1 Lamavi angumlandvo waNehemiya, umsa waHakaliya. Loko kwenteka ngenyanga lenguKhislevu, emnyakeni wema-20 wekubusa kwa-Athazeksesi, ngiseseSusa enqabeni yalelo dolobha.
2 Hanani, lomunye wabomnaketfu, wefika nalamanye emadvodza baphuma kaJuda; ngase ngibabuta ngesimo sensali yakaJuda leyayisindze ekutfunjweni, kanye nangeJerusalema kutsi ime kanjani.
3 Bangiphendvula batsi: “Insali yalesifundza leyasindza ekutfunjweni, isekuhluphekeni lokukhulu nasekuhlazweni. Lubondza lwaseJerusalema luhhihlitelwe phansi; nemasango ayo ashiswa ngemlilo.”
4 Ngatsi nangikuva loko, ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Kwaphela emalanga ngilila ngizila nekudla ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini,
5 ngase ngitsi: “Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, wena unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe selutsandvo kulabo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe.
6 Indlebe yakho ayilalele, nemehlo akho avuleke, khona utekuva umthandazo wenceku yakho lewuthandaza embikwakho imini nebusuku, ithandazela tinceku takho, sive sema-Israyeli. Ngiyativuma tono tetfu, tsine ma-Israyeli, ngitifaka ekhatsi nami, sonkhe kanye nendlu yaketfu kutsi sonile kuwe.
7 Sone kakhulu emehlweni akho. Asikayigcini imiyalo, netimiso kanye nemitsetfo yakho lowasinika yona ngenceku yakho, Mosi.
8 “Khumbula umyalo wakho lowasinika wona ngaMosi lotsi: ‘Nangabe ningaketsembeki, ngiyawunisakatela etiveni ngetive;
9 kodvwa naniphendvuka nibuyela kimi, nigcine imiyalo yami niyente, nome ngabe labo labatfunjiwe benu bakhashane kangakanani, ngiyawubabutsa khona lapho ngibabuyisele kuyona lendzawo lengayikhetsela kutsi kuhlale khona Libito lami.’
10 “Batinceku takho nesive sakho lowasikhulula ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangesandla sakho lesinemandla.
11 Awu, Simakadze, indlebe yakho ayiwuve umthandazo wenceku yakho, iwuve nalomthandazo wetinceku takho letijabulela kuhlonipha Libito lakho. Nika inceku yakho imphumelelo lamuhla ngekuyipha kubonelelwa nekuvelwa ngulombusi.” Ngaleso sikhatsi ngangingumphatsi wesitja senkhosi.
1 Ngenyanga yaNisani, emnyakeni wema-20 wekubusa kwenkhosi Athazeksesi, ngesikhatsi inkhosi seyiletselwe liwayini, ngalitsatsa leliwayini ngaliniketa inkhosi. Ngangingazange sengibonakale ngingulodzabukile embikwenkhosi;
2 ngako inkhosi yangibuta yatsi: “Kwentiwa yini kutsi buso bakho bubukeke bukhatsatekile, kantsi awuguli? Loku phela akusilo lutfo ngaphandle kwekudzabuka lokungekhatsi enhlitiyweni.” Ngetfuka kakhulu,
3 kodvwa ngakhuluma enkhosini ngatsi: “Lunwele loludze, nkhosi! Buso bami bungahlala kanjani bungakhatsateki, nangabe lidolobha, lapho kwalala khona bobabemkhulu, libhidlitiwe nemasango akhona asashiswe ngemlilo?”
4 Inkhosi yangibuta, yatsi: “Ufuna ngikwenteleni?” Ngavele ngathandaza kuNkulunkulu welizulu,
5 ngayiphendvula inkhosi, ngatsi: “Nangabe kukuhle enkhosini, nangabe inceku yakho izuze umusa enkhosini yayo, ngicela kutsi inkhosi ingivumele ngiye edolobheni lakaJuda, lapho kwalala khona bobabemkhulu, khona ngitawufike ngilivuse kabusha.”
6 Inkhosi kanye nenkhosikati leyayihleti eceleni kwayo yangibuta yatsi: “Kodvwa, lendlela yakho itakutsatsa sikhatsi lesidze kangakanani, bese ubuya nini?” Inkhosi yasijabulela lesicelo sami, ngako nami ngase ngimisa sikhatsi.
7 Ngachubeka ngakhuluma enkhosini, ngatsi: “Nakukuhle emehlweni enkhosi, ngicela tincwadzi lengitawufike ngitetfule kubabusi baseNshonalanga Yufrathe letibatjela kutsi ngivikeleke, ngize ngiyewufika kaJuda.
8 Ngicela nencwadzi leya ku-Asafa, umgcini welihlatsi lenkhosi, kutsi angiphe tingodvo tekwakha emasango enqaba leseceleni kwelithempeli kanye netekwakha lubondza lwelidolobha nendlu lengitawube ngihleti kuyo.” Njengobe sandla semusa saNkulunkulu wami sasisetikwami, inkhosi yavele yanginika konkhe loko lengangikucelile.
9 Inkhosi yavele yatfumela tindvuna temphi nelibutfo lelaligibele emahhashi kutsi lingiphekeletele; ngefika kubabusi baseNshonalanga Yufrathe, ngabanika letincwadzi tenkhosi.
10 Kwatsi kube boSanbalati, umHoroni, naThobiya, indvuna yaka-Amoni, beve kutsi kukhona umuntfu lotewusebenta asite ema-Israyeli, bakhatsateka kakhulu etinhlitiyweni.
11 Ngaya eJerusalema, ngahlala emalanga lamatsatfu,
12 ngingatjeli muntfu kutsi Nkulunkulu ungitfume kutsi ngitekwentani eJerusalema. Ngangivuka ebusuku ngihambe nemadvodza lambalwa. Sifuyo lesasinaso bekungulembongolo lengangiyigibele kuphela.
13 Kwakutsi ebusuku ngivuke ngihlole lubondza lwaseJerusalema lolwase lubhidlitiwe nemasango akhona labesashiswe ngemlilo; ngangiphuma ngeliSango Lesigodzi ngicondze ngaseMtfonjeni Wemphungutja nangaseSangweni Lebulongo.
14 Ngangisuka lapho ngicondze ngaseSangweni Lemtfombo nangaseChibini Lenkhosi, noko lembongolo lengangiyigibele yehluleka kutfola indlela ngenca yemfuhlumfuhlu leyayivimbe indlela,
15 ngako ngenyusa sigodzi sasemfudlaneni iKhidroni ebusuku, ngihlola lubondza. Ekugcineni ngancandzeka ngabuye ngangena ngeliSango Lesigodzi.
16 Letindvuna letatilapho tatingati kutsi ngiyephi nekutsi ngentani, ngobe kuze kube ngungaleso sikhatsi ngangisengakawatjeli lutfo emaJuda, nebaphristi, nalabahloniphekile, netindvuna kanye nabo bonkhe labanye lababetakuwenta lomsebenti.
17 Ngakhuluma kubo ngatsi: “Kambe niyayibona yini lenhlupheko lesikuyo ngekutsi iJerusalema ibhidlitwe nemasango ayo ashiswe ngemlilo? Wotani sitekwakha kabusha lubondza lweJerusalema kuze singabi nelihlazo.”
18 Ngachubeka ngabatjela futsi nangesandla semusa saNkulunkulu wami lebesisetikwami nekutsi inkhosi ikhulume yatsini kimi. Bona bangiphendvula batsi: “Asivele sicalise nyalo kwakha kabusha.” Ngako bavele bacalisa kuwenta lomsebenti lomuhle.
19 Kwatsi kube boSanbalati, umHoroni, naThobiya, indvuna yaka-Amoni, kanye naGeshemu, um-Arabu, bakuve loko, basiphukuta basihhalatisa, batsi: “Yini-ke lena lesenicale kuyenta? Senivukela inkhosi yini?”
20 Ngabaphendvula ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu welizulu utasiphumelelisa. Ngako-ke, tsine tinceku takhe sitawusukuma sicale kwakha, kodvwa nine aninasabelo, nalungelo, nabuhlobo natsi ngeJerusalema.”
1 Eliyashibi, umPhristi Lomkhulu, kanye nabomnakabo lababebaphristi bawusukumela umsebenti, bakha Lisango Letimvu. Balinikela kuNkulunkulu, base bemisa tivalo talo ngabolonina, bakha lubondza badzimate befika eMbhoshongweni Welikhulu, nawo labawunikela kuNkulunkulu, bachubeka nekwakha kwaze kwaba nguseMbhoshongweni waHananeli.
2 Emadvodza aseJerikho wona avusa luhlangotsi loluseceleni kwabo, kwatsi Zakhuri, umsa wa-Imri, naye wavusa luhlangotsi lolwaluseceleni kwabo.
3 Emadvodzana aHasena wona avusa liSango Lenhlanti, ashayela emakabha, ase afaka netivalo talo, kanye nemavelevele alo nemishudvo yalo endzaweni yayo.
4 Meremothi, umsa wa-Uriya, umsa waHakhosi, yena wavusa luhlangotsi lolwaluseceleni kwawo. Eceleni kwakhe lubondza lwavuswa nguMeshulamu, umsa waBherekhiya, umsa waMeshezabeli. Eceleni kwakhe lubondza lwavuswa nguSadoki, umsa waBhana.
5 Luhlangotsi lolulandzelako lwavuswa ngemadvodza aseThekhowa. Noko emadvodza akhona lahloniphekile akazange awusekele umsebenti labenikwe wona baholi bawo kutsi awente.
6 Joyada, umsa waPhaseya, banaMeshulamu, umsa waBesodeya, bona babevusetela liSango Lelidzala, bashayela emakabha alo, base bemisa tivalo talo kanye nemavelevele alo nemishudvo endzaweni yayo.
7 Luhlangotsi lolulandzelako lwavuswa ngemadvodza aseGibeyoni newaseMispa, bekuboMelatiya, waseGibeyoni, naJadoni, waseMeronothi, tindzawo letatingaphansi kwesandla sembusi waseNshonalanga Yufrathe.
8 Luhlangotsi lolulandzelako lwavuswa ngu-Uziyeli, umsa waHahaya, lomunye wabochwephesha kutekubumba ngegolide. Lolulandzelako lwavuswa nguHananiya, labengulomunye webathaki betemakha, bayivusa iJerusalema kwaze kwefika eLubondzeni Lolubanti.
