Nehemiya
1 Lawa ngemavi aNehemiya*+ indvodzana yaHakaliya: Ngenyanga yaKhislevu,* ngemnyaka wesi-20 wekubusa kwenkhosi,* bengisesigodlweni* eShushani.*+ 2 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Hanani+ longulomunye wabomnaketfu, wefika nalamanye emadvodza besuka kaJuda futsi ngababuta ngemaJuda labekasele labekaphunyule ekutfunjweni,+ kanye nangeJerusalema. 3 Bangiphendvula batsi: “Labo labasele lena esifundzeni labaphunyula ekutfunjweni basesimeni lesibucayi futsi batselwe ngelihlazo.+ Tindvonga taseJerusalema tidzilitiwe,+ nemagede akhona ashiswe ngemlilo.”+
4 Ngatsi nje nangiva lamavi, ngahlala phansi ngakhala, futsi kwaphela emalanga lamanyenti ngilila, ngizile kudla+ futsi ngithantaza embikwaNkulunkulu wemazulu. 5 Ngatsi: “Awu Jehova, Nkulunkulu wemazulu, Nkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe futsi abakhombise lutsandvo lolucotfo labo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe,+ 6 ngicela ungilalelisise ngendlebe yakho, unginake futsi ulalele umthantazo inceku yakho lewuthantazako lamuhla. Busuku nemini+ ngithantazela ema-Israyeli latinceku takho, ngivume netono bantfu baka-Israyeli labatentile kuwe. Mine nebantfu bakitsi* sonile.+ 7 Sone kakhulu kuwe ngekungayigcini imiyalo yakho,+ imitsetfo kanye netimiso lowatinika Mosi inceku yakho.+
8 “Ngicela ukhumbule emavi lowawatjela* Mosi inceku yakho, latsi: ‘Naningetsembeki kimi, ngitanihlakatela etiveni letinyenti.+ 9 Kodvwa nanibuya kimi, nigcine imitsetfo yami futsi niyilalele, ngisho nobe bantfu bakini ngitawube sengibahlakatele emaphetselweni emhlaba, ngitawubalandza lapho+ ngibaletse endzaweni lengiyikhetsele kutsi ngibeke kuyo libito lami.’+ 10 Batinceku takho futsi babantfu bakho lowabakhulula ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangesandla sakho lesinemandla.+ 11 Awu Jehova, ngicela indlebe yakho ilalelisise umthantazo wenceku yakho nemthantazo wetinceku takho letikujabulelako kuhlonipha libito lakho ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni,* futsi ngicela wente inceku yakho iphumelele lamuhla, wente nekutsi inkhosi ingentele umusa.”+
Ngaleso sikhatsi bengiyindvuna yeliwayini lenkhosi.+