UNehemiya 7 - iBhayibhili Elingcwele 1978

Ukumiswa kwabaphathi beJerusalema

¹ Kwathi lapho umduli usuwakhiwe, sengifakile lezivalo, abalindi bamasango labahlabeleli lamaLevi sebekhethiwe,

² ngabeka umfowethu uHanani loHananiya induna yenqaba ukuba babe ngabaphathi beJerusalema, ngoba uHananiya wayengumuntu othembekileyo lowesaba uNkulunkulu ukwedlula abanengi.

³ Ngathi kibo: Lingawavuli amasango eJerusalema lize likhwele ilanga, liwavale liwanxibe ilanga lisephezulu. Khethani abalindi ebantwini abahlala eJerusalema, abanye libabeke endaweni zokulinda, abanye babe phambi kwezabo izindlu.

⁴ Umuzi wawubanzi, umkhulu, kodwa abantu ababekiwo babelutshwana, lezindlu zazingakakhiwa.

Amabizo ababuya ekuthunjweni

⁵ UNkulunkulu wasefaka engqondweni yami ukuba ngibuthanise izikhulu lezinduna labantu ukuba babhalwe ngezizukulwana. Ngafumana ugwalo lwezizukulwana zalabo abafika kuqala. Kwakubhalwe kulo ukuthi:

⁶ Nampa abantu belizwe ababuya ekuthunjweni kulabo ababethunjiwe nguNebukadineza inkosi yaseBabiloni, yabasa eBabiloni; babuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, kwaba yilowo lalowo emzini wakibo.

⁷ Bafika loZerubabeli loJeshuwa loNehemiya loAzariya loRahamiya loNahamani loMoridekayi loBilishani loMisiperethi loBigivayi loNehuma loBahana. Nantu uluhlu lwabantu bakoIsrayeli.

⁸ AbakoParoshi babezinkulungwane ezimbili lekhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili;

⁹ abakoShefathiya babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili;

¹⁰ abakoAra babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lambili;

¹¹ abakoPahathi‐Mowabi, ngitsho abendlu kaJeshuwa loJowabi, babezinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu aficaminwembili letshumi lesificaminwembili;

¹² abakoElamu babeyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lane;

¹³ abakoZathu babengamakhulu aficaminwembili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu;

¹⁴ abakoZakayi babengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi ayisithupha;

¹⁵ abakoBinuwi babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili;

¹⁶ abakoBebayi babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili;

¹⁷ abakoAzigadi babezinkulungwane ezimbili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lambili;

¹⁸ abakoAdonikamu babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi ayisithupha lesikhombisa;

¹⁹ abakoBigivayi babezinkulungwane ezimbili lamatshumi ayisithupha lesikhombisa;

²⁰ abakoAdini babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amahlanu lanhlanu;

²¹ abakoAteri, ngitsho bakoHezekiya, babengamatshumi aficamunwemunye lesificaminwembili;

²² abakoHashuma babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili;

²³ abakoBezayi babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili lane,

²⁴ abakoHarifi babelikhulu letshumi lambili;

²⁵ abakoGibeyoni babengamatshumi aficamunwemunye lanhlanu;

²⁶ abaseBetlehema labaseNetofa babelikhulu lamatshumi aficaminwembili lesificaminwembili;

²⁷ amadoda aseAnathothi ayelikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili;

²⁸ abaseAzimavethi babengamatshumi amane lambili;

²⁹ abaseKiriyathi‐Jeyarimi labaseKefira labaseBerothi babengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amane lantathu;

³⁰ abaseRama labaseGeba babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amabili lanye;

³¹ amadoda aseMikimasi ayelikhulu lamatshumi amabili lambili;

³² amadoda aseBetheli laseAyi ayelikhulu lamatshumi amabili lantathu;

³³ abaseNebo babengamatshumi amahlanu lambili;

³⁴ abaseElamu elinye babeyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amahlanu lane;

³⁵ abaseHarimi babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amabili;

³⁶ abaseJeriko babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amane lanhlanu;

³⁷ abaseLodi labaseHadidi labaseOno babengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili lanye;

³⁸ abaseSenaha babezinkulungwane ezintathu lamakhulu aficamunwemunye lamatshumi amathathu.

³⁹ Nantu uluhlu lwabapristi. AbakoJedaya, abendlu kaJeshuwa, babengamakhulu aficamunwemunye lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lantathu;

⁴⁰ abakoImeri babeyinkulungwane lamatshumi amahlanu lambili;

⁴¹ abakoPashuri babeyinkulungwane lamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lesikhombisa;

⁴² abakoHarimi babeyinkulungwane letshumi lesikhombisa.

