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.