Nehemiya

9 Ngelilanga lesi-24 enyangeni yesi-7, ema-Israyeli ahlangana ndzawonye; azila kudla, agcoka tindvwangu temasaka futsi atitsela ngemhlabatsi enhloko.+ 2 Labo lebebangema-Israyeli ekutalwa babese bayatehlukanisa kubo bonkhe bantfu bekuhamba,+ basukuma base bavuma tono tabo kanye nemaphutsa abobabe babo.+ 3 Bema lapho bebakhona khona futsi kwaphela ema-awa lamatsatfu* bafundza incwadzi yeMtsetfo+ waJehova Nkulunkulu wabo ngalokuvakalako, kwaphela nalamanye ema-awa lamatsatfu bavuma tono tabo futsi bakhotsama kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabo.

4 BoJeshuwa, Bani, Khadmiyeli, Shebaniya,+ Buni, Sherebiya, Bani naKhenani bema kulendzawo lephakeme+ yemaLevi, futsi bathantaza kuJehova Nkulunkulu wabo ngelivi leliphakeme. 5 Jeshuwa, Khadmiyeli, Bani, Hashabneya, Sherebiya, Hodiya, Shebaniya naPhethahiya lebebangemaLevi batsi: “Sukumani nidvumise Jehova Nkulunkulu wenu kuze kube phakadze.*+ Awu Nkulunkulu, abadvumise libito lakho lelikhatimulako, lelifanelwe ngito tonkhe tibusiso nalo lonkhe ludvumo.

6 “Wena wedvwa unguJehova;+ wadala emazulu, ngisho nemazulu lasetulu kakhulu kanye nako konkhe lokukuwo,* wadala umhlaba nako konkhe lokukuwo, kanye nelwandle nako konkhe lokukulo. Konkhe ukugcine kuphila, futsi konkhe lokusezulwini kukhotsama embikwakho. 7 UnguJehova Nkulunkulu weliciniso, lowakhetsa Abrama+ futsi wamkhipha e-Uri+ lokulive lemaKhaledi wase umbita ngekutsi ngu-Abrahama.+ 8 Watfola kutsi inhlitiyo yakhe yetsembekile kuwe,+ ngako wenta sivumelwane naye sekutsi utawunika yena nentalelwane* yakhe live lemaKhenani, lemaHethi, lema-Amori, lemaPheresi, lemaJebhusi nelemaGirigashi,+ futsi watifeza tetsembiso takho ngobe ulungile.

9 “Ngako wakubona kuhlupheka kwabokhokho betfu eGibhithe,+ futsi wakuva nekukhala kwabo ngesikhatsi baseLwandle Lolubovu. 10 Wabese wenta tibonakaliso netimangaliso kuze umelane naFaro nato tonkhe tinceku takhe kanye nabo bonkhe bantfu belive lakhe,+ ngobe bewati kutsi bahlupha+ bantfu bakho. Watakhela ligama lelisekhona kuze kube ngulamuhla.+ 11 Wehlukanisa lwandle embikwabo kute bewele emhlabatsini lowomile,+ futsi labo labebabacosha wabajikijela ekujuleni kwalo njengelitje nalijikijelwa emantini lanemandla.+ 12 Emini bewubahola ngensika yelifu, bese kutsi ebusuku ubahole ngensika yemlilo, kute ubakhanyisele indlela labebatawuhamba kuyo.+ 13 Wehlela eNtsabeni iSinayi+ futsi wakhuluma nabo usezulwini+ wase ubanika tehlulelo letilungile, imitsetfo lesekelwe ecinisweni,* timiso kanye nemiyalo lelungile.+ 14 Wabenta balati liSabatha lakho lelingcwele,+ wabanika imiyalo, timiso kanye nemtsetfo usebentisa inceku yakho Mosi. 15 Ngesikhatsi balambile wabanika sinkhwa lebesivela ezulwini,+ ngesikhatsi bomile wabakhiphela emanti edvwaleni,+ futsi wabatjela kutsi bangene batsatse lelive lobewufunge* kutsi utabanika lona.

16 “Kodvwa-ke bokhokho betfu bakwedzelela+ futsi baba nenkhani,*+ bangayilaleli imitsetfo yakho. 17 Bala kukulalela,+ batikhohlwa netintfo letimangalisako lowabentela tona, kepha baba nenkhani* futsi batibekela umholi kuze babuyele ekugcilatweni kwabo eGibhithe.+ Kodvwa wena unguNkulunkulu lokulungele kucolela,* loneluvelo* nesihawu, lowephutako kutfukutsela aphindze achichime lutsandvo lolucotfo,+ futsi awuzange ubalahle.+ 18 Ngisho nangesikhatsi batentela sithico* selitfole lensimbi, batsi: ‘Lona nguNkulunkulu wetfu lowasikhipha eGibhithe,’+ futsi benta tintfo letinyenti letikhombisa kungakuhloniphi, 19 wena awuzange ubashiye ehlane, ngenca yemusa wakho lomkhulu.+ Lensika yelifu ayizange iyekele kubahola emini, kantsi nasebusuku lensika yemlilo ayizange iyekele kubakhanyisela indlela labebatawuhamba kuyo.+ 20 Wabanika umoya* wakho kuze babe nekucondza+ futsi awuzange ubagodlele imana yakho.+ Ngesikhatsi bomile wabanika emanti.+ 21 Wabanika kudla ehlane iminyaka lengu-40.+ Abazange beswele lutfo, timphahla tabo atizange tiguge,+ netinyawo tabo atizange tivuvuke.

