UNehemiya
ISAHLUKO1
1AmazwikaNehemiyaindodanakaHakaliya.Kwathi ngenyangakaKhisilewungomnyakawamashumiamabili ngiseShushaniendliniyenkosi, 2KwafikauHanani,omunyewabafowethu,yena namadodaakwaJuda;ngababuzangabaJudaababebalekile, ababeseleekuthunjweni,nangeJerusalema 3Bathikimi:“Insalieseleekuthunjwenilaphoesifundeni isekuhluphekeniokukhulunasehlazweni;ugange lwaseJerusalemalubhidliziwe,namasangoaloashiswa ngomlilo.
4Kwathilaphongizwalawamazwi,ngahlalaphansi, ngakhala,ngalilaizinsukuezithile,ngazilaukudla, ngakhulekaphambikukaNkulunkuluwezulu;
5Ngathi:“Ngiyakuncenga,JehovaNkulunkuluwezulu, Nkulunkuluomkhulunowesabekayo,ogcinaisivumelwano nesihawukwabamthandayonabagcinaimiyaloyakhe; 6Manjeindlebeyakhomayilalele,namehloakhoavuleke, ukuzeuzweumkhulekowencekuyakho engiwuthandazelayophambikwakhomanje,imini nobusukungenxayabantwanabakwa-Israyeliizinceku zakho,futhingivumeizonozabantwanabakwa-Israyeli esonengazokuwe;minanendlukababasonile.
7Senzileokubikakhulukuwe,asigcinangaimiyalo, nezimiso,nezahluleloowayalangakhoincekuyakho uMose.
8AkeukhumbuleizwiowayalangaloincekuyakhouMose ngokuthi:‘Umaneqa,ngiyakunihlakazelaezizweni; 9Kephaumaniphendukelakimi,nigcineimiyaloyami, niyenze;nomabelahlwephakathikwenukuzekube semkhawulweniwezulu,nokhongiyakubabuthalapho, ngibayiseendaweniengiyikhethileukubekaigamalami khona
10Lababayizincekuzakhonabantubakhoobahlengile ngamandlaakhoamakhulunangesandlasakhoesinamandla.
11Jehova,ngiyakuncenga,akeindlebeyakhomayilalele umkhulekowencekuyakhonomkhulekowezincekuzakho ezithandaukwesabaigamalakho;Ngoba ngangingumphathizitshawenkosi
ISAHLUKO2
1KwathingenyangakaNisaningomnyakawamashumi amabilika-Aritahishashitainkosi,iwayinilaliphambi kwakhe,ngalithathaiwayini,ngalinikainkosiManje ngangingazangengidabukengaphambiliphambikwakhe.
2Ngakhoinkosiyathikimi:Kunganiubusobakho budanile,lokhuungaguli?lokhukakusikhookunyekodwa usizilwenhliziyo.Ngasengisabakakhulu, 3Wathienkosini:“Inkosimayiphilekuzekubephakade; ubusobamibungadangalingani,laphoumuzi,indawo yamathunaawobaba,uchithekile,namasangoawoeshiswe ngomlilo,na?
4Inkosiyasisithikimi:Ucelani?Ngakhongakhuleka kuNkulunkuluwezulu.
5Ngathienkosini:‘Umakukuhleenkosini,umainceku yakhoifumeneumusaemehlweniakho,ungangithuma kwaJuda,emziniwamathunaawobaba,ngiwakhe.
6Inkosiyasisithikimi(indlovukaziihleziecelenikwayo) Uhambolwakholuzakubangolwesikhathiesingakanani? futhiuyobuyanini?Kwabakuhle-keenkosiniukungithuma; ngasengimbekaisikhathi
7Futhingathienkosini:Umakukuhleenkosini, manginikweizincwadieziyakubabusiphesheyakoMfula ukubabangidluliselengizengifikekwaJuda; 8nencwadieyaku-Asafaumlindiwehlathilenkosi,ukuba anginikeizingodozokwenzaimishayoyamasangoendlu yenkosi,neyogangelomuzi,neyendluengiyakungenakuyo InkosiyanginikangokwesandlaesihlesikaNkulunkulu wamiphezukwami.
9Ngasengifikakubabusinganenokomfula,ngabanika izincwadizenkosiManjeinkosiyayithumelekanyenami izindunazempinabamahhashi.
10LaphouSanibhalatiumHoroni,noThobiyainceku, umAmoni,bekuzwa,kwabakubikakhulukuboukuthi kufikeumuntuukuzofunaokuhlekwabantwanabakwaIsrayeli
11NgasengifikaeJerusalema,ngabakhonaizinsuku ezintathu.
12Ngavukaebusuku,minanabantuabayingcosanakanye nami;futhiangitshelangamuntulokhouNkulunkuluwami ayekubekeenhliziyweniyamiukubangikwenzele iJerusalema;futhikwakungekhosilwanekimingaphandle kwesilwaneengangisigibele
13NgaphumaebusukungeSangoLesigodingaphambi komthombokadrakonaseSangweniLomquba,ngabuka izingangezaseJerusalemaezazibhidliziwenamasangoalo ayeshiswengomlilo
14Ngasengidlulelaesangwenilomthombonasechibini lenkosi,kephakwakungekhondawoyokubasidlule isilwaneengangikhwelekuso
15Ngasengikhuphukaebusukungasemfuleni,ngabona ugange,ngabuya,ngangenangesangolesigodi,ngabuya kanjalo.
16Ababusibabengazilaphoengayakhonanokuthi ngenzani;ngangingakawatsheliamaJuda,nabapristi, nezikhulu,nababusi,nabanyeabenzaumsebenzi
17Ngasengithikubo:“Niyalubonausiziesikuso,ukuthi iJerusalemaselichithekilenamasangoaloashiswangomlilo; wozanisakheugangelwaseJerusalema,singabesisaba yihlazo
18NgabatshelangesandlasikaNkulunkuluwamiesasisihle phezukwami;njengamazwienkosieyawakhulumakimi Basebesithi:AsisukumesakheBasebeqinisaizandlazabo kulomsebenziomuhle.
19KephalaphouSanibhalatiumHoroni,noThobiyainceku, umAmoni,noGeshemuum-Arabiyabekuzwa,basihleka usulu,basidelela,bathi:“Kuyinilokhuenikwenzayona? Niyakuyihlubukainkosina?
20Ngabaphendulangathikubo:“UNkulunkuluwezulu nguyenaoyakusiphumelelisa;ngalokhothinazinceku zakhesiyakusukumasakhe,kephaninaaninasabelo, nalungelo,nasikhumbuzoeJerusalema
ISAHLUKO3
1Kwasekusukau-Eliyashibiumpristiomkhulu nabafowaboabapristi,balakhaisangolezimvu; balingcwelisa,bamisaizivalozalo;kwazekwaba seMbhoshongweniwaseHameyabawungcwelisa,kwaze kwabaseMbhoshongwenikaHananeli
2EcelenikwakhekwakwakhaamadodaaseJerikoEceleni kwabokwakhauZakuriindodanaka-Imri.
3KodwaiSangoLezinhlanzielakhaamadodana kaHasenaha+abekaimishayoyalo,amisaizivalozalo nezihluthulelozalonemigoqoyalo.
4EcelenikwabokwalungisauMeremotiindodanaka-Uriya indodanakaHakoziEcelenikwabokwalungisa uMeshulamuindodanakaBerekiyaindodana kaMeshezabeliEcelenikwabokwalungisauSadoki indodanakaBahana
5EcelenikwabokwalungisaabaseThekhowa;kepha izikhuluzaboazibekangaizintamozazoemsebenzini weNkosiyazo.
