UNehemiya
10:1 Manje labo ababebekwe uphawu kwakunguNehemiya, the Tirshatha, indodana
uHakaliya, noZidkiya,
10:2 uSeraya, u-Azariya, uJeremiya,
10:3 uPhashuri, u-Amariya, uMalkhiya,
10:4 uHathushi, uShebaniya, uMaluki,
10:5 uHarimi, uMeremoti, u-Obadiya,
10:6 uDaniyeli, uGinethoni, uBharuki,
10:7 noMeshulamu, no-Abiya, noMijamini,
10:8 UMahaziya, noBhiligayi, noShemaya: labo babengabapristi.
10:9 AmaLevi: noJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, noBinuwi wamadodana ka-Azaniya.
noHenadadi, noKadimiyeli;
10:10 nabafowabo: ngoShebaniya, noHodija, noKelita, noPhelaya, noHanani,
10:11 uMikha, uRehobe, uHashabiya,
10:12 uZakuri, uSherebiya, uShebaniya,
10:13 noHodija, noBani, noBeninu.
10:14 Induna yabantu; noPharoshi, noPhahati Mowabi, no-Elamu, noZathu, noBani,
10:15 noBhuni, no-Azigadi, noBebayi,
10:16 no-Adoniya, noBigivayi, no-Adin,
10:17 u-Atere, uHezekiya, u-Azuri,
10:18 noHodiya, noHashumi, noBezayi,
10:19 noHarifi, ne-Anathoti, neNebhayi,
10:20 Magpiashi, Meshulamu, Heziri,
10:21 noMeshezabeli, noSadoki, noJaduwa,
10:22 uPhelathiya, uHanani, u-Anaya,
10:23 uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubi,
10:24 Haloheshi, Pileha, Shobeki,
10:25 uRehumi, noHashabina, noMahaseya,
10:26 no-Ahiya, noHanani, no-Anan,
10:27 Maluki, Harimi, Bahana.
10:28 Futhi abanye abantu, abapristi, namaLevi, nabalindisango,
abahlabeleli, namaNethini, nabo bonke ababezahlukanisile
abantu bezizwe emthethweni kaNkulunkulu, abafazi babo, namadodana abo,
namadodakazi abo, bonke abanolwazi, nabanolwazi
ukuqonda;
10:29 Banamathela kubafowabo, izikhulu zabo, bangena esiqalekisweni.
nasesifungweni sokuhamba emthethweni kaNkulunkulu owanikezwa ngoMose
inceku kaNkulunkulu, ukugcina nokwenza yonke imiyalo kaJehova
iNkosi yethu, nezahlulelo zayo nezimiso zayo;
10:30 futhi singabaniki amadodakazi ethu kubantu bezwe.
futhi ningathatheli amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.
10:31 Futhi uma abantu bezwe beletha impahla noma ukudla ngesabatha
ngosuku lokuthengisa, ukuze singazithengi kubo ngesabatha kumbe ngosuku
usuku olungcwele: nokuthi sishiye umnyaka wesikhombisa, kanye nenkokhelo ye
zonke izikweletu.
10:32 Futhi sasibekela imithetho ukuze sizikhokhise unyaka nonyaka
ingxenye yesithathu yeshekeli yenkonzo yendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu;
10:33 ngezinkwa zokubukwa, nomnikelo wempuphu wesikhathi sonke, noweminikelo yokuthula
umnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke, wamasabatha, nowethwasa kwenyanga, owenkonzo
imikhosi, neyezinto ezingcwele, neyeminikelo yesono yokwenza umnikelo
ukubuyisana kuka-Israyeli, nawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
10:34 Futhi senza inkatho phakathi kwabapristi, amaLevi, kanye nabantu, ngokuba
umnikelo wezinkuni, ukuba awulethe endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, emva kwakho
izindlu zawobaba, ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo iminyaka ngeminyaka, ukushisa phezu kwawo
i-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni.
10:35 Futhi ukuletha lokuqala izithelo zomhlabathi wethu, futhi lokuqala izithelo
izithelo zemithi yonke iminyaka ngeminyaka endlini kaJehova;
10:36 Futhi namazibulo amadodana ethu, futhi izinkomo zethu, njengoba nje kulotshiwe ku
nomthetho, namazibulo ezinkomo zethu nawezimvu zethu, ukuletha kukho
indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubapristi abakhonza endlini yethu
UNkulunkulu:
10:37 Futhi ukuthi kufanele silethe ulibo lwenhlama yethu, futhi yethu
umnikelo, nezithelo zazo zonke izinhlobo zemithi, iwayini namafutha,
kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu; kanye ne
okweshumi komhlaba wethu kumaLevi, ukuze wona amaLevi akuthole
okweshumi kuyo yonke imizi yokulima kwethu.
10:38 Futhi umpristi, indodana ka-Aroni, uyakuba kanye namaLevi, lapho
AmaLevi athatha okweshumi, amaLevi akhuphule okweshumi kuJehova
okweshumi endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, emakamelweni, engcebweni
indlu.
10:39 Ngoba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaLevi bayoletha
umnikelo wamabele, owewayini elisha, namafutha emakamelweni;
ziphi izitsha zendlu engcwele nabapristi abakhonzayo;
nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli; asiyikuyishiya indlu ka-Israyeli
uNkulunkulu wethu.