UNehemiya 4:1 Kodwa kwathi lapho uSanibhalati ezwa ukuthi sasilwakha ugange. wathukuthela, wathukuthela kakhulu, waklolodela abaJuda. 4:2 Wakhuluma phambi kwabafowabo nempi yaseSamariya, wathi: "Ini Ingabe lamaJuda abuthakathaka na? bayoziqinisa na? bazahlabela yini? bazoqeda ngosuku olulodwa na? bayakuphilisa amatshe ethempelini izinqwaba zemfucumfucu eshile? 4:3 Manje uThobiya, umAmoni, eduze kwakhe, futhi wathi, "Ngisho lokho abakwenzayo." yakha, uma impungushe ikhuphuka, ingadiliza ugange lwabo lwamatshe. 4:4 Yizwa, Nkulunkulu wethu; ngokuba sideliwe, ubuyisele ihlazo labo phezu kwabo ikhanda lakho, ubanikele babe yimpango ezweni lokuthunjwa. 4:5 Futhi ungasibekela ububi babo, futhi ungavumeli isono sabo sisuswe phambi kwakho, ngokuba bakucunule phambi kwabakhi. 4:6 Salwakha kanjalo ugange; lonke ugange lwahlanganiswa kwaze kwaba ingxenyeni ngoba abantu babezimisele ukusebenza. 4:7 Kodwa kwathi lapho uSanibhalati, noThobiya, nama-Arabiya. ama-Amoni nama-Ashidodi ezwa ukuthi izingange zaseJerusalema zakhiwe, nokuthi ukubhodloza kwaqala ukuvalwa, kwase kuba njalo ukuthukuthela kakhulu, 4:8 Futhi benza uzungu bonke ndawonye ukuba beze futhi balwe iJerusalema, nokulivimbela. 4:9 Nokho sakhuleka kuNkulunkulu wethu, futhi sabeka abalindi ngokumelene imini nobusuku, ngenxa yabo. 4:10 UJuda wathi: "Amandla abathwali imithwalo uwohlokile, futhi kukhona udoti omningi; ukuze singakwazi ukwakha udonga. 4:11 Futhi izitha zethu zathi: "Ngeke bazi, futhi ngeke babone, size sifike phakathi kwabo, nibabulale, nimise umsebenzi. 4:12 Kwathi, lapho amaJuda ayehlala eduze kwabo, bafika wathi kithi kayishumi: 'Niyakubuyela kithi nivela ezindaweni zonke.' ziyoba phezu kwakho. 4:13 Ngakho ngamisa ezindaweni eziphansi ngemva kodonga, futhi phezulu ezindaweni, ngamisa abantu ngemindeni yabo bephethe izinkemba zabo, imikhonto yabo, neminsalo yabo. 4:14 Ngabuka, ngasukuma, ngathi kwabakhulu nakubabusi. nakwabanye abantu: Ningabesabi; khumbulani uJehova Jehova, omkhulu nowesabekayo, nilwele abafowenu, benu amadodana, namadodakazi enu, omkenu, nezindlu zenu. 4:15 Kwathi lapho izitha zethu zizwa ukuthi kwaziwa kithi. futhi uNkulunkulu wayesenze ize iseluleko sabo, ukuthi sibuye sonke odongeni, yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe. 4:16 Futhi kwenzeka ukuthi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, ukuthi ingxenye yezinceku zami asebenza emsebenzini, enye ingxenye yawo yaphatha imikhonto yomibili. izihlangu, neminsalo, nezigqoko; nababusi babe ngemva kwayo yonke indlu kaJuda. 4:17 Labo abakha odongeni, futhi labo ababethwele imithwalo, kanye nalabo ababethwele, kwaba yilowo nalowo ngesandla sakhe esinye sasebenza emsebenzini, futhi ngesinye isandla ephethe isikhali. 4:18 Ngokuba abakhi, yilowo nalowo wayebhince inkemba yakhe ohlangothini lwakhe, futhi kanjalo kwakhiwe. Owabetha icilongo wayeseduze kwami. 4:19 Ngathi ezicukuthwaneni, nakubabusi, futhi bonke abanye bantu, Umsebenzi mkhulu, mkhulu, sahlukaniselwe odongeni; omunye kude komunye. 4:20 Ngakho-ke, endaweni lapho nizwa khona ukukhala kwecilongo, hlanganani lapha kithi: uNkulunkulu wethu uyakusilwela. 4:21 Ngakho sakhandleka emsebenzini, futhi ingxenye yabo ibambe imikhonto esandleni ukuphuma kokusa kwaze kwavela izinkanyezi. 4:22 Ngokufanayo ngesikhathi esifanayo ngathi kubantu: "Makube yilowo nalowo nowakhe." inceku ilale phakathi kweJerusalema, ukuze ebusuku babe abalindi nathi, futhi sisebenze emini. 4:23 Ngakho mina, noma abafowethu, noma izinceku zami, noma amadoda onogada okwangilandela, akekho noyedwa wethu owakhumula izingubo zethu, ukusindisa zonke khumule uyowasha.