UNehemiya
9:1 Ke kaloku, ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesine waloo nyanga, oonyana bakaSirayeli
bahlanganisana ngokuzila ukudla, neengubo ezirhwexayo, banomhlaba phezu kwabo.
9:2 Yazahlula imbewu kaSirayeli koonyana bonke bolunye uhlanga;
bema bazixela izono zabo, nobugwenxa booyise.
9:3 Besuka bema endaweni yabo, bafunda encwadini yomyalelo kaYehova
NguYehova uThixo wabo, isahlulo sesine semini; beza nesinye isahlulo sesine
bemnqula uYehova uThixo wabo.
9:4 Bema ezinyukweni zabaLevi, ooYeshuwa noBhani;
uKademiyeli, noShebhaniya, noBhuni, noSherebhiya, noBhani, noKenani;
ilizwi elikhulu kuYehova uThixo wabo.
9:5 AbaLevi, ooYeshuwa, noKademiyeli, noBhani, noHashabheniya, noSherebhiya,
Bathi ooHodiya, noShebhaniya, noPetaya, Sukani nimbonge uYehova
UThixo wakho ngonaphakade kanaphakade: Malibongwe igama lakho elizukileyo elikhoyo
Uphakanyiswe ngaphezu kwayo yonke intsikelelo nodumo.
9:6 Wena unguYehova wedwa; wena ulenzile izulu, izulu lawo
amazulu, nawo wonke umkhosi wawo, umhlaba, neento zonke ezikho
iilwandle neento zonke ezikhona, uzigcine
zonke; umkhosi wezulu uqubuda kuwe.
9:7 Wena unguYehova, uThixo owanyula uAbram, wamzisa kuye
waphuma eUre yamaKaledi, wamthiya igama elinguAbraham;
9:8 Wayifumana intliziyo yakhe ithembekile phambi kwakho, Wenza umnqophiso naye
ukuba alinike ilizwe lamaKanan, namaHeti, nama-Amori, nelizwe
amaPerizi, namaYebhusi, namaGirgashi, ukuba ndiyinike;
Yithi, kwimbewu yakhe, wawamise amazwi akho; ngokuba ulilungisa.
9:9 Wazibona iintsizi zoobawo eYiputa, waziva iintsizi zabo;
khala eLwandle oluBomvu;
9:10 wenza imiqondiso nezimanga kuFaro, nakubakhonzi bakhe bonke;
nakubantu bonke belizwe lakhe, ngokuba ubusazi ukuba baye benza
ngekratshi nxamnye nabo. wazenzela igama njengoko kunjalo namhla.
9:11 Walwahlula ulwandle phambi kwabo; bawela ke;
phakathi elwandle kumhlaba owomileyo; nabatshutshisi babo ubagibisele
ezinzulwini njengelitye emanzini anamandla.
9:12 Wabakhokela ngomqulu welifu emini; kwaye kwi
Ngomqulu womlilo, ukubakhanyisela endleleni ababehamba ngayo
kufuneka ndihambe.
9:13 Wehla phezu kwentaba yeSinayi, wathetha nabo uselapho
wabanika amasiko athe tye, nemiyalelo eyinyaniso, nemimiselo elungileyo
kunye nemiyalelo:
9:14 wabazisa isabatha yakho engcwele, wabamisela
imimiselo, nemimiselo, nomyalelo, ngesandla sikaMoses umkhonzi wakho.
9:15 Wabanika isonka sasezulwini ngenxa yokulamba kwabo, baza bazala
wabanika amanzi eweni ngenxa yokunxanwa kwabo, wabathembisa
ukuze bangene balihluthe ilizwe owalifungelayo
banike.
9:16 Ke bona noobawo bethu bakhukhumala, bazenza lukhuni iintamo zabo;
Awuyiphulaphulanga imiyalelo yakho.
9:17 Abavuma ukuva, abayikhumbula imisebenzi yakho ebalulekileyo, owayenzayo
phakathi kwabo; bazenza lukhuni iintamo zabo, bazenza lukhuni iintamo zabo;
ukuba babuyele ebukhobokeni babo; ke wena unguThixo oxolelayo;
unobabalo nenceba, uzeka kade umsindo, nenceba enkulu, kunye
akwabashiya.
9:18 Noko ke bazenzela ithole elingumfanekiso otyhidiweyo, bathi, NguThixo wakho lo
owakukhuphayo eYiputa, wenza izigwebu ezinkulu;
9:19 Ke wena ngeemfesane zakho ezinkulu, akubashiyanga entlango;
awusukanga umqulu welifu kubo emini, ukuba abangenise
indlela; nomqulu womlilo ebusuku, wokuba abakhanyisele, nokubakhanyisela
indlela abaya kuhamba ngayo.