6ISangoElidalalalungiswangoJehoyadaindodana kaPhaseyanoMeshulamuindodanakaBesodeya;babeka imishayoyalo,bamisaizivalozalonezihluthulelozalo nemigoqoyalo
7EcelenikwabokwalungisauMelathiyawaseGibeyoni, noJadoniwaseMeronoti,amadodaaseGibeyoninaseMispa, esihlalwenisombusinganenokomfula
8Ecelenikwakhekwalungisau-Uziyeliindodana kaHarihaya,umkhandiwegolide.Ecelenikwakhe kwalungisauHananiyaindodanayomthakiweziqholo, baqinisaiJerusalemakuzekubesogangeniolubanzi
9EcelenikwabokwalungisauRefayaindodanakaHure, umbusiwenxenyeyesifundasaseJerusalema
10EcelenikwabokwalungisauJedayaindodana kaHarumafimalungananendluyakhe.Ecelenikwakhe kwalungisauHathushiindodanakaHashabiniya
11UMalikhiyaindodanakaHariminoHashubiindodana kaPhahatiMowabibalungisaelinyeibanga,nombhoshongo wamaziko
12EcelenikwakhekwalungisauShalumiindodana kaHaloheshi,umbusiwenxenyeyesifundasaseJerusalema, yenanamadodakaziakhe
13ISangoLesigodilalungiswanguHanuninabakhileyo eZanowa;balakha,bamisaizivalozalonezihluthulelozalo nemigoqoyalo,nezingaloeziyinkulungwaneodongeni kwazekwabaseSangweniLomquba
14ISangoLomqubalalungiswanguMalikhiyaindodana kaRekabi,umbusiwesifundasaseBetiHakeremi;walakha, wamisaizivalozalonezihluthulelozalonemigoqoyalo
15ISangoLomthombolalungiswanguShaluniindodana kaKholihoze,umbusiwesifundasaseMispa;walakha, walisibekela,wamisaizivalozalo,nezihluthulelozalo, nemigoqoyalo,nodongalwechibilaseSilowangasensimini yenkosi,kuzekufikeezitebhisiniezehlaemzinikaDavide 16EmvakwakhekwalungisauNehemiyaindodanakaAzibuki,umbusiwenxenyeyesifundasaseBeti-Suri,kwaze kwabasendawenimalungananamathunakaDavide, nasechibinielalakhiweyo,nasendliniyamaqhawe 17EmvakwakhekwalungisaamaLevi,uRehumindodana kaBaniEcelenikwakhekwalungisauHashabiya,umbusi wenxenyeyesifundasaseKeyilaesigabenisakhe 18Ngemvakwakhekwalungisaabafowabo,uBhavayi indodanakaHenadadi,umbusiwengxenyeyesifunda saseKeyila.
19Ecelenikwakhekwalungisau-Ezeriindodana kaJeshuwa,umbusiwaseMispa,elinyeibangamalungana nomphezuluwendluyezikhalingaseNquthukeni.
20NgemvakwakheuBharukiindodanakaZabayi walungisaelinyeibanga,kusukelaeNquthukwenikuze kubesemnyangowendluka-Eliyashibiumpristiomkhulu 21EmvakwakhekwalungisauMeremotiindodanakaUriyaindodanakaHakozielinyeibanga,kusukela emnyangowendluka-Eliyashibikuzekubesekugcineni kwendluka-Eliyashibi
22Emvakwakhekwalungisaabapristi,amadodaasethafeni. 23EmvakwakhekwalungisaoBenjamininoHashubi malungananendluyaboNgemvakwakhekwalungisauAzariyaindodanakaMahaseyaindodanaka-Ananiyaeduze kwendluyakhe
24EmvakwakhekwalungisauBinuwiindodana kaHenadadielinyeibanga,kusukelaendlinika-Azariya kuzekubeseNqutshininaseGunjini
25uPalaliindodanaka-Uzayimalungananendawo yokuphendukanombhoshongoophumaendliniephakeme yenkosi,ngasegcekeniletilongoNgemvakwakhe uPhedayaindodanakaPharoshi.
26AmaNethiniayehlalae-Ofeli,kwazekwabasendaweni emalungananeSangoLamanzingasempumalanga, nasembhoshongweniophumelangaphandle.
27EmvakwabokwalungisaabaseThekhowaelinyeibanga, malungananombhoshongoomkhuluophumelangaphandle, kuzekufikeodongenilwase-Ofeli.
28Ngaphezukwesangolamahhashiabapristibalungisa, kwabayilowonalowomalungananendluyakhe
29EmvakwabokwalungisauZadokiindodanaka-Imeri malungananendluyakheEmvakwakhekwalungisa uShemayaindodanakaShekaniya,umlindiwesango lasempumalanga.
30EmvakwakhekwalungisauHananiyaindodana kaShelemiyanoHanuniindodanayesithuphakaSalafi elinyeibanga.EmvakwakhekwalungisauMeshulamu indodanakaBerekiyamalungananekamelolakhe
31EmvakwakhekwalungisauMalikhiya,umkhandi wegolide,kwazekwafikaendaweniyamaNethini neyabathengi,malungananeSangolikaMifekadi,kuze kufikeendaweniephezuluyegumbi
32PhakathikwegumbieliphezululegumbineSango Lezimvukwalungisaabakhandibegolidenabathengi
ISAHLUKO4
1KwathilaphouSanibhalatiezwaukuthisiyalwakha ugange,wathukuthela,wathukuthelakakhulu,wawahleka usuluabaJuda
2WakhulumaphambikwabafowabonempiyaseSamariya, wathi:“EnzanilawamaJudaabuthakathakana? bayoziqinisana?bazahlabelayini?bazoqedangosuku olulodwana?Bazavuselelaamatsheezinqumbini zemfucuzaetshisiweyoyini?
3UThobiyaumAmoniwayeseduzekwakhe,wathi: "Nalokhoabakwakhayo,umakukhuphukaimpungushe, iyakuludilizaugangelwabolwamatshe"
4Yizwa,Nkulunkuluwethu;ngokubasidelelekile, uphenduleihlazolabophezukwamakhandaabo,ubanikele ukubabaphangweezwenilokuthunjwa
5Ungasibekelaububibabo,nesonosabomasingasulwa phambikwakho,ngokubabakucunulephambikwabakhi.
6Salwakhakanjalougange;lonkeugangelwahlanganiswa kwazekwabayingxenyeyalo,ngokubaabantu babenengqondoyokusebenza
7KwathilaphouSanibhalati,noThobiya,nama-Arabiya, nama-Amoni,nama-Ashidodi,bezwaukuthiizingange zaseJerusalemazalungiswa,nokuthiizimfaziyavalwa, bathukuthelakakhulu;
8Bakhauzungubonkekanyekanyeukubabezebalwe neJerusalema,balivimbe
9NokhosakhulekakuNkulunkuluwethu,sabamisela abalindiimininobusukungenxayabo
10UJudawathi:“Amandlaabathwalibemithwalo awonakele,futhikukhonaimfucumfucueminingi;ukuze singakwaziukwakhaudonga
11Izithazethuzathi:‘Abayikwazi,abayikubona,size sifikephakathikwabo,sibabulale,simiseumsebenzi.
12KwasekusithilaphoabaJudaababehlalakibobefika, bathikithikatshumi:Kuzozonkeindawolaphoelizabuyela khonakithi,bazakubaphezukwenu.
13Ngasengimisaezindawenieziphansiemvakodonga nasezindawenieziphakemeyo,ngamisaabantungemindeni yabobephetheizinkembazabo,nemikhontoyabo, neminsaloyabo
14Ngabuka,ngasukuma,ngathiezikhulwini,nakubabusi, nakubobonkeabanyeabantu:“Ningabesabi;
15Kwathilaphoizithazethuzizwaukuthikwakwaziwa yithinokuthiuNkulunkuluulenzeizeicebolazo,sabuyela sonkeodongeni,kwabayilowonalowoemsebenziniwakhe.
16Kwathikusukelangalesosikhathikuqhubekeingxenye yezincekuzamiyasebenzaemsebenzini,enyeingxenye yazoyaphathaimikhonto,nezihlangu,neminsalo, nezigqoko;nababusibabelandelayonkeindluyakwaJuda
17Abakhaodongeninabathwalibemithwalo nabathwalisayo,yilowonalowowasebenzaumsebenzi ngesandlaesisodwa,ngesinyeisandlaephetheisikhali
18Ngokubaabakhi,yilowonalowowayebhinceinkemba yakheokhalwenilwakhe,bakhakanjalo.Owabetha icilongowayeseduzekwami
19Ngathiezikhulwininakubabusinakubobonkeabanye abantu:“Umsebenzimkhulu,mkhulu,sihlukenephezu kogange,omunyekudenomunye
20Ngakho-ke,endawenilaphoenizwakhonaukukhala kwecilongo,buyelanikithi;uNkulunkuluwethu uyakusilwela
21Sasebenza-keemsebenzini,inxenyeyaboibamba imikhontokusukelaekuphumenikokusakuzekuvele izinkanyezi
22Ngasolesosikhathingathikubantu:“Mabalale,kube yilowonalowonencekuyakhephakathikweJerusalema, babengabalindibethuebusuku,basebenzeemini 23Ngakhomina,nabafowethu,nezincekuzami,namadoda onogadaababengilandela,akekhokithiowakhumula izingubozakhe,ngaphandlekokubayilowonalowo wazikhumulaukuzeziwashe
ISAHLUKO5
1Kwabakhonaukukhalaokukhulukwabantunabafazi babongabafowaboamaJuda
2Ngokubakwakukhonaabathi:"Thina,amadodanaethu, namadodakaziethu,sibaningi;ngalokhosiyabathathela amabele,ukuzesidle,siphile"
3Kwakukhonafuthiabathi:“Sibambisengamasimuethu, nezivini,nezindluzethu,ukuzesithengeamabelengenxa yendlala
4Kwakukhonanabathi:"Sibolekeimaliyokuthelaenkosini, nangamasimuethunezivinizethu."