9 Lolulandzelako lwavuswa nguRefaya, umsa waHure, umbusi wencenye yesifundza saseJerusalema.
10 Lolulandzelako lolwalubhekene nendlu yakhe lwavuswa nguJedaya, umsa waHarumafu. Lolulandzelako lona lwavuswa nguHathushi, umsa waHashabneya.
11 Lolulandzelako kanye neMbhoshongo Wemahhavu wavuswa nguMalkhiya, umsa waHarimu, kanye naHashubi, umsa waPhahathi Mowabi.
12 Lolulandzelako lwavuswa nguShalumi, umsa waHaloheshi, labengumbusi wencenye yesifundza saseJerusalema; yena abesitwa ngemadvodzakati akhe.
13 LiSango leSigodzi lavuswa nguHanuni kanye netakhamiti taseZanowa. Balakha base bafaka tivalo talo kanye nemavelevele alo nemishudvo endzaweni yayo. Bachubeka bavusa kabusha nelubondza lolwalungemamitha labengaba ngema-440 budze, kuze kuyewufika eSangweni Lebulongo.
14 LiSango Lebulongo lona lavuswa nguMalkhiya, umsa waRekhabi, umbusi wesifundza saseBhethi Hakheremu. Walivusa, walifaka netivalo talo kanye nemavelevele alo nemishudvo yalo endzaweni yayo.
15 LiSango Lemtfombo lavuswa nguShalumi, umsa waKholi Hoze, umbusi wesifundza saseMispa, walivusa walifulela, wafaka tivalo talo kanye nemavelevele alo nemishudvo yalo endzaweni yayo. Waphindze wavusa lubondza ngaseChibini laseSilowama ngasengadzeni yenkhosi, kuze kuyewufika ngasetitebhisini letewuka tisuka eDolobheni laDavide.
16 Eceleni kwakhe bekunguNehemiya, umsa wa-Azbuki, umbusi wencenye yesifundza saseBhethi Suri, lowaluvusa waze wefika macondzana nemadliza akaDavide, nasechibini lekwakhiwa, naseNdlini Yemachawe.
17 Eceleni kwakhe bekunemaLevi lavusa tindzawo letehlukene telubondza. Rehumi, umsa waBani, wavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako. Eceleni kwakhe Hashabiya, umbusi wencenye yesifundza saseKheyila, wavusa loko lokwakufanele kuvuswe bantfu besifundza sakakhe.
18 Eceleni kwakhe bekusebenta bomnakabo boBinuwi, umsa waHenadadi, umbusi wencenye yesifundza saseKheyila, wavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako.
19 Eceleni kwakhe Ezeri, umsa waJeshuwa, umbusi waseMispa, wavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako, kusuka macondzana nendlu yetikhali kuye ekoneni lelubondza.
20 Eceleni kwakhe Bharuki, umsa waZabhayi, wavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako, kusuka ekoneni kuye esangweni lendlu yemPhristi Lomkhulu Eliyashibi.
21 Eceleni kwakhe bekunguMeremothi, umsa wa-Uriya, umsa waHakhosi; yena wavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako, kusuka ekungeneni kwendlu ya-Eliyashibi, kuze kuyewufika ekugcineni kwayo.
22 Eceleni kwakhe baphristi bakuleyo ndzawo bavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako.
23 BoBhenjamini naHashubi bavusa luhlangotsi lolwalusembikwendlu yabo. Eceleni kwabo Azariya, umsa waMaseya, umsa wa-Ananiya, wavusa luhlangotsi lolwaluseceleni kwendlu yakhe.
24 Eceleni kwabo bekunguBinuwi, umsa waHenadadi, lowavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako kusukela endlini ya-Azariya kuze kuyewufika ejikeni lelubondza nasekoneni lalo.
25 Phalali, umsa wa-Uzayi, yena wasebenta macondzana nelijika kanye nembhoshongo lowawengeme sigodlo lesingenhla edvute nesibuya sabomahlalesangweni. Eceleni kwakhe kwaba nguPhedaya, umsa waPharoshi,
26 kwatsi tisebenti telithempeli letatihlala egcumeni i-Ofeli tona tavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako, kuze kuyewufika macondzana neliSango Lemanti kuya ngasemphumalanga kulombhoshongo lowawengeme sigodlo.
27 Eceleni kwaletisebenti telithempeli emadvodza aseThekhowa avusa lolunye luhlangotsi, kusuka kulombhoshongo lomkhulu logabancile kuya elubondzeni lolwalusedvute ne-Ofeli.
28 Licembu lebaphristi lavusa indzawo kusukela ngenhla kweliSango Lelihhashi, ngulowo nalowo wavusa lubondza lolwalusembikwendlu yakhe.
29 Eceleni kwebaphristi Sadoki, umsa wa-Imeri, naye wavusa lubondza macondzana nendlu yakhe. Eceleni kwakhe, Shemaya, umsa waShekhaniya, mahlalesangweni weliSango Langasemphumalanga, naye wavusetela lubondza.
30 Eceleni kwakhe, Hananiya, umsa waShelemiya, naHanuni, indvodzana yesitfupha yaSalafi, bavusa luhlangotsi lolulandzelako. Eceleni kwabo, Meshulamu, umsa waBherekhiya, naye wavusa lubondza lolwalusembikwakhe, macondzana nendlu yakhe.
31 Eceleni kwakhe Malkhiya, lekwakungulomunye wabochwephesha kutegolide, yena wavusa indzawo leyaze yayawufika endlini yetisebenti telithempeli kanye neyebahwebi macondzana neLisango Lekuhlola, kuze kuyewufika ekamelweni lelisetikwelikona.
32 Indzawo leyayisemkhatsini welikamelo lelalisetikwelikona neliSango Letimvu yavusetelwa bochwephesha kutegolide kanye nebahwebi.
1 Watsi kube eve Sanbalati kutsi tsine maJuda siyaluvusa lolubondza, watfukutsela wagaya tiboti. Wawahhalatisa emaJuda,
2 akhuluma embikwebangani bakhe nasembikwemabutfo aseSamariya, watsi: “Tentani letiyatsayatsa temaJuda? Tingaluvusa yini lolubondza lwato? Tiyawunikela yini ngemihlatjelo? Tingalucedza yini ngalanga linye? Lamatje lashile aba ngumlotsa tingawavusa yini aze abe yintfo lephilako?”
3 Thobiya, um-Amoni, labesedvute naye wakhuluma, watsi: “Lentfo labayakhako, ngisho nemphungutja nayingekhwela kuko, kungabhidlika lamatjana ako kube timvutfu!”
4 Ngathandaza ngatsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu wetfu, vani kutsi basiphukuta kanganani. Yenta lokusiphukuta kwabo kwehlele etinhloko tabo. Banikele babe yimphango eveni lekutfunjwa.
5 Ungacali ulimbonye licala labo, futsi ungatesuli tono tabo embikwakho, ngobe bajikijele labakhi ngetinhlamba emehlweni.”
6 Ngako sachubeka salwakha kabusha lolubondza, lwaze lwaphakama lwabasekhatsi nendzawo yebudze balo nase luphelele, ngobe bantfu babenenhlitiyo yekusebenta.
7 Kodvwa kwatsi boSanbalati, naThobiya, nema-Arabu, nema-Amoni kanye nemadvodza ase-Ashdodi kube beve kutsi lubondza lwaseJerusalema luvuswa kabusha nekutsi lomsebenti uchubeka ngemandla, sekuze kwavalwa ngisho netikhala, batfukutsela batselwa ngemanti.
8 Ngako bahlangana bonkhe ndzawonye, bakha luzungu lwekutsi bete batekulwa neJerusalema basuse lutfutfuva kuyo.
9 Kodvwa sathandaza kuNkulunkulu wetfu, ngenca yalolusongo sabeka bogadzi kutsi bagadze imini nebusuku.
10 Bantfu bakaJuda batsi: “Emandla alaba labakhako asayaphela, kantsi kusenemfuhlululu lenyenti kakhulu, singeke sikhone kuluvusa kabusha lolubondza.”
11 Netitsa tetfu taticabanga, titsi: “Batawutsi basengaketeleli futsi bangakasoli lutfo, basetfuke sesisetikwabo, sibabulale bonkhe, siwumise lomsebenti wabo.”
12 Noko lamaJuda labehlala emkhatsini wato asidvonsa ngendlebe kwaze kwaba kashumi basitjela kutsi letitsa tetfu tatenta emalungiselelo ekusihlasela.
13 Ngako ngemisa labanye bantfu bahlome ngetinkemba, nangetikhali, nangemicibisholo; ngabahlela ngekwemindeni yabo eceleni kwelubondza lusendvo ngelusendvo, konkhe lapho lubondza lwaluselufisha ngakhona.
14 Ngatsi nangibuka, ngabona kutsi bantfu bakhatsatekile, ngako ngakhuluma kubo, nakubaholi babo netindvuna tabo, ngatsi: “Ningatesabi letitsa tenu. Khumbulani kutsi Simakadze mkhulu kangakanani nekutsi futsi wesabeka kangakanani. Nine nje kufanele nilwe nivikele bantfu besive sakini, nebantfwabenu, nebafati benu kanye nemakhaya enu.”
15 Tatsi kube titsa tetfu tive kutsi sesiyalwati loluzungu lwato nekutsi Nkulunkulu uwacitsile emasu ato, sabuyela sonkhe elubondzeni, ngulowo nalowo wacondza emsebentini wakhe.
16 Kusukela ngalelo langa incenye yalamadvodza akami yayakha, bese kutsi lena lenye incenye ihlome ngetikhali, nangemahawu, nangebutjoki kanye nangetembatfo temphi. Baholi batihlela bona ngemuva kwaso sonkhe sive sakaJuda,
17 lesasakha lolubondza. Labo lababetfwala tintfo tekwakha babesebenta ngasinye sandla, bese kutsi ngalesi lesinye babambe tikhali tekulwa.
18 Ngulowo nalowo kulabakhi abesebenta abophele inkemba yakhe engculwini. Kodvwa lendvodza leyayishaya impalampala yayihlala edvute nami.
19 Ngakhuluma kulabaholi, nakuletindvuna, nakulabantfu, ngatsi: “Lomsebenti mkhulu futsi sewandzile, kantsi natsi sesikhweshelene kakhulu kulolubondza.
20 Nibotsi naniva kukhala kwempalampala, sonkhe sihlangane khona lapho. Nkulunkulu wetfu utasilwela.”
21 Ngako sachubeka nemsebenti, incenye yemadvodza ihlome tikhali, kusukela nakudzabuka kusa kuze kube ngunakuphelela kuhwalala.
