UNehemiya 4
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Nehemiya 4
UNehemiya unikeza umsebenzi nezikhali
1Kodwa lapho uSanibhalati ezwa ukuthi sasilwakhile ugange, wathukuthela, wathukuthela kakhulu, wawahleka usulu abaJuda.
2Wasekhuluma phambi kwabafowabo lebutho lebutho leSamariya wathi: Enzani lamaJuda abuthakathaka? bazoziqinisa na? bazahlabela yini? zizophela ngosuku? bayowavusa amatshe ezinqwabeni zemfucumfucu eshile na?
3UThobiya umAmoni wayenaye, wathi: “Nalokho abakwakhayo, uma kukhuphuka impungushe, iyakuludiliza ugange lwabo lwamatshe.”
4Yizwa, Nkulunkulu wethu! ngoba sidelelekile; uphendule isihlamba sabo phezu kwamakhanda abo, ubanikele njengempango ezweni lokuthunjwa.
5Ungasibekela ububi babo, ungasusi isono sabo phambi kwakho, ngokuba baklolode ngawe phambi kwabakhi.
6Ngakho salwakha umduli; ugange lonke lwahlanganiswa nengxenye yalo, ngokuba amadoda ayeshisekela ukusebenza.
7Kodwa kwathi lapho uSanibhalati noThobiya nama-Arabhu nabantwana bakwa-Amoni nabase-Ashidodi bezwa ukuthi izindonga zaseJerusalema zazakhiwe nokuthi imifantu isiqalile ukuvalwa, bathukuthela kakhulu.
8Bonke benza uzungu ukuze beze balwe neJerusalema futhi balivimbele.
9Nokho sakhuleka kuNkulunkulu wethu, sabamisela abalindi imini nobusuku ngenxa yabo.
10Wayesethi uJuda: “Amandla abathwali bemithwalo aphelile, kukhona nemfucuza eminingi; ngakho asikwazi ukwakha udonga.
11Kepha izitha zethu zathi: “Abayikukwazi, abayikukubona, size singene phakathi kwabo, sibabulale, simise umsebenzi.”
12Kwathi abaJuda ababehlala labo sebefikile, basibikela izikhathi ezilitshumi, bathi: Ezindaweni zonke lapho elizabuyela khona kithi, lizakuba phezu kwenu.
13Ngase ngimisa ezindaweni eziphansi emva kodonga nasezindaweni eziphakemeyo, ngamisa abantu ngezizukulwane zabo ngenkemba yabo, nemikhonto yabo, neminsalo yabo.
14Ngase ngibheka, ngasukuma ngathi ezikhulwini nakubabusi nakwabanye abantu: “Ningabesabi; khumbulani uJehova, omkhulu nowesabekayo, nilwele abafowenu, namadodana enu, namadodakazi enu, omkenu, nezindlu zenu.
15Kwathi lapho izitha zethu zizwa ukuthi kwaziwa yithi nokuthi uNkulunkulu walichitha icebo lazo, sabuyela sonke odongeni, kwaba yilowo nalowo emsebenzini wakhe.
16Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi inxenye yezinceku zami yenza umsebenzi, enye ingxenye yazo yaphatha imikhonto, nezihlangu, neminsalo, nabaninindlu; izikhulu zazilandela yonke indlu yakwaJuda.
17Labo abakha odongeni, nabathwala imithwalo, nabayithwesayo, baqala ukusebenza ngesandla esisodwa, baphatha isikhali ngesinye;
18Kubakhi, yilowo nalowo wabhinca inkemba yakhe okhalweni lwakhe, bakha kanjalo. Futhi owayeshaya icilongo wayenami.
19Ngathi ezikhulwini nasezinduneni nakubo bonke abanye abantu: “Umsebenzi mkhulu, mkhulu, sahlukanisiwe odongeni, omunye kude nomunye;
20Nomaphi lapho nizwa khona ukukhala kwecilongo, niye khona; uNkulunkulu wethu uyakusilwela.
21Sasesisebenza emsebenzini, ingxenye yabo yabamba imikhonto kusukela ekuphumeni kokusa kuze kuvele izinkanyezi.
22Ngaso leso sikhathi ngathi kubantu: “Yilowo nalowo makalale nenceku yakhe eJerusalema, ukuze zibe abalindi bethu ebusuku, basebenze emini.
23Ngakho mina nabafowethu noma izinceku zami namadoda onogada ababengilandela, akukho noyedwa wethu owakhumula izingubo zethu, ngaphandle kokuthi kwaba yilowo nalowo wazikhumula ukuze azihlanze.
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