Abalindi Bamiswa Emasangweni aseYerusalem
Udonga lumi kodwa umzi uphantse ube ze, ngako oko uNehemiya ummisela amaxesha amasango nabalindi abathembekileyo, aze, njengoko uBawo wakhe wakubeka entliziyweni yakhe, avule incwadi yomlibo endala yabo babuya ekhaya bevela eBhabhilon. Iintsapho, ababingeleli, abakhonzi, nezipho ziyabalwa, nemizi iphinde yahlalwa.
7 1Lwathi lwakwakhiwa udonga, ndaza ndazimisa iingcango, bamiswa abagcini-masango, neemvumi, nabaLevi. 2Ndammisa umntakwethu uHanani ukuba abe phezu kweYerusalem, noHananiya umphathi wenqaba, kuba ebenyanisekile, emoyika uBawo wethu ngaphezu kwabaninzi. 3Ndathi kubo: “Ningazivuli iingcango zaseYerusalem lide lishushu ilanga; lo gama abalindi besalinde, mabazivale iingcango, bazitshixe. Nimise abalindi phakathi kwabemi baseYerusalem, elowo endaweni yakhe, elowo malunga nendlu yakhe.”
4Umzi ke ububanzi, umkhulu, kodwa abantu abakuwo bembalwa, kungekakhiwa zindlu.
Abantu bakaBawo wethu Babalelwa Ekhaya
5UBawo wam wakubeka entliziyweni yam ukuba ndihlanganise abanumzana, nezikhulu, nabantu, ukuze babhalwe ngokomlibo wokuzalwa. Ndafumana incwadi yomlibo wokuzalwa yabo babuya kuqala, ndafumana kubhaliwe kuyo, kusithiwa:
6Ngabo aba abantu bephondo ababuyayo ekuthinjweni, ababefuduswe nguNebhukadenetsare ukumkani waseBhabhilon, babuyela eYerusalem nakwelakwaYuda, elowo waya kowakowabo umzi, 7beza noZerubhabheli, noYeshuwa, noNehemiya, noAzariya, noRahamiya, noNahamani, noMordekayi, noBhilishan, noMisperete, noBhigvayi, noNehum, noBhahana—inani lamadoda abantu bakwaSirayeli:
8Oonyana bakaParoshe, ngamawaka amabini anamakhulu mabini anamanci asixhenxe anamabini;
9oonyana bakaShefatiya, ngamakhulu amathathu anamanci asixhenxe anamabini;
10oonyana baka-Ara, ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mahlanu anamabini;
11oonyana bakaPahati-mowabhi (ngomlibo kaYeshuwa noYowabhi), ngamawaka amabini anamakhulu asibhozo anelishumi elinesibhozo;
12oonyana bakaElam, liwaka elinamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu anamane;
13oonyana bakaZatu, ngamakhulu asibhozo anamanci mane anamahlanu;
14oonyana bakaZakayi, ngamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mathandathu;
15oonyana bakaBhinuwi, ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mane anesibhozo;
16oonyana bakaBhebhayi, ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mabini anesibhozo;
17oonyana baka-Azegadi, ngamawaka amabini anamakhulu mathathu anamanci mabini anamabini;
18oonyana baka-Adonikam, ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe;
19oonyana bakaBhigvayi, ngamawaka amabini anamanci mathandathu anesixhenxe;
20oonyana baka-Adin, ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mahlanu anamahlanu;
21oonyana baka-Atere (ngoHezekiya), ngamashumi asithoba anesibhozo;
22oonyana bakaHashum, ngamakhulu amathathu anamanci mabini anesibhozo;
23oonyana bakaBhetsayi, ngamakhulu amathathu anamanci mabini anamane;
24oonyana bakaHarife, lkhulu elinelishumi elinesibini;
25oonyana baseGibheyon, ngamashumi asithoba anamahlanu.
26Amadoda aseBhetelehem naseNetofa, likhulu elinamanci asibhozo anesibhozo;
27amadoda aseAnatoti, likhulu elinamanci mabini anesibhozo;
28amadoda aseBhete-azemavete, ngamashumi mane anamabini;
29amadoda aseKiriyati-yeharim, naseKefira, naseBheroti, ngamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mane anamathathu;
30amadoda aseRama naseGebha, ngamakhulu amathandathu anamanci mabini ananye;
31amadoda aseMikmas, likhulu elinamanci mabini anamabini;
32amadoda aseBheteli naseAyi, likhulu elinamanci mabini anamathathu;
33amadoda eyona Nebho inye, ngamashumi mahlanu anamabini.
34Oonyana bakaElam omnye, liwaka elinamakhulu amabini anamanci mahlanu anamane;
35oonyana bakaHarim, ngamakhulu amathathu anamanci mabini;
36oonyana baseYeriko, ngamakhulu amathathu anamanci mane anamahlanu;
37oonyana baseLodi, naseHadide, nase-Ono, ngamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mabini ananye;
38oonyana baseSenaha, ngamawaka amathathu anamakhulu asithoba anamanci mathathu.
