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Bible Reading Plan – Day 256

Um(Imi)bhalo weBhayibheli

UNehemiya 9

Usuku lokuzila nolokuzisola nolokukhuleka

1Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwaleyo nyanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana, bazila ukudla benezindwangu zamasaka nothuli phezu kwabo. 2Inzalo ka-Israyeli yayizahlukanisa nabezizwe bonke, yayimi ivuma izono zayo nokona kwawoyise. 3Basukuma endaweni yabo, bafunda encwadini yomthetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo inxenye yesine yosuku; inxenye yesine bavuma izono zabo, bakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. 4Kwase kukhwela ezikhwelweni zamaLevi oJeshuwa, noBani, noKadimiyeli, noShebaniya, noBuni, noSherebiya, noBani, noKhenani, bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo. 5AmaLevi oJeshuwa, noKadimiyeli, noBani, noHashabineya, noSherebiya, noHodiya, noShebaniya, noPhethahiya athi: “Sukumani nimbonge uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade.

“Malibongwe igama lakho elikhazimulayo, eliphakanyisiwe ngaphezu kwakho konke ukubonga nokudumisa. 6Wena unguJehova, wena wedwa. Wenzile izulu, izulu lamazulu nalo lonke ibandla lawo, umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, izilwandle nakho konke okukuzo, ulonda konke, nebandla lasezulwini likhuleka kuwe.

7“Wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu owakhetha u-Abrama, wamkhipha e-Uri lamaKaledi, wametha igama lokuthi u-Abrahama; 8wafumana inhliziyo yakhe ithembekile phambi kwakho, wenza isivumelwano naye ukunika inzalo yakhe izwe lamaKhanani, nelamaHeti, nelama-Amori, nelamaPherizi, nelamaJebusi, nelamaGirigashi, wawafeza amazwi akho, ngokuba ulungile.

9“Wabona ukuhlupheka kwawobaba eGibithe, wezwa ukukhala kwabo ngaseLwandle Olubomvu; 10wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso kuFaro nasezincekwini zakhe zonke, nakubo bonke abantu bezwe lakhe, ngokuba wazi ukuthi babebaqholoshela, wazenzela igama, njengalokhu kunjalo nanamuhla. 11Wahlukanisa ulwandle phambi kwabo, badabula phakathi kolwandle emhlabathini owomileyo; nababaxoshayo wabaphonsa otweni njengetshe emanzini anamandla. 12Wabahola ngensika yefu emini nangensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela endleleni ababeyakuhamba ngayo.

13“Wehlela entabeni yaseSinayi, wakhuluma nabo usezulwini, wabanika izahlulelo ezilungileyo, nemithetho eqinisileyo, nezimiso, nemiyalo emihle; 14wabazisa isabatha lakho elingcwele, wabayala ngemiyalo, nangezimiso, nangomthetho ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho; 15wabanika isinkwa esivela ezulwini ngokulamba kwabo, wabakhiphela amanzi edwaleni ngokoma kwabo, wabayala ukuba bangene ukulidla izwe owaphakamisa ngalo isandla sakho ukuba ubanike lona.

16“Kepha bona nawoyise baqholosha, benza lukhuni izintamo zabo, kabalalelanga imiyalo yakho, 17benqaba ukulalela, abakhumbulanga izimangaliso zakho owazenza phakathi kwabo, kepha benza lukhuni izintamo zabo, nangokuhlubuka kwabo bamisa induna ukuba babuyele ebugqileni babo; kodwa wena unguNkulunkulu othethelelayo, onomusa nesihe; wephuza ukuthukuthela, ugcwele isihawu; kawubashiyanga. 18Yebo, lapho bezenzele ithole elibunjiweyo bethi: ‘Leli linguNkulunkulu wakho owakukhuphula eGibithe,’ benza izithuko ezinkulu, 19nokho wena ngomusa wakho omkhulu awubashiyanga ehlane; insika yefu ayisukanga phezu kwabo emini ukubahola endleleni, nensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubakhanyisela endleleni ababeyakuhamba ngayo. 20Wabanika nomoya wakho omuhle ukubafundisa; awugodlanga imana* lakho emilonyeni yabo, wabanika amanzi ngokoma kwabo. 21Wabondla iminyaka engamashumi amane ehlane, kabaswelanga lutho; izingubo zabo aziguganga, nezinyawo azivuvukalanga.

