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;