UNehemiya
ISAHLUKO1
1AmazwikaNehemiyaunyanakaHakaliya.Kwathi ngenyangaenguKislevu,ngomnyakawamashumiamabini, ndiseShushankomkhulu
2kwezauHanani,omnyewakubazalwanabam,enamadoda avelakwaYuda;NdababuzangendawoyamaYuda,abesele ekuthinjweni,nangeYerusalem
3Bathikum,Amaqongqoloaseleekuthinjweni,akwilizwe lakwaYuda,asebubiniobukhulunasengcikivweni; 4Kwathi,ndakuwevalamazwi,ndahlalaphantsi,ndalila, ndenzaisijwiliiintsuku,ndazilaukudla,ndathandaza phambikoThixowamazulu
5Ndathi,Ndiyakubongoza,YehovaThixowamazulu, Thixoomkhulu,owoyikekayo,obagcinelayoumnqophiso nencebaabamthandayo,abayigcinayoimithethoyakhe; 6Mayikheibazekeindlebeyakho,avulekeamehloakho, ukubauwuveumthandazowomkhonziwakho, endiwuthandazayophambikwakhongoku,imininobusuku, ngenxayoonyanabakaSirayeliabakhonzibakho,uzivume izonozoonyanabakaSirayeli,esonengazokuwe;sonile mnanendlukabawo
7Senzeububikakhulukuwe,asiyigcinangaimithetho, nemimiselo,namasiko,owamwiselayoumthethouMoses umkhonziwakho
8Khawulikhumbuleilizwiowamwiselaumthethongalo uMosesumkhonziwakho,elithi,Ukubanithenameneza, ndonichithachithaphakathikweentlanga; 9Keukubanithenabuyelakum,nayigcinaimithethoyam, nayenza;nokubakunibagxothiweyoesiphelwenisezulu, ndobabuthanakhona,ndibaziseendaweniendiyinyule ukubandibekekhonaigamalam.
10Keabangabakhonzibakho,nabantubakho, owabakhululangamandlaakhoamakhulu,nangesandla sakhoesithenkqi.
11NdiyaKubamnabendingumngcamliwokumkani;
ISAHLUKO2
1KwathingenyangaenguNisan,ngomnyakawamashumi amabinika-Artashashtaukumkani,yabakhoiwayini phambikwakhe,ndayithabathaiwayinileyo,ndayinika ukumkaniKebendingekabibuhlunguphambikwakhe
2Wathiukumkanikum,Kunganinaukubaubusobakho bubenje,ukubabubi,ungafinje?Lentobububibentliziyo, asintoyimbiNdiyendoyikakakhulu
3Ndathikukumkani,Ukumkanimakadleubomi ngonaphakadeBebungathininaukubaubusobambungabi bubi,ulinxuwanjeumzilowa,indawoyamangcwaba oobawo,amasangoawoetshiswengomlilo?
4Wathiukumkanikum,Ufunantoninake?Ndathandaza kekuThixowamazulu
5Ndathikukumkani,Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani, ukubaumkhonziwakholouthewalungisaphambikwakho, ndingaungandithumakwaYuda,kuwoumzi wamangcwabaoobawo,ndiwakhe.
6Wathiukumkanikum(ukumkanikaziehlelingasecaleni lakhe),Uhambolwakholobalolwexeshaelingakananina?
Wobuyaninina?Kwalungakekukumkaniukundithuma; ndambekelaixesha
7Ndathikukumkani,Ukubakuthekwalungakukumkani, mandinikweiincwadieziyakumabambaanganeno koMlambo,andihambisendidendiyekwaYuda; 8nencwadieyakuAsafu,umgciniwehlathilokumkani, ukubaandinikeimithiyokwenzaimiqadiyamasango enqabaelungenendlu,neyodongalomzi,neyondluendiya kungenakuyo.Wandinikakeukumkaningokwesandla sikaThixoesilungileyoesiphezukwam
9NdafikakumabambaanganenokoMlambo,ndawanika iincwadizokumkani.Kekalokuukumkaniubendikhuphele namabathethelibomkhosi,nabamahashe
10BathikeooSanebhalatiwaseHoron,noTobhiya umkhonzi,umAmon,bakuyivaloonto,kwabakubikubo ngobubiobukhulu,ukubakufikeununtuofunaukuba kulungekoonyanabakaSirayeli
11NdafikakeeYerusalem,ndabaneentsukuzantathu khona
12Ndesukaebusuku,mnandinamadodaambalwa Andixelelangamntuintoabeyingeniseentliziyweniyam uThixowam,ukubandiyenzeleiYerusalemNdibe ndingenamaqegu,ibilelolodwabendikhwelekulo.
13Ndaphumakengobusukungesangolomfula,ndasinga emthonjeniwenamba,nasesangwenilezala,ndilolonga iindongazeYerusalemezibeziqhekekile,namasangoayo abetshiswengomlilo.
14Ndagqithelaesangwenilomthombo,nasechibini lokumkani;akwabakhondawoyokubalithubelezekuyo iqeguendandikhwelekulo
15Ndakhwezakeisihlambongobusuku,ndilolonga udonga,ndabuyandangenangesangolomfula;ndabuyake.
16Kebonaabaphathibabengaziaphondandiyekhona, nentoendandiyekuyenza;BendingekawaxeleliamaYuda, nababingeleli,nezikhulu,namanene,nabanyeabenza umsebenzi.
17Ndathikubo,Niyabubonaububiesikubo,ukuba iYerusalemilinxuwa,namasangoayoatshiswengomlilo; yizani,silwakheudongalweYerusalem,singabisaba sisingcikivo
18NdabaxelelaukulungakwesandlasoThixowamphezu kwam;njengamazwiokumkani,awawathethayokum Bathike,MasisukesakheBazomelezaizandlazabo ukuwenzalomsebenziulungileyo.
19BathikeooSanebhalatiwaseHoron,noTobhiya umkhonzi,umAmon,noGeshemumArabhi,bakuyivaloo nto,basigculela,basidela,bathi,Yintoninalento niyenzayo?Niyakugwilikanakukumkani?
20Ndabaphendula,ndathikubo,UThixowamazulunguye oyakusiphumelelisa;siyakusukakethinabakhonzibakhe, sakhe;keninaaninasabelonalungelonasikhumbuzo eYerusalem
ISAHLUKO3
1WesukakeuEliyashibhiumbingeleliomkhulu, nabazalwanabakheababingeleli,balakhaisangolempahla emfutshane;balingcwalisabona;balingcwalisa,bazifaka iingcangozalo;bayingcwalisa,besaenqabeniendekaMeha, bayingcwalisa,besaenqabeniendekaHananeli 2ngakuyekwakusakhaamadodaaseYerikongakubo kusakhauZakureunyanakaImri;
3OonyanabakaSenahabalakhaisangoleentlanzi;bona balihlanganisangemiqadi,bazifakaiingcangozalo, nezitshixozalo,nemivaloyalo
4ngakubokulungiswanguMeremotiunyanakaUriya, unyanakaHakotse;ngakubokulungiswanguMeshulam unyanakaBherekiya,unyanakaMeshezabheli;ngakubo kulungiswanguTsadokiunyanakaBhahana; 5ngakubokulungiswangabaseTekowa;keiingangamsha zaboazizingenisangazonaiintamozazoenkonzweni yeNkosiyazo
6IsangolodongaoludalalalilungiswangoYoyadaunyana kaPaseha,noMeshulamunyanakaBhesodiya;bona balihlanganisangemiqadi;bazifakaiingcangozalo nezitshixozalonemivaloyalo
7ngakubokulungiswanguMelatiyawaseGibheyon, noYadonwaseMeronoti,amadodaaseGibheyonnaseMizpa, ohlelietroneniyerhulunelinganenokoMlambo
8Ngakuyekwakulungiswangu-Uziyeliunyana kaHarehaya,weengcibizegolide;ngakuyekulungiswa nguHananiya,omnyewabaqholi;bayinqabisaiYerusalem, besaeludongeniolubanzi
9ngakubokulungiswanguRefayaunyanakaHure, umlawuliwesiqingathasesithilisaseYerusalem 10ngakubokulungiswanguYedayaunyanakaHarumafi, malungananendluyakhe;ngakuyekulungiswanguHatushe unyanakaHashabheniya;
11Esinyeisithubasesibininenqabaendeyamaziko sasilungiswanguMalekiyaunyanakaHarim,noHashubhi unyanakaPahati,wakwaMowabhi
12ngakuyekulungiswanguShalumunyanakaHaloheshe, umphathiwesiqingathasesithilisaseYerusalem,yena neentombizakhe
13IsangolomfulalalilungiswanguHanunnabemi baseZanowa;balakha,bazifakaiingcangozalonezitshixo zalonemivaloyalo,newakaleekubhiteeludongeni,kwada kwesaesangwenilezala
14IsangolezalalalilungiswanguMalekiyaunyana kaRekabhi,umphathiwesithilisaseBhete-hakerem; walakha,wazifakaiingcangozalonezitshixozalonemivalo yalo.
