Nehemiya
2 Ngenyanga yaNisani,* ngemnyaka wesi-20+ wekubusa kweNkhosi Athazeksesi,+ liwayini labekwa embikwayo, futsi njengasemalangeni, ngalitsatsa ngalinika inkhosi.+ Kodvwa bengingazange sengibonakale ngikhatsatekile embikwayo. 2 Ngako inkhosi yatsi kimi: “Kungani ubukeka ukhatsatekile kantsi awuguli? Kuyabonakala kutsi kukhona lokukukhatsatako enhlitiyweni.” Ngatsi nangiva loko ngesaba kakhulu.
3 Ngabese ngitsi enkhosini: “Lunwele loludze nkhosi! Ngingahlala kanjani ngingakhatsateki nangabe lidolobha lokwangcwatjelwa kulo bokhokho bami libhidlitiwe, nemagede alo ashiswe ngemlilo?”+ 4 Inkhosi yatsi kimi: “Ufuna ngikwenteleni?” Ngaso leso sikhatsi ngathantaza kuNkulunkulu wemazulu.+ 5 Ngabese ngitsi enkhosini: “Nangabe kukuhle enkhosini futsi nangabe inceku yakho itfole umusa kuwe, ngivumele ngiye kaJuda, kulelidolobha lapho bokhokho bami bangcwatjwa khona, kute ngilakhe kabusha.”+ 6 Inkhosi beyihleti nenkhosikati yayo eceleni kwayo, futsi yase itsi kimi: “Utawuhamba sikhatsi lesingakanani, futsi utawubuya nini?” Ngako inkhosi yakubona kukuhle kutsi ingivumele ngihambe,+ futsi ngayitjela kutsi ngitawubuya nini.+
7 Ngabese ngitsi enkhosini: “Nangabe kukuhle enkhosini, anginiketwe tincwadzi letiya kubabusi besifundza lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe*+ kute ngihambe ngekuphepha ngize ngifike kaJuda, 8 kanye nencwadzi leya ku-Asafa umgcini weLihlatsi leNkhosi, kute anginike tingodvo tekwakha emagede eNdzawo Levikelekile+ yendlu yaNkulunkulu* netekwakha tindvonga telidolobha+ nalendlu lengitawuya kuyo.” Ngako inkhosi yanginika letincwadzi,+ ngobe Nkulunkulu wami abengisekela.+
9 Ekugcineni ngefika kubabusi besifundza lesisenshonalanga yeYufrathe futsi ngabanika letincwadzi letivela enkhosini. Inkhosi beyitsite angihambe netindvuna temphi nebagibeli bemahhashi. 10 Ngesikhatsi Sanbalati+ umHoroni naThobiya+ losiphatsimandla* lesingum-Amoni+ beva ngaloku, batfukutsela kakhulu ngekutsi kunemuntfu lotokwentela bantfu baka-Israyeli intfo lenhle.
11 Ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi ngefika eJerusalema, futsi ngahlala khona emalanga lamatsatfu. 12 Ngavuka ebusuku ngikanye nemadvodza lambalwa, futsi angizange ngitjele muntfu ngaloko Nkulunkulu labekufake enhlitiyweni yami kutsi ngikwente eJerusalema. Kute lesinye silwane lebengihamba naso ngaphandle kwalembongolo lebengiyigibele. 13 Ngaphuma ebusuku ngeLigede Lelisesihosheni,+ ngendlula embikweMtfombo Wenyoka Lenkhulu, ngachubekela eGedeni Letindvundvuma Temlotsa,+ futsi ngahlola tindvonga taseJerusalema letatibhidlitiwe kanye nemagede akhona lebekashiswe ngemlilo.+ 14 Ngendlulela eGedeni Lemtfombo+ naseChibini Lenkhosi, futsi lembongolo lebengiyigibele beyingakhoni kwendlula ngobe indlela beyiyincane. 15 Kodvwa ngachubeka nekukhuphuka kulesihosha+ ebusuku solo ngihlola letindvonga, ngemuva kwaloko ngajika ngangena ngeLigede Lelisesihosheni ngabuyela lapho bengihlala khona.
16 Emasekela ebabusi+ abengati kutsi ngiyephi nekutsi ngentani, ngobe bengisengakawatjeli lutfo emaJuda, baphristi, tikhulu, emasekela ebabusi kanye nato tonkhe letinye tisebenti. 17 Ekugcineni ngatsi kubo: “Niyasibona lesimo lesimatima lesikuso, nekutsi iJerusalema ibhidlitiwe nemagede ayo ashiswe ngemlilo. Wotani, asakheni kabusha letindvonga taseJerusalema, kute singachubeki nekuhlazeka.” 18 Ngabese ngibatjela ngendlela Nkulunkulu wami langisekele ngayo,+ ngabatjela nemavi inkhosi lewakhulumile kimi.+ Nabeva loko batsi: “Asicaleni kwakha.” Ngako bakhutsatana* kute bachubeke nalomsebenti lomuhle.+
19 Ngesikhatsi Sanbalati umHoroni naThobiya+ losiphatsimandla* lesingum-Amoni+ naGeshemu um-Arabiya+ beva ngaloku, bacala kusiphukuta+ baphindze basedzelela, batsi: “Nentani? Senivukela inkhosi nyalo?”+ 20 Ngabaphendvula ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu wemazulu nguye lotasiphumelelisa,+ futsi tsine tinceku takhe sitawucala kwakha; kodvwa nine aninasabelo nobe lilungelo eJerusalema, futsi kute ngisho nakunye leningakhunjulwa ngako.”+