UNehemiya
6:1 Ke kaloku kwathi, xa uSanebhalati, noTobhiya, noGeshem umArabhi,
zeva ezinye iintshaba zethu ukuba ndilwakhile udonga, nokuba kunjalo
akwasala luthanda kulo; (Nangona ngelo xesha ndandingekayifaki
iingcango phezu kwamasango;)
6:2 Bathumela kum ooSanebhalati noGeshem, besithi, Yiza sihlangane
kunye komnye wemizi ekwithafa laseOno. Kodwa bona
bendicinga ukundenza ububi.
6:3 Ndathumela abathunywa kubo, ndathi, Ndenza umsebenzi omkhulu;
ukuba ndingabi nako ukuhla; yini na ukuba ume umsebenzi lo, ngokuthi ndiwuyeke;
ndihle ndize kuni?
6:4 Bathumela kum ngokunjalo izihlandlo zazine, ndabaphendula kwangelo lizwi. ndabaphendula
emva kwendlela efanayo.
6:5 Wathumela ke uSanebhalati umkhonzi wakhe kum ngokwenjenje okwesihlanu
ephethe incwadi evulekileyo esandleni sakhe;
6:6 kubhaliwe kwathiwa, Kuvakele ezintlangeni, utsho noGashmu
ngokuba wena namaYuda nicinga ukugwilika;
eludongeni, ukuze ube ngukumkani wawo, ngokwaloo mazwi.
6:7 Kananjalo umise abaprofeti bokuvakalisa iindaba ezilungileyo ngawe eYerusalem.
besithi, Kukho ukumkani wakwaYuda;
ukumkani ngokwaloo mazwi. Yiza ke ngoku, sithabathe
cebisana kunye.
6:8 Ndathumela kuye, ndathi, Akukho nto injengawe
utsho, usuka uyicamngce entliziyweni yakho.
6:9 Ngokuba bonke bephela bebesoyikisa, besithi, Izandla zabo ziya kuncipha
umsebenzi, ukuba ungenziwa. Ke ngoko, Thixo, khawundomeleze
izandla.
6:10 Ndaya endlwini kaShemaya unyana kaDelaya unyana kaDelaya
kaMehetabheli, obevalelwe; wathi, Masidibane emnqubeni
sivale iingcango zendlu kaThixo, sivale iingcango zendlu kaThixo
ngokuba baya kuza kukubulala; ewe, baya kuthi ebusuku
yiza kukubulala.
6:11 Ndathi, Kubaleke indoda enjengam nje na? kwaye ngubani na, lowo, ukuba
njengokuba ndinjalo mna, angangena etempileni, ukuba asisindise umphefumlo wakhe? Andiyi kungena.
6:12 Ndaqonda ke, ukuba uThixo akamthumanga; kodwa wathi
Esi sihlabo sihlabileyo ngam, ngokuba wayeqeshwe nguTobhiya noSanebhalati.
6:13 Ubeqeshelwe ke ukuze ndoyike, ndenze loo nto, ndone, ndone
ukuze babe negama elibi, ukuze bangcikive
mna.
6:14 Bakhumbule, Thixo wam, ooTobhiya noSanebhalati ngokwezo zabo
nezenzo, nakuNowadiya umprofetikazi, nakwabanye abaprofeti, oko
ngendibe ndisoyika.
6:15 Lwagqitywa udonga ngomhla wamashumi omabini anesihlanu wenyanga enguEluli.
kwiintsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu anesibini.
6:16 Kwathi, zakuva iintshaba zethu zonke, nabo bonke
Abahedeni abasijikelezileyo bazibona ezo zinto, baphoswa kakhulu
ngokuba bebeqonda ukuba lo msebenzi ubuwenziwe
uThixo wethu.
6:17 Kananjalo ngaloo mihla, abanumzana bakwaYuda bathumela iincwadi ezininzi kubo
beza kubo ooTobhiya neencwadi zikaTobhiya.
6:18 Ngokuba bebebaninzi kwaYuda ababemfungele; ngokuba ebengunyana kubo
umyalelo kaShekaniya unyana ka-Ara; noYohanan unyana wakhe wayelithabathile
intombi kaMeshulam unyana kaBherekiya.
6:19 Kananjalo ukulunga kwakhe babekuthetha phambi kwam, namazwi am bewasa kubo
yena. UTobhiya wathumela iincwadi zokundoyikisa.