UNehemiya 9 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

9 ¹Ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesine kule nyanga, bahlanganisana oonyana bakaSirayeli bezile ukudla, benxibe ezirhwexayo, benomhlaba ezintlokweni zabo. ^a a v1 Ukubeka uthuli entloko, kunye nokuzila ukudla neengubo ezirhwexayo, kwakungumqondiso wakudala wosizi olukhulu nenguquko. ²Inzala kaSirayeli yazahlula kubo bonke abasemzini, yema, yazivuma izono zayo nobugwenxa booyise. ³Bema ezindaweni zabo, bayilesa incwadi yomyalelo kaBawo wethu malunga neeyure ezintathu, bandula ke bavuma, bamnqula uBawo wethu ezinye iiyure ezintathu. ⁴UYeshuwa, noBhani, noKadmiyeli, noShebhaniya, noBhuni, noSherebhiya, noBhani, noKenani bema ezinyukweni zabaLevi, bakhala ngezwi elikhulu kuBawo wethu. ⁵Bandula ke abaLevi—uYeshuwa, noKadmiyeli, noBhani, noHashabheniya, noSherebhiya, noHodiya, noShebhaniya, noPetahiya—bathi: “Sukumani, mbonge uBawo wenu, kususela kwanaphakade kuse kwanaphakade. Malibongwe igama lakho elizukileyo, eliphakanyiselwe ngaphezu kwayo yonke intsikelelo nendumiso. ⁶Nguwe wedwa uBawo wethu. Nguwe owenza amazulu, kwanamazulu awona aphezulu, nomkhosi wawo wonke, nehlabathi nazo zonke izinto ezikulo, neelwandle nako konke okukuzo. Uyazinika bonke ubomi, aze umkhosi wasezulwini ukunqule. ⁷Wena unguBawo wethu, owamnyulayo uAbram, wamkhupha eUre yamaKaledi, wamnika igama elinguAbraham. ⁸Wayifumana intliziyo yakhe ithembekile phambi kwakho, waza wenza umnqophiso naye wokunika ilizwe lamaKanan, namaHiti, nama-Amori, namaPerizi, namaYebhusi, namaGirgashi—ukulinika inzala yakhe. Waza waligcina idinga lakho, kuba wena ulilungisa. ⁹Wakubona ukuxhamleka kwoobawo bethu eYiputa; wasiva isikhalo sabo ngaseLwandle oluBomvu. ¹⁰Wathumela imiqondiso nemimangaliso kuFaro, nakubo bonke abathetheli bakhe, nakubo bonke abantu bezwe lakhe, kuba wawukwazi ukuba amaYiputa abawaphatha ngekratshi elingakanani abantu bethu. Wazenzela ke igama, eliseleko unanamhla. ¹¹Wawahlula ulwandle phambi kwabo, ukuze bacande kulo emhlabeni owomileyo, kodwa wabaphosa abo babasukelayo enzulwini, njengelitye emanzini anamandla. ¹²Emini wabakhokela ngomqulu welifu, ebusuku ngomqulu womlilo, ukuze ubakhanyisele endleleni abaza kuhamba ngayo. ¹³Wehla entabeni yaseSinayi; wathetha nabo usemazulwini. Wabanika amasiko alungisileyo nemiyalelo eyinyaniso, imimiselo elungileyo nemithetho. ¹⁴Wabazisa isabatha yakho eyingcwele, wabanika imithetho, nemimiselo, nemiyalelo ngesandla sikaMoses umkhonzi wakho. ¹⁵Ekulambeni kwabo wabanika isonka esivela emazulwini, ekunxanweni kwabo wabakhuphela amanzi eweni. Wabaxelela ukuba bangene balidle ilizwe owawufunge ukubanika lona. ¹⁶Kodwa bona—oobawo bethu—baba nekratshi, baba neentamo ezilukhuni, bala ukuyiphulaphula imiyalelo yakho. ¹⁷Bala ukuphulaphula, abazikhumbula imimangaliso owayenzayo phakathi kwabo. Baba neentamo ezilukhuni, baza ekreqeni lwabo bazimisela inkokeli ukuba babuyele ebukhobokeni babo. Kodwa wena unguBawo oxolelayo, onobabalo nemfesane, ozeka kade umsindo, omkhulu ngenceba, akuzange ubashiye. ¹⁸Nokuba bazenzela umfanekiso wethole, bathi: “Nguthixo wenu lo owaninyusayo eYiputa,” benza iinyeliso ezimbi kakhulu, ¹⁹wena, ngemfesane yakho enkulu, akubashiyanga entlango. Umqulu welifu wawusabakhokela ngendlela emini, nomqulu womlilo wawusabakhanyisela indlela yabo ebusuku. ²⁰Wanika uMoya wakho olungileyo ukuba ubafundise. Akuyibambanga