15IsangolomthombolalilungiswanguShalumunyana kaKoli-hoze,umlawuliweMizpa;walakha,walifulela, wazifakaiingcangozalonezitshixozalonemivaloyalo, nodongalwechibilaseSilowangasemyezweniwokumkani, lwesaezinyukwenizalo,ezihlazivelaemzinikaDavide
16EmvakwakhekwakulungiswanguNehemiyaunyana ka-Azebhuki,umphathiwesiqingathasesithiliseBhetetsure,kwesamalunganamangcwabakaDavide,kwesa echibinielibelenziwe,kwesanasendlwiniyamagorha
17EmvakwakhekwakulungiswangabaLevibakaRehum, unyanakaBhani;ngakuyekulungiswanguHashabhiya, umphathiwesiqingathasesithiliseKehila,endaweniyakhe. 18Emvakwakhekwakulungiswangabazalwanababo, uBhavayiunyanakaHenadade,umphathiwesiqingatha sesithiliseKehila
19NgakuyekwakulungiswanguEzereunyanakaYeshuwa, umphathiweMizpa,esinyeisithuba,malunganendawo enyukayongasendlwiniyezikrweqeekujikeni
20Emvakwakhekwazondelelwakwalungiswa nguBharuki,unyanakaZabhayi,esinyeisithuba; kwathabathelaekujikeni,kwesaemnyangowendlu kaEliyashibhi,umbingeleliomkhulu
21EmvakwakhekwakulungiswanguMeremoti,unyana kaUriya,unyanakaHakotsi,esinyeisithuba;kwathabathela emnyangowendlukaEliyashibhi,kwesaekupheleni kwendlukaEliyashibhi.
22Emvakwakhekwakulungiswangababingeleli,amadoda aloommandla
23EmvakwakhekwakulungiswanguBhenjamin noHashubhi,malunganendluyabo.Emvakwakhe kwakulungiswanguAzariya,unyanakaMahaseya,unyana ka-Ananiya,ngasendlwiniyakhe
24EmvakwakhekwakulungiswanguBhinwiunyana kaHenadade,esinyeisithuba;kwathabathelaendlwinikaAzariya,kwesaekujikeni,kwesaembombeni.
25KwakulungiswanguPalaliunyanakaUzayi,ethabathela malungaekujikeni,nasenqabeniephezulu,edulusele endlwiniyokumkani,ngasentendelezweniyentolongo. EmvakwakhenguPedayaunyanakaParoshe
26KeabakhonzibetempilebabehlelieOfele,besamalunga nesangolamanzingasempuma,nenqabaengaphandle.
27EmvakwabokwakulungiswangabaseTekowa,esinye isithuba;bethabathelamalungananenqabaenkulu eduluselengaphandle,besaeludongenilweOfele.
28Ngentlakwesangolamahashekwakulungiswa ngababingeleli,elowonalowomalunganendluyakhe
29EmvakwabokwakulungiswanguTsadoki,unyana kaImere,malunganendluyakhe;Emvakwakhe kwakulungiswanguShemayaunyanakaShekaniya, umgciniwesangolasempumalanga.
30EmvakwakhekwakulungiswanguHananiyaunyana kaShelemiya,noHanununyanawesithandathukaTsalafi, esinyeisithuba.Emvakwakhekwakulungiswa nguMeshulamunyanakaBherekiya,malunganegumbi lakhe;
31EmvakwakhekwakulungiswanguMalekiya, oweengcibizegolide;kwesakwindluyabakhonzibetempile, neyabathengi,malunganesangolikaMifekadi,kwesa kwigumbieliphezululembombo.
32Phakathikwegumbieliphezululembombonesango lempahlaemfutshane,kwakulungiswaziingcibizegolide nabathengi.
ISAHLUKO4
1Kwathi,akuvauSanebhalatiukubasiyalwakhaudonga, waqumba,wacaphukakakhulu,wawagculelaamaYuda 2Wathethaphambikwabazalwanabakhenempi yakwaSamari,wathi,EnzantoninalamaYuda antshwenyileyo?Ziyakuzinqabisana?bayakubingelelana? ziyakuyigqibaiminienyena?bawaphilisenaamatye ezimfumbenizenkunkumaezitshileyo?
3KeuTobhiyaumAmon,engakuye,wathi,Nalento ayakhayo,kungathikunyukeimpungutye,iluqhekeze udongalwabolwamatye
4Yiva,Thixowethu;ngokubasideliwe,ukubuyisele ezintlokwenizaboukungcikivakwabo,ubanikele ekuphangweniezwenilabathinjwa
5Musaukubugubungelaubugwenxababo,singacinywa isonosabophambikwakho;ngokubabakuqumbisile phambikwabakhi
6Salwakhakeudongaolo;lwahlanganiswaudongalonke, kwadakwesiqingathasalo;ngokubaabantubabezimisele ukusebenza
7Kwathi,akuvauSanebhalati,noTobhiya,nama-Arabhi, nama-Amon,nama-Ashdode,ukubaziyenziwaiindonga zeYerusalem,nokubaselezivaliweiintanda,bavutha ngumsindokunene.
8Bacebisanakunyebonkebephela,ukubabezekulwa neYerusalem,bayithintele
9SathandazakekuThixowethu,sabamiselaabalindiimini nobusukungenxayabo.
10WathiuYuda,Amandlaabathwalibemithwaloatshile, nenkunkumaininzi;ukuzesingabinakoukulwakhaudonga 11Ababandezelibethubathi,Akayikwazi,akayikubona, sidesingenephakathikwawo,siwabulale,siwumise umsebenzi.
12Kwathi,akufikaamaYudaabehlelikuwo,athikuthi izihlandlozalishumi,Nobuyelakuthi,nivelakuzozonke iindawoeniyakubuyelakuthikuzo.
13Ndamisakeezindawenieziphantsiemvakodonga nasezindawenieziphakamileyo,ndamisaabantu ngokwemizalwaneyabo,benamakreleabo,nezikhalizabo, nezaphethazabo
14Ndabona,ndavuka,ndathikubanumzana,nakubaphathi, nakwabanyeabantu,Musaniukuboyika;khumbulani uYehova,lowomkhulu,owoyikekayo,nibalwele abazalwanabenu,noonyanabenu,neentombizenu, nabafazibenu,nezindluzenu.
15Kwathi,zakuvaiintshabazethuukubasekuyaziwakuthi, nokubauThixoulitshitshisileicebolazo,sabuyela eludongenisonke,elowoemsebenziniwakhe.
16Kwathi,ukususelangeloxeshaukuyaphambili, isiqingathasabakhonzibamsasebenzaemsebenzini,esinye isiqingathasabosaphathaimikhonto,iingweletshetshe, izaphetha,neengubozentsimbi;yayeabathetheli babesemvakwayoyonkeindluyakwaYuda
17Abakhieludongeni,nabathwalibemithwalo,nabathwali, elowoesebenzaumsebenzingesandlasakhe,esinye ephetheiintonga
18Kubaabakhike,elowowayebhinqeikrelelakheecaleni lakhe;Lowouvuthelaisigodlowayesecalenikwam
19Ndathikubanumzana,nakubaphathi,nakwabanye abantu,Umsebenzilomkhulu,ubanzi; 20nanininanisivaisandisesigodlo,yizaninizekuthi; uThixowethuwosilwela
21Sabulalekakethinaemsebenzini;
22Ndathikengeloxeshaebantwini,Elowonomkhonzi wakhemakalalephakathieYerusalem,babengabalindi kuthi,bathiebusuku,basebenzeimini.
23Kemna,nabazalwanabam,nabakhonzibam,nabalindi ababendilandela,akubangakhonamnyeuzikhululayo iingubozakhe;
ISAHLUKO5
1Kekalokukwabakhoukukhalaokukhulukwabantu nabafazibabongabazalwanababoamaYuda
2Bekukhoababesithi,Thina,oonyanabethu,neentombi zethu,sibaninzi;sibathabatheleingqolowa,sidle,siphile
3Bekukhonababesithi,Amasimiethu,nezidiliya,nezindlu zethu,sibambisengazo,ukuzesithengeingqolowangenxa yendlala
4Bekukhonababesithi,Sibolekeimaliyokurhafela ukumkani,ngamasimiethunezidiliyazethu
5Kalokukeinyamayethuinjengenyamayabazalwana bethu,injengenyamayabazalwanabethu,nabantwana bethubakwanjengoonyanababo;yabona,siyabakhonza oonyanabethu,neentombizethu,ukubazibe ngamakhoboka,neentombizethuzibesebukhobokeni,yaye akukhosemandleniethuukubakhululangentlawulelo ngokubaamasiminezidiliyazethuzinabanyeabantu
6Ndacaphukakakhulundakusivaisikhalosabo,naloo mazwi
7Ndafunaiqhingaentliziyweniyam,ndabakhalimela abanumzananabaphathi,ndathikubo,Niyabolekaelowo umzalwanawakheNdabamiselaibandlaelikhulu
8ndathikubo,Thina,ngangokosinako,sibathengile sabakhululaabazalwanabethuamaYuda,ebekuthengiswe ngabokwiintlanganingabathengisanabazalwanabenu? Kuthengiswenakuthi?Bathicwakake,abafumananto yakuphendula
9Ndathike,Ayilungilelentoniyenzayo;nibeningafanele naukuhambaekoyikeniuThixowethu,ngenxa yokungcikivakweentlangaeziziintshabazethu?
