16 Uze uthathe nayo yonke isiliva negolide ongayifumanayo kweli phondo laseBhabheli, ndawonye neminikelo yabantu nababingeleli yokuqhutywa yintliziyo, besenzela indlu yoThixo wabo eseJerusalem.
17 Ngale mali ke uze ungaphazami ukuthenga iinkunzi zeenkomo, iinkunzi zeegusha, namaxhwane angamaduna, kananjalo ufune nezinto zeminikelo yeenkozo naleyo ithululwayo, wenze ngazo amadini eqongeni lendlu yoThixo wakho eJerusalem.
18 “Ngeseleyo ke isiliva negolide, ungadibana namawenu amaJuda nenze loo nto niyibona ifanelekile ngokwentando yoThixo wenu.
19 Zonke izinto ozinikelweyo zonqulo kwindlu yoThixo wakho uze uzinikezele kuThixo waseJerusalem.
20 Nantoni na eyenye efunekayo kwindlu yoThixo wakho leyo kufuneka uyikhuphile yophuma koovimba bakomkhulu.
21 “Ke mna kumkani uAtashasta ndiwisa umyalelo wokuba yonke into efunwa ngumbingeleli uEzra, umchazi-mthetho kaThixo wezulu, ize iqwalaselwe ikhutshwe koovimba bakwelentshona ye-Efrati.
22 Ewe, angánikwa kude kuye kuma kwisiliva ebunzima buziikhilogram ezingamawaka amathathu anamakhulu amane, nengqolowa ebunzima buziikhilogram ezilishumi lamawaka, namawaka amabini eelitha zewayini, namafutha omnquma aziilitha ezingamawaka amabini, ityuwa ke yona kangangoko ifunekayo.