U‐Nehemiya 8

₁BANDULA bonke abantu bazihlanganisela enkundleni engapambi kwesango lamanzi njengomntu mnye; bati ku‐Ezera umba̔li, ukuba makayizise incwadi yomteto ka‐Mosesi, lowo uyehova ubewumisele o‐Sirayeli. ₂Waza u‐Ezera umperisite wawuzisa umteto ebusweni bentlanganiso, kwa namadoda nabafazi, nabo bonke abebeqonda ukuva, ngowokuqala umhla wenyanga yesixe̔nxe. ₃Walesesha kuwo pambi kwenkundla engapambi kwesango lamanzi, kwa sekukanyeni kwokusa kwada kwasemini enkulu, ngapambi kwamadoda nabafazi, nabanokuqonda; zati indlebe zabantu bonke zabekwa encwadini yomteto. ₄Wema u‐Ezera umba̔li pezu kwesitulo semiti eside, abebesenzile ngenxa yalondawo: kwema ngakuye u‐Matitiya, no‐Shema, no‐Hanaya, no‐Huriya, no‐Hilikiya, no‐Mahaseya, ngesokunene sake; nangesokohlo sake, u‐Pedaya, no‐Mishayeli, no‐Malekiya, no‐Hashume, no‐Hashebadana, no‐Zekariya, no‐Meshulame. ₅Waza u‐Ezera wavula incwadi pambi kwamehlo abantu bonke; (ngokuba ebepezulu kubo bonke abantu;) nxa ayivulileyo, bema abantu bonke. ₆Wandula u‐Ezera wambonga uyehova, utixo omkulu. Bapendula bonke abantu, besiti: Amene, Amene! bepakamisa izandla zabo: baza batoba ngapantsi, bambedesha uyehova, ubuso bungasemhlabeni. ₇Kekaloku u‐Yoshuwa, no‐Bani, no‐Sherebiya, no‐Yamine, no‐Hakube, no‐Shabetai, no‐Hodiya, no‐Mahaseya, no‐Kelita, no‐Hazariya, no‐Yozabadi, no‐Hanane, no‐Pelaya, naba‐Levi, babafundisa abantu umteto: bati abantu bema endaweni yabo. ₈Baza balesesha encwadini, emtetweni katixo, kwa sekuhleni, bawuca̔zela, baqondisa ekulesesheni.

₉Wayesiti u‐Nehemiya, oyinkosi enkulu, no‐Ezera umperisite, umba̔li, naba‐Levi abafundisayo abantu, kubo bonke abantu: Lemini ingcwele kuyehova, utixo wenu; ningabi lusizi, ningalili nokulila. Ngokuba bonke abantu bebelila, nxa bevayo amazwi omteto. ₁₀Walekela wati kubo: Hambani, yityani okutyebileyo, nisele okumnandi, nizitume izabelwa kwabangalungiselwanga nto: ngokuba lemini ingcwele kwinkosi yetu: niti kanjako ningadandateki; ngokuba uvuyo lwoyehova, lulo amandla enu. ₁₁Kanjalo aba‐Levi batutuzela abantu bonke, besiti: Tutuni, ngokuba imini le ingcwele; ngako ningadandateki. ₁₂Bandula bahamba bonke abantu baya ukutya, nokusela, nokutuma izabelwa, nokuwenza umgcobo omkulu, ngenxa yokuba bebeqondile amazwi abeshunyayelwe kubo.

₁₃Nangowesibini umhla, kwahlanganiswa abazintloko zendlu zoyise zabantu bonke, nabaperisite, naba‐Levi, beza ku‐Ezera umba̔li, ukuze banakane amazwi omteto. ₁₄Baza bafumana kuba̔liwe emtetweni, ukuba uyehova ebeyalele ngo‐Mosesi, okokuba usapo luka‐Sirayeli luya kuhlala emapempeni ngomtendeleko wenyanga yesixe̔nxe; ₁₅nokokuba luvakalise ludlulise nokudlulisa ilizwi kuzo zonke izixeko zalo, nase‐Yerusaleme, lokuti: Pumani niye ezintabeni, nizise amasebe eminquma, namasebe emiti yeoli, namasebe emiti yemutele, namasebe emiti yepalime, namasebe emiti ebungqingqwa, kuze kwenziwe amapempe, njengokuba̔liweyo. ₁₆Basuka bapuma abantu, bawazisa, bazenzela amapempe, abanye ngabanye pezu kwezindlu zabo, nasemabaleni abo, nasemabaleni endlu katixo, nasenkundleni yesango lamanzi, nasenkundleni yesango lika‐Frayime. ₁₇Yaza yonke intlanganiso yababuyileyo ekutinjweni yawenza amapempe, yahlala emapempeni lawo: ngokuba belungenzanga usapo luka‐Sirayeli ngokunjalo, kuselokwemihla ka‐Yoshuwa unyana ka‐Nune kwada kwangumhla lowo. Kwaza kwabako umgcobo omkulu.

₁₈Kwaye kuleseshwa encwadini yomteto katixo, imini ngemini, kweyokuqala imini kwada kwayimini yokupela. Babamba umtendeleko imihla esixe̔nxe; nangowesibozo umhla kwabako intlanganisano engcwele, njengesiko.