Emihleni ka -Aritahishashita oBishilamu , noMithiredati, noThabeyeli, nabanye abangane bakhe baloba ku -Aritahishashita inkosi yasePheresiya ; okulotshiweyo kwakunjengokulotshwa kwesi -Aramu, kwachazwa ngesi - Aramu.

URehumi unqamulajuqu noShimshayi , umbhali, babhala incwadi enje ku- Aritahishashita inkosi ngeJerusalema ngokuthi:

Nansi impinda yencwadi abayithu ma ku -Aritahishashita inkosi yokuthi : Izinceku zakho, abantu abaphesheya koMfula, nokuthi nokuthi.

Lapho impinda yencwadi yenkosi u -Aritahishashita isifundiwe phambi kwawoRehumi noShimshayi umbhali nabangane babo , bashesha baya eJerusalema kubaJuda, babathiya ngezikhwepha nangamandla.

Amalunga abaJuda ayesakha , aba nempumelelo ngokuprofetha kukaHagayi umprofethi noZakariya indodana ka -Ido. Akha, aqeda njengokwesiyalezo sikaNkulunkulu ka -Israyeli, nanjengokwesiyalezo sikaKoresi, noDariyu, no-Aritahishashita, inkosi yasePheresiya.

Emva kwalokho esabusa u -Aritahishashita, inkosi yasePheresiya, u-Ezra kaSeraya ka-Azariya kaHilikiya,

Kwakhuphuka nabanye abantwana bakwa -Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango, namaNethini, baya eJerusalema ngomnyaka wesikhombisa ka-Aritahishashita inkosi.

Lokhu kuyimpinda yencwadi inkosi u-Aritahishashita eyamnika yona u-Ezra umpristi nombhali, umbhali wamazwi emiyalo kaJehova nawezimiso zakhe ku-Israyeli, yokuthi:

U-Aritahishashita, inkosi yamakhosi ku -Ezra, umpristi nombhali womthetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu; ukuthula, nokuthi nokuthi.

Kimina, yebo, mina Aritahishashita inkosi, kukhishwa isimemezelo kubo bonke abaphathizikhwama abangaphesheya koMfula ukuthi konke u -Ezra umpristi nombhali wom thetho kaNkulunkulu wezulu ayakukubiza kini , makwenziwe ngesineke sonke,

Nazi izinhloko zawoyise , nazi izizukulwane zabakhuphuka nami eBabele ekubuseni kuka-Aritahishashita inkosi:

Kwathi ngenyanga kaNisani ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili ka - Aritahishashita inkosi , iwayini liphambi kwakhe , ngaliphakamisa iwayini , ngalinika inkosi. Ngangingazange ngibiphe phambi kwayo.

Futhi kusukela osukwini engamiswa ngalo ukuba ngibe ngumbusi wabo ezweni lakwaJuda , kwasemnyakeni wamashumi amabili kuze kube semnyakeni wamashumi amathathu nambili ka -Aritahishashita inkosi , iminyaka eyishumi nabili, mina nabafowethu asidlanga isinkwa sombusi.

Kepha kukho konke lokh o ngangingekho eJerusalema, ngokuba ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nambili ka -Aritahishashita inkosi yaseBabele ngaya enkosini; nangasekugcineni kwezinsuku ngacela enkosini,