UNehemiya 1

UNehemiya Ubuza UHanani NgabaJuda

1 Nanka amazwi kaNehemiya, indodana kaHakaliya.

Ngenyanga uKhisilevi, ngonyaka wama-20, ngiseShushani inhlokomuzi, 2 uHanani, omunye wabafowethu, wafika evela kwaJuda, ehamba nesigejane samadoda. Ngababuza ngabaJuda ababesinde ekuthunjweni basala kwaJuda, nangesimo seJerusalema. 3 Baphendula bathi: “Abasala esifundazweni sakwaJuda, abaze bathunjwa, basenkathazweni enkulu nasehlazweni; izingange zeJerusalema zidilizelwe phansi, namasango alo ashiswe ngomlilo.”

Umkhuleko KaNehemiya

4 Ngathi ukuba ngizwe lezo zindaba, ngahlala phansi, ngakhala, ngazila izinsuku eziningi, ngizile ukudla ngikhuleka kuNkulunkulu wezulu. 5 Ngathi: “Ngiyakunxusa Simakade, Nkulunkulu wezulu, Wena omkhulu nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nothando olungenambandela kulabo abakuthandayo, begcina imithetho yakho. 6 Beka indlebe yakho, ubheke ngamehlo akho, uzwe umkhuleko wenceku yakho ewukhuleka kuwe namuhla, imini nobusuku, ikhulekela izinceku zakho, abantu bakwa-Israyeli, ivuma izono zabakwa-Israyeli, esone ngazo kuwe. Mina nomndeni wami sonile. 7 Senze ububi kuwe, asaze sayigcina imithetho, izimiso, nemiyalo owakunika uMose, inceku yakho. 8 Khumbula owakusho kuMose lapho uthi: ‘Uma ningihlubuka ngizonihlakazela phakathi kwezizwe, 9 kodwa uma nibuyela kimi, nibuye nigcine imithetho yami, nenze enganiyala ngakho, ngiyoniqoqa lapho nikhona, nginibuyisele endaweni engayiqokela ukuba iGama lami lihlale kuyo, ngisho noma ngabe nisemikhawulweni yomhlaba.’

10 “Bayizinceku zakho nabantu bakho owabophula ngamandla akho amakhulu nangesandla sakho esinamandla. 11 Nkosi, ake ubeke indlebe yakho emthandazweni wenceku yakho nasemithandazweni yezinceku zakho ezikuthokozelayo ukudumisa iGama lakho. Iphumelelise inceku yakho namuhla, uyiphe umusa phambi kwalo muntu.”

Ngaleso sikhathi ngangingumphathindebe wenkosi.

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UNehemiya 1: ZUL20

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