5Nokhomanjeinyamayethuinjengenyamayabafowethu, abantwanabethunjengabantwanababo,futhibheka, sithathaamadodanaethunamadodakaziethuabeyizigqila, amanyeamadodakaziethuenziweizigqilakakade,futhi akukhoemandleniethuukuwahlenga;ngobaabanyeabantu balamasimuethulezivinizethu
6Ngathukuthelakakhululaphongizwaukukhalakwabo nalawamazwi.
7Ngasengicebaphakathikwami,ngabakhuzaizikhulu nababusi,ngathikubo:Nibizainzalo,kubeyilowonalowo kumfowabo.Ngamisaibandlaelikhulungokumelenenabo.
8Ngasengisithikubo:Thinangokwamandlaethusihlengile abazalwanebethuabaJudaababethengiswekwabezizwe; futhiningazenidayiseabafowenuna?noma ziyakuthengiswakithina?Bathulake,abatholangalutho lokuphendula
9Ngasengithi:‘Akukuhlelokhoenikwenzayo; beningafaneleyiniukuhambangokumesabauNkulunkulu wethungenxayehlazolezizweeziyizithazethu?
10Mina-ke,nabafowethu,nezincekuzami,sibakhokhisa imalinamabele;akesiyiyekelenzalo
11Akenibuyiselekubonamuhlaamasimuabo,nezivini zabo,neminqumoyabo,nezindluzabo,nokwekhulu kwemali,namabele,newayini,namafutha,enikubizakubo 12Basebethi:"Sizokubuyisela,futhiasiyikubizalutho kubo;siyakwenzanjengokushokwakho.Ngasengibiza abapristi,ngabafungisaukubabenzenjengalesisithembiso 13Nganyakazisainguboyami,ngathi:“Kanjalo uNkulunkulumakavuthululeendliniyakhe nasekukhandlekenikwakhe,kubeyilowonalowo ongasigcinilesisithembiso;Ibandlalonkelathi:“Amen,” lamdumisauJehova.Abantubenzanjengesithembiso.
14Futhikusukelaesikhathiniengamiswangasoukuba ngibengumbusiwaboezwenilakwaJuda,kusukela ngomnyakawamashumiamabilikwazekwabasemnyakeni wamashumiamathathunambilika-Aritahishashitainkosi, okungukuthi,iminyakaeyishuminambili,mina nabafowethuasizangesisidleisinkwasombusi.
15Kephaababusibokuqalaababengaphambikwami babebathwesileabantu,bathathakuboisinkwanewayini kanyenamashekeliangamashumiamaneesiliva;yebo, nezincekuzabozabusaphezukwabantu,kephaangenzanga kanjalongenxayokumesabauNkulunkulu.
16Yebo,ngaqhubekanomsebenziwaloludonga, asithengangamhlaba,nezincekuzamizonkezabuthana khonaemsebenzini
17KwakukhonafuthietafulenilamikumaJudanababusi abayikhulunamashumiamahlanungaphandlekwalabo abezakithibevelaezizweniezisizungezile
18Okwakulungiselwaminaimihlangemihla kwakuyinkabieyodwanezimvueziyisithupha ezikhethiweyo;ngalungiselelwaizinyoni,kanye ngezinsukueziyishumiinqwabayezinhlobozonke zewayini;nokhongenxayakhokonkelokhoangidinganga isinkwasombusi,ngokubaubugqilababunzimaphezu kwalababantu
19Ngikhumbule,Nkulunkuluwami,kubekuhle, njengakhokonkeengikwenzelelababantu.
ISAHLUKO6
1KwathilaphooSanibhalati,noThobiya,noGeshemu umArabiya,nezinyeizithazethu,bezwaukuthi ngalwakhileugange,nokuthikwakungashiywangandawo kulo;(nakubangalesosikhathingangingamisanga iminyangoemasangweni;)
2oSanibhalatinoGeshemubathumelakimi,bathi:"Woza sihlanganekomunyewemizanayasethafenilase-Ono" Kodwabacabangaukungenzaokubi.
3Ngathumaizithunywakubo,ngathi:“Ngenzaumsebenzi omkhulu,anginakukwehla;
4Bathumelakimikanjalokane;namingaziphendula ngendlelaefanayo
5USanibhalatiwayesethumaincekuyakhekimikanjalo ngokwesihlanu,iphetheincwadievulekileesandlenisayo; 6Kwakulotshwekuyoukuthi:“Kuzwakeleezizweni, noGashimuuthi,wenanamaJudanicabangaukuhlubuka; 7Futhiumisileabaprofethiukubabashumayelengawe eJerusalema,ngokuthi:‘KukhonainkosikwaJuda;’manje kuzobikwaenkosiningokwalamazwiWoza-ke,sicebisane; 8Ngasengithumelakuye,ngathi:“Azikhoizinto ezinjengaleziozishoyo,kephauzicanaselakweyakho inhliziyo
9Ngokubabonkebasebesabisa,bethi:Izandlazabo ziyakudangalaemsebenzini,ungenziwaNgakho-ke, Nkulunkulu,qinisaizandlazami
10NgasengifikaendlinikaShemayaindodanakaDelaya indodanakaMehetabelievalelwe;wathi:“Asihlangane endlinikaNkulunkulu,phakathikwethempeli,sivale iminyangoyethempeli,ngokubabayakuzaukukubulala; yebo,ebusukubayakuzaukukubulala
11Ngasengisithi:Umuntuonjengamiangabalekayini? Ngubanionjengamiongangenaethempeliniukubaasindise ukuphilakwakhena?Ngekengingene
12Bheka,ngabonaukuthiuNkulunkulu wayengamthumanga;kodwaukuthiuprofethelesi siprofethongami,ngokubauThobiyanoSanibhalati babemqashile
13Waqashwangalokhoukubangesabe,ngenzenjalo, ngone,babenegamaelibikubo,bangithuke
14Nkulunkuluwami,khumbulaoThobiyanoSanibhalati njengalezizenzozabo,noNowadiyaumprofethikazi, nabanyeabaprofethiababengesabisa
15Ugangelwaqedwangosukulwamashumiamabili nanhlanulwenyangaka-Elulingezinsukuezingamashumi ayisihlanunambili
16Kwathilaphozonkeizithazethuzikuzwile,nazozonke izizweezisizungezayozibonalezizinto,zadangala emehlweniazo,ngokubazaziukuthilomsebenzi wawenziwauNkulunkuluwethu
17FuthingalezozinsukuizikhuluzakwaJudazathumela izincwadieziningikuThobiya,nezincwadizikaThobiya zafikakubo.
18NgokubababebaningikwaJudaabafungakuye,ngokuba wayengumkhwenyanakaShekaniyaindodanaka-Ara; indodanayakheuJohananiyayithatheindodakazi kaMeshulamuindodanakaBerekiya
19Babikaizenzozakheezinhlephambikwami,bakhuluma kuyeamazwiami.FuthiuThobiyawathumelaizincwadi ukungethusa
ISAHLUKO7
1Kwathiugangeselwakhiwe,sengimiseizivalo, nabalindisangonabahlabelelinamaLevisebemisiwe, 2NgabanikaumfowethuuHananinoHananiyaumbusi wesigodloukubabaqondiseiJerusalema,ngoba wayeyindodaethembekileyonemesabayouNkulunkulu ngaphezukwabaningi
3Ngathikubo:“AmasangoaseJerusalemamakangavulwa, lizelishiseilanga;besemilapho,mabavaleiminyango, bayivale,nibekeabalindikwabakhileyoeJerusalema,kube yilowonalowoemlindweniwakhe,kubeyilowonalowo malungananendluyakhe
4Umuziwawumkhulu,umkhulu,kephaabantu babembalwakuwo,nezindluzingakakhiwa.
5UNkulunkuluwamiwafakaenhliziyweniyamiukuba ngiqoqelendawonyeizikhulu,nababusi,nabantu,ukuze babhalweohlwinilozalo.Ngatholaincwadiyokuzalwa kwababekhuphukaekuqaleni,ngatholakulotshiwekuyo 6Labangabantwanabesifunda,abakhuphukabephuma ekuthunjweni,kwabathunjwa,uNebukadinesariinkosi yaseBabeleayebathumbile,babuyelaeJerusalema nakwaJuda,kwabayilowonalowoemziniwakubo;
7AbafikanoZerubhabheli,uJeshuwa,uNehemiya,uAzariya,uRamaya,uNahamani,uMoridekayi,uBhilishani, uMisipereti,uBhigivayi,uNehume,uBhahanaInani lamadodaabantwanabakwa-Israyelilaliyilo; 8abantwanabakwaPharoshi:yizinkulungwaneezimbili nekhulunamashumiayisikhombisanambili
9abantwanabakwaShefathiya:ngamakhuluamathathu namashumiayisikhombisanambili;
10abantwanabakwa-Ara:ngamakhuluayisithupha namashumiayisihlanunambili;
11abantwanabakwaPhahatiMowabibabantwana bakwaJeshuwanoJowabeizinkulungwaneezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nesishiyagalombili
12abantwanabakwa-Elamu,inkulungwanenamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisihlanunane.
