UNehemiya 11:1-36
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Abantu baphinda bahlale eJerusalema (1-36)
11 Abakhokheli babantu yibo ababehlala eJerusalema.+ Yikho abantu benza inkatho+ ukuze bakhethe umuntu oyedwa phakathi kwabalitshumi ozahlala eJerusalema idolobho elingcwele, besekusithi abanye abangu-9 bahlale kwamanye amadolobho.
2 Abantu bababusisa bonke abavuma ukuyahlala eJerusalema.
3 Laba yibo abakhokheli besabelo ababehlala eJerusalema. (Kodwa inengi labantu bako-Israyeli, labaphristi, lamaLevi, lezisebenzi zethempelini,*+ lezizukulwane zezisebenzi zikaSolomoni+ lalihlala kwamanye amadolobho akoJuda, ngamunye wabo ehlala endaweni yakhe edolobheni lakibo.+
4 Kwakulabanye abantu bakoJuda labakoBhenjamini ababehlala eJerusalema.) Abakhokheli bakoJuda kwakuyilaba: U-Athaya indodana ka-Uziya, indodana kaZakhariya, indodana ka-Amariya, indodana kaShefathiya, indodana kaMahalaleli, omunye wamadodana kaPherezi,+
5 loMahaseya indodana kaBharukhi, indodana kaKholihoze, indodana kaHazaya, indodana ka-Adaya, indodana kaJoyaribhi, indodana kaZakhariya, owemuli yakoShela.
6 Bonke abayizizukulwane zikaPherezi ababehlala eJerusalema babengu-468 futhi babengamadoda alamandla.
7 Abakhokheli bakoBhenjamini kwakuyilaba: USalu+ indodana kaMeshulami, indodana kaJowedi, indodana kaPhedaya, indodana kaKholaya, indodana kaMahaseya, indodana ka-Ithiyeli, indodana kaJeshaya.
8 Abanye ababekhona kwakunguGabhayi loSalayi. Bonke babengu-928.
9 UJoweli indodana kaZikhiri nguye owayengumphathi wabo eJerusalema. UJuda indodana kaHasenuwa wayengumsekeli wakhe.
10 Abaphristi kwakuyilaba: UJedaya indodana kaJoyaribhi, loJakhini,+
11 loSeraya indodana kaHilikhiya, indodana kaMeshulami, indodana kaZadokhi, indodana kaMerayothi, indodana ka-Ahithubi+ owayengumkhokheli endlini kaNkulunkulu* weqiniso,
12 labafowabo ababesebenza ethempelini. Bonke babengu-822. Kwakulo-Adaya indodana kaJerohamu, indodana kaPhelaliya, indodana ka-Amizi, indodana kaZakhariya, indodana kaPhashuri,+ indodana kaMalikhija,
13 kanye labafowabo ababengabakhokheli bezimuli. Bonke babengu-242. Kwakulo-Amashisayi indodana ka-Azareli, indodana ka-Ahizayi, indodana kaMeshilemothi, indodana ka-Imeri,
14 kanye labafowabo ababengamadoda alamandla futhi alesibindi. Bonke babengu-128. Umphathi wabo kwakunguZabhidiyeli owayevela emulini edumileyo.
15 AmaLevi kwakuyilawa: UShemaya+ indodana kaHashubhi, indodana ka-Azirikhamu, indodana kaHashabhiya, indodana kaBhuni,
16 loShabhethayi+ loJozabhadi+ ababengabakhokheli bamaLevi, bekhangela umsebenzi owawusenziwa ngaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso,
17 loMathaniya+ indodana kaMikha, indodana kaZabhidayi, indodana ka-Asafi,+ owayengumhlabelisi njalo ekhokhela ekuhlabeleni ngesikhathi sokuthandaza,+ loBhakhibhukhiya owayengumsekeli wakhe, lo-Abhida indodana kaShamuwa, indodana kaGalali, indodana kaJeduthuni.+
18 Wonke amaLevi ayehlala edolobheni elingcwele ayengu-284.
19 Abalindi bamagedi kwakuyilaba: U-Akhubi loThalimoni+ labafowabo. Bonke babengu-172.
20 Abanye abantu bako-Israyeli labaphristi kanye lamaLevi babehlala kwamanye amadolobho akoJuda, ngamunye wabo ehlala endaweni elilifa lakhe.
21 Izisebenzi zethempelini+ zazihlala* e-Ofeli.+ UZiha loGishipha yibo ababekhangela izisebenzi zethempelini.*
22 Owayengumphathi wamaLevi ayehlala eJerusalema ngu-Uzi indodana kaBhani, indodana kaHashabhiya, indodana kaMathaniya,+ indodana kaMikha, owayengomunye wamadodana ka-Asafi ayengabahlabeleli. Nguye owayekhangela umsebenzi owawusenziwa endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.
23 Kwakulomlayo owawufakwe yinkosi+ owokuthi abahlabeleli kumele baphiwe konke abakudingayo ilanga ngelanga.
24 UPhethahiya indodana kaMeshezabheli, owayengomunye wamadodana kaZera indodana kaJuda wayengumeluleki wenkosi kuzo zonke izindaba eziphathelane labantu.
25 Nanzi izigaba abantu ababehlala kuzo kanye lezindawo ezaziseduze kwazo: Abanye abantu bakoJuda babehlala eKhiriyathi-abha+ lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo, leDibhoni lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo, leJekhabhizeli+ lezigaba zayo,
26 leJeshuwa, leMolada,+ leBhethi-phelethi,+
27 leHazari-shuwali,+ leBheri-shebha lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo,
28 leZikhilagi,+ leMekhona lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo,
29 le-Eni-rimoni,+ leZora,+ leJamuthi,
30 leZanowa,+ le-Adulamu lezigaba zayo, leLakhishi+ lezindawo eziseduze layo, le-Azekha+ lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo. Babehlala kusukela eBheri-shebha kuze kuyefika esigodini sikaHinomi.+
31 Abantu bakoBhenjamini babehlala eGebha,+ leMikhimashi, le-Ayija, leBhetheli+ lasemadolobheni aseduze kwayo,
32 le-Anathothi,+ leNobhi,+ le-Ananiya,
33 leHazori, leRama,+ leGithayimi,
34 leHadidi, leZebhoyimi, leNebhalathi,
35 leLodi, le-Ono+ isigodi sezingcitshi.
36 Amanye amaLevi ayehlala koJuda acelwa ukuthi ayehlala koBhenjamini.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “lamaNethinimi.” NgesiHebheru, “labayizipho.”
^ Kumbe, “ethempelini likaNkulunkulu.”
^ Kumbe, “amaNethinimi.” NgesiHebheru, “abayizipho.”
^ Kumbe, “AmaNethinimi ayehlala.” NgesiHebheru, “Abayizipho babehlala.”
