UNehemiya ISAHLUKO 1 1 Amazwi kaNehemiya unyana kaHakaliya. Kwathi ngenyanga enguKislevu, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini, ndiseShushan komkhulu. 2 kweza uHanani, omnye wakubazalwana bam, enamadoda avela kwaYuda; Ndababuza ngendawo yamaYuda, abesele ekuthinjweni, nangeYerusalem. 3 Bathi kum, Amaqongqolo asele ekuthinjweni, akwilizwe lakwaYuda, asebubini obukhulu nasengcikivweni; 4 Kwathi, ndakuweva la mazwi, ndahlala phantsi, ndalila, ndenza isijwili iintsuku, ndazila ukudla, ndathandaza phambi koThixo wamazulu. 5 Ndathi, Ndiyakubongoza, Yehova Thixo wamazulu, Thixo omkhulu, owoyikekayo, obagcinelayo umnqophiso nenceba abamthandayo, abayigcinayo imithetho yakhe; 6 Mayikhe ibazeke indlebe yakho, avuleke amehlo akho, ukuba uwuve umthandazo womkhonzi wakho, endiwuthandazayo phambi kwakho ngoku, imini nobusuku, ngenxa yoonyana bakaSirayeli abakhonzi bakho, uzivume izono zoonyana bakaSirayeli, esone ngazo kuwe; sonile mna nendlu kabawo. 7 Senze ububi kakhulu kuwe, asiyigcinanga imithetho, nemimiselo, namasiko, owamwiselayo umthetho uMoses umkhonzi wakho. 8 Khawulikhumbule ilizwi owamwisela umthetho ngalo uMoses umkhonzi wakho, elithi, Ukuba nithe nameneza, ndonichithachitha phakathi kweentlanga; 9 Ke ukuba nithe nabuyela kum, nayigcina imithetho yam, nayenza; nokuba kuni bagxothiweyo esiphelweni sezulu, ndobabutha nakhona, ndibazise endaweni endiyinyule ukuba ndibeke khona igama lam. 10 Ke aba ngabakhonzi bakho, nabantu bakho, owabakhulula ngamandla akho amakhulu, nangesandla sakho esithe nkqi. 11 Ndiya Kuba mna bendingumngcamli wokumkani; ISAHLUKO 2 1 Kwathi ngenyanga enguNisan, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini ka-Artashashta ukumkani, yabakho iwayini phambi kwakhe, ndayithabatha iwayini leyo, ndayinika ukumkani. Ke bendingekabi buhlungu phambi kwakhe. 2 Wathi ukumkani kum, Kungani na ukuba ubuso bakho bube nje, ukuba bubi, ungafi nje? Le nto bububi bentliziyo, asinto yimbi. Ndiye ndoyika kakhulu. 3 Ndathi kukumkani, Ukumkani makadle ubomi ngonaphakade. Bebungathini na ukuba ubuso bam bungabi bubi, ulinxuwa nje umzi lowa, indawo yamangcwaba oobawo, amasango awo etshiswe ngomlilo? 4 Wathi ukumkani kum, Ufuna ntoni na ke? Ndathandaza ke kuThixo wamazulu. 5 Ndathi kukumkani, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, ukuba umkhonzi wakho lo uthe walungisa phambi kwakho, ndinga ungandithuma kwaYuda, kuwo umzi wamangcwaba oobawo, ndiwakhe. 6 Wathi ukumkani kum (ukumkanikazi ehleli ngasecaleni lakhe), Uhambo lwakho loba lolwexesha elingakanani na?
Wobuya nini na? Kwalunga ke kukumkani ukundithuma; ndambekela ixesha. 7 Ndathi kukumkani, Ukuba kuthe kwalunga kukumkani, mandinikwe iincwadi eziya kumabamba anganeno koMlambo, andihambise ndide ndiye kwaYuda; 8 nencwadi eya kuAsafu, umgcini wehlathi lokumkani, ukuba andinike imithi yokwenza imiqadi yamasango enqaba elunge nendlu, neyodonga lomzi, neyondlu endiya kungena kuyo. Wandinika ke ukumkani ngokwesandla sikaThixo esilungileyo esiphezu kwam. 9 Ndafika kumabamba anganeno koMlambo, ndawanika iincwadi zokumkani. Ke kaloku ukumkani ubendikhuphele nam abathetheli bomkhosi, nabamahashe. 10 Bathi ke ooSanebhalati waseHoron, noTobhiya umkhonzi, umAmon, bakuyiva loo nto, kwaba kubi kubo ngobubi obukhulu, ukuba kufike ununtu ofuna ukuba kulunge koonyana bakaSirayeli. 11 Ndafika ke eYerusalem, ndaba neentsuku zantathu khona. 12 Ndesuka ebusuku, mna ndinamadoda ambalwa. Andixelelanga mntu into abeyingenise entliziyweni yam uThixo wam, ukuba ndiyenzele iYerusalem. Ndibe ndingenamaqegu, ibilelo lodwa bendikhwele kulo. 13 Ndaphuma ke ngobusuku ngesango lomfula, ndasinga emthonjeni wenamba, nasesangweni lezala, ndilolonga iindonga zeYerusalem ezibe ziqhekekile, namasango ayo abetshiswe ngomlilo. 14 Ndagqithela esangweni lomthombo, nasechibini lokumkani; akwabakho ndawo yokuba lithubeleze kuyo iqegu endandikhwele kulo. 15 Ndakhweza ke isihlambo ngobusuku, ndilolonga udonga, ndabuya ndangena ngesango lomfula; ndabuya ke. 16 Ke bona abaphathi babengazi apho ndandiye khona, nento endandiye kuyenza; Bendingekawaxeleli amaYuda, nababingeleli, nezikhulu, namanene, nabanye abenza umsebenzi. 17 Ndathi kubo, Niyabubona ububi esikubo, ukuba iYerusalem ilinxuwa, namasango ayo atshiswe ngomlilo; yizani, silwakhe udonga lweYerusalem, singabi saba sisingcikivo. 18 Ndabaxelela ukulunga kwesandla soThixo wam phezu kwam; njengamazwi okumkani, awawathethayo kum. Bathi ke, Masisuke sakhe. Bazomeleza izandla zabo ukuwenza lo msebenzi ulungileyo. 19 Bathi ke ooSanebhalati waseHoron, noTobhiya umkhonzi, umAmon, noGeshem umArabhi, bakuyiva loo nto, basigculela, basidela, bathi, Yintoni na le nto niyenzayo? Niya kugwilika na kukumkani? 20 Ndabaphendula, ndathi kubo, UThixo wamazulu nguye oya kusiphumelelisa; siya kusuka ke thina bakhonzi bakhe, sakhe; ke nina aninasabelo nalungelo nasikhumbuzo eYerusalem. ISAHLUKO 3 1 Wesuka ke uEliyashibhi umbingeleli omkhulu, nabazalwana bakhe ababingeleli, balakha isango lempahla emfutshane; balingcwalisa bona; balingcwalisa, bazifaka iingcango zalo; bayingcwalisa, besa enqabeni ende kaMeha, bayingcwalisa, besa enqabeni ende kaHananeli. 2 ngakuye kwakusakha amadoda aseYeriko. ngakubo kusakha uZakure unyana kaImri;