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.