UNehemiya
12:1 Manje laba abapristi namaLevi akhuphuka noZerubabele
indodana kaSheyalitiyeli, noJeshuwa: ngoSeraya, noJeremiya, no-Ezra,
12:2 u-Amariya, noMaluki, noHathushi,
12:3 uShekaniya, uRehumi, uMeremoti,
12:4 u-Ido, noGinetho, no-Abiya,
12:5 uMiyamini, uMahadiya, noBiliga,
12:6 noShemaya, noJoyaribi, noJedaya,
12:7 Salu, Amoki, Hilikiya, Jedaya. Laba babeyizinhloko zabapristi kanye
kubafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.
12:8 AmaLevi: ngoJeshuwa, noBhinuwi, noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya, noJuda,
UMathaniya owayephethe ukubonga, yena nabafowabo.
12:9 Futhi uBakibukiya no-Uni, abafowabo, babebhekene nabo endaweni
amawashi.
12:10 UJeshuwa wazala uJoyakimi, uJoyakimi wazala u-Eliyashibi, no-Eliyashibi.
wazala uJoyada,
12:11 UJoyada wazala uJonathani, uJonathani wazala uJaduwa.
12:12 Futhi ezinsukwini zikaJoyakimi kwakukhona abapristi, izinhloko zawoyise: of
uSeraya, uMeraya; kaJeremiya, uHananiya;
12:13 Oka-Ezra, uMeshulamu; eka-Amariya, uJehohanani;
12:14 OkaMeliku, uJonathani; ekaShebaniya, uJosefa;
12:15 KwaHarimi, Adna; kwaMerayoti: nguHelikayi;
12:16 Oka-Ido, uZakariya; eGinethoni, uMeshulamu;
12:17 Oka-Abhiya, uZikiri; ekaMiniyamini, kaMowadiya, uPilitayi;
12:18 OkaBhiliga, Shamuwa; ekaShemaya, uJehonathani;
12:19 Futhi kusukela Joyaribi, Matenayi; ekaJedaya: ngu-Uzi;
12:20 KwaSalayi, Kalayi; kwa-Amoki, u-Ebere;
12:21 OkaHilikiya, Hashabiya; kaJedaya, uNethaneli.
12:22 AmaLevi emihleni ka-Eliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa,
balotshwa izinhloko zawoyise, nabapristi, embusweni ka
uDariyu umPheresiya.
12:23 Amadodana kaLevi, izinhloko zawoyise, kulotshiwe encwadini ka
izindaba zemihla ngemihla kwaze kwaba semihleni kaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi.
12:24 Izinhloko zamaLevi: ngoHashabiya, noSherebiya, noJeshuwa indodana.
kaKadimiyeli, nabafowabo malungana nabo, ukudumisa nokupha
ukubonga, ngokomyalo kaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, umphathi phezu
ngokumelene nesigceme.
12:25 UMathaniya, noBakibukiya, no-Obadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, no-Akubi,
abalindi besango begcina isivalo emibundwini yamasango.
12:26 Laba babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa, indodana kaJosadaki.
nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra umpristi
umbhali.
12:27 Futhi ekunikezelweni kogange lwaseJerusalema, afuna amaLevi
kuzo zonke izindawo zabo, ukubayisa eJerusalema, ukuba bayigcine
ukuzinikezela ngentokozo, kanye nokubonga, nangokuhlabelela,
ngamasimbali, nezingubhu, namahabhu.
12:28 Futhi amadodana abahlabeleli babuthana ndawonye, kokubili kusukela
endaweni eyithafa nxazonke zeJerusalema, nasemizaneni yase
Netophathi;
12:29 Futhi kusukela endlini yaseGiligali, futhi kusukela emasimini eGeba futhi
i-Azimaveti, ngokuba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizana nxazonke
eJerusalema.
12:30 Abapristi namaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula
abantu, namasango, nodonga.
12:31 Khona-ke ngakhuphulela izikhulu zakwaJuda phezu kodonga, futhi ngamisa ezimbili
amaqembu amakhulu ababongayo, omunye waya ngakwesokunene
isandla phezu kodonga ngasesangweni lomquba;
12:32 Emva kwabo kwahamba uHoshaya nengxenye yezikhulu zakwaJuda.
12:33 no-Azariya, no-Ezra, noMeshulamu,
12:34 uJuda, noBenjamini, noShemaya, noJeremiya,
12:35 Futhi amadodana abapristi namacilongo; okungukuthi, uZakariya the
indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana ka
uMikhaya indodana kaZakuri indodana ka-Asafa;
12:36 nabafowabo: ngoShemaya, no-Azareli, noMilalayi, noGilalayi, noMahayi,
uNethaneli, noJuda, noHanani, nezinsimbi zokubethwa zikaDavide
umuntu kaNkulunkulu, no-Ezra umbhali phambi kwabo.
12:37 Futhi esangweni Umthombo, okuyinto emelene nabo, bakhuphuka
izitebhisi zomuzi kaDavide, ekukhuphukeni komduli, phezu kwethempeli
endlini kaDavide, kwaze kwaba sesangweni lamanzi ngasempumalanga.
12:38 Futhi elinye iviyo labo ababongayo wawela phezu kwabo.
mina ngemva kwabo, nengxenye yabantu phezu kodonga, ngaphandle
umbhoshongo weziko waze wafika odongeni olubanzi;
12:39 Futhi kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lika-Efrayimi, futhi phezu kwesango elidala, futhi ngaphezulu
isango lezinhlanzi, nombhoshongo kaHananeli, nombhoshongo waseMeha, nobhoshongo lwaso
ngasesangweni lezimvu, bema esangweni letilongo.
12:40 Zasukuma-ke izigaba ezimbili zababongayo endlini kaNkulunkulu.
nami, nenxenye yababusi inami;
12:41 Futhi abapristi; u-Eliyakimi, noMahaseya, noMiniyamini, noMikhaya, no-Eliyohenayi,
oZakariya noHananiya benamacilongo;
12:42 noMahaseya, noShemaya, no-Eleyazare, no-Uzi, noJehohanani,
uMalkhiya, no-Elamu, no-Eseri. Abahlabeleli bahlabelela ngokuzwakalayo, kanye noJizrahiya
umbonisi wabo.
12:43 Futhi ngalolo suku banikela ngemihlatshelo emikhulu, futhi bajabula, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayenakho
wabathokozisa ngentokozo enkulu: abafazi labantwana
bathokoza, kangangokuthi ukuthokoza kweJerusalema kwezwakala kude.
12:44 Futhi ngaleso sikhathi abanye ababemisiwe phezu amakamelo for the
ingcebo, neminikelo, nezolibo, nokweshumi;
ukubuthela kuzo kuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zemizi
umthetho wabapristi namaLevi; ngokuba uJuda wajabula ngabapristi na
kumaLevi ayelindile.
12:45 Futhi kokubili abahlabeleli nabalindisango bagcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, futhi
isivikelo sokuhlanjululwa, ngokomyalo kaDavide, neka
uSolomoni indodana yakhe.
12:46 Ngoba ezinsukwini zikaDavide no-Asafa zasendulo kwakukhona izinduna
abahlabeleli, namaculo okudumisa nokubonga kuNkulunkulu.
12:47 Futhi wonke u-Israyeli ezinsukwini zikaZerubabele nasemihleni kaNehemiya.
wabanika izabelo zabahlabeleli nabalindisango imihla ngemihla isabelo sakhe;
bazingcwelisela amaLevi izinto ezingcwele; kanye namaLevi
wabangcwelisela abantwana bakwa-Aroni.