Nerhemiya 12:1-47
12 Laba baphristi namaLevi abakhuphuka noZerubhabheli+ indodana kaTjheyalitiyeli+ noJetjhuwa:+ nguSeraya, uJoromiya, u-Ezra,
2 u-Amariya, uMaluki, uRhathutjhi,
3 uTjhekaniya, uRerhumu, uMeremothi,
4 u-Ido, uGinetoyi, u-Abhiya,
5 uMijamini, uMadiya, uBhiliga,
6 uTjhemaya, uJoyaribu, uJedaya,
7 uSalu, u-Amokhi, uRhilikhiya noJedaya. Laba bekuziinhloko zabaphristi nabafowabo emihleni kaJetjhuwa.
8 AmaLevi bekunguJetjhuwa, uBhinuyi, uKhadimiyeli,+ uTjherebiya, uJuda noMathaniya. UMathaniya+ nabafowabo bebadosa phambili eengomeni zokuthokoza uZimu.
9 UBhakhibhukhiya no-Uni abafowabo bebajama phambi kwabo benza imisebenzi yokugada.*
10 UJetjhuwa waba nguyise kaJoyakhimu, uJoyakhimu waba nguyise ka-Eliyatjhibu,+ u-Eliyatjhibu waba nguyise kaJoyada.+
11 UJoyada waba nguyise kaJonathani, uJonathani waba nguyise kaJaduwa.
12 Emihleni kaJoyakhimu, laba bekubaphristi, iinhloko zemindeni: emndenini kaSeraya+ nguMeraya; emndenini kaJoromiya nguRhananiya;
13 emndenini ka-Ezra+ nguMetjhulamu; emndenini ka-Amariya nguJehorhanani;
14 emndenini kaMeluki nguJonathani; emndenini kaTjhebaniya nguJosefa;
15 emndenini kaRharimu+ ngu-Adina; emndenini kaMerayothi nguRhelikhayi;
16 emndenini ka-Ido nguZakariya; emndenini kaGinetoni nguMetjhulamu;
17 emndenini ka-Abhiya+ nguZikiri; emndenini kaMinyamini, . . . ;* emndenini kaMowadiya nguPilithayi;
18 emndenini kaBhiliga+ nguTjhamuwa; emndenini kaTjhemaya nguJehonathana;
19 emndenini kaJoyaribu nguMatenayi; emndenini kaJedaya+ ngu-Uzi;
20 emndenini kaSalayi nguKhalayi; emndenini ka-Amokhi ngu-Ebhere;
21 emndenini kaRhilikhiya nguRhatjhabiya; emndenini kaJedaya nguNetaneli.
22 Emihleni ka-Eliyatjhibu, uJoyada, uJorhanani noJaduwa+ kwatloliswa iinhloko zemindeni zamaLevi kunye nezabaphristi, kwehle bekuyokufika ebukhosini bakaDariyasi wePheresiya.
23 AmaLevi ebewaziinhloko zemindeni atlolwa encwadini yomlando, kwehle bekuyokufika emihleni kaJorhanani indodana ka-Eliyatjhibu.
24 Iinhloko zamaLevi bekunguRhatjhabiya, uTjherebiya noJetjhuwa+ indodana kaKhadimiyeli,+ begodu abafowabo bebajama phambi kwabo bona badumise bebathokoze uZimu ngokuya ngokweenlayezo zakaDavida+ umuntu kaZimu weqiniso, kusiqhema sabonogada esikhambisana nesinye.
25 UMathaniya,+ uBhakhibhukhiya, u-Obadiya, uMetjhulamu, uThalimoni no-Akhubu+ bebabalindisango,+ bagade iinlulu ezingemasangweni.
26 Laba basebenza emihleni kaJoyakhimu indodana kaJetjhuwa+ indodana kaJotsadakhi nemihleni kaNerhemiya umbusi neka-Ezra+ umphristi nomkopululi.*
27 Nakuzokugidingwa ukuvulwa kwamaboda weJerusalema, bafuna amaLevi bawaletha eJerusalema avela kizo zoke iindawo ebewahlala kizo bona azokugidinga ukuvulwa kwamaboda ngethabo, ngeengoma zokuthokoza,+ ngamasimbali, ngeenliliso zesinara nangamaharibha.
