UNehemiya
13:1 Kwangaloo mini bafunda encwadini kaMoses ezindlebeni zoYehova
abantu; kwafunyanwa kubhaliwe kuyo ukuthi, Ama-Amon namaMowabhi
Makangangeni ebandleni likaThixo nanini;
13:2 ngokuba engabakhawulelanga oonyana bakaSirayeli enesonka namanzi;
ke sabaqeshela uBhileham, ukuba abaqalekise;
UThixo wajika isiqalekiso saba yintsikelelo.
13:3 Ke kaloku kwathi, bakuba bewuvile umthetho, bahlukana
kwaSirayeli yonke inkitha engumxube.
13:4 Ngaphambi koko, uEliyashibhi umbingeleli, ephethe isigxina sengcwele kaYehova
Igumbi lendlu yoThixo wethu ladlelana noTobhiya;
13:5 Waye ke wamlungiselela igumbi elikhulu, ababehlala kulo ngenxa engaphambili
nomnikelo wokudla, nentlaka emhlophe, nempahla, nesishumi sazo
ingqolowa, newayini entsha, neoli, ekwakuthiwe makunikelwe kuzo
abaLevi, neemvumi, nabamasango; kunye neminikelo kaNdikhoyo
ababingeleli.
13:6 Ke kaloku ngeli xesha lonke bendingekho eYerusalem;
umnyaka wamashumi omathathu ka-Artashashta ukumkani waseBhabheli, ndeza kukumkani
ekupheleni kwemihla ethile, ndacela kukumkani.
13:7 Ndafika ke eYerusalem, ndabugqala ububi obenziwe nguEliyashibhi
ngenxa kaTobhiya, ngokumenzela kwakhe igumbi ezintendelezweni zendlu ka-Amon
uThixo.
13:8 Kwaba kubi kum kakhulu, ndazilahlela phandle zonke iimpahla zendlu
kaTobhiya ngaphandle kwegumbi.
13:9 Ndawisa umthetho, bawahlambulula amagumbi; ndazisa khona
wabuya wabuyisela iimpahla zendlu kaThixo, nomnikelo wokudla, neminquba
intlaka yokuqhumisa.
13:10 Ndabona ukuba izabelo zabaLevi abazinikwanga
ngokuba abaLevi neemvumi, ababesebenza umsebenzi, babalekile
elowo aye entsimini yakhe.
13:11 Ndabambana nabaphathi, ndathi, Iyintoni na indlu kaThixo?
eshiyiweyo? Ndabaqokelela ke, ndaza ndababeka endaweni yabo.
13:12 Aza onke amaYuda azisa isishumi sengqolowa, nesewayini, nesewayini entsha
ioli koovimba.
13:13 Ndamisa phezu koovimba uShelemiya umbingeleli, noShelemiya umbingeleli.
UTsadoki umbhali, noPedaya kubaLevi;
uHanan unyana kaZakure, unyana kaMataniya; ngokuba babebaliwe
banyanisekile ke, bamiselwa ukwabela abazalwana babo.
13:14 Ndikhumbule, Thixo wam, ngenxa yoko; musa ukuzicima iinceba zam;
endikwenzileyo kwindlu kaThixo wam, nasezigxineni zayo.
13:15 Ngaloo mihla ndabona kwaYuda abaxovula ezixovulelweni zewayini ngesabatha.
bezisa izithungu, nibathwalise amaesile; ngokunjalo iwayini, iidiliya, kunye
amakhiwane, nayo yonke imithwalo, ababeyizisa eYerusalem
Ndaqononondisa ngomhla wesabatha
kuthengiswe ukutya.
13:16 Ke kaloku kwakumi khona nabaseTire, bezise iintlanzi neento zonke
zezentengiso, kuthengiswe ngesabatha koonyana bakaYuda, naphakathi
iYerusalem.
13:17 Ndabambana nabanumzana bakwaYuda, ndathi kubo, Yintoni na le embi!
Yile nto na niyenzayo, niwuhlambelayo umhla wesabatha?
13:18 Abenzanga njalo ooyihlo, waza uThixo wethu akabuhlisela obo bubi bonke
kuthi naphezu kwalo mzi? nokongeza uburhalarhume phezu kukaSirayeli ngokuhlambela
isabatha.
13:19 Kwathi, kwakuba mnyama, amasango aseYerusalem
phambi kwesabatha, ndathi mazivalwe iingcango;
yathi mazingavulwa ide idlule isabatha;
ndamisa kubakhonzi bam emasangweni, ukuba kungabikho mthwalo
waziswa ngomhla wesabatha.
13:20 Abarhwebi, nabathengisa ngeento zonke zentengiso, babelala ngaphandle
IYerusalem kanye okanye kabini.
13:21 Ndaqononondisa kubo, ndathi kubo, Yini na ukuba nilale?
idonga? ukuba nithe naphinda, ndonisa isandla. Ukususela ngelo xesha
ababanga sabuya ngesabatha.
13:22 Ke abaLevi ndabayalela ukuba bazihlambulule
beze bagcine amasango, ukuba kungcwaliswe umhla wesabatha.
Ndikhumbule, Thixo wam, nangale nto, ube nenceba kum ngoko
ubukhulu benceba yakho.
13:23 Kananjalo ngaloo mihla ndawabona amaYuda abezeke abafazi baseAshdode, baseAshdode
Ama-Amon namaMowabhi;
13:24 Isiqingatha sabo oonyana babo bethetha ngesiAshdode, abakho
bathethe ngentetho yesiYuda, bethetha ngokwentetho yendoda nganye
abantu.
13:25 Ndabambana nawo, ndawatshabhisa, ndabetha amadoda kuwo.
Wabanyothula iinwele zabo, wabafungisa uThixo, esithi, Niya kwenjenjalo
iintombi zenu ningazizekeli koonyana babo, ningazizekeli iintombi zabo
oonyana benu, okanye ngenxa yenu.
13:26 Wayengone ngenxa yabo yini na uSolomon, ukumkani wamaSirayeli? ukanti phakathi kwabaninzi
bekungekho kumkani unjengaye, ubethandwa nguThixo wakhe, noThixo wakhe
wamenza ukumkani kumaSirayeli onke;
abafazi benza isono.
13:27 Makuvakale ngani na, ukuba nenze bonke obu bubi bukhulu, bokona?
nxamnye noThixo wethu, ngokuzeka abafazi bezinye iintlanga?
13:28 Ke koonyana bakaYoyada, unyana kaEliyashibhi, umbingeleli omkhulu, bekukho;
Umyeni kuSanebhalati waseHoron; ndamgxotha ke kum.
13:29 Bakhumbule, Thixo wam, ngenxa yokuhlambela kwabo ububingeleli
nomnqophiso wobubingeleli, nowobuLevi.
13:30 Ndabahlambulula ke kubo bonke abasemzini, ndamisa izigxina zabakhonzi
ababingeleli nabaLevi, elowo emsebenzini wakhe;
13:31 nezomsondezo weenkuni ngamaxesha amisiweyo, nezeentlahlela.
Ndikhumbule, Thixo wam, ngokulungileyo;