9:20 Wabanika umoya wakho olungileyo, ukuba ubaqononondise, akwawala
imana yakho emlonyeni wabo, wabanika amanzi ngenxa yenxano labo.
9:21 Iminyaka emashumi mane wabafunzela entlango, ukuba basuke
engaswelanga nto; iingubo zabo azonakalanga bubudala, iinyawo zabo azidumbanga.
9:22 Wabanika izikumkani neentlanga, wabahlula;
balihlutha ilizwe lakwaSihon nelizwe lakwaSihon
ukumkani waseHeshbhon, nelizwe likaOgi ukumkani waseBhashan.
9:23 Wabandisa oonyana babo njengeenkwenkwezi zezulu;
wabazisa ezweni owafunga ngalo
kooyise ukuba bangene balihluthe.
9:24 Bangena ke oonyana, balihlutha ilizwe elo, weyisa
phambi kwabo abemi belizwe, amaKanan, bawanika
ezandleni zabo, kunye nookumkani babo, nabantu belizwe, oko
banokwenza kubo njengoko bebeya kwenza.
9:25 Bayithimba imizi enqatyisiweyo, nomhlaba otyebileyo, bahlutha izindlu zizele
nazo zonke izinto ezilungileyo, amaqula ambiweyo, nezidiliya, nezinquma, nemithi yeziqhamo
Badla ke bahlutha, batyeba;
baziyolisa ngokulunga kwakho okukhulu.
9:26 Besuka baphika, bagwilika kuwe, bakulahla
umyalelo wakho emva komhlana wabo, wababulala abaprofeti bakho ababengqina
wona ukuba awabuyisele kuwe, akugiba kakhulu.
9:27 Wabanikela ezandleni zeentshaba zabo, ezibaxhelayo
Ngexesha lokubandezelwa kwabo, badanduluka kuwe;
wena waweva usemazulwini; nangokweemfesane zakho ezininzi
wabanika abasindisi, obasindisayo esandleni sabo
iintshaba.
9:28 Bakuba ke baphumle, babuya benza ububi phambi kwakho;
wabanikela esandleni seentshaba zabo, zabahlutha
Balawule bona, bakubuya bakhala kuwe
wabeva esemazulwini; wabahlangula izihlandlo ezininzi
ngokwenceba yakho;
9:29 Waqononondisa kubo, ukuba ubabuyisele kubo
ke bona bakhukhumala, abaphulaphula izwi lakho
kodwa wona amasiko akho, awothi umntu ewenzile
baya kuhlala kuzo;) Bawurhola umkhono, bazenza lukhuni iintamo zabo;
abaphulaphula.
9:30 Wabanyamezela iminyaka emininzi, wangqina ngabo
uMoya wakho, kubaprofeti bakho, abavuma ukuva
wabanikela esandleni sabantu bamazwe la.
9:31 Ke ngeemfesane zakho ezinkulu akwanelanga kuphele
kubo, musa ukubashiya; ngokuba unguThixo onobabalo, nemfesane.
9:32 Kaloku ke uThixo wethu, uThixo omkhulu, oligorha, owoyikekayo, onguThixo wethu
gcina umnqophiso nenceba, makungagqali kuncinane konke ukubandezeleka
wena, osifikeleyo, nookumkani bethu, nabathetheli bethu, naphezu kwethu;
ababingeleli, nabaprofeti bethu, noobawo, naphezu kwabantu bakho bonke;
kususela kwimihla yookumkani baseAsiriya unanamhla.
9:33 Ulilungisa entweni yonke esifikeleyo; ngokuba wenze
silungisile, ke thina senze ububi.
9:34 Ookumkani bethu, nabathetheli bethu, nababingeleli bethu, noobawo, abasigcinanga
nomyalelo wakho, akayibazelanga indlebe imithetho yakho, nezingqino zakho;
owangqinayo ngabo.
9:35 Ngokuba abakukhonzanga ebukumkanini babo, nasebuninzini bakho
ukulunga owabanikayo, ezweni elibanzi, elityebileyo, owabanikayo
owanikelayo phambi kwabo, ababuyanga emisebenzini yabo engendawo.
9:36 Yabona, singabakhonzi namhla, nelizwe owalinikayo
oobawo ukuba badle iziqhamo zayo, nokulunga kwayo, nanku thina
singabakhonzi kuyo;
9:37 Ungeniselo lwalo lilwandisela ookumkani, owabamisa phezu kwethu;
ngenxa yezono zethu, banegunya phezu kwemizimba yethu nangaphezulu
imfuyo yethu, ngokuthanda kwabo, kwaye sisembandezelweni enkulu.
9:38 Ngezo zinto zonke senza umnqophiso wenene, sawubhala; kunye wethu
bawutywina abathetheli, nabaLevi, nababingeleli.