U-Ezra Chapter 5
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Abaprofethi, uHagayi umprofethi noZakariya indodana ka -Ido, baprofetha kubaJuda ababekwaJuda naseJerusalema ngegama likaNkulunkulu ka - Israyeli owayephezu kwabo.
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Kwase kusuka uZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa , indodana kaJosadaki, baqala ukwakha indlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema ; abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu babenabo bebasiza.
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Ngasona leso sikhathi kwafika kubo uThathenayi, umbusi phesheya koMfula, noShethati Bozenayi , nabangane babo , basho kanje kubo , bathi: Ngubani owaniyaleza ukwakha le ndlu nokuqeda lolu gange na?
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Khona sabatshela ukuthi angobani amagama abantu abakha le ndlu.
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Kepha iso likaNkulunkulu wabo laliphezu kwamalunga abaJuda , ababathiyanga, ize iye leyo ndaba kuDariyu , kubuyiselwe impendulo ngayo ngencwadi.
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Nansi impinda yencwadi uThathenayi , umbusi waphesheya koMfula , noShethari Bozenayi , nabangane bakhe ama -Afarisaki ayengaphesheya koMfula abayithuma kuDariyu inkosi;
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bathuma incwadi kuye okulotshwe kuyo ukuthi : KuDariyu inkosi; makube ngukuthula konke.
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Makwazeke enkosini ukuthi saya ezweni lakwaJuda endlini kaNkulun kulu omkhulu eyakhiwe ngamatshe amakhulu , imithi ifakwe ezindongeni ; lo msebenzi uqhubeka ngesineke, unempumelelo ezandleni zabo.
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Sase sibuza kulawo malunga, sasho kuwo kanje, sathi: Ngubani owaniyaleza ukwakha le ndlu nokuqeda lolu gange na?
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Sabuza n amagama abo ukuba sikwazise , sibhale amagama abantu ababe yizinhloko zabo.
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Babuyisela impendulo kithi , bathi: Thina siyizinceku zikaNkulunkulu wezulu nomhlaba, sakha indlu ekade yakhiwa sekudlule iminyaka eminingi, eyakhiwa yinkosi enkulu yakwa-Israyeli, yaqedwa.
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Kepha ngokuba obaba bese bemthukuthelisile uNkulunkulu wezulu , wabanikela esandleni sikaNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele , umKaledi, owachitha le ndlu, wabamukisa, wabayisa eBabele.
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Kepha ngomnyaka wokuqala kaKoresi inkosi yaseBabele , uKoresi inkosi wakhipha isimemezelo sokuba kwakhiwe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu.
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Futhi izitsha zegolide nezesiliva zendlu kaNkulunkulu azikhipha uNebukadinesari ethempelini elaliseJerusalema wazingenisa ethempelini laseBabele, zona lezo uKoresi inkosi wazikhipha e thempelini laseBabele , zanikwa omunye ogama lakhe lalinguSheshebasari, owayemenze umbusi;
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wathi kuye : Thatha lezi zitsha , uye uzibeke ethempelini eliseJerusalema , indlu kaNkulunkulu yakhiwe endaweni yayo.
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Wayesefika lowo Sheshebasari , wabeka izisekelo zendlu kaNkulunkulu eseJerusalema; kusukela kuleso sikhathi kuze kube manje isakhiwa njalo , kayikapheli.
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Ngalokho uma kukuhle enkosini , makucingwe endlini yengcebo yenkosi elapho eBabele ukuba kunjalo yini ukuthi uKoresi inkosi wakhipha isimemezelo soku ba kwakhiwe le ndlu kaNkulunkulu eJerusalema ; inkosi mayithume kithi inhloso yayo ngalokho.