22 Ngaphindze ngakhuluma kulabantfu, ngatsi: “Wonkhe umuntfu kanye nesisebenti sakakhe kufanele ahlale ngekhatsi eJerusalema ebusuku, khona batewuba bogadzi betfu ebusuku, emini babe tisebenti.”
23 Ngako mine nesive sakitsi, netisebenti takami, nemadvodza labegadzile sasingasakukhumuli kwekwembatsa. Ngulowo nalowo abehlala ahlome ngesikhali sakhe ngisho nome ayawunatsa emanti.
1 Kwabe sekuvuka sikhalo lesikhulu emadvodzeni nakubomkawo, bakhala kubomnakabo labangemaJuda.
2 Labanye bebatsi: “Tsine imindeni yetfu mikhulu kakhulu, sidzinga lokutinhlavu kuze sitekudla siphile.”
3 Labanye babekhuluma batsi: “Senta sibambiso ngemasimi etfu, nangetivini tetfu, nangetindlu tetfu, khona sitewutfola kudla ngesikhatsi sendlala.”
4 Noko labanye bakhonona batsi: “Sidzimate seboleka nemali, kuze sitewukhokha umtselo enkhosini, sitselele emasimi etfu netivini tetfu.
5 Nome sisive sinye nalabomnaketfu emaJuda kantsi futsi nebantfwabetfu kufanana nekutsi babo, kodvwa noko siphocelela lamadvodzana nemadvodzakati etfu kutsi abe tigcili. Lamanye emadvodzakati etfu asavele atsengisiwe aba tigcili, asinamandla, ngobe emasimi etfu netivini tetfu sesemukiwe.”
6 Ngatfukutsela ngabila, nangiva letikhalo tabo.
7 Ngazindla ngato engcondvweni yami, ngase ngisola labahlonishwa babo netindvuna tabo ngitsi: “Nibacindzetelelani labomnakenu?” Ngabita umhlangano lomkhulu wekucatulula lengcaki.
8 Ngakhuluma kubo, ngatsi: “Tsine setame ngawo onkhe emandla etfu kuhlenga labomnaketfu labangemaJuda lababetsengiswe kubetive; kodvwa nine nitsengisa labomnakenu, khona batekutsengiselwa tsine!” Baholi behluleka kutsi bangaphendvula batsini, ngako babindza.
9 Ngachubeka, ngatsi: “Loku lenikwentako kubi! Kufanele nesabe Nkulunkulu wetfu, khona ningetikunika betive labatitsa tetfu litfuba lekusihhalatisa.
10 Mine bantfu ngibakhululile kutsi beboleke kudla nemali lapha kimi, benta njalo nalabo lababangani bami kanye nalamadvodza lasebenta kimi. Sonkhe asingayibiti intalo!
11 Sheshani nibuyisele kubo emasimi abo, netivini tabo, netihlahla tabo tetitselo temincumo, netindlu tabo kanye nalentalo lenibabite yona, lekuyincenye yelikhulu yemali, neyekudla, neyeliwayini lelisha kanye neyemafutsa.”
12 Baholi baphendvula, batsi: “Sitakubuyisela, futsi kute lesitawuphindze sibabite kona ngetulu. Sitakwenta njengobe ushito.” Ngase ngibita baphristi, ngabafungisa labaholi netindvuna embikwabo kutsi basigcine lesifungo sabo labese basentile.
13 Ngesuka lapho ngakhumula libhande lelaliselukhalweni lwami ngalivitsita, ngitsi: “Shangatsi Nkulunkulu angamphatsa kanjena-ke wonkhe umuntfu longenakusigcina lesetsembiso sakhe. Shangatsi lowo muntfu angaphundleka adzimate asale angenalutfo!” Kuloko, lababekhona lapho bananatela, ngekutsi: “Amen!” badvumisa Simakadze. Bantfu benta njengobe babefungile.
14 Ngalesikhatsi seminyaka leli-12 ngingumbusi eveni lakaJuda, kusukela emnyakeni wema-20 wekubusa kwa-Athazeksesi kuye emnyakeni wema-32 wekubusa kwakhe, mine netihlobo tami asizange sikudle lokusabelo sami njengembusi.
15 Bonkhe babusi lababephetse ngembili kwami babengumtfwalo kubantfu, futsi babephocelela kutsi bantfu bakhiphe kudla neliwayini kanye netinhlavu tesiliva letingema-40 ngelilanga. Ngisho netisebenti tabo tatingumtfwalo kubantfu. Noko mine angikwentanga loko ngenca yekwesaba Nkulunkulu.
16 Esikhundleni saloko, ngatinikela mine emsebentini wekuvusa lubondza. Onkhe emadvodza akami abehlangana lapho kutakwenta umsebenti; tsine asizange sifunane nekutfola tindzawo.
17 Ngetulu kwaloko etafuleni lami ngangidla nemaJuda nebaholi bawo lababeli-150, kanye nebantfu lababeta baphuma kuletive letibomakhelwane.
18 Lilanga ngelilanga ngangihlatjelwa inkhabi yinye, netimvu telikhetselo letisitfupha, netinkhukhu letinyenti; bese njalo nje kanye ngemalanga lalishumi kukhishwe tinhlobonhlobo teliwayini lelinyenti. Nome kunjalo, angizange ngiphocelele muntfu kutsi ngabelwe kudla lokufanele umbusi, ngobe letibito tatingaba matima kakhulu kulabantfu.
19 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ube nesihawu kimi ngako konkhe lengikwentele lesive.
1 Kwase kufika livi kuboSanbalati, naThobiya, naGeshemu, um-Arabu, kanye nakuletinye titsa tetfu setivile kutsi ngase ngilwakhile lubondza kwavaleka yonkhe indzawo, noko ngangisengakatifaki tivalo emasangweni alo,
2 boSanbalati naGeshemu bangitfumelela umlayeto, batsi: “Wota sitewuhlangana nawe kulelinye lalamadolobha etsafeni lase-Ono.” Kodvwa lelo bekulicebo lekungenta silo sengubo.
3 Ngako ngatfumela titfunywa kubo nemphendvulo leyayitsi: “Ngibhekene nemsebenti lomkhulu lapha, ngingeke ngikhone kwehla. Lomsebenti utawuyekelelwani, ngesikhatsi ngehla ngita lapho kini?”
4 Bangitfumelela lomlayeto emahlandla lamane, nami ngangiloku ngibaphendvula ngayona leyo mphendvulo.
5 Sanbalati watfumela lesinye setisebenti takhe, saletsa umlayeto wesihlanu ubhalwe encwadzini leyayingakavalwa,
6 utsi: “Geshemu ungitjele watsi kunemahemuhemu lasandzile kuletive letibomakhelwane kutsi wena kanye nemaJuda nitilungiselela kuvukela umbuso, nguko nje sewulwakha kabusha lolubondza. Ngetulu kwaloko lamahemuhemu atsi wena sewucondze kutibeka inkhosi,
7 nekutsi sewubeke ngisho nebaphrofethi kutsi batewumemetela eJerusalema kutsi wena sewuyinkhosi kaJuda. Nakanjani loko kutawufika etindlebeni tenkhosi, ngako ngincoma kuwe kutsi ute sitewuhlolisana ngaloko sindzawonye.”
8 Mine ngamtfumelela imphendvulo leyayitsi: “Kute intfo lenjalo leyentekako lapha; uyatisusela nje.”
9 Bonkhe babetama kusesabisa bacabanga batsi: “Tandla tabo titawuba butsakatsaka tingabe tisasebenta, lomsebenti ungabe usaphela.” Kodvwa ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu, cinisa tandla tami.”
10 Ngalelinye lilanga ngahamba ngaya endlini kaShemaya, umsa waDelaya, umsa waMehethabeli, labevalelwe ekhaya kakhe. Wakhuluma kimi watsi: “Asihlanganele endlini yaNkulunkulu ekhatsi ethempelini, sitivalele ekhatsi, ngobe kukhona emadvodza letako atekubulala ebusuku. Angefika nome ngunini kulobusuku atekubulala.”
11 Kodvwa ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Indvodza lenjengami ingabaleka yini iyewubhaca? Empeleni umuntfu lofanana nami angabaleka yini, abalekele kufa ayewubhaca ethempelini? Ngingeke ngiye!”
12 Ngavele ngabona kutsi abengakatfunywa nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa abephrofetha emelene nami, ngobe abesatsengwe boThobiya naSanbalati.
13 Abetsengelwe kutsi angesabise, khona ngitekwenta sono ngaloko, kuze phela ngitewuhlambalateka bese ngiyahlazeka.
14 Ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, khumbula boThobiya naSanbalati ngenca yaloko labakwentile; ukhumbule nalomphrofethikati Nohadiya, kanye nalabanye babetama kungesabisa.”
15 Lubondza lwaphela kwakhiwa ngelilanga lema-25 enyangeni ya-Eluli, emvakwemalanga langema-52.
16 Tatsi kube tonkhe titsa tetfu tive ngaloko, tonkhe tive letibomakhelwane takubona, letitsa tetfu tesaba tase tiyajabha, ngobe tabona kutsi lomsebenti siwente ngekusitwa nguNkulunkulu wetfu.
17 Kuwo lawo malanga baholi bemaJuda babesolomane babhalelana naThobiya bamsekela naye abaphendvule.
18 Bantfu labanyenti lapha kaJuda babefungele kumsekela, ngobe abengumkhwenyana waShekhaniya, umsa wa-Ara, nendvodzana yakhe Jehohanani yayitsetse indvodzakati yaMeshulamu, umsa waBherekhiya.
19 Ngetulu kwaloko, babechubeka nekungibikela imisebenti yakhe lemihle, baphindze bamtjele loko nami lengikushoko. Thobiya yena abetfumela tincwadzi tekungesabisa.
1 Lwatsi kube lubondza lwakhiwe luphele, netivalo sengitifakile etindzaweni tato, kwabe sekubekwa bomahlalesangweni, nebahlabeli kanye nemaLevi.
2 Ngabeka umnaketfu Hanani kutsi engamele iJerusalema abambisane naHananiya, indvuna yenqaba, ngobe Hananiya abeyindvodza leyayetsembekile yesaba Nkulunkulu kwendlula emadvodza lamanyenti.
