UNehemiya 7:1-73
7 Umduli wathi sewakhiwe+ ngafaka izivalo.+ Ngemva kwalokho abalindi bamagedi+ edolobho labahlabeleli+ kanye lamaLevi+ baphiwa imisebenzi yabo.
2 Ngakhetha umfowethu uHanani+ ukuthi abe ngumphathi weJerusalema encedisana loHananiya umphathi wenqaba+ yethempeli, owayeyindoda ethembekileyo futhi eyayimesaba uNkulunkulu weqiniso+ ukwedlula abantu abanengi.
3 Ngakho ngathi kubo: “Amagedi eJerusalema akumelanga avulwe kuze kube semini njalo abalindi kumele bawavale ngci bawentshe bengakatshayisi emsebenzini wabo. Khethani izakhamizi zeJerusalema ezizalinda, abanye bazalinda ezindaweni abamiswe kuzo, abanye balinde phambi kwezindlu zabo.”
4 Idolobho lalilikhulu kakhulu kodwa abantu babebalutshwana+ futhi lezindlu zazilokhu zingakakhiwa.
5 UNkulunkulu wami wakufaka enhliziyweni yami ukuthi ngibuthanise izikhulu labasekeli bababusi kanye labantu ukuze babhalise ngezimuli zabo.+ Ngathola ibhuku elalilamabizo abantu abafika kuqala eJerusalema bevela ekuthunjweni. Kwakubhalwe ukuthi:
6 “Laba yibo abantu bakulesisabelo abafika bevela ekuthunjweni, labo ababethunjwe+ nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi+ yeBhabhiloni. Babuyela eJerusalema, lakoJuda, omunye lomunye waya edolobheni lakibo.+
7 Bafika loZerubhabheli,+ loJeshuwa,+ loNehemiya, lo-Azariya, loRahamiya, loNahamani, loModekhayi, loBhilishani, loMisipherethi, loBhigivayi, loNehumi kanye loBhahana.
Inani lamadoda ako-Israyeli lalimi kanje:+
8 Abesizukulwane sikaPharoshi babengu-2 172,
9 abesizukulwane sikaShefathiya babengu-372,
10 abesizukulwane sika-Eyira+ babengu-652.
11 Abesizukulwane sikaPhahathi-mowabi+ ababezalwa emulini kaJeshuwa lekaJowabi+ babengu-2 818,
12 abesizukulwane sika-Elami+ babengu-1 254,
13 abesizukulwane sikaZathu babengu-845.
14 Abesizukulwane sikaZakhayi babengu-760,
15 abesizukulwane sikaBhinuwi babengu-648,
16 abesizukulwane sikaBhebhayi babengu-628,
17 abesizukulwane sika-Azigadi babengu-2 322.
18 Abesizukulwane sika-Adonikhami babengu-667,
19 abesizukulwane sikaBhigivayi babengu-2 067,
20 abesizukulwane sika-Adini babengu-655,
21 abesizukulwane sika-Atheri ababengabendlu kaHezekhiya babengu-98.
22 Abesizukulwane sikaHashumi babengu-328,
23 abesizukulwane sikaBhezayi babengu-324,
24 abesizukulwane sikaHarifi babengu-112,
25 abesizukulwane sikaGibhiyoni+ babengu-95.
26 Amadoda eBhethilehema leNethofa ayengu-188,
27 amadoda e-Anathothi+ ayengu-128,
28 amadoda eBhethi-azimavethi ayengu-42,
29 amadoda eKhiriyathi-jeyarimi+ leKhefira leBheherothi+ ayengu-743.
30 Amadoda aseRama leGebha+ ayengu-621,
31 amadoda eMikhimasi+ ayengu-122,
32 amadoda eBhetheli+ le-Ayi+ ayengu-123,
33 amadoda akweyinye iNebho ayengu-52.
34 Abesizukulwane somunye u-Elami babengu-1 254,
35 abesizukulwane sikaHarimi babengu-320,
36 amadoda eJerikho ayengu-345,
37 abesizukulwane sikaLodi lesikaHadidi lesika-Ono+ babengu-721,
38 abesizukulwane sikaSenaya babengu-3 930.
39 Inani labaphristi lalimi kanje:+ Abesizukulwane sikaJedaya abemuli kaJeshuwa babengu-973,
40 abesizukulwane sika-Imeri babengu-1 052,
41 abesizukulwane sikaPhashuri+ babengu-1 247,
42 abesizukulwane sikaHarimi+ babengu-1 017.
43 Inani lamaLevi+ lalimi kanje: Abesizukulwane sikaJeshuwa owemuli kaKhadimiyeli,+ omunye wamadodana kaHodeva babengu-74.
44 Inani labahlabeleli+ lalimi kanje: Abesizukulwane sika-Asafi+ babengu-148.
45 Abalinda emagedini+ kwakungabesizukulwane sikaShalumi, lesika-Atheri, lesikaThalimoni, lesika-Akhubi,+ lesikaHathitha lesikaShobhayi. Sebebonke babengu-138.