39Ababingeleli: oonyana bakaYedaya (ngendlu kaYeshuwa), ngamakhulu asithoba anamanci asixhenxe anamathathu.
40Oonyana baka-Imere, liwaka elinamanci mahlanu anamabini;
41oonyana bakaPashuri, iwaka elinamakhulu amabini anamanci mane anesixhenxe;
42oonyana bakaHarim, iwaka elinashumi elinesixhenxe.
43AbaLevi: oonyana bakaYeshuwa (ngoKadmiyeli nenzala kaHodeva), angamashumi asixhenxe anesine.
44Iimvumi: oonyana bakaAsafu, ikhulu elinamanci mane anesibhozo.
45Abagcini-masango: oonyana bakaShalum, bakaAtere, bakaTalmon, bakaAkubhi, bakaHatita, nabakaShobhayi, ikhulu elinamanci mathathu anesibhozo.
46Abakhonzi betempile: oonyana bakaTsiha, bakaHasufa, bakaTabhahoti, 47bakaKerosi, bakaSiya, bakaPadon, 48bakaLebhana, bakaHagabha, bakaShalemayi, 49bakaHanan, bakaGidele, bakaGahare, 50bakaReyaya, bakaRetsin, bakaNekoda, 51bakaGazam, baka-Uza, bakaPaseya, 52bakaBhesayi, bakaMehunim, bakaNefushesim, 53bakaBhakubhuki, bakaHakufa, bakaHarhure, 54bakaBhatsliti, bakaMehida, bakaHarsha, 55bakaBharkosi, bakaSisera, bakaTema, 56bakaNetsiya, nabakaHatifa.
57Oonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon: oonyana bakaSotayi, bakaSoferete, bakaPerida, 58bakaYahala, bakaDarkon, bakaGidele, 59bakaShefatiya, bakaHatili, bakaPokerete-hatsebhayim, nabakaAmon. 60Bonke abakhonzi betempile noonyana babakhonzi bakaSolomon baba ngamakhulu amathathu anamanci asithoba anesibini.
61Aba banyuka bevela eTel-mela, naseTel-harsha, naseKerubhi, naseAdon, naseImere, bengenako ukubonakalalisa indlu kooyise nomlibo wabo, ukuba bangabakwaSirayeli na:
62oonyana bakaDelaya, bakaTobhiya, nabakaNekoda, amakhulu amathandathu anamanci mane anesibini.
63Kubabingeleli: oonyana bakaHobhaya, bakaHakotsi, nabakaBharzilayi—owazeka enye yeentombi zikaBharzilayi umGiliyadi, wathabatha igama laloo mizalwane.
64Aba bakhangela iincwadi zemilibo yabo, abazifumana, ngoko bakhutshwa ebubingelelini njengeenqambi. 65Irhuluneli yabaxelela ukuba bangadli kokungcwele kangcwele, ade kubekho umbingeleli onokubuza ngeeUrim neeTumim. a a v65 IiUrim neeTumim yayizinto ezingcwele ezazigcinwa ngumbingeleli omkhulu, ezazisetyenziselwa ukufuna isigqibo esicacileyo esivela kuThixo kwimibuzo enzima.
66Lonke ibandla ndawonye laba ngamashumi omane anamabini amawaka, anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathandathu, 67ngaphandle kwabakhonzi babo nabakhonzikazi babo abangamawaka asixhenxe, anamakhulu mathathu, anamanci mathathu anesixhenxe; yaye babeneemvumi, amadoda nabafazi, ezingamakhulu mabini anamanci mane anesihlanu. 68Babenamahashe angamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mathathu anesithandathu, noondlebende abangamakhulu mabini anamanci mane anesihlanu, 69iinkamela ezingamakhulu mane anamanci mathathu anesihlanu, namaesile angamawaka mathandathu, anamakhulu asixhenxe, anamanci mabini.
70Inxenye yeentloko zezindlu zooyise yanikela emsebenzini. Irhuluneli yanikela ebuncwaneni iidrarhima zegolide eziliwaka, nezitya ezingamashumi mahlanu, nezambatho zababingeleli ezingamakhulu mahlanu anamanci mathathu. 71Inxenye yeentloko zezindlu zooyise yanikela ebuncwaneni bomsebenzi iidrarhima zegolide ezingamashumi amabini amawaka, nesilivere emalunga neephawundi ezingamawaka amabini anamakhulu asixhenxe anamanci mahlanu. 72Abanye babantu banikela iidrarhima zegolide ezingamashumi amabini amawaka, nesilivere emalunga neephawundi ezingamawaka amabini anamakhulu mahlanu, nezambatho zababingeleli ezingamashumi mathandathu anesixhenxe.
73Ababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabagcini-masango, neemvumi, nenxenye yabantu, nabakhonzi betempile, namaSirayeli onke bahlala emizini yabo. Kuthe ngenyanga yesixhenxe, oonyana bakaSirayeli baba emizini yabo.