UNehemiya
7:1 Kwathi ke, lwakwakhiwa udonga, ndalumisa udonga
kwamiselwa iingcango, nabamasango, neemvumi, nabaLevi;
7:2 ndamnika uHanani umninawa wam, noHananiya umphathi webhotwe;
ngokuba ebeyindoda ethembekileyo, emoyikayo uThixo phezulu
abaninzi.
7:3 Ndathi kubo, Amasango aseYerusalem makangavulwa, kude kube ngumhla
ilanga lishushu; bathi, bemi kufuphi, bazivale iingcango, nemivalo
nimise abalindi kubemi baseYerusalem, bonke bephela
umlindo wakhe, elowo abe malunga nendlu yakhe.
7:4 Umzi ububanzi ngeenxa zombini, umkhulu;
izindlu azikakhiwa.
7:5 UThixo wam wangenisa entliziyweni yam, ukuba ndibabuthe abanumzana nabanumzana
abathetheli, nabantu, ukuba babalelwe emilibeni yokuzalwa. Kwaye nam
wafumana ukubhalwa komlibo wokuzalwa kwabo babenyuke ekuqaleni;
kwafunyanwa kubhaliwe kuyo;
7:6 Ngabo abo oonyana belizwe, abanyukayo bephuma ezweni
ekuthinjweni, owathinjwa nguNebhukadenetsare
ukumkani waseBhabheli wathinjwa, wabuya weza eYerusalem
uYuda, elowo emzini wakowabo;
7:7 abeza noZerubhabheli, noYeshuwa, noNehemiya, noAzariya, noRahamiya, noNahamani,
noMordekayi, noBhileshan, noMispereti, noBhigevayi, noNehum, noBhahana. Inombolo, ndithi,
Kumadoda akwaSirayeli nantsi into;
7:8 Oonyana bakaParoshe ibingamawaka amabini, anekhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anababini.
7:9 Oonyana bakaShefatiya ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci asixhenxe anababini.
7:10 Oonyana baka-Ara ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mahlanu anababini.
7:11 Oonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi, koonyana bakaYeshuwa noYowabhi, ibibabini
amawaka anamakhulu asibhozo, aneshumi elinesibhozo.
7:12 Oonyana bakaElam ibiliwaka, elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mahlanu anabane.
7:13 Oonyana bakaZatu ibingamakhulu asibhozo, anamanci mane anabahlanu.
7:14 Oonyana bakaZakayi ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathandathu.
7:15 Oonyana bakaBhinwi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mane anesibhozo.
7:16 Oonyana bakaBhebhayi ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anesibhozo.
7:17 Oonyana baka-Azegadi ibingamawaka amabini, anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mabini anababini.
7:18 Oonyana baka-Adonikam ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe.
7:19 Oonyana bakaBhigevayi ibingamawaka amabini, anamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe.
7:20 Oonyana baka-Adin ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mahlanu anabahlanu.
7:21 Oonyana baka-Atere kaHezekiya ibingamashumi asithoba anesibhozo.
7:22 Oonyana bakaHashum ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini anesibhozo.
7:23 Oonyana bakaBhetsayi ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini anabane.
7:24 Oonyana bakaHarifi ibilikhulu, elinashumi linye linababini.
7:25 Oonyana baseGibheyon ibingamashumi asithoba anabahlanu.
7:26 Amadoda aseBhetelehem naseNetofa ibilikhulu, elinamanci asibhozo anesibhozo.
7:27 Amadoda aseAnatoti ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anesibhozo.
7:28 Amadoda aseBhete-tsemavete ibingamashumi amane anamabini.
7:29 Amadoda aseKiriyati-yeharim neKefira neBheroti ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mane.
kunye nesithathu.
7:30 Amadoda aseRama neGabha ibingamakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mabini anamnye.
7:31 Amadoda aseMikimas ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anamabini.
7:32 Amadoda aseBheteli neAyi ibilikhulu, elinamanci mabini anamathathu.
7:33 Amadoda enye iNebho ibingamashumi amahlanu anamabini.
7:34 Oonyana bomnye uElam ibiliwaka elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mahlanu anabane.
7:35 Oonyana bakaHarim ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mabini.
7:36 Oonyana baseYeriko ibingamakhulu amathathu, anamanci mane anabahlanu.
7:37 Oonyana baseLodi neHadide neOno ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mabini anamnye.
7:38 Oonyana baseSenaha ibingamawaka amathathu, anamakhulu asithoba, anamanci mathathu.
7:39 Ababingeleli: oonyana bakaYedaya bendlu kaYeshuwa ibisithoba
ikhulu elinamanci asixhenxe anesithathu.
7:40 Oonyana bakaImere ibiliwaka, elinamanci mahlanu anababini.
7:41 Oonyana bakaPashure ibiliwaka, elinamakhulu amabini, anamanci mane anesixhenxe.
7:42 Oonyana bakaHarim ibiliwaka, elineshumi elinesixhenxe.