13abantwanabakwaZathu:ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombilinamashumiamanenanhlanu; 14abantwanabakwaZakayi:ngamakhuluayisikhombisa namashumiayisithupha;
15abantwanabakwaBhinuwi:ngamakhuluayisithupha namashumiamanenesishiyagalombili;
16abantwanabakwaBebayi:ngamakhuluayisithupha namashumiamabilinesishiyagalombili;
17abantwanabakwa-Azigadi:yizinkulungwaneezimbili namakhuluamathathunamashumiamabilinambili;
18abantwanabakwa-Adonikamu:ngamakhuluayisithupha namashumiayisithuphanesikhombisa; 19abantwanabakwaBigivayi:yizinkulungwaneezimbili namashumiayisithuphanesikhombisa; 20abantwanabakwa-Adini:ngamakhuluayisithupha namashumiayisihlanunanhlanu;
21abantwanabakwa-AtherikaHezekiya,amashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenesishiyagalombili;
22abantwanabakwaHashumi:ngamakhuluamathathu namashumiamabilinesishiyagalombili;
23abantwanabakwaBetsayi:ngamakhuluamathathu namashumiamabilinane;
24abantwanabakwaHarifi:yikhuluneshuminambili;
25abantwanabakwaGibeyoni:ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenanhlanu;
26AmadodaaseBetlehemanaseNethofaibilikhulu, namashumiayisishiyagalombilinesishiyagalombili
27Amadodaase-Anathoti:yikhulunamashumiamabili nesishiyagalombili;
28AmadodaaseBethazimavetiibingamashumiamane nambili.
29AmadodaaseKiriyatiJeharimi,naseKefira,naseBheroti: ngamakhuluayisikhombisanamashumiamanenantathu
30AmadodaaseRamanaseGebaibingamakhulu amathandathu,anamancimabiniananye
31AmadodaaseMikimasi:yikhulunamashumiamabili nambili;
32AmadodaaseBethelenase-Ayi:yikhulunamashumi amabilinantathu;
33AmadodaenyeiNeboibingamashumiamahlanunambili.
34abantwanabomunyeu-Elamuinkulungwanenamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisihlanunane
35abantwanabakwaHarimi:ngamakhuluamathathu namashumiamabili;
36abantwanabaseJeriko:ngamakhuluamathathu namashumiamanenanhlanu;
37abantwanabaseLodi,naseHadidi,nase-Ono: ngamakhuluayisikhombisanamashumiamabilinanye;
38OonyanabaseSenahaibiyizinkulungwaneezintathu namakhuluayisishiyagalolunyenamashumiamathathu
39Abapristi:abantwanabakwaJedayabendlukaJeshuwa: amakhuluayisishiyagalolunyenamashumiayisikhombisa nantathu
40abantwanabakwa-Imeri:yinkulungwanenamashumi ayisihlanunambili;
41abantwanabakwaPhashuri:yinkulungwanenamakhulu amabilinamashumiamanenesikhombisa;
42abantwanabakwaHarimiinkulungwaneneshumi nesikhombisa;
43AmaLevi:abantwanabakwaJeshuwa,kaKadimiyeli, nabantwanabakwaHodeva,amashumiayisikhombisanane.
44Abahlabeleli:abantwanabakwa-Asafa:yikhulu namashumiamanenesishiyagalombili
45Abalindisango:abantwanabakwaShalumi,abantwana bakwa-Atere,abantwanabakwaTalimoni,abantwana bakwa-Akubi,abantwanabakwaHatita,abantwana bakwaShobayi,ikhulunamashumiamathathu nesishiyagalombili
46AmaNethini:abantwanabakwaZiha,abantwana bakwaHashufa,abantwanabakwaThabawoti, 47abantwanabakwaKerosi,nabantwanabakwaSiya, nabantwanabakwaPhadoni, 48abantwanabakwaLebana,nabantwanabakwaHagaba, nabantwanabakwaShalimayi, 49abantwanabakwaHanani,nabantwanabakwaGideli, nabantwanabakwaGahari, 50abantwanabakwaReyaya,abantwanabakwaResini, abantwanabakwaNekoda, 51abantwanabakwaGazamu,nabantwanabakwa-Uza, nabantwanabakwaPhaseya,
52abantwanabakwaBesayi,abantwanabakwaMeunimi, abantwanabakwaNefishesimi, 53abantwanabakwaBakibuki,abantwanabakwaHakufa, abantwanabakwaHarihuri, 54abantwanabakwaBaziliti,abantwanabakwaMehida, abantwanabakwaHarisha, 55abantwanabakwaBarkosi,abantwanabakwaSisera, abantwanabakwaTama, 56abantwanabakwaNeziya,abantwanabakwaHatifa 57AbantwanabezincekuzikaSolomoni:abantwana bakwaSothayi,abantwanabakwaSofereti,abantwana bakwaPerida, 58abantwanabakwaJahala,abantwanabakwaDarkoni, abantwanabakwaGideli, 59abantwanabakwaShefathiya,abantwanabakwaHathili, abantwanabakwaPokeretikaZebhayimi,abantwana bakwa-Amoni
60OnkeamaNethininabantwanabezincekuzikaSolomoni babengamakhuluamathathunamashumi ayisishiyagalolunyenambili
61LabayiboabakhuphukabesukaeThelimela,naseTheliharesha,naseKherubi,nase-Adoni,nase-Imeri,kepha babengenakukhulumangezindluzoyisenenzaloyabo, ukuthibangabakwa-Israyeliyini
62abantwanabakwaDelaya,abantwanabakwaThobiya, abantwanabakwaNekoda,amakhuluayisithupha namashumiamanenambili
63Kubapristi:abantwanabakwaHabaya,abantwana bakwaHakozi,abantwanabakwaBarizilayi,owathathaenye yamadodakazikaBarizilayiwakwaGileyadi,wabizwa ngegamalawo.
64Lababafunaukubhalwakwabophakathikwababhalwe ngezizukulwane,kephaakufunyanwanga;ngalokho bakhishwaebupristininjengabangcolile.
65Umbusiwakhulumakuboukuthibangadliizinto ezingcwelengcwele,kuzekuveleumpristione-Urimi neThumimi.
66Ibandlalonkelindawonyelaliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamanenambilinamakhuluamathathu namashumiayisithupha;
67ngaphandlekwezincekuzabonezincekukazizabo, eziyizinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisanamakhulu amathathunamashumiamathathunesikhombisa, zineemvumineemvumikaziezingamakhuluamabili namashumiamanenanhlanu
68amahhashiaboibingamakhuluayisikhombisa namashumiamathathunesithupha;iminyuziyabo ibingamakhuluamabilinamashumiamanenanhlanu;
69amakamelaaboibingamakhuluamane,anamanci mathathuanantlanu;
70Abanyebezinhlokozawoyisebanikelaemsebenzini Umbusiwanikelaengcebweniamadarikeegolide ayinkulungwane,nezitshaezingamashumiayisihlanu, nezambathozabapristiezingamakhuluamahlanu namashumiamathathu
71Ezinyeizinhlokozawoyisezanikelaengcebweni yomsebenziamadarikeegolideayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabili,namamaneayizinkulungwane ezimbilinamakhuluamabiliesiliva
72Okwanikelwangabanyeabantukwakungamadarike ayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabiliegolide,
namamaneayizinkulungwaneezimbiliesiliva,nezingubo zabapristiezingamashumiayisithuphanesikhombisa.
73Basebehlalaabapristi,lamaLevi,labalindisango, labahlabeleli,labanyeabantu,lamaNethini,loIsrayeli wonkeemiziniyako;ekufikenikwenyangayesikhombisa abantwanabakoIsrayelibesemiziniyabo
ISAHLUKO8
1Bonkeabantubabuthananjengomuntumunyeesigcawini esasiphambikwesangolamanzi;bakhulumaku-Ezra, umbhali,ukubaaletheincwadiyomthethokaMose, uJehovaayeyalengawoku-Israyeli.
2U-Ezra,umpristi,wawulethaumthethophambi kwebandla,abesilisanabesifazane,nabobonkeababe nengqondoyokuzwa,ngosukulokuqalalwenyanga yesikhombisa
3Wafundakuwophambikwesitaladiesasiphambi kweSangoLamanzikusukelaekusenikwazekwabasemini enkulu,phambikwabesilisanabesifazanenababe nengqondoyokuqonda;izindlebezabobonkeabantu zazilaleleincwadiyomthetho.
