Nerhemiya 1:1-11
1 Amezwi kaNerhemiya*+ indodana kaRhakaliya: Ngenyanga kaKhisilevu,* ngomnyaka wama-20, bengisesigodlweni seTjhutjhani.*+
2 Kwafika uRhanani,+ ongomunye wabafowethu, akhamba namadoda athileko avela kwaJuda, ngababuza ngamaJuda aseleko aphunyurhe ekuthunjweni,+ ngababuza nangeJerusalema.
3 Bathi: “Labo abasele esifundeni sakwaJuda abasinde ekuthunjweni, basebujamweni obumbi khulu begodu barhubutjhekile.+ Amaboda weJerusalema agiriziwe+ namasangwalo atjhiswe ngomlilo.”+
4 Ngathi nangizwa amezwi la, ngahlala phasi ngalila amalanga amanengi, ngasolo ngizila ukudla+ begodu ngithandaza kuZimu wezulwini.
5 Ngathi: “Jehova, Zimu wezulwini, Zimu omkhulu nosabekako, ophetha isivumelwano sakhe, othanda labo abamthandako balalele nemiyalwakhe,+
6 ngibawa ungiqale begodu ulalele umthandazo wencekwakho engiwuthandaza namhlanjesi. Ngithandazela iinceku zakho ama-Israyeli ubusuku nemini,+ ngivuma izono ezenziwe babantu bakwa-Israyeli. Sonile, mina nendlu kababa.+
7 Senze kumbi khulu ngokungalaleli imiyalo,+ iinqophiso nezahlulelo owazinikela incekwakho uMosi.+
8 “Ngibawa ukhumbule isiyeleliso owasinikela incekwakho uMosi, esithi: ‘Nakungenzeka ningathembeki, ngizoniqothela eentjhabeni.+
9 Kodwana nanibuyela kimi, nilalele imiyalwami, ngitjho nanyana abantu bekhenu baphadlhalele bebafika ekupheleni kwephasi, ngizobabutha+ ngibalethe endaweni engiyikhethe bona igama lami lihlale kiyo.’+
10 Baziinceku zakho nabantu bakho, owabatjhaphulula ngamandlakho amakhulu nangesandla sakho esinamandla.+
11 Maye! Jehova, ngibawa ulalele umthandazo wencekwakho nomthandazo weenceku zakho ezithatjiswa kusaba igama lakho, godu ngibawa uphumelelise incekwakho namhlanjesi begodu kwanga ikosi le ingangizwela.”+
Bengimphathikapho wekosi.+