7:43 AbaLevi: oonyana bakaYeshuwa, noKademiyeli, noonyana baka
noHodeva ibingamashumi asixhenxe anesine.
7:44 Iimvumi: oonyana baka-Asafu ibilikhulu, elinamanci mane anesibhozo.
7:45 Abamasango: oonyana bakaShalum, oonyana baka-Atere, oonyana
oonyana bakaTalemon, oonyana baka-Akubhi, oonyana bakaHatita, oonyana
kwaShobhayi ibilikhulu, elinamanci mathathu anesibhozo.
7:46 Abakhonzi betempile: oonyana bakaZiha, oonyana bakaHashufa, oonyana
oonyana baseTabhaoti,
7:47 nabantwana bakwaKerosi, nabantwana bakwaSiya, nabantwana bakwaPadon,
7:48 nabantwana bakwaLebhana, nabantwana bakwaHagabha, nabantwana bakwaShalimayi,
7:49 oonyana bakaHanan, oonyana bakaGideli, oonyana bakaGahare,
7:50 oonyana bakaRehaya, oonyana bakaRetsin, oonyana bakaNekoda,
7:51 nabantwana bakwaGazam, nabantwana bakwa-Uza, nabantwana bakwaPhaseya,
7:52 oonyana bakaBhesayi, oonyana bakaMehun, oonyana baka
iiNefishesim,
7:53 oonyana bakaBhakebhuki, oonyana bakaHakufa, oonyana bakaHarhuri;
7:54 oonyana bakaBhatseliti, oonyana bakaMehida, oonyana bakaHarsha,
7:55 oonyana bakaBharkos, oonyana bakaSisera, oonyana bakaTama,
7:56 oonyana bakaNetsiya, oonyana bakaHatifa.
7:57 Oonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon: oonyana bakaSotayi, oonyana
kwaSofereti, oonyana bakaPerida,
7:58 nabantwana bakwaYahala, nabantwana bakwaDarkon, nabantwana bakwaGidel,
7:59 oonyana bakaShefatiya, oonyana bakaHatili, oonyana baka
uPokereti-zebhayim, oonyana baka-Amon.
7:60 Bonke abakhonzi betempile, noonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon, baba bathathu
amakhulu anamanci alithoba anesibini.
7:61 Ngabo aba abanyukayo, bevela eTelemela, eTele-haresha;
Iikerubhi, neAdon, noImere, ababanga nakuyixela indlu yoyise.
kwanembewu yabo, nokuba babengabakwaSirayeli na.
7:62 oonyana bakaDelaya, oonyana bakaTobhiya, oonyana bakaNekoda,
amakhulu amathandathu, anamanci mane anesibini.
7:63 nakubabingeleli: oonyana bakaHabhaya, oonyana bakaHakotse, oonyana
oonyana bakaBharzilayi, owazeka enye yeentombi zikaBharzilayi
UGiliyadi waba ngumfazi, kwaye wabizwa ngegama labo.
7:64 abo bakufuna ukubhalwa kwabo kwababhalelwayo emilibeni yokuzalwa;
akwafunyanwa oko; ngenxa yoko bagxothwa ezweni, njengabangahlambulukanga
ububingeleli.
7:65 Yathi ke irhuluneli kubo, mabangadli nto ngaphezu koku
kwada kwavela umbingeleli oneeUrim neeTumim.
7:66 Lonke ibandla, lindawonye, ingamawaka angamashumi amane anamabini, anamakhulu mathathu
namashumi amathandathu,
7:67 ngaphandle kwezicaka zabo ezi, nabakhonzazana babo, ababekhona
babe ngamawaka asixhenxe, anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathathu anesixhenxe;
amadoda amashumi mane anesihlanu iimvumi neemvumikazi.
7:68 amahashe abo ibingamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mathathu anamathandathu;
amashumi amane anesihlanu:
7:69 iinkamela zabo ibingamakhulu amane, anamanci mathathu anantlanu; ibingamawaka amathandathu, anamakhulu asixhenxe
namaesile amashumi mabini.
7:70 Inxenye yeentloko zezindlu zooyise yanikela emsebenzini. ITirshatha
wanikela ebuncwaneni iwaka leedarike zegolide, namashumi amahlanu eesitya zokutshiza, nantlanu
iingubo zababingeleli ezilikhulu elinamanci mathathu.
7:71 Inxenye yeentloko zezindlu zooyise yanikela ebuncwaneni bomsebenzi
amashumi amabini amawaka eedarike zegolide, amawaka amabini anamakhulu mabini eemina
isilivere.
7:72 Okwanikelwayo ngabanye abantu ibe ngamashumi amabini amawaka eedarike
igolide, nesilivere engamawaka amabini, namashumi amathandathu anesixhenxe
iingubo zababingeleli.
7:73 Babenjalo ke ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabamasango, neemvumi, neemvumi
Kwahlala inxenye yabantu, nabakhonzi betempile, namaSirayeli onke ezindlwini zabo
izixeko; yafika inyanga yesixhenxe, bangena oonyana bakaSirayeli
izixeko zabo.