4U-Ezraumbhaliwayemiepulpitilamapulangwe ababelenzelelowomgomo;ecelenikwakhekwakumi uMatithiya,noShema,no-Anaya,no-Uriya,noHilikiya, noMahaseya,ngakwesokunenesakhe;futhiesandleni sakhesobunxelekukhonauPhedaya,noMishayeli, noMalikhiya,noHashumi,noHashibadana,uZakariya, noMeshulamu
5U-Ezrawayivulaincwadiphambikwamehloabobonke abantu;(ngokubawayephezukwabobonkeabantu;)lapho eyivula,bonkeabantubasukuma;
6U-EzrawambongauJehova,uNkulunkuluomkhulu Bonkeabantubaphendulabathi:Amen,Amen, bephakamisaizandlazabo;bagebisaamakhandaabo, bakhulekakuJehova,ubusobabobubhekephansi 7OJeshuwa,noBani,noSherebiya,noJamini,no-Akubi, noShabethayi,noHodiya,noMahaseya,noKelitha,noAzariya,noJozabadi,noHanani,noPhelaya,namaLevi baqondisaabantuumthetho,abantubemaezindawenizabo.
8BasebefundaencwadiniyomthethokaNkulunkulu ngokucacile,banikezaincazelo,babaqondisaokufundwayo 9UNehemiyaongumTirishatha,no-Ezraumpristi,umbhali, namaLeviayefundisaabantu,bathikubantubonke:“Lolu sukulungcwelekuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;ningalili, ningakhali.Ngokubabonkeabantubakhala,laphobezwa amazwiomthetho
10Wayesethikubo:“Hambaninidleamanoni,niphuze okumnandi,nithumeleizabelokwabangalungiselelwanga lutho,ngokubalolusukulungcweleeNkosiniyethu; ngokubaintokozokaJehovaingamandlaenu
11AmaLeviabathulisaabantubonke,ethi:“Thulani, ngokubalolusukulungcwele;futhiningadabuki
12Bonkeabantubahambaukuzebadle,baphuze, bathumeleizabelo,bajabulekakhulu,ngokuba babewaqondileamazwiababewatshelwe
13Ngosukulwesibiliizinhlokozawoyisebabantubonke, abapristi,namaLevi,zabuthanaku-Ezraumbhali,ukuze baqondeamazwiomthetho
14BatholakulotshiweemthethweniuJehovaayalangawo ngesandlasikaMoseukuthiabantwanabakwa-Israyeli
mabahlaleemadokodweningomkhosiwenyanga yesikhombisa.
15ukubabamemezelefuthibamemezelekuyoyonkeimizi yabonaseJerusalema,bathi:‘Phumaniniyeentabeni, nilandeamagatshaomnqumo,namagatshaophayini, namagatshaemibomvana,namagatshaesundu,namagatsha emithiewugqinsi,ukuzenenzeamadokodo, njengokulotshiweyo.
16Basebephumaabantu,bawaletha,bazenzela amadokodo,kwabayilowonalowoophahlenilwendlu yakhe,nasemagcekeniabo,nasemagcekeniendlu kaNkulunkulu,nasesigcawiniseSangoLamanzi, nasesigcawinisesangolika-Efrayimi.
17Yonkeinhlanganoyababebuyileekuthunjweniyenza amadokodo,yahlalaphansikwamadokodo,ngokuba kusukelaemihlenikaJeshuwaindodanakaNunikuzekube yilolosukuabantwanabakwa-Israyelibabengenzanga kanjaloFuthikwabakhonaintokozoenkulukakhulu
18WafundaencwadiniyomthethokaNkulunkuluusuku nosuku,kusukelaosukwinilokuqalakwazekwaba osukwinilokugcinaBawenzaumkhosiizinsuku eziyisikhombisa;ngosukulwesishiyagalombilikwaba khonaumhlanganoonesizothanjengomthetho
ISAHLUKO9
1Ngosukulwamashumiamabilinanelwaleyonyanga abantwanabakwa-Israyelibabuthanangokuzilaukudla, bembetheizambathozamasakanothuliphezukwabo
2Inzaloka-Israyeliyazehlukanisakubobonkeabezizwe, bema,bavumaizonozabonobubibawoyise.
3Basukumaendaweniyabo,bafundaencwadiniyomthetho kaJehovauNkulunkuluwaboingxenyeyesineyosuku; enyeingxenyeyesinebavumaizonozabo,bakhonza uJehovauNkulunkuluwabo
4BasebesukumaezikhwelwenizamaLevioJeshuwa, noBani,noKadimiyeli,noShebaniya,noBhuni, noSherebiya,noBani,noKhenani,bakhalangezwielikhulu kuJehovauNkulunkuluwabo
5Khona-keamaLevi,uJeshuwa,noKadimiyeli,noBani, noHashabineya,noSherebiya,noHodiya,noShebaniya, noPhethahiya,athi:“SukumaninibongeuJehova uNkulunkuluwenukuzekubephakadenaphakade,futhi malitusweigamalakhoelikhazimulayoeliphakeme ngaphezukwakhokonkeisibusisonodumo
6WenaunguJehovawedwa;wenawenzileizulu,izulu lamazulu,nebandlalawolonke,umhlabanakhokonke okukuwo,izilwandlenakhokonkeokukukho,uyakulonda konke;ibutholezululiyakhulekakuwe
7WenaunguJehovauNkulunkuluowakhethau-Abrama, wamkhiphae-UrilamaKaledi,wamethaigamalikaAbrahama;
8Futhiwatholainhliziyoyakheithembekilephambi kwakho,wenzaisivumelwanonayesokunikelaizwe lamaKhanani,namaHeti,nama-Amori,namaPherizi, namaJebusi,namaGirigashi,ukulinikainzaloyakhe,futhi uwenzileamazwiakho;ngobawenaulungile.
9WakubonaukuhluphekakwawobabaeGibithe,wezwa nokukhalakwabongaseLwandleOlubomvu; 10wenzaizibonakalisonezimangalisokuFaro,nakuzo zonkeizincekuzakhe,nakubobonkeabantubezwelakhe,
ngokubaubusaziukuthibabakhukhumaleNgakho wazenzelaigamanjenganamuhla.
11Wahlukanisaulwandlephambikwabo,badabula phakathikolwandleemhlabathiniowomileyo;nabashushisi babowabaphonsaekujuleninjengetsheemanzini anamandla
12Wabaholangensikayefuemini;nasebusukungensika yomliloukubakhanyiselaendleleniababeyakuhambangayo.
13WehlelaentabeniyaseSinayi,wakhulumanabo usezulwini,wabanikaizahluleloezilungileyo,nemithetho eqinisileyo,nezimisoezinhlenemiyalo;
14Wabazisaisabathalakhoelingcwele,wabayala ngeziyalezo,nezimiso,nemithethongesandlasikaMose incekuyakho
15Wabaphaisinkwaesivelaezulwiningenxayokulamba kwabo,wabakhiphelaamanziedwaleningenxayokoma kwabo,wabathembisaukuthibayakungenaukulidlaizwe owaphakamisaisandlasakhoukubanikalona
16Kephabonanawobababazidla,bazenzalukhuni izintamozabo,kabalalelangaimiyaloyakho
17balaukulalela,abakhumbulangaizimangalisozakho owazenzaphakathikwabo;kephabazenzalukhuni izintamozabo,nasekuhlubukenikwabobamisainduna ukubababuyeleebugqilinibabo,kephawena unguNkulunkuluothethelelayo,onomusanesihe,ophuza ukuthukuthela,nonomusaomkhulu,awubashiyanga
18Nalaphobezenzelaitholeelibunjiweyo,bethi:‘Lona nguNkulunkuluwakhoowakukhuphulaeGibithe,benza izithukoezinkulu;
19Kephawenangobubelebakhoobukhuluawubashiyanga ehlane;insikayefuayizangeisukekuboeminiukubahola endleleni;nensikayomliloebusukuukubakhanyisela nendlelaokufanelebahambengayo
20Wabanikanomoyawakhoomuhleukubafundisa, awugodlangaimanalakhoemlonyeniwabo,wabanika amanzingokomakwabo
21Yebo,iminyakaengamashumiamanewabondlaehlane, abaswelangalutho;izingubozaboaziguganga,nezinyawo azivuvukalanga
22Futhiwabanikaimibusonezizwe,wabahlukanisela emagumbini,balidlaizwelikaSihoni,nezwelenkosi yaseHeshiboni,nezwelika-OgiinkosiyaseBashani
23Abantwanababowabandisanjengezinkanyezizezulu, wabangenisaezweniowathembisangalokoyiseukuthi bayakungenaukulidla
24Bangena-keabantwana,balidlaizwe,wanqobaphambi kwaboabakhileyoezweni,amaKhanani,wabanikela esandlenisabo,namakhosiabo,nabantubezwe,ukuba benzekubonjengokuthandakwabo
25Bathathaimizieqinile,nezweelivundile,badlaizindlu ezigcweleyonkeimpahlaenhle,imithomboembiweyo, nezivini,neminqumo,nemithieminingiyezithelo;badla, basutha,bakhuluphala,bajabulangobuhlebakhoobukhulu
26Nokhobaphambuka,bakuhlubuka,balahlaumthetho wakhoemvakwemihlaneyabo,bababulalaabaprofethi bakhoababefakazangaboukubabuyiselakuwe,benza izithukoezinkulu.
