1 Ngonyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi+ ukumkani wasePersi, ukuze ilizwi likaYehova ngomlomo kaYeremiya+ liphunyezwe, uYehova wavusa+ umoya kaKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi kangangokuba wabangela ukuba kudluliswe isimemezo+ kuwo wonke ummandla wakhe,+ wasibhala, esithi:

25 “Ndivuse uthile kwelasemntla, yaye uyeza.+ Empumalanga+ uya kubiza egameni lam. Kwaye uya kufikela amasekela-baphathi ngokungathi babeludongwe+ nanjengombumbi onyathela into efumileyo.

45 Utsho uYehova kothanjisiweyo wakhe,+ kuKoreshi, osandla sakhe sokunene ndisibambileyo,+ ukuze ndoyise iintlanga phambi kwakhe,+ khon’ ukuze ndikhulule kwanemibhinqo ezinqeni zookumkani; ukuze ndivule phambi kwakhe iingcango ezivulwa ngambini, khon’ ukuze namasango angavalwa, ukuthi:

11 Lowo ubiza intaka edla inyama empumalanga,+ nomntu wokuphumeza icebo lam kwilizwe elikude.+ Ndikuthethile oko; yaye ndiya kukuzisa.+ Ndikuyilile, yaye ndiya kukwenza.+

10 Ngonyaka wesithathu kaKoreshi+ ukumkani wasePersi, uDaniyeli ogama linguBheleteshatsare;+ watyhilelwa udaba oluthile, oluyinyaniso, noluphathelele umkhosi omkhulu.+ Waluqonda olo daba, wawuqonda nombono lowo.+