UNehemiya 1:1-11
1 La ngamazwi kaNehemiya*+ indodana kaHakhaliya: Ngesikhathi ngisesigodlweni eShushani,*+ ngenyanga kaKhisilevi* ngomnyaka wesi-20,
2 kwafika omunye umfowethu okuthiwa nguHanani+ lamanye amadoda akoJuda, ngasengibabuza ngeJerusalema langamaJuda ayebuyele khona evela ekuthunjweni.+
3 Bangiphendula bathi: “Abantu ababuyela koJuda besuka ekuthunjweni basebunzimeni obukhulu, okuselizweni lethu kuyayangisa.+ Imiduli yeJerusalema ilokhu idilikile+ lamagedi ayo alokhu enjalo kusukela atshiswa ngomlilo.”+
4 Ngathi ngikuzwa lokho ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Ngazila ukudla+ ngalila okwensuku ezinengi ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wamazulu.
5 Ngathi: “Awu Jehova Nkulunkulu wamazulu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu lowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano sakhe, olothando oluqotho kulabo abamthandayo labagcina imithetho yakhe.+
6 Ngicela ungikhangele njalo uvule indlebe zakho, ulalele umthandazo wenceku yakho lamuhla. Ngithandazela abako-Israyeli ubusuku lemini+ ngivuma izono zabo phambi kwakho. Sonke sonile, lami nginje kanye labendlu kababa sonile kuwe.+
7 Senze okubi phambi kwakho+ ngoba asiyilandelanga imithetho lemilayo yakho kanye lemithetho yakho yokwahlulela owayinika inceku yakho uMosi.+
8 “Ngicela ukhumbule ukuthi watshela* inceku yakho uMosi wathi: ‘Nxa lingenza okubi ngizalichithachitha phakathi kwezizwe.+
9 Kodwa nxa lingaphenduka kimi lilalele imilayo yami futhi liyilandele, ngizaliqoqa+ lonke lanxa lingaze libe semaphethelweni omhlaba, ngililethe endaweni engikhethe ukuthi ibizo lami lihlale kuyo.’+
10 Nkosi, abantu laba ngabakho futhi bayizinceku zakho. Wabakhulula ngamandla akho amakhulu langesandla sakho esilamandla.+
11 Awu Jehova, ngicela ulalele umthandazo wenceku yakho kanye lemithandazo yezinceku zakho ezithokoziswa yikwesaba ibizo lakho. Ngicela ungibusise lamuhla, wenze indoda le ingizwele.”+
Ngalesosikhathi ngangisebenza ukunika inkosi iwayini.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Ibizo leli litsho ukuthi, “UJehova uyaduduza.”
^ Kumbe, “enqabeni yeSusa.”
^ Khangela iSengezo ku-B15.
^ Kumbe, “waxwayisa.”