27Wabanikelaesandlenisezithazaboezazibahlupha; ngesikhathisokuhluphekakwabo,laphobekhalakuwe, wabezwausezulwini;ngokobubelebakhoobukhulu wabanikaabasindisi,abasindisaesandlenisezithazabo
28Kephasebephumule,baphindabenzaokubiphambi kwakho;ngalokhowabashiyaesandlenisezithazabo,zaze zababusa;nokholaphobebuyabekhalakuwe,wena wabezwausezulwini;wabakhululakaningingokobubele bakho;
29wafakazangaboukubaubabuyiseleemthethweniwakho, nokhobaziphathangokuzidla,kabalalelangaimiyaloyakho, kodwabonaizahlulelozakho,okuthiumaumuntuezenza, aphilengazo;
30Nokhoiminyakaeminingiwababekezelela,wafakaza ngabongomoyawakhongabaprofethibakho,kepha abalalelanga;ngalokhowabanikelaesandlenisabantu bamazwe.
31Nokhongenxayobubelebakhoobukhulu awubaqedanga,awubashiyanga;ngobawena unguNkulunkuluolesihawulesihawu.
32Ngakho-ke,Nkulunkuluwethu,Nkulunkuluomkhulu, onamandla,nowesabekayo,ogcinaisivumelwanonomusa, makungabikuncanekonkeukuhluphekaokusehlelethina, naphezukwamakhosiethu,naphezukwezikhuluzethu, naphezukwabapristibethu,naphezukwabaprofethibethu, nakobaba,naphezukwabobonkeabantubakho,kusukela esikhathinisamakhosiase-Asiriyakuzekubenamuhla
33Nokhoulungilekukhokonkeokusehlele;ngobawena wenzeokulungileyo,kodwathinasenzeokubi.
34Namakhosiethu,nezikhuluzethu,nabapristibethu, nawobaba,abawugcinangaumthethowakho,abalalelanga imiyaloyakhonobufakazibakhoowafakazangabokubo.
35Ngokubaabakukhonzangaembusweniwabo nasebuhlenibakhoobukhuluowabanikawona,nasezweni elikhulunelivundileowabanikalonaphambikwabo, abaphendukangaemisebenziniyaboemibi
36Bheka,siyizincekunamuhla,nezweowalinikaobaba ukubabadleizithelozalonokuhlekwalo,bheka, siyizincekukulo;
37Futhilithelaizitheloeziningiemakhosiniowabeke phezukwethungenxayezonozethu,futhiabusaphezu kwemizimbayethunezinkomozethungokuthandakwawo, futhisisekuhluphekeniokukhulu
38Ngenxayakhokonkelokhusenzaisivumelwano esiqinisileyo,sisilobe;izikhuluzethu,namaLevi,nabapristi bethu,bayawunamathelisa
ISAHLUKO10
1AbabekwauphawukwakunguNehemiya,umThirishatha, indodanakaHakaliya,noSidikiya, 2uSeraya,u-Azariya,uJeremiya, 3uPhashuri,u-Amariya,uMalkhiya, 4uHathushi,uShebaniya,uMaluki, 5uHarimi,uMeremoti,u-Obadiya, 6uDaniyeli,uGinethoni,uBharuki, 7uMeshulamu,u-Abhiya,uMiyamini, 8noMahaziya,noBhiligayi,noShemaya;labo babengabapristi
9AmaLevi:noJeshuwaindodanaka-Azaniya,noBinuwi emadodanenikaHenadadi,noKadimiyeli; 10nabafowabo:ngoShebaniya,noHodiya,noKelitha, noPhelaya,noHanani, 11uMikha,uRehobe,uHashabiya, 12uZakuri,uSherebiya,uShebaniya, 13noHodiya,noBani,noBeninu
14Indunayabantu;noPharoshi,noPhahatiMowabi,noElamu,noZathu,noBani, 15noBhuni,no-Azigadi,noBebayi, 16u-Adoniya,uBhigivayi,u-Adini, 17u-Atere,uHezekiya,u-Azuri, 18noHodiya,noHashumi,noBezayi, 19uHarifi,u-Anathoti,uNebhayi, 20uMagipiyashi,uMeshulamu,uHeziri, 21uMeshezabeli,uZadoki,uJaduwa, 22uPhelathiya,uHanani,u-Anaya, 23uHosheya,uHananiya,uHashubi, 24uHaloheshi,uPileha,uShobheki, 25uRehumi,uHashabina,uMahaseya, 26no-Ahiya,noHanani,no-Anan, 27uMaluki,uHarimi,uBhahana 28Bonkeabanyeabantu,abapristi,namaLevi, nabalindisango,nabahlabeleli,namaNethini,nabobonke ababezahlukaniseleabantubamazweemthethweni kaNkulunkulu,nawomkabo,namadodanaabo, namadodakaziabo,bonkeabanolwazinabanengqondo; 29Banamathelakubafowabo,izikhuluzabo,bangena esiqalekisweni,nasesifungonisokuhambaemthethweni kaNkulunkuluowashiwongesandlasikaMoseinceku kaNkulunkulu,bagcine,benzeyonkeimiyalokaJehova iNkosiyethu,nezahlulelozakhe,nezimisozakhe; 30futhisinganikeliabantubezweamadodakaziethu, singathatheliamadodanaethuamadodakaziabo;
31Umaabantubezwebelethaimpahlanomaukudla ngosukulwesabathaukubabathengisengakho, singakuthengikubongesabathanangosukuolungcwele, nokuthisiyakushiyangomnyakawesikhombisa nesikweletusasosonkeisikweleti
32Futhisasenzelaimithethoyokusikhokhisaiminyaka ngeminyakangokwesithathukweshekelienkonzweni yendlukaNkulunkuluwethu;
33ngezinkwazokubukwa,nomnikelowempuphu waphakade,nomnikelooshiswaimihlayonke, namasabatha,nokwethwasakwenyanga,nowemikhosi emisiweyo,nowezintoezingcwele,noweminikeloyesono, wenzeleu-Israyeliinhlawuloyokuthula,nawowonke umsebenziwendlukaNkulunkuluwethu
34Senzainkathophakathikwabapristi,namaLevi,nabantu, ngomnikelowezinkuni,ukubaulethweendlini kaNkulunkuluwethu,ngokwezindluzawobaba, ngezikhathiezimisiweyoiminyakangeminyaka,ukuba ushiswee-altarelikaJehovauNkulunkuluwethu, njengokulotshiweyoemthethweni
35nokulethaulibolwensimuyethunolibolwazozonke izithelozemithiyonkeiminyakangeminyakaendlini kaJehova;
36namazibuloamadodanaethunawezinkomozethu, njengokulotshiweyoemthethweni,namazibuloezinkomo zethunawezimvuzethu,ukukulethaendlinikaNkulunkulu wethukubapristiabakhonzaendlinikaNkulunkuluwethu;
37Futhisiletheulibolwenhlamayethu,neminikeloyethu, nesithelosazozonkeizinhlobozemithi,iwayininamafutha, kubapristiemakamelweniendlukaNkulunkuluwethu; nokweshumikomhlabawethukumaLevi,ukuzewona amaLeviatholeokweshumiemiziniyonkeyokulima kwethu.
38Umpristi,indodanaka-Aroni,uyakubakanyenamaLevi, laphoamaLeviethathaokweshumi,amaLeviakwenyukele
okweshumikokweshumiendlinikaNkulunkuluwethu, emakamelweni,endliniyengcebo.
39Ngokubaabantwanabakwa-Israyelinabantwana bakwaLevibayakulethaumnikelowamabele,newayini elisha,namafuthaemakamelweni,laphokukhonakhona izitshazendluengcwele,nabapristiabakhonzayo, nabalindisango,nabahlabeleli;asiyikuyishiyaindlu kaNkulunkuluwethu.