3 Ngabatjela ngatsi: “Emasango aseJerusalema kufanele angavulwa lilanga lingakaphakami. Ngesikhatsi bomahlalesangweni basesemsebentini, lamasango babowavala bawaveletele. Kantsi futsi kufanele nibeke letinye takhamiti taseJerusalema kutsi tibe bomahlalesangweni, labanye bacize etindzaweni letitsite, labanye bacize eceleni kwetindlu tabo.”
4 Lidolobha laseJerusalema lalilikhulu linendzawo lebanti; kodvwa lalinebantfu labambalwa ngekhatsi kwalo, netindlu tatisengakakhiwa kabusha.
5 Ngako Nkulunkulu wami wakufaka enhlitiyweni yami kutsi ngihlanganise baholi, netiphatsimandla kanye neluntfu lonkhe kutsi kutewubhaliswa ngemindeni. Ngatfola tincwadzi lekwakubhalwe kuto imindeni yalabo bebafike kwekucala. Naku-ke lengakutfola kubhalwe kuto:
6 Laba bantfu lababetfunjwe nguNebukhadnezari, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, labancandzeka babuyela eJerusalema nakaJuda, ngulowo nalowo edolobheni lakubo,
7 beta bahamba naZerubhabheli, naJeshuwa, naNehemiya, na-Azariya, naRamiya, naNahamani, naModekhayi, naBilshani, naMisperethi, naBikvayi, naNehumi, naBhana. Luhla lwemadvodza aka-Israyeli bekungulawa:
8 Titukulwane takaPharoshi tatiti-2 172,
9 titukulwane takaShefathiya tatingema-372,
10 titukulwane taka-Ara tatingema-652,
11 titukulwane takaPhahathi Mowabi, ngeluhlanga lwaJeshuwa naJowabe, tatiti-2 818,
12 titukulwane taka-Elamu tatiyi-1 254,
13 titukulwane takaZathu tatingema-845,
14 titukulwane takaZakhayi tatingema-760,
15 titukulwane takaBinuwi tatingema-648,
16 titukulwane takaBebayi tatingema-628,
17 titukulwane taka-Azgadi tatiti-2 322,
18 titukulwane taka-Adonikamu tatingema-667,
19 titukulwane takaBikvayi tatiti-2 067,
20 titukulwane taka-Adini tatingema-655,
21 titukulwane taka-Ateri, ngaHezekiya, tatingema-98,
22 titukulwane takaHashumi tatingema-328,
23 titukulwane takaBhezayi tatingema-324,
24 titukulwane takaHarifi tatili-112,
25 titukulwane takaGibeyoni tatingema-95.
26 Emadvodza labewekudzabuka eBhetlehema kanye newaseNethofa abeli-188.
27 Emadvodza ase-Anathothi abeli-128,
28 emadvodza aseBhethi Azmavethi abengema-42,
29 emadvodza aseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, naseKhefira, naseBherothi ebengema-743,
30 emadvodza aseRama naseGeba abengema-621,
31 emadvodza aseMikmashi abeli-122,
32 emadvodza aseBetheli nase-Ayi abeli-123,
33 emadvodza aseNebo lenye abengema-52,
34 emadvodza ase-Elamu lenye abeyi-1 254,
35 emadvodza aseHarimi abengema-320,
36 emadvodza aseJerikho abengema-345,
37 emadvodza aseLodi, naseHadidi, nase-Ono abengema-721,
38 emadvodza aseSena abeti-3 930.
39 Baphristi bona: bekutitukulwane takaJedaya, ngemndeni waJeshuwa, tatingema-973,
40 titukulwane taka-Imeri tatiyi-1 052,
41 titukulwane takaPhashuri tatiyi-1 247,
42 titukulwane takaHarimi tatiyi-1 017.
43 EmaLevi wona: bekutitukulwane takaJeshuwa netakaKhadmiyeli, ngeluhlanga lwakaHodaviya, tatingema-74.
44 Bahlabeli bona: lababetitukulwane taka-Asafa babeli-148.
45 Bomahlalesangweni bona: bekutitukulwane takaShalumi, netaka-Ateri, netakaThalmoni, netaka-Akhubi, netakaHatita, netakaShobayi, babeli-138, sebabonkhe.
46 Tisebenti telithempeli tona: bekutitukulwane takaSiha, netakaHasufa, netakaThabhayothi,
47 netakaKherosi, netakaSiya, netakaPhadoni,
48 netakaLebana, netakaHagabha, netakaShalmayi,
49 netakaHanana, netakaGideli, netakaGahari,
50 netakaReyaya, netakaResini, netakaNekoda,
51 netakaGazamu, netaka-Uza, netakaPhaseya,
52 netakaBhesayi, netakaMeyunimu, netakaNefusimu,
53 netakaBakbuki; netakaHakufa, netakaHahuri,
54 netakaBasluthi, netakaMehida, netakaHasha,
55 netakaBhakosi, netakaSisera, netakaThema,
56 netakaNesiya kanye netakaHatifa.
57 Titukulwane tetisebenti takaSolomoni tona: bekutitukulwane takaSothayi, netakaSofereti, netakaPheruda,
58 netakaJala, netakaDakhoni, netakaGideli,
59 netakaShefathiya, netakaHathili, netakaPhokerethi Sebayimi kanye netaka-Amoni.
60 Tisebenti telithempeli kanye netitukulwane tetisebenti takaSolomoni betingema-392.
61 Laba labalandzelako babephuma emadolobheni aseTheli Mela, naseTheli Hasha, naseKherubi, nase-Adoni, nase-Imeri, kodvwa noko abazange bakhona kuchaza kutsi imindeni yabo yayiyekudzabuka ka-Israyeli yini:
62 Titukulwane takaDelaya, netakaThobiya kanye netakaNekoda tatingema-642.
63 Kulaba labanye baphristi: bekutitukulwane takaHabaya, netakaHakhosi kanye netakaBhazilayi, indvodza leyayitsetse indvodzakati yaBhazilayi wakaGileyadi, wase ubitwa ngelibito lakhe.
64 Laba bafunisisa imilandvo lebhaliwe yemindeni yabo, kodvwa abazange bayitfole; ngaleso sizatfu abazange babalwe kanye nebaphristi, batsatfwa ngekutsi bangcolile ngekwemtsetfo.
65 Ngako-ke umbusi wabayala kutsi bangadli nome kunye kwalokudla lokwakungcwele, kuze kube nemphristi wekukhonta nge-Urimu neThumimu.
66 Sebabonkhe labancandzeka babeti-42 360,
67 ngaphandle kwetisebenti tabo letidvuna naletisikati letatiti-7 337; ngetulu kwabo bekunebahlabeli labadvuna nalabasikati labangema-245.
68 Babenemahhashi langema-736, neminyuzi lengema-245,
69 nemakamela langema-435, kanye netimbongolo letiti-6 720.
70 Labanye baholi bemindeni bafaka sandla emsebentini. Umbusi naye wanikela ngegolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba siphohlongo, nangetitja letatingema-50 kanye nangetingubo tebaphristi letatingema-530.
71 Labanye baholi bemindeni banikela ngegolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba li-168, nangesiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba yi-1 250.
72 Sekukonkhe lokwanikelwa ngulaba labanye bantfu kwaba yigolide leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba li-168, nesiliva leyayingemakhilogremu labengaba yinkhulungwane kanye netingubo tebuphristi letatingema-67.
73 Baphristi, nemaLevi, nabomahlalesangweni, nebahlabeli, netisebenti telithempeli, nalabanye bantfu kanye nema-Israyeli lamanye avele acaba ahlala emadolobheni awo.
1 Ngenyanga yesikhombisa onkhe ema-Israyeli abesatintile emadolobheni awo. Bonkhe bantfu bahlangana ndzawonye baba ngumuntfu munye eJerusalema enkhundleni lesembikweliSango Lemanti. Batjela Ezra, ingcweti yetemtsetfo, kutsi akaletse incwadzi yemtsetfo waSimakadze, labewunike sive sema-Israyeli ngaMosi.
2 Kwatsi ngelilanga lekucala enyangeni yesikhombisa Ezra, umphristi, wabeka umtsetfo embikwawo wonkhe umhlangano, lapho kwakunemadvodza nebafati khona kanye nabo bonkhe lababekhona kuwucondzisisa.
3 Wabafundzela wona kusukela ekuseni kuseluvivi, kwaze kwaba ngusemini, abeme abheke kulenkhundla lesembikweliSango Lemanti, lapho kwakubutsene khona emadvodza nebafati kanye nabo bonkhe lababenekuwucondza. Bonkhe bantfu balalelisisa nakufundvwa lencwadzi yemtsetfo.
4 Ezra, ingcweti yetemtsetfo, bekeme endzaweni lephakeme leyayakhiwe ngemapulango, yakhelwe wona lowo msebenti. Eceleni kwakhe ngasesandleni sekudla bekume boMathithiya, naShema, na-Anaya, na-Uriya, naHilkiya kanye naMaseya; ngasesandleni sakhe sesancele bekume boPhedaya, naMishayeli, naMalkhiya, naHashumi, naHashabadana, naZakhariya kanye naMeshulamu.
5 Ezra wayivula lencwadzi. Bonkhe bantfu babembona, ngobe abeme endzaweni lephakeme kunabo. Watsi nakayivula nje lencwadzi, bonkhe bantfu basukuma bema ngetinyawo.
6 Ezra wadvumisa Simakadze, Nkulunkulu lomkhulu kakhulu. Bonkhe bantfu baphakamisa tandla tabo bananatela yena batsi: “Amen! Amen!” Baguca phansi bakhotsama Simakadze babhekise buso phansi.
7 Basukuma lapho bema etindzaweni tabo, kwase kutsi lamaLevi lalandzelako abachazela umtsetfo: boJeshuwa, naBani, naSherebiya, naJamini, na-Akhubi, naShabhethayi, naHodiya, naMaseya, naKhelita, na-Azariya, naJozabadi, naHanana kanye naPhelaya.
8 Bafundza incwadzi yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu, bawucacisa kahle. Babechazela sive inshokutsini yawo, kuze kutsi sonkhe sive sicondzisise kahle kutsi kukhulunywa ngani.
9 Batsi kube bantfu beve ngaloko lokwakufunwa ngumtsetfo, batsintseka badzimate bakhala. Ngako boNehemiya, umbusi, na-Ezra, labengumphristi nengcweti yetemtsetfo, kanye nemaLevi labenguwona achaza lomtsetfo, bakhuluma kulabantfu bonkhe, batsi: “Lelilanga lalamuhla lingcwele kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wenu, ngako akukafaneli kutsi nilibale kukhala nidzindze sililo.”
