Nehemiya 3:1-32
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Kuvusetela lubondza (1-32)
3 Eliyashibi+ umphristi lophakeme kanye nabomnakabo lababaphristi bacala kuvusetela Ligede Letimvu.+ Balingcwelisa*+ futsi bafaka tivalo talo; bakha baze bayofika eMbhoshongweni weMeya,+ nawo bawungcwelisa, futsi bachubeka bakha baze bayofika eMbhoshongweni waHananeli.+
2 Emadvodza aseJerikho+ akha eceleni kwabo; futsi Zakhuri indvodzana ya-Imri wakha eceleni kwawo.
3 Emadvodzana aHasena avusetela Ligede Lenhlanti;+ afaka tingodvo+ ase afaka netivalo, imishudo kanye nemigcala yalo.
4 Eceleni kwawo, Meremothi+ indvodzana ya-Urija umtukulu waHakhosi wavusetela lubondza, futsi eceleni kwakhe, Meshulamu+ indvodzana yaBherekhiya umtukulu waMeshezabeli wavusetela lubondza, kantsi eceleni kwakhe, Sadoki indvodzana yaBhana wavusetela lubondza.
5 Bantfu baseThekhowa+ bavusetela lubondza eceleni kwakhe, kodvwa emadvodza akhona lahlonishwako akazange atitfobe kute ente* umsebenti labewunikwa baphatsi bawo.
6 Joyada indvodzana yaPhaseya naMeshulamu indvodzana yaBesodeya bavusetela Ligede Lelidolobha Lelidzala;+ bafaka tingodvo base bafaka netivalo, imishudo kanye nemigcala yalo.
7 Eceleni kwabo, Melatiya umGibeyoni+ naJadoni umMeronothi, labangemadvodza akaGibeyoni newaseMispa+ labekacondziswa* ngumbusi wesifundza lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe,* bavusetela lubondza.+
8 Uziyeli indvodzana yaHahaya, lobekasebenta ngeligolide, wavusetela lubondza eceleni kwabo, kantsi eceleni kwakhe, Hananiya lobekakha emafutsa ekugcobisa* wavusetela lubondza; futsi bakhonka* libala laseJerusalema baze bayofika eLubondzeni Lolubanti.+
9 Refaya indvodzana yaHure, lobekayindvuna yencenye yesifundza saseJerusalema, wavusetela lubondza eceleni kwabo.
10 Eceleni kwakhe, Jedaya indvodzana yaHarumafu wavusetela lubondza embikwendlu yakhe, futsi eceleni kwakhe, Hathushi indvodzana yaHashabneya wavusetela lubondza.
11 Malkhiya indvodzana yaHarimi+ naHashubi indvodzana yaPhahathi-mowabi+ bavusetela lenye incenye yelubondza, kanye neMbhoshongo Wemahhavini.+
12 Shalumi indvodzana yaHaloheshi, lobekayindvuna yencenye yesifundza saseJerusalema, wavusetela lubondza eceleni kwabo akanye nemadvodzakati akhe.
13 Hanuni kanye nebantfu labahlala eZanowa+ bavusetela Ligede Lelisesihosheni;+ balakha kabusha base bafaka tivalo talo, imishudo nemigcala yalo futsi bavusetela emamitha langaba ngu-445* alolubondza baze bayofika eGedeni Letindvundvuma Temlotsa.+
14 Malkhiya indvodzana yaRekhabi, lobekayindvuna yesifundza saseBhethi-hakheremu,+ wavusetela Ligede Letindvundvuma Temlotsa; walakha kabusha futsi wafaka tivalo talo, imishudo nemigcala yalo.
15 Shaluni indvodzana yaKholi-hoze, lobekayindvuna yesifundza saseMispa,+ wavusetela Ligede Lemtfombo;+ walakha kabusha, walifulela futsi wafaka tivalo talo, imishudo nemigcala yalo. Waphindze wavusetela nelubondza Lelichibi+ Lelinemsele leliseceleni kweNgadze yeNkhosi+ kuze kuyofika eTitebhisini+ letehla tisuka eDolobheni laDavide.+
16 Eceleni kwakhe, Nehemiya indvodzana ya-Azbuki, lobekayindvuna yencenye yesifundza saseBhethi-suri,+ wavusetela lubondza lobelusembikwemaThuna akaDavide+ kuze kuyofika echibini+ lekwakhiwa, kuchubeke kuyofika eNdlini Yemachawe.
17 Eceleni kwakhe, emaLevi avusetela lubondza acondziswa nguRehumi indvodzana yaBani; eceleni kwakhe, Hashabiya lobekayindvuna yencenye yesifundza saseKheyila+ wavusetela lubondza amelele sifundza sakubo.
