Ababekwa uphawu babengoNehemiya, umTirisatha, indodana kaHagaliya, noSedekiya,
Abanamathelisa nampa: uNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakaliya, noSedekiya,
Abashaya isigxivizo kwaba yilaba: uNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakaliya, uZedekiya,
Inkosi yema ngasetsheni lesikhumbuzo, yenza isivumelwano phambi kukaJehova sokulandela uJehova, nokugcina imiyalo yakhe, nobufakazi bakhe, nezimiso zakhe ngayo yonke inhliziyo yabo nangawo wonke umphefumulo wabo, ukwenza amazwi alesi sivumelwano esimisiwe. Zilotshiwe kule ncwadi. Bonke abantu bema ngasesivumelwaneni.
Manje masenze isivumelwano noNkulunkulu wethu sokususa bonke abesifazane nabazelwe yibo ngokweseluleko senkosi yami nesalabo abathuthumela ngomyalo kaNkulunkulu wethu; futhi makwenziwe ngokomthetho.
Umbusi wathi kubo ukuthi bangadli izinto ezingcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umpristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Amazwi kaNehemiya indodana kaHagaliya. Kwathi ngenyanga kaKislewu, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili, ngisesigodlweni uSusan,
uSeraya, u-Azariya, uJeremiya,
futhi singabaniki amadodakazi ethu kubantu bezwe futhi singathatheli amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.
Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangadli izinto ezingcwelengcwele, kuze kusukume umpristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
Abanye bezinhloko zawoyise banikela emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela endaweni yengcebo amadarike egolide ayinkulungwane, nezitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi amathathu.
UNehemiya onguTirishatha, no-Ezra, umpristi, nombhali, namaLevi ayefundisa abantu, bathi kubantu bonke: “Lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu; ningalili futhi ningakhali. Ngokuba bonke abantu bakhala lapho bezwa amazwi omthetho.
Futhi ngenxa yakho konke lokhu senza isivumelwano esiqinile futhi sisilobe; nezikhulu zethu, namaLevi, nabapristi bethu, bayawunamathelisa.
UMose waloba phansi onke amazwi kaJehova, waqeda ekuseni kakhulu, wakha i-altare phansi kwentaba nezinsika eziyishumi nambili ngokwezizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli.