UNehemiya

9 AmaLevi afaka uphawu lwawo esivumelwaneni lesi nguJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, loBhinuwi omunye wamadodana kaHenadadi, loKhadimiyeli,+ 10 loShebhaniya, loHodiya, loKhelitha, loPhelaya, loHanana, 11 loMikha, loRehobhi, loHashabhiya, 12 loZakhuri, loSherebhiya,+ loShebhaniya, 13 loHodiya, loBhani loBheninu.

14 Abakhokheli abafaka uphawu lwabo esivumelwaneni lesi nguPharoshi, loPhahathi-mowabi,+ lo-Elami, loZathu, loBhani, 15 loBhuni, lo-Azigadi, loBhebhayi, 16 lo-Adonija, loBhigivayi, lo-Adini, 17 lo-Atheri, loHezekhiya, lo-Azuri, 18 loHodiya, loHashumi, loBhezayi, 19 loHarifi, lo-Anathothi, loNebhayi, 20 loMagiphiyashi, loMeshulami, loHeziri, 21 loMeshezabheli, loZadokhi, loJaduwa, 22 loPhelathiya, loHanana, lo-Anaya, 23 loHosheya, loHananiya, loHashubhi, 24 loHaloheshi, loPhiliha, loShobhekhi, 25 loRehumi, loHashabhina, loMahaseya, 26 lo-Ahija, loHanana, lo-Anani, 27 loMalukhi, loHarimi loBhahana.

28 Abanye ababelapho kwakungabaphristi, lamaLevi, labalindi bamagedi, labahlabeleli, lezisebenzi zethempelini,* labo bonke ababezehlukanise labantu bezinye izizwe ukuze balandele uMthetho kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+ Babelamakhosikazi abo, lamadodana kanye lamadodakazi abo, labo bonke ababesenelisa ukuzwisisa isivumelwano lesi. 29 Bahlangana labafowabo abayizikhulu zabo, basebefunga ukuthi bazawugcina uMthetho kaNkulunkulu weqiniso abanika wona esebenzisa uMosi inceku yakhe lokuthi bangayekela ukwenza njalo bazaqalekiswa. Bafunga lokuthi bazalandela yonke imilayo lezahlulelo kanye lezimiso zikaJehova iNkosi yethu. 30 Bafunga bathi: “Asisoze sendisele amadodakazi ethu ebantwini bezinye izizwe njalo lathi asisoze sithathele amadodana ethu amakhosikazi ebantwini labo.+

31 “Nxa abantu bezinye izizwe bangabuya lempahla yabo kumbe lamabele abo bezothengisa ngelanga leSabatha,+ asisoze sithenge. Asisoze sithenge lutho ngaloba yiliphi ilanga elingcwele.+ Ngomnyaka wesikhombisa+ asisoze silime njalo sizacitsha zonke izikwelede.+

32 “Sizibekele lomlandu wokuthi ngamunye wethu akhiphe amagremu amane esiliva* ngomnyaka, azasetshenziswa endlini kaNkulunkulu* wethu,+ 33 ukuze kube lesinkwa sokubukiswa,+ leminikelo yamabele eyenziwa sikhathi sonke,+ leminikelo yokutshiswa eyenziwa maSabatha wonke+ laleyo eyenziwa ekuthwaseni kwenyanga.+ Azasetshenziswa langesikhathi semikhosi ebekiweyo,+ lasezintweni ezingcwele, lasekwenzeni iminikelo yesono+ ukuze kuhlawulelwe abako-Israyeli; njalo azasetshenziswa kukho konke okumele kwenziwe endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.

34 “Sizakwenza inkatho phakathi kwabaphristi lamaLevi labantu bonke ukuze sabele imuli ngayinye isikhathi ezaletha ngaso inkuni endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu minyaka yonke. Inkuni lezo zizasetshenziswa e-alithareni likaJehova uNkulunkulu wethu njengoba nje kubhaliwe eMthethweni.+ 35 Minyaka yonke sizaletha endlini kaJehova+ izithelo zokuqala zelizwe lethu lazo zonke izithelo zokuqala zezihlahla ezidliwayo. 36 Sizaletha lamadodana ethu angamazibulo lamazibulo enkomo zethu, lawembuzi zethu, lawezimvu zethu kanye lawezinye izifuyo,+ njengoba nje kubhaliwe eMthethweni. Konke lokhu sizakuletha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu sikunike abaphristi abasebenza endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu.+ 37 Sizaletha lefulawa esiyenze ngamabele ethu okuqala,+ leminikelo yethu, lezithelo zazo zonke izihlahla,+ lewayini elitsha kanye lamafutha.+ Konke lokhu sizakuletha kubaphristi bakufake eziphaleni zendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.+ Sizakhipha lokwetshumi kwalokho esikuvune emasimini sikunike amaLevi+ ngoba yiwo aqoqa okwetshumi kuwo wonke amadolobho asemaphandleni okulinywa kuwo.

38 “Indodana ka-Aroni engumphristi kumele ibe khona ngesikhathi amaLevi ethatha okwetshumi. LamaLevi kumele akhiphe okwetshumi kulokho ayabe ekuqoqile akuhambise endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu,+ kufakwe eziphaleni. 39 Abako-Israyeli lamaLevi kumele balethe iminikelo+ yamabele, lewayini elitsha, lamafutha+ eziphaleni zendlu kaNkulunkulu ngoba yikho lapho okugcinwa khona izitsha ezisetshenziswa endaweni engcwele, njalo yikho lapho okusebenza khona abaphristi labalindi bamagedi kanye labahlabeleli. Asisoze siyidele indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.”+