Nerhemiya

7 Msinyana ngemva kobana iboda lakhiwe kabutjha+ ngafaka iminyango;+ ngemva kwalokho kwabekwa abalindisango,+ abavumi+ namaLevi.+ 2 Ngabeka umfowethu uRhanani+ bona aphathe iJerusalema akunye noRhananiya induna yobuPhephelo,+ ngombana bekayindoda ethembeke khulu, esaba uZimu weqiniso+ ukudlula abanye abantu abanengi. 3 Ngathi kibo: “Amasango weJerusalema kufuze avulwe nakuthoma ukutjhisa ilanga, ngitjho nanyana kunabonogada abajame kiwo, kufuze kuvalwe iminyango beyilodlhelwe. Bekani nezakhamuzi zeJerusalema bona zibe bonogada, ngasinye endaweni esabelwe ukugada kiyo begodu ezinye phambi kwezindlu zazo.” 4 Idorobheli belivulekile begodu lilikhulu, bekunabantu abambalwa ngaphakathi kwalo+ begodu izindlu bezingakakhiwa kabutjha.

5 Kodwana uZimu wafaka ehliziywenami bona ngibuthelele iinkhulu, amasekela wababusi nabantu bona batlolwe erhelweni lokulandelana kweenzukulwana.+ Nje-ke ngafumana incwadi yerhelo lokulandelana kweenzukulwana yalabo abakhuphuka qangi, ngafumana kutlolwe nakhu kiyo:

6 Laba babantu besifunda* abakhuphuka babuya ekudingisweni, labo iKosi uNebukadinetsari+ weBhabhiloni abadingisela eBhabhiloni,+ ngokukhamba kwesikhathi babuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, ngamunye edorobheni lekhabo,+ 7 labo abeza noZerubhabheli,+ uJetjhuwa,+ uNerhemiya, u-Azariya, uRamiya, uNarhamani, uMoridekayi, uBhilitjhani, uMisiphari, uBhigivayi, uNerhumu, noBhana.

Inani lamadoda wakwa-Israyeli lihlanganisa:+ 8 amadodana kaParotjhi azii-2 172; 9 amadodana kaTjhefathiya ama-372; 10 amadodana ka-Ararhi+ ama-652; 11 amadodana kaPharhathi-Mowabi,+ amadodana kaJetjhuwa namadodana kaJowabi+ azii-2 818; 12 amadodana ka-Elamu+ ayi-1 254; 13 amadodana kaZatu ama-845; 14 amadodana kaZakayi ama-760; 15 amadodana kaBhinuyi ama-648; 16 amadodana kaBebayi ama-628; 17 amadodana ka-Azigadi azii-2 322; 18 amadodana ka-Adonikhamu ama-667; 19 amadodana kaBhigivayi azii-2 067; 20 amadodana ka-Adini ama-655; 21 amadodana ka-Atheri, kaHezekiya ama-98; 22 amadodana kaRhatjhumu ama-328; 23 amadodana kaBhetsayi ama-324; 24 amadodana kaRharifi ali-112; 25 amadodana kaGibiyoni+ ama-95; 26 amadoda weBhetlehema neweNethofa ali-188; 27 amadoda we-Anatothi+ ali-128; 28 amadoda weBhethe-Azimavethi ama-42; 29 amadoda weKhiriyathi-Jeyarimu,+ weKefira neweBherothi+ ama-743; 30 amadoda weRama neweGeba+ ama-621; 31 amadoda weMikimasi+ ali-122; 32 amadoda weBhetheli+ newe-Ayi+ ali-123; 33 amadoda wenye iNebo ama-52; 34 amadodana wenye indoda ebizwa ngokuthi ngu-Elamu ayi-1 254; 35 amadodana weRharimu ama-320; 36 amadodana weJerikho ama-345; 37 amadodana weLodi, weRhadidi newe-Ono+ ama-721; 38 amadodana weSenaya azii-3 930.

39 Abaphristi:+ amadodana kaJedaya wendlu kaJetjhuwa ama-973; 40 amadodana ka-Imeri ayi-1 052; 41 amadodana kaPhatjhirhuri+ ayi-1 247; 42 amadodana kaRharimu+ ayi-1 017.

43 AmaLevi:+ amadodana kaJetjhuwa, kaKhadimiyeli+ wamadodana kaHodeva ama-74. 44 Abavumi:+ amadodana ka-Asafa+ ali-148. 45 Abalindisango:+ amadodana kaTjhalumu, amadodana ka-Atheri, amadodana kaThalimoni, amadodana ka-Akhubu,+ amadodana kaRhathitha, amadodana kaTjhobayi ali-138.

46 Iinsebenzi zethempeli:+ amadodana kaTsirha, amadodana kaRhasufa, amadodana kaThabhawothi, 47 amadodana kaKherosi, amadodana kaSiya, amadodana kaPadoni, 48 amadodana kaLebana, amadodana kaRhagaba, amadodana kaTjhalimayi, 49 amadodana kaRhanani, amadodana kaGideli, amadodana kaGarhari, 50 amadodana kaReyaya, amadodana kaRetsini, amadodana kaNekhoda, 51 amadodana kaGazamu, amadodana ka-Uza, amadodana kaPaseyarha, 52 amadodana kaBesayi, amadodana kaMewunimu, amadodana kaNefutjhesimu, 53 amadodana kaBakhibhukhi, amadodana kaRhakhufa, amadodana kaRharirhuri, 54 amadodana kaBhatsilithi, amadodana kaMerhida, amadodana kaRharitjha, 55 amadodana kaBarikhosi, amadodana kaSisera, amadodana kaTemarhi, 56 amadodana kaNetsiyarha, amadodana kaRhathifa.

57 Amadodana weensebenzi zakaSolomoni:+ amadodana kaSothayi, amadodana kaSoferethi, amadodana kaPerida, 58 amadodana kaJala, amadodana kaDarikhoni, amadodana kaGideli, 59 amadodana kaTjhefathiya, amadodana kaRhathili, amadodana kaPhokerethi-Hatsebayimu, amadodana ka-Amoni. 60 Sezizoke iinsebenzi zethempeli+ namadodana weensebenzi zakaSolomoni bezima-392.

61 Laba bakhuphuka bavela eTeli-Melarhi, eTeli-Rharitjha, eKerubu, e-Adoni ne-Imeri, kodwana babhalelwa kuqinisekisa bona bangebayiphi ikoro nemvelaphi yabo, ukuthi bama-Israyeli namkha awa:+ 62 amadodana kaDelaya, amadodana kaThobiya, amadodana kaNekhoda ama-642. 63 Ebaphristini: amadodana kaRhobaya,+ amadodana kaHakhotsi, amadodana kaBharzilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBharzilayi+ weGiliyadi bewabizwa ngegama lakamukhwe wakhe. 64 Laba bathe nabaqala amagama wemindenabo encwadini yerhelo leenzukulwana, akhenge bawafumane, nje-ke bakhutjhwa ebuphristini.+ 65 Umbusi+ wabatjela ukuthi akukafaneli badle ukudla okucwengileko+ bekube kulapho kuba nomphristi owenza iinqunto nge-Urimi neThumimi.+

66 Inani lalo loke ibandleli belizii-42 360,+ 67 ngaphandle kweengqila neengqilakazi+ ebezizii-7 337; godu bebanabavumi abaduna nabasikazi abama-245.+ 68 Iinjomani zabo bezima-736, iimeyila zabo bezima-245, 69 amakamelabo bewama-435, abodumbana babo bazii-6 720.

70 Ezinye iinkoro zaboyise zanikela emsebenzini lo.+ Umbusi wanikela amadrakma* wegolide ayi-1 000, izitja ezima-50 nezambatho zabaphristi ezima-530 esikhwameni semali.+ 71 Ezinye iinkoro zaboyise zanikela amadrakma wegolide azii-20 000 nabomina* besiliva abazii-2 200 esikhwameni somsebenzi. 72 Abanye abantu banikela amadrakma wegolide azii-20 000, abomina abazii-2 200 nezambatho zabaphristi ezima-67.

73 Abaphristi, amaLevi, abalindisango, abavumi,+ abanye abantu, iinsebenzi zethempeli, nawo woke ama-Israyeli ahlala emadorobhenawo.+ Nakufika inyanga yekhomba+ ama-Israyeli besekahlala emadorobhenawo.+