Abalindi Bamiswa Emasangweni aseJerusalema

Udonga lumile kodwa umuzi ucishe ungabi nabantu, ngakho uNehemiya ubeka amahora amasango nabalindi abathembekile, bese, njengoba uBaba wakhe wakufaka enhliziyweni yakhe, uvula irejista endala yalabo ababuya ekhaya bevela eBabiloni. Imindeni, abapristi, izinceku neminikelo kuyabalwa, futhi amadolobha ahlaliswa kabusha.

Isahluko 7.

Emva kokuba udonga lwakhiwe kabusha ngase ngifaka iminyango, kwamiswa abalindimasango, nabahlabeleli, nabaLevi. Ngabeka umfowethu uHanani ukuba aphathe iJerusalema, kanye noHananiya umlawuli wenqaba, ngokuba wayethembekile emesaba uBaba wethu kunabaningi. Ngathi kubo: “Ningawavuli amasango aseJerusalema lize lishise ilanga; kuthi lapho abalindi besalindile, mabavale iminyango bayifake imigoqo. Misani abalindi phakathi kwabahlali baseJerusalema, kube yilowo nalowo esikhundleni sakhe, kube yilowo nalowo malungana nendlu yakhe.”

Umuzi wawumkhulu, kodwa abantu ababekuwo bebambalwa, kungakakhiwa zindlu.

Abantu bakaBaba wethu Bebalwa Bebuyela Ekhaya

Khona-ke uBaba wami wakufaka enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngibuthe izikhulu, neziphathimandla, nabantu ukuze babhaliswe ngokozalo. Ngathola incwadi yozalo yalabo ababuya kuqala, ngafica kubhaliwe kuyo ukuthi:

Laba ngabantu besifundazwe ababuya ekuthunjweni, uNebukadinezari inkosi yaseBabiloni eyayibathumbile, bebuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kube yilowo nalowo emzini wakibo, befika noZerubabeli, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, u-Azariya, uRahamiya, uNahamani, uMoridekayi, uBilishani, uMisipheretha, uBigivayi, uNehumi, noBahana—isibalo samadoda abantu bakwa-Israyeli:

Abantwana bakaParoshi, abangu-2 172;

abantwana bakaShefathiya, abangu-372;

abantwana baka-Ara, abangu-652;

abantwana bakaPhahati-Mowabi (ngohlu lukaJeshuwa noJowabe), abangu-2 818;

abantwana baka-Elamu, abangu-1 254;

abantwana bakaZathu, abangu-845;

abantwana bakaZakayi, abangu-760;

abantwana bakaBinuwi, abangu-648;

abantwana bakaBebayi, abangu-628;

abantwana baka-Azigadi, abangu-2 322;

abantwana baka-Adonikamu, abangu-667;

abantwana bakaBigivayi, abangu-2 067;

abantwana baka-Adini, abangu-655;

abantwana baka-Ateri (ngoHezekiya), abangu-98;

abantwana bakaHashumi, abangu-328;

abantwana bakaBezayi, abangu-324;

abantwana bakaHarifi, abangu-112;

abantwana bakaGibeyoni, abangu-95.

Amadoda aseBethlehema naseNethofa, angu-188;

amadoda ase-Anathoti, angu-128;

amadoda aseBeti-Azimaveti, angu-42;

amadoda aseKiriyati-Jeharimi, naseKhefira, naseBheyeroti, angu-743;

amadoda aseRama naseGeba, angu-621;

amadoda aseMikimasi, angu-122;

amadoda aseBethel nase-Ayi, angu-123;

amadoda aseNebo elinye, angu-52.

Abantwana baka-Elamu omunye, abangu-1 254;

abantwana bakaHarimi, abangu-320;

abantwana baseJeriko, abangu-345;

abantwana baseLodi, naseHadidi, nase-Ono, abangu-721;

abantwana bakaSenahi, abangu-3 930.

Abapristi: abantwana bakaJedaya (ngendlu kaJeshuwa), abangu-973.

Abantwana baka-Imeri, abangu-1 052;

abantwana bakaPhashuri, abangu-1 247;

abantwana bakaHarimi, abangu-1 017.

AbaLevi: abantwana bakaJeshuwa (ngoKadimiyeli nangohlu lukaHodeva), abangu-74.

Abahlabeleli: abantwana baka-Asafa, abangu-148.

Abalindimasango: abantwana bakaShalumi, u-Ateri, uThalimoni, u-Akhubi, uHathitha, noShobayi, abangu-138.

Izinceku zethempeli: abantwana bakaSiha, uHasufa, uThabawoti, uKherosi, uSiya, uPhadoni, uLebana, uHagaba, uShalimayi, uHanani, uGideli, uGahari, uReyaya, uRezini, uNekoda, uGazamu, u-Uza, uPhaseya, uBhesayi, uMehunimi, uNefushesimi, uBhakibuki, uHakufa, uHarihuri, uBhaziluthi, uMehida, uHarisha, uBharikosi, uSisera, uThema, uNeziya, noHathifa.

Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni: abantwana bakaSotayi, uSofereti, uPherida, uJahala, uDarikoni, uGideli, uShefathiya, uHathili, uPhokhereti-Hazebayimi, no-Amoni. Zonke izinceku zethempeli nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babengu-392 sebebonke.

Laba benyuka bevela eTeli-Mela, naseTeli-Harisha, naseKherubi, nase-Adoni, nase-Imeri, kodwa babengakwazi ukuveza indlu kayise noma uzalo lwabo, ukuthi babengabakwa-Israyeli yini:

Abantwana bakaDelaya, uTobiya, noNekoda, abangu-642.

Kubapristi: abantwana bakaHobaya, uHakhozi, noBarizilayi—owayethathe omunye wamadodakazi kaBarizilayi umGileyadi waqanjwa ngegama lalowo mndeni.

Laba bafuna imibhalo yozalo lwabo, kodwa abayitholanga, ngakho bakhishwa ebupristini njengabangcolile. Umbusi wabatshela ukuba bangadli okudla okungcwelengcwele kuze kuvele umpristi ongabuza nge-Urimi neThumimi. ^a

Lonke ibandla lalingu-42 360 lisonke, ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo ezingu-7 337 ezesilisa nezesifazane; babenabahlabeleli abangu-245 abesilisa nabesifazane. Babenamahhashi angu-736, neminyuzi engu-245, namakamela angu-435, nezimbongolo ezingu-6 720.

Ezinye izinhloko zemindeni zanikela emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameni izinhlamvu zegolide ezingu-1 000, nezitsha ezingu-50, nezingubo zobupristi ezingu-530. Ezinye izinhloko zemindeni zanikela esikhwameni somsebenzi izinhlamvu zegolide ezingu-20 000 nesiliva elingamaphawundi angaba ngu-2 750. Bonke abanye abantu banikela ngezinhlamvu zegolide ezingu-20 000, nesiliva elingamaphawundi angaba ngu-2 500, nezingubo zobupristi ezingu-67.

Abapristi, nabaLevi, nabalindimasango, nabahlabeleli, nabanye babantu, nezinceku zethempeli, no-Israyeli wonke bahlala emizini yabo. Kwathi ngenyanga yesikhombisa, abantu bakwa-Israyeli base besemizini yabo.

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UNehemiya 7

Abalindi Bamiswa Emasangweni aseJerusalema

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