22“Wabanika imibuso nezizwe owababela khona izindawo ngezindawo; badla izwe likaSihoni, izwe lenkosi yaseHeshiboni, nezwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani. 23Nabantwana babo wabandisa ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, wabangenisa ezweni owasho ngalo koyise ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla. 24Abantwana bangena-ke, balidla izwe, wahlula phambi kwabo abakhe ezweni, amaKhanani, wabanikela ezandleni zabo, kanye namakhosi abo, nabantu bezwe, ukuba benze kubo njengokuthanda kwabo. 25Bathatha imizi ebiyelweyo nezwe elivundileyo, badla izindlu ezigcwele okuhle konke: imithombo embiweyo, nezivini, neminqumo, nemithi eminingi yokudliwa; badla-ke, basutha, bakhuluphala, benama ngobuhle bakho obukhulu.

26“Kepha babengalaleli, bakuhlubuka, balahla nyovane umthetho wakho, bababulala abaprofethi bakho abafakaza ngabo ukubabuyisela kuwe, benza izithuko ezinkulu. 27Wawusubanikela esandleni sezitha zabo ezabahlupha; ngesikhathi sokuhlupheka kwabo sebekhala kuwe, wena wabezwa usezulwini, nangomusa wakho omkhulu wabanika abasindisi ababasindisa esandleni sezitha zabo.

28“Kepha sebephumulile, babuye benza okubi ebusweni bakho; wawusubashiya esandleni sezitha zabo, zaze zabusa phezu kwabo; kodwa lapho bebuye bekhala kuwe, wena wabezwa usezulwini, wabophula kaningi ngomusa wakho omkhulu, 29wabaxwayisa ukuba ubabuyisele emthethweni wakho, kepha baqholosha, kabayilalelanga imiyalo yakho, kodwa bona ezahlulelweni zakho, okothi uma umuntu ezenza, uyakuphila ngazo, baphendula ihlombe ngenkani, benza lukhuni intamo yabo, abaze bezwa. 30Nokho iminyaka eminingi wababekezelela, wabaxwayisa ngoMoya wakho ngesandla sabaprofethi bakho, kepha abezwanga; wawusubanikela esandleni sabantu bezizwe. 31Nokho ngomusa wakho omkhulu awubaqothulanga, awubashiyanga, ngokuba unguNkulunkulu onomusa nobumnene.

32“Ngalokho, Nkulunkulu wethu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu onamandla owesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa, yonke le nkathazo mayingabi ncane ebusweni bakho esificile thina, namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nabapristi bethu, nabaprofethi bethu, nawobaba, nabo bonke abantu bakho, kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla. 33Nokho wena ulungile kukho konke okusehleleyo, ngokuba wenze ngeqiniso, kepha thina sinecala; 34namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nabapristi bethu, nawobaba abagcinanga umthetho wakho, kabalalelanga imiyalo yakho nezixwayiso zakho obaxwayise ngazo. 35Abakukhonzanga embusweni wabo, nasebuhleni bakho obukhulu owabanika bona, nasezweni elibanzi nelivundileyo owabapha lona ebusweni babo, ababuyanga emisebenzini yabo emibi.

36“Bheka, siyizinceku namuhla, nezwe owalinika obaba ukuba badle izithelo zalo nokuhle kwalo, bheka, siyizinceku kulo. 37Lithelela kakhulu amakhosi owabeke phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu; abusa phezu kwemizimba yethu naphezu kwezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwawo; thina sisekuhluphekeni okukhulu.

Abantu benza isivumelwano noNkulunkulu

38“Ngenxa yakho konke lokho senza isivumelwano esiqinisileyo, sasiloba; kwanamatheliswa ngophawu yizikhulu zethu, namaLevi ethu, nabapristi bethu.”