22 “Wabaniketa imibuso kanye netive, wababela tincenye tayo,+ ngako batsatsa live laSihoni,+ lokulive lenkhosi yaseHeshboni,+ batsatsa nelive la-Ogi+ inkhosi yaseBhashani. 23 Emadvodzana abo wawenta aba ngangetinkhanyeti letisemazulwini.+ Wabese ubangenisa kulelive lebewetsembise bokhokho babo kutsi batawungena balitsatse.+ 24 Ngako emadvodzana abo angena alitsatsa lelive,+ futsi wancoba emaKhenani embikwawo,+ lokungiwo lebekahlala kulelive, futsi wanikela emakhosi akhona nebantfu balapho esandleni sawo kuze atentele matsandza kubo. 25 Batsatsa emadolobha labiyelwe+ kanye nelive lelinotsile,*+ futsi batsatsa tindlu letigcwele yonkhe inhlobo yetintfo letinhle, nemigodzi yemanti lebeseyivele igujiwe, netihlahla temagilebisi, netihlahla temncumo+ kanye netihlahla letinyenti letitsela titselo. Badla, besutsa baze bakhuluphala, futsi batenetisa ngebuhle bakho lobukhulu.

26 “Nobe kunjalo, abazange bakulalele, bakuvukela+ futsi bangawulaleli uMtsetfo wakho.* Babulala baphrofethi bakho lebebabecwayisa kutsi babuyele kuwe, futsi benta tintfo letinyenti letikhombisa kungakuhloniphi.+ 27 Ngenca yaloko wabanikela esandleni setitsa tabo+ lebetichubeka tibacindzetela.+ Kodvwa bebakhala kuwe nasebacindzetelekile, futsi bewukuva kukhala kwabo usemazulwini; ngenca yemusa wakho lomkhulu, wawubanika baholi kute babasindzise esandleni setitsa tabo.+

28 “Kodvwa ngekushesha nasewubakhululile, bebaphindze bente lokubi emehlweni akho,+ futsi bewubese uyabayekelela esandleni setitsa tabo lebetibacindzetela.*+ Bebaphindze babuye kuwe bacele lusito,+ wena bewubeva usemazulwini futsi ubasindzise tikhatsi letinyenti ngenca yemusa wakho lomkhulu.+ 29 Nanobe wawubecwayisa kuze balalele uMtsetfo wakho, bakwedzelela futsi bala kulalela imiyalo yakho;+ benta sono ngekungatigcini timiso takho letimenta aphile umuntfu lotigcinako.+ Kodvwa bakufulatsela ngenkhani futsi bacinisa tinhloko tabo,* bala nekukulalela. 30 Wababeketelela+ iminyaka leminyenti futsi wachubeka ubecwayisa ngemoya wakho usebentisa baphrofethi, kodvwa bala kukulalela. Ekugcineni wabanikela kubantfu baletive lebetibatungeletile.+ 31 Ngenca yekutsi unemusa lomkhulu, awuzange ubacotfule+ nobe ubalahle, ngobe unguNkulunkulu loneluvelo* nesihawu.+

32 “Nyalo Nkulunkulu wetfu, Nkulunkulu lomkhulu, lonemandla nalowesabekako, losigcinile sivumelwane sakhe futsi wasikhombisa lutsandvo lolucotfo,+ ungabukhohlwa bonkhe bumatima lobehlele etikwetfu, nasemakhosini etfu, nasetindvuneni tetfu,+ nasetikwebaphristi,+ nasetikwebaphrofethi,+ nasetikwabokhokho betfu nakubo bonkhe bantfu bakho kusukela ngesikhatsi semakhosi ase-Asiriya+ kuze kube ngulamuhla. 33 Kuko konkhe lokusehlele, wena bewusolo ulungile kitsi, futsi wente ngekwetsembeka; kodvwa tsine sente lokubi.+ 34 Emakhosi etfu, tindvuna tetfu, baphristi kanye nabokhokho betfu abakawulaleli uMtsetfo wakho, abazange bayinake imiyalo yakho nobe teluleko* takho lowabanika tona. 35 Ngisho nangesikhatsi emakhosi etfu abusa futsi basajabulela tintfo letinyenti letinhle lowabanika tona, basahlala naseveni lelibanti nalelinotsile* lowabanika lona, abazange bakukhonte+ futsi abayiyekelanga imikhuba yabo lemibi. 36 Awubuke nje, lamuhla sesitigcili,+ sitigcili eveni lowalinika bokhokho betfu kutsi badle titselo talo netintfo letinhle letikulo. 37 Ngenca yekutsi sonile, sivuno lesinyenti salelive sesemakhosi losibekele wona.+ Ayasibusa* futsi abusa nemfuyo yetfu ngekutsandza kwawo, ngako sicindzeteleke kakhulu.

38 “Ngenca yako konkhe loku, sesitibopha ngesivumelwane+ lesibhalwe phansi futsi sisifakazela ngekutsi sibeke luphawu lwetindvuna tetfu, lwemaLevi nelwebaphristi betfu kuso.”+