UNehemiya 9 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

UEzra uyakuvuma ukona kwabakoIsrayeli

¹ Ngosuku lwamatshumi amabili lane lwaleyonyanga abakoIsrayeli babuthanela ukuzila ukudla, begqoke izambatho zokulila, begcwele uthuli emakhanda.

² AbakoIsrayeli bazahlukanisa labo bonke abezizweni, bema bavuma izono zabo lobubi babokhokho babo.

³ Bema endaweni yabo, bafunda ugwalo lomlayo weNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo okwama‐awa amathathu; bavuma izono zabo okwama‐awa amathathu futhi bekhonza iNkosi uNkulunkulu wabo.

⁴ Ethaleni lamaLevi kwakumi oJeshuwa loBani loKadimiyeli loShebaniya loBuni loSherebiya loBani loKenani; bamemeza ngelizwi elikhulu eNkosini uNkulunkulu wabo.

⁵ Kwasekusithi amaLevi oJeshuwa loKadimiyeli loBani loHashabineya loSherebiya loHodiya loShebaniya loPethahiya bathi: Sukumani libonge iNkosi uNkulunkulu wenu lithi: Kusukela endulo kuze kube nininini liyadumiseka ibizo lakho elilodumo leliphakemeyo phezu kwakho konke okudunyiswayo lokubongwayo.

⁶ Nguwe wedwa oyiNkosi owenza izulu eliphezulu kakhulu lakho konke okukulo, lomhlaba lakho konke okukuwo, lezinlwandle lakho konke okukuzo, wena uyakulondoloza konke; lakho konke okusezulwini kuyakukhonza.

⁷ Wena uyiNkosi, uNkulunkulu owakhetha uAbrama, wamkhupha eUri elamaKaladiya, wambiza ngokuthi nguAbrahama;

⁸ wamfumanisa ethembekile kuwe, wenza laye isivumelwano sokunika inzalo yakhe ilizwe lamaKanani lamaHethi lamaAmori lamaPerizi lamaJebusi lamaGirigashi; usigcwalisile lesisithembiso sakho, ngoba wena ulungile.

⁹ Wakubona ukuhlupheka kwabokhokho eGibithe, wezwa ukukhala kwabo ngasoLwandle oluBomvu,

¹⁰ wenza izibonakaliso ezimangalisayo kuFaro lakuzo zonke inceku zakhe lakubo bonke abantu belizwe lakhe, ngoba wazi ukuba benza okubi kubokhokho; wazenzela ibizo njengalamhlanje.

¹¹ Wahlukanisa amanzi olwandle phambi kwabo ukuba baluchaphe emhlabathini owomileyo, waphosela ababaxotshayo enzikini njengelitshe liphoselwa emanzini amanengi.

¹² Wabahola ngensika yeyezi emini langensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela indlela abazahamba ngayo.

¹³ Wehlela phezu kwentaba yaseSinayi, wakhuluma labo usezulwini, wabanika imithetho eqondileyo, lemilayo eqotho, lezimiso ezinhle, lemilayezelo elungileyo,

¹⁴ wabazisa iSabatha lakho elingcwele, wabanika imilayezelo lezimiso lomlayo ngenceku yakho uMose.

¹⁵ Wabanika ukudla okuvela ezulwini lapho sebelambile, lamanzi aphuma edwaleni lapho sebomile; wabatshela ukuba bayelithumba ilizwe owawufunge ukubanika lona.

¹⁶ Kodwa okhokho bazikhukhumeza, baba lenkani, kabayilalelanga imilayo yakho.

¹⁷ Bala ukulalela, bakhohlwa izimangaliso owazenza phakathi kwabo; baba lenkani, bazikhethela umkhokheli ukuba babuyele ebugqilini babo eGibithe. Kodwa wena unguNkulunkulu othanda ukuthethelela, olumusa lesihawu, ophuza ukuthukuthela, lolothando olungapheliyo, kawubalahlanga.

¹⁸ Lalapho sebezenzele ithole elibunjiweyo bathi: Nangu unkulunkulu wakho, Israyeli, okukhuphe elizweni laseGibithe. Ngalamazwi bakuhlambaza kakhulu, Nkosi.

¹⁹ Kodwa wena ngesihawu sakho esikhulu kawubalahlanga enkangala; insika yeyezi eyayibahola endleneni kayisukanga phambi kwabo emini, lensika yomlilo eyabahola ebusuku, ibakhanyisela indlela abazahamba ngayo, kayisukanga.

