UNehemiya 12

12 ¹Yilaba abapristi namaLevi abenyuka noZerubabheli indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa: uSeraya, uJeremiya, u-Ezra, ²u-Amariya, uMaluki, uHathushi, ³uShekaniya, uRehume, uMeremothi, ⁴u-Ido, uGinethoyi, u-Abhiya, ⁵uMiyamini, uMahadiya, uBiliga, ⁶uShemaya, uJoyaribi, uJedaya, ⁷uSalu, u-Amoki, uHilikiya, uJedaya—izinhloko zabapristi nezihlobo zabo ezinsukwini zikaJeshuwa.

⁸AmaLevi: uJeshuwa, uBinuyi, uKhadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJuda, noMattaniya, owayehola izingoma zokubonga kanye nabafowabo. ⁹UBakibukiya no-Uni, abafowabo, babemi maqondana nabo ngezikhathi zokukhonza kwabo. ¹⁰UJeshuwa wayenguyise kaJoyakimi, uJoyakimi uyise ka-Eliyashibi, u-Eliyashibi uyise kaJoyada, ¹¹uJoyada uyise kaJonathani, uJonathani uyise kaJaduwa.

¹²Ezinsukwini zikaJoyakimi, laba abapristi babeyizinhloko zezindlu zoyise: uMeraya endlini kaSeraya, uHananiya ekaJeremiya, ¹³eka-Ezra, uMeshulamu; eka-Amariya, uJehohanani; ¹⁴ekaMaluki, uJonathani; ekaShebaniya, uJosefa; ¹⁵ekaHarimi, u-Adina; ekaMerayothi, uHelikayi; ¹⁶eka-Ido, uZakariya; ekaGinethoni, uMeshulamu; ¹⁷eka-Abhiya, uZikiri; ekaMiniyamini nekaMowadiya, uPhilitayi; ¹⁸ekaBiliga, uShamuwa; ekaShemaya, uJehonathani; ¹⁹ekaJoyaribi, uMatenayi; ekaJedaya, u-Uzi; ²⁰ekaSalayi, uKalayi; eka-Amoki, u-Eberi; ²¹ekaHilikiya, uHashabiya; ekaJedaya, uNethaneli.

²²Ezinsukwini zika-Eliyashibi, zikaJoyada, zikaJohanani, nezikaJaduwa, izinhloko zemindeni yamaLevi zabhalwa phansi, kanye nabapristi ngesikhathi sokubusa kukaDariyu umPheresiya. ²³Izinhloko zemindeni yamaLevi zabhalwa phansi eNcwadini yemiLando kwaze kwaba sezinsukwini zikaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi. ^a a v23 INcwadi yemiLando lapha ingumbhalo osemthethweni wombuso, hhayi izincwadi zeBhayibheli zemiLando. ²⁴Abaholi bamaLevi kwakunguHashabiya, uSherebiya, noJeshuwa indodana kaKhadimiyeli, kanye nabafowabo ababemi maqondana nabo, bedumisa bebonga, iqembu elinye liphendula elinye, njengokuba uDavide umuntu kaBaba wethu ayalile. ²⁵UMattaniya, uBakibukiya, u-Obadiya, uMeshulamu, uThalimoni, no-Akhubi babengabalindisango abaqapha amakamelo okulondoloza eduze kwamasango. ²⁶Laba bakhonza ezinsukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, nasezinsukwini zikaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra umpristi nombhali.

Udonga Lwahlukaniselwa Ngenjabulo Enkulu

²⁷Ekwahlukaniselweni kodonga lwaseJerusalema, bafuna amaLevi kuyo yonke indawo ayehlala kuyo babaletha eJerusalema ukuze bagubhe ukwahlukaniselwa ngenjabulo—ukubonga, ukuhlabelela, amasimbali, amahabhu, nemihubhe. ²⁸Abahlabeleli nabo babuthana ndawonye bevela esifundeni esizungeze iJerusalema nasemizini yamaNethofathi, ²⁹bevela eBeti-giligali nasemaphandleni aseGeba nase-Azimavethi, ngokuba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi bazungeza iJerusalema. ³⁰Kwathi abapristi namaLevi sebezihlambululile, bahlambulula abantu, namasango, nodonga.

³¹Ngase ngikhuphulela abaholi bakwaJuda phezu kodonga ngabeka amakwaya amakhulu amabili okubonga ezindaweni zawo. Elinye lahamba ngakwesokunene, phezu kodonga, laqonda eSangweni Lomquba. ³²UHoshaya nengxenye yabaholi bakwaJuda balandela emva kwabo, ³³kanye no-Azariya, u-Ezra, uMeshulamu, ³⁴uJuda, uBhenjamini, uShemaya, noJeremiya, ³⁵nabanye amadodana abapristi bephethe amacilongo: uZakariya indodana kaJonathani, indodana kaShemaya, indodana kaMattaniya, indodana kaMikaya, indodana kaZakuri, indodana ka-Asafa, ³⁶nabafowabo—uShemaya, u-Azareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, uJuda, noHanani—bephethe izinsimbi zomculo zikaDavide, umuntu kaBaba wethu; u-Ezra umbhali wahamba phambili. ³⁷ESangweni Lomthombo, bakhwela ngqo izitebhisi zoMuzi kaDavide, benyuka ngenyukelo yodonga, badlula endlini kaDavide, baya eSangweni Lamanzi ngasempumalanga.

³⁸Ikwaya lesibili lahamba ngakwesokhohlo; ngalandela kanye nengxenye yabantu, phezu kodonga, sidlula uMbhoshongo Wamaziko saya oDongeni Olubanzi, ³⁹sadlula iSango lakwa-Efrayimi, iSango LaseJeshana, iSango Lezinhlanzi, uMbhoshongo KaHananeli, uMbhoshongo Wekhulu, saya eSangweni Lezimvu, sema eSangweni Labalindi. ⁴⁰Amakwaya amabili okubonga ema endlini kaBaba wethu—nami ngenza njalo, kanye nengxenye yezikhulu ezazinami, ⁴¹nabapristi u-Eliyakimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikaya, u-Eliyohenayi, uZakariya, noHananiya bephethe amacilongo abo. ⁴²Futhi uMahaseya, uShemaya, u-Eleyazare, u-Uzi, uJehohanani, uMalikiya, u-Elamu, no-Ezeri. Abahlabeleli bahlabelela, beholwa nguJezrahiya. ⁴³Ngalolo suku banikela imihlatshelo eminingi bajabula, ngokuba uBaba wethu wabapha injabulo enkulu. Abesifazane nezingane nabo bajabula, nenjabulo yaseJerusalema yezwakala kude le.

Ukunakekela Labo Abakhonza uBaba

⁴⁴Ngalolo suku kwabekwa amadoda phezu kwamakamelo okulondoloza iminikelo, izithelo zokuqala, nokweshumi, ukuze bebutha emasimini emizi izabelo uMthetho owazabela kuzo abapristi namaLevi, ngokuba uJuda wajabula ngabapristi namaLevi ababekhonza. ⁴⁵Bawugcina umsebenzi wabo kuBaba wethu nasekuhlambululweni, kanjalo nabahlabeleli nabalindisango, njengokuba uDavide nendodana yakhe uSolomoni babeyalile. ⁴⁶Ngokuba endulo, ezinsukwini zikaDavide no-Asafa, kwakukhona abaholi bezingoma ababehola udumiso nokubonga kuBaba wethu. ⁴⁷Ezinsukwini zikaZerubabheli nezikaNehemiya, wonke u-Israyeli wanika izabelo zansuku zonke abahlabeleli nabalindisango, bahlukanisela amaLevi isabelo, wona ahlukanisela inzalo ka-Aroni isabelo.