In the first year of King Cyrus, the king issued a decree concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: Let the temple be rebuilt as a place to present sacrifices, and let its foundations be laid.
"Ngemnyaka wekucala wekubusa kwenkhosi Khuresi, inkhosi yakhipha umtsetfo macondzana nelithempeli laNkulunkulu eJerusalema lowatsi: 'Lithempeli alakhiwe kabusha, khona litewuba yindzawo yekwenta iminikelo, netisekelo talo atakhiwe.