Nehemiya 11
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Bantfu labebahlala eJerusalema
1 Baholi besive bakha eJerusalema, kwatsi laba labanye nje besive base benta inkatho kutsi bakhetse munye kulabo nalabo labalishumi kutsi ayewuhlala eJerusalema, lidolobha lelingcwele, bese kutsi laba labanye labayimfica babuyele emadolobheni akubo. 2Bantfu bawadvumisa onkhe emadvodza latinikela kutsi ayewuhlala eJerusalema.
3Laba-ke baholi betifundza labefika bakha eJerusalema; labanye bekungema-Israyeli, nebaphristi, nemaLevi, netisebenti tasethempelini, nebatukulu betisebenti taSolomoni labebahlala emadolobheni akaJuda, nguloyo atihlalela endzaweni yakakhe emadolobheni lehlukene, 4 kantsi laba labanye lababephuma kaJuda nakaBhenjamini babehlala eJerusalema:
Esitukulwaneni sakaJuda
bekubo-Athaya, umsa wa-Uziya,
umsa waZakhariya, umsa wa-Amariya,
umsa waShefathiya, umsa waMahalaleli,
umtukulu waPheresi,
5naMaseya, umsa waBharuki,
umsa waKholi Hoze, umsa waHazaya,
umsa wa-Adaya, umsa waJoyaribi,
umsa waZakhariya, umtukulu waShela.
6Titukulwane takaPheresi lebetihlala
eJerusalema tatingema-468, emadvodza lanemandla.
7Esitukulwaneni sakaBhenjamini bekunguSalu,
umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waJowedi,
umsa waPhedaya, umsa waKholaya,
umsa waMaseya, umsa wa-Ithiyeli, umsa waJeshaya,
8kanye nebalandzeli bakhe,
boGabhayi, naSalayi, emadvodza langema-928.
9Joweli, umsa waZikhri, abeyindvuna yabo lenkhulu,
Juda, umsa waHasenuwa,
abengamele Sifundza Sesibili salelidolobha.
10 Kubaphristi bekuboJedaya,
umsawaJoyaribi, naJakhini,
11naSeraya, umsa waHilkiya,
umsa waMeshulamu, umsa waSadoki,
umsa waMerayothi, umsa wa-Ahitubi,
labengumengameli wasendlini yaNkulunkulu,
12nabomnakabo labahlanganyela nabo
emsebentini wasethempelini,
emadvodza labengema-822,
nabo-Adaya, umsa waJerohamu, umsa waPhelaliya,
umsa wa-Amsi, umsa waZakhariya, umsa waPhashuri,
umsa waMalkhiya,
13nabomnakabo lababetinhloko
temindeni yabo,
emadvodza langema-242,
na-Amashisayi, umsa wa-Azareli, umsa wa-Ahazayi,
umsa waMeshilemothi, umsa wa-Imeri,
14nabomnakabo lababetingwazi letatinesibindzi tili-128.
Indvuna yato bekunguZabdiyeli, umsa waHagedolimu.
15 KumaLevi bekuboShemaya, umsa waHashubi,
umsa wa-Azrikamu, umsa waHashabiya, umsa waBuni,
16naShabhethayi, naJozabadi,
lababengubona batinhloko temaLevi
labebhekene nemsebenti
wangaphandle kwendlu yaNkulunkulu;
17naMathaniya, umsa waMikha, umsa waZabdi,
umsa wa-Asafa labengumcondzisi labehola tibongo
nemithandazo, naBakbukiya labewesibili kubomnakabo,
na-Abda, umsa waShamuwa labetalwa nguGalali,
umsa waJeduthuni.
18EmaLevi labesedolobheni lelingcwele abengema-284.
19Bomahlalesangweni bekubo-Akhubi,
naThalmoni kanye nebangani babo lababehlala bacize emasango, bona babeli-172.
20Lawa lamanye ema-Israyeli, nebaphristi babo, nemaLevi babegcwele kuwo onkhe emadolobha akaJuda, ngulowo ahleti endzaweni yeyisemkhulu. 21Tisebenti tasethempelini tona tatihlala entsabeni i-Ofeli, boSiha naGishpa lekwakungutona tindvuna tabo. 22Indvuna lenkhulu yemaLevi labeseJerusalema bekungu-Uzi, umsa waBani, umsa waHashabiya, umsa waMathaniya, umsa waMikha. Uzi abengulomunye webatukulu ba-Asafa lababehlabela endlini yaNkulunkulu. 23Bahlabeli-ke bona babephetfwe ngimiyalo yenkhosi leyayinguyona ibalawula ngemisebenti yemalanga ngemalanga.
24Phethahiya, umsa waMeshezabeli, lomunye wentalelwane yaZera, umsa waJuda, abeliso lenkhosi kuto tonkhe tindzaba letiphatselene nesive.
Bantfu labebakulamanye emadolobha nemadolobhakati
25Mayelana nemiti nemasimi ayo labanye bantfu bakaJuda bona babehlala eKhiriyathi Abha nasetabelweni tayo, eDiboni nasetabelweni tayo, eKhabsiyeli nasemitini yayo, 26naseJeshuwa, naseMolada, naseBhethi Pheleti, 27naseHasari Shuwali, eBherisheba nasetabelweni tayo, 28naseSikilagi, eMekhona nasetabelweni tayo, 29nase-Eni Rimoni, naseSora, naseJamuthi, 30naseZanowa, e-Adulamu nasemitini yayo, naseLakhishi, nasetigangeni tangakhona, e-Azekha nasetabelweni tayo. Ngako babegcwele kuyo yonkhe leyo ndzawo kusukela eBherisheba kuze kuyewufika eSigodzini sakaHinomu.
31Titukulwane takaBhenjamini kusukela eGeba tatihlala eMikmashi, nase-Ayija, eBetheli nasetabelweni tayo, 32nase-Anathothi, naseNobi, nase-Ananiya, 33naseHasori, naseRama, naseGithayimu, 34naseHadidi, naseSeboyimu, naseNebalathi, 35 naseLodi, nase-Ono, naseSigodzini Setingcweti.
36Letinye ticheme temaLevi akaJuda takha kulakaBhenjamini.
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