10Kananjalomna,abazalwanabam,nabakhonzibam, sibabolekeimalinengqolowa;makhesikuyekeoku kubolekaimali
11Khanibuyiselenamhlakuboamasimiabo,nezidiliya zabo,nezinqumazabo,nezindluzabo,nekhululemali, nelengqolowa,nelewayini,neleoli,enilibizakubo
12Bathike,Siyakusibuyisa,singabizintokubo;siya kwenzanjengokoutshoyo.Ndababizaababingeleli, ndabafungisaukubabenzengokwelolizwi;
13Kananjalondavuthululaisondolenguboyam,ndathi, UThixomakenjenjeukubavuthululaezindlwinizabo, nasekuxelengenikwabo,bonkeabantuabangayikulimisa elolizwi;Lathilonkeibandla,Amen,ladumisauYehova Benzakeabantungokwelolizwi.
14Kananjalokususelakwixeshaendamiselwangaloukuba ndibelibambalabokwilizwelakwaYuda,ukususela kumnyakawamashumiamabiniukusakumnyaka wamashumiamathathuanesibinika-Artashashtaukumkani, okokukuthi,iminyakaelishumielinesibini,mna nabazalwanabamasizangesisidleisonkaserhuluneli.
15Kewonaamabambaokuqalaabefudulangaphambi kwam,ayebacinezelaabantu,athabathakuboisonka newayini;kunyeneeshekelezesilivereezimashumimane; nabakhonzibabobabalawulaabantu;kemnaàndenzanjalo, ngenxayokoyikauThixo
16Kananjalondazamisaemsebenziniwoludonga, asithengangamhlaba,babuthelanakhonabonkeabakhonzi bamemsebenzini.
17Kananjaloebesidlaetafileniyamikhuluelinamanci mahlanukumaYuda,nakubaphathi,kwanabobabezekuthi bevelaezintlangeniezisijikelezileyo
18Intoebilungiselelwamnaiminiyonkeyabayinkomo, neegushaezikhethiweyoezintandathu,neentaka, bekulungiselwamna;kwalungiselelwamnaneentaka,kube kanyengeentsukuezilishumiiintlobozeentlobozewayini; nokokeandifunangasonkaserhuluneli,ngokubakunzima phezukwababantu.
19Ndikhumbuleleokulungileyo,Thixowam,ngakokonke endikwenzeleababantu
ISAHLUKO6
1Kwathi,akuvauSanebhalati,noTobhiya,noGeshem umArabhi,nezinyeiintshabazethu,ukubandilwakhile udonga,akwabakholuthandakulo;(nakubangeloxesha ndandingazimisangaiingcangoemasangweni);
2bathumelakumooSanebhalatinoGeshem,besithi,Yiza, sihlanganekomnyeumzanaosesihlanjenisaseOno.Ke bonababecingaukundenzaububi
3Ndathumelaabathunywakubo,ndathi,Ndenza umsebenziomkhulu,andinakuhla;yininaukubaume umsebenzilo,ngokuthindiwuyeke,ndihlendizekuni?
4Bathumelakumngokunjaloizihlandlozazine, ndabaphendulakwangelolizwinamndawaphendula kwangolohlobo
5WathumelakeuSanebhalatiumkhonziwakhekum okwesihlandlosesihlanu,ephetheincwadievulekileyo ngesandlasakhe;
6kubhalwekuyokwathiwa,Kuvakeleezintlangeni,utsho noGashmuukuthi,WenanamaYudanicingaukugwilika; ulwakhakengenxayokoudongaolo,ubengukumkani wawo,ngokwaloomazwi.
7Kananjaloumiseabaprofetibokumemezangawe eYerusalem,besithi,KukhoukumkanikwaYuda;yizake ngoko,sicebisanekunye.
8Ndathumelakuye,ndathi,Akukhontoinjengaleyo uyithethayo,iyiloontouyicamngceentliziyweniyakho
9Ngokubabonkebephelabebesoyikisa,besithi,Izandla zaboziyakuwuyekalomsebenzi,ungenziwaKengoko, Thixo,zomelezeizandlazam
10NdayaendlwinikaShemayaunyanakaDelaya,unyana kaMehetabheli,evalelwe;Wathi,Masihlanganeendlwini kaThixo,ngaphakathikwetempile,sizivaleiingcango zetempileleyo;ngokubabazakukubulala;ewe,ebusuku bayakuzakukubulala
11Ndathi,Kubalekeindodaenjengamnjena?Ngubanina onjengamnjeongadeangeneetempileni,ukubaasinde? Andiyikungena
12Ndaqondake,ukubauThixoakamthumanga;usuke waprofetaesisiprofetonxamnyenam,ngokuba wayeqeshwenguTobhiyanoSanebhalati
13Ubeqeshelweukuzendoyike,ndenzeloonto,ndone; ndibenegamaelibikubo,ukuzebandingcikive.
14Bakhumbule,Thixowam,ooTobhiyanoSanebhalati ngokwezozenzozabo,kwanoNowadiyaumprofetikazi, nabanyeabaprofetiababendoyikisa.
15Lwagqitywakeudongangomhlawamashumiomabini anesihlanuwenyangaenguEluli,ngeentsukuezimashumi mahlanuanambini
16Kwathizakukuvaokoiintshabazethuzonke,zoyika zonkeiintlangaezisijikelezileyo,zethaamandlaemehlweni azo,zaziukubakuvelekuThixowethuukwenziwakwalo msebenzi
17Kananjalongaloomihla,abanumzanabakwaYuda bazongezaiincwadieziyakuTobhiya,nezikaTobhiya bezisizakubo
18NgokubabebebaninzikwaYudaababemfungele; ngokubaebengumyenikaShekaniyaunyanaka-Ara; noYohananunyanawakheubezekeintombikaMeshulam unyanakaBherekiya.
19Kananjaloukulungakwakhebabekuthethaphambi kwam,namazwiambewasakuye.UTobhiyawathumela iincwadizokundoyikisa
ISAHLUKO7
1Kwathi,lwakwakhiwaudonga,ndazifakaiingcango, bamiselwaabamasango,neemvumi,nabaLevi; 2NdamwiselaumthethouHanani,umzalwanawam, noHananiyaumphathiwenqaba,ngeYerusalem;ngokuba ebeyindodaethembekileyo,emoyikayouThixongaphezu kwabaninzi
3Ndathikekubo,AmasangoaseYerusalemmakangavulwa, lidelifudumaleilanga;bathi,besemikufuphi,bazivale iingcango,bazitshixe;nimiseabagcinibaseYerusalem, elowoabeselugcinwenilwakhe,elowoabemalunga nendluyakhe
4Umziububanzingeenxazombini,umkhulu;abantu bembalwaphakathikwawo,kungakhiwangazindlu. 5UThixowamwangenisaentliziyweniyam,ukuba ndibabutheabanumzana,nabaphathi,nabantu,ukuba ndibabhaleleemilibeniyokuzalwa.Ndafumanaincwadi yomlibowokuzalwakwabobabenyukeekuqaleni, ndafumanakubhaliwekuyo;
6NgaboabaoonyanabelizwelakwaYuda,abanyukayo bemkaekuthinjwenikwabathinjiweyo,awabafudusayo uNebhukadenetsareukumkaniwaseBhabheli,babuyela eYerusalemnakwaYuda,elowowayaemziniwakowabo; 7abezanoZerubhabheli,noYeshuwa,noNehemiya, noAzariya,noRahamia,noNahamani,noMordekayi, noBhileshan,noMipereti,noBhigevayi,noNehum, noBhahanaInanilamadodaakwaSirayeliyayilelileli; 8OonyanabakaParosheibingamawakaamabini,anekhulu elinamanciasixhenxeanababini.
