UNehemiya 9 - Contemporary Zulu Bible 2024

Nehemiya 9 Abantu bakhuleka ndawonye

¹ Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwaleyo nyanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ngokuzila ukudla, bembethe izingubo zokulila nenhlabathi phezu kwakho.

² Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazehlukanisa kubo bonke abezizwe, basukuma, bavuma izono zabo nobubi bawoyise.

³ Basukuma endaweni yabo, bafunda ingxenye yesine yosuku encwadini yomthetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo; enye ingxenye yesine yenza isivumo sayo, yakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

⁴ Khona-ke oJeshuwa, noBani, noKadimiyeli, noShebanja, noBhuni, noSherebiya, noBani, noKhenani basukuma ezitebhisini zamaLevi, bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.

⁵ Khona-ke amaLevi, oJeshuwa, noKadimiyeli, noBani, noHasabhinja, noSherebja, noHodija, noSebanja, noPhetaja, bathi: “Sukumani nimdumise uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuze kube phakade naphakade, negama lakhe elitusekayo eliphakeme ngaphezu kwazo zonke izibusiso nodumo.

⁶ Wena, yebo, wena unguJehova wedwa; Wena walenza izulu, izulu lamazulu, nalo lonke ibandla lawo, umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, izilwandle nakho konke okukuwo, uyakulonda konke; nebandla lezulu liyakukhonza.

⁷ Wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu owakhetha u-Abrama, wamkhipha e-Uri lamaKaledi, wametha igama lokuthi u-Abrahama;

⁸ Wamisa inhliziyo yakhe ngokwethembeka phambi kwenu, wenza isivumelwano naye sokulinika izwe lamaKhanani, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaJebusi, namaGirigashi, ukulinika inzalo yakhe, wagcwalisa amazwi akho; ngoba wena ulungile.

⁹ Futhi salubona usizi lokhokho bethu eGibhithe futhi sezwa ukukhala kwabo oLwandle iSchelf;

¹⁰ Wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso kuFaro nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe nakubo bonke abantu bezwe lakhe, ngokuba nazi ukuthi babezidla kubo. Wazitholela kanjalo igama, njengoba kunjalo nanamuhla.

¹¹ Wahlukanisa ulwandle phambi kwabo, badabula ulwandle emhlabathini owomileyo; futhi wabaphonsa ekujuleni njengetshe emanzini anamandla.

¹² Wabahola ngensika yefu emini; nasebusuku ngensika yomlilo ukubakhanyisela endleleni ababeyakuhamba ngayo.

¹³ Nawe wehlela entabeni yaseSinayi, wakhuluma kubo usezulwini, wabanika izimiso eziyiqiniso, nemithetho eqinisileyo, nezimiso, nemiyalo emihle;

¹⁴ wazisa kubo isabatha lakho elingcwele, wabayala ngeziyalezo, nezimiso, nemithetho ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho.

¹⁵ Wabapha isinkwa sasezulwini ngenxa yokulamba kwabo, wabakhiphela amanzi edwaleni ngokoma kwabo, wabathembisa ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla izwe owafunga ngesifungo ukubanika lona.

¹⁶ Kepha bona nawobaba bazidla, bazenza lukhuni izintamo zabo, kabalalelanga imiyalo yakho;

¹⁷ Akavumanga ukulalela, akacabanganga ngezimangaliso zakho owazenza phakathi kwabo; kepha wena wazenza lukhuni izintamo zabo, wabeka umbusi ekuhlubukeni kwabo ukuba babuyele ebugqileni babo; kepha Wena unguNkulunkulu othethelelayo, onomusa nesihe, obhekakade, nomusa omkhulu, futhi awuzange ubalahle.

¹⁸ Yebo, lapho bezenzela ithole elibunjiweyo, bethi: ‘Lona nguNkulunkulu wakho owakukhuphula eGibithe, wakubangela ukuhlupheka okukhulu;

¹⁹ Kepha awubashiyanga ngobuningi bobubele bakho ehlane; insika yefu ayizange isuke kubo emini ukubaqondisa endleleni; nensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubabonisa ukukhanya nendlela okufanele bahambe ngayo.