⁴³ Nantu uluhlu lwamaLevi. AbakoJeshuwa ngitsho abakoKadimiyeli, usendo lukaHodaviya, babengamatshumi ayisikhombisa lane.

⁴⁴ Nantu uluhlu lwabahlabeleli. AbakoAsafi babelikhulu lamatshumi amane lesificaminwembili.

⁴⁵ Nantu uluhlu lwabalindi bamasango. AbakoShaluma labakoAteri labakoTalimoni labakoAkubi labakoHatita labakoShobayi, bonke babelikhulu lamatshumi amathathu lesificaminwembili.

⁴⁶ Nantu uluhlu lwezinceku zasethempelini. AbakoZiha labakoHasufa labakoTabhawothi

⁴⁷ labakoKerosi labakoSiya labakoPadoni

⁴⁸ labakoLebana labakoHagaba labakoShalimayi

⁴⁹ labakoHanani labakoGideli labakoGahari

⁵⁰ labakoReyaya labakoRezini labakoNekoda

⁵¹ labakoGazama labakoUza labakoPaseya

⁵² labakoBesayi labakoMewunimi labakoNefushesimi

⁵³ labakoBakibuki labakoHakufa labakoHarihuri

⁵⁴ labakoBazilithi labakoMehida labakoHarisha

⁵⁵ labakoBarkosi labakoSisera labakoTema

⁵⁶ labakoNeziya labakoHatifa.

⁵⁷ Nantu uluhlu lwenzalo yenzinceku zikaSolomoni. AbakoSotayi labakoSoferethi labakoPerida

⁵⁸ labakoJahala labakoDarkoni labakoGideli

⁵⁹ labakoShefathiya labakoHathili labakoPokerethi‐Hazebayimi labakoAmoni.

⁶⁰ Zonke inceku zasethempelini lenzalo yezinceku zikaSolomoni babengamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi aficamunwemunye lambili.

⁶¹ Nampa abavela eTeli‐Mela laseTeli‐Harisha laseKerubi laseAdoni laseImeri ababengelakutsho izindlu zaboyise, lokuba badabuka koIsrayeli yini,

⁶² abakoDelaya labakoTobiya labakoNekoda, babengamakhulu ayisithupha lamatshumi amane lambili.

⁶³ Phakathi kwabapristi kwakungabakoHobaya labakoHakozi labakoBarizilayi, owayethethe enye yamadodakazi kaBarizilayi waseGileyadi, wasebizwa ngebizo lawo.

⁶⁴ Badinga amabizo abo oluhlwini lwabalotshiweyo ngezizukulwana, kodwa bawaswela; basebekhutshwa ebupristini, kwathiwa kabafanelanga.

⁶⁵ Umbusi wabatshela ukuba bangadli ukudla okungcwele, kuze kube khona umpristi wokubuza inkatho iUrimi leThumimi.

⁶⁶ Lonke ibandla selihlangene lalingabantu abazinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amane lambili lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi ayisithupha,

⁶⁷ ngaphandle kwenceku lencekukazi zabo ezazizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa lamakhulu amathathu lamatshumi amathathu lesikhombisa; babelabahlabeleli abesilisa labesifazana abangamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu.

⁶⁸ Amabhiza abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amathathu lesithupha, lembongolo zabo zingamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lanhlanu;

⁶⁹ amakamela abo engamakhulu amane lamatshumi amathathu lanhlanu, labobabhemi babo bezinkulungwane eziyisithupha lamakhulu ayisikhombisa lamatshumi amabili.

⁷⁰ Ezinye inhloko zezindlu zanikela emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameni somsebenzi inhlamvu zegolide eziyinkulungwane, lemiganu yokuchela engamatshumi amahlanu, lezambatho zabapristi ezingamakhulu amahlanu lamatshumi amathathu.

⁷¹ Ezinye inhloko zezindlu zanikela esikhwameni somsebenzi inhlamvu zegolide ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamashekeli esiliva azinkulungwane ezilikhulu letshumi.

⁷² Abanye abantu banikela inhlamvu zegolide ezizinkulungwane ezingamatshumi amabili lamashekeli esiliva azinkulungwane ezilikhulu lezambatho zabapristi ezingamatshumi ayisithupha lesikhombisa.

⁷³ Abapristi lamaLevi labalindi bamasango labahlabeleli labanye abantu lezinceku zasethempelini kanye labo bonke abanye abakoIsrayeli bahlala emizini yabo. Ekufikeni kwenyanga yesikhombisa abakoIsrayeli basebesemizini yabo.