Nerhemiya
10 Labo abasiqinisekisa ngokufaka itshwayo kiso+ ngilaba:
nguNerhemiya umbusi, indodana kaRhakaliya,
uTsedekhiya, 2 uSeraya, u-Azariya, uJoromiya, 3 uPhatjhirhuri, u-Amariya, uMalikiya, 4 uRhathutjhi, uTjhebaniya, uMaluki, 5 uRharimu,+ uMeremothi, u-Obadiya, 6 uDanyela,+ uGinetoni, uBharuki, 7 uMetjhulamu, u-Abhiya, uMijamini, 8 uMaziya, uBhiligayi noTjhemaya; laba baphristi.
9 AmaLevi: nguJetjhuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, uBhinuyi wamadodana kaRhenadadi, uKhadimiyeli,+ 10 nabafowabo uTjhebaniya, uHodiya, uKhelitha, uPelaya, uRhanani, 11 uMika, uRerhobu, uRhatjhabiya, 12 uZakuru, uTjherebiya,+ uTjhebaniya, 13 uHodiya, uBhani noBheninu.
14 Iinhloko zemindeni yakwa-Israyeli: nguParotjhi, uPharhathi-Mowabi,+ u-Elamu, uZatu, uBhani, 15 uBhuni, u-Azigadi, uBebayi, 16 u-Adoniya uBhigivayi, u-Adini, 17 u-Atheri, uHezekiya, u-Azuri, 18 uHodiya, uRhatjhumu, uBhetsayi, 19 uRharifi, u-Anatothi, uNebhayi, 20 uMagipiyatjhi, uMetjhulamu, uRheziri, 21 uMetjhezabeli, uTsadokhi, uJaduwa, 22 uPhelathiya, uRhanani, u-Anaya, 23 uHotjheya, uRhananiya, uRhatjhubi, 24 uHalorhetjhi, uPilirha, uTjhobekhi, 25 uRerhumu, uRhatjhabina, uMaseya, 26 u-Arhiya, uRhanani, u-Anani, 27 uMaluki, uRharimu noBhana.
28 Abanye abantu, abaphristi, amaLevi, abalindisango, abavumi, iinsebenzi zethempeli nawo woke umuntu ozihlukanise nabantu beentjhaba bona alandele umThetho kaZimu weqiniso,+ kuhlanganise nabafazi babo, amadodanabo namadodakazabo, boke esele banelwazi begodu bakghona ukuzwisisa* 29 bazihlanganisa nabafowabo, namadoda adumileko begodu bazibopha ngesiqalekiso nangesifungo bona bazokukhamba emThethweni kaZimu weqiniso, owanikelwa ngoMosi inceku kaZimu weqiniso begodu balalelisise yoke imiyalo kaJehova iKosethu, izahlulelo zakhe neenqophiso zakhe. 30 Asizukwendisela amadodakazethu ebantwini beentjhaba begodu angekhe sitjhadise amadodanethu namadodakazabo.+
31 Abantu beentjhaba nabaletha izinto zabo ezithengiswako nayo yoke imihlobo yeenthoro bona basithengisele ngelanga leSabatha,+ angekhe sithenge litho kibo ngeSabatha namkha ngelanga elicwengileko.+ Ngomnyaka wekhomba+ angekhe silime begodu sizokusula zoke iinkolodo.+
32 Sabeka nesibopho komunye nomunye wethu bona qobe mnyaka anikele kwesithathu kwetjhekeli* bona kusetjenziselwe indlu kaZimethu,+ 33 uburotho obubekwe ngamalarha,*+ umnikelo weenthoro owenziwa qobe,+ umnikelo otjhiswako wamaSabatha+ newokuthwasa kwenyanga owenziwa qobe,+ iminyanya ebekiweko,+ izinto ezicwengileko, iminikelo yesono+ yokuhlawulela ama-Israyeli, nayo yoke imisebenzi eyenziwa endlini kaZimethu.
34 Senza ifumbe malungana nokuthi ngimuphi umndeni wabaphristi, amaLevi nabantu, okufuze ulethe iinkuni endlini kaZimethu ngeenhloko zomndeni ngesikhathi esibekiweko naqobe mnyaka bona zitjhiswe e-aldareni lakaJehova uZimethu ngokuvumelana nalokho okutlolwe emThethweni.+ 35 Qobe mnyaka sizokuletha iinthelo zokuthoma ezivuthiweko ezivela emasiminethu endlini kaJehova,+ neenthelo zokuthoma ezivuthiweko zayo yoke imihlobo yemithi yeenthelo, 36 namadodanethu amazibulo, amazibulo wefuywethu,+ iinkomo, izimvu neembuzi, njengombana kutloliwe emThethweni. Sizokusa endlini kaZimethu, kubaphristi abasebenza endlini kaZimethu.+ 37 Godu iinthelo zokuthoma zeflowuru* yethu,+ zeminikelwethu, neenthelo zokuthoma zayo yoke imihlobo yemithi,+ zewayini elitjha nezamafutha,+ kufuze sizilethe kubaphristi eenlulwini zendlu kaZimethu,+ nokwetjhumi okuvela enarhenethu kufuze sikuse kumaLevi,+ ngombana amaLevi ngiwo ekufuze abuthelele kwetjhumi emadorobheni esilima kiwo.
38 Umphristi, indodana ka-Aroni, kufuze abe namaLevi nawabuthelela kwetjhumi; begodu amaLevi kufuze anikele kwetjhumi akuthathe kilokho kwetjhumi akubutheleleko, akunikele endlini kaZimethu,+ eenkumbeni zesilulu. 39 Ngombana ama-Israyeli namadodana wamaLevi kufuze awulethe eenlulwini umnikelo+ weenthoro, wewayini elitjha newamafutha+ begodu kulapho izitja zendawo ecwengileko ezikhona, abaphristi abasebenzako, abalindisango nabavumi. Angekhe siyiliselele indlu kaZimethu.+