46 Ababeyizisebenzi zethempelini*+ kwakuyilaba: Abesizukulwane sikaZiha, labesizukulwane sikaHasufa, labesizukulwane sikaThabhayothi,
47 labesizukulwane sikaKherosi, labesizukulwane sikaSiya, labesizukulwane sikaPhadoni,
48 labesizukulwane sikaLebhana, labesizukulwane sikaHagaba, labesizukulwane sikaSalimayi,
49 labesizukulwane sikaHanana, labesizukulwane sikaGideli, labesizukulwane sikaGahari,
50 labesizukulwane sikaReyaya, labesizukulwane sikaRezini, labesizukulwane sikaNekhoda,
51 labesizukulwane sikaGazami, labesizukulwane sika-Uza, labesizukulwane sikaPhaseya,
52 labesizukulwane sikaBhesayi, labesizukulwane sikaMewunimi, labesizukulwane sikaNefushesimi,
53 labesizukulwane sikaBhakhibhukhi, labesizukulwane sikaHakhupha, labesizukulwane sikaHahuri,
54 labesizukulwane sikaBhazilithi, labesizukulwane sikaMehida, labesizukulwane sikaHarisha,
55 labesizukulwane sikaBharikhosi, labesizukulwane sikaSisera, labesizukulwane sikaThema,
56 labesizukulwane sikaNeziya, labesizukulwane sikaHathifa.
57 Izizukulwane zezisebenzi zikaSolomoni+ kwakuyilezi: Abesizukulwane sikaSothayi, labesizukulwane sikaSoferethi, labesizukulwane sikaPherida,
58 labesizukulwane sikaJala, labesizukulwane sikaDakhoni, labesizukulwane sikaGideli,
59 labesizukulwane sikaShefathiya, labesizukulwane sikaHathili, labesizukulwane sikaPhokherethi-hazebhayimi, labesizukulwane sika-Amoni.
60 Inani lazo zonke izisebenzi zethempelini*+ kanye lezizukulwane zezisebenzi zikaSolomoni laliyi-392.
61 Abantu abalandelayo beza bevela eTheli-mela, leTheli-hasha, leKherubi, le-Adoni, le-Imeri kodwa behluleka ukuveza ukuthi babevela kuyiphi imuli ko-Israyeli lokuthi babedabuka khona yini:+
62 Abesizukulwane sikaDelaya labesizukulwane sikaThobhiya labesizukulwane sikaNekhoda, bonke babengu-642.
63 Amadodana abaphristi kwakuyilawa: Abesizukulwane sikaHabhaya labesizukulwane sikaHakhozi+ labesizukulwane sikaBhazilayi owayethethe eyinye yamadodakazi kaBhazilayi+ weGiliyadi wasebizwa ngebizo likayisezala.
64 Laba badinga amabizo osendo lwakibo ezincwadini zembali kodwa abawatholanga, yikho bakhitshwa emsebenzini wokuba ngabaphristi.*+
65 Umbusi* wesabelo*+ wabatshela ukuthi bangadli ukudla okungcwele+ kuze kube lomphristi ozabuza kuNkulunkulu esebenzisa i-Urimi leThumimi.*+
66 Abantu bonke* sebehlangene babeyi-42 360,+
67 ngaphandle kwezigqili lezigqilikazi zabo+ ezazingu-7 337. Babelabahlabeleli besilisa labesifazana abangu-245.+
68 Amabhiza abo ayengu-736, imbongolo* zabo zingu-245,
69 amakamela abo engu-435, obabhemi bengu-6 720.
70 Abanye abakhokheli bezimuli banikela ngempahla yabo ukuze umsebenzi uhambe.+ Umbusi* wesabelo* yena wanikela ngamadrakhima egolide* angu-1 000, lemiganu engu-50, lezembatho zabaphristi ezingu-530.+
71 Abanye abakhokheli bezimuli bancedisa emsebenzini ngokunikela ngamadrakhima egolide angu-20 000 lamamina* esiliva angu-2 200.
72 Abantu bona banikela ngamadrakhima egolide angu-20 000 lamamina esiliva angu-2 000 kanye lezembatho zabaphristi ezingu-67.
73 Abaphristi, lamaLevi, labalindi bamagedi, labahlabeleli,+ lezisebenzi zethempelini* labanye abantu bahlala emadolobheni abo.+ Kwathi kufika inyanga yesikhombisa+ bonke abantu bako-Israyeli basebehlezi emadolobheni akibo.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “AmaNethinimi.” NgesiHebheru, “Ababeyizipho.”
^ Kumbe, “Wonke amaNethinimi.” NgesiHebheru, “Bonke ababeyizipho.”
^ Kumbe, “bakhitshwa emsebenzini wobuphristi ngoba kwathiwa bangcolile.”
^ Kumbe, “UThirishatha.” Leli kwakulibizo lokuhlonipha elombusi wesabelo samaPhesiya.
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
^ Kumbe, “Ugavena.”
^ NgesiHebheru, “Ibandla lonke.”
^ Le yinyamazana ezalwa libhiza lobabhemi.
^ Idrakhima le yayilingana lemali yegolide yePhesiya okwakuthiwa yidarikhi eyayingamagremu angu-8,4. Idrakhima le itshiyene laleyo okukhulunywa ngayo eMibhalweni yesiGrikhi. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “UThirishatha.” Leli kwakulibizo lokuhlonipha elombusi wesabelo samaPhesiya.
^ Kumbe, “Ugavena.”
^ Imina okukhulunywa ngalo eMibhalweni yesiHebheru lalingamagremu angu-570. Khangela iSengezo ku-B14.
^ Kumbe, “lamaNethinimi.” NgesiHebheru, “labayizipho.”