10 Nehemiya wakhuluma esiveni, watsi: “Hambani niye emakhaya enu niyekudla kudla kwelikhetselo netinatfo letimnandzi, niphe nalabo labangenalutfo. Leli lilanga lelingcwele kuSimakadze wetfu. Ningakhatsateki, ngobe injabulo yenu levela kuSimakadze ingemandla enu.”
11 EmaLevi abindzisa bonkhe bantfu, atsi: “Thulani, ngobe leli lilanga lelingcwele. Ningakhatsateki.”
12 Ngako bonkhe bantfu bahamba badla banatsa ngekujabula, bapha nalabanye kudla, ngobe bese bawacondzisisa kahle lawo mavi lababechazelwe wona.
13 Ngelilanga lesibili kuleyo nyanga baholi bayo yonkhe imindeni, nebaphristi kanye nemaLevi babutsanela ku-Ezra, labeyingcweti yetemtsetfo, kuze batewufundza kahle timiso talomtsetfo.
14 Bakhandza kubhaliwe emtsetfweni Simakadze labeyale ngawo ema-Israyeli ngaMosi kutsi afanele ahlale emadlangaleni ngesikhatsi semkhosi wenyanga yesikhombisa,
15 nekutsi lelivi kufanele balisakate balimemetele kuwo onkhe emadolobha abo naseJerusalema, batsi: “Hambani, niye eveni letintsaba niyewugawula khona emagala etihlahla temncumo kanye newemncumo wesiganga, newabomabovana, newemasundvu kanye newetihlahla temtfunti nitekwenta emadlangala,” njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni.
16 Ngako bantfu baphuma bahamba bayawugawula emagala, babuya nawo batawutakhela emadlangala etikwetindlu tabo, nasemabaleni abo, nasetibuyeni tendlu yaNkulunkulu, nasetinkhundleni letatingaseSangweni Lemanti kanye nangaseSangweni laka-Efrayimu.
17 Bonkhe bantfu labebabuya ekutfunjweni batakhela emadlangala, bahlala kuwo. Kusukela esikhatsini saJoshuwa, umsa waNuni, kwaze kwaba ngulelo langa babengazange bawugubhe lowo mkhosi ngaleyo ndlela labawugubha ngayo. Kujabula kwabo kwaba kukhulu kakhulu.
18 Lilanga ngelilanga kusukela kulekucala kwaze kwaba kulekugcina, Ezra abebafundzela kulencwadzi yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu. Lomkhosi bawugubha emalanga lasikhombisa, kwatsi ngelilanga lesiphohlongo bahlangana ndzawonye, njengobe kwakusho lomtsetfo.
1 Kwatsi ngelilanga lema-24 kuleyo nyanga ema-Israyeli ahlangana ndzawonye, azila, embatsa emasaka, atitsela ngelutfuli etinhloko, akhalela tono tawo.
2 Labo bebangema-Israyeli ekutalwa batehlukanisa kubo bonkhe betive. Bema ngetindzawo tabo, bavuma tono tabo nekonakala kwabokhokho babo.
3 Bema lapho babekhona khona, bafundza incwadzi yemtsetfo waSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo sikhatsi lesaba yincenye yesine yelilanga, kwatsi ngalenye incenye yelilanga bavuma tono tabo, bakhonta Simakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
4 Bekunendzawo leyayakhiwe ngemapulango, itsite kuphakama lapha embikwabo lapho bekunemaLevi khona: boJeshuwa, naBani, neKhadmiyeli, naShebaniya, naBuni, naSherebiya, naBani kanye naKhenani. Bona babethandaza baphakamise emaphimbo abo kuSimakadze Nkulunkulu wabo.
5 LamaLevi lekwakuboJeshuwa, naKhadmiyeli, naBani, naHashabneya, naSherebiya, naHodiya, naShebaniya kanye naPhethahiya bakhuluma batsi: “Sukumani nidvumise Simakadze Nkulunkulu wenu kusukela phakadze kuze kube nguphakadze. Alidvunyiswe Libito lakhe lelikhatimulako, Libito lelaphakanyiswa laba ngetulu kwato tonkhe tindvumiso netibongo.”
6 Bakhuleka batsi: “Wena Simakadze, nguwe wedvwa longuSimakadze. Wena wadala emazulu, ngisho nemazulu laphakeme kakhulu, kanye nato tigidzigidzi tetinkhanyeti, nemhlaba kanye nako konkhe lokukuwo, tilwandle kanye nako konkhe lokukuto. Wena ukugcina konkhe lokuphilako, netigidzigidzi tasezulwini tikhonta wena.
7 “Wena unguSimakadze Nkulunkulu, lowakhetsa Abrama, wamkhipha e-Uri yemaKhaledi, wametsa libito watsi ngu-Abrahama.
8 Wakhandza kutsi inhlitiyo yakhe yetsembekile kuwe, wase wenta sivumelwane naye kutsi lelo live uyawuliniketa titukulwane takhe, live lemaKhenani, nemaHethi, nema-Amori, nemaPheresi, nemaJebhusi kanye nemaGirigashi. Usigcinile setsembiso sakho, ngobe wena ulungile.
9 “Wakubona kuhlupheka kwabokhokho betfu eGibhithe; wakuva kukhala kwabo eLwandle Lolubovu.
10 Watfumela tibonakaliso letimangalisako netimanga, wamelana naFaro, nato tonkhe tiphatsimandla takhe, nabo bonkhe bantfu baseveni lakhe, ngobe wena wawati kutsi emaGibhithe abebaphetse kabuhlungu kangakanani. Watentela ligama emhlabeni, lelisolo lahlala kuze kube ngulamuhla.
11 Wehlukanisa lwandle embikwabo, kuze kutsi bewele emhlabatsini lowomile, kodvwa labo bebabacosha ngemuva wabajikijela ekujuleni kwelwandle njengelitje naligcumkiselwa emantini lanemandla.
12 Emini wawubahola ngensika yelifu, kutsi ebusuku ubahole ngensika yemlilo leyayibakhanyisela indlela lekwakufanele bahambe ngayo.
13 “Wehlela eNtsabeni iSinayi; wakhuluma kubo usezulwini. Wabanika timfundziso nemitsetfo lelungile nalefanele, kanye netimiso nemiyalo lemihle.
14 Wabatisa liSabatha lakho lelingcwele, wabanika imiyalo, netimiso kanye nemitsetfo ngenceku yakho Mosi.
15 Ekulambeni kwabo wabapha sinkhwa lesasichamuka ezulwini, kwatsi ekomeni kwabo wabanatsisa emanti labephuma edvwaleni. Wabatjela kutsi abangene badle lelive, lewawufunge ngalo ngekuphakamisa sandla sakho kutsi uyakubapha lona.
16 “Kodvwa bona bokhokho betfu bakudvwalela, baba netinhloko letilukhuni, bangete bayilalela imiyalo yakho.
17 Bala kulalela, abazange bakhumbule timangaliso lewawutentile kubo. Bahlubuka baba netinhloko letilukhuni, baze ngekutiphakamisa kwabo batikhetsela umholi wabo labetabahola ababuyisele ebugcilini babo. Kodvwa wena unguNkulunkulu lotsetselelako, nalonemusa, nesihawu, lowephutako kutfukutsela ugcwele lutsandvo. Ngako awuzange ubalahle,
18 kwala nome sebatibumbele sitfombe selitfole baze batsi: ‘Lona ngunkulunkulu wenu lowanikhipha eGibhithe,’ kwala nome sebakuhlambalate ngalokwesabekako lokubi kangakanani.
19 “Noko ngenca yesihawu sakho lesikhulu awuzange ubashiye bodvwa ehlane. Emini insika yelifu ayizange iyekele kubahola endleleni yabo, kanjalo nasebusuku insika yemlilo ayizange iyekele kubakhanyisela indlela lababefanele bahambe ngayo.
20 Wabanika Moya wakho lolungile kutsi abafundzise. Awuzange uyigodle imana yakho emilonyeni yabo, wabanatsisa emanti, nase bomile.
21 Wabagcina ngekubasekela iminyaka lengema-40 ngesikhatsi basesehlane; abazange beswele lutfo, timphahla tabo atizange tiguge, kantsi netinyawo tabo atizange tivuvuke.
22 “Wabapha imibuso netive, wababela ngisho nemave lakhashane asemikhawulweni. Badla live laSihoni, inkhosi yaseHeshboni, nelive laka-Ogi, inkhosi yaseBhashani.
23 Wandzisa emadvodzana abo aba manyenti, aba ngangetinkhanyeti tesibhakabhaka, wabaletsa eveni lowatjela boyise kutsi babongena kulo balidle.
24 Nembala emadvodzana abo angena kulo alidla. EmaKhenani labehlala kulelive wawancoba embikwabo babuka. EmaKhenani wawanikela etandleni tabo, wawanikela kanye nemakhosi awo kanye netive takulelo live kutsi batibonele bona kutsi bangentani ngabo.
25 Batfumba emadolobha labetinqaba, nemhlabatsi lovundzile, badla tindlu letatigcwele tonkhe tinhlobo tetintfo letinhle, nemitfombo leyase imbiwe, netivini, netihlahla temincumo kanye netihlahla tetitselo letinyenti. Badla besutsa, bondleka kahle, batitika ngekulunga kwakho lokukhulu.
26 “Kodvwa abazange bakulalele, esikhundleni saloko bakuhlubuka, umtsetfo wakho bawufulatsela. Babulala baphrofethi bakho labebabayala kutsi babuyele kuwe; benta tinhlamba letesabeka kabi kakhulu.
27 Ngako wabanikela etandleni tetitsa tabo letabacindzetela. Kodvwa batsi nase bacindzetelekile, bakhala kuwe. Watsi usezulwini lakho wabeva, ngesihawu sakho lesikhulu wabatfumelela bakhululi lababalamulela babasindzisa esandleni setitsa tabo.
28 “Kodvwa batsi kube batfole kuphumula, baphindze benta lokubi emehlweni akho. Ngako wase ubayekelela esandleni setitsa tabo letababusa. Batsi nabaphindza bakhala kuwe, wabeva ngesihawu sakho usezulwini, wawubese uyabakhulula njalo nje tikhatsi ngetikhatsi.
