Nehemiya
6 Ngekushesha nje ngesikhatsi boSanbalati, Thobiya,+ naGeshemu um-Arabiya+ kanye nato tonkhe titsa tetfu babikelwa kutsi sengilwakhe kabusha lolubondza+ nekutsi kute tikhala letisele (nanobe ngaleso sikhatsi bengisengakatifaki tivalo temagede),+ 2 boSanbalati naGeshemu bavele bangitfumelela umlayeto lotsi: “Asihlangane emadolobhaneni laseSihosheni sase-Ono.”+ Kodvwa bebenta licebo lekungilimata. 3 Ngako ngatfumela titfunywa kubo, ngatsi: “Nginemsebenti lomnyenti ngako angeke ngikhone kuta lapho, ngobe nangitawusuka ngite kini, lomsebenti utakuma.” 4 Bangitfumelela lomlayeto tikhatsi letine, futsi sikhatsi ngasinye bengibanika imphendvulo lefanako.
5 Ngemuva kwaloko, Sanbalati watfumela sisebenti sakhe kutsi singiletsele lomlayeto kwesihlanu, siphetse incwadzi lengakavalwa. 6 Naku lobekubhalwe kulencwadzi: “Kunemahemuhemu levakala ngebantfu baletinye tive ekutsi wena kanye nemaJuda nakha licebo lekuvukela inkhosi,+ futsi naGeshemu+ usho njalo. Kungako nje wakha lolubondza; futsi ngekusho kwalamahemuhemu wena utawuba yinkhosi yawo. 7 Ubeke nebaphrofethi labatawumemetela ngawe kuyo yonkhe iJerusalema batsi: ‘Kunenkhosi kaJuda!’ Nyalo letintfo sitawutitjela inkhosi. Ngako wota sitewukhuluma ngalendzaba.”
8 Nanobe kunjalo, ngamtfumelela imphendvulo letsi: “Kute ngisho nakunye kuloku lokukhulumako lokuliciniso; umane uyaticabangela nje.”* 9 Bonkhe bebetama kusetfusa, batsi: “Batawuphelelwa ngemandla* futsi ngeke bawucedze lomsebenti.”+ Kodvwa ngathantaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu, ngiphe sibindzi.”*+
10 Ngabese ngiya endlini yaShemaya indvodzana yaDelaya longumtukulu waMehethabeli ngesikhatsi ativalele khona. Watsi: “Asibeke sikhatsi lesitawuhlangana ngaso endlini yaNkulunkulu weliciniso, ekhatsi ethempelini, futsi asivale tivalo telithempeli ngobe bayeta batokubulala. Batawufika batokubulala kubo lobusuku.” 11 Kodvwa ngatsi: “Indvodza lenjengami ingabaleka yini? Ingangena yini ethempelini futsi ichubeke iphila?+ Angeke ngize ngingene!” 12 Ngabese ngiyabona kutsi akakatfunywa nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa utsengwe nguThobiya naSanbalati+ kutsi asho lesiphrofetho lesimelene nami. 13 Bebamtsengele kutsi atongesabisa khona ngitowenta sono, kuze babe nesizatfu sekona ligama lami futsi bangente ngihlazeke.
14 Ngako ngathantaza ngatsi: “Awu Nkulunkulu wami, ungatikhohlwa tonkhe letintfo letentiwe nguThobiya+ naSanbalati, ukhumbule naNohadiya umphrofethikati kanye nabo bonkhe baphrofethi lebebachubeka betama kungesabisa.”
15 Lolubondza lwacedvwa kwakhiwa ngelilanga lesi-25 enyangeni ya-Eluli,* futsi lwakhiwa ngemalanga langu-52.
16 Ngekushesha nje tonkhe titsa tetfu nativa ngalo, nato tonkhe tive letisitungeletile natilubona, tahlazeka kakhulu,*+ futsi tabona kutsi lomsebenti siwente ngobe sisitwa nguNkulunkulu wetfu. 17 Ngalawo malanga tikhulu+ takaJuda betitfumela tincwadzi letinyenti kuThobiya futsi Thobiya abetiphendvula. 18 Bantfu labanyenti kaJuda bafunga kutsi batamsekela Thobiya, ngobe abengumkhwenyane waShekhaniya indvodzana ya-Ara,+ futsi indvodzana yaThobiya lenguJehohanani beyishade nendvodzakati yaMeshulamu+ loyindvodzana yaBherekhiya. 19 Bebachubeka bangitjela netintfo letinhle ngaye bese bamtjela loko lengikushoko. Thobiya bekabese ungitfumelela tincwadzi tekungesabisa.+