U‐Nehemiya 11

₁ZATI inkosi zabantu zahlala e‐Yerusaleme: nesisalela sabantu, bawenza amaqashiso okuba kuziswe abe mnye kwabalishumi ahlale e‐Yerusaleme, isixeko esiyingcwele, nokuba abanye abalitoba bahlale kwezinye izixeko. ₂Baye abantu betamsanqelisa onke lomadoda azinikelayo ngokuvuma ukuza kuhlala e‐Yerusaleme.

₃Zizo ezi intloko zaselizwaneni ezahlala e‐Yerusaleme: (kekaloku ezixekweni zakwa‐Juda, kwahlala abanye ngabanye ezimfuyweni zabo, ezixekweni zakowabo, o‐Sirayeli, abaperisite, naba‐Levi, naba‐Netini, nosapo lwezicaka zika‐Solomone: ₄nase‐Yerusaleme kwahlala inxenye kulo usapo luka‐Juda, nakulo usapo luka‐Benjamine.)

Kulo usapo luka‐Juda: u‐Hataya, unyana ka‐Huziya, unyana ka‐Zekariya, unyana ka‐Amariya, unyana ka‐Shefatiya, unyana ka‐Mahalalele, kulo usapo luka‐Faretse; ₅no‐Mahaseya, unyana ka‐Baruke, unyana ka‐Kolehoze, unyana ka‐Hazaya, unyana ka‐Hadaya, unyana ka‐Yoyaribe, unyana ka‐Zekariya, unyana ka‐Shilo. ₆Lwonke usapo luka‐Faretse olwahlala e‐Yerusaleme, ngamakulu mane anamashumi matandatu anesibozo amadoda akalipileyo.

₇Ngaba abalusapo luka‐Benjamine: u‐Salu, unyana ka‐Meshulame, unyana ka‐Yohedi, unyana ka‐Pedaya, unyana ka‐Kolaya, unyana ka‐Mahaseya, unyana ka‐Yitiyeli, unyana ka‐Yesaya; ₈nasemva kwake, u‐Gabai, u‐Salai; amakulu alitoba anamashumi mabini anesibozo: ₉u‐Joweli, unyana ka‐Zikeri, ebengumongama wabo: no‐Juda, unyana ka‐Hasenuwa, ebepezu kwesixeko esesibini isahlulo.

₁₀Kubo abaperisite: u‐Yedaya unyana ka‐Yoyaribe, u‐Yakine, ₁₁u‐Seraya, unyana ka‐Hilikiya, unyana ka‐Meshulame, unyana ka‐Tsadoki, unyana ka‐Merayoti, unyana ka‐Ahitube, umpati wendlu katixo; ₁₂nabazalwana babo, abawenza umsebenzi wendlu, amakulu asibozo anamashumi mabini anesibini; no‐Hadaya, unyana ka‐Yerohame, unyana ka‐Pelaliya, unyana ka‐Ametsi, unyana ka‐Zekariya, unyana ka‐Pashure, unyana ka‐Malekiya; ₁₃nabazalwana bake, intloko zendlu zoyise, amakulu mabini anamashumi mane anesibini; no‐Hamashesai, unyana ka‐Hazareli, unyana ka‐Ahezai, unyana ka‐Meshilemote, unyana ka‐Yimeri; ₁₄nabazalwana babo, amaṙoti akalipileyo, ikulu elinamashumi mabini anesibozo: umongama wabo ebengu‐Zabideli, unyana wowabakulu.

₁₅Nakubo aba‐Levi: u‐Shemaya, unyana ka‐Hashube, unyana ka‐Zarikame, unyana ka‐Hashabiya, unyana ka‐Buni; ₁₆no‐Shabetai, no‐Yozabadi, abapezu kwomsebenzi wapandle wendlu katixo, kubo abazintloko zaba‐Levi; ₁₇no‐Mataniya, unyana ka‐Mika, unyana ka‐Zabedi, unyana ka‐Safa, intloko eyaqala ukubulela ekutandazeni; no‐Bakebukiya, owesibini pakati kwabazalwana bake; no‐Abeda, unyana ka‐Shamuha, unyana ka‐Galali, unyana ka‐Jedutune. ₁₈Bonke aba‐Levi esixekweni esiyingcwele bebengamakulu mabini anamashumi asibozo anabane.

₁₉Nabalindimnyango: u‐Hakube, u‐Talimone, nabazalwana babo abagcinayo amasango, ikulu elinamashumi asixe̔nxe anesibini.

₂₀Nesisalela so‐Sirayeli, abaperisite, naba‐Levi, bebekuzo zonke izixeko zakwa‐Juda, abanye ngabanye emafeni abo.

₂₁Bati aba‐Netini bahlala e‐Hofeli: u‐Tsiha no‐Gishepa bebepezu kwaba‐Netini.

₂₂Kanjalo umongama waba‐Levi e‐Yerusaleme ebengu‐Huzi, unyana ka‐Bani, unyana ka‐Hashabiya, unyana ka‐Mataniya, unyana ka‐Mika. Kulo usapo luka‐Safa, abaculi bebepezu kwomsebenzi wendlu katixo. ₂₃Ngokuba umyalelo wokumkani ngabo, ubungowokuba abaculi babe nesabelwa esitile, into yemini ngemini yayo.

₂₄No‐Petahiya unyana ka‐Meshezabele, kulo usapo luka‐Zera unyana ka‐Juda, yena ebengecala lokumkani, ngento zonke zabantu.

₂₅Nasemizini, kunye nezindle zayo, kwahlala inxenye yosapo luka‐Juda e‐Kiriyate‐areba namagxamesi ayo, nase‐Dibone namagxamesi ayo, nase‐Yekabetsele nemizi yayo, ₂₆nase‐Yeshuha, nase‐Molada, nase‐Bete‐pelete, ₂₇nase‐Hatsareshuhali, nase‐Beresheba namagxamesi ayo, ₂₈nase‐Tsikilage, nase‐Mekona, nakuwo amagxamesi ayo, ₂₉nase‐Henerimone, nase‐Tsoreha, nase‐Yaremute, ₃₀e‐Zanoha, e‐Hadulame, nakuyo imizi yazo, e‐Lakishe nezindle zayo, e‐Hazeka namagxamesi ayo. Kwamiwa kwa se‐Beresheba kwada kwasesihlanjeni sika‐Hinome.

₃₁Kwahlala nosapo luka‐Benjamine lwase‐Geba e‐Mikimashe, nase‐Haya, nase‐Betele namagxamesi ayo, ₃₂e‐Hanatote, e‐Nobe, e‐Hananiya, ₃₃e‐Hatsore, e‐Rama, e‐Gitayime, ₃₄e‐Hadidi, e‐Tsebohime, e‐Nebalate, ₃₅e‐Lodi, nase‐Ono, emhlanjeni wencibi.

₃₆Nakubo aba‐Levi kwahlala inxenye ezahlulweni zakwa‐Juda, nezakwa‐Benjamine.