UNEHEMIYA 7

₁Kwathi lapho ugange selwakhiwe, sengimisile izivalo, futhi kubekiwe abalindisango nabahlabeleli namaLevi,

₂ngayaleza uHanani umfowethu noHananiya induna yendlu yenkosi ukuba baphathe iJerusalema, ngokuba wayengumuntu othembekileyo, wamesaba uNkulunkulu kunabaningi.

₃Ngathi kubo: Amasango aseJerusalema mawangavulwa lize lishise ilanga; besemi, mabavale izivalo, baziqinise; bekani abalindi kwabakhileyo eJerusalema, kube-yilowo nalowo emlindweni wakhe, yilowo abe-malungana nendlu yakhe.

₄Umuzi wawubanzi nxazombili; wawumkhulu, kepha abantu babeyingcosana phakathi kwawo, izindlu zingakakhiwa.

₅UNkulunkulu wami wabeka enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngibuthe abakhulu, nababusi, nabantu, ukuze babhalwe ngezizukulwane. Ngafumana incwadi yezizukulwane zabakhuphuka kuqala, ngafumana kulotshiwe kuyo ukuthi:

₆Nampa abantwana bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni kubo ababethunjwé nguNebukadinesari inkosi yaseBabele, babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, kwaba-yilowo nalowo emzini wakubo,

₇abafika noZerubabele, noJeshuwa, noNehemiya, noAzariya, noRahamiya, noNahamani, noMoridekayi, noBilishani, noMisipereti, noBigivayi, noNehumi, noBahana.

Umumo wamadoda abantu bakwaIsrayeli nanku:

₈abantwana bakwaPharoshi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili nekhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;

₉abantwana bakwaShefathiya: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili;

₁₀abantwana bakwa-Ara: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

₁₁abantwana bakwaPhahati-Mowabi babantwana bakwaJeshuwa noJowabe: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisishiyagalombili neshumi nesishiyagalombili;

₁₂abantwana bakwaElamu: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

₁₃abantwana bakwaZathu: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amane nanhlanu;

₁₄abantwana bakwaZakayi: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha;

₁₅abantwana bakwaBinuwi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili;

₁₆abantwana bakwaBebayi: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

₁₇abantwana bakwa-Azigadi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nambili;

₁₈abantwana bakwa-Adonikamu: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;

₁₉abantwana bakwaBigivayi: yizinkulungwane ezimbili namashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa;

₂₀abantwana bakwa-Adini: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisihlanu nanhlanu;

₂₁abantwana bakwa-Atheri kaHezekiya: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nesishiyagalombili;

₂₂abantwana bakwaHashumi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

₂₃abantwana bakwaBesayi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili nane;

₂₄abantwana bakwaHarifi: yikhulu neshumi nambili;

₂₅abantwana bakwaGibeyoni: ngamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanhlanu;

₂₆amadoda aseBetlehema naseNethofa: yikhulu namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili;

₂₇amadoda aseAnathoti: yikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili;

₂₈amadoda aseBeti-Azimaveti: ngamashumi amane nambili;

₂₉amadoda aseKiriyati-Jeharimi, naseKhefira, naseBeyeroti: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amane nantathu;

₃₀amadoda aseRama naseGeba: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amabili nanye;

₃₁amadoda aseMikimasi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nambili;

₃₂amadoda aseBethele naseAyi: yikhulu namashumi amabili nantathu;

₃₃amadoda elinye iNebo: ngamashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

₃₄abantwana bakwaElamu omunye: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu nane;

₃₅abantwana bakwaHarimi: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amabili;

₃₆abantwana baseJeriko: ngamakhulu amathathu namashumi amane nanhlanu;

₃₇abantwana baseLodi, naseHadidi, naseOno: ngamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili nanye;

₃₈abantwana baseSenawa: yizinkulungwane ezintathu namakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amathathu.

₃₉Abapristi: abantwana bakwaJedaya, abendlu kaJeshuwa: ngamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisikhombisa nantathu;

₄₀abantwana bakwaImeri: yinkulungwane namashumi ayisihlanu nambili;

₄₁abantwana bakwaPhashuri: yinkulungwane namakhulu amabili namashumi amane nesikhombisa;

₄₂abantwana bakwaHarimi: yinkulungwane neshumi nesikhombisa.