28 Amadodana wabavumi* abuthana avela esifundeni esiseduze,* kiyo yoke iJerusalema, ezabelweni zamaNethofa,+
29 eBhethe-Giligali,+ emasimini weGeba+ ne-Azimavethi,+ ngombana abavumi bebazakhele izabelo magega neJerusalema yoke.
30 Abaphristi namaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula abantu,+ amasango+ neboda.+
31 Nje-ke ngakhuphulela amakhosana wakwaJuda ngaphezu kweboda. Ngabeka iinqhema ezimbili ezikulu zabavumi beengoma zokuthokoza, esinye silandela esinye, esinye sakhamba ngesidleni seboda satjhinga ngeSangweni leZala.+
32 UHotjhaya nengcenye yamakhosana wakwaJuda bakhamba ngemva kwaso,
33 kunye no-Azariya, u-Ezra, uMetjhulamu,
34 uJuda, uBhenjamini, uTjhemaya noJoromiya.
35 Kunye nabo bekunamanye amadodana wabaphristi aphethe iimbhorompita:+ kunguZakariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaTjhemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikaya indodana kaZakuru indodana ka-Asafa,+
36 begodu abafowabo uTjhemaya, u-Azareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMayi, uNetaneli, uJuda noRhanani bebaphethe iinliliso zakaDavida+ umuntu kaZimu weqiniso; u-Ezra+ umkopululi* bekakhamba phambi kwabo.
37 ESangweni lomThombo+ batjhinga phezulu eenTepisini+ zeDorobho lakaDavida+ ngomkhuphukela weboda ngaphezu kweNdlu kaDavida neSangweni laManzi+ ngepumalanga.
38 Esinye isiqhema sabavumi beengoma zokuthokoza sakhamba ngakwelinye ihlangothi, ngasilandela nengcenye yabantu ebodeni eliphezulu emBhotjhongweni wama-Ondo+ neBodeni eliBanzi+
39 sakhuphuka sadlula iSango lakwa-Efrayimu,+ iSango leDorobho eliDala,+ iSango leHlambi,+ umBhotjhongo kaRhananiyeli,+ umBhotjhongo kaMiya neSango leziMvu;+ sajama eSangweni lomLindi.
40 Ngemva kwalokho, iinqhema ezimbili zabavumi beengoma zokuthokoza zajama phambi kwendlu kaZimu weqiniso; yeke nami nengcenye yabasekeli bababusi sajama,
41 begodu abaphristi u-Eliyakhimu, uMaseya, uMinyamini, uMikaya, u-Eliyowenayi, uZakariya noRhananiya bebaphethe iimbhorompita,
42 kunye noMaseya, uTjhemaya, u-Elazara, u-Uzi, uJehorhanani, uMalikiya, u-Elamu no-Etseri. Abavumi babhinela phezulu banqotjhiswa nguJizrarhiya.
43 Ngelangelo banikela imihlatjelo eminengi begodu bathaba,+ ngombana uZimu weqiniso wabenza bathaba khulu. Abafazi nabantwana nabo bathaba,+ kangangobana ithabo leJerusalema lazwakala neendaweni ezikude khulu.+
44 Ngelangelo kwabekwa amadoda bona atjheje iinlulu zeminikelo,+ zeenthelo zokuthoma+ nezokwetjhumi.+ Bekufuze abuthelele emasimini wemadorobheni iingcenye ezifunwa mThetho+ kwenzelwa abaphristi namaLevi,+ ngombana bekunethabo kwaJuda ngebanga labaphristi namaLevi ebebenza umsebenzabo.
45 Yeke bathoma ukutjheja imisebenzi kaZimabo nesibopho sokuhlanjululwa, njengombana kwenza abavumi nabalindisango, ngokuya ngeenlayezo zakaDavida nendodanakhe uSolomoni.
46 Ngombana ekadeni emihleni kaDavida no-Asafa, bekunabanqophisi babavumi neengoma zokudumisa nokuthokoza uZimu.+
47 Ngemihla kaZerubhabheli+ nangemihla kaNerhemiya, woke ama-Israyeli anikela abavumi+ nabalindisango+ umnikelo, ngokuya ngalokho abakutlhogako qobe langa. Babekela ngeqadi umnikelo wamaLevi,+ amaLevi abekela ngeqadi umnikelo weenzukulwana zaka-Aroni.
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