¹ Nyalo ngemuva kwaloku, kusabusa Artaxerxes inkhosi yase Persia, Ezra wenyuka achamuka eBhabhiloni. ² Bokhokhomkhulu ba Ezra bekungu Seraiah, ³ Azariah, Meraioth, ⁴ Zerahiah, Uzzi, Bukki, ⁵ Abhishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, lobekayi yindvodzana ya Aroni umuphristi lomkhulu. ⁶ Ezra wenyukela etulu achamuka eBhabhiloni futsi abengu mubhali lobekangu cwephesha emibhalweni ya Mose leyo Simakadze, Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli, abeyiniketile.Inkhosi beyimunikete yonkhe itfo layicela ngoba sandla sa Nkulunkulu besinaye. ⁷ Labanye betitukulwane baka Israyeli kanye neba phristi, ema Levi, bahlabeleli belithempeli, bangcin lisango, kanye nalabo bebabekwe kusebentela lithempeli babo banyukela eJerusalema emunyakeni wesikhombisa wekubusa kweNkhosi Artaxerxes. ⁸ Wefika eJerusalema enyangeni yesihlanu yalowo munyaka. ⁹ Wahamba eBhabhiloni ngelilanga lekucala lenyanga yekucala. Bekulilanga lekucala enyangeni yesihlanu nakafika eJerusalema, ngoba sandla sa Nkulunkulu besinaye. ¹⁰ Ezra abeyinikelele inhlitiyo yakhe ekufundzeni, kutfobela, kanye nekufundzisa imisetfo netisekelo yemutsetfo wa Simakadze. ¹¹ Lona bekunguwo umutsetfo Inkhosi Artaxerxes yawuniketa Ezra umuphristi kanye nemubhali wemiyalelo ya Simakadze kanye nemitsetfo yaka Israyeli: ¹² ''Inkhosi yema khosi Ataxerxes, kumuphristi Ezra, umubhali wemutsetfo waNkulunkulu wase zulwini: ¹³ Ngiyayalela kutsi wonkhe muntfu waka Israyeli emubusweni wami kanye neba phristi babo nema Levi lbeka fisile kuya eJerusalema, angahamba. ¹⁴ Mine inkhosi, kanye nebaluleki bami laba sikhombisa, siyanitfuma nonkhe kuyobuta ngaloku phatselene naJuda ne Jerusalema njene mutsetfo wa Nkulunkulu, losetandleni takho. ¹⁵ Nisatawuletsa lisiliva neligolide labalinikele ngeku khululek ku Nkulunkulu waka Israyeli, lohlala eJerusalema. ¹⁶ Ngeku khululeka nikelani lonkhe lisiliva neligolide lelinikelwe yi Bhabhiloni kanye nako knkhe loku nikelwe ngeku khululeka bantfu kanye neba phristi bendlu ya Nkulunkulu eJerusalema. ¹⁷ Ngakoke tsengani inkhabi lephelele, timvu kanye nemazinyane, kanye nemunikelo waloku luhlavu nesinatfo. Kunikeleni loku elatii lelisendlini yaNkulunkulu eJerusalema. ¹⁸ Nibese nenta lenikubona ngatsi kuhle kini ngalelisiliva neligolide kubanakenu, kutotfokotisa Nkulunkulu ¹⁹ Nibeke letintfo letinikelwe ngeku khululeka kuwe embikwakhe nentela inkonzo yendlu ya Nkulunkulu eJerusalema. ²⁰ Konkhe lokunye loku dzingekile endlini ya Nkulunkulu lenikudzigako, nitsatse imali yekutsenga loku emucebeni wami. ²¹ Mine, Nkhosi Artaxerxes, ngenta nangu umuncumo kubo bonkhe laba gcina umcebo eSifundzeni Sangesheya Kwemufula, kutsi yonkhe intfo layicelako Ezra ayiniketwe ngaloku phelele, kute kufike ekhulwini lematalente lasiliva, ²² likhulu letinhlavu, likhulu lema bhavu eliwayini, kanye nelikhulu lemathange emafutsa, nifake luswayi lungaka kalwa. ²³ Yonkhe intfo lechamuka emuncumeni waNkulunkuluwase Zulwini, niyente ngekutinikela endlini yakhe. Ngoba leni liaka lakhe ehlele emubusweni wami kanye nemadvodzana ami? ²⁴ Siyabatisa kutsi wena awuna wutsatsa umnikelo noma ummutselo kubo bonkhe ba Phristi, emaLevi, baculi, bagcini belisango, noma kubantfu laba bekelwe kusebenta endlini ya Nkulunkulu. ²⁵ Ezra, nenhlakanipho Nkulunkulu lakunikete yona, kufanele ubeke bahluleli kanye nama shantji kuto hlulela bonkhe bantfu Besifundza Sangesheya Kwemufula, kanye nekusebentela bonkhe labati umtsetfo wa Nkulunkulu. Kufanele uphindze ufundzise labo laba ngawati umtsetfo. ²⁶ Ujezise wonkhe muntfu lohluleka kulalela umtsetfo waNkulunkulu, noma ngekufa, kucoshwa, kubatsatsela tintfo, noma kuba bophisa. ²⁷ Dvumisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu wemadloti etfu, laba beke konkhe enhlitiweni yenkhosi kutodvumisa indlu ya Simakadze eJerusalema, ²⁸ bese ungeta sivumelwano sekwe tsembeka embikwe nkhosi, baluleki bayo, kanye nebalingani bakhe labane mandla. Ngicinisiwe sandla sa Simakadze Nkulunkulu wami, futsi ngibutsa baholi base Israyeli kutsi bahamba nami.