Nehemiya

7 Ngekushesha nje lolubondza naselwakhiwe kabusha,+ ngafaka tivalo;+ ngase ngikhetsa bogadzi basemasangweni,+ bahlabeleli+ kanye nemaLevi.+ 2 Ngabese ngibeka Hanani+ kutsi engamele iJerusalema akanye naHananiya indvuna yeNdzawo Levikelekile,+ ngobe bekayindvodza leyetsembekile futsi leyesaba Nkulunkulu weliciniso+ kwendlula bantfu labanyenti. 3 Ngako ngatsi kubo: “Emagede aseJerusalema akukafaneli avulwe kuze kube kusemini,* futsi nabasesemsebentini, bogadzi basesangweni kufanele bavale iminyango bese bayashuda. Nibobeka bantfu baseJerusalema kutsi babe bogadzi, labanye bagadze etindzaweni labatawukhonjiswa tona bese labanye bagadza embikwetindlu tabo.” 4 IJerusalema beyiyinkhulu futsi bebabancane bantfu labebahlala khona,+ netindlu takhona betingakakhiwa kabusha.

5 Nkulunkulu wami wakufaka enhlitiyweni yami kutsi ngihlanganise ndzawonye tikhulu, emasekela ebabusi kanye nebantfu futsi ngibhale luhla lwabo ngemindeni yabo.+ Ngabese ngitfola incwadzi lenaloluhla lwemindeni lwalabo labahamba kucala, futsi naku bekubhalwe kuyo:

6 Lawa ngemaJuda lavela kulesifundza* labuya ekutfunjweni, lawo iNkhosi Nebukhadnezari+ yaseBhabhulona lebeyiwatfumbile+ futsi ngekuhamba kwesikhatsi abuyela eJerusalema nakaJuda, nguloyo naloyo wabuyela edolobheni lakubo.+ 7 Abuya naZerubhabheli,+ Jeshuwa,+ Nehemiya, Azariya, Ramiya, Nahamani, Modekhayi, Bilshani, Misperethi, Bikvayi, Nehumi naBhana.

Nali linani lemadvodza aka-Israyeli:+ 8 emndenini waPharoshi, abengu-2 172; 9 emndenini waShefathiya, abengu-372; 10 emndenini wa-Ara,+ abengu-652; 11 emndenini waPhahathi-mowabi,+ ngemndeni waJeshuwa newaJowabe,+ abengu-2 818; 12 emndenini wa-Elamu,+ abengu-1 254; 13 emndenini waZathu, abengu-845; 14 emndenini waZakhayi, abengu-760; 15 emndenini waBinuwi, abengu-648; 16 emndenini waBebayi, abengu-628; 17 emndenini wa-Azgadi, abengu-2 322; 18 emndenini wa-Adonikamu, abengu-667; 19 emndenini waBikvayi, abengu-2 067; 20 emndenini wa-Adini, abengu-655; 21 emndenini wa-Ateri, wendlu yaHezekiya, abengu-98; 22 emndenini waHashumi, abengu-328; 23 emndenini waBhezayi, abengu-324; 24 emndenini waHarifi, abengu-112; 25 emndenini waGibeyoni,+ abengu-95; 26 kubantfu baseBhetlehema nebaseNethofa, abengu-188; 27 kubantfu base-Anathothi,+ abengu-128; 28 kubantfu baseBhethi-azmavethi, abengu-42; 29 kubantfu baseKhiriyathi-jeyarimu,+ baseKhefira nebaseBherothi,+ abengu-743; 30 kubantfu baseRama nebaseGeba,+ abengu-621; 31 kubantfu baseMikhimashi,+ abengu-122; 32 kubantfu baseBetheli+ nebase-Ayi,+ abengu-123; 33 kubantfu bakulelenye iNebo, abengu-52; 34 emndenini walolomunye Elamu, abengu-1 254; 35 kubantfu baseHarimi, abengu-320; 36 kubantfu baseJerikho, abengu-345; 37 kubantfu baseLodi, baseHadidi nebase-Ono,+ abengu-721; 38 kubantfu baseSena, abengu-3 930.

39 Nali linani lebaphristi:+ emndenini waJedaya wendlu yaJeshuwa, bebangu-973; 40 emndenini wa-Imeri, bebangu-1 052; 41 emndenini waPhashuri,+ bebangu-1 247; 42 emndenini waHarimi,+ bebangu-1 017.

