UNehemiya 1:1 Amazwi kaNehemiya unyana kaHakaliya. Kwaye kwenzeka kwi ngenyanga enguKislevu, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini, njengoko ndandiseShushan komkhulu. 1:2 kweza uHanani, omnye wakubazalwana bam, enamadoda avela kwaYuda; kwaye Ndababuza ngendawo yamaYuda, awayesindisile nokuthinjwa, nangeYerusalem. 1:3 Bathi kum, Inene, kukho amasalela asele ekuthinjweni kweli phondo kukho imbandezelo enkulu nesingcikivo; IYerusalem idilikile, namasango ayo atshiswe ngomlilo umlilo. 1:4 Kwathi, ndakuweva la mazwi, ndahlala phantsi, ndalila; benza isijwili iintsuku ezithile, bazila ukudla, bathandaza phambi koThixo woxolo izulu, 1:5 wathi, Ndiyakukhunga, Yehova, Thixo wamazulu, mkhulu, woyikekayo UloThixo ubagcinele umnqophiso nenceba abamthandayo, abagcineyo imiyalelo yakhe: 1:6 Mayikhe ibazeke indlebe yakho, namehlo akho avuleke, ukuze ufeze yiva umthandazo womkhonzi wakho, endiwuthandazayo phambi kwakho ngoku, imini nobusuku ebusuku ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli abakhonzi bakho, uzivume izono zakho oonyana bakaSirayeli, esonile kuwe, mna nabam indlu kayise yonile. 1:7 Senze ububi kakhulu kuwe, asigcinanga; nemithetho, nemimiselo, namasiko, eninawo wamwisela umthetho uMoses umkhonzi wakho. 1:8 Khawukhumbule ilizwi omwisele umthetho ngako umkhonzi wakho Wathi uMoses, Ukuba nithe nameneza, ndonichithachitha phakathi kwezizwe izizwe: 1:9 Ke ukuba nithe nabuyela kum, nayigcina imithetho yam, nayenza; nangona naphoswa kuni kude nasekupheleni kwezulu ndobabutha khona, ndibazise kuloo ndawo ndinyule ukulibeka khona igama lam. 1:10 Ke aba ngabakhonzi bakho, nabantu bakho, owabakhululayo ngentlawulelo; ngamandla akho amakhulu, nangesandla sakho esithe nkqi. 1:11 Camagu, Yehova, indlebe yakho mayiwubazele umthandazo weNkosi. umkhonzi wakho, nomthandazo wabakhonzi bakho, abo bafuna ukukoyika Khawumphumelelise umkhonzi wakho namhla, umnike inceba emehlweni ale ndoda. Kuba mna bendingumngcamli wokumkani;