9OonyanabakaShefatiyaibingamakhuluamathathu, anamanciasixhenxeanababini
10Oonyanabaka-Araibingamakhuluamathandathu, anamancimahlanuanababini
11OonyanabakaPahatiwakwaMowabhi,koonyana bakaYeshuwanoYowabhi,ibingamawakaamabini, anamakhuluasibhozo,aneshumielinesibhozo
12OonyanabakaElamibiliwakaelinamakhuluamabini, anamancimahlanuanabane.
13OonyanabakaZatuibingamakhuluasibhozo,anamanci maneanabahlanu
14OonyanabakaZakayiibingamakhuluasixhenxe, anamancimathandathu
15OonyanabakaBhinwiibingamakhuluamathandathu, anamancimaneanesibhozo
16OonyanabakaBhebhayiibingamakhuluamathandathu, anamancimabinianesibhozo
17Oonyanabaka-Azegadiibingamawakaamabini, anamakhulumathathu,anamancimabinianababini
18Oonyanabaka-Adonikamibingamakhuluamathandathu, anamancimathandathuanesixhenxe
19OonyanabakaBhigevayiibingamawakaamabini, anamancimathandathuanesixhenxe.
20Oonyanabaka-Adinibingamakhuluamathandathu, anamancimahlanuanabahlanu
21Oonyanabaka-AterekaHezekiyaibingamashumi asithobaanesibhozo
22OonyanabakaHashumibingamakhuluamathathu, anamancimabinianesibhozo.
23OonyanabakaBhetsayiibingamakhuluamathathu, anamancimabinianabane.
24OonyanabakaHarifiibilikhulu,elinashumilinye linababini
25OonyanabaseGibheyonibingamashumiasithoba anabahlanu.
26AmadodaaseBhetelehemnaseNetofaibilikhulu, elinamanciasibhozoanesibhozo
27AmadodaaseAnatotiibilikhulu,elinamancimabini anesibhozo
28AmadodaaseBhete-tsemaveteibingamashumiamane anamabini
29AmadodaaseKiriyati-yeharimneKefiraneBheroti ibingamakhuluasixhenxe,anamancimaneanabathathu.
30AmadodaaseRamaneGebhaibingamakhulu amathandathu,anamancimabinianamnye
31AmadodaaseMikimasibilikhulu,elinamancimabini anamabini
32AmadodaaseBhetelineAyiibilikhulu,elinamanci mabinianamathathu.
33AmadodaenyeiNebhoibingamashumiamahlanu anamabini
34OonyanabomnyeuElamibiliwakaelinamakhulu amabini,anamancimahlanuanabane
35OonyanabakaHarimibingamakhuluamathathu, anamancimabini.
36OonyanabaseYerikoibingamakhuluamathathu, anamancimaneanabahlanu
37OonyanabaseLodineHadideneOnoibingamakhulu asixhenxe,anamancimabinianamnye
38OonyanabaseSenahaibingamawakaamathathu, anamakhuluasithoba,anamancimathathu.
39Ababingeleli:oonyanabakaYedayabendlukaYeshuwa ibingamakhuluasithoba,anamanciasixhenxeanabathathu
40OonyanabakaImereibiliwaka,elinamancimahlanu anababini
41OonyanabakaPashureibiliwaka,elinamakhuluamabini, anamancimaneanesixhenxe.
42OonyanabakaHarimibiliwaka,elineshumi elinesixhenxe
43AbaLevi:oonyanabakaYeshuwanoKademiyeli, koonyanabakaHodeva,ibingamashumiasixhenxeanabane 44Iimvumi:oonyanabaka-Asafuibilikhulu,elinamanci maneanesibhozo.
45Abamasango:oonyanabakaShalum,oonyanabakaAtere,oonyanabakaTalemon,oonyanabaka-Akubhi, oonyanabakaHatita,oonyanabakaShobhayi,ibilikhulu, elinamancimathathuanesibhozo
46Abakhonzibetempile:oonyanabakaZiha,oonyana bakaHashufa,oonyanabakaTabhawoti, 47nabantwanabakwaKerosi,nabantwanabakwaSiya, nabantwanabakwaPadon, 48nabantwanabakwaLebhana,nabantwana bakwaHagabha,nabantwanabakwaShalimayi, 49nabantwanabakwaHanan,nabantwanabakwaGideli, nabantwanabakwaGahare, 50nabantwanabakwaReyaya,nabantwanabakwaRetsin, nabantwanabakwaNekoda, 51nabantwanabakwaGazam,nabantwanabakwa-Uza, nabantwanabakwaPhaseya,
52oonyanabakaBhesayi,oonyanabakaMehun,oonyana bakaNefishesim, 53oonyanabakaBhakebhuki,oonyanabakaHakufa, oonyanabakaHarhuri, 54oonyanabakaBhatseliti,oonyanabakaMehida,oonyana bakaHarsha, 55nabantwanabakwaBharkos,nabantwanabakwaSisera, nabantwanabakwaTama, 56oonyanabakaNetsiya,oonyanabakaHatifa 57OonyanababakhonzibakaSolomon:oonyana bakaSotayi,oonyanabakaSofereti,oonyanabakaPerida, 58nabantwanabakwaYahala,nabantwanabakwaDarkon, nabantwanabakwaGidel, 59oonyanabakaShefatiya,oonyanabakaHatili,oonyana bakaPokeretikaZebhayim,oonyanabaka-Amon
60Bonkeabakhonzibetempile,noonyanababakhonzi bakaSolomon,ibingamakhuluamathathu,anamanci asithobaanababini
61Ngaboabaabenyuka,bevelaeTelemela,naseTeleharesha,naseKerubhi,eAdon,naseImere,ababengenako ukuzixelaizindluzoyise,nembewuyabo,ukuba babengabakwaSirayelina.
62oonyanabakaDelaya,oonyanabakaTobhiya,oonyana bakaNekoda,babengamakhuluomathandathu,anamanci maneanababini.
63Kenakubabingeleli:oonyanabakaHabhaya,oonyana bakaHakotsi,oonyanabakaBharzilayi,owazekaumfazi ezintombinizikaBharzilayiwaseGiliyadi,wathiywa ngegamalazo
64abobakufunaukubhalwakwabokwababhalelwayo emilibeniyokuzalwa,abakufumana;bangcolake,ababa sebubingelelini
65Irhuluneliyathikubo,mabangadlintokwezingcwele kanye,kudekuveleumbingelelioneeUrimneeTumim.
66Lonkeibandla,lindawonye,ingamawakaangamashumi amaneanamabini,anamakhulumathathu,anamanci mathandathu;
67ngaphandlekwezicakazaboezi,nezicakakazizaboezi, zingamawakaasixhenxe,anamakhulumathathu,anamanci mathathuanesixhenxe,zineemvumineemvumikazi ezingamakhuluamabini,anamancimaneanantlanu
68amahasheaboibingamakhuluasixhenxe,anamanci mathathuanamathandathu;iimeyilezaboibingamakhulu amabini,anamancimaneanabahlanu;
69iinkamelazaboibingamakhuluamane,anamanci mathathuanantlanu;ibingamawakaamathandathu, anamakhuluasixhenxe,anamancimabini
70Inxenyeyeentlokozezindluzooyiseyanikela emsebenziniITirshatayanikelaebuncwaneniiwaka leedarikezegolide,namashumiamahlanueendebe zokutshiza,namakhuluamahlanuanamancimathathu eengubozangaphantsizababingeleli.
71Inxenyeyeentlokozezindluzooyiseyanikela ebuncwanenibomsebenziigolideengamawakaamashumi amabinieedarike,nesilivereengamawakaamabini, anamakhulumabini
72Okwanikwayongabanyeabantuibeiyigolide engamawakaamashumiamabinieedarike,nesilivere engamawakaamabini,namashumiamathandathu anesixhenxeeengubozangaphantsizababingeleli.
73Bahlalakeababingeleli,nabaLevi,nabamasango, neemvumi,nenxenyeyabantu,nabakhonzibetempile,
namaSirayelionkeemiziniyakomawaboyafikainyanga yesixhenxe,besemiziniyakoonyanabakaSirayeli.
ISAHLUKO8
1Bahlanganisanabonkeabantunjengamntumnye endaweniyembuthoephambikwesangolamanzi;bathi kuEzraumbhali,makaziseincwadiyomyalelokaMoses, awawumiselayouYehovakumaSirayeli
2UEzraumbingeleliwawuzisaumyalelophambi kwebandlaelo,ethabathelakwindodawesanakumfazi, nakubobonkeabanokuvabaqonde,ngomhlawokuqala wenyangayesixhenxe.
