UNehemiya

3 U-Eliyashibhi+ umphristi omkhulu labafowabo abangabaphristi bakha igedi lezimvu+ balinikela kuNkulunkulu+ basebefaka izivalo. Bakha ingxenye yomduli kusukela lapho kusiyafika emphotshongweni kaMeya,+ bayinikela kuNkulunkulu. Benza njalo baze bayafika lemphotshongweni kaHananeli.+ 2 Eceleni kwabo kwakusakha amadoda eJerikho,+ besekulandela uZakhuri indodana ka-Imri.

3 Amadodana kaHasenaya akha igedi lenhlanzi.+ Amisa imigubazi yalo+ asefaka izivalo lamawentshi lemigoqo. 4 Eceleni kwamadodana kaHasenaya kwakusakha uMeremothi+ indodana ka-Urija indodana kaHakhozi. Eceleni kukaMeremothi kwakusakha uMeshulami+ indodana kaBherekhiya indodana kaMeshezabheli, besekulandela uZadokhi indodana kaBhana. 5 Eceleni kwabo kwakusakha abantu beThekhowa+ kodwa izikhulu zabo zala ukuzosebenza ngaphansi kwabakhokheli bazo.

6 UJoyada indodana kaPhaseya loMeshulami indodana kaBhesodeya bavuselela igedi ledolobho elidala.+ Bamisa imigubazi yalo basebefaka izivalo lamawentshi lemigoqo. 7 Eceleni kwabo kwakusakha uMelathiya waseGibhiyoni+ loJadoni waseMeronothi. Amadoda la aseGibhiyoni leMizipha+ ayengaphansi kombusi* welizwe elingaphetsheya komfula.*+ 8 Eceleni kwawo kwakusakha u-Uziyeli indodana kaHarihaya, umkhandi wegolide, besekulandela uHananiya owayesebenza ukwenza amafutha okugcoba.* Bendlala amatshe phansi baze bayafika emdulini obanzi.+ 9 Eceleni kwabo kwakusakha uRefaya indodana kaHuri, umphathi wengxenye yesabelo seJerusalema. 10 Kwakulandela uJedaya indodana kaHarumafi, owayevuselela umduli owawuphambi kwendlu yakhe futhi eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha uHathushi indodana kaHashabheniya.

11 UMalikhija indodana kaHarimi+ loHashubi indodana kaPhahathi-mowabi+ bona babevuselela eyinye ingxenye yomduli kanye lomphotshongo wama-oveni.+ 12 Eceleni kwabo kwakusakha uShalumi indodana kaHaloheshi, umphathi wengxenye yesabelo seJerusalema. Wayesakha lamadodakazi akhe.

13 UHanuni labantu beZanowa+ bavuselela igedi lesigodi.+ Balakha bafaka izivalo zalo lamawentshi lemigoqo. Bavuselela umduli okomango ozingalo ezingu-1 000* baze bayafika egedini lesilotheni.+ 14 UMalikhija indodana kaRekhabi, umphathi wesabelo seBhethi-hakheremu,+ wavuselela igedi lesilotheni. Walakha wamisa imigubazi yalo wasefaka izivalo lamawentshi lemigoqo yalo.

15 UShaluni indodana kaKholihoze, umphathi wesabelo seMizipha,+ wavuselela igedi lomthombo.+ Walakha wasefaka uphahla lezivalo lamawentshi kanye lemigoqo yalo. Wavuselela lomduli weChibi+ Lomsele elaliseduze lengadi yenkosi,+ waqhubeka waze wayafika emasitephisini+ ayesehla esuka edolobheni likaDavida.+

16 Eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha uNehemiya indodana ka-Azibhukhi, umphathi wengxenye yesabelo seBhethi-zuri.+ Wavuselela umduli owawuphambi kwamangcwaba kaDavida*+ waze wayafika echibini+ elaligejiwe layakhwa, wafika lasendlini yamaqhawe.

17 Eceleni kukaNehemiya kwakusakha amaLevi. KwakuloRehumi indodana kaBhani, elandelwa nguHashabhiya umphathi wengxenye yesabelo seKheyila+ owayesakha emele isabelo sakhe. 18 Eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha abafowabo. Babekhangelwa nguBhavayi indodana kaHenadadi, umphathi wengxenye yesabelo seKheyila.

19 Eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha u-Ezeri indodana kaJeshuwa,+ umphathi weMizipha. Wayevuselela umduli owawuphambi komqanso owawusiya lapho okwakugcinwa khona izikhali, ensikeni yomduli.+

20 Wayelandelwa nguBharukhi indodana kaZabhayi,+ esebenza nzima esakha eyinye ingxenye yomduli kusukela ensikeni yawo kuze kuyefika emnyango wendlu ka-Eliyashibhi+ umphristi omkhulu.

21 Eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha uMeremothi+ indodana ka-Urija, indodana kaHakhozi. Wavuselela umduli kusukela emnyango wendlu ka-Eliyashibhi waze wayafika lapho ecina khona.

22 Eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha abaphristi ababehlala esigabeni seJodani,+ 23 belandelwa nguBhenjamini loHashubhi ababevuselela umduli owawuphambi kwendlu yabo. Eceleni kwabo kwakulo-Azariya indodana kaMahaseya, indodana ka-Ananiya, laye esakha phambi kwendlu yakhe. 24 Wayelandelwa nguBhinuwi indodana kaHenadadi owayevuselela umduli kusukela endlini ka-Azariya kusiyafika ensikeni yomduli,+ adlule aze ayefika ekhoneni.

25 Eceleni kwakhe kwakuloPhalali indodana ka-Uzayi, esakha phambi kwensika yomduli lomphotshongo ophezulu owawubambene lendlu yenkosi,*+ egumeni labalindi.+ UPhalali wayelandelwa nguPhedaya indodana kaPharoshi.+

26 Izisebenzi zethempelini*+ ezazihlala e-Ofeli+ zakha zaze zayafika empumalanga phambi kwegedi lamanzi+ lasemphotshongweni obanzi owawubambene lomduli wedolobho.

27 Eceleni kwabo kwakulabantu beThekhowa+ ababevuselela umduli kusukela emphotshongweni lo obanzi kuze kuyefika emdulini we-Ofeli.

28 Abaphristi bona babesakha umduli owawuphambi kwegedi lamabhiza,+ ngamunye wabo esebenza phambi kwendlu yakhe.

29 Eceleni kwabo kwakusakha uZadokhi+ indodana ka-Imeri, evuselela umduli owawuphambi kwendlu yakhe.

Wayelandelwa nguShemaya indodana kaShekhaniya owayelinda egedini elisempumalanga.+

30 Eceleni kwakhe kwakusakha uHananiya indodana kaShelemiya, loHanuni indodana yesithupha kaZalafi.

Babelandelwa nguMeshulami+ indodana kaBherekhiya, owayevuselela umduli owawuphambi kwendlu yakhe.

31 Eceleni kukaMeshulami kwakusakha uMalikhija owayelilunga leqembu labakhandi begolide. Wavuselela umduli waze wayafika endlini yezisebenzi zethempelini*+ kanye labathengisayo, phambi kwegedi lokuhlolwa. Waqhubeka wayafika lekhoneni lapho okulendlu ephezu komduli.

32 Kusukela ekhoneni elilendlu ephezu komduli kusiyafika egedini lezimvu+ kwakusakha abakhandi begolide kanye labathengisayo.