29 “Wabeluleka kutsi ababuyele emtsetfweni wakho, kodvwa bona bakudvwalela, bangete bayihlonipha imiyalo yakho. Bona ngekuphambana netimiso takho lekufanele umuntfu aphile ngato nangabe atihlonipha. Bakufulatsela ngenkhani, baba netinhlitiyo letilukhuni, bala kulalela wena.
30 Wababeketelela iminyaka leminyenti. Wabekhuta ngaMoya wakho ngekusebentisa baphrofethi bakho. Kodvwa noko abazange bakunake loko, ngako wabanikela esandleni setive letatibomakhelwane babo.
31 Kodvwa ngemusa wakho lomkhulu awuzange ubacedze, futsi awubalahlanga, ngobe wena unguNkulunkulu lonemusa nesihawu.
32 “Ngako-ke manje, Nkulunkulu wetfu, lomkhulu kakhulu, nalonemandla, Nkulunkulu lowesabekako, yebo, wena logcina sivumelwane sakho selutsandvo, ungabenti bulukhuni bube yintfo lencane emehlweni akho, bona lobumatima lobehlele etikwetfu, nasemakhosini etfu, nakubaholi betfu, nasetikwebaphristi, nasetikwebaphrofethi, nasetikwabobabe betfu, nakuso sonkhe sive sakho, kusukela etinsukwini temakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube ngulamuhla.
33 Kuko konkhe loko lokusehlele wena bewusolo ulungile wenta tintfo ngekwetsembeka, lite nome tsine besenta lokubi.
34 Emakhosi etfu, nebaholi betfu, nebaphristi betfu kanye nabobabe betfu abazange bawulandzele umtsetfo wakho; abazange bayinake imiyalo yakho kanye neteluleko takho lowabanika tona.
35 Batsi basesebukhosini babo, basatijabulisa ngebumnandzi bekulunga kwakho lokukhulu kubo kulelive lelibanti nalelivundzile lowabapha lona, abazange bakukhonte, futsi abazange baphendvuke etonweni tabo letimbi.
36 “Kodvwa asewubuke, lamuhla sesitigcili, sitigcili eveni lowalipha bobabemkhulu kuze batekudla titselo naletinye tintfo letimnandzi letiphuma kulelive.
37 Ngenca yetono tetfu, sivuno salo lesinyenti sesiya emakhosini lose usibekele wona. Lamakhosi abusa etikwetfu kanye nasetikwetinkhomo tetfu njengobe atsandza. Tsine siselusizini lolukhulu.”
38 “Ngetulu kwako konkhe loku, sesitibopha ngesivumelwane lesitakubhalwa phansi, kutawutsi baholi betfu, nemaLevi etfu kanye nebaphristi betfu basisayine ngekufaka tigcivito tabo kuso.”
1 Labo labasisayina lesivumelwane bekuboNehemiya, umbusi, indvodzana yaHakaliya, naSedekiya,
2 naSeraya, na-Azariya, naJeremiya,
3 naPhashuri, na-Amariya, naMalkhiya,
4 naHathushi, naShebaniya, naMaluki,
5 naHarimi, naMeremothi, na-Obadiya,
6 naDanyela, naGinethoni, naBharuki,
7 naMeshulamu, na-Abiya, naMijamini,
8 naMaziya, naBilgayi, naShemaya. Laba-ke bekungubona baphristi.
9 EmaLevi bekuboJeshuwa, umsa wa-Azaniya, naBinuwi, lomunye wemadvodzana aHenadadi, naKhadmiyeli,
10 nabomnakabo boShebaniya, naHodiya, naKhelita, naPhelaya, naHanana,
11 naMikha, naRehobi, naHashabiya,
12 naZakhuri, naSherebiya, naShebaniya,
13 naHodiya, naBani kanye naBeninu.
14 Baholi besive bekuboPharoshi, naPhahathi Mowabi, na-Elamu, naZathu, naBani,
15 naBuni, na-Azgadi, naBebayi,
16 na-Adoniya, naBikvayi, na-Adini,
17 na-Ateri, naHezekiya, na-Azuri,
18 naHodiya, naHashumi, naBhezayi,
19 naHarifi, na-Anathothi, naNebayi,
20 naMagphiyashi, naMeshulamu, naHeziri,
21 naMeshezabeli, naSadoki, naJaduya,
22 naPhelatiya, naHanana, na-Anaya,
23 naHosheya, naHananiya, naHashubi,
24 naHaloheshi, naPhilha, naShobeki,
25 naRehumi, naHashabna, naMaseya,
26 na-Ahiya, naHanana, na-Anana,
27 naMaluki, naHarimi, naBhana.
28 Labanye-ke bantfu balesive bekubaphristi nemaLevi, nabomahlalesangweni, nebahlabeli, netisebenti tasethempelini, nabo bonkhe lababetehlukanisile ngenca yemtsetfo waNkulunkulu kuletive letatakhelene nabo, bakanye nebafati babo, nawo onkhe emadvodzana nemadvodzakati abo, lawo labesakwati kwehlukanisa kahle tintfo,
29 bonkhe-ke labo bahlanganyela nabomnakabo nebahlonishwa babo, batibopha ngesicalekiso nangesifungo kutsi batawulandzela kahle umtsetfo waNkulunkulu labanika wona ngaMosi, inceku yaNkulunkulu, kuyilalela yonkhe imiyalo nemihambo kanye netimiso taSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wabo.
30 Betsembisa batsi: “Siyetsembisa kutsi singeke siphindze siwendzise emadvodzakati etfu kuletive lesakhelene nato, ngisho nemajaha etfu ngeke sivume kutsi atsatse bafati kuletive lesakhelene nato.
31 “Ngesikhatsi labantfu lesakhelene nabo nabeta netintfo tabo tekutsengiswa nome emabele nemimbila yabo ngemaSabatha batsi batesitsengisela, ngeke sitsenge lutfo lwabo ngeliSabatha, ngisho nangalelinye nje lilanga lelingcwele. “Njalo nje ngemnyaka wesikhombisa singeke siwulime umhlaba, futsi siyawucisha tonkhe tikwelede.
32 “Siyawuvuma umtfwalo wekwenta yonkhe imiyalo sikhiphe emagremu langaba mane esiliva yonkhe iminyaka umuntfu amunye, sentele kuhlangabetana nato tonkhe tindleko tasendlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu:
33 tesinkhwa sekubekwa etafuleni, netemnikelo wafutsi walokutinhlavu kanye neteminikelo yekushiswa ngemlilo, neteminikelo yemaSabatha, neyemikhosi yekwetfwasa kwenyanga, netemikhosi leyemiswa, neteminikelo lengcwele neteminikelo yetono yekwenta kubuyisana kwema-Israyeli naNkulunkulu, netayo yonkhe nje imisebenti yasendlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
34 “Tsine-ke baphristi nemaLevi kanye nesive sente inkatho kuze sitewubona kutsi indlu ngayinye ingawuletsa nini umnikelo endlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu ngetikhatsi letimisiwe emnyakeni, lekungumnikelo wetinkhuni tekubaswa elatini lelisendlini yaSimakadze longuNkulunkulu wetfu, njengobe kubhaliwe emtsetfweni.
35 “Siyawuvuma futsi nemtfwalo wekwenta inkonzo yekuletsa tonkhe titselo tekucala endlini yaSimakadze tato tonkhe tilimo tetfu netitselo tetfu ngayo yonkhe iminyaka.
36 “Njengobe kubhaliwe futsi emtsetfweni, sitawuletsa ematubulo etfu labafana, newetinkhomo tetfu, newemihlambi yetfu, newetifuyo tetfu, endlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu, kulabo baphristi labayawube bakhonta ngaleso sikhatsi.
37 “Ngetulu kwaloko sitawuletsa etingungwini tendlu yaNkulunkulu wetfu, kubaphristi kwekucala kwalokusampuphu yetfu, nekwalokutinhlavu lokungumnikelo, nekwetitselo tato tonkhe tihlahla tetfu tetitselo, nekweliwayini lelisha nemafutsa. “Sitawuletsa nekwelishumi kwetivuno tetfu kumaLevi, ngobe ngemaLevi lagcogca kwelishumi kuwo onkhe emadolobha, lapho sisebentela khona.
38 Umphristi loyintalelwane ya-Aroni uyawuphekeletela emaLevi ngesikhatsi agcogca kwelishumi. EmaLevi kufanele nawo aletse kwelishumi kuko konkhe lokukwelishumi akuletse endlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu, etingungwini tasendlini yengcebo.
39 Sive sema-Israyeli ngisho nemaLevi, cobo lwawo, kufanele aletse umnikelo wawo walokutinhlavu, neweliwayini lelisha, newemafutsa etingungwini, lapho kuhlala khona timphahla letingcwele tasendlini lengcwelengcwele, lapho kuhlala khona baphristi labakhontako, nabomahlalesangweni, nebahlabeli. “Ngeke sesiyilahle indlu yaNkulunkulu wetfu.”
1 Baholi besive bakha eJerusalema, kwatsi laba labanye nje besive base benta inkatho kutsi bakhetse munye kulabo nalabo labalishumi kutsi ayewuhlala eJerusalema, lidolobha lelingcwele, bese kutsi laba labanye labayimfica babuyele emadolobheni akubo.
2 Bantfu bawadvumisa onkhe emadvodza latinikela kutsi ayewuhlala eJerusalema.
3 Laba-ke baholi betifundza labefika bakha eJerusalema; labanye bekungema-Israyeli, nebaphristi, nemaLevi, netisebenti tasethempelini, nebatukulu betisebenti taSolomoni labebahlala emadolobheni akaJuda, nguloyo atihlalela endzaweni yakakhe emadolobheni lehlukene,
4 kantsi laba labanye lababephuma kaJuda nakaBhenjamini babehlala eJerusalema: Esitukulwaneni sakaJuda bekubo-Athaya, umsa wa-Uziya, umsa waZakhariya, umsa wa-Amariya, umsa waShefathiya, umsa waMahalaleli, umtukulu waPheresi,
5 naMaseya, umsa waBharuki, umsa waKholi Hoze, umsa waHazaya, umsa wa-Adaya, umsa waJoyaribi, umsa waZakhariya, umtukulu waShela.
6 Titukulwane takaPheresi lebetihlala eJerusalema tatingema-468, emadvodza lanemandla.
7 Esitukulwaneni sakaBhenjamini bekunguSalu, umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waJowedi, umsa waPhedaya, umsa waKholaya, umsa waMaseya, umsa wa-Ithiyeli, umsa waJeshaya,
8 kanye nebalandzeli bakhe, boGabhayi, naSalayi, emadvodza langema-928.