²⁰ Wabanika nomoya wakho omuhle ukubafundisa, awugodlanga imana lakho emlonyeni wabo, wabanika amanzi ngokoma kwabo.

²¹ Yebo, iminyaka engamashumi amane wabasekela ehlane, abaswelanga lutho; izingubo zabo azigugi, nezinyawo zabo azivuvukalanga.

²² Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabapha imibuso nezizwe, wabahlukanisela emagumbini, badla izwe likaSihoni, nezwe lenkosi yaseHeshiboni, nezwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani.

²³ Wandisa abantwana babo baba ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, wabangenisa ezweni owathembisa ngalo oyise ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla.

²⁴ Abantwana bangena, balidla izwe, wabanqoba abakhileyo ezweni, amaKhanani, phambi kwabo, wabanikela esandleni sabo, namakhosi abo, nabantu bezwe, ukuba benze kanjalo. Njengoba bebengenza.

²⁵ Bathatha imizi eqinile nezwe elivundile, badla izindlu ezigcwele konke, imithombo embiweyo, nezivini, neminqumo, nemithi yezithelo ngobuningi; badla, basutha, bakhuluphala, bajabula ngobuhle bakho obukhulu.

²⁶ Kodwa kabalalelanga, bakuhlubuka, baphosela umlayo wakho ngemva kwemihlane yabo, bababulala abaprofethi bakho ababefakaza ngabo ukubabuyisela kuwe, benza izinengiso ezinkulu.

²⁷ Ngalokho wabanikela esandleni sezitha zabo ezabathukuthelisa; futhi ngokobubele bakho obukhulu wabanika abasindisi ababasindisa esandleni sezitha zabo.

²⁸ Kodwa sebephumule, baphinda benza okubi phambi kwakho; ngalokho ubashiye esandleni sezitha zabo ukuba zibuse phezu kwabo; wabahlenga kaningi ngokobubele bakho;

²⁹ ufakaze ngokumelene nabo, ukuze ubabuyisele emthethweni wakho; nokho benza ngokuzidla, kabayilalelanga imiyalo yakho, kepha bona ezimisweni zakho (othi uma umuntu ezenza, aphile kuzo), benza lukhuni ihlombe nentamo yabo, kabezwa.

³⁰ Eminye iminyaka eminingi wababekezelela futhi wafakaza ngokumelene nabo ngomoya wakho kubaprofethi bakho; nokho abalalelanga; ngalokho wabanikela esandleni sabantu bamazwe.

³¹ Kodwa ngenxa yomusa wakho omkhulu awuzange ubabhubhise futhi awubashiyanga; ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu olesihawu lesihawu.

³² Ngakho-ke, Nkulunkulu wethu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu, onamandla nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa, makungabi kuncane konke ukuhlupheka phambi kwakho osehlele, phezu kwamakhosi ethu, naphezu kwezikhulu zethu, naphezu kwabapristi bethu. Naphezu kwabaprofethi bethu, naphezu kwawobaba, naphezu kwabo bonke abantu bakho, kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.

³³ Kodwa wena ulungile kukho konke okusehlela phezu kwethu; ngoba wena wenze okulungileyo, kodwa thina senze okubi.

³⁴ Namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nabapristi bethu, nawobaba, abawugcinanga umthetho wakho, abalalelanga imiyalo yakho nobufakazi bakho owafakaza ngabo kubo.

³⁵ Ngokuba abakukhonzanga embusweni wabo nasebuhleni bakho obukhulu owabanika wona, nasezweni elikhulu nelivundile owabanika lona, futhi abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo emibi.

³⁶ Bheka, siyizinceku namuhla, nezwe owalinika obaba ukuba badle izithelo zalo nobuhle balo, bheka, siyizinceku kulo.

³⁷ Futhi inika amakhosi isivuno esikhulu owawabeka phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu; futhi bayabusa phezu kwemizimba yethu nezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwabo, futhi sisekuhluphekeni okukhulu.

³⁸ Futhi ngenxa yakho konke lokhu senza isivumelwano esiqinile futhi sisilobe; nezikhulu zethu, namaLevi, nabapristi bethu, bayawunamathelisa.