Nehemiya 12:1-47
12 Ngulaba baphristi nemaLevi labahamba naZerubhabheli+ indvodzana yaSheyaltiyeli,+ naJeshuwa:+ BekunguSeraya, Jeremiya, Ezra,
2 Amariya, Maluki, Hathushi,
3 Shekhaniya, Rehumi, Meremothi,
4 Ido, Ginethoni, Abiya,
5 Mijamini, Mowadiya, Bilga,
6 Shemaya, Joyaribi, Jedaya,
7 Salu, Amoki, Hilkiya naJedaya. Laba-ke bebabaholi bebaphristi nabomnakabo ngemalanga aJeshuwa.
8 EmaLevi bekuboJeshuwa, Binuwi, Khadmiyeli,+ Sherebiya, Juda, naMathaniya.+ Mathaniya kanye nabomnakabo bebahola nakuhlatjelwa tingoma tekubonga Nkulunkulu.
9 BoBakbukiya na-Uni lebebabomnakabo, bebema babukane nabo futsi bagadze.*
10 Jeshuwa watala Joyakimi, Joyakimi watala Eliyashibi,+ Eliyashibi watala Joyada.+
11 Joyada watala Jonathani, Jonathani watala Jaduya.
12 Ngemalanga aJoyakimi, bekungulaba baphristi lebebatinhloko temindeni: lobekamelele umndeni waSeraya+ bekunguMeraya; lobekamelele umndeni waJeremiya bekunguHananiya;
13 lobekamelele umndeni wa-Ezra+ bekunguMeshulamu; lobekamelele umndeni wa-Amariya bekunguJehohanani;
14 lobekamelele umndeni waMaluki bekunguJonathani; lobekamelele umndeni waShebaniya bekunguJosefa;
15 lobekamelele umndeni waHarimi+ bekungu-Adna; lobekamelele umndeni waMerayothi bekunguHelkayi;
16 lobekamelele umndeni wa-Ido bekunguZakhariya; lobekamelele umndeni waGinethoni bekunguMeshulamu;
17 lobekamelele umndeni wa-Abiya+ bekunguZikhri; lobekamelele umndeni waMiniyamini, . . . ;* lobekamelele umndeni waMowadiya bekunguPhiltayi;
18 lobekamelele umndeni waBilga+ bekunguShamuwa; lobekamelele umndeni waShemaya bekunguJehonathani;
19 lobekamelele umndeni waJoyaribi bekunguMathenayi; lobekamelele umndeni waJedaya+ bekungu-Uzi;
20 lobekamelele umndeni waSalayi bekunguKhalayi; lobekamelele umndeni wa-Amoki bekungu-Ebheri;
21 lobekamelele umndeni waHilkiya bekunguHashabiya; lobekamelele umndeni waJedaya bekunguNethaneli.
22 Tinhloko temindeni yemaLevi kanye nebaphristi tabhaliswa ngemalanga a-Eliyashibi, aJoyada, aJohanani newaJaduya,+ kwaze kwefika sikhatsi sekubusa kwaDariyusi wasePheresiya.
23 EmaLevi lebekatinhloko temindeni abhalwa encwadzini yemlandvo wangaleso sikhatsi, kwaze kwayofika emalangeni aJohanani indvodzana ya-Eliyashibi.
24 Tinhloko temaLevi bekuboHashabiya, Sherebiya naJeshuwa+ indvodzana yaKhadmiyeli,+ futsi bomnakabo lababogadzi bema ngemacembu babukana nabo kute badvumise Nkulunkulu futsi bambonge ngekuvumelana neticondziso taDavide+ umuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso.
25 BoMathaniya,+ Bakbukiya, Obadiya, Meshulamu, Thalmoni na-Akhubi+ bebabogadzi basemagedeni,+ bagadze emakamelo ekugcina tintfo langasemagedeni.
26 Bebenta lomsebenti ngemalanga aJoyakimi indvodzana yaJeshuwa+ indvodzana yaJosadaki nangemalanga aNehemiya umbusi na-Ezra+ umphristi lobekaphindze abe ngumbhali.*
27 Ngesikhatsi kunikelwa tindvonga taseJerusalema, kwafunwa emaLevi futsi aletfwa eJerusalema esuka kuto tonkhe tindzawo lebekahlala kuto, kute atewungenela lomkhosi ngenjabulo, ngetingoma tekubonga,+ ngemasimbali,* ngetinsimbi temculo letinetintsambo nangemahabhu.
28 Emadvodzana ebahlabeleli* ahlangana ndzawonye kusuka kulesifundza,* kusuka kuto tonkhe tindzawo letitungelete iJerusalema, kusuka etindzaweni temaNethofa,+
29 kusuka eBhethi-gilgali,+ nasetifundzeni taseGeba+ nase-Azmavethi,+ ngobe bahlabeleli bebatakhele emadolobhana kuto tonkhe tindzawo letiseceleni kweJerusalema.
