UNEHEMIYA 12

₁Nampa abapristi namaLevi abakhuphuka noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa: oSeraya, noJeremiya, noEzra,

₂noAmariya, noMaluki, noHathushi,

₃noShekaniya, noRehumi, noMeremoti,

₄noIdo, noGinethoyi, noAbiya,

₅noMijamini, noMahadiya, noBiliga,

₆noShemaya, noJoyaribi, noJedaya,

₇noSalu, noAmoki, noHilikiya, noJedaya. Labo babeyizinhloko zabapristi nezabafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.

₈AmaLevi: ngoJeshuwa, noBinuwi, noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya, noJuda, noMathaniya owayephethe ukubonga, yena nabafowabo,

₉noBakibukiya noUno abafowabo, bemalungana nabo ngezigaba.

₁₀UJeshuwa wazala uJoyakimi; uJoyakimi wazala uEliyashibi; uEliyashibi wazala uJoyada;

₁₁uJoyada wazala uJonathani; uJonathani wazala uJaduwa.

₁₂Emihleni kaJoyakimi izinhloko zawoyise babapristi zaziyilezi: ekaSeraya: nguMeraya; ekaJeremiya: nguHananiya;

₁₃ekaEzra: nguMeshulamu; eka-Amariya: nguJehohanani;

₁₄ekaMaluki: nguJonathani; ekaShebaniya: nguJosefa;

₁₅ekaHarimi: nguAdina; ekaMerayoti: nguHelekayi;

₁₆ekaIdo: nguZakariya; ekaGinethoni: nguMeshulamu;

₁₇eka-Abiya: nguZikiri; ekaMiniyamini, ekaMohadiya: nguPhilitayi;

₁₈ekaBiliga: nguShamuwa; ekaShemaya: nguJehonathani;

₁₉ekaJoyaribi: nguMathenayi; ekaJedaya: ngu-Uzi;

₂₀ekaSalayi: nguKhalayi; eka-Amoki: nguEbere;

₂₁ekaHilikiya: nguHashabiya; ekaJedaya: nguNethaneli.

₂₂AmaLevi abhalwa emihleni kaEliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa njengezinhloko zawoyise kanye nabapristi ekubuseni kukaDariyu umPheresiya.

₂₃Izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwaLevi zalotshwa encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla, kwaze kwaba-semihleni kaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibi.

₂₄Izinhloko zamaLevi nazi: oHashabiya, noSherebiya, noJeshuwa indodana kaKadimiyeli kanye nabafowabo malungana nabo, ukuba badumise, babonge njengemiyalo kaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, isigaba malungana nesigaba.

₂₅OMathaniya, noBakibukiya, noObadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, noAkubi babengabalindisango, belinda izindlu zokubekelela ngasemasangweni.

₂₆Labo babekhona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi noEzra umbhali.

₂₇Ekuhlanjululweni kogange lwaseJerusalema bafuna amaLevi ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuba ayiswe eJerusalema ukwenza ukuhlambulula ngokuthokoza, nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela ngamasimbali* nangezingubhu nangamahabhu*.

₂₈Abantwana babahlabeleli babuthana bevela ethafeni elalizungeza iJerusalema nasemizaneni yamaLevi,

₂₉naseBeti-Giligali, nasemasimini aseGeba, naseAzimaveti, ngokuba babezakhele imizana nxazonke zeJerusalema.

₃₀Abapristi namaLevi base bezihlambulula; bahlambulula nabantu, namasango, nogange.

₃₁Ngase ngikhuphulela ogangeni izikhulu zakwaJuda, ngabeka izigaba ezimbili ezinkulu ezabongayo, zahlaba ihele; esinye sahamba ngakwesokunene ogangeni, saya ngaseSangweni loMquba;

₃₂emva kwaso kwahamba uHoshaya nenxenye yezikhulu zakwaJuda,

₃₃noAzariya, noEzra, noMeshulamu,

₃₄noJuda, noBenjamini, noShemaya, noJeremiya,

₃₅kanye namadodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo: uZakariya kaJonathani kaShemaya kaMathaniya kaMikhaya kaZakuri-ka-Asafa,

₃₆nabafowabo oShemaya, noAzareli, noMilalayi, noGilalayi, noMahayi, noNethaneli, noJuda, noHanani, bephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; uEzra umbhali wayengaphambi kwabo.

₃₇NgaseSangweni loMthombo malungana nabo bakhuphuka ngezikhwelo zomuzi kaDavide ezikhwelweni zogange, ngasenhla kwendlu kaDavide, kwaze kwaba-seSangweni laManzi.

₃₈Esinye isigaba saya ngakwesokhohlo, mina ngasilandela kanye nenxenye yabantu ogangeni, ngasenhla koMbhoshongo weziThando, kwaze kwaba-soGangeni oluBanzi,

₃₉nangenhla kweSango lakwaEfrayimi, naseSangweni eliDala, naseSangweni leziNhlanzi, naseMbhoshongweni kaHananeli naseMbhoshongweni kaHameya, kwaze kwaba-seSangweni leziMvu; bema eSangweni leTilongo.

₄₀Zase zima lezozigaba zombili zababongayo endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nami, nenxenye yababusi inami,

₄₁nabapristi oEliyakimi, noMahaseya, noMiniyamini, noMikhaya, noEliyohenayi, noZakariya, noHananiya, bephethe amacilongo,

₄₂noMahaseya, noShemaya, noEleyazare, noUzi, noJehohanani, noMalikhiya, noElamu, noEzeri. Abahlabeleli bahlabelela ngokuzwakalisayo, benoJizirahiya umbonisi wabo.

₄₃Banikela ngemihlatshelo emikhulu ngalolosuku, bathokoza, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayebathokozisile ngentokozo enkulu; nabesifazane nabantwana bathokoza, kwezwakala kude ukuthokoza kweJerusalema.

₄₄Ngalolosuku amiswa amadoda ukuba abe-ngabaphathi bamakamelo engcebo, nabeminikelo yokuphakanyiswa, nabolibo, nabokweshumi ukuba baqoqele kuwo njengamasimu emizi izabelo ezinqunyelwe abapristi namaLevi ngomthetho, ngokuba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi namaLevi asebebekiwe.

₄₅Bagcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo nemfanelo yokuhlambulula kanye nabahlabeleli nabalindisango njengemiyalo kaDavide noSolomoni indodana yakhe.

₄₆Ngokuba nasemihleni kaDavide neka-Asafa kwasendulo kwakukhona abaholi babahlabeleli kanye nezihlabelelo zokudumisa nezokubonga uNkulunkulu.

₄₇Wonke uIsrayeli wayesenika emihleni kaZerubabele nasemihleni kaNehemiya abahlabeleli nabalindisango izabelo njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla; bakungcwelisela amaLevi, namaLevi akungcwelisela amadodana ka-Aroni.