²⁰ Wabanika umoya wakho omuhle ukubafundisa; kawubancitshanga imana yakho, wabanika lamanzi okunatha.

²¹ Iminyaka engamatshumi amane wabalondoloza enkangala, kabaswelanga lutho; izigqoko zabo kaziguganga, lenyawo zabo kazivuvukanga.

²² Wabanika imibuso lezizwe, wababela khona konke; bathumba ilizwe likaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshiboni lelikaOgi inkosi yaseBashani.

²³ Wandisa inzalo yabo, yaba ngangezinkanyezi zaphezulu, wabangenisa elizweni owawutshele okhokho babo ukuba balihlasele balithumbe.

²⁴ Isingenile inzalo yabo yalithumba ilizwe; wahlula phambi kwayo abakhileyo elizweni, amaKanani, wabanikela ezandleni zabo, amakhosi labantu belizwe, ukuba benze abakuthandayo kibo.

²⁵ Bathumba imizi ebiyelweyo lelizwe elinothileyo, lezindlu ezigcwele zonke izinto ezinhle, imithombo egejiweyo lezivini lezihlahla zamaoliva lezihlahla ezilezithelo ezinengi. Badla basutha, bazimuka, bazithokozisa ngezinto ezinhle owabapha zona.

²⁶ Kodwake kabalalelanga, bakuvukela wena, bafulathela umlayo wakho, babulala abaprofethi bakho ababebaxwayisa ukuze babuyele kuwe, bakuhlambaza kakhulu.

²⁷ Ngakho wabanikela ezitheni zabo ezabahluphayo; ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo sebekhala kuwe, wabezwa usezulwini. Ngomusa wakho omkhulu wabanika abakhululi ababakhulula ezitheni zabo.

²⁸ Lapho sebelokuthula benza okubi futhi phambi kwakho, wabanikela ezitheni zabo ezabanqobayo; kanti nxa sebebuyile bakhala kuwe, wena wabezwa usezulwini; izikhathi ezinengi wabakhulula ngomusa wakho.

²⁹ Wabaxwayisa ukuze babuyele emlayweni wakho; kodwa bazikhukhumeza, kabayilalelanga imilayo yakho; bayephula imithetho yakho umuntu aphila ngokuyilalela; baqinisa amakhanda, baba lenkani, kabaze balalela.

³⁰ Wababekezelela iminyaka eminengi, wabaxwayisa ngomoya wakho ngabaprofethi bakho; kodwa kabalalelanga. Ngakhoke wabanikela ebantwini bezizwe.

³¹ Kanti ngomusa wakho omkhulu kawubaqedanga, kawubatshiyanga; ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu olomusa lesihawu.

³² Ngakhoke, Nkulunkulu wethu omkhulu, wena olamandla lowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano lolothando olungapheliyo, ungadeleli ubunzima bonke obusehleleyo thina sonke, lamakhosi ethu lezikhulu zethu labapristi bethu labaprofethi bethu labokhokho bethu labo bonke abantu bakho, kusukela esikhathini samakhosi aseAsiriya kuze kube lamhla.

³³ Wena ubulungile kukho konke okusehleleyo, wena ubuthembekile, thina senza okubi;

³⁴ amakhosi ethu lezikhulu zethu labapristi bethu labokhokho bethu kabawugcinanga umlayo wakho, kabalalelanga lemilayezelo yakho lokuxwayisa kwakho obaxwayise ngakho.

³⁵ Kabakukhonzanga embusweni wabo besakholisa ukuphumelela okukhulu owabanika khona lamazwe abanzi avundileyo owabanika wona; kabazitshiyanga izenzo zabo ezimbi.

³⁶ Sesiyizigqili lamhla elizweni owalinika okhokho ukuba badle izithelo zalo lenotho yalo; yebo, siyizigqili kulo.

³⁷ Izithelo zalo ezinengi zingezamakhosi osibekele wona ngenxa yezono zethu; alamandla phezu kwethu laphezu kwenkomo zethu azenzela ngokuthanda, sisosizini olukhulu.

Abantu benza isivumelwano loNkulunkulu

³⁸ Ngenxa yakho konke lokhu senza isivumelwano esiqinileyo, siyasigcwalisa, izikhulu zethu lamaLevi ethu labapristi bafake uphawu lwabo.