30 Baphristi nemaLevi batihlambulula futsi bahlambulula labantfu,+ emagede+ kanye nelubondza.+
31 Ngabese ngiyisa tindvuna temaJuda etulu kulolubondza. Ngetulu kwaloko, ngakhetsa emakwaya lamabili lamakhulu labetawuhlabela tingoma tekubonga kanye nemacembu lebekatawalandzela, futsi lelinye lahamba kulolubondza labheka ngesekudla liya eSangweni Letindvundvuma Temlotsa.+
32 Hoshaya nencenye yetindvuna takaJuda bahamba ngemuva kwalo,
33 bakanye na-Azariya, Ezra, Meshulamu,
34 Juda, Bhenjamini, Shemaya naJeremiya.
35 Bebahamba nalamanye emadvodzana ebaphristi labekaphetse emacilongo.+ Emkhatsini wawo bekunaZakhariya indvodzana yaJonathani indvodzana yaShemaya indvodzana yaMathaniya indvodzana yaMikhaya indvodzana yaZakhuri indvodzana ya-Asafa,+
36 kanye nabomnakabo boShemaya, Azareli, Milalayi, Gilalayi, Mayi, Nethaneli, Juda naHanani, futsi bebaphetse tinsimbi tekudlala umculo letifanana naleto lebetentiwe nguDavide+ umuntfu waNkulunkulu weliciniso; futsi Ezra+ longumbhali abehamba embikwabo.
37 NasebaseGedeni Lemtfombo+ bachubeka baya embili bendlula ngetulu kweTitebhisi+ teliDolobha laDavide+ benyuka ngelubondza ngenhla kweNdlu yaDavide futsi baya eGedeni Lemanti+ lelingasemphumalanga.
38 Lelenye ikwaya lebeyihlabela tingoma tekubonga beyihamba kulolunye luhlangotsi lwalolubondza,* futsi ngayilandzela nginencenye yalabantfu, sendlula eMbhoshongweni Wemahhavini+ naseLubondzeni Lolubanti,+
39 sendlula eGedeni laka-Efrayimu+ saya eGedeni Lelidolobha Lelidzala+ sachubekela eGedeni Lenhlanti,+ eMbhoshongweni waHananeli,+ eMbhoshongweni weMeya saya naseGedeni Letimvu;+ futsi safike sema eGedeni Labogadzi.
40 Ngemuva kwaloko, lamakwaya lamabili labehlabela tingoma tekubonga ema embikwendlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso; mine kanye nencenye yemasekela ebabusi sema lapho,
41 sinebaphristi bo-Eliyakimu, Maseya, Miniyamini, Mikhaya, Eliyoyenayi, Zakhariya naHananiya lebebaphetse emacilongo,
42 kanye naMaseya, Shemaya, Eliyezeri, Uzi, Jehohanani, Malkhiya, Elamu, na-Eseri. Bahlabeleli bona bahlabela kakhulu, baholwa nguJizrahi.
43 Ngalelolanga banikela ngemihlatjelo leminyenti futsi bajabula,+ ngobe Nkulunkulu weliciniso wabenta bajabula kakhulu. Bafati nebantfwana nabo bajabula,+ ngako injabulo lebeyikhona eJerusalema beyivakala nakhashane.+
44 Ngalelolanga, kwabekwa emadvodza kutsi engamele tindlu+ tekugcina iminikelo,+ titselo tekucala+ nekwelishumi.+ Kuletindlu bekufanele afake tincenye latibutse emasimini emadolobha, lebetisabelo sebaphristi nemaLevi+ ngekuvumelana neMtsetfo.+ Kwakujatjuliwe kaJuda ngenca yemsebenti lobewentiwa baphristi nemaLevi.
45 Ngako bacala kwenta imisebenti yaNkulunkulu wabo nemsebenti wekuhlambulula, njengobe kwakwenta bahlabeleli nabogadzi basesangweni, ngekuvumelana neticondziso taDavide naSolomoni indvodzana yakhe.
46 Kadzeni ngesikhatsi saboDavide na-Asafa, bekunebantfu labebacondzisa* bahlabeleli nalebebacondzisa nakuhlatjelwa tingoma tekudvumisa netekubonga Nkulunkulu.+
47 Ngemalanga aZerubhabheli+ newaNehemiya, onkhe ema-Israyeli abenika bahlabeleli+ nabogadzi basesangweni+ kudla, kuye ngekwetidzingo tabo telilanga ngelilanga. Abephindze anike emaLevi+ sabelo sawo, futsi emaLevi abenika intalelwane ya-Aroni sabelo sayo.
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “nakuchubeka umsebenti.”
^ Kubonakala shengatsi imibhalo yekucala yesiHebheru ayilifakanga ligama lapha.
^ Leligama lesiHebheru lifaka ekhatsi bantfu labebakopa uMtsetfo naletinye tincenye temiBhalo Lengcwele.
^ Lena yinsimbi yemculo lemise kwendingilizi, lokutsi natishaywa titimbili tikhiphe umsindvo loncencetsako.
^ Nobe “Bahlabeleli labaceceshiwe.”
^ Lokusho, sifundza lesitungelete iJordane.
^ Nobe “ngaphambili.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “labebatinhloko tebahlabeleli.”
