UNehemiya 13:1 Ngalolo suku bafunda encwadini kaMose ezindlebeni zeNkosi abantu; kwafunyanwa kulotshiwe kuyo ukuthi: Owakwa-Amoni nowakwaMowabi angangeni ebandleni likaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade; 13:2 Ngokuba abahlangananga nabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesinkwa nangamanzi. kepha wabaqasha uBileyamu ukuba awaqalekise, nokho wethu UNkulunkulu waphendula isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso. 13:3 Kwathi sebezwile umthetho, bahlukana kwa-Israyeli yonke ingxubevange. 13:4 Futhi ngaphambi kwalokhu, u-Eliyashibi, umpristi, owayengamele ithempeli ikamelo lendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu lahlangana noThobiya; 13:5 Futhi wayemlungisele ikamelo elikhulu, lapho ngaphambili babeka iminikelo yempuphu, nenhlaka, nezitsha, nokweshumi kwakho amabele, newayini elisha, namafutha, okwakuthiwe makunikwe amaLevi, nabahlabeleli, nabalindisango; kanye neminikelo ye abapristi. 13:6 Kodwa phakathi naso sonke lesi sikhathi ngangingekho eJerusalema ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu ka-Aritahishashita inkosi yaseBabele ngeza enkosini, futhi emva kwezinsuku ezithile ngavuma enkosini; 13:7 Futhi ngafika eJerusalema, futhi ngaqonda ububi u-Eliyashibi abenza uThobiya ekumlungiseleni ikamelo emagcekeni endlu ka uNkulunkulu. 13:8 Kwaba buhlungu kimi kakhulu, ngakho ngalahla yonke impahla yasendlini kaThobiya ephuma ekamelweni. 13:9 Ngase ngiyala, futhi bahlanza amakamelo, futhi ngaletha khona futhi izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu, kanye nomnikelo wempuphu nezinkwa inhlaka. 13:10 Futhi ngabona ukuthi izabelo zamaLevi ayengakanikezwa ngokuba amaLevi nabahlabeleli abenza umsebenzi babalekile yilowo nalowo ensimini yakhe. 13:11 Ngase ngiphikisana nababusi, ngathi: "Kungani indlu kaNkulunkulu?" ulahliwe? Ngababutha ndawonye, futhi ngababeka endaweni yabo. 13:12 Khona-ke wonke uJuda waletha okweshumi kwamabele, newayini, futhi amafutha ezinqolobaneni. 13:13 Ngamisa abaphathi bengcebo phezu kwengcebo, uShelemiya umpristi, uSadoki umbhali, noPhedaya wamaLevi; uHanani indodana kaZakuri indodana kaMathaniya, ngokuba babalwa abathembekile, nomsebenzi wabo wawungukwabela abafowabo. 13:14 Ngikhumbule, O Nkulunkulu wami, mayelana nalokhu, futhi ungasusi izenzo zami ezinhle engikwenzele indlu kaNkulunkulu wami nasezimisweni zayo. 13:15 Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona kwaJuda abanyathela izikhamo zewayini ngesabatha. beletha izithungu, bethwesa izimbongolo; kanye newayini, amagilebhisi, kanye amakhiwane, nayo yonke imithwalo abayithwala eJerusalema ngosuku lwesabatha: futhi ngafakaza ngokumelene nabo ngosuku aba ngalo ukudla okuthengiswayo. 13:16 Kwakukhona futhi abantu baseTire ababehlala khona, ababeletha izinhlanzi, futhi zonke izinhlobo ngempahla, wathengisa ngesabatha kubantwana bakoJuda, laphakathi eJerusalema. 13:17 Ngase ngiphikisana nezikhulu zakwaJuda, ngathi kubo: "Yini embi Yilokhu enikwenzayo, nilona usuku lwesabatha na? 13:18 Oyihlo abenzanga kanjalo, futhi uNkulunkulu wethu akalethanga bonke lobu bubi phezu thina, naphezu kwalomuzi? nokho nenezela ulaka phezu kuka-Israyeli ngokuhlambalaza isabatha. 13:19 Kwathi, lapho amasango eJerusalema waqala ukuba mnyama ngaphambi kwesabatha, ngayala ukuba amasango avalwe, futhi zayala ukuthi zingavulwa lize lidlule isabatha; ezincekwini zami ngamisa emasangweni ukuba kungabikho mthwalo angeniswa ngosuku lwesabatha. 13:20 Ngakho abathengisi nabathengisi zonke izinhlobo zezimpahla balala ngaphandle IJerusalema kanye noma kabili. 13:21 Khona-ke ngafakaza ngokumelene nabo, futhi ngathi kubo: "Kungani nilala udonga? uma nenza njalo futhi, ngiyakubeka izandla phezu kwenu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi abaphindanga baphuma ngesabatha. 13:22 Futhi ngayala amaLevi ukuthi kufanele bazihlanze, futhi ukuze beze balinde amasango, bangcwelise usuku lwesabatha. Ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, nangalokhu, futhi ungihawukele ngokwalokho ubukhulu bomusa wakho. 13:23 Ngalezo zinsuku futhi ngabona amaJuda ayethathe abafazi base-Ashidodi, of Abakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi: 13:24 Futhi amadodana abo bakhuluma inxenye ngolimi Ashidodi, kodwa babengakwazi bakhulume ngolimi lwesiJuda, kodwa ngokolimi lwalowo nalowo abantu. 13:25 Futhi ngaphikisana nabo, futhi ngabaqalekisa, futhi ngashaya abanye babo. wahluthula inwele zabo, wabafungisa uNkulunkulu, esithi: Lizakwenza ningawaniki amadodana abo amadodakazi enu, ningawathatheli amadodakazi abo amadodana enu, noma nina. 13:26 USolomoni inkosi yakwa-Israyeli akonanga ngalezi zinto? kanti phakathi kwabaningi izizwe zazingekho inkosi enjengaye, ethandwa nguNkulunkulu wakhe, noNkulunkulu wakhe wambeka inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke, nokho naye wenza ngowezizwe abesifazane benza isono. 13:27 Khona-ke ingabe sizokulalela ukuze wenze bonke lobu bubi obukhulu, ukweqa ngokumelene noNkulunkulu wethu ngokuthatha abafazi babezizwe na? 13:28 Futhi enye yamadodana kaJoyada, indodana ka-Eliyashibi, umpristi omkhulu, kwaba Umkhwenyana kaSanibhalati umHoroni; ngase ngimxosha kimi. 13:29 Bakhumbule, O Nkulunkulu wami, ngoba baye bangcolisa ubupristi, futhi isivumelwano sobupristi nesamaLevi. 13:30 Kanjalo ngabahlambulula kubo bonke abezizweni, futhi ngamisa izimiso zezizwe abapristi namaLevi, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe; 13:31 Futhi ngomnikelo wezinkuni, ngezikhathi ezimisiwe, futhi lokuqala izithelo. Ngikhumbule, O Nkulunkulu wami, kube kuhle.