UNehemiya 9
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Nehemiya 9
Abantu bakhuleka ndawonye
1Ngosuku lwamashumi amabili nane lwaleyo nyanga abantwana bakwa-Israyeli babuthana ngokuzila ukudla, bembethe izingubo zokulila nenhlabathi phezu kwakho.
2Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli bazehlukanisa kubo bonke abezizwe, basukuma, bavuma izono zabo nobubi bawoyise.
3Basukuma endaweni yabo, bafunda ingxenye yesine yosuku encwadini yomthetho kaJehova uNkulunkulu wabo; enye ingxenye yesine yenza isivumo sayo, yakhuleka kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
4Khona-ke oJeshuwa, noBani, noKadimiyeli, noShebanja, noBhuni, noSherebiya, noBani, noKhenani basukuma ezitebhisini zamaLevi, bamemeza ngezwi elikhulu kuJehova uNkulunkulu wabo.
5Khona-ke amaLevi, oJeshuwa, noKadimiyeli, noBani, noHasabhinja, noSherebja, noHodija, noSebanja, noPhetaja, bathi: “Sukumani nimdumise uJehova uNkulunkulu wenu kuze kube phakade naphakade, negama lakhe elitusekayo eliphakeme ngaphezu kwazo zonke izibusiso nodumo.
6Wena, yebo, wena unguJehova wedwa; Wena walenza izulu, izulu lamazulu, nalo lonke ibandla lawo, umhlaba nakho konke okukuwo, izilwandle nakho konke okukuwo, uyakulonda konke; nebandla lezulu liyakukhonza.
7Wena unguJehova uNkulunkulu owakhetha u-Abrama, wamkhipha e-Uri lamaKaledi, wametha igama lokuthi u-Abrahama;
8Wamisa inhliziyo yakhe ngokwethembeka phambi kwenu, wenza isivumelwano naye sokulinika izwe lamaKhanani, namaHeti, nama-Amori, namaPherizi, namaJebusi, namaGirigashi, ukulinika inzalo yakhe, wagcwalisa amazwi akho; ngoba wena ulungile.
9Futhi salubona usizi lokhokho bethu eGibhithe futhi sezwa ukukhala kwabo oLwandle iSchelf;
10Wenza izibonakaliso nezimangaliso kuFaro nakuzo zonke izinceku zakhe nakubo bonke abantu bezwe lakhe, ngokuba nazi ukuthi babezidla kubo. Wazitholela kanjalo igama, njengoba kunjalo nanamuhla.
11Wahlukanisa ulwandle phambi kwabo, badabula ulwandle emhlabathini owomileyo; futhi wabaphonsa ekujuleni njengetshe emanzini anamandla.
12Wabahola ngensika yefu emini; nasebusuku ngensika yomlilo ukubakhanyisela endleleni ababeyakuhamba ngayo.
13Nawe wehlela entabeni yaseSinayi, wakhuluma kubo usezulwini, wabanika izimiso eziyiqiniso, nemithetho eqinisileyo, nezimiso, nemiyalo emihle;
14wazisa kubo isabatha lakho elingcwele, wabayala ngeziyalezo, nezimiso, nemithetho ngesandla sikaMose inceku yakho.
15Wabapha isinkwa sasezulwini ngenxa yokulamba kwabo, wabakhiphela amanzi edwaleni ngokoma kwabo, wabathembisa ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla izwe owafunga ngesifungo ukubanika lona.
16Kepha bona nawobaba bazidla, bazenza lukhuni izintamo zabo, kabalalelanga imiyalo yakho;
17Akavumanga ukulalela, akacabanganga ngezimangaliso zakho owazenza phakathi kwabo; kepha wena wazenza lukhuni izintamo zabo, wabeka umbusi ekuhlubukeni kwabo ukuba babuyele ebugqileni babo; kepha Wena unguNkulunkulu othethelelayo, onomusa nesihe, obhekakade, nomusa omkhulu, futhi awuzange ubalahle.
18Yebo, lapho bezenzela ithole elibunjiweyo, bethi: ‘Lona nguNkulunkulu wakho owakukhuphula eGibithe, wakubangela ukuhlupheka okukhulu;
19Kepha awubashiyanga ngobuningi bobubele bakho ehlane; insika yefu ayizange isuke kubo emini ukubaqondisa endleleni; nensika yomlilo ebusuku ukubabonisa ukukhanya nendlela okufanele bahambe ngayo.
