanye na Elash. ²³ Emukhatsisini kwema Levi: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah-loyo ngu, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judiah, kanye na Eliezer. ²⁴ Emukhatsisini kwebaculi: Eliashib. Emukhatsisini kwebagcini lisango: Shallum, Telem, kanye na Uri. ²⁵ Emukhatsisini kwawo wonkhe Israyeli- emukhatsini kwetitukulwane ta Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazer, Malkijah, kanye na Benaiah ²⁹ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, kanye na Elija. ²⁷ Emukhatsini kweti tukulwane ta Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, kanye na Aziza. ²⁸ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, kanye na Athlai. ²⁶ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Bani: Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, kanye na Sheal Jeremoth. ³¹ Emukhatsisini kweti tukulwane ta Pahath-Moab: Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, kanye na Manasseh. ³⁰ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, ³² Benjamin, Malluk, kanye na Shemariah. ³³ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremiah, Manaseh, kanye na Shimei. ³⁴ Emukhatsisini kwetitukulwane ta Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, ³⁵ Benaiah, Keluhi, ³⁶ Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, ³⁹ Mattaniah, Mattenai, kanye na Jaasu. ³⁸ Etutukulwaneni ta Binnui: Shimei, ³⁷ Shelemiha, Nathan, Adaiah, ⁴⁰ Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai, ⁴¹ Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, ⁴² Shallum, Amariah, kanye na Josefa. ⁴³ Etitukulwaneni ta Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel, kanye na Benaiah. ⁴⁴ Bonkhe laba bebatsetse bafati betive baphindze baba nebantfwana nalabanye babo