Nehemiya
13 Ngalelolanga bantfu bafundzelwa incwadzi yaMosi,+ futsi kuyo kwatfolakala kutsi kute um-Amoni nobe umMowabi+ lobekufanele avunyelwe kutsi abe sebandleni laNkulunkulu weliciniso,+ 2 ngobe awazange anikete ema-Israyeli sinkhwa nemanti, kodvwa atsenga Bhalamu kutsi awacalekise.+ Nobe kunjalo, Nkulunkulu wetfu wagucula lesicalekiso saba sibusiso.+ 3 Labantfu batsi nje nabeva loMtsetfo, bacala kwehlukanisa bonkhe bantfu bekuhamba* emkhatsini wema-Israyeli.+
4 Ngaphambi kwekutsi kwenteke loku, umphristi lobekengamele emakamelo* ekugcina tintfo endlini yaNkulunkulu*+ wetfu bekungu-Eliyashibi,+ losihlobo saThobiya.+ 5 Waniketa Thobiya likamelo lelikhulu lebelilekugcina tintfo,* lapho bekufakwa khona umnikelo walokutinhlavu, emakha esihlahla semphepho, titja nekwelishumi kwalokutinhlavu, kweliwayini lelisha kanye nekwemafutsa+ lobekusabelo semaLevi,+ sebahlabeleli nesabogadzi basesangweni. Bekuphindze kufakwe neminikelo yebaphristi.+
6 Kuso sonkhe leso sikhatsi, bengingekho eJerusalema ngobe bengiye ku-Athazeksesi inkhosi+ yaseBhabhulona ngemnyaka wesi-32+ wekubusa kwayo, futsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ngacela inkhosi kutsi ingivumele ngibuyele emuva. 7 Ngatsi nangifika eJerusalema ngabona lentfo lembi lebeyentiwe ngu-Eliyashibi+ yekutsi anikete Thobiya+ likamelo lebelilekugcina tintfo emabaleni endlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso. 8 Loku kwangicansula kakhulu, ngako ngatsatsa tonkhe tintfo taThobiya ngatilahlela ngephandle kwalelikamelo.* 9 Ngemuva kwaloko ngatsi akuhlanjululwe lamakamelo* ekugcina tintfo, ngase ngibuyisela titja tendlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso+ kuwo, nemnikelo walokutinhlavu kanye nemakha esihlahla semphepho.+
10 Ngatfola nekutsi emaLevi+ abengasaniketwa sabelo sawo,+ ngaleso sizatfu emaLevi nebahlabeleli lebebasebenta ethempelini bese bahambile, nguloyo naloyo waya ensimini yakhe.+ 11 Ngako ngatsetsisa emasekela ebabusi+ ngase ngitsi: “Nivumeleni kutsi indlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso inganakwa?”+ Ngabese ngihlanganisa ndzawonye lamaLevi ngawabuyisela emsebentini wawo. 12 Onkhe emaJuda aletsa kwelishumi+ kwalokutinhlavu, kweliwayini lelisha kanye nekwemafutsa akufaka emakamelweni ekugcina tintfo.+ 13 Ngemuva kwaloko ngabeka Shelemiya umphristi, Sadoki longumbhali* kanye naPhedaya umLevi kutsi bengamele emakamelo ekugcina tintfo, futsi Hanana indvodzana yaZakhuri indvodzana yaMathaniya bekangumsiti wabo. Ngakhetsa lamadvodza ngobe bekatiwa ngekutsi etsembekile. Bekungumsebenti wawo kutsi abele bomnakabo tintfo.
