23 “Utsho uKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi ukuthi,+ ‘Zonke izikumkani zomhlaba uYehova uTHIXO wamazulu uzinike mna,+ yaye undimisele ukuba ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem, ekwaYuda.+ Nabani na ophakathi kwenu ebantwini bakhe bonke,+ uYehova uThixo wakhe makabe naye.+ Ngoko makanyuke.’”+

2 “Utsho uKoreshi ukumkani wasePersi ukuthi,+ ‘Zonke izikumkani zomhlaba uYehova uTHIXO wamazulu+ uzinike mna,+ yaye undimisele ukuba ndimakhele indlu eYerusalem,+ ekwaYuda.

3 “Ngonyaka wokuqala kaKoreshi ukumkani,+ uKoreshi ukumkani wakhupha umyalelo ngokuphathelele indlu kaThixo eseYerusalem: Indlu mayakhiwe kwakhona njengendawo abaza kunikela kuyo imibingelelo,+ neziseko zayo mazizinziswe, ukuphakama kwayo kube ngamashumi amathandathu eekubhite, ububanzi bayo bube ngamashumi amathandathu eekubhite,+

13 “Mna ndivuse uthile ngobulungisa,+ yaye zonke iindlela zakhe ndiya kuzityeneneza.+ Nguye oya kusakha isixeko sam,+ nabam abasekuthinjweni uya kubayeka bahambe,+ kungekhona ngexabiso+ nangokunyotywa,” utsho uYehova wemikhosi.