3Walesakuwophambikwembuthoephambikwesango lamanzi,eqalekusasakwadakwaseminiemaqanda, phambikwamadodanabafazi,nabasebenokuqonda; iindlebezabobonkeabantuzaphulaphulaincwadi yomyalelo
4Keumchazi-mthethouEzralowayemikwiqonga elenziwengamaplanga,lenzelweesosiganeko;+yaye ecalenikwakhekwakumiuMatitiya+noShema+noAnaya+noUriya+noHilekiya+noMahaseya+ ngasekunenekwakhe;nasekhohlo,uPedaya,noMishayeli, noMalekiya,noHashum,noHashbhadana,noZekariya, noMeshulam.
5UEzrawayivulakeincwadiemehlweniabantubonke; (kubaebebavelelebonkeabantu;)ekuyivulenikwakhe, besukabemabonkeabantu;
6UEzrawambongauYehova,uThixoomkhulu Baphendulabonkeabantu,bathi,Amen,Amen, bephakamisaizandlazabo,bathoba,baqubudakuYehova, bebhekiseubusobaboemhlabeni
7OoYeshuwa,noBhani,noSherebhiya,noYamin, noAkubhi,noShabhetayi,noHodiya,noMahaseya,noKelita, noAzariya,noYozabhadi,noHanan,noPelaya,nabaLevi, babaqondisaabantuumyalelo,abantubemaezindaweni zabo.
8BalesaencwadiniemyalelwenikaThixo,ngokucacileyo, beqononondisa,bekuqondaokoukulesayo
9WathiuNehemiyaoyirhuluneli,noEzraumbingeleli, umbhali,nabaLeviababefundisaabantu,kubobonke abantu,LeminiingcwelekuYehovauThixowenu;musani ukumbambazela,musaniukulila.Balilabonkeabantu, bakuwevaamazwiomyalelolowo
10Wathikubo,Hambaniniye,nidleamanqatha,nisele izintoezinencasa,niseisabelokwabangalungiselwanganto; ngokubaleminiingcwelekwiNkosiyethu;ngokubauvuyo lukaYehovaligwibalenu.
11AbaLevibabazolisaabantubonke,besithi,Yithinitu, kubaleminiingcwele;musaniukubabuhlungu
12Besukakebonkeabantu,bayakudla,basela,bathuma izabelo,bavuyakakhulu;ngokubabewaqondileamazwi ababewaxelelwa
13Ngomhlawesibinikwahlanganisanaiintlokozezindlu zooyisezabantubonke,nababingeleli,nabaLevi,zeza kuEzraumbhali,ukubabawaziamazwiomyalelo 14Bafumanakubhaliweemyalelweni,awawuwisayo uYehovangesandlasikaMoses,ukuthi,oonyana bakaSirayelimabahlaleeminqubeningomthendeleko wenyangayesixhenxe; 15ukuzebavakalise,bamemezeemiziniyaboyonke naseYerusalem,besithi,Phumaniniyeentabeni,nithabathe
amasebeomnquma,namasebeompayini,nemimirtile, namasundu,namasebeemithieshinyeneyo,nenze iminquba,njengokokubhaliweyo
16Baphumakeabantu,bawazisa,bazenzelaiminquba, elowophezukwendluyakhe,nasezintendelezwenizabo, nasezintendelezwenizendlukaThixo,nasendaweni yembuthoyesangolamanzi,nasesitratwenisesango likaEfrayim.
17Lonkeibandlaelalibuyeekuthinjwenilenzaiminquba, lahlalaeminqubeni;ngokubaoonyanabakaSirayeli babengenzangangokunjalokususelakwimihlakaYeshuwa unyanakaNun,kwadakwayiloominiKwabakhouvuyo olukhulukunene.
18KwaleswaencwadiniyomyalelokaThixoimihla ngemihla,kwathabathelakumhlawokuqalakwezisa kumhlawokugqibela.Bawenzakeumthendelekoiintsuku zasixhenxe;ngomhlawesibhozokwabakhoingqungquthela ngokwesiko
ISAHLUKOSE-9
1Kekalokungomhlawamashumiamabinianesinewaloo nyanga,bahlanganisanaoonyanabakaSirayeli,bezila ukudla,beneenguboezirhwexayo,banomhlaba
2YazahlulaimbewukaSirayelikoonyanabonkebolunye uhlanga,bemabazixelaizonozabo,nobugwenxabooyise 3Bemaendaweniyabo,belesaencwadiniyomyalelo kaYehovauThixowabo,isahlulosesinesemini;esinye isahlulosesinebexelaizonozabo,bemnqulauYehova uThixowabo
4WemaezinyukweniabaLevi,ooYeshuwa,noBhani, noKademiyeli,noShebhaniya,noBhuni,noSherebhiya, noBhani,noKenani,badandulukangezwielikhulu kuYehovauThixowabo.
5BathiabaLevi,ooYeshuwa,noKademiyeli,noBhani, noHashabheniya,noSherebhiya,noHodiya,noShebhaniya, noPetahiya,Sukani,nimbongeuYehovauThixowenu, kuseemaphakadeniasemaphakadeni,malibongweigama lakhoelizukileyo,elikuphakameleyokonkeukubonga nokudumisa.
6WenaunguYehovawedwa;wenaulenzileizulu,izulu lawoamazulu,nomkhosiwawowonke,umhlabanento yonkeephezukwawo,iilwandleneentozonkeezikhona, uzidlisaubomizonkeezo;umkhosiwezuluuqubudakuwe 7WenaunguYehova,uThixoowanyulauAbram, wamkhuphaeUreyamaKaledi,wamthiyaigama elinguAbraham;
8Wayifumanaintliziyoyakheinyanisekilephambikwakho, wenzanayeumnqophisowokulinikailizwelamaKanan, namaHeti,nama-Amori,namaPerizi,namaYebhusi, namaGirgashi,wokulinikaimbewuyakhe,wawamisake amazwiakho;ngokubaulilungisa.
9WazibonaiintsizizoobawoeYiputa,wakuvaukukhala kwaboeLwandleoluBomvu; 10wenzaimiqondisonezimangakuFaro,nakubakhonzi bakhebonke,nakubantubonkebelizwelakhe,ngokuba ubusaziukubabayebebakhukhumalele;wazenzelaigama njengokokunjalonamhla
11Walwahlulaulwandlephambikwabo;bawelaelwandle, kowomileyo;abasukelibabowabaphosaezinzulwini njengelityeemanzinianamandla
12Wabakhokelangomquluwelifuemini;nangomqulu womliloebusuku,ubakhanyiselaendleleniababehamba ngayo
13WehlaphezukwentabayeSinayi,wathethanabo usemazulwini,wabanikaamasikoathetye,nemiyalelo eyinyaniso,nemimiselo,nemithethoelungileyo; 14wabazisaisabathayakhoengcwele,wabamisela imithetho,nemimiselo,nomyalelo,ngesandlasikaMoses umkhonziwakho
15Wabanikaisonkasasezulwiningenxayokulambakwabo, wabaveliselanamanziengxondorheningenxayokunxanwa kwabo;wathikubo,mabangenebalimeilizwe, owabaphakamiselaisandlasakho,ukubawobanika.
16Kebonanoobawobethubakhukhumala,bazenza lukhuniiintamozabo,abayiphulaphulaimithethoyakho; 17Abavumaukuva,abayikhumbulaimisebenziyakho ebalulekileyo,owayenzayokubo;Bazenzalukhuniiintamo zabo,bamisaiintamozabongeenkani,bamisaumphathi, ukubababuyeleebukhobokenibabo;wenaunguThixo wokuxolela,onobabalo,nemfesane,ozekakadeumsindo, onencebaenkulu,akwabashiya
18Nokokebazenzelaitholeelingumfanekisootyhidiweyo, bathi,NguyelouThixowakhoowakunyusayoeYiputa, bakugibakakhulu;
19Kewenangeemfesanezakhoezinkulu,akubashiyanga entlango;nomquluwomliloebusukuwokubakhanyisela nendlelaabayakuhambangayo
20Wabanikaumoyawakhoolungileyo,ukuba ubaqononondise;akuwuvimbangaumlomowaboimana yakho,wabanikaamanzingenxayenxanolabo
21Iminyakaemashumimanewabafunzelaentlango, abaswelanto;iingubozaboazonakalangabubudala, neenyawozaboazidumbanga
22Wabanikaizikumkanineentlanga,wazahlulazaba zezombombo;balihluthailizwelakwaSihon,nelizwe lokumkaniwaseHeshbhon,nelizwelikaOgiukumkani waseBhashan.
23Wabandisaoonyanababonjengeenkwenkwezizezulu, wabazisaezweni,owafungakooyisengalo,ukubabaya kulihlutha.
24Bangenakeoonyanaabo,balihluthailizweelo; 25Bayithimbaimizienqatyisiweyo,nomhlabaotyebileyo, bahluthaizindluzizelezizintozonkeezilungileyo,amaqula ambiweyo,nezidiliya,nezinquma,nemithiyeziqhamo yamininzi;badla,bahlutha,batyeba,baziyolisangokulunga kwakhookukhulu.
