UNehemiya
1:1 Amazwi kaNehemiya indodana kaHakaliya. Futhi kwenzeka e
ngenyanga kaKislewu, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili, ngiseShushani endlini yenkosi;
1:2 Kwafika uHanani, omunye wabafowethu, yena namadoda akwaJuda; futhi
ngababuza ngabaJuda ababebalekile, ababesele
ekuthunjweni, futhi mayelana neJerusalema.
1:3 Base bethi kimi: "Insali esele ekuthunjweni lapho."
esifundeni basekuhluphekeni okukhulu nesihlamba: udonga lwe
IJerusalema libhidliziwe, namasango alo ashiswa ngomlilo
umlilo.
1:4 Kwathi lapho ngizwa lawa mazwi, ngahlala phansi, ngakhala.
balila izinsuku ezithile, bazila ukudla, bakhuleka phambi kukaNkulunkulu we
izulu,
1:5 Wathi: "Ngiyakuncenga, O Jehova, Nkulunkulu wezulu, omkhulu nowesabekayo
uNkulunkulu ogcina isivumelwano nesihawu kwabamthandayo nabagcinayo
imiyalo yakhe:
1:6 Ake indlebe yakho mayilalele, futhi amehlo akho avuleke, ukuze ungase
yizwa umkhuleko wenceku yakho, engiwukhuleka phambi kwakho manje, imini nobusuku
ebusuku, ngenxa yabantwana bakwa-Israyeli izinceku zakho, futhi uvume izono zakho
abantwana bakwa-Israyeli, esiyonile kuwe: mina nabami
indlu kababa yonile.
1:7 Senzile okubi kakhulu kuwe, futhi asizange sikugcine
nemiyalo, nezimiso, nezahlulelo onazo
walaya uMozisi inceku yakho.
1:8 Khumbula, ngiyakuncenga, izwi owayala ngayo inceku yakho
uMose wathi: “Uma neqa, ngiyakunihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe
izizwe:
1:9 Kepha uma niphendukela kimi, nigcine imiyalo yami, niyenze; nakuba
abanye benu bakhishelwe emkhawulweni wezulu, nokho
ngizawabutha lapho, ngiwayise endaweni
Ngikhethe ukubeka igama lami lapho.
1:10 Manje lezi yizinceku zakho kanye nabantu bakho, owahlenga ngabo
ngamandla akho amakhulu, nangesandla sakho esinamandla.
1:11 O Jehova, ngiyakuncenga, indlebe yakho mayilalele umkhuleko
inceku yakho, nomkhuleko wezinceku zakho ezithanda ukukwesaba
igama lakhe; ake uphumelele inceku yakho namuhla, uyiphe
isihawu emehlweni alomuntu. Ngoba ngangingumphathizitsha wenkosi.