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.