Nehemiah 7

1Umduli usuwakhiwe lezivalo sengizifakile ezindaweni zazo, abalindi bamasango labahlabeleli labaLevi bakhethwa. 2Ngabeka umfowethu uHanani ukuphatha iJerusalema, kanye loHananiya umlawuli wesigodlo lenqaba ngoba wayeyindoda elobuqotho, emesabayo uNkulunkulu kulamadoda amanengi. 3Ngathi kubo, “Amasango aseJerusalema makangavulwa ilanga lize litshise. Nxa abalindimasango belokhu besemsebenzini, kabavale iminyango bayinxibe. Njalo khethani izakhamizi zeJerusalema ukuba ngabalindi, abanye ezindaweni lapho abamiswe khona, abanye eduze lezindlu zabo.”

Uluhlu lwezithunjwa ezaphendukayo

4Idolobho lalilikhulu libanzi, kodwa kwakulabantu abalutshwana phakathi kwalo, lezindlu zazingakavuselelwa.

5Kwathi uNkulunkulu wami wakubeka enhliziyweni yami ukuqoqa ndawonye izikhulu, lezinduna labantukazana nje ukuthi bazobhalisa ngezimuli. Ngathola umbhalo wezizukulwane walabo ababuya kuqala. Nanku engakuthola kubhaliwe lapho:

6Laba yibo abantu belizwe abafikayo bephuma ebugqilini ababethethwe nguNebhukhadinezari inkosi yase-Bhabhiloni baba yizigqili (babuyela eJerusalema lakoJuda, ngulowo waya emzini wakibo, 7abeza kanye loZerubhabheli, loJeshuwa, loNehemiya, lo-Azariya loRamiya, loNamari, loModekhayi, loBhilishani loMisipherethi, loBhigivayi, loNehumi loBhana): Uluhlu Lwamadoda Ako-Israyeli:

8abesizukulwana sikaPharoshi 2,172

9abakaShafathiya 372

10abaka-Ara 652

11abakaPhahathi-Mowabi (ngosendo lukaJeshuwa loJowabi) 2,818

12abaka-Elami 1,254

13abakaZathu 845

14abakaZakhayi 760

15abakaBhinuyi 648

16abakaBhebhayi 628

17abaka-Azigadi 2,322

18abaka-Adonikhamu 667

19abakaBhigivayi 2,067

20abaka-Adini 655

21abaka-Atheri (ngoHezekhiya) 98

22abakaHashumi 328

23abakaBhezayi 324

24abakaHarifi 112

25abakaGibheyoni 95

26amadoda aseBethilehema leNethofa 188

27abase-Anathothi 128

28abaseBethi Azimavethi 42

29abaseKhiriyathi Jeyarimu, leKhefira leBherothi 743

30abaseRama leGebha 621

31abaseMikimashi 122

32abaseBetheli le-Ayi 123

33abeyinye iNebho 52

34abeyinye i-Elami 1,254

35abaseHarimi 320

36abaseJerikho 345

37abaseLodi, eHadidi le-Ono 721

38abaseSenaya 3,930

39Abaphristi: abesizukulwana sikaJediya (ngosendo lukaJeshuwa) 973

40abaka-Imeri 1,052

41abakaPashuri 1,247

42abakaHarimu 1,017

43AbaLevi: abesizukulwana sikaJeshuwa (ngoKhadimiyeli ngosendo luka-Hodaviya) 74

44Abahlabeleli: Abesizukulwana sika-Asafi 148

45Abalindimasango: abesizukulwana sikaShalumi, loAtheri, loThalimoni, lo-Akhubi, loHathitha loShobayi 138

46Izinceku zethempelini: abesizukulwana sikaZiha, Hasufa loThabawothi,

47loKherosi, loSiya, loPhadoni,

48loLebhama, loHagaba, loShalimayi,

49loHanani, loGideli, loGahari,

50loReyayiya, loRezini, loNekhoda,

51loGazami, lo-Uza, loPhaseya,

52loBhesayi, loMewunimi, loNefusimu,

53loBhakibhuki, loHakhupha, loHarihuri,

54loBhaziluthi, loMehida, loHarisha

55loBharikhosi, loSisera, loThema,

56loNeziya loHathifa.

57Abezizukulwana zezinceku zikaSolomoni: Abesizukulwana sikaSothayi, loSoferethi loPherida,

58loJayala, loDakhoni, loGideli,

59loShefathiya, loHathili, loPhokherethi-Hazebhayimi lo-Amoni.

60Izinceku zethempelini labezizukulwana zezinceku zikaSolomoni 392

61Abalandelayo laba bavela emadolobheni aseTheli Mela, eTheli-Hasha, eKherubi, e-Adoni lase-Imeri, kodwa behluleka ukuveza ukuthi usendo lwabo lwaphuma ko-Israyeli:

62abesizukulwana sikaDeliya, loThobhiya loNekhoda 642

63Ababesuka kubaphristi: abesizukulwana sikaHobhiya, lesikaHakhozi lesikaBhazilayi (indoda eyayithethe indodakazi kaBhazilayi umGileyadi laye wayebizwa ngalelobizo).

64Bonke laba baphenyisisa izincwadi zomdabuko wezimuli zabo kodwa baziswela, yikho batshiywa ngaphandle kobuphristi kwathiwa bangcolile.

65Ngakho umbusi, wasesithi kabangakudli ukudla okungcwele kuze kube lomphristi ozakhonza nge-Urimi leThumini.

66Ixuku lonke lalilinani elifika 42,360,

67ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo ezesilisa labesifazana ezazifika 7,337; njalo belabahlabeleli besilisa labesifazana abafika 245.

68Kwakulamabhiza ayefika 736, izimbongolo 245, amakamela 435,

69labobabhemi 6,720.

70Ezinye izinhloko zezimuli zancedisa emsebenzini. Umbusi wanikela esikhwameni esikhulu, amadrakhima egolide ayi 1,000, imiganu engama 50 lezigqoko zabaphristi ezi 530.

71Abanye abayizinhloko zezimuli baphosela esikhwameni amadrakhima egolide azi 20,000 lamamina esiliva afika 2,200.

72Sekukonke okwaphiwa ngabantu bonke kwaba ngamadrakhima egolide afika 20,000, amamina esiliva afika 2,000 lezigqoko zabaphristi ezingama 67.

73Abaphristi, labaLevi, labalindimasango, labahlabeleli, lezinceku zethempelini, kanye labanye abantu lo-Israyeli wonke, bahlala emadolobheni akibo.