UNehemiya 6:1 Kwathi lapho uSanibhalati, noThobiya, noGeshem umArabiya, ezinye izitha zethu zezwa ukuthi ngalwakhile ugange nokuthi akwasala ukubhodloza kuyo; (nakuba ngaleso sikhathi ngangingakaqali iminyango emasangweni;) 6:2 OSanibhalati noGeshemi bathumela kimi, bathi: "Woza, sihlangane." ndawonye komunye wemizana ethafeni lase-Ono. Kodwa bona wacabanga ukungenza okubi. 6:3 Ngathuma izithunywa kubo, ngathi: "Ngenza umsebenzi omkhulu ukuthi ngingehli; kungani umsebenzi kufanele ume, ngisawuyeka, futhi ngize kuwe? 6:4 Nokho bathumela kimi kanjalo kane; ngabaphendula emva kwendlela efanayo. 6:5 Khona-ke uSanibhalati wathumela inceku yakhe kimi ngendlela efanayo ngokwesihlanu ephethe incwadi evulekile esandleni sakhe; 6:6 Kwakulotshwe kuyo ukuthi, Kubikwa phakathi kwabezizwe, noGashimu uthi ukuthi wena namaJuda nicabanga ukuhlubuka; udonga, ukuze ube yinkosi yabo ngokwalawa mazwi. 6:7 Futhi umisile abaprofethi ukuba bashumayele ngawe eJerusalema. ngokuthi: 'Kukhona inkosi kwaJuda; manje kuyakubikwa kuJehova.' inkosi ngokwala mazwi. Ngakho wozani, sithathe; lulekana ndawonye. 6:8 Ngase ngithumela kuye, wathi: "Akukho izinto ezifana nawe uyakusho, kepha uyazenzisa kweyakho inhliziyo. 6:9 Ngoba bonke basethusa, bathi: "Izandla zabo ziyoba buthaka kusukela umsebenzi, ukuze ungenziwa. Ngalokho-ke, Nkulunkulu, ngiqinise izandla. 6:10 Ngasengifika endlini kaShemaya indodana kaDelaya indodana kaMehetabheli owayevalelwe; wathi: Asihlanganeni endaweni endlini kaNkulunkulu, phakathi kwethempeli, futhi masivale iminyango yethempeli ithempeli: ngokuba bayakuza ukukubulala; yebo, ebusuku bayokwenza woza ukukubulala. 6:11 Ngase ngithi: "Ingabe umuntu onjengami kufanele abaleke? futhi ubani okhona, lowo, ukuba njengami, angangena ethempelini ukusindisa ukuphila kwakhe na? Ngeke ngingene. 6:12 Futhi bheka, Ngaqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayengamthumanga; kodwa ukuthi waphimisa lesi siprofetho ngami, ngokuba uThobiya noSanibhalati babemqashile. 6:13 Ngakho waqashwa, ukuze ngesabe, futhi ngenze kanjalo, futhi ngone, futhi ukuze babe nendaba embi, bahlambalaze mina. 6:14 Nkulunkulu wami, cabanga ngoThobiya noSanibhalati ngokwalezi zabo imisebenzi, naphezu komprofethikazi uNowadiya, nabanye abaprofethi, lokho ngabe ungifake ovalweni. 6:15 Ugange lwaqedwa ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nanhlanu lwenyanga ka-Eluli. ezinsukwini ezingamashumi amahlanu nambili. 6:16 Kwathi, lapho zonke izitha zethu, futhi bonke abezizwe ababesizungezile bazibona lezi zinto, baphoseka kakhulu phansi emehlweni abo, ngokuba babona ukuthi lo msebenzi wenziwa ngawo uNkulunkulu wethu. 6:17 Futhi ngalezo zinsuku izikhulu zakwaJuda zathumela izincwadi eziningi uThobiya nezincwadi zikaThobiya zafika kubo. 6:18 Ngoba babebaningi kwaJuda abafunga kuye, ngoba wayeyindodana umthetho kaShekaniya indodana ka-Ara; indodana yakhe uJohanani yayithathile indodakazi kaMeshulamu indodana kaBerekiya. 6:19 Futhi babika izenzo zakhe ezinhle phambi kwami, futhi wakhuluma amazwi ami kubo yena. Futhi uThobiya wathumela izincwadi ukungethusa.