9 Joweli, umsa waZikhri, abeyindvuna yabo lenkhulu, Juda, umsa waHasenuwa, abengamele Sifundza Sesibili salelidolobha.
10 Kubaphristi bekuboJedaya, umsawaJoyaribi, naJakhini,
11 naSeraya, umsa waHilkiya, umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waSadoki, umsa waMerayothi, umsa wa-Ahitubi, labengumengameli wasendlini yaNkulunkulu,
12 nabomnakabo labahlanganyela nabo emsebentini wasethempelini, emadvodza labengema-822, nabo-Adaya, umsa waJerohamu, umsa waPhelaliya, umsa wa-Amsi, umsa waZakhariya, umsa waPhashuri, umsa waMalkhiya,
13 nabomnakabo lababetinhloko temindeni yabo, emadvodza langema-242, na-Amashisayi, umsa wa-Azareli, umsa wa-Ahazayi, umsa waMeshilemothi, umsa wa-Imeri,
14 nabomnakabo lababetingwazi letatinesibindzi tili-128. Indvuna yato bekunguZabdiyeli, umsa waHagedolimu.
15 KumaLevi bekuboShemaya, umsa waHashubi, umsa wa-Azrikamu, umsa waHashabiya, umsa waBuni,
16 naShabhethayi, naJozabadi, lababengubona batinhloko temaLevi labebhekene nemsebenti wangaphandle kwendlu yaNkulunkulu;
17 naMathaniya, umsa waMikha, umsa waZabdi, umsa wa-Asafa labengumcondzisi labehola tibongo nemithandazo, naBakbukiya labewesibili kubomnakabo, na-Abda, umsa waShamuwa labetalwa nguGalali, umsa waJeduthuni.
18 EmaLevi labesedolobheni lelingcwele abengema-284.
19 Bomahlalesangweni bekubo-Akhubi, naThalmoni kanye nebangani babo lababehlala bacize emasango, bona babeli-172.
20 Lawa lamanye ema-Israyeli, nebaphristi babo, nemaLevi babegcwele kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, ngulowo ahleti endzaweni yeyisemkhulu.
21 Tisebenti tasethempelini tona tatihlala entsabeni i-Ofeli, boSiha naGishpa lekwakungutona tindvuna tabo.
22 Indvuna lenkhulu yemaLevi labeseJerusalema bekungu-Uzi, umsa waBani, umsa waHashabiya, umsa waMathaniya, umsa waMikha. Uzi abengulomunye webatukulu ba-Asafa lababehlabela endlini yaNkulunkulu.
23 Bahlabeli-ke bona babephetfwe ngimiyalo yenkhosi leyayinguyona ibalawula ngemisebenti yemalanga ngemalanga.
24 Phethahiya, umsa waMeshezabeli, lomunye wentalelwane yaZera, umsa waJuda, abeliso lenkhosi kuto tonkhe tindzaba letiphatselene nesive.
25 Mayelana nemiti nemasimi ayo labanye bantfu bakaJuda bona babehlala eKhiriyathi Abha nasetabelweni tayo, eDiboni nasetabelweni tayo, eKhabsiyeli nasemitini yayo,
26 naseJeshuwa, naseMolada, naseBhethi Pheleti,
27 naseHasari Shuwali, eBherisheba nasetabelweni tayo,
28 naseSikilagi, eMekhona nasetabelweni tayo,
29 nase-Eni Rimoni, naseSora, naseJamuthi,
30 naseZanowa, e-Adulamu nasemitini yayo, naseLakhishi, nasetigangeni tangakhona, e-Azekha nasetabelweni tayo. Ngako babegcwele kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo kusukela eBherisheba kuze kuyewufika eSigodzini sakaHinomu.
31 Titukulwane takaBhenjamini kusukela eGeba tatihlala eMikmashi, nase-Ayija, eBetheli nasetabelweni tayo,
32 nase-Anathothi, naseNobi, nase-Ananiya,
33 naseHasori, naseRama, naseGithayimu,
34 naseHadidi, naseSeboyimu, naseNebalathi,
35 naseLodi, nase-Ono, naseSigodzini Setingcweti.
36 Letinye ticheme temaLevi akaJuda takha kulakaBhenjamini.
1 Baphristi nemaLevi lababuya kanye naZerubhabheli, umsa waSalatiyeli, naJeshuwa: bekuboSeraya, naJeremiya, na-Ezra,
2 na-Amariya, naMaluki, naHathushi,
3 naShekhaniya, naRehumi, naMeremothi,
4 na-Ido, naGinethoni, na-Abiya,
5 naMijamini, naMowadiya, naBilgayi,
6 naShemaya, naJoyaribi, naJedaya,
7 naSalu, na-Amoki, naHilkiya, naJedaya. Labo-ke bekubaholi bebaphristi nebeticheme tabo ngesikhatsi saJeshuwa.
8 EmaLevi wona bekuboJeshuwa, naBinuwi, naKhadmiyeli, naSherebiya, naJuda kanye naMathaniya labenguyena aphetse kanye nabomnakabo, baphetse tingoma tekudvumisa.
9 BoBakbukiya, na-Uni, bomnakabo, bona babema babukane nabo nakukhontwako.
10 Jeshuwa watala Joyakimi, Joyakimi watala Eliyashibi, Eliyashibi watala Joyada,
11 Joyada watala Jonathani, Jonathani watala Jaduya.
12 Tinhloko temindeni yebaphristi ngetikhatsi taJoyakimi betime kanje: kaSeraya bekunguMeraya, kaJeremiya kunguHananiya.
13 Ka-Ezra bekunguMeshulamu, ka-Amariya kunguJehohanani.
14 KaMaluki bekunguJonathani, kaShebaniya kunguJosefa.
15 KaHarimi bekungu-Adna, kaMeremothi kunguHelkayi.
16 Ka-Ido bekunguZakhariya, kaGinethoni kunguMeshulamu.
17 Ka-Abiya bekunguZikhri, kaMiniyamini nakaMowadiya kunguPhiltayi.
18 KaBilga bekunguShamuwa, kaShemaya kunguJehonathani.
19 KaJoyaribi bekunguMathenayi, kaJedaya kungu-Uzi.
20 KaSalu bekunguKhalayi, ka-Amoki kungu-Ebheri.
21 KaHilkiya bekunguHashabiya, kaJedaya kunguNethaneli.
22 Tinhloko temindeni yemaLevi ngetikhatsi tabo-Eliyashibi, naJoyada, naJohanani, naJaduya kanye naleto tebaphristi taze tabhalwa ngesikhatsi sekubusa kwaDariyusi wasePheresiya.
23 Tinhloko temindeni tetitukulwane temaLevi kuze kube ngusesikhatsini saJohanani, umsa wa-Eliyashibi, taze tabhalwa phansi etincwadzini temilandvo.
24 Baholi bemaLevi bekuboHashabiya, naSherebiya, naJeshuwa, umsa waKhadmiyeli; ticheme tabomnakabo tatima malungana nabo, kuze tidvumise tiletse netibongo, sicheme sabomnakabo lesinye siphendvule lesinye, njengobe abeshito Davide, inceku yaNkulunkulu.
25 BoMathaniya, naBakbukiya, na-Obadiya, naMeshulamu, naThalmoni, na-Akhubi bekubomahlalesangweni lababeciza tingungumakamelo letatingasemasangweni.
26 Bona-ke babekhonta lapho ngesikhatsi saJoyakimi, umsa waJeshuwa, umsa waJosadaki, nangesikhatsi saNehemiya, umbusi, bana-Ezra, umphristi nengcweti yetemtsetfo.
27 Ngesikhatsi sekunikelwa kwelubondza lweJerusalema, emaLevi afunwa aze atfolakala lapho abehlala khona, atsatfwa aletfwa eJerusalema kutsi atewungenela lomkhosi ngenjabulo, nangetingoma tekubonga, nangemculo wabokhencekhence, newemahabhu, newemalire lanetintsambo letinyenti.
28 Nebahlabeli nabo babutfwa kulo lonkhe laseJerusalema nemaphetselo alo, kusukela emitini yemaNethofa,
29 naseBhethi Gilgali, nasesigodzini saseGeba, nase-Azmavethi, njengobe bahlabeli nabo bese batakhele imiti emacentselweni aseJerusalema.
30 Batsi nase batihlambululile ngekwelisiko baphristi nemaLevi, base bahlambulula bantfu, nemasango kanye nalolubondza.
31 Ngase ngikhuphula baholi bakaJuda baya etulu elubondzeni. Ngase ngilawula emakwaya lamabili ebahlabeli kutsi abonge ngemculo. Leli lelinye lalitawuchubeka lapha etulu elubondzeni liye ngesekudla, kubheka ngaseSangweni Lebulongo.
32 BoHoshaya kanye nencenye yebaholi bakaJuda babalandzela ngemuva,
33 nabo-Azariya, na-Ezra, naMeshulamu,
34 naJuda, naBhenjamini, naShemaya, naJeremiya,
35 ngisho nalabanye baphristi lababenemacilongo kanye naZakhariya, umsa waJonathani, umsa waShemaya, umsa waMathaniya, umsa waMikhaya, umsa waZakhuri, umsa wa-Asafa,
36 nabomnakabo: boShemaya, na-Azareli, naMilalayi, naGilalayi, naMayi, naNethaneli, naJuda, naHanani, netingubhu tabo telikhetselo laDavide, inceku yaNkulunkulu. Ezra, ingcweti yetemtsetfo, abehola wonkhe lomkhumbi walowo mkhosi.
37 ESangweni Lemtfombo bachubeka bakhuphuka ngetitebhisi telubondza lweLidolobha laDavide letenyuka kulo, bendlule ngetulu kwendlu yaDavide baze bayewufika eSangweni Lemanti ngasemphumalanga.
38 Lena lenye ikwaya yebahlabeli yayichubeka ngale, yacondza ngesancele iphambana nalena lenye lecondze ngasekudla. Ngabalandzela ngisetulu elubondzeni nginencenye yalabanye bantfu, sendlula uMbhoshongo Wemahhavu saya eLubondzeni Lolubanti,
39 nasetikweLisango laka-Efrayimu, sendlulela nakulakaJeshana, nakuLetinhlanti, neMbhoshongo waHananeli, neweLikhulu kuze kuyewufika eSangweni Letimvu. Befika bema eSangweni Labomahlalesangweni.
