Nehemiah 11

Abahlali beJerusalema

1Ngakho ababusi babantu bahlala eJerusalema ^a; abantu abaseleyo basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa ukuze balethe oyedwa kwabalitshumi ukuhlala eJerusalema ^b umuzi ongcwele ^c, lengxenye eziyisificamunwemunye kweminye imizi. 2Abantu basebebusisa wonke amadoda azinikela ngesihle ukuyahlala eJerusalema ^d.

3Lezi-ke zinhloko zesabelo ezahlala eJerusalema. Kodwa emizini yakoJuda bahlala, ngulowo kumfuyo yakhe, emizini yabo: UIsrayeli, abapristi, lamaLevi, lamaNethini ^e, labantwana benceku zikaSolomoni ^f. 4EJerusalema ^g kwahlala-ke abanye babantwana bakoJuda lababantwana bakoBhenjamini. Ebantwaneni bakoJuda: OAthaya indodana kaUziya indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaAmariya indodana kaShefathiya indodana kaMahalaleli, owabantwana bakoPerezi, 5loMahaseya indodana kaBharukhi ^h indodana kaKolihoze ⁱ indodana kaHazaya indodana kaAdaya indodana kaJoyaribi indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaShiloni ^j. 6Wonke amadodana kaPerezi ayehlala eJerusalema ayengamakhulu amane lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificaminwembili, amadoda alamandla. 7Lala ngamadodana kaBhenjamini: USalu indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaJowedi indodana kaPhedaya indodana kaKolaya indodana kaMahaseya indodana kaIthiyeli indodana kaJeshaya ^k, 8langemva kwakhe oGabayi, uSalayi, amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili ^l. 9LoJoweli indodana kaZikiri wayengumboni phezu kwabo, loJuda indodana kaHasenuwa engowesibili phezu komuzi. 10Kubapristi ^m: OJedaya ⁿ indodana kaJoyaribi, uJakini ^o, 11uSeraya indodana kaHilikhiya indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaZadoki indodana kaMerayothi indodana kaAhitubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu ^p, 12labafowabo ababesenza umsebenzi wendlu babengamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amabili lambili; loAdaya indodana kaJerohamu ^q indodana kaPelaliya indodana kaAmzi indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaPashuri indodana kaMalikiya ^r, 13labafowabo, inhloko zaboyise, babengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lambili; loAmashayi indodana kaAzareli indodana kaAhizayi indodana kaMeshilemothi indodana kaImeri ^s, 14labafowabo, amaqhawe alamandla, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili; lomboni phezu kwabo wayenguZabidiyeli indodana yomunye wabakhulu. 15LakumaLevi ^t: OShemaya indodana kaHashubi indodana kaAzirikamu indodana kaHashabhiya indodana kaBuni ^u; 16loShabethayi ^v loJozabadi ^w bezinhloko zamaLevi babephezu komsebenzi wangaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu ^x; 17loMathaniya ^y indodana kaMika ^z indodana kaZabidi ^aa indodana kaAsafi owayeyinhloko yokuqalisa ukubonga emkhulekweni ^ab; loBakibukiya owesibili kubafowabo ^ac; loAbida indodana kaShamuwa ^{ad , ae} indodana kaGalali indodana kaJeduthuni. 18Wonke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane ^af. 19Labalindimasango, oAkubi, uTalimoni, labafowabo ababelinda amasango babelikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili.

20Lensali yakoIsrayeli, ababapristi, amaLevi, babesemizini yonke yakoJuda, ngulowo elifeni lakhe ^ag. 21LamaNethini ayehlala eOfeli ^ah; loZiha loGishipa babephezu kwamaNethini ^ai. 22Njalo umboni wamaLevi eJerusalema wayenguUzi indodana kaBani ^aj indodana kaHashabhiya indodana kaMathaniya ^ak indodana kaMika ^al. Owamadodana kaAsafi, abahlabeleli babeqondene lomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu. 23Ngoba kwakungumlayo wenkosi ngabo ^am, njengokufunekayo kubahlabeleli, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo ^an. 24Njalo uPethahiya indodana kaMeshezabeli ^ao, owabantwana bakoZera indodana kaJuda, wayesesandleni senkosi kulo lonke udaba lwabantu ^ap. 25Lemizaneni lamasimu ayo, kwahlala abanye babantwana bakoJuda eKiriyathi-Arba ^aq lemizana yayo ^ar, laseDiboni ^as lemizana yayo ^at, laseJekabiseyeli lemizana yayo ^au, 26laseJeshuwa, laseMolada ^av, laseBeti-Peleti ^aw, 27laseHazari-Shuwali ^ax, laseBherishebha ^ay lemizana yayo ^az, 28laseZikilagi ^ba, laseMekona lemizaneni yayo ^bb, 29laseEni-Rimoni ^bc, laseZora ^bd, laseJarimuthi ^be, 30iZanowa ^bf, iAdulamu ^bg lemizana yayo, iLakishi lamasimu ayo ^bh, iAzeka ^bi lemizana yayo ^bj. Basebemisa inkamba kusukela eBherishebha ^bk kusiya esihotsheni seHinomu ^bl. 31Labantwana bakoBhenjamini kusukela eGeba babeseMikimashi, leAyija ^bm, leBhetheli ^bn lemizana yayo ^bo, 32iAnathothi ^bp, iNobi ^bq, iAnaniya, 33iHazori ^br, iRama ^bs, iGithayimi ^bt, 34iHadidi ^bu, iZeboyimi ^bv, iNebalati, 35iLodi ^bw, leOno ^bx, isigodi sezingcitshi ^by. 36LakumaLevi kwakulezigaba zakoJuda loBhenjamini ^bz.