18 Eceleni kwakhe, bomnakabo bavusetela lubondza. Bebangephansi kwaBavayi indvodzana yaHenadadi, lobekayindvuna yencenye yesifundza saseKheyila.
19 Eceleni kwakhe, Eseri indvodzana yaJeshuwa,+ lobekayindvuna yaseMispa, abevusetela lolunye luhlangotsi lwelubondza embikwendlela lekhuphukako leya eNdlini Yetikhali leseNsikeni Lesimisa Lubondza.+
20 Eceleni kwakhe, Bharuki indvodzana yaZabhayi+ wasebenta ngekutimisela ekuvuseteleni lolunye luhlangotsi lwalo, kusukela eNsikeni Lesimisa Lubondza kuze kuyofika emnyango wendlu ya-Eliyashibi+ umphristi lophakeme.
21 Eceleni kwakhe, Meremothi+ indvodzana ya-Urija umtukulu waHakhosi wavusetela lenye incenye yelubondza, kusukela emnyango wendlu ya-Eliyashibi kuya kulolunye luhlangotsi lwayo.
22 Baphristi basesifundzeni saseJordane*+ bavusetela lubondza eceleni kwakhe.
23 Eceleni kwabo, boBhenjamini naHashubi bavusetela lubondza embikwendlu yabo. Eceleni kwabo, Azariya indvodzana yaMaseya umtukulu wa-Ananiya wavusetela lubondza ngasendlini yakhe.
24 Eceleni kwakhe, Binuwi indvodzana yaHenadadi wavusetela lenye incenye yelubondza, kusukela endlini ya-Azariya kuze kuyofika eNsikeni Lesimisa Lubondza+ nasekoneni lwalo.
25 Eceleni kwakhe, Phalali indvodzana ya-Uzayi wasebenta embikweNsika Lesimisa Lubondza nasembhoshongweni lowawusuka eNdlini* yeNkhosi,+ lokusakhiwo lesingenhla Lesisebaleni Labogadzi.+ Eceleni kwakhe, Phedaya indvodzana yaPharoshi wavusetela lubondza.+
26 Tisebenti telithempeli*+ letatihlala e-Ofeli+ tavusetela lubondza taze tayofika embikweLigede Lemanti+ emphumalanga, nasembhoshongweni lovela ngale kwelubondza.
27 Eceleni kwato, bantfu baseThekhowa+ bavusetela lenye incenye yelubondza, kusukela embikwembhoshongo lomkhulu lovela ngale kwelubondza kuze kuyofika elubondzeni lwase-Ofeli.
28 Baphristi bavusetela lubondza ngetulu kweLigede Lelihhashi,+ ngamunye wabo waluvusetela embikwendlu yakhe.
29 Eceleni kwabo, Sadoki+ indvodzana ya-Imeri wavusetela lubondza embikwendlu yakhe.
Shemaya indvodzana yaShekhaniya, umgcini weLigede Lasemphumalanga+ wavusetela lubondza eceleni kwaSadoki.
30 Eceleni kwaShemaya, Hananiya indvodzana yaShelemiya naHanuni indvodzana yesitfupha yaSalafi bavusetela lenye incenye yelubondza.
Eceleni kwabo, Meshulamu+ indvodzana yaBherekhiya wavusetela lubondza embikwendlu yakhe.*
31 Eceleni kwakhe, Malkhiya lolilunga lenhlangano yalabasebenta ngeligolide, wavusetela lubondza waze wayofika endlini yetisebenti telithempeli*+ neyebatsengisi, waluvusetela nasembikweLigede Lekuhlola waze wayofika ekamelweni lelisekoneni eluphahleni.
32 Bantfu labasebenta ngeligolide nebatsengisi bavusetela lubondza emkhatsini welikamelo lelisekoneni eluphahleni neLigede Letimvu.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Nobe “Balinikela.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “agobise tintsamo tawo emsebentini.”
^ Nobe “wesifundza lesingale kweMfula; wesifundza lesingale kweYufrathe.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “labekangephansi kwesihlalo sembusi.”
^ Nobe “lobekenta emakha.”
^ Nobe “bafaka ematje ekukhonka.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “emakhyubhitha langu-1 000.” Fundza Sandzisanchazo B14.
^ Kungaphindze kubekwe ngekutsi, “besifundza lesiseceleni.”
^ Nobe “eSigodlweni.”
^ Nobe “emaNethinimu.” NgesiHebheru kutsi, “labanikelwe.”
^ Nobe “embikwelikamelo lakhe.”
^ Nobe “emaNethinimu.” NgesiHebheru kutsi, “labanikelwe.”