40 Lamakwaya lamabili labehlabelela kubonga esuka atsatsa tindzawo tawo lapha ekhatsi nendlu yaNkulunkulu, nami futsi kanjalo kanye nencenye yetindvuna,
41 nebaphristi nabo batsatsa tindzawo tabo, bo-Eliyakimu, naMaseya, naMiniyamini, naMikhaya, na-Eliyoyenayi, naZakhariya, naHananiya baphetse emacilongo abo,
42 kanye naboMaseya, naShemaya, na-Eleyazare, na-Uzi, naJehohanani, naMalkhiya, na-Elamu, na-Ezeri. Lamakwaya abehlatjeleliswa ngumholi wawo, Jezrahiya.
43 Ngalelo langa banikela ngalemikhulu imihlatjelo bajabula, ngobe Nkulunkulu abebentele injabulo lenkhulu. Bafati nebantfwana nabo bajabula. Umsindvo wekujabula lowawuseJerusalema wawungevakala khashane kakhulu.
44 Ngaleso sikhatsi kwabekwa emadvodza labetakwengamela tingungumakamelo teminikelo, netetilinga kanye netekwelishumi. Lamadvodza abebekelwe kutsi abutse iminikelo yebaphristi neyemaLevi kubo bonkhe balimi lababesedvutane nemadolobha, akuletse kuletingungumakamelo, tonkhe tabelo tebaphristi netemaLevi letatifunwa ngumtsetfo. Sonkhe sive semaJuda saseneliswa yinkonzo yebaphristi neyemaLevi.
45 Babeyenta kahle lenkonzo yaNkulunkulu wabo kanye nenkonzo yekuhlanjululwa, njengobe kwakwenta lamakwaya nabomahlalesangweni, kuye njengekwemyalo waDavide nemsa wakhe Solomoni.
46 Kadzeni ngetikhatsi taboDavide nabo-Asafa kwakunebacondzisi balabebahlabelela kanye nebetingoma tekudvumisa nekubonga Nkulunkulu.
47 Ngako ngetikhatsi taboZerubhabheli naboNehemiya, onkhe ema-Israyeli abeletsa umnikelo welilanga ngelilanga webahlabeli newabomahlalesangweni. Ngabo futsi labebabela lawa lamanye emaLevi incenye yawo, nemaLevi ehlukanisa tabelo tetitukulwane ta-Aroni.
1 Ngalelo langa kwafundvwa iNcwadzi yaMosi, ifundvwa ngelivi leliphakeme kakhulu ifundzelwa sive, lapho kwatfolakala kubhaliwe kutsi kute um-Amoni nome um-Mowabi lekufanele angeniswe emhlanganweni waNkulunkulu,
2 ngobe babengazange bahlangabete ema-Israyeli nekudla emanti, kodvwa bacasha Bhalamu kutsi abehlisele sicalekiso. Noko Nkulunkulu wetfu wasigucula leso sicalekiso saba sibusiso.
3 Sive satsi kube siwuve lowo mtsetfo, sabakhetsa kuma-Israyeli bonkhe labo lababeyintalelwane yebetive.
4 Ngembili kwaloko bekukadze kubekwe Eliyashibi, umphristi, kutsi engamele tingungumakamelo tasendlini yaNkulunkulu wetfu. Abetayelene kakhulu naThobiya, futsi
5 abemnikete lenkhulu indlu leyayikadze iyingungu yeminikelo yalokutinhlavu, neyemphepho, neyetintfo tasethempelini, neyekwelishumi kwalokutinhlavu, neyekweliwayini lelisha, neyekwemafutsa labekabelwe emaLevi, nebahlabeli, nabomahlalesangweni kanye naloko lokwakuletselwa baphristi.
6 Kodvwa ngaleso sikhatsi kwenteka konkhe loko mine ngangingekho eJerusalema, ngobe ngemnyaka wema-32 wekubusa kwa-Athazeksesi, inkhosi yaseBhabhulona, ngase ngibuyele enkhosini. Emvakwesikhatsi ngacela kuyo imvume,
7 ngabuyela eJerusalema, lapho ngafike ngatfola ngebubi lobabentiwe ngu-Eliyashibi ngekutsi anikete Thobiya likamelo lelalisekhatsi etibuyeni tendlu yaNkulunkulu wetfu.
8 Loko kwangenta ngatfukutsela ngadzimate ngatsatsa tonkhe timphahla tasendlini yaThobiya ngatijikijela ngaphandle kwalelikamelo.
9 Ngase ngitsi akuhlanjululwe lamakamelo, emvakwaloko-ke ngase ngibuyisela letimphahla tasendlini yaNkulunkulu kanye naleyo minikelo yalokutinhlavu nemphepho.
10 Ngaphindze ngakhandza nekutsi emaLevi abengasanikwa tabelo tawo, ngaloko onkhe emaLevi nebahlabeli labangubona bengamele inkonzo sebatibuyelela emasimini abo.
11 Ngako ngatitsetsisa letindvuna, ngabuta ngatsi: “Lendlu yaNkulunkulu ayinakekelwa ngani kodvwa?” Ngako lamaLevi ngawabutsela ndzawonye onkhe, nguloyo naloyo ngammisa endzaweni yakhe.
12 Ngako onkhe emaJuda aletsa kwelishumi kwawo kwalokutinhlavu nekweliwayini lelisha, nekwemafutsa, etingungwini tendlu yaNkulunkulu.
13 Ngabeka umphristi Shelemiya, naSadoki, ingcweti yetemtsetfo, nalomunye umLevi lekwakutsiwa nguPhedaya kutsi bengamele letingungumakamelo, ngabeka naHanana, umsa waZakhuri, umsa waMathaniya, waba ngumsiti wabo, ngobe lamadvodza abetsatfwa ngekutsi etsembekile. Babenikwe kutsi banakekele kwabelwa kwalabanakabo tintfo.
14 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ngaloku; ungakwesuli konkhe loku lengikwente ngekwetsembeka, ngikwentela indlu yaNkulunkulu wami nenkonzo yayo.
15 Ngalawo malanga ngabona emadvodza akaJuda agcobagcoba litje lekuhlutela emagelebisi ngelilanga leliSabatha, bangenisa lokutinhlavu bakwetjatsisa timbongolo, batetfwesa neliwayini, nemagelebisi, nemakhiwa, nayo yonkhe nje leminye imitfwalo. Konkhe loko babekumikisa eJerusalema kuliSabatha. Ngako ngabadvonsa ngendlebe kutsi bangabokutsengisa kudla ngelilanga leliSabatha.
16 Emadvodza aseThire labehlala eJerusalema abeletsa tinhlanti nako konkhe lokutsengwa kutsengiswe, atewutsengisela emaJuda, eJerusalema ngeliSabatha.
17 Ngako ngabatsetsisa baholi bakaJuda, ngatsi: “Yini lamanyala leniwentako, ekona liSabatha?
18 Abazange benta njalo yini bona boyihlomkhulu, kuze Nkulunkulu wetfu asehlisele yonkhe lenhlekelele leyaze yehlela nalelidolobha letfu? Nyalo nine seniphindze nichukuluta lulaka lolukhulu kutsi lwehlele ema-Israyeli ngalokona liSabatha.”
19 Kwatsi nase limatfunti emasangweni aseJerusalema kutawusa kube liSabatha, ngatsi akuvalwe yonkhe iminyango ingavulwa kuze kube ngusekupheleni kweliSabatha. Ngamisa lamanye emadvodza akami emasangweni kuze kungabikho umtfwalo longenako ngelilanga leliSabatha.
20 Kwaze kwaba kanye nakabili, solomane batsengi nebatsengisi bato tonkhe tinhlobonhlobo talokutsengiswako bavalelwa ngephandle kweJerusalema, balale khona busuku bonkhe.
21 Kodvwa noko ngabayala ngatsi: “Nilalelani busuku bonkhe lapha ngephandle kwelubondza? Naniphindza nikwenta loko, ngitawugcina senginiphetse ngetandla.” Kusukela ngalelo langa abazange baphindze babuye kutewutsengisa ngeliSabatha.
22 Ngase ngitjela emaLevi kutsi akatihlambulule ahambe ayewuciza emasango, kuze agcine liSabatha lingcwele. Nangenca yaloko ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ungihawukele njengekwelutsandvo lwakho lolukhulu.
23 Ngetulu kwaloko, kulawo malanga ngabona emadvodza akaJuda labeteke bafati base-Ashdodi, nebaka-Amoni, nebakaMowabi.
24 Incenye yebantfwababo yayikhuluma lulwimi lwase-Ashdodi, nome-ke lwaletinye taleto tive bangakwati sanhlobo nje kukhuluma siJuda.
25 Ngabatsetsisa kamatima, ngaze ngabacalekisa. Ngavele ngawashaya lamanye alawo madvodza, ngaze ngawabamba ngetihlutfu. Ngabafungisa ngelibito laNkulunkulu, ngatsi: “Aniyikwendzisa emadvodzakati enu emajaheni abo, futsi nani ningawatsatseli emadvodzana enu bafati etintfombini tabo, nani futsi ningabatsatsi bafati kubo.
26 Akoniswanga nguko yini loku Solomoni, inkhosi yaka-Israyeli, ngekutsatsa bafati ngalendlela lefanana nalena? Kuto tonkhe tive kwakute inkhosi leyayifanana naye. Abetsandvwe nguNkulunkulu wakhe, kangangobe Nkulunkulu wadzimate wamenta inkhosi etikwaso sonkhe sive sema-Israyeli, kodvwa noko wadvonseleka esonweni ngenca yekutsatsa bafati betive.
27 Nyalo sekufanele sive kutsi nani senenta wona lawo manyala? Intfo lembi kangaka! Aniketsembeki kuNkulunkulu wetfu ngekutsatsa bafati betive.”
28 Lomunye wemadvodzana aJoyada, umsa wa-Eliyashibi, umPhristi Lomkhulu, abengumkhwenyana waSanbalati, umHoroni. Ngamcosha lapha kimi.
29 Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, bakhumbule, ngobe bayingcolisile inkonzo yebuphristi nesivumelwane sebuphristi nesebuLevi.
30 Ngako ngabahlambulula baphristi nemaLevi kuko konkhe lokwakukwebetive, ngase ngibanika imisebenti, ngulowo ngamnika wakakhe.
31 Ngase ngenta nelitfuba leminikelo yetinkhuni ngetikhatsi letimisiwe newetitselo tekucala. Awu, Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ngekwesihawu sakho.