imana yakho emlonyeni wabo, wabanika amanzi okuqabula unxano lwabo. ²¹Iminyaka engamashumi mane wabaxhasa entlango, abaswela nto; iingubo zabo azonakalanga bubudala, neenyawo zabo azidumbanga. ²²Wabanika izikumkani nezizwe, ubabela ummandla kwiimbombo zonke zelizwe. Baza balidla ilifa ilizwe likaSihon ukumkani waseHeshbhon nelizwe lika-Og ukumkani waseBhashan. ²³Wabandisa abantwana babo baba ngangeenkwenkwezi zezulu, waza wabangenisa ezweni owawuthe kooyise mabangene balidle ilifa. ²⁴Bangena abantwana babo balidla ilifa ilizwe. Wawathoba phambi kwabo amaKanan awayehleli kuloo lizwe, wawanikela amaKanan ezandleni zabo, kunye nookumkani bawo nezizwe zelizwe, ukuze babaphathe ngokuthanda kwabo. ²⁵Bathimba imizi enqatyisiweyo nomhlaba ochumileyo; badla ilifa izindlu ezizele yinto yonke elungileyo, namaqula asele embiwe, izidiliya, nemiyezo yeminquma, nemithi yeziqhamo eyandileyo. Badla ke bahlutha batyeba, baziyolisa ngokulunga kwakho okukhulu. ²⁶Kodwa baba ngabangevayo baza bakuvukela; bawulahla umyalelo wakho ngemva kwemihlana yabo. Bababulala abaprofeti bakho, ababebalumkisile ukuze babuyele kuwe, benza iinyeliso ezimbi kakhulu. ²⁷Ngako oko wabanikela ezandleni zeentshaba zabo, ezazibacinezela. Kodwa ngexesha lembandezelo yabo, bakuba bekhala kuwe, wabeva usemazulwini, waza ngemfesane yakho enkulu wabanika abahlanguli, ababahlangula esandleni seentshaba zabo. ²⁸Kodwa bakuba nokuphumla nje, baphinda benza okubi phambi kwakho. Ngako oko wabayekela esandleni seentshaba zabo, ezazibalawula. Kanti bakubuya bakhala kuwe, weva usemazulwini, wabahlangula amatyeli ngamatyeli ngemfesane yakho. ²⁹Wabalumkisa ukuba babuyele emyalelweni wakho, kodwa bakhukhumala abayiphulaphula imithetho yakho. Bona kwizigwebo zakho, ezinika ubomi kulowo uzenzayo. Ngenkani banikela umhlana, benza lukhuni intamo yabo, abavuma ukuphulaphula. ³⁰Iminyaka emininzi wababekezelela. NgoMoya wakho wabalumkisa ngabaprofeti bakho, kodwa abavuma ukubeka ndlebe. Ngako oko wabanikela ezizweni zamazwe. ³¹Kodwa ngenxa yemfesane yakho enkulu akuzange ubaphelise okanye ubashiye, kuba wena unguBawo onobabalo onemfesane. ³²Ngoku ke, Bawo wethu—omkhulu, onamandla, nowoyikekayo, ogcina umnqophiso wakhe wenceba—musa ukuvumela ukuba yonke le nkxamleko ibonakale incinane phambi kwakho: inkxamleko eyehlele phezu kwethu, naphezu kookumkani bethu neenkokeli, nababingeleli bethu nabaprofeti, oobawo bethu nabantu bakho bonke, kususela kwemihla yookumkani baseAsiriya kunanamhla. ³³Kuko konke okusehleleyo wenze ngobulungisa; wenze ngokuthembeka, kanti thina senze ububi. ³⁴Ookumkani bethu neenkokeli, nababingeleli bethu noobawo bethu abawugcinanga umthetho wakho; abayihoyanga imiyalelo yakho nezilumkiso owabanika zona. ³⁵Nangexa babesebukumkanini babo, besonwabele ukulunga okukhulu owabanika kona, nelizwe elibanzi nelichumileyo owalibeka phambi kwabo, abavumanga ukukukhonza wena okanye ukujika ezindleleni zabo ezimbi. ³⁶Ngoku ke, khangela—singamakhoboka namhla, singamakhoboka kanye kwelo lizwe owalinika oobawo bethu ukuze badle iziqhamo zalo nezinto zalo ezilungileyo. ³⁷Isivuno salo esininzi siya kookumkani owabamisela phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu. Balawula imizimba yethu nemfuyo yethu ngokuthanda kwabo, size sibe sembandezelweni enkulu.”

³⁸Ngoko ke senza umnqophiso oqinisekileyo obhaliweyo, otywinwe ziinkokeli zethu, nabaLevi, nababingeleli.