UNehemiya 10

10 ¹Labo ababeka uphawu lwabo kwakuyilaba: uNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakaliya, noZedekiya, ²uSeraya, u-Azariya, uJeremiya, ³uPashuri, u-Amariya, uMalikhiya, ⁴uHathushi, uShebaniya, uMaluki, ⁵uHarimi, uMeremoti, u-Obadiya, ⁶uDaniyeli, uGinethoni, uBaruki, ⁷uMeshulamu, u-Abhiya, uMijamini, ⁸uMahaziya, uBiligayi, noShemaya. Laba kwakungabapristi. ⁹NamaLevi: uJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, uBinuyi wamadodana kaHenadadi, uKadimiyeli, ¹⁰nabafowabo abangamaLevi: uShebaniya, uHodiya, uKelita, uPelaya, uHanani, ¹¹uMika, uRehobi, uHashabiya, ¹²uZakuri, uSherebiya, uShebaniya, ¹³uHodiya, uBani, noBeninu. ¹⁴Abaholi babantu: uParoshi, uPahati-Mowabi, u-Elamu, uZathu, uBani, ¹⁵uBuni, u-Azigadi, uBhebhayi, ¹⁶u-Adoniya, uBigivayi, u-Adini, ¹⁷u-Ateri, uHezekiya, u-Azuri, ¹⁸uHodiya, uHashumi, uBezayi, ¹⁹uHarifi, u-Anathoti, uNebayi, ²⁰uMagipiyashi, uMeshulamu, uHeziri, ²¹uMeshezabeli, uZadoki, uJaduwa, ²²uPelatiya, uHanani, u-Anaya, ²³uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubi, ²⁴uHaloheshi, uPiliha, uShobeki, ²⁵uRehumi, uHashabina, uMaseya, ²⁶u-Ahiya, uHanani, u-Anani, ²⁷uMaluki, uHarimi, noBahana.

Abantu Bazibophezela kuBaba

²⁸Bonke abanye babantu—abapristi, amaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, izinceku zethempeli, nabo bonke abazihlukanisa nezizwe zamazwe ngenxa yomthetho kaBaba wethu—kanye nabafazi babo, namadodana, namadodakazi abo, wonke umuntu onolwazi nokuqonda, ²⁹bonke laba bahlanganyela nabafowabo abazikhulu, bazibopha ngesiqalekiso nangesifungo ukuba balandele umthetho kaBaba wethu owanikwa ngoMose inceku yakhe, nokugcina nokwenza yonke imiyalo kaBaba wethu oyiNkosi, izimiso zakhe nezimiselo zakhe. ³⁰Sithembisa ukuba singanikeli ngamadodakazi ethu emshadweni ezizweni ezisizungezile, singathathi namadodakazi azo ukuba abe ngawamadodana ethu. ³¹Uma izizwe zezwe ziletha impahla noma okusanhlamvu ukuyithengisa ngeSabatha, ngeke sithenge kuzo ngeSabatha noma nganoma yiluphi usuku olungcwele. Minyaka yonke yesikhombisa siyakuwuphumuza umhlaba sixole zonke izikweletu.

³²Siyazibophezela futhi ukunikela ngengxenye yesishiyagalombili ye-awunsi yesiliva minyaka yonke ngenxa yenkonzo yendlu kaBaba wethu: ³³ngenxa yesinkwa esibekwa phambi kwakhe, neminikelo yansuku zonke yokusanhlamvu neyokushiswa, neyeSabatha, neyoKwethwasa kweNyanga, neyemikhosi, nezipho ezingcwele, neminikelo yesono yokubuyisana ngenxa ka-Israyeli—ngenxa yawo wonke umsebenzi wendlu kaBaba wethu. ³⁴Thina, abapristi, amaLevi, nabantu, senza inkatho ngomnikelo wezinkuni, ukuze siziletha endlini kaBaba wethu ngemindeni yethu, ngezikhathi ezimisiwe minyaka yonke, ukuba zishiswe e-altare likaBaba wethu, njengoba umthetho usho. ³⁵Sizibophezela futhi ukuletha izithelo zokuqala zomhlabathi wethu nezithelo zokuqala zazo zonke izithelo zazo zonke izihlahla, unyaka nonyaka, endlini kaBaba wethu. ³⁶Siyakuletha futhi amazibulo amadodana ethu nawezinkomo zethu, njengoba kubhaliwe emthethweni, namazibulo emihlambi yethu yezinkomo neyezimvu, endlini kaBaba wethu, kubapristi abakhonza khona. ³⁷Siyakuletha okokuqala kwenhlama yethu, neminikelo yethu, nezithelo zazo zonke izihlahla, newayini elisha, namafutha kubapristi, ezinqolobaneni zendlu kaBaba wethu; nokweshumi komhlaba wethu kumaLevi, ngokuba amaLevi aqoqa okweshumi kuwo wonke amadolobha ethu okulima. ³⁸Umpristi ozalwa ngo-Aroni uyakuhlanganyela namaLevi lapho eqoqa okweshumi, amaLevi abesekhuphula okweshumi kwalokho endlini kaBaba wethu, ezinqolobaneni zengcebo. ³⁹Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli namaLevi bayakuletha iminikelo yokusanhlamvu, neyewayini elisha, neyamafutha ezinqolobaneni lapho kugcinwa khona izinto zendlu engcwele, lapho kuhlala khona abapristi abakhonzayo, nabalindimasango, nabahlabeleli. Ngeke singayinaki indlu kaBaba wethu.