Returning Exiles

¹Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kwababethunjiwe bayiswa eBabele nguNebukadinesari, inkosi yaseBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

²bafika noZerubabele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noSeraya, noRehelaya, noMoridekayi, noBilishani, noMisipari, noBigivayi, noRehumi, noBahana. Umumo wamadoda abantu bakwa-Israyeli nanku:

³abantwana bakwaPharoshi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;

⁴abantwana bakwaShefathiya: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;

⁵abantwana bakwa-Ara: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu;

⁶abantwana bakwaPhakati Mowabi babantwana bakwaJeshuwa noJowabe: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nambili;

⁷abantwana bakwa-Elamu: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

⁸abantwana bakwaZathu: ngamakhulu ayisihiyagalolunye namashumi amane nanhlanu;

⁹abantwana bakwaZakayi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha;

¹⁰abantwana bakwaBani: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili;

¹¹abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nantathu;

¹²abantwana bakwa-Azigadi: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nambili;

¹³abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesithupha;

¹⁴abantwana bakwaBigivayi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;

¹⁵abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu amane namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

¹⁶abantwana bakwa-Atheri kaHezekiya: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili;

¹⁷abantwana bakwaBesayi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nantathu;

¹⁸abantwana bakwaJora: yikhulu neshumi nambili;

¹⁹abantwana bakwaHashumi: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nantathu;

²⁰abantwana bakwaGibari: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu;

²¹abantwana baseBetlehema: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu;

²²amadoda aseNethofa; ngamashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;

²³amadoda ase-Anathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

²⁴abantwana base-Azimaveti: ngamashumi amane nambili;

²⁵abantwana baseKiriyati Arimi, naseKhefira, naseBeyeroti: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu;

²⁶abantwana baseRama naseGeba: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye;

²⁷amadoda aseMikimasi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili;

²⁸amadoda aseBethele nase-Ayi: ngamakhulu amabili namashumi amabili nantathu;

²⁹abantwana baseNebo: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

³⁰abantwana baseMagibishi: yikhulu namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha;

³¹abantwana bakwa-Elamu omunye: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

³²abantwana bakwaHarimi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili;

³³abantwana baseLodi naseHadidi nase-Ono: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanhlanu;

³⁴abantwana baseJeriko: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu;

³⁵abantwana baseSenawa; yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amathathu.

³⁶Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya bendlu kaJeshuwa: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu;

³⁷abantwana bakwa-Imeri: yinkulungwane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

³⁸abantwana bakwaPhashuri: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amane nesikhombisa;

³⁹abantwana bakwaHarimi: yinkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa.

⁴⁰AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa noKadimiyeli babantwana bakwaHodaviya: ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nane;

⁴¹Abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

⁴²abantwana babalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi, nabantwana bakwa-Atheri, nabantwana bakwaThalimoni, nabantwana bakwa-Akubi, nabantwana bakwaHathita, nabantwana bakwaShobayi, bonke beyikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye.

⁴³AmaNethini: ngabantwana bakwaSiha, nabantwana bakwaHasufa, nabantwana bakwaThabawoti,

⁴⁴nabantwana bakwaKerosi, nabantwana bakwaSiyaha, nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,

⁴⁵nabantwana bakwaLebana, nabantwana bakwaHagaba, nabantwana bakwa-Akubi,

⁴⁶nabantwana bakwaHagabi, nabantwana bakwaShamulayi, nabantwana bakwaHanani,

⁴⁷nabantwana bakwaGideli, nabantwana bakwaGahari, nabantwana bakwaRewaya,

⁴⁸nabantwana bakwaResini, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda, nabantwana bakwaGazamu,

⁴⁹nabantwana bakwa-Uza, nabantwana bakwaPhaseya, nabantwana bakwaBesayi,

⁵⁰nabantwana bakwa-Asina, nabantwana bakwaMehuni, nabantwana bakwaNefisimi,

⁵¹nabantwana bakwaBakibuki, nabantwana bakwaHakufa, nabantwana bakwaHarihuri,

⁵²nabantwana bakwaBasiluthi, nabantwana bakwaMehida, nabantwana bakwaHarisha,

⁵³nabantwana bakwaBarikhosi, nabantwana bakwaSisera, nabantwana bakwaThema,

⁵⁴nabantwana bakwaNesiya, nabantwana bakwaHathifa.

⁵⁵Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni: ngabantwana bakwaSothayi, nabantwana bakwaHasofereti, nabantwana bakwaPheruda,

⁵⁶nabantwana bakwaJahala, nabantwana bakwaDarikoni, nabantwana bakwaGideli,

⁵⁷nabantwana bakwaShefathiya, nabantwana bakwaHathili, nabantwana bakwaPhokereti Hasebayimi, nabantwana bakwa-Ami.

⁵⁸Onke amaNethini nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babe ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.

⁵⁹Nampa abakhuphuka eTheli Mela, naseTheli Harisha, naseKherubi, nase-Adani, nase-Imeri, kepha babengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babengabakwa-Israyeli yini:

⁶⁰ngabantwana bakwaDelaya, nabantwana bakwaThobiya, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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