26Besukabaphika,bagwilikakuwe,umyalelowakho bawuphoselaemvakomhlanawabo,bababulalaabaprofeti bakhoababengqinakubo,ukubabababuviselekuwe; bakugibakakhulu
27Wabanikelaesandleniseentshabazabo,zababandezela; ngokobuninzibencebayakhowabanikaabasindisi, abasindisayoesandleniseentshabazabo
28Bakubanokuphumla,babuyabenzaububiphambi kwakho;wabashiyaesandleniseentshabazabo, zabanyathela;wabahlangulangokweemfesanezakho amaxeshaamaninzi;
29Waqononondisakubo,ukubaubabuyiseleemyalelweni wakho;kebonabakhukhumala,abayiphulaphulaimithetho yakho,bawonaamasikoakho,awothiumntuewenzile, aphilengawo;bawurholaigxalaba,bazenzalukhuni iintamozabo,abaphulaphula
30Wabathwalaiminyakaemininzi,wabaqononondisa ngomoyawakhongabaprofetibakho;abaphulaphulanoko; wabanikelaesandlenisezizwezalamazwe
31Kengeemfesanezakhoezinkuluakubagqibanga kuphele,akubashiyanga;ngokubaunguThixoonobabalo, nemfesane
32Kengoko,Thixowethu,Thixoomkhulu,oligorha, owoyikekayo,ogcinaumnqophisonenceba,mabungabi buncinanephambikwakhobonkeububi,obusifikeleyo, kookumkanibethu,nabathethelibethu,nababingelelibethu, nabaprofetibethu,noobawo,nakubantubakhobonke, kususelakwimihlayookumkanibaseAsiriya,kudekube namhla.
33Ulilungisaentweniyonkeesifikeleyo;ngokubawena wenzeokulungileyo,kethinasenzeokungendawo
34Ookumkanibethu,nabathethelibethu,nababingeleli bethu,noobawo,abawenzangaumyalelowakho, abazibazangaiindlebeemithethweniyakho,nezingqino zakho,owangqinangazongabo.
35Bona,ebukumkaninibabo,ekulungenikwakho okukhuluowabanikayo,ezwenielibanzi,elityebileyo, owabanikayo,abakukhonzanga,ababuyangaezenzweni zaboezibi
36Yabona,singabakhonzinamhla;nelizweowalinika oobawo,ukubasidleiziqhamozalonokulungakwalo, nankusingabakhonzikulo
37Ungeniselolwalolilwandiselaookumkani,owabamisa phezukwethungenxayezonozethu;bayayilawula imizimbayethuneenkomozethu,ngokuzithandelakwabo; sisembandezelwenienkulu
38Ngezozintozonkesenzaumnqophisowenene, sawubhala;bawutywinaabathethelibethu,nabaLevibethu, nababingelelibethu
ISAHLUKOSE-10
1AbatywinwayoibingooNehemiya,iTirshata,unyana kaHakaliya,noZidekiya; 2uSeraya,uAzariya,uYeremiya, 3uPashure,uAmariya,uMalekiya, 4noHatushe,noShebhaniya,noMaluki, 5noHarim,noMeremoti,no-Obhadiya, 6noDaniyeli,noGineton,noBharuki, 7uMeshulam,uAbhiya,uMiyamin, 8noMahatsiya,noBhilegayi,noShemaya;ngaboabo ababingeleli.
9AbaLevi:nguYeshuwaunyanaka-Azaniya,noBhinwi koonyanabakaHenadade,noKademiyeli; 10nabazalwanababo:nguShebhaniya,noHodiya,noKelita, noPelaya,noHanan; 11uMika,noRehobhi,noHashabhiya, 12uZakure,uSherebhiya,uShebhaniya, 13noHodiya,noBhani,noBheni 14Intlokoyabantu;noParoshe,noPahatiwakwaMowabhi, noElam,noZatu,noBhani, 15noBhuni,noAzegadi,noBhebhayi, 16uAdoniya,uBhigevayi,uAdin, 17uAtere,uHezekiya,uAzure, 18noHodiya,noHashum,noBhetsayi, 19neHarifi,neAnatoti,neNebhayi, 20uMagipishe,uMeshulam,uHezire, 21noMeshezabheli,noTsadoki,noYaduwa,
22uPelatiya,uHanan,uAnaya, 23uHosheya,uHananiya,uHashubhi, 24iHaloheshe,iPileha,iShobheki, 25uRehum,uHashabhena,noMahaseya, 26noAhiya,noHanan,noAnan, 27neMaluki,neHarim,neBhahana
28Abanyeabantu,ababingeleli,nabaLevi,nabamasango, neemvumi,nabakhonzibetempile,nabazahluleyo ebantwinibamazwe,besiyaemyalelwenikaThixo,nabafazi babo,noonyanababo,neentombizabo,bonkeabanolwazi, nabanengqondo;
29Banamathelakubazalwanababo,izidwangubezabo, bangenaesiqalekisweni,nasesifungweni,ukubabahambe ngomyalelokaThixo,awawuwisayouMosesumkhonzi kaThixo,ukubabayigcine,bayenzeyonkeimithetho kaYehovaiNkosiyethu,namasikoakhe,nemimiseloyakhe; 30ukuzesingazendiseliiintombizethuebantwinibelizwe, singabazekelioonyanabethuiintombizabo;
31Ukubaabantubelizweelobazisaimpahla,nokuba yintonina,nokubayintonina,ukubabathengisengomhla wesabatha,singathengikubongesabathanangomhla ongcwele,siwushiyekeumnyakawesixhenxe,nokuba sibolelelwelonkeityala
32Sasimiselaimimiseloyokusimiselaisahlulosesithathu seshekeleiminyakangeminyaka,ngenxayenkonzoyendlu yoThixowethu;
33ngenxayezonkaezicwangcisiweyo,nomnikelowokudla wamaxeshaonke,nowomnikeloonyukayowamaxesha onke,neesabatha,nokuthwasakwenyanga,nangenxa yamaxeshaamisiweyo,nangokwezintoezingcwele, nangenxayedinilesono,ukucamagushelauSirayeli, nomsebenziwonkewendluyoThixowethu
34Sawisaamaqashisoababingeleli,nabaLevi,nabantu, ngezomnikeloweenkuni,ukubazizisweendlwiniyoThixo wethu,ngokwezindluzoobawo,ngamaxeshaamisiweyo, iminyakangeminyaka,ukubazitshisweesibingelelweni sikaYehovauThixowethu,njengokokubhaliweyo emyalelweni
35siziseiintlahlelazomhlabawethu,neentlahlela zeziqhamozonkezemithiyonke,iminyakangeminyaka, endlwinikaYehova;
36kwanamazibulooonyanabethunaweenkomozethu, njengokokubhaliweyoemyalelweni,namazibuloeenkomo zethu,nawempahlayethuemfutshane,ukubasiwazise endlwiniyoThixowethu,kubabingeleliabalungiselelayo endlwiniyoThixowethu;
37neentlahlelazomgrayowethu,nemirhumoyethu, neziqhamozemithiyonke,nezewayinientsha,nezeoli, sizizisekubabingeleliemagumbiniendluyoThixowethu; nezishumizemihlabayethukubaLevi,ukuzebonaabaLevi bafumaneizishumiemiziniyonkeesilimakuyo
38Umbingeleliunyanaka-AronmakabenabaLevi, ekuthabathenikwabaLeviizishumi;
39NgokubaoonyanabakaSirayelinoonyanabakaLevi bayakuzisaumsondezowengqolowa,newayinientsha, neoli,emagumbini,aphozikhonaiimpahlazengcwele, nababingeleliabalungiselelayo,nabamasango,neemvumi; singayishiyiindluyoThixowethu
ISAHLUKOSE-11
BahlalaabathethelibabantueYerusalem;abanyeabantu bawisaamaqashiso,ukubakungenisweabemnye kwabalishumi,ahlaleeYerusalemkuwoumziongcwele, nezinyeizahluloezisithobazihlalekweminyeimizi 2Abantubawasikelelaamadodaonkeaqhutywayintliziyo ukubaahlaleeYerusalem.
3ZizoeziiintlokozelizwelakwaYuda,ezibezihleli eYerusalem;keemiziniyakwaYudakwahlalaelowoelifeni lakhe,emiziniyabo,okokukuthi,amaSirayeli,ababingeleli, nabaLevi,nabakhonzibetempile,noonyanababakhonzi bakaSolomon.
4EYerusalemkwahlalaezoonyanabakaYuda,nezoonyana bakaBhenjaminkoonyanabakaYuda;uAtaya,unyana kaUziya,unyanakaZekariya,unyanaka-Amariya,unyana kaShefatiya,unyanakaMahalaleli,koonyanabakaPeretse; 5noMahaseya,unyanakaBharuki,unyanakaKoli-hoze, unyanakaHazaya,unyanaka-Adaya,unyanakaYoyaribhi, unyanakaZekariya,unyanawomShiloni
6BonkeoonyanabakaPeretseababehlalaeYerusalem babengamakhuluamaneanamancimathandathu anesibhozo,amadodaanobukroti
7NgaboabaoonyanabakaBhenjamin;unyana kaMeshulam,unyanakaYohedi,unyanakaPedaya,unyana kaKolaya,unyanakaMahaseya,unyanakaItiyeli,unyana kaIsaya
8EmvakwakheuGabhayinoSalayiibingamakhulu asithoba,anamancimabinianesibhozo
9noYoweliunyanakaZikri,umphathikubo,noYuda unyanakaSenwa,engowesibinikubaphathibomzi.
10kubabingeleli:nguYedayaunyanakaYoyaribhi, noYakin;
11uSeraya,unyanakaHilekiya,unyanakaMeshulam, unyanakaTsadoki,unyanakaMerayoti,unyanakaAhitubhi,ingangayendlukaThixo
12Abazalwanababoabenzaumsebenziwendluleyo ibingamakhuluasibhozo,anamancimabinianababini: noAdaya,unyanakaYeroham,unyanakaPelaliya,unyana ka-Amtsi,unyanakaZekariya,unyanakaPashure,unyana kaMalekiya;
13nabazalwanabakhe,iintlokozezindluzooyise, bengamakhuluamabini,anamancimaneanababini; noAmashayi,unyanaka-Azareli,unyanaka-Ahasayi, unyanakaMeshilemoti,unyanakaImere;
14nabazalwanababo,amagorhaanobukroti,belikhulu elinamancimabinianesibhozo;umphathikubo ibinguZabhediyeliunyanakaGedolim.
15nakubaLevi:nguShemayaunyanakaHashubhi,unyana ka-Azerikam,unyanakaHashabhiya,unyanakaBhuni; 16noShabhetayi,noYozabhadi,ababephetheumsebenzi ongaphandlewendlukaThixo,ababephetheiintloko zabaLevi
17UMataniyaunyanakaMika,unyanakaZabhedi,unyana ka-Asafu,obengumhlabeliwezombuleloemthandazweni, noBhakebhukiya,obengowesibinikubazalwanabakhe, noAbheda,unyanakaShamuwa,unyanakaGalali,unyana kaYedutun
18BonkeabaLevikumziongcwelebabengamakhulu amabini,anamanciasibhozoanabane.
19Abamasango:ibinguAkubhi,noTalemon,nabazalwana baboabagcinaamasango,belikhuluelinamanciasixhenxe anababini
20AmanyeamaSirayeli,nababingeleli,nabaLevi, babekweminyeimiziyonkeyakwaYuda,elowoeselifeni lakhe
21KeabakhonzibetempilebahlelieOfele; 22UmphathiwabaLevieYerusalemibingu-Uziunyana kaBhani,unyanakaHashabhiya,unyanakaMataniya, unyanakaMikakoonyanabaka-Asafu,iimvumi, beziphetheumsebenziwendlukaThixo
23Ngokubaumthethowokumkaniubuphezukwabo, nomnqophisoweneneubuphezukeemvumimalunganento yeminingangeminiyayo
24UPetayaunyanakaMeshezabheli,koonyanabakaZera, unyanakaYuda,ubesisandlasokumkaniezintwenizonke zabantu
25Emizaneninamasimiayo,kwahlalainxenyeyoonyana bakaYudaeKiriyatika-Arbhanasemagxamesiniayo, naseDibhonnamagxamesiayo,naseYekabhetseli nasemagxamesiniayo;
26naseYeshuwa,naseMolada,naseBhete-felete; 27naseHatsarshuwali,naseBher-shebhanamagxamesiayo; 28naseTsikelage,naseMekonanamagxamesiayo; 29nase-Enrimon,naseTsareya,naseYarmuti; 30iZanowa,neAdulamnamagxamesiayo,eLakishe namasimiayo,eAzekanamagxamesiayoBahlala bethabathelaeBher-shebhabesaentiliniyakwaHinom.
31OonyanabakaBhenjaminbahlalaeGebhaeMikmas, naseAya,naseBheteli,nasemagxamesiniayo; 32naseAnatoti,naseNobhi,naseAnaniya, 33neHatsore,neRama,neGitayim, 34iHadide,iTsebhoyim,neNebhalati, 35naseLode,naseOno,emfuleniweengcibi.
36NakubaLevikwaphumaamaqelakwaYuda,eza kwaBhenjamin
ISAHLUKOSE-12
1KeabaababingelelinabaLeviabenyukanoZerubhabheli unyanakaShalatiyeli,noYeshuwa:nguSeraya,noYeremiya, noEzra, 2uAmariya,noMaluki,noHatushe, 3noShekaniya,noRehum,noMeremoti, 4uIdo,uGineto,uAbhiya, 5uMiyamin,uMahadiya,uBhiliga, 6uShemaya,noYoyaribhi,noYedaya, 7noSalu,noAmoki,noHilekiya,noYedaya.Abo ibiziintlokozababingelelinabazalwanababo,emihleni kaYeshuwa
8AbaLevi:ibinguYeshuwa,noBhinwi,noKademiyeli, noSherebhiya,noYuda,noMataniyaobephetheimibulelo, yenanabazalwanabakhe
9noBhakebhukiya,noUni;abazalwanababobabemalunga nabobesezigxineni
10uYeshuwawazalauYoyakim;uYoyakimwazala uEliyashibhi;uEliyashibhiwazalauYoyada; 11uYoyadawazalauYonatan,uYonatanwazalauYaduwa 12KeemihlenikaYoyakimbekukhoababingeleli abaziintlokozezindluzooyise:okaSerayainguMeraya; okaYeremiyanguHananiya; 13ekaEzra,inguMeshulam;oka-AmariyanguYohanan;
14okaMelikunguYonatan;okaShebhaniyanguYosefu; 15okaHarimnguAdena;okaMerayotinguHelekayi; 16okaIdonguZekariya;eGinetonnguMeshulam; 17eka-AbhiyainguZikri;okaMiniyankaMowadi nguPilitayi; 18ekaBhiligainguShamuwa;okaShemayainguYehonatan; 19noYoyaribhi,enguMatenayi;okaYedayaingu-Uzi; 20okaSalayi,inguKalayi;oka-AmokinguEbhere; 21okaHilekiyainguHashabhiya;ekaYedaya inguNataniyeli
22AbaLevingemihlakaEliyashibhi,noYoyada, noYohanan,noYaduwa,kwabhalwaiintlokozezindlu zooyise;nezababingeleli,ebukumkaninibukaDariyo umPersi
23OonyanabakaLevi,iintlokozezindluzooyise, babebhalwaencwadiniyemicimbiyemihla,kwadakweza nasemihlenikaYohananunyanakaEliyashibhi
24KeiintlokozabaLevi:ibinguHashabhiya,noSherebhiya, noYeshuwaunyanakaKademiyeli,nabazalwanababo malungananabo,ukubabadumise,babulele,ngokomthetho kaDavideumfowakwaThixo,iqelalilungeneqela; 25UMataniya,noBhakebhukiya,no-Obhadiya, noMeshulam,noTalemon,noAkubhibabengabamasango, begcinaisigxinaseminyangoyamasango
26AbobabekhoemihlenikaYoyakimunyanakaYeshuwa, unyanakaYotsadaki,nasemihlenikaNehemiyaibamba, noEzraumbingeleli,umbhali
27KekalokuekusungulwenikodongalweYerusalem kwafunwaabaLeviezindawenizabozonke,ukubabaziswe eYerusalem,ukubaukusungulwakwalokwenziwe ngovuyo,nangemibulelo,nangeengoma,nangamacangci, nangemirhubhe,nangeehadi
28Bahlanganisanandawonyeoonyanabeemvumi,bevela kuloommandlaujikelezeiYerusalem,nasemizini yamaNetofa;
29nasendlwiniyaseGiligali,nasemihlabeniyaseGebha, neAzemavete;ngokubaiimvumizazizakheleimizi ejikelezeiYerusalem
30BazihlambululaababingelelinabaLevi,bahlambulula abantu,namasango,nodongaolo.
31NdabanyusaabathethelibakwaYudaphezukodonga, ndamisaamaqelaamakhuluamabiniokubulela,elinye lasingaekunenephezukodongaesangwenilezala;
32EmvakwabokwalandelauHoshayanesiqingatha sabathethelibakwaYuda;
33noAzariya,noEzra,noMeshulam;
34uYuda,noBhenjamin,noShemaya,noYeremiya; 35Koonyanabababingelelibequphaamaxilongo; nguZekariya,unyanakaYonatan,unyanakaShemaya, unyanakaMataniya,unyanakaMikaya,unyanakaZakure, unyanaka-Asafu;
36nabazalwanabakhe:ooShemaya,noAzareli,noMilalayi, noGilalayi,noMahayi,noNataniyeli,noYuda,noHanani, beneempahlazokuvumazikaDavideumfowakwaThixo, inguEzraumbhali
37Esangwenilomthombo,elikhangelenenabo,benyuka ngezinyukozomzikaDavide,ekunyukenikodongaphezu kwendlukaDavide,besaesangwenilamanzi ngasempumalanga
38Iqelalesibinilokubulelalahambamalungananalo, ndisemvakwalo,ndinesiqingathasabantu,lahambaphezu
kodonga,lathabathelangaphayakwenqabaendeyamaziko, lesaeludongeniolubanzi;
39lasongamelaisangolakwaEfrayim,nesangolodonga oludala,nesangoleentlanzi,nenqabaendekaHananeli, nenqabaendekaHananeli,nenqabaendekaHameha,lada lezaesangwenilempahlaemfutshane,bamisaesangweni lentolongo
40EmakeomabiniamaqelaokubulelaendlwinikaThixo, mnandinesiqingathasabaphathi;
41nababingeleli;uEliyakim,noMahaseya,noMiniyamin, noMikaya,noEliyohenayi,noZekariya,noHananiya, benamaxilongo;
42noMahaseya,noShemaya,noElazare,noUzi, noYohanan,noMalekiya,noElam,noEzereZavuma iimvumi,kunyenoYizerahiyaumphathiwazo
43Babingelelangaloominiimibingeleloemikhulu,bavuya; ngokubauThixoubebavuyisilengovuyoolukhulu Kananjaloabafazinabantwanabavuya;kwavakalaukuvuya kweYerusalemnamgama.
44Ngeloxeshakwamiselwaabathileababephethe amagumbiokubangoobuncwane,nawemirhumo, naweentlahlela,nangokwezishumi,ukubabahlanganiselwe kuwoizabelozomyaleloababingelelinabaLevi,bephuma emasiminiemizi;ngokubauYudawabavuyelaababingeleli nabaLeviababelindile.
45BasigcinaisigxinasikaThixowabo,nesigxina sentlambululo,iimvuminabamasango,ngokomthetho kaDavide,noSolomonunyanawakhe.
46ngokubangemihlakaDavide,kwakudala,uAsafu ubeyintlokoyeemvumi,neyokudumisauThixo, neyokubulelakuye.
47OnkeamaSirayeli,ngemihlakaZerubhabheli nangemihlakaNehemiya,abezinikaiimvuminabamasango izabelozabo,intoyeminingangeminiyayo;abaLevi bazingcwaliselaoonyanabaka-Aron
ISAHLUKOSE-13
1NgaloominikwayileswaencwadinikaMosesezindlebeni zabantu;kwafunyanwakubhaliwekuyoukubaama-Amon namaMowabhimakangangeniebandlenilikaThixo naphakade;
2ngokubaengabakhawulelangaoonyanabakaSirayeli enesonkanamanzi;esukaabaqeshelauBhileham,ukuba abaqalekise;keuThixowethuwayiguqulaingqalekisoyaba yintsikelelo.
3Kwathi,bakubabewuvileumyalelolowo,bayahlula kumaSirayeliyonkeinkithaengumxube.
4Ngaphambikoko,uEliyashibhiumbingeleli,obephethe igumbieliphezululendluyoThixowethu,wahlohla uTobhiya;
5wamlungiselelaigumbielikhulu,aphobekufuduselwa khonaumnikelowokudla,nentlakaemhlophe,nempahla, nezishumizengqolowa,nezewayinientsha,nezeoli, ababesithi,zinikweabaLevi,neemvumi,nabamasango; neminikeloyababingeleli
6NgelixeshalonkebendingekhoeYerusalem,ngokuba ngomnyakawamashumiamathathuanesibinikaArtashashtaukumkaniwaseBhabheli,ndayakukumkani, ekuphelenikwemihla,ndacelakukumkani;
7NdafikakeeYerusalem,ndabugqalaububiobenziwe nguEliyashibhingenxakaTobhiya,ngokumenzelakwakhe igumbiezintendelezwenizendlukaThixo
8Kwabakubikumkakhulu;ndazilahlelaphandlezonke iimpahlazendlukaTobhiyangaphandlekwegumbi.
9Ndawisaumthetho,bawahlambululaamagumbi; ndazibuyiselakhonaiimpahlazendlukaThixo,umnikelo wokudla,nentlakaemhlophe.
10NdaziukubaizabelozabaLeviabazinikwanga;ngokuba abaLevineemvumi,ababesebenzaumsebenzi, babebalekeleelowoentsiminiyakhe
11Ndabambananabaphathi,ndathi,Yininaukubaindlu kaThixoishiywenje?Ndabaqokelelake,ndazandababeka endaweniyabo
12AzaonkeamaYudaazisaisishumisengqolowa, nesewayinientsha,neseoli,koovimba.
13NdamisaphezukoovimbauShelemiyaumbingeleli, noTsadokiumbhali,nakubaLevi,uPedaya;ecalenikwabo inguHananunyanakaZakure,unyanakaMataniya;
14Ndikhumbule,Thixowam,ngenxayoko;musa ukuzicimaiincebazam,endizenzileyoendlwinikaThixo wam,nasezigxinenizayo.
15NgaloomihlandabonakwaYudaabaxovula ezixovulelwenizewayiningesabatha,nabasisithungu, bebophaamaesile;kwanewayini,neediliya,namakhiwane, neentlobozonkezemithwalo,ababezizisaeYerusalem ngomhlawesabatha;
16KwakuhlelikhonanabaseTire,beziseiintlanzineento zonkezentengiso;bethengisangesabathakoonyana bakaYudaeYerusalem
17NdabambananabanumzanabakwaYuda,ndathikubo, Yintoninalentoimbikangakaniyenzayo, niwuhlambelayoumhlawesabatha?
18Babengenjenaooyihlo,wazauThixowethuwasihlisela ububibonke,naphezukwalomzi?nokongezaukuvutha komsindophezukwamaSirayeli,niyihlambelaisabatha 19Kwathi,xaamasangoaseYerusalemakubamnyama phambikwesabatha,ndathimakavalweamasango,ndathi mazingavulwaideidluleisabatha;
20Abarhwebi,nabathengisangeentozonkezentengiso, babelalangaphandlekweYerusalemkanyenokuba kukabini
21Ndaqononondisakubo,ndathikubo,Yininaukuba nilalephambikodonga?ukubanithenaphinda,ndonisa isandlaUkususelangeloxeshaabaphindabezengesabatha 22NdabawiselaumthethoabaLevi,ukubabazihlambulule, bezebawagcineamasango,ukuzekungcwalisweumhla wesabatha.Ndikhumbule,Thixowam,nangalento,ube nencebakumngokobuninzibencebayakho
23KananjalongaloomihlandawabonaamaYudaabezeke abafazibaseAshdode,nama-Amon,namaMowabhi; 24oonyanababoinxenyebethethangesiAshdode, bengenakuqondaukuthethangesiYuda,bethetha ngokwentethoyezizwengezizwe
25Ndabambananawo,ndawatshabhisa,ndabethaamadoda kuwo,ndawadlathulaiinwele,ndawafungisauThixo, ndisithi,Iintombizenuaniyikuzendiselakoonyanababo, neentombizaboaniyikuzizekakoonyanabenu,aniyi kuzizekananingokwenu
26WayengonengenxayaboyininauSolomon,ukumkani wamaSirayeli?Ezintlangeniezininzibekungekhokumkani unjengaye:ubethandwanguThixowakhe,uThixowamenza
ukumkaniwamaSirayelionke;nayelowobamonisaabafazi bezinyeiintlanga.
27Makuvakalenganina,ukubanenzebonkeobububi bukhulu,bokwenzaubumenemenekuThixowethu, ngokuzekaabafazibezinyeiintlanga?
28KekalokukoonyanabakaYoyada,unyana kaEliyashibhi,umbingeleliomkhulu,bekukhokubo ongumyenikwaSanebhalatiwaseHoron;ndamgxothake kum
29Bakhumbule,Thixowam,ngenxayokuhlambelakwabo ububingeleli,nomnqophisowobubingeleli,nowobuLevi 30Ndabahlambululakekoonyanabonkebolunyeuhlanga, ndamiselaisigxinasababingelelinabaLevi,elowo emsebenziniwakhe; 31nezomsondezoweenkuningamaxeshaamisiweyo, nezeentlahlela.Ndikhumbule,Thixowam,ngokulungileyo;