Nerhemiya 11:1-36
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Kwaba nabantu abahlala eJerusalema godu (1-36)
11 Amakhosana wabantu bewahlala eJerusalema;+ kodwana abanye abantu benza ifumbe+ bona umuntu munye kwabalitjhumi ahlale eJerusalema, idorobho elicwengileko, bese kuthi abanye abalithoba bahlale kwamanye amadorobho.
2 Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu babafisela isibusiso sakaZimu boke labo abazikhethela ukuyokuhlala eJerusalema.
3 Laba badosiphambili besifunda ebebahlala eJerusalema. (Woke amanye ama-Israyeli, abaphristi, amaLevi, iinsebenzi zethempeli,+ namadodana weensebenzi zakaSolomoni,+ bewahlala kwamanye amadorobho wakwaJuda, ngamunye endawenakhe edorobheni lakhe.+
4 Godu eJerusalema bekuhlala abanye abantu bakwaJuda nabakwaBhenjamini.) Ebantwini bakwaJuda bekungu-Ataya indodana ka-Uziya indodana kaZakariya indodana ka-Amariya indodana kaTjhefathiya indodana kaMahalaliyeli wamadodana kaPeretsi,+
5 noMaseya indodana kaBharuki indodana kaKolirhoze indodana kaRhazaya indodana ka-Adaya indodana kaJoyaribu indodana kaZakariya wamadodana kaTjhela.
6 Woke amadodana kaPeretsi ebewahlala eJerusalema bewamadoda anamandla ama-468.
7 Laba bekubabantu bakwaBhenjamini: nguSalu+ indodana kaMetjhulamu indodana kaJowedi indodana kaPedaya indodana kaKholaya indodana kaMaseya indodana ka-Itiyeli indodana kaJosaya,
8 ngemva kwakhe nguGabhayi noSalayi, bama-928;
9 uJuweli indodana kaZikiri bekamtlhogomelabo, bese uJuda indodana kaHasenuwa alisekela lakhe edorobhenelo.
10 Ebaphristini: bekunguJedaya indodana kaJoyaribu, uJakini,+
11 uSeraya indodana kaRhilikhiya indodana kaMetjhulamu indodana kaTsadokhi indodana kaMerayothi indodana ka-Arhithubi,+ umdosiphambili wendlu kaZimu weqiniso,
12 nabafowabo ebebenza umsebenzi wendlu, bama-822; no-Adaya indodana kaJerorhamu indodana kaPelalaya+ indodana ka-Amitsi indodana kaZakariya indodana kaPhatjhirhuri indodana kaMalikiya,
13 nabafowabo, iinhloko zemindeni, bama-242; no-Amatjhisayi indodana ka-Azareli indodana ka-Arhizayi indodana kaMetjhilemothi indodana ka-Imeri,
14 nabafowabo ebebamadoda anamandla nesibindi, bali-128; umtlhogomelabo bekunguZabidiyeli, ilunga lomndeni odumileko.
15 EmaLevini: bekunguTjhemaya+ indodana kaRhatjhubi indodana ka-Azrikhamu indodana kaRhatjhabiya indodana kaBhuni,
16 noTjhabetayi+ noJozabadi,+ ebebahlangana neenhloko zamaLevi, ebebabaphathi bomsebenzi wangaphandle wendlu kaZimu weqiniso;
17 noMathaniya,+ indodana kaMikha indodana kaZabidi indodana ka-Asafa+ umnqophisi womvumo, obekadosa phambili ekudumiseni nakuthandazwako,+ noBhakhibhukhiya umsizakhe, no-Abida indodana kaTjhamuwa indodana kaGalali indodana kaJedutuni.+
18 Woke amaLevi ebewahlala edorobheni elicwengileko bewama-284.
19 Abalindisango bekungu-Akhubu, uThalimoni+ nabafowabo ebebahlala bagade amasango, bebali-172.
20 Woke amanye ama-Israyeli, abaphristi namaLevi bebakiwo woke amanye amadorobho wakwaJuda, ngamunye asendaweni elilifa lakhe.
21 Iinsebenzi zethempeli+ bezihlala e-Ofeli+ begodu uTsirha noGitjhipha bebabaphathi beensebenzi zethempeli.
22 Umtlhogomeli wamaLevi bekungu-Uzi indodana kaBhani indodana kaRhatjhabiya indodana kaMathaniya+ indodana kaMika, wamadodana ka-Asafa, ebewabavumi; bekamphathi womsebenzi wendlu kaZimu weqiniso.
23 Ngombana bekunomyalo ovela ekosini ophathelene nabo,+ begodu abavumi bebafumana isibonelelo esingatjhugulukiko qobe langa kuye ngokwalokho abakutlhogako.
24 UPetharhiya indodana kaMetjhezabeli wamadodana kaZerarhi indodana kaJuda bekamluleki wekosi kizo zoke iindaba eziphathelene nabantu.
25 Malungana neendawo zokuhlala ebezinamasimu, abanye abantu bakwaJuda bebahlala eKhiriyathi-Ariba+ nemadorobheni ayibhodileko, eDiboni nemadorobheni ayibhodileko, eJekhabitsiyeli+ nezabelweni zayo,
26 eJetjhuwa, eMolada,+ eBhethe-Pelethi,+
27 eRhatsari-Tjhuwali,+ eBheritjheba nemadorobheni ayibhodileko,
28 eTsikhilagi,+ eMekona nemadorobheni ayibhodileko,
29 e-Eni-Rimoni,+ eTsora+ neJarimuthi,
30 eZanowarhi,+ e-Adulamu nezabelweni zazo, eLakitjhi+ nemasiminayo, ne-Azekha+ nemadorobheni ayibhodileko. Bahlala kusukela eBheritjheba kufikela emRhobeni kaHinomu.+
31 Abantu bakwaBhenjamini bebaseGeba,+ eMikimasi, e-Aya, eBhetheli+ nemadorobheni ayibhodileko,
32 e-Anatothi,+ eNobi,+ e-Ananiya,
33 eRhatsori, eRama,+ eGitayimu,
34 eRhadidi, eTseboyimu, eNebhalathi,
35 eLodi ne-Ono,+ umrhoba weensebenzi zobukghwari.
36 Ezinye iingaba zamaLevi zakwaJuda zabelwa kwaBhenjamini.
