UNehemiya
9:1 Manje ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwale nyanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli
babuthana ngokuzila ukudla, nangezingubo zamasaka, nothuli phezu kwabo.
9:2 Inzalo ka-Israyeli yazehlukanisa kubo bonke abezizwe, futhi
bema, bevuma izono zabo, nobubi bawoyise.
9:3 Basukuma endaweni yabo, bafunda encwadini yomthetho kaJehova
uJehova uNkulunkulu wabo ingxenye yesine yosuku; nenye ingxenye yesine
bavuma, bakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
9:4 Khona-ke wema ezitebhisini amaLevi, uJeshuwa, noBani,
uKadimiyeli, noShebaniya, noBhuni, noSherebiya, noBani, noKhenani, bakhala
izwi elikhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
9:5 AmaLevi, oJeshuwa, noKadimiyeli, noBani, noHashabiniya, noSherebiya,
OHodiya, noShebaniya, noPhethahiya bathi: “Sukumani nibonge uJehova
uNkulunkulu wakho kuze kube phakade naphakade: malibongwe igama lakho elikhazimulayo elikhona
uphakeme ngaphezu kwakho konke isibusiso nodumo.
9:6 Wena, yebo, wena unguJehova; uwenzile izulu, izulu
izulu, nalo lonke ibandla lawo, nomhlaba, nakho konke okukhona
kuzo, izilwandle nakho konke okukuzo, futhi uyakulonda
konke; ibutho lezulu liyakhuleka kuwe.
9:7 Wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu, owakhetha u-Abrama, futhi wamletha
ephuma e-Uri lamaKaledi, wayiqamba igama lokuthi u-Abrahama;
9:8 Futhi wathola inhliziyo yakhe ithembekile phambi kwakho, futhi wenza isivumelwano
ukuze amnike izwe lamaKhanani, namaHeti, nama-Amori, kanye
amaPherizi, namaJebusi, namaGirigashi, ukuze alinike, I
yisho enzalweni yakhe, uwafeze amazwi akho; ngoba wena ulungile.
9:9 Futhi wakubona ukuhlupheka okhokho bethu eGibhithe, futhi wezwa ukuhlupheka kwabo
khala ngaseLwandle Olubomvu;
9:10 Futhi wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso kuFaro nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe.
naphezu kwabo bonke abantu bezwe lakhe, ngokuba ubusazi ukuthi bakwenzile
ngokuziqhenya ngokumelene nabo. Ngakho wazitholela igama njenganamuhla.
9:11 Futhi wena wahlukanisa ulwandle phambi kwabo, ukuze badabule
phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo; nabazingelayo wena ubajikijele
ekujuleni njengetshe emanzini anamandla.
9:12 Futhi wabahola emini ngensika yefu; futhi kwe
ebusuku ngensika yomlilo ukubakhanyisela endleleni abahamba ngayo
kufanele ahambe.
9:13 Wehlela phezu kweNtaba iSinayi, futhi wakhuluma nabo kusukela
ezulwini, wabanika izahlulelo ezilungileyo, nemithetho eqinisileyo, izimiso ezinhle
nemiyalo:
9:14 Futhi wabazisa isabatha lakho elingcwele, futhi wabayala
iziyalezo, nezimiso, nemithetho ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho.
9:15 Futhi wabanika isinkwa esivela ezulwini ngenxa ukulamba kwabo, futhi wazala
wabanika amanzi edwaleni ngokoma kwabo, wabathembisa
ukuze bangene ukulidla ilizwe owalifungela
banikeze.
9:16 Kodwa bona nokhokho bethu baziphatha ngokuzidla, futhi benza lukhuni izintamo zabo, futhi
abalalelanga imiyalo yakho,
9:17 Futhi wenqaba ukulalela, futhi abazange bakhumbule izimangaliso zakho ozenzile
phakathi kwazo; kepha bazenza lukhuni izintamo zabo, nasekuhlubukeni kwabo babeka a
induna ukuba babuyele ebugqileni babo: kepha wena unguNkulunkulu othethelelayo;
onomusa nesihe, ophuza ukuthukuthela, nesihe esikhulu, futhi
kawubashiyanga.
9:18 Yebo, lapho sebezenzele ithole elibunjiwe, futhi bathi: "Lo unguNkulunkulu wakho."
owakukhuphula eGibithe, wenza izithuko ezinkulu;
9:19 Nokho, ngobubele bakho obuningi, awubashiyanga ehlane.
insika yefu ayizange isuke kubo emini ukubangenisa
indlela; nensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela, futhi
indlela okufanele bahambe ngayo.
9:20 Wabanika umoya wakho omuhle ukubafundisa, futhi awubagodlanga
imana lakho emlonyeni wabo, wabanika amanzi ngokoma kwabo.