14 “Awu Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule+ ngenca yaloku, futsi ungalukhohlwa lutsandvo lolucotfo lengilukhombisile ngendlu yakho nangemsebenti lowentiwa kuyo.”*+
15 Ngalawo malanga ngabona bantfu kaJuda benta liwayini* ngeliSabatha,+ baletsa emasaka lanalokutinhlavu futsi bawetfwesa timbongolo, baletsa neliwayini, emagilebisi, emakhiwa kanye nalolonkhe luhlobo lwemitfwalo eJerusalema ngeliSabatha.+ Ngako ngabayala kutsi bayekele kutsengisa ngeliSabatha.* 16 Bantfu baseThire lebebahlala kulelidolobha bebaletsa tinhlanti nato tonkhe tinhlobo tetintfo, batitsengisele bantfu bakaJuda nebaseJerusalema ngeliSabatha.+ 17 Ngako ngatsetsisa tikhulu takaJuda futsi ngatsi kuto: “Yini lentfo lembi leniyentako? Niwephulile umtsetfo weliSabatha. 18 Akusiko yini loku bokhokho benu labakwenta, waze Nkulunkulu waletsa tonkhe letinhlekelele kitsi nakulelidolobha? Nyalo senente kutsi Nkulunkulu awatfukutselele kakhulu ema-Israyeli ngekutsi nephule umtsetfo weliSabatha.”+
19 Ngako ngatsi kubovalwa emagede aseJerusalema kusengakahwalali futsi lisengakacali liSabatha. Ngaphindze ngatsi bangabowavula kuze kube ngulapho selendlulile, futsi ngabeka letinye tisebenti tami esangweni kute kube bete imitfwalo lengeniswa ngeliSabatha. 20 Ngako batsengi nebatsengisi bato tonkhe tinhlobo tetintfo bacitsa busuku bangephandle kwaseJerusalema kwaba kanye nobe kabili. 21 Ngabese ngiyabecwayisa, futsi ngatsi: “Kungani nihleti busuku bonkhe embikwalolubondza? Naniphindze nihlala lana, ngitawugcine ngisebentisa emandla kute nginisuse.” Kusukela ngalelolanga abazange baphindze babuye ngeliSabatha.
22 Ngatjela emaLevi kutsi kufanele ahlale atihlambulula futsi ete atewugadza emagede kute agcine lilanga leliSabatha lingcwele.+ “Awu Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule nangaloku, futsi ungihawukele ngenca yelutsandvo* lwakho lolukhulu.”+
23 Ngalawo malanga, ngatfola kutsi bekunemaJuda labekashade* nebafati base-Ashdodi,+ baka-Amoni nebakaMowabi.+ 24 Incenye yebantfwana bawo beyikhuluma si-Ashdodi kantsi lenye incenye beyikhuluma lulwimi lwebantfu bakuletinye tive, kodvwa kute ngisho namunye kubo lobekakhuluma lulwimi lwemaJuda. 25 Ngako ngawatsetsisa futsi ngawacalekisa, lamanye emadvodza+ ngawashaya ngaze ngawadvonsa ngetinwele. Ngawafungisa ngelibito laNkulunkulu ngatsi: “Emadvodzakati enu akukafaneli niwendzisele emadvodzana abo, futsi akukafaneli nititsatsele bafati emadvodzakatini abo nobe nibatsatsele emadvodzana enu.+ 26 Ayoniswanga yini nguloku iNkhosi Solomoni yaka-Israyeli? Etiveni letinyenti bekute inkhosi lefana nayo,+ futsi beyitsandvwa nguNkulunkulu wayo,+ kungako ayenta inkhosi yaka-Israyeli. Kodvwa bafati bakuletinye tive bayenta kutsi yone.+ 27 Kuyamangalisa kutsi ningenta bubi lobungaka, ningetsembeki kuNkulunkulu wetfu ngekutsi nishade nebafati bakuletinye tive.”+
28 Lenye yemadvodzana aJoyada+ indvodzana ya-Eliyashibi+ umphristi lophakeme beyingumkhwenyane waSanbalati+ umHoroni. Ngako ngayicosha embikwami.
29 “Awu Nkulunkulu wami, bakhumbule ngobe bawungcolisile umsebenti webaphristi+ futsi basingcolisile nesivumelwane lowasenta nebaphristi nemaLevi.”+
30 Ngabahlambulula kuko konkhe kungcola kwebantfu bakuletinye tive, futsi ngabela baphristi nemaLevi imisebenti, nguloyo naloyo ngamnika umsebenti wakhe,+ 31 ngahlela nekutsi kuletfwe tinkhuni+ ngetikhatsi letibekiwe kanye netitselo tekucala.
“Awu Nkulunkulu wami, ngicela ungangikhohlwa futsi ungibusise.”*+