UNehemiya 2:1 Kwathi, ngenyanga enguNisan, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini UArtashashta ukumkani, iwayini ibiphambi kwakhe, ndayithabatha iwayini leyo. wayinika ukumkani. Ngoku ndandingekabi buhlungu ngaphambili ubukho. 2:2 Wathi ukumkani kum, Kungani na ukuba ubuso bakho bube nje, ukuba bubi, ubona nje? awuguli? Le nto bububi bentliziyo, asinto yimbi. Emva koko ndaba kakhulu uloyiko olukhulu, 2:3 Wathi kukumkani, Ukumkani makadle ubomi ngonaphakade; Ubuso bulusizi, xa umzi lo, indawo yamangcwaba oobawo. Yaphangwa na, namasango ayo atshiswe ngomlilo? 2:4 Wathi ukumkani kum, Ufuna ntoni na ke? Ndathandaza ke kuThixo wamazulu. 2:5 Ndathi kukumkani, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, ukuba kuthe kwalunga kumkhonzi wakho ndibabalwe nguwe, ukuba undithumele kwaYuda umzi wamangcwaba oobawo, ukuba ndiwakhe. 2:6 Wathi ukumkani kum (ukumkanikazi ehleli ngasecaleni lakhe), Koda kube nini na? Uhambo lwakho luya kuba? Uya kubuya nini na? Kwalunga ke kukumkani ukundithuma; ndambekela ixesha. 2:7 Ndathi kukumkani, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, makubhalwe iincwadi ndinike abalawuli nganeno koMlambo, ukuze bandiweze ndide ndifike kwaYuda; 2:8 neleta eya kuAsafu, umgcini wehlathi lokumkani, ukuba ayilungiselele ndinike imithi yokwenza imiqadi yamasango ebhotwe yayiyeyendlu, neyodonga lomzi, neyendlu; indlu endiya kungena kuyo. Wandivumela ke ukumkani ngokwelizwi likaYehova isandla esilungileyo sikaThixo wam phezu kwam. 2:9 Ndafika kumabamba anganeno koMlambo, ndawanika ezo zokumkani iileta. Ke kaloku ukumkani ubekhuphe abathetheli bempi nabamahashe mna. 2:10 Bathi ke ooSanebhalati waseHoron, noTobhiya umkhonzi, umAmon, bakuyiva loo nto Kwaba buhlungu kakhulu kubo ukuba beze kumfuna Intlalontle yoonyana bakaSirayeli. 2:11 Ndafika ke eYerusalem, ndaba neentsuku zantathu khona. 2:12 Ndesuka ebusuku, mna ndinamadoda ambalwa. anditshongo nto indoda into abeyibeke entliziyweni yam uThixo wam, ukuba ndiyenzele iYerusalem; naliphi na irhamncwa elinam, ingelilo irhamncwa elo bendikhwele kulo. 2:13 Ndaphuma ke ebusuku ngesango lomfula, phambi koYehova yesa echwebeni, yesa esangweni lezala, ibona iindonga zeYerusalem; ezazidiliziwe, namasango awo atshiswe ngomlilo. 2:14 Ndagqithela esangweni lomthombo, nasechibini lokumkani; akwabakho ndawo yokuba lithubeleze kuyo iqegu endandikhwele kulo. 2:15 Ndenyuka ke ebusuku emlanjaneni, ndilolonga udonga; abuya angena ngesango lomfula, abuya enjenjalo. 2:16 Ke bona abaphathi babengazi apho ndandiye khona, nento endandiye kuyenza; nam bendingenalo ukanti waxelwa kumaYuda, nakubabingeleli, nakwizikhulu, nakubabingeleli abathetheli, nabanye abenza lo msebenzi. 2:17 Ndathi kubo, Niyayibona imbandezelo esikuyo, iYerusalem ilinxuwa, namasango ayo atshiswe ngomlilo; yizani sakhe udonga lweYerusalem, singabi saba sisingcikivo. 2:18 Ndabaxelela ukulunga kwesandla soThixo wam phezu kwam; ngokunjalo amazwi okumkani, awawathethayo kum. Bathi, Masivuke phezulu kwaye wakhe. Bazomeleza izandla zabo ukuwenza lo msebenzi ulungileyo. 2:19 Kwathi, ooSanebhalati waseHoron, noTobhiya umkhonzi, umAmon, wathi akukuva uGeshem umArabhi, wasigculela, wasidela kuthi, Yintoni na le nto niyenzayo? Niya kugwilika na kuni ukumkani? 2:20 Ndabaphendula, ndathi kubo, UThixo wamazulu nguye oya kwenjenjalo siphumelele; ngenxa yoko siya kusuka sakhe, thina bakhonzi bakhe; akukho sabelo nalungelo nasikhumbuzo eYerusalem.