Nehemiah 10

1Labo abafaka uphawu lwabo yilaba: UNehemiya umbusi, indodana kaHakhaliya, loZedekhiya, 2loSeraya, lo-Azariya, loJeremiya,

3loPashuri, lo-Amariya, loMalikhija,

4loHathushi, loShebhaniya, loMaluki,

5loHarimi, loMeremothi, lo-Obadiya,

6loDanyeli, loGinethoni, loBharukhi,

7loMeshulami, lo-Abhija, loMijamini,

8loMaziya, loBhiligayi loShemayi. Laba babe ngabaphristi.

9AbaLevi: uJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, uBhinuwi owamadodana kaHenadadi loKhadimiyeli,

10labasekeli babo: uShebhaniya, uHodiya, uKhelitha, uPhelaya loHanani,

11uMikha, uRehobi, uHashabhiya,

12uZakhuri, uSherebhiya, uShebhaniya,

13uHodiya, uBhani loBheninu.

14Abakhokheli babantu yilaba: uPharoshi, uPhahathi-Mowabi, u-Elami, 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, uZadoki, uJaduwa,

22uPhelathiya, uHanani, u-Anaya,

23uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubi,

24uHaloheshi, uPhiliha, uShobeki,

25uRehumi, uHashabhina, uMaseya,

26u-Ahiya, uHanani, u-Anani,

27uMaluki, uHarimi loBhayana.

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

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

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

32“Siyazethesa umlandu wokugcwalisa umlayo wokupha okwesithathu kweshekeli ngomnyaka okomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu:

33okwesinkwa esibekwe etafuleni; okomnikelo wenjayelo owamabele lowokutshiswa; okweminikelo yamaSabatha, eyemikhosi yoku-Thwasa kweNyanga leminye imikhosi emisiweyo; eyiminikelo engcwele, iminikelo yesono yokubuyisana eka-Israyeli; leyayo yonke imilandu yendlini kaNkulunkulu.

34“Thina – abaphristi, abaLevi labantu – sesenze inkatho ukubona ukuthi yiyiphi imuli emele ilethe izinkuni ngasiphi isikhathi endlini kaNkulunkulu ezokutshiswa e-alithareni likaJehova wethu, njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni.

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

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

37“Futhi njalo, sizaletha okuya eziphaleni zasendlini kaNkulunkulu, kubaphristi, okokuqala kwempumpu yethu, okweminikelo yamabele ethu, izithelo zezihlahla zethu zonke lewayini lethu elitsha kanye lamafutha. Njalo sizaletha okwetshumi okwamabele ethu kubaLevi, ngokuba 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 kaJehova, eziphaleni eziqondane lesikhwama.

39Abantu bako-Israyeli, kanye labaLevi, bamele balethe iminikelo yabo yamabele, iwayini elitsha lamafutha eziphaleni lapho okugcinwa khona izimpahla zendlu engcwele, njalo lapho okuhlala khona abaphristi abasebenzayo labalindimasango labahlabeleli. “Kasiyikuyidela indlu kaNkulunkulu.”