UNehemiya 10

1Abanamathelisa nampa: uNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakaliya, noSedekiya, 2noSeraya, no-Azariya, noJeremiya, 3noPhashuri, no-Amariya, noMalikhiya, 4noHathushi, noShebaniya, noMaluki, 5noHarimi, noMeremoti, no-Obadiya, 6noDaniyeli, noGinethoni, noBaruki, 7noMeshulamu, no-Abiya, noMijamini, 8noMahaziya, noBiligayi, noShemaya; labo babe ngabapristi. 9AmaLevi: uJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, noBinuwi wamadodana kaHenadadi, noKadimiyeli, 10nabafowabo oShebaniya, noHodiya, noKelitha, noPhelaya, noHanani, 11noMika, noRehobe, noHashabiya, 12noZakuri, noSherebiya, noShebaniya, 13noHodiya, noBani, noBeninu. 14Izinhloko zabantu: oPharoshi, noPhahati Mowabi, no-Elamu, noZathu, noBani, 15noBuni, no-Azigadi, noBebayi, 16no-Adoniya, noBigivayi, no-Adini, 17no-Atheri, noHezekiya, no-Azuri, 18noHodiya, noHashumi, noBesayi, 19noHarifi, no-Anathoti, noNobayi, 20noMagiphiyashi, noMeshulamu, noHeziri, 21noMeshezabeli, noSadoki, noJaduwa, 22noPhelathiya, noHanani, no-Anaya, 23noHosheya, noHananiya, noHashubi, 24noHaloheshi, noPhiliha, noShobeki, 25noRehumi, noHashabina, noMahaseya, 26no-Ahiya, noHanani, no-Anani, 27noMaluki, noHarimi, noBahana.

28Abantu abaseleyo, abapristi, namaLevi, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli, namaNethini,* nabo bonke ababezahlukanisile nabantu bezwe ukuba bazihlanganise nomthetho kaNkulunkulu, nawomkabo, namadodana abo, namadodakazi abo, bonke ababe nolwazi nokuhlakanipha, 29babambelela kubafowabo, abakhulu babo, benza isithembiso nesifungo sokuba bahambe emthethweni kaNkulunkulu owanikwa ngesandla sikaMose inceku kaNkulunkulu, bagcine, benze yonke imiyalo kaJehova iNkosi yethu, nezahlulelo zakhe, nezimiso zakhe 30ukuba singabaniki abantu bezwe amadodakazi ethu, singathatheli amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo, 31nokuba lapho abantu bezwe beletha impahla, noma uhlobo oluthile lwamabele ngosuku lwesabatha ukuba bathengise ngakho, singathengi kubo ngesabatha nangosuku olungcwele, futhi siwuyeke umnyaka wesikhombisa nazo zonke izikwenetu.

32Futhi sazimisela umthetho wokuba sithele inxenye yesithathu yeshekeli* ngomnyaka, ibe ngeyomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, 33eyesinkwa sokubukwa kanye nomnikelo wempuphu wemihla yonke nomnikelo oshiswa imihla yonke, neyamasabatha, neyokwethwasa kwenyanga, neyemikhosi emisiweyo, neyezinto ezingcwele, neyeminikelo yezono, ukuba kwenziwe ukubuyisana kuka-Israyeli nomsebenzi wonke wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

34Senza inkatho thina bapristi namaLevi nabantu ngomnikelo wezinkuni ukuba zingeniswe endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu njengezindlu zawobaba ngezikhathi ezinqunyiweyo, iminyaka ngeminyaka, zibaswe phezu kwe-altare likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni, 35kulethwe endlini kaJehova ulibo lomhlabathi wethu nolibo lwezithelo zemithi yezinhlobo zonke iminyaka ngeminyaka, 36kulethwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu namazibulo amadodana ethu, nawezimpahla zethu njengokulotshiweyo emthethweni, namazibulo ezinkomo zethu nawezimvu zethu, kubapristi abakhonza endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu; 37silethe ulibo lomgqakazo wethu, neminikelo yethu yokuphakanyiswa, nezithelo zemithi yezinhlobo zonke, newayini namafutha kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, nokweshumi komhlabathi wethu kumaLevi, ngokuba wona amaLevi amukela okweshumi emizini yonke esilima kuyo. 38Umpristi, indodana ka-Aroni, ubeyakuba namaLevi, lapho amaLevi amukela okweshumi; amaLevi ayakukhuphulela okweshumi kokweshumi endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu emakamelweni endlini yengcebo. 39Ngokuba abantwana bakwa-Israyeli nabantwana bakwaLevi babeyakukhuphulela umnikelo wamabele, newayini, namafutha emakamelweni, lapho kukhona izitsha zendlu engcwele, nabapristi abakhonzayo, nabalindisango, nabahlabeleli; besingenakuyishiya indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.

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