20Wabanika nomoya wakho omuhle ukubafundisa, awugodlanga imana lakho emlonyeni wabo, wabanika amanzi ngokoma kwabo.
21Yebo, iminyaka engamashumi amane wabasekela ehlane, abaswelanga lutho; izingubo zabo azigugi, nezinyawo zabo azivuvukalanga.
22Ngaphezu kwalokho, wabapha imibuso nezizwe, wabahlukanisela emagumbini, badla izwe likaSihoni, nezwe lenkosi yaseHeshiboni, nezwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBashani.
23Wandisa abantwana babo baba ngangezinkanyezi zezulu, wabangenisa ezweni owathembisa ngalo oyise ukuthi bayakungena ukulidla.
24Abantwana bangena, balidla izwe, wabanqoba abakhileyo ezweni, amaKhanani, phambi kwabo, wabanikela esandleni sabo, namakhosi abo, nabantu bezwe, ukuba benze kanjalo. Njengoba bebengenza.
25Bathatha imizi eqinile nezwe elivundile, badla izindlu ezigcwele konke, imithombo embiweyo, nezivini, neminqumo, nemithi yezithelo ngobuningi; badla, basutha, bakhuluphala, bajabula ngobuhle bakho obukhulu.
26Kodwa kabalalelanga, bakuhlubuka, baphosela umlayo wakho ngemva kwemihlane yabo, bababulala abaprofethi bakho ababefakaza ngabo ukubabuyisela kuwe, benza izinengiso ezinkulu.
27Ngalokho wabanikela esandleni sezitha zabo ezabathukuthelisa; futhi ngokobubele bakho obukhulu wabanika abasindisi ababasindisa esandleni sezitha zabo.
28Kodwa sebephumule, baphinda benza okubi phambi kwakho; ngalokho ubashiye esandleni sezitha zabo ukuba zibuse phezu kwabo; wabahlenga kaningi ngokobubele bakho;
29ufakaze ngokumelene nabo, ukuze ubabuyisele emthethweni wakho; nokho benza ngokuzidla, kabayilalelanga imiyalo yakho, kepha bona ezimisweni zakho (othi uma umuntu ezenza, aphile kuzo), benza lukhuni ihlombe nentamo yabo, kabezwa.
30Eminye iminyaka eminingi wababekezelela futhi wafakaza ngokumelene nabo ngomoya wakho kubaprofethi bakho; nokho abalalelanga; ngalokho wabanikela esandleni sabantu bamazwe.
31Kodwa ngenxa yomusa wakho omkhulu awuzange ubabhubhise futhi awubashiyanga; ngoba wena unguNkulunkulu olesihawu lesihawu.
32Ngakho-ke, Nkulunkulu wethu, Nkulunkulu omkhulu, onamandla nowesabekayo, ogcina isivumelwano nomusa, makungabi kuncane konke ukuhlupheka phambi kwakho osehlele, phezu kwamakhosi ethu, naphezu kwezikhulu zethu, naphezu kwabapristi bethu. Naphezu kwabaprofethi bethu, naphezu kwawobaba, naphezu kwabo bonke abantu bakho, kusukela esikhathini samakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube namuhla.
33Kodwa wena ulungile kukho konke okusehlela phezu kwethu; ngoba wena wenze okulungileyo, kodwa thina senze okubi.
34Namakhosi ethu, nezikhulu zethu, nabapristi bethu, nawobaba, abawugcinanga umthetho wakho, abalalelanga imiyalo yakho nobufakazi bakho owafakaza ngabo kubo.
35Ngokuba abakukhonzanga embusweni wabo nasebuhleni bakho obukhulu owabanika wona, nasezweni elikhulu nelivundile owabanika lona, futhi abaphendukanga emisebenzini yabo emibi.
36Bheka, siyizinceku namuhla, nezwe owalinika obaba ukuba badle izithelo zalo nobuhle balo, bheka, siyizinceku kulo.
37Futhi inika amakhosi isivuno esikhulu owawabeka phezu kwethu ngenxa yezono zethu; futhi bayabusa phezu kwemizimba yethu nezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwabo, futhi sisekuhluphekeni okukhulu.
38Futhi ngenxa yakho konke lokhu senza isivumelwano esiqinile futhi sisilobe; nezikhulu zethu, namaLevi, nabapristi bethu, bayawunamathelisa.
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