UNehemiya 13
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Nehemiya 13
1Ngalolo suku bafunda encwadini kaMose ezindlebeni zabantu; futhi kwatholakala kulo ukuthi abakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi abayikungena ebandleni likaNkulunkulu kuze kube phakade;
2Ngokuba abahlangabezanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngesinkwa nangamanzi, kepha babaqasha uBileyamu ukuba abaqalekise; kodwa uNkulunkulu wethu waphendula isiqalekiso saba yisibusiso.
3Lapho bezwa umthetho, bahlukanisa yonke ingxubevange yakwa-Israyeli.
4Ngokuba u-Eliyashibi umpristi, owayengamele ikamelo lendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, wayengumngane kaThobiya.
5Wamlungisela ikamelo elikhulu, lapho ababebeke khona iminikelo yomlilo ngaphambili, impepho, nezitsha, nokweshumi kukakolweni, newayini, namafutha, okwakumelwe kunikwe amaLevi, nabahlabeleli. Nabalindisango; neminikelo yabapristi.
6Kepha phakathi naso sonke leso sikhathi ngangingekho eJerusalema, ngokuba ngomnyaka wamashumi amathathu nambili ka-Aritahishashita inkosi yaseBabele ngafika enkosini, emva kwezinsuku ezithile ngathola imvume enkosini.
7Ngafika eJerusalema, ngabona ububi u-Eliyashibi ayenzile kuThobiya ngokummisela ikamelo emagcekeni endlu kaNkulunkulu.
8Kwangidabukisa kakhulu; ngalokho ngalahla yonke impahla yasendlini kaThobiya endlini.
9Ngase ngilaya, bahlanza amakamelo; ngabuyisela khona izitsha zendlu kaNkulunkulu kanye nomnikelo womlilo nempepho.
10Ngabona ukuthi amaLevi awanikezwanga izabelo; ngokuba amaLevi nabahlabeleli abenza umsebenzi babaleka, kwaba yilowo nalowo waya ezweni lakubo.
11Ngase ngiphikisana nababusi, ngathi: “Ishiyiwe ngani indlu kaNkulunkulu na? Futhi ngababutha ndawonye ngababeka endaweni yabo.
12Wonke uJuda wayeseletha okweshumi kukakolweni, newayini, nokwamafutha endlini yengcebo.
13Ngamisa abaphathi-sikhwama phezu kwengcebo: uShelemiya umpristi, noSadoki umbhali, namaLevi, uPhedaya; eceleni kwabo kwakunguHanani indodana kaSakuri indodana kaMathaniya; ngokuba babebhekwa njengabathembekile, nomsebenzi wabo kwakumelwe wabelwe abafowabo.
14Ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ngalokho, ungasusi izenzo zami ezinhle engizenzile endlini kaNkulunkulu wami nasezimisweni zayo.
15Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona kwaJuda ukuthi abanye banyathela izikhamo zewayini ngesabatha, baletha izithungu, balayishe izimbongolo; kanye newayini, namagilebhisi, namakhiwane, nayo yonke inhlobo yemithwalo abayiletha eJerusalema ngosuku lwesabatha; futhi ngafakaza ngokumelene nabo ngosuku abathengisa ngalo ukudla.
16Kwakuhlala khona abantu baseTire ababeletha izinhlanzi nazo zonke izinhlobo zezimpahla, bathengisa ngakho kubantwana bakwaJuda naseJerusalema ngesabatha.
17Ngase ngiphikisana nezikhulu zakwaJuda, ngathi kubo: “Kuyini lokhu okubi enikwenzayo, nilona usuku lwesabatha na?
18Babengenjalo oyihlo, uNkulunkulu wethu akehliselanga yini bonke lobu bubi phezu kwethu naphezu kwalo muzi? nokho nenezela ulaka phezu kuka-Israyeli ngokungcolisa isabatha.
19Kwathi lapho amasango eJerusalema eqala ukuhwalala ngaphambi kwesabatha, ngathi ma avalwe amasango futhi ngathi avulwe kuphela ngemva kwesabatha; amasango, ukuze kungangeniswa mthwalo ngosuku lwesabatha.
20Abathengisi nabathengisi bazo zonke izinhlobo zezimpahla bahlala ngaphandle kweJerusalema kanye nakabili.
21Ngase ngifakaza ngabo, ngathi kubo: Nilalani odongeni na? uma uphinda, ngiyakubeka izandla phezu kwakho. Kusukela lapho abaphindanga beza ngeSabatha.
22Ngayala amaLevi ukuba azihlanze futhi eze alinde amasango ukuze angcwelise usuku lwesabatha. Ngikhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ungihawukele ngokobukhulu bomusa wakho.
23Ngalezo zinsuku ngabona futhi amaJuda ayethathe abesifazane base-Ashidodi, abakwa-Amoni nabakwaMowabi.
24Abantwana babo inxenye bakhuluma ngesi-Ashidodi, bengakwazi ukukhuluma isiJuda, kodwa ngolimi lwezizwe zonke.
25Ngase ngilwa nabo, ngabaqalekisa, ngabashaya abanye, ngabahluthula izinwele, ngabafungisa uNkulunkulu, ngathi: ‘Aniyikuwanika amadodana abo amadodakazi enu, ningathatheli amadodana enu namadodakazi abo.
26USolomoni, inkosi yakwa-Israyeli, akonanga ngalokho na? nokho phakathi kwezizwe eziningi kwakungekho nkosi efana naye, ethandwa nguNkulunkulu wakhe, uNkulunkulu wamenza inkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli wonke; nokho wonisa abesifazane abezizwe.
27Ngakho siyakunilalela yini ukuba nenze bonke lobu bubi obukhulu, neqe kuNkulunkulu wethu ngokuthatha abesifazane babezizwe na?
28Enye yamadodana kaJehoyada indodana ka-Eliyashibi, umpristi omkhulu, yayingumkhwenyana kaSanibhalati umHoroni; ngalokho ngamxosha kimi.
29Bakhumbule, Nkulunkulu wami, ngokuba bangcolisile ubupristi nesivumelwano sobupristi nesamaLevi.
30Ngase ngibahlambulula kubo bonke abezizwe, ngamisa abalindi babapristi namaLevi, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe;
31nomnikelo wezinkuni ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo nowolibo. O Nkulunkulu wami, ngicabangele okuhle.
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