Neh 12 | Ndebele | STEP | Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevi abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli , loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzra ,

1 Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevi ^a abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli ^b, loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzra ^c, 2 uAmariya, uMaluki, uHathushi, 3 uShekaniya, uRehuma, uMeremothi, 4 uIdo, uGinethoyi, uAbhiya, 5 uMijamini, uMahadiya, uBiliga ^d, 6 uShemaya ^e, loJoyaribi, uJedaya ^f, 7 uSalu, uAmoki, uHilikhiya, uJedaya ^g. Laba babezinhloko zabapristi labafowabo ensukwini zikaJeshuwa ^h. 8 LamaLevi: OJeshuwa ⁱ, uBinuwi ^j, uKadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJuda ^k, uMathaniya ^l, babephezu kokubonga, yena labafowabo ^m. 9 LoBakibukiya loUni, abafowabo, babeqondene labo emilindweni ⁿ.

10 UJeshuwa wasezala uJoyakimi ^o, uJoyakimi wasezala uEliyashibi ^p, uEliyashibi wasezala uJoyada ^q, 11 uJoyada wasezala uJonathani ^r, uJonathani wasezala uJaduwa ^s. 12 Lensukwini zikaJoyakimi abapristi, inhloko zaboyise, babengo: OkaSeraya nguMeraya; okaJeremiya nguHananiya; 13 okaEzra nguMeshulamu; okaAmariya nguJehohanani; 14 okaMeliku nguJonathani; okaShebaniya nguJosefa; 15 okaHarimi nguAdina; okaMerayothi nguHelikayi ^t; 16 okaIdo nguZekhariya; okaGinethoni nguMeshulamu; 17 okaAbhiya nguZikiri; okaMiniyamini, okaMowadiya nguPilitayi; 18 okaBiliga nguShamuwa; okaShemaya nguJehonathani; 19 lokaJoyaribi nguMathenayi; okaJedaya nguUzi ^u; 20 okaSalayi nguKalayi; okaAmoki nguEberi; 21 okaHilikhiya nguHashabhiya; okaJedaya nguNethaneli ^v.

22 AmaLevi ensukwini zikaEliyashibi ^w, oJoyada ^x loJohanani ^y loJaduwa, babhalwa baba zinhloko zaboyise, labapristi kwaze kwaba ngumbuso kaDariyusi umPerisiya. 23 Amadodana kaLevi, inhloko zaboyise, abhalwa egwalweni lwemilando, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibi ^z. 24 Lenhloko zamaLevi: OHashabhiya ^aa, uSherebiya ^ab, loJeshuwa ^ac indodana kaKadimiyeli ^ad, labafowabo maqondana labo ^ae, ukudumisa ^af lokubonga ^ag, njengomlayo kaDavida ^ah umuntu kaNkulunkulu ^ai, umlindo maqondana lomlindo ^aj. 25 OMathaniya ^ak, loBakibukiya ^al, uObhadiya ^am, uMeshulamu ^an, uTalimoni ^ao, uAkubi ^ap, babengabalindimasango belinda umlindo eziphaleni zamasango. 26 Labo babekhona ensukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki ^aq, lensukwini zikaNehemiya umbusi ^ar, loEzra umpristi, umbhali ^as.

Inkonzo yokubongela ukwakhiwa komduli

27 Lekwehlukaniselweni komduli weJerusalema ^at badinga amaLevi evela ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuwaletha eJerusalema ukwenza ukwehlukaniswa ^au, langentokozo, langokubonga, langokuhlabela, ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, langamachacho ^av. 28 Amadodana abahlabeleli asebuthana, njalo evela emagcekeni azingelezele iJerusalema ^aw, lemizini yamaNetofa ^ax, 29 leBeti-Giligali ^ay, lelizweni leGeba ^az leAzimavethi ^ba, ngoba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi ezingelezele iJerusalema. 30 Labapristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula labantu lamasango lomduli ^bb.

31 Ngasengisenza iziphathamandla zakoJuda zenyukele emdulini, ngamisa amaxuku amakhulu amabili okubonga lezindwendwe, elinye kwesokunene ^bc phezu komduli kusiya esangweni lomquba ^bd. 32 Lemva kwawo kwahamba oHoshaya, lengxenye yeziphathamandla zakoJuda, 33 loAzariya ^be, uEzra ^bf, loMeshulamu ^bg, 34 uJuda, loBhenjamini, loShemaya ^bh, loJeremiya ^bi. 35 Lakumadodana abapristi elezimpondo ^bj: OZekhariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikhaya ^bk indodana kaZakuri ^bl indodana kaAsafi, 36 labafowabo, oShemaya, loAzareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, loJuda, uHanani, belezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavida ^bm umuntu kaNkulunkulu ^bn, loEzra umbhali ephambi kwabo. 37 Langasesangweni lomthombo ^bo, njalo maqondana labo, benyuka ngezinyathelo zomuzi kaDavida, emqansweni womduli, ngaphezu kwendlu kaDavida ^bp, kusiya esangweni lamanzi ngempumalanga ^bq. 38 Lexuku lesibili lokubonga lahamba maqondana lalo, lami ngililandela, lengxenye yabantu phezu komduli ^br, kusukela ngaphezu komphotshongo wesithando ^bs kusiya emdulini obanzi ^bt, 39 njalo kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lakoEfrayimi ^bu, langaphezu kwesango elidala ^bv, langaphezu kwesango lenhlanzi ^bw, lomphotshongo kaHananeli ^bx, lomphotshongo kaHameha ^by, kusiya esangweni lezimvu ^bz; bema-ke esangweni labalindi ^ca. 40 Womabili amaxuku okubonga asesima endlini kaNkulunkulu, lami, lengxenye yababusi ilami. 41 Labapristi: OEliyakhimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikhaya ^cb, uEliyowenayi ^cc, uZekhariya ^cd, uHananiya ^ce, belezimpondo, 42 loMahaseya ^cf, loShemaya ^cg, loEleyazare, loUzi ^ch, loJehohanani ^ci, loMalikiya ^cj, loElamu, loEzeri ^ck. Abahlabeleli basebezizwakalisa, loJezerahiya umboni. 43 Basebehlaba mhlalokho imihlatshelo emikhulu, bathokoza, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabenza bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu; labesifazana labantwana labo bathokoza; kwaze kwathi intokozo yeJerusalema yezwakala khatshana ^cl.

Izabelo zabapristi lezamaLevi

44 Ngalolosuku kwamiswa-ke ^cm amadoda phezu kwamakamelo okuligugu, aweminikelo, awezithelo zokuqala, lawokwetshumi, ukuqoqela kuwo okuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zomlayo zabapristi lezamaLevi. Ngoba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi lamaLevi ayemile ^cn. 45 Abahlabeleli labalindimasango basebegcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, lemfanelo yokuhlambulula, njengomlayo kaDavida loSolomoni indodana yakhe ^co. 46 Ngoba ensukwini zamandulo zikaDavida loAsafi ^cp kwakulezinhloko zabahlabeleli lezingoma zokudumisa lokubonga kuNkulunkulu. 47 LoIsrayeli wonke ensukwini zikaZerubhabheli ^cq lensukwini zikaNehemiya banika izabelo zabahlabeleli labalindimasango, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo ^cr; basebekungcwelisela amaLevi ^cs, lamaLevi akungcwelisela abantwana bakoAroni ^ct.