a4:7, 2:10
b2:19
c1 Kho 16:24
d4:7, 2:10
eLilo 5:18
fHlab 123:3,4
g2:17, 5:9, 6:13; Hlab 79:12
hHlab 69:27,28, 109:14,15
iJer 18:23
j2:19
k1 Sam 11:1
l1 Sam 5:1
mHlab 83:3-8
n4:7
oGen 31:7
pNani 14:9
qDute 7:21
r2 Sam 10:12
sJobe 5:12
t2 Lan 26:14
u2 Lan 26:14
v4:14, 5:7, 7:5
wEks 14:14
xGen 19:15

Nehemiah 4

Izitha zihlupha abakhayo

1Kwasekusithi uSanibhalathi esezwile ukuthi siyawakha umduli a, wathukuthela wacunuka kakhulu, wawahleka usulu amaJuda b. 2Wasekhuluma phambi kwabafowabo lebutho leSamariya c wathi: La amaJuda abuthakathaka enzani? Azaziqinisa yini? Azahlaba yini? Azaqeda ngosuku yini? Azavuselela amatshe yini ezinqwabeni zengcekeza, ezitshileyo? 3LoTobiya umAmoni wayelaye d, wathi: Lalokho akwakhayo, uba ikhanka likhwela phezulu, lingawudiliza umduli wawo wamatshe e.

4Zwana, Nkulunkulu wethu, ngoba siyeyiswa f; ubuyisele ukukloloda kwabo ekhanda labo, ubanikele babe yimpango elizweni lokuthunjwa g; 5ungaligubuzeli icala labo h, lesono sabo singacitshwa phambi kwakho, ngoba bathukuthelisile maqondana labakhi i. 6Sawakha-ke umduli, waze wahlangana wonke umduli kuze kube yingxenye yawo, ngoba abantu babelenhliziyo yokusebenza.

7Kodwa kwathi oSanibhalathi loTobiya lamaArabhiya j lamaAmoni k labeAshidodi l sebezwile ukuthi ukulungiswa kwemiduli yeJerusalema kuyenyuka, ukuthi izikhala seziqala ukuvaleka, bathukuthela kakhulu m. 8Basebesenza ugobe bonke ndawonye ukuthi beze balwe leJerusalema, lokuthi badunge phakathi kwayo. 9Kodwa sakhuleka kuNkulunkulu wethu, sabeka abalindi ukumelana labo emini lebusuku, ngenxa yabo. 10Kodwa uJuda wathi: Amandla abathwali bomthwalo adedile, lezibi zinengi, ngakho thina kasilakho ukwakha umduli. 11Lezitha zethu zathi: Kabayikwazi, kabayikubona, size singene phakathi kwabo sibabulale, siwumise umsebenzi. 12Kwasekusithi amaJuda ayehlala duze lazo esefika n athi kithi katshumi: Livela endaweni zonke kumele libuyele kithi o.

13Ngasengimisa endaweni eziphansi kakhulu ngemva komduli endaweni ezisobala, ngamisa abantu ngensapho belezinkemba zabo, imikhonto yabo, lamadandili abo. 14Ngasengikhangela ngasukuma ngathi kuzikhulu lakubabusi lakwabanye abantu: Lingabesabi. Khumbulani iNkosi p enkulu leyesabekayo q, lilwele abafowenu, amadodana enu, lamadodakazi enu, omkenu, lezindlu zenu r. 15Kwasekusithi izitha zethu sezizwile ukuthi sekusaziwa yithi lokuthi uNkulunkulu ufubisile icebo labo, sabuyela sonke emdulini, wonke emsebenzini wakhe s. 16Kwasekusithi kusukela mhlalokho ingxenye yezisebenzi zami yayisebenza emsebenzini, lengxenye yazo yabamba imikhonto, izihlangu, lamadandili t, lamabhatshi ensimbi u. Lababusi babengemuva kwendlu yonke yakoJuda. 17Ababesakha emdulini, lababethwala imithwalo, ababelayitshela, ngesinye sezandla zakhe wayesebenza emsebenzini, lesinye sibambelele isikhali. 18Labakhi, ngulowo wayebhince inkemba yakhe ekhalweni lwakhe, besakha. Lovuthela uphondo wayeseceleni kwami.

19Ngasengisithi kuzikhulu lakubabusi lakwabanye abantu: Umsebenzi mkhulu futhi ubanzi; lathi sehlukene phezu komduli, omunye ukhatshana lomunye v. 20Endaweni elizakuzwa khona ukukhala kophondo, lizabuthana lapho kithi; uNkulunkulu wethu uzasilwela w. 21Ngokunjalo sasebenza emsebenzini; ingxenye yabo yayibambe imikhonto kusukela emadabukakusa kuze kuphume izinkanyezi x. 22Langalesosikhathi ngathi ebