Nehemiya
5 Nobe kunjalo, kwaba nesikhalo lesikhulu lesasivela emadvodzeni nakubafati bawo, futsi bebakhonona ngabomnakabo labangemaJuda.+ 2 Labanye bebatsi: “Sinemadvodzana nemadvodzakati lamanyenti. Kufanele sitfole kudla, kute sitewudla futsi singafi.” 3 Labanye bona bebatsi: “Sinikela ngemasimu etfu, ngetihlahla tetfu temagilebisi nangetindlu tetfu kutsi kube sibambiso, khona sitewutfola kudla ngesikhatsi sendlala.” 4 Kantsi labanye bebatsi: “Siboleke imali kuze sibhadale umtselo wenkhosi, futsi sabambisa ngemasimu etfu nangetihlahla tetfu temagilebisi.+ 5 Tsine siyingati yinye nabomnaketfu* futsi bantfwana betfu bafanana nebantfwana babo, nanobe kunjalo, kufanele sinikele ngemadvodzana nemadvodzakati etfu kutsi abe tigcili, futsi lamanye emadvodzakati etfu asavele atigcili.+ Kodvwa ngeke sikhone kukuvimba loku, ngobe emasimu etfu netihlahla tetfu temagilebisi akusasiko kwetfu.”
6 Ngatfukutsela kakhulu ngesikhatsi ngiva loko bebakhonona ngako. 7 Ngako ngacabangisisa ngalenkinga, futsi ngatsetsisa tikhulu nemasekela ebabusi, ngatsi: “Nguloyo naloyo kini ufuna intalo* ngenkhani kumnakabo.”+
Ngetulu kwaloko, ngahlela kutsi kube nemhlangano lomkhulu kuze kulungiswe lendzaba. 8 Ngase ngitsi kubo: “Sente konkhe lokusemandleni etfu kuze sibuyise bomnaketfu labangemaJuda lebebatsengiswe etiveni; manje senibatsengiselani-ke bomnakenu?+ Sekufanele tsine siphindze sibatsenge yini?” Nabeva loko bavele baphelelwa ngemagama, futsi abazange basho lutfo. 9 Ngemuva kwaloko ngatsi: “Yimbi lentfo leniyentako. Kufanele nihambe ngetindlela* taNkulunkulu wetfu+ kuze letive letititsa tetfu tingasihlambalati. 10 Ngetulu kwaloko, mine nabomnaketfu kanye netinceku tami siboleka bantfu bakitsi imali nekudla ngaphandle kwekufuna intalo. Ngako-ke ngicela siyekele lokubhadalisa intalo.+ 11 Ngicela kutsi lamuhla nibuyisele emasimu abo,+ tihlahla tabo temagilebisi, tihlahla tabo temincumo, netindlu tabo. Buyiselani nentalo* yemali, yekudla, yeliwayini lelisha kanye neyemafutsa lenababoleka wona.”
12 Nabeva loko batsi: “Sitatibuyisela kubo letintfo futsi kute lokunye lesitakufuna. Sitawenta njengobe nje usho.” Ngako ngabita baphristi futsi ngatsi kulamadvodza* akafunge embikwabo kutsi atasigcina lesetsembiso. 13 Ngabese ngitsintsita sembatfo* sami, ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu weliciniso utabatsintsita ngalendlela bonkhe bantfu emkhatsini wenu labangeke bagcine setsembiso sabo. Nkulunkulu utabemuka tindlu tabo netintfo labanato, abashiye bete lutfo.” Nabeva loku bonkhe labantfu batsi: “Akube njalo!”* Badvumisa Jehova futsi benta njengobe bebatsembisile.
14 Ngetulu kwaloko, kusukela ngelilanga inkhosi leyangibeka ngalo kutsi ngibe ngumbusi+ wakaJuda, lokwakuyiminyaka lengu-12 kusukela emnyakeni wesi-20+ wekubusa kweNkhosi Athazeksesi+ kuya emnyakeni wesi-32 wekubusa kwayo,+ mine nabomnaketfu asizange sikudle kudla lokwakusabelo sembusi.+ 15 Kodvwa babusi lebebabusa ngaphambi kwami bebacindzetela bantfu, futsi onkhe malanga bebatsatsa kubo lisiliva lelingemagremu langu-456* kute batsenge sinkhwa neliwayini. Tisebenti tabo nato betibacindzetela labantfu. Kodvwa mine angizange ngikwente loko+ ngobe bengesaba Nkulunkulu.+
16 Ngetulu kwaloko, ngafaka sandla nakwakhiwa lolubondza futsi tonkhe tisebenti tami tahlangana kute tente lomsebenti, kodvwa asizange sititsatsele ngisho nayinye insimu.+ 17 Bengidla nemaJuda nemasekela ebabusi langu-150, kanye nebantfu labavela kulamanye emave labebete kutesihlola. 18 Onkhe malanga bengicela bantfu kutsi balungise* inkunzi yinye, timvu letisitfupha letinonile, kanye netinyoni, futsi kanye ngemuva kwemalanga langu-10 besiba neliwayini lelinyenti kakhulu futsi lelitinhlobo lelehlukahlukene. Nanobe kunjalo angizange ngicindzetele bantfu kutsi banginike kudla lokwakusabelo sembusi, ngobe besebavele bacindzetelwe kusebentela inkhosi. 19 Awu Nkulunkulu wami, ngicela ungangikhohlwa futsi ungibusise* ngenca yako konkhe lengikwentele labantfu.+