Ngemva kokwakha kabusha izindonga zaseJerusalema, uNehemiya ubhekana nenye inselele. Ngemva kwesikhathi, ama-Israyeli ayeka ukukhonza uJehova ngendlela efanele. UNehemiya, u-Ezra noMalaki basebenza ngokubambisana ukuze babuyise ukukhulekela okuhlanzekile.