43 Nali linani lemaLevi:+ emndenini waJeshuwa lovela emndenini waKhadmiyeli,+ ngemndeni waHodeva, abengu-74. 44 Nali linani lebahlabeleli:+ emndenini wa-Asafa,+ bebangu-148. 45 Nali linani labogadzi basesangweni:+ emndenini waShalumi, emndenini wa-Ateri, emndenini waThalmoni, emndenini wa-Akhubi,+ emndenini waHatita, kanye nasemndenini waShobayi, bebangu-138.

46 Nati tisebenti tasethempelini:*+ umndeni waSiha, umndeni waHasufa, umndeni waThabhayothi, 47 umndeni waKherosi, umndeni waSiya, umndeni waPhadoni, 48 umndeni waLebana, umndeni waHagabha, umndeni waShalmayi, 49 umndeni waHanana, umndeni waGideli, umndeni waGahari, 50 umndeni waReyaya, umndeni waResini, umndeni waNekoda, 51 umndeni waGazamu, umndeni wa-Uza, umndeni waPhaseya, 52 umndeni waBhesayi, umndeni waMeyunimu, umndeni waNefushesimu, 53 umndeni waBakbuki, umndeni waHakufa, umndeni waHahuri, 54 umndeni waBaslithi, umndeni waMehida, umndeni waHasha, 55 umndeni waBhakosi, umndeni waSisera, umndeni waThema, 56 umndeni waNesiya kanye nemndeni waHatifa.

57 Imindeni yetinceku taSolomoni bekungulena:+ umndeni waSothayi, umndeni waSofereti, umndeni waPherida, 58 umndeni waJala, umndeni waDakhoni, umndeni waGideli, 59 umndeni waShefathiya, umndeni waHathili, umndeni waPhokerethi-sebayimi kanye nemndeni wa-Amoni. 60 Setitonkhe tisebenti tasethempelini*+ nemindeni yetinceku taSolomoni betingu-392.

61 Laba labalandzelako bebasuka eTheli-mela, eTheli-hasha, eKherubi, e-Adoni, nase-Imeri, kodvwa behluleka kuchaza kutsi imindeni yabo beyivela kuphi nekutsi bebangema-Israyeli yini:+ 62 bekungumndeni waDelaya, umndeni waThobiya, nemndeni waNekoda, bebangu-642. 63 Imindeni yebaphristi bekungulena: umndeni waHabaya, umndeni waHakhosi,+ umndeni waBhazilayi lowatsatsa umfati emadvodzakatini aBhazilayi+ waseGileyadi futsi wabitwa ngelibito lababetala wakhe. 64 Bafuna imilandvo yemindeni yabo, kodvwa abayitfolanga, ngako bayekeliswa kuba baphristi.*+ 65 Umbusi*+ wabatjela kutsi bebangeke badle tintfo letingcwele ngelizinga leliphakeme+ kuze kube ngulapho kuba nemphristi lobekatababutela asebentisa i-Urimu neThumimu.+

66 Linani lebantfu lebebakulelicembu* belingu-42 360,+ 67 ngaphandle kwetinceku netincekukati tabo,+ lebetingu-7 337; bebaphindze babe nebahlabeleli labadvuna nalabasikati labangu-245.+ 68 Bebanemahhashi langu-736, iminyuzi lengu-245, 69 emakamela langu-435, netimbongolo letingu-6 720.

70 Labanye baholi bemindeni bawunikelela lomsebenti.+ Umbusi* wanikela ngeligolide lelingemakhilogremu langaba ngu-8,* netindishi letingu-50 kanye netingubo tebaphristi letingu-530 esikhwameni salomsebenti.*+ 71 Labanye baholi bemindeni banikela ngeligolide lelingemakhilogremu langu-168 kanye nelisiliva lelingemakhilogremu langu-1 254* kulesikhwama salomsebenti. 72 Laba labanye bantfu banikela ngeligolide lelingemakhilogremu langu-168, nelisiliva lelingemakhilogremu langu-1 140 kanye netingubo tebaphristi letingu-67.

73 Baphristi, emaLevi, bogadzi basemagedeni, bahlabeleli,+ labanye kulabantfu, tisebenti tasethempelini* kanye nawo onkhe ema-Israyeli bahlala emadolobheni abo.+ Nakufika inyanga yesi-7,+ ema-Israyeli besekahleti emadolobheni awo.+