₄₃AmaLevi: abantwana bakwaJeshuwa kaKadimiyeli babantwana bakwaHodeva: ngamashumi ayisikhombisa nane;

₄₄abahlabeleli: abantwana bakwa-Asafa: yikhulu namashumi amane nesishiyagalombili;

₄₅abalindisango: abantwana bakwaShalumi, nabantwana bakwa-Atheri, nabantwana bakwaThalimoni, nabantwana bakwa-Akubi, nabantwana bakwaHathita, nabantwana bakwaShobayi: yikhulu namashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili.

₄₆AmaNethini*: ngabantwana bakwaSiha, nabantwana bakwaHasufa, nabantwana bakwaThabawoti,

₄₇nabantwana bakwaKerosi, nabantwana bakwaSiya, nabantwana bakwaPhadoni,

₄₈nabantwana bakwaLebana, nabantwana bakwaHagaba, nabantwana bakwaShalimayi,

₄₉nabantwana bakwaHanani, nabantwana bakwaGideli, nabantwana bakwaGahari,

₅₀nabantwana bakwaRewaya, nabantwana bakwaResini, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda,

₅₁nabantwana bakwaGazamu, nabantwana bakwaUza, nabantwana bakwaPhaseya,

₅₂nabantwana bakwaBesayi, nabantwana bakwaMehuni, nabantwana bakwaNefushesimi,

₅₃nabantwana bakwaBakibuki, nabantwana bakwaHakufa, nabantwana bakwaHarihuri,

₅₄nabantwana bakwaBasiluthi, nabantwana bakwaMehida, nabantwana bakwaHarisha,

₅₅nabantwana bakwaBarikhosi, nabantwana bakwaSisera, nabantwana bakwaThema,

₅₆nabantwana bakwaNesiya, nabantwana bakwaHathifa.

₅₇Abantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni: ngabantwana bakwaSothayi, nabantwana bakwaSofereti, nabantwana bakwaPherida,

₅₈nabantwana bakwaJahala, nabantwana bakwaDarikoni, nabantwana bakwaGideli,

₅₉nabantwana bakwaShefathiya, nabantwana bakwaHathili, nabantwana bakwaPhokereti-Hasebayimi, nabantwana bakwa-Amoni.

₆₀Onke amaNethini* nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni babengamakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nambili.

₆₁Nampa abakhuphuka eTheliMela, naseTheli-Harisha, naseKherubi, naseAdoni, naseImeri, kepha bebengenakusho izindlu zawoyise nozalo lwabo ukuba babengabakwaIsrayeli yini:

₆₂abantwana bakwaDelaya, nabantwana bakwaThobiya, nabantwana bakwaNekhoda: ngamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi amane nambili.

₆₃Kubapristi: ngabantwana bakwaHobaya, nabantwana bakwaHakhosi, nabantwana bakwaBarizilayi owathatha umfazi kumadodakazi kaBarizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo.

₆₄Labo bafuna ukubhalwa kwabo phakathi kwababhaliweyo ngezizukulwane, kepha akufunyanwanga; ngalokho kwathiwa bangcolile, bakhishwa ebupristini.

₆₅Umbusi washo kubo ukuba bangadli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umpristi oneUrimi neThumimi*.

₆₆Lonke ibandla selihlangene laliyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namashumi ayisithupha.

₆₇ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo ezaziyizinkulungwane eziyisikhombisa namakhulu amathathu namashumi amathathu nesikhombisa; babenabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu.

₆₈Amahashi abo ayengamakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amathathu nesithupha; iminyuzi* yabo yayingamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nanhlanu;

₆₉amakamela ayengamakhulu amane namashumi amathathu nanhlanu; izimbongolo zaziyizinkulungwane eziyisithupha namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi amabili.

₇₀Ezinye izinhloko zanikelela umsebenzi; umbusi wanikelela isikhwama amadarike* ayinkulungwane egolide, nezitsha ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamakhulu ayisihlanu namashumi amathathu.

₇₁Ezinye izinhloko zawoyise zanikelela isikhwama somsebenzi amadarike* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide namamane* ayizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu amabili esiliva.

₇₂Abakunikelayo abanye abantu kwakungamadarike* ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili egolide, namamane* ayizinkulungwane ezimbili esiliva, nezambatho zabapristi ezingamashumi ayisithupha nesikhombisa.

₇₃Base behlala-ke abapristi, namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, nabanye abantu, namaNethini*, naye wonke uIsrayeli emizini yabo.

Kwathi lapho inyanga yesikhombisa isifikile, abantwana bakwaIsrayeli babesemizini yabo.