Kufika Iindaba Zokuchithwa KweYerusalem

Iindonga zaseYerusalem zisemanxuweni, waza uNehemiya wakhokela abantu ukuba bazakhe kwakhona. Embindini kukho umthandazo omkhulu okhumbuza uBawo owabaxhasa abantu bakhe kuzo zonke iintlango.

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Amazwi kaNehemiya unyana kaHakaliya. Ngenyanga kaKisleve, ngomnyaka wamashumi amabini, ndandiseSusa enqabeni, ^a

Weza uHanani, omnye wabazalwana bam, enamadoda avela kwaYuda. Ndawabuza ngamaYuda awasindileyo, awayeseleyo ekuthinjweni, nangeYerusalem. Andixelela athi: “Amasalela awasalayo ekuthinjweni, phaya kuloo mmandla, akwinkxwaleko enkulu nasehlazweni. Udonga lwaseYerusalem ludilizelwe phantsi, namasango alo atshiswa ngomlilo.”

Ndakuwevaloo mazwi, ndahlala phantsi ndalila, ndenza isijwili imihla, ndizila ukudla, ndithandaza phambi koBawo wethu osemazulwini. Ndathi: Khawuve, Bawo osemazulwini, Thixo omkhulu nowoyikekayo, ogcina umnqophiso nenceba kwabo bakuthandayo nabayigcinayo imithetho yakho, indlebe yakho mayibe nenyameko namehlo akho avuleke, ukuze uve lo mthandazo mna, mkhonzi wakho, ndiwuthandazayo phambi kwakho ngoku, imini nobusuku, ngenxa yamaSirayeli, abakhonzi bakho — ndizixela izono esizenzileyo thina maSirayeli kuwe. Mna nendlu kabawo sonile. Sikonile kakhulu, asayigcina imithetho, nemimiselo, namasiko owawisela umkhonzi wakho uMoses.

Khawukhumbule umyalelo wakho kumkhonzi wakho uMoses, usithi: “Ukuba nithe anathembeka, ndoniphangalalisa phakathi kwezizwe, kodwa ukuba nithe nabuyela kum, nayigcina imithetho yam, nayenza, nokuba abathinjwa benu bakwisiphelo esikude samazulu, ndobabutha khona, ndibazise kuloo ndawo ndayinyulayo ukuba igama lam lihlale khona.”

Bangabakhonzi bakho, bangabantu bakho, owabakhululayo ngamandla akho amakhulu nangesandla sakho esinamandla. Camagu, Bawo, Nkosi yam, indlebe yakho mayiwuphulaphule umthandazo womkhonzi wakho, nomthandazo wabakhonzi bakho — abo bakholwayo kukuloyika igama lakho. Mphe impumelelo umkhonzi wakho namhla, umenzele inceba phambi kwale ndoda. Ndandingumngcamli kukumkani ngelo xesha.