9:21 Yebo, iminyaka engamashumi amane wabondla ehlane, ukuze babe
ayentula lutho; izingubo zabo aziguganga, nezinyawo azivuvukalanga.
9:22 Futhi wabanika imibuso nezizwe, futhi wabahlukanisa
badla izwe lakwaSihoni nezwe lakwaSihoni
inkosi yaseHeshiboni, nezwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani.
9:23 Futhi abantwana babo wandisa ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, futhi
wabangenisa ezweni owathembisa ngalo
oyise, ukuze bangene ukulidla.
9:24 Ngakho abantwana bangena futhi balidla izwe, futhi wena wanqoba
phambi kwabo abakhileyo ezweni, amaKhanani, wabanika
ezandleni zabo, namakhosi abo, nabantu bezwe, lokho
bangase benze kubo njengoba bebezokwenza.
9:25 Futhi bathatha imizi eqinile, futhi izwe elivundile, futhi badla izindlu ezigcwele
nayo yonke impahla, nemithombo embiweyo, nezivini, neminqumo, nemithi yezithelo
badla, basutha, bakhuluphala, futhi
bazithokozise ngobuhle bakho obukhulu.
9:26 Nokho, abazange balalele, futhi bahlubuka kuwe, futhi baphonsa
umthetho wakho emva kwemihlane yabo, futhi babulala abaprofethi bakho abafakazayo
ngokumelene nabo ukubabuyisela kuwe, futhi benza izithuko ezinkulu.
9:27 Ngakho wabanikela esandleni sezitha zabo, ngubani
wabahlupha, ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo, lapho bekhala kuwe;
wazizwa usezulwini; nangobubele bakho obukhulu
wabanika abasindisi, abasindisa esandleni sabo
izitha.
9:28 Kodwa ngemva kokuphumula, baphinde benza okubi phambi kwakho
wabashiya esandleni sezitha zabo, zaze zaba nolaka
yibuse phezu kwabo, kepha lapho bebuya bekhala kuwe, wena
wazizwa esezulwini; wabakhulula kaningi
ngokobubele bakho;
9:29 Futhi wafakaza ngokumelene nabo, ukuze ubuyisele kubo
umthetho wakho, nokho baziphatha ngokuzidla, kabalalelanga izwi lakho
imiyalo yakho, kepha wona izahlulelo zakho, okuthi uma umuntu ezenza
bayakuhlala kuzo;) basusa ihlombe, benza lukhuni intamo yabo;
futhi kabalalelanga.
9:30 Nokho iminyaka eminingi wababekezelela, futhi wafakaza ngokumelene nabo by
umoya wakho kubaprofethi bakho, kepha kabathandanga ukulalela;
wabanikela esandleni sabantu bamazwe.
9:31 Nokho ngenxa yesihe sakho esikhulu awuzange uqede
bona, ungabashiyi; ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu olesihawu lesihawu.
9:32 Manje, uNkulunkulu wethu, omkhulu, onamandla, futhi owesabekayo uNkulunkulu, ngubani
ogcina isivumelwano nomusa, konke ukuhlupheka makungabi kuncane ngaphambili
wena osehlele, naphezu kwamakhosi ethu, naphezu kwezikhulu zethu, naphezu kwethu
abapristi, nabaprofethi bethu, nawobaba, nakubo bonke abantu bakho,
kusukela ezinsukwini zamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.
9:33 Nokho, wena ulungile kukho konke okwehlela phezu kwethu; ngoba wenzile
kulungile, kodwa senze okubi.
9:34 Futhi amakhosi ethu, izikhulu zethu, abapristi bethu, noma obaba bethu, akazange agcinwe
umthetho wakho, kabalalelanga imiyalo yakho lezifakazelo zakho,
owafakaza ngakho kubo.
9:35 Ngoba abazange bakhonze wena embusweni wabo, futhi enkulu yakho
okuhle owabanika khona, ezweni elibanzi nelivundile owabanika lona
wabeka phambi kwabo, abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo emibi.
9:36 Bheka, thina siyizinceku namuhla, futhi ngenxa yezwe owalinika
obaba ukuba badle izithelo zayo nokuhle kwayo, bheka, thina
bayizinceku kulo;
9:37 Futhi ithela izithelo eziningi emakhosini owabeke phezu kwethu
ngenxa yezono zethu: futhi babusa phezu kwemizimba yethu naphezu kwemizimba yethu
izinkomo zethu, ngokuthanda kwabo, futhi sisosizini olukhulu.
9:38 Futhi ngenxa yakho konke lokhu senza isivumelwano esiqinisekile, futhi basiloba; futhi wethu
izikhulu, namaLevi, nabapristi, bayawunamathelisa.