Nehemiah 10

1Labo abafaka uphawu lwabo yilaba:

Umbusi:
uNehemiya indodana kaHakhaliya.

LoZedekhiya, 2loSeraya, lo-Azariya, loJeremiya,
3loPhashuri, lo-Amariya, loMalikhija,
4loHathushi, loShebhaniya, loMaluki,
5loHarimi, loMeremothi, lo-Obhadaya,
6loDanyeli, loGinethoni, loBharukhi,
7loMeshulami, lo-Abhija, loMijamini,
8loMaziya, loBhiligayi loShemaya.
Laba babe ngabaphristi.

9AbaLevi:
uJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, uBhinuwi owamadodana kaHenadadi loKhadimiyeli,
10labasekeli babo: uShebhaniya, uHodiya, uKhelitha, uPhelaya loHanani,
11uMikha, uRehobhi, uHashabhiya,
12uZakhuri, uSherebhiya, uShebhaniya,
13uHodiya, uBhani loBheninu.

14Abakhokheli babantu yilaba:
uPharoshi, uPhahathi-Mowabi, u-Elamu, uZathu uBhani,
15uBhuni, u-Azigadi, uBhebhayi,
16u-Adonija, uBhigivayi, u-Adini,
17u-Atheri, uHezekhiya, u-Azuri,
18uHodiya, uHashumi, uBhezayi,
19uHarifi, u-Anathothi, uNebhayi,
20uMagiphiyashi, uMeshulami, uHeziri,
21uMeshezabeli, uZadokhi, uJaduwa,
22uPhelathiya, uHanani, u-Anaya,
23uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubhi,
24uHaloheshi, uPhiliha, uShobeki,
25uRehumi, uHashabhina, uMaseya,
26u-Ahija, uHanani, u-Anani,
27uMaluki, uHarimi loBhana.

28Inengi labantu, abaphristi, abaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, lezinceku zethempeli labo bonke abazehlukanisayo ebantwini bezizwe ngenxa yoMthetho kaNkulunkulu, kanye lamakhosikazi abo lamadodana lamadodakazi abo ayeseqedisisa 29bonke bahlanganyela labafowabo ababeyizikhulu, ukuzibopha ngesiqalekiso langesifungo ukuwulandela uMthetho kaNkulunkulu owanikwa ngoMosi inceku kaNkulunkulu lokulalela kuhle yonke imilayo, leziqondiso lezimemezelo zikaThixo iNkosi yethu.

30Sithembisa ukuthi kasiyikwendisa amadodakazi ethu ebantwini esakhelene labo loba sithathele amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.

31Nxa labo esakhelene labo beletha impahla kumbe amabele okuthengiswa ngeSabatha, kasiyikuthenga kubo ngeSabatha loba ngaliphi ilanga elingcwele. Kuwo wonke umnyaka wesikhombisa sizayekela amasimu ethu alaluke njalo sizacitsha zonke izikwelede.

32Siyazethesa umlandu wokugcwalisa umlayo wokupha okwesithathu kweshekeli ngomnyaka okomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu: 33okwesinkwa esibekwe etafuleni; okomnikelo wenjayelo owamabele lowokutshiswa; okweminikelo yamaSabatha, eyamadili okuThwasa kweNyanga leminye imikhosi emisiweyo; eyiminikelo engcwele, iminikelo yesono yokubuyisana eka-Israyeli; leyayo yonke imilandu yendlini kaNkulunkulu.

34Thina abaphristi, abaLevi labantu sesenze inkatho ukubona ukuthi yiphi imuli emele ilethe inkuni ngasiphi isikhathi endlini kaNkulunkulu ezokutshiswa e-alithareni likaThixo uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni.

35Njalo sizethesa umlandu wokuletha endlini kaThixo umnyaka ngomnyaka izithelo zakuqala zamabele ethu lokwezithelo zonke zezihlahla.

36Njengoba kulotshiwe njalo eMthethweni, sizaletha amazibulo amadodana ethu, awenkomo zethu, lawemihlambi yethu yezimvu endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubaphristi abasebenza khona.

37Futhi njalo, sizaletha okuya eziphaleni zasendlini kaNkulunkulu, kubaphristi, okokuqala kwempuphu yethu, okweminikelo yamabele ethu, izithelo zezihlahla zethu zonke lewayini lethu elitsha kanye lamafutha. Njalo sizaletha okwetshumi okwamabele ethu kubaLevi, ngoba ngabaLevi abaqoqa okwetshumi kuwo wonke amadolobho esisebenza kuwo. 38Umphristi odabuka ku-Aroni kaphelekezele abaLevi besamukela okwetshumi, njalo abaLevi kumele balethe okwetshumi okomnikelo wetshumi kuze endlini kaNkulunkulu, eziphaleni eziqondane lesikhwama. 39Abantu bako-Israyeli, kanye labaLevi, bamele balethe iminikelo yabo yamabele, iwayini elitsha lamafutha eziphaleni lapho okugcinwa khona impahla zendlu engcwele, njalo lapho okuhlala khona abaphristi abasebenzayo labalindimasango labahlabeleli.

“Kasiyikuyidela indlu kaNkulunkulu.”