UNehemiya 7:1-73

Kwathi sekuphelile ukwakhiwa kogange lomuzi, kwafakwa namasango, kwamiswa abalindisango, abaculi nabaLevi, umfowethu uHanani ngambeka ukuba engamele iJerusalema, noHananiya abe ngumengameli wenqaba, ngokuba uHananiya wayeyindoda ethembekile, emesabayo uNkulunkulu kunabaningi. Ngathi kubo: “Amasango aseJerusalema mabangawavuli lize liphakame ilanga, kusihlwa basheshe bavale imigoqo nezicabha, ngesikhathi abaqaphi besaqaphile ezindaweni zabo. Ngabuye ngathi mabaqoke abaqaphi phakathi kwabantu abahlala eJerusalema, babamise ezindaweni ezithile, abantu behle benyuka bezungeza indawo eseduze nemizi yabo.” IJerusalema lalingumuzi omkhulu, linendawo ebanzi, kodwa zaziyingcosana kakhulu izakhamuzi ezazihlala kulo; yayingeminingi imizi eyayakhiwe kabusha. UNkulunkulu wangenza ngaba nevuso enhliziyweni yami, ngase ngimemela abantu embizweni yeziphathimandla nezikhulu nabantu, ukuba bazobhalisa ngokwemindeni yabo. Ngathola umlando wolibo lwalabo ababebuye kuqala. Nakhu engakutholayo: Laba ngabantu besifundazwe ababebuye ekuthunjweni nguNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, bebuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda. Yilowo nalowo wabuyela emzini wakubo; bebuya noZerubhabhele, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, u-Azariya, uRahamiya, uNahamani, uMoridekhayi, uBhilishani, uMisipherethi, uBhigivayi, uNehumi noBhahana. Inani labantu bakwa-Israyeli yileli: abozalo lukaPharoshi bayizi-2 172, abolukaShefathiya bangama-372, aboluka-Ara bangama-652, abolukaPhahathi Mowabi ozalweni lukaJeshuwa noJowabe bayizi-2 818, aboluka-Elami bayi-1 254, abolukaZathu bangama-845, abolukaZakhayi bangama-760, abolukaBhinuyi bangama-648, abolukaBhebayi bangama-628, aboluka-Azigadi bayizi-2 322, aboluka-Adonikamu bangama-667, abolukaBhigivayi bayizi-2 067, aboluka-Adini bangama-655, aboluka-Atheri, wozalo lukaHezekiya, bangama-98, abolukaHashumi bangama-328, abolukaBhezayi bangama-324, abolukaHarifi bayi-112, abolukaGibheyoni bangama-95. Amadoda aseBhethlehema naseNethofa ayeyi-188, awase-Anathothi eyi-128, awaseBhethi Azimavethi engama-42, awaseKiriyathi Jeharimi, eKhefira naseBheherothi engama-743, awaseRama naseGebha engama-621, awaseMikhimashi eyi-122, awaseBhethele nase-Ayi eyi-123, amanye akwenye iNebho engama-52, amanye akwenye i-Elami eyi-1 254, awase-Arimi engama-320, awaseJerikho engama-345, awaseLodi, awaseHadidi nase-Ono engama-721, awaseSenaya eyizi-3 930. Abaphristi: abozalo lukaJedaya, ozalweni lukaJeshuwa, bengama-973, aboluka-Imeri beyi-1 052, abolukaPhashuri beyi-1 247, abolukaHarimi beyi-1 017. AbaLevi: abozalo lukaJeshuwa, ozalweni lukaKhadimiyeli, emndenini kaHodaviya, babengama-74. Abaculi: abozalo luka-Asafa babengama-148. Abalindisango: abozalo lukaShalumi, baka-Atheri, bakaThalimoni, baka-Akhubhi, bakaHathitha nabakaShobhayi babeyi-138. Izisebenzi zasethempelini yilezi: abozalo lukaZiha, lukaHashufa, lukaThabhawothi, lukaKerosi, lukaSiya, lukaPhadoni, lukaLebana, lukaHagaba, lukaShalimayi, lukaHanani, lukaGideli, lukaGahari, lukaRewaya, lukaRezini, lukaNekoda, lukaGazami, luka-Uza, lukaPhaseya, lukaBhesayi, lukaMewunimi, lukaNefusimi, lukaBhakibhuki, lukaHakufa, lukaHarihuri, lukaBhaziluthi, lukaMehida, lukaHarisha, lukaBharikosi, lukaSisera, lukaThema, lukaNeziya nolukaHathifa. Abozalo lwezinceku zikaSolomoni yilaba: abozalo lukaSothayi, lukaSoferethi, lukaPherida, lukaJahala, lukaDarikoni, lukaGideli, lukaShefathiya, lukaHathili, lukaPhokherethi Hazebhayimi noluka-Amoni. Izisebenzi zasethempelini, abozalo lwezisebenzi zikaSolomoni, babengama-392. Laba abalandelayo babevela eThelimela, eTheliharisha, eKherubhi, e-Adoni, nase-Imeri. Kodwa behluleka ukuveza isiqiniseko sokuthi bangabozalo lwakwa-Israyeli yini: abozalo lukaDelaya, lukaThobiya nolukaNekoda babengama-642. Ababevela kubaphristi yilaba: abozalo lukaHobhaya, lukaHakozi, nolukaBharizilayi owayeganwe yindodakazi kaBharizilayi umGileyadi, owayebizwa ngalelo gama. Labo ababefuna imininingwane yemindeni yabo, kodwa abayitholanga, ngakho-ke abafakwanga ohleni lwabaphristi, bathathwa ngokuthi kabahlanzekile. Ngakho-ke umbusi wabayala ukuba bangakudli ukudla okubusisiweyo, kuze kube nomphristi one-Urimi neThumimi. Sebebonke babeyizi-42 360, ngale kwezinceku zabo zesilisa eziyizi-7 337 nezesifazane; babenabaculi besilisa nabesifazane abangama-245. Babenamahhashi angama-736, iminyuzi engama-245, amakameli angama-435 nezimbongolo eziyizi-6 720. Ezinye zezinhloko zemindeni zanikela esikhwameni sokwenza umsebenzi. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameni ngamadarike egolide ayinkulungwane, imicengezi engama-50, nezingubo zokugqoka zabaphristi ezingama-530. Ezinye izinhloko zemindeni zanikela esikhwameni somsebenzi ngamadarike egolide ayizi-20 000 nawomina besiliva abayizi-2 200. Sekukonke okwanikelwa ngabantu kwakungamadakire egolide ayizi-20 000, omina besiliva abayizi-2 000 nezingubo zabaphristi ezingama-67. Abaphristi, abaLevi, abalindisango, abaculi, izisebenzi zasethempelini, abanye abantu no-Israyeli wonke bahlala emizini yakubo. Ngenyanga yesikhombisa, abantu base bezinzile emizini yakubo.