ISAHLUKO11
1IzindunazabantuzahlalaeJerusalema;abanyeabantu benzainkathoyokuphosa,ukulethaoyedwakwabayishumi ukubaahlaleeJerusalemaumuziongcwele,nabanye abayisishiyagalolunyebahlalekweminyeimizi
2Abantubasebebusisawonkeamadodaazinikela ngenhliziyoukuhlalaeJerusalema
3LeziziyizinhlokozesifundaezahlalaeJerusalema,kepha emiziniyakwaJudakwahlala,kwabayilowonalowoefeni lakheemiziniyabo,u-Israyeli,nabapristi,namaLevi, namaNethini,nabantwanabezincekuzikaSolomoni 4EJerusalemakwahlalaabanyebabantwanabakwaJuda nabakwaBenjaminiKubantwanabakwaJuda;u-Athaya indodanaka-UziyaindodanakaZakariyaindodanakaAmariyaindodanakaShefathiyaindodanakaMahalalele wabantwanabakwaPheresi;
5noMahaseya,indodanakaBaruki,indodanakaKholihoze, indodanakaHazaya,indodanaka-Adaya,indodana kaJoyaribi,indodanakaZakariya,indodanaShiloni
6OnkeamadodanakaPheresiahlalaeJerusalema ayengamadodaanamandlaangamakhuluamane namashumiayisithuphanesishiyagalombili
7LawaangamadodanakaBenjamini;USaluindodana kaMeshulamuindodanakaJowediindodanakaPedaya indodanakaKholayaindodanakaMahaseyaindodanakaItiyeliindodanakaJesaya
8EmvakwakheuGabayi,noSalayi,amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunyenamashumiamabilinesishiyagalombili 9UJoweliindodanakaZikiriwayengumbonisiwabo;uJuda indodanakaSenuwawayengowesibiliphezukomuzi. 10Kubapristi:ngoJedayaindodanakaJoyaribi,noJakini 11uSerayaindodanakaHilikiyaindodanakaMeshulamu indodanakaSadokiindodanakaMerayotika-Ahithubi wayengumholiwendlukaNkulunkulu
12Abafowaboabenzaumsebenziwendlubabengamakhulu ayisishiyagalombilinamashumiamabilinambili,no-Adaya indodanakaJerohamukaPhelaliyaka-AmusikaZakariya kaPhashurikaMalikhiya, 13nabafowabo,izinhlokozawoyise,bengamakhulu amabilinamashumiamanenambili,no-AmashayikaAzareli,ka-Ahasayi,kaMeshilemoti,ka-Imeri, 14nabafowabo,amaqhaweanamandla,ikhulunamashumi amabilinesishiyagalombili;umphathiwabo kwakunguZabidiyeliindodanayezikhulu
15KumaLevi:nguShemayaindodanakaHashubi,indodana ka-Azirikamu,indodanakaHashabiya,indodanakaBuni; 16OShabethayinoJozabadibezinhlokozamaLevi babephetheumsebenziwangaphandlewendlu kaNkulunkulu
17UMathaniya,indodanakaMika,indodanakaZabidi, indodanaka-Asafa,wayeyinhlokoukuqalaukubonga emkhulekweni,noBakibukiyaowesibiliphakathi
UNehemiya
kwabafowabo,no-Abida,indodanakaShamuwa,indodana Galali,indodanakaJeduthuni.
18OnkeamaLeviemziniongcweleayengamakhulu amabilinamashumiayisishiyagalombilinane.
19Abalindisango,o-Akubi,noThalimoni,nabafowabo, abalindaamasango,babeyikhulunamashumi ayisikhombisanambili
20Abaseleyobakwa-IsrayelinabapristinamaLevibabe semiziniyonkeyakwaJuda,kwabayilowonalowoefeni lakhe
21KephaamaNethiniahlalae-Ofeli;oZihanoGishipa babengamaNethini
22UmbonisiwamaLevieJerusalemakwakungu-Uzi indodanakaBani,indodanakaHashabiya,indodana kaMathaniya,indodanakaMikaEmadodanenika-Asafa, abahlabelelibabephetheumsebenziwendlukaNkulunkulu.
23Ngobakwakungumlayowenkosingaboukuthiisabelo esithilesizakubasabahlabeleli,isabelosansukuzonke
24UPhethayaindodanakaMeshezabeliwabantwana bakwaZeraindodanakaJudawayesesandlenisenkosikuzo zonkeizindabazabantu
25Emizaneninamasimuayo,abanyebabantwana bakwaJudabahlalaeKiriyatiArabanasemizaneniyalo, naseDiboninasemizaneniyalo,naseJekabiseyeli nasemizaneniyalo; 26naseJeshuwa,naseMolada,naseBetiFelete; 27naseHazarishuwali,naseBeriShebanasemizaneniyalo; 28naseZikilagi,naseMekonanasemizaneniyalo; 29nase-Enirimoni,naseZareya,naseJarimuthi; 30iZanowa,ne-Adulamunemizanayayo,eLakishi namasimualo,e-Azekanasemizaneniyalo.Bahlala kusukelaeBeriShebakuzekubesesigodinisikaHinomu 31AbantwanabakwaBenjaminibahlalaeMikimashi,naseAya,naseBethele,nasemizaneniyakhona; 32nase-Anathoti,eNobi,nase-Ananiya, 33iHasori,iRama,iGitayimi, 34iHadidi,iZebhoyimi,iNebhalati, 35iLodi,ne-Ono,isigodisezingcweti 36KumaLevikwakukhonaizigabakwaJuda nakwaBenjamini.
ISAHLUKO12
1LababangabapristinamaLeviabenyukanoZerubhabhele indodanakaSheyalitiyeli,noJeshuwa:ngoSeraya, noJeremiya,no-Ezra, 2u-Amariya,uMaluki,uHathushi, 3uShekaniya,uRehumi,uMeremoti, 4u-Ido,noGinetho,no-Abiya, 5uMiyamini,uMahadiya,uBhiliga, 6uShemaya,noJoyaribi,noJedaya, 7uSalu,u-Amoki,uHilikiya,uJedaya.Labobabe yizinhlokozabapristinezabafowaboemihlenikaJeshuwa 8AmaLevi:ngoJeshuwa,noBhinuwi,noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya,noJuda,noMathaniyaowayephetheukubonga, yenanabafowabo
9NoBakibukiyano-Uni,abafowabo,babemalungananabo emilindweni
10uJeshuwawazalauJoyakimi,uJoyakimiwazalauEliyashibi,u-EliyashibiwazalauJoyada; 11UJoyadawazalauJonathani,uJonathaniwazala uJaduwa
12EmihlenikaJoyakimikwakukhonaabapristi,izinhloko zawoyise:okaSeraya,nguMeraya;kaJeremiya,uHananiya; 13ekaEzra,uMeshulamu;eka-Amariya,uJehohanani; 14ekaMeliku,uJonathani;ekaShebaniya,uJosefa; 15kwaHarimi,u-Adina;kwaMerayoti:nguHelikayi; 16eka-Ido,uZakariya;eGinethoni,uMeshulamu; 17eka-Abhiya,uZikiri;ekaMiniyaminikuMowadiya, uPilitayi; 18ekaBiliga:nguShamuwa;ekaShemaya,uJehonathani; 19ekaJoyaribi,uMathenayi;ekaJedaya:ngu-Uzi; 20ekaSalayi,uKalayi;kwa-Amoki,u-Ebere; 21ekaHilikiya,uHashabiya;kaJedaya,uNethaneli 22AmaLeviemihlenika-Eliyashibi,noJoyada,noJohanani, noJaduwa,kwabhalwaizinhlokozezindluzawoyise, nabapristi,ekubusenikukaDariyuumPheresiya
23AmadodanakaLevi,izinhlokozawoyise,abhalwa encwadiniyezindabazemihlangemihla,kwazekwaba semihlenikaJohananiindodanaka-Eliyashibi
24IzinhlokozamaLevi:oHashabiya,noSherebiya, noJeshuwa,indodanakaKadimiyeli,nabafowabo malungananabo,ukubabadumise,babonge,ngokomyalo kaDavideumuntukaNkulunkulu,isigabamalungana nesigaba
25oMathaniya,noBakibukiya,no-Obadiya,noMeshulamu, noThalimoni,no-Akubibabengabalindisango,belinda eminyangoyamasango
26LabababekhonaemihlenikaJoyakimiindodana kaJeshuwakaJosadakinasemihlenikaNehemiyaumbusi no-Ezraumpristi,umbhali
27EkunikezelwenikogangelwaseJerusalemabafuna amaLevikuzozonkeizindawozawoukubaawalethe eJerusalema,ukuzeagubhengokujabula,nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela,namasimbali,nezingubhu,namahabhu 28Amadodanaabahlabeleliabuthanandawonyeevela ethafenielizungezeiJerusalemanasemizaneniyaseNethofa; 29nasendliniyaseGiligalinasemasiminiaseGebanaseAzimaveti,ngokubaabahlabelelibabezakheleimizana nxazonkezeJerusalema
30AbapristinamaLevibazihlambulula,bahlambulula abantu,namasango,nogange.
31NgasengikhuphulelaodongeniizikhuluzakwaJuda, ngamisaamaviyoamabiliamakhuluababongayo,elinye lahambaphezukodongangakwesokunenengaseSangweni Lomquba;
32NgemvakwabokwaphumauHoshayanengxenye yezikhuluzakwaJuda.
33no-Azariya,no-Ezra,noMeshulamu, 34oJuda,noBenjamini,noShemaya,noJeremiya, 35Abanyebamadodanaabapristibephetheamacilongo; okungukuthi,uZakariyaindodanakaJonathaniindodana kaShemayaindodanakaMathaniyaindodanakaMikaya indodanakaZakuriindodanaka-Asafa.
36Abafowabo,oShemaya,no-Azareli,noMilalayi, noGilalayi,noMahayi,noNethaneli,noJuda,noHanani, benezinsimbizokubethwazikaDavideumuntu kaNkulunkulu,no-Ezraumbhaliphambikwabo
37ESangweniLomthomboeliqondenenabobakhuphuka ngezitebhisizoMziKaDavideekukhuphukenikogange phezukwendlukaDavidebazebayofikaeSangweni Lamanzingasempumalanga.
38Lelinyeiviyolababongayolahambamalungananalo, minaemvakwalonengxenyeyabantuphezukomduli,
kusukelangalekombhoshongowezikokuzekufike odongeniolubanzi;
39naphezukweSangolika-Efrayimi,neSangoElidala, neSangoLezinhlanzi,naseMbhoshongwenikaHananeli, naseMbhoshongweniKaHameya,kuzekufikeeSangweni Lezimvu,bemaesangweniletilongo
40Zasezisukumaizixukuezimbilizababongayoendlini kaNkulunkulu,naminenxenyeyababusikanyenami;
41Abapristi;o-Eliyakimi,noMahaseya,noMiniyamini, noMikaya,no-Eliyohenayi,noZakariya,noHananiya, benamacilongo;
42noMahaseya,noShemaya,no-Eleyazare,no-Uzi, noJohanani,noMalikhiya,no-Elamu,no-Ezeri. Abahlabelelibahlabelelangokuzwakalayo,kanye noJizrahiyaumbonisiwabo
43Banikelangemihlatsheloemikhulungalolosuku, bathokoza,ngokubauNkulunkuluwayebathokozisile ngentokozoenkulu;nabafazinabantwanabathokoza, kwazekwazwakalaukuthokozakweJerusalemakude.
44Ngalesosikhathikwamiswaabathileukubababephezu kwamakameloengcebo,+nawomnikelo,+nawolibo+ nokweshumi,+ukuzebabuthelekuwoizabelozomthetho+ zabapristinamaLeviezivelaemasiminiemizi,+ngokuba uJudawajabulangabapristi+namaLeviayelindile
45Abahlabelelinabalindisangobagcinaimfanelo kaNkulunkuluwabonemfaneloyokuhlanjululwa ngokomyalokaDavidenoSolomoniindodanayakhe
46NgokubaezinsukwinizikaDavideno-Asafazasendulo kwakukhonaizinhlokozabahlabelelinezingoma zokudumisanokubongakuNkulunkulu
47Wonkeu-IsrayeliemihlenikaZerubabelenangezinsuku zikaNehemiyawayenikaabahlabelelinabalindisango izabelozakheimihlangemihla,bangcweliselaamaLevi izintoezingcwele;amaLeviangcweliselaabantwana bakwa-Aroni
ISAHLUKO13
1NgalolosukukwafundwaencwadinikaMoseezindlebeni zabantu;kwafunyaniswakulotshiwekuyoukuthiabakwaAmoninabakwaMowabibangangeniebandleni likaNkulunkulukuzekubephakade;
2ngokubaabahlangananganabantwanabakwa-Israyeli ngesinkwanangamanzi,kephababaqashauBileyamu ukubaabaqalekise,kephauNkulunkuluwethuwaphendula isiqalekisosabayisibusiso.
3Kwathisebezwileumthetho,bahlukanisano-Israyeli yonkeingxubevange.
4Ngaphambikwalokhou-Eliyashibiumpristi,engamele ikamelolendlukaNkulunkuluwethu,wazihlanganisa noThobiya;
5Wamlungiselaikameloelikhulu,laphongaphambili babebekakhonaiminikeloyempuphu,nenhlaka,nezitsha, nokweshumikwamabele,newayinielisha,namafutha, okwakuyaliweukubakunikweamaLevi,nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango;neminikeloyabapristi
6Kodwakusosonkelesisikhathingangingekho eJerusalema,ngobangonyakawamashumiamathathu nambilika-AritahishashitainkosiyaseBhabhiloningaya enkosini,futhingemvakwezinsukuezithilengavunyelwa enkosini
7NgafikaeJerusalema,ngabonaububiu-Eliyashibi abenzelauThobiyangokumlungiselaikameloemagcekeni endlukaNkulunkulu
8Kwabakubikakhulukimi;ngasengizikhiphela ngaphandlekwekamelozonkeizintozendlukaThobiya.
9Ngasengilaya,bahlambululaamagumbi,ngabuyisela khonaizitshazendlukaNkulunkulukanyelomnikelo wempuphulenhlaka.
10NgabonaukuthiamaLevibabenganikwangaizabelo, ngokubaamaLevinabahlabeleliababewenzaumsebenzi babebalekele,kwabayilowonalowoensiminiyakhe
11Ngasengiphikisananababusi,ngathi:“Ishiyiwengani indlukaNkulunkuluna?Ngababuthandawonye,futhi ngababekaendaweniyabo
12WonkeuJudawayeselethaokweshumikwamabele, nokwewayinielisha,nokwamafuthaezinqolobaneni.
13Ngasengibekaabaphathibengcebophezukwengcebo, uShelemiyaumpristi,noSadokiumbhali,namaLevi, uPhedaya;
14Ngikhumbule,Nkulunkuluwami,ngalokho,ungasusi izenzozamiezinhleengizenzileendlinikaNkulunkulu waminasezimiswenizayo.
15NgalezozinsukungabonakwaJudaabanyathela izikhamozewayiningesabatha,nabalethaizithungu, bethwesaizimbongolo;newayini,namagilebhisi, namakhiwane,nayoyonkeimithwaloabayiletha eJerusalemangosukulwesabatha,ngafakazangabo ngosukuabathengisangaloukudla.
16KwakuhlalakhonaabantubaseTire,ababeletha izinhlanzinazozonkeizinhlobozezimpahla ezithengiswayo,bathengisangesabathakubantwana bakwaJudanaseJerusalema
17NgasengiphikisananezikhuluzakwaJuda,ngathikubo: “Kuyiniokubilokhuenikwenzayo,nilonausuku lwesabathana?
18Abenzangakanjalooyihlo,uNkulunkuluwethu akehliselangayinibonkelobububiphezukwethunaphezu kwalomuzi?nokhonenezelaulakaphezukuka-Israyeli ngokungcolisaisabatha
19KwathilaphoamasangoeJerusalemaeqalaukuba mnyamangaphambikwesabatha,ngathimaavalwe amasango,futhingathiangavulwalizelidluleisabatha; 20Abathenginabathengisibazozonkeizinhlobo zezimpahlabalalangaphandlekweJerusalemakanye nakabili
21Ngasengibafakazela,ngathikubo:“Nilalangani ngasogangenina?umanenzanjalofuthi,ngiyakubeka izandlaphezukwenu.Kusukelangalesosikhathi abaphindangabezangesabatha
22NgayalaamaLeviukubaazihlanze,ezealindeamasango, angcweliseusukulwesabathaNgikhumbule,Nkulunkulu wami,nangalokhu,ungihawukelengokobukhulubomusa wakho
23NgalezozinsukungabonaabaJudaababethatheabafazi base-Ashidodi,nabakwa-Amoni,nabakwaMowabi; 24Abantwanababobakhulumainxenyengesi-Ashidodi, bengakwaziukukhulumaisiJuda,kodwangolimilwezizwe. 25Ngalwanabo,ngabaqalekisa,ngashayaabanyekubo, ngabahluthulaizinwele,ngabafungisauNkulunkulu,ngathi: ‘Aniyikuwanikaamadodanaaboamadodakazienu, ningathatheliamadodanaenunamadodakaziabo
26AkonangayiningalezozintouSolomoniinkosiyakwaIsrayelina?nokhoezizwenieziningikwakungekhonkosi enjengaye,ethandwanguNkulunkuluwakhe,uNkulunkulu wambekainkosiphezukuka-Israyeliwonke;
27Ngakhosiyakunilalelayiniukubanenzebonkelobu bubiobukhulu,neqekuNkulunkuluwethungokuthatha abafazibabezizwena?
28EnyeyamadodanakaJoyadaindodanaka-Eliyashibi umpristiomkhuluyayingumkhwenyanakaSanibhalati umHoroni;ngakhongamxoshakimi
29Bakhumbule,Nkulunkuluwami,ngokubabangcolisile ubupristi,nesivumelwanosobupristinesamaLevi
30Kanjalongabahlambululakubobonkeabezizwe, ngamisaizimisozabapristinamaLevi,kwabayilowo nalowoemsebenziniwakhe;
31nomnikelowezinkuningezikhathiezimisiweyo nowoliboNgikhumbule,ONkulunkuluwami,kubekuhle