Nehemiya
11 Tindvuna talabantfu betihlala eJerusalema;+ lalabanye bantfu lebebahlala kulamanye emadolobha benta inkatho+ kute umndeni munye kulengu-10 uhambe uyohlala eJerusalema, lokulidolobha lelingcwele. Lena leminye imindeni yasala kulalamanye emadolobha. 2 Ngetulu kwaloko, labantfu bawafisela sibusiso saNkulunkulu onkhe lamadvodza labevume ngekutitsandzela kuyohlala eJerusalema.
3 Leti tinhloko tesifundza sakaJuda lebetihlala eJerusalema. (Onkhe lamanye ema-Israyeli, baphristi, emaLevi, tisebenti tasethempelini,*+ nemadvodzana etinceku taSolomoni,+ bebahlala kulamanye emadolobha akaJuda, nguloyo naloyo ahlala endzaweni yakhe edolobheni lakubo.+
4 EJerusalema bekuphindze kuhlale nalabanye bantfu bakaJuda nebakaBhenjamini.) Kubantfu bakaJuda bekungu-Athaya indvodzana ya-Uziya indvodzana yaZakhariya indvodzana ya-Amariya indvodzana yaShefathiya indvodzana yaMahalaleli wemndeni waPheresi,+ 5 naMaseya indvodzana yaBharuki indvodzana yaKholi-hoze indvodzana yaHazaya indvodzana ya-Adaya indvodzana yaJoyaribi indvodzana yaZakhariya lovela emndenini wemaShela. 6 Onkhe emadvodzana aPheresi labehlala eJerusalema, bekungemadvodza lanemandla langu-468.
7 Kubantfu bakaBhenjamini bekungulaba: Salu+ indvodzana yaMeshulamu indvodzana yaJowedi indvodzana yaPhedaya indvodzana yaKholaya indvodzana yaMaseya indvodzana ya-Ithiyeli indvodzana yaJeshaya, 8 bekuphindze kube naGabhayi naSalayi, sebabonkhe bebangu-928; 9 Joweli indvodzana yaZikhri abengumphatsi wabo, futsi Juda indvodzana yaHasenuwa alisekela lakhe kulelidolobha.
10 Kubaphristi bekungulaba: Jedaya indvodzana yaJoyaribi, naJakhini,+ 11 naSeraya indvodzana yaHilkiya indvodzana yaMeshulamu indvodzana yaSadoki indvodzana yaMerayothi indvodzana ya-Ahitubi,+ umholi wendlu yaNkulunkulu* weliciniso, 12 kanye nabomnakabo labebasebenta kulendlu, sebabonkhe bebangu-822; bekuphindze kube na-Adaya indvodzana yaJerohamu indvodzana yaPhelaliya indvodzana ya-Amsi indvodzana yaZakhariya indvodzana yaPhashuri+ indvodzana yaMalkhiya, 13 nabomnakabo labatinhloko temindeni, sebabonkhe bebangu-242; bekuphindze kube na-Amashisayi indvodzana ya-Azareli indvodzana ya-Ahazayi indvodzana yaMeshilemothi indvodzana ya-Imeri, 14 kanye nabomnakabo labebangemadvodza lanemandla nalanesibindzi, sebabonkhe bebangu-128; umphatsi wabo bekunguZabdiyeli lolilunga lemndeni lohlonishwako.
15 KumaLevi bekungulaba: Shemaya+ indvodzana yaHashubi indvodzana ya-Azrikamu indvodzana yaHashabiya indvodzana yaBuni, 16 naShabhethayi+ naJozabadi,+ labebangulabanye kubaholi bemaLevi, futsi bebabuke umsebenti wangephandle wendlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso; 17 naMathaniya+ indvodzana yaMikha indvodzana yaZabdi indvodzana ya-Asafa,+ umhlabelisi, lobekahola nakudvunyiswa ngesikhatsi semthantazo,+ naBakbukiya lisekela lakhe, na-Abda indvodzana yaShamuwa indvodzana yaGalali indvodzana yaJeduthuni.+ 18 Onkhe emaLevi lebekakulelidolobha lelingcwele abengu-284.
19 Kubogadzi basemagedeni bekungu-Akhubi naThalmoni+ kanye nabomnakabo, sebabonkhe bebangu-172.
20 Lawa lamanye ema-Israyeli, baphristi, nemaLevi bebahlala kuwo onkhe lamanye emadolobha akaJuda, ngamunye kubo asendzaweni lelifa lakhe. 21 Tisebenti tasethempelini*+ betihlala e-Ofeli,+ futsi betenganyelwe nguSiha naGishpa.
22 Umphatsi wemaLevi eJerusalema bekungu-Uzi indvodzana yaBani indvodzana yaHashabiya indvodzana yaMathaniya+ indvodzana yaMikha, lobekavela emndenini wa-Asafa, futsi bonkhe bebabahlabeleli. Uzi abengamele umsebenti wendlu yaNkulunkulu weliciniso. 23 Bekunemtsetfo lobekwe yinkhosi+ wekutsi kuhlale kunelilungiselelo lekunakekela tidzingo tebahlabeleli tamalanga onkhe. 24 Phethahiya indvodzana yaMeshezabeli lovela emndenini waZera indvodzana yaJuda, abengumeluleki wenkhosi* kuto tonkhe tindzaba letiphatselene nebantfu.
25 Nalu luhla lwetindzawo letatinemasimu: Labanye bantfu bakaJuda bebahlala eKhiriyathi-abha+ nasemadolobheni laseceleni* kwayo, eDiboni nasemadolobheni laseceleni kwayo, eJekhabuzeli+ nasetindzaweni letiseceleni kwayo, 26 eJeshuwa, eMolada,+ eBhethi-pheleti,+ 27 eHasari-shuwali,+ eBherisheba nasemadolobheni laseceleni* kwayo, 28 eSikilagi,+ eMekhona nasemadolobheni laseceleni* kwayo, 29 e-Eni-rimoni,+ eSora,+ eJamuthi, 30 eZanowa,+ e-Adulamu nasetindzaweni letisemaceleni, eLakhishi+ nasemasimini ayo, e-Azekha+ nasemadolobheni laseceleni* kwayo. Indzawo lebebahlala* kuyo beyisuka eBherisheba ize iyewufika eSigodzini saHinomu.+
31 Bantfu bakaBhenjamini bebaseGeba,+ eMikmashi, e-Ayija, eBetheli+ nasemadolobheni laseceleni* kwayo, 32 e-Anathothi,+ eNobi,+ e-Ananiya, 33 eHasori, eRama,+ eGithayimu, 34 eHadidi, eSeboyimu, eNebalathi, 35 eLodi, e-Ono,+ nasesihosheni setisebenti letinelikhono. 36 Lamanye emacembu emaLevi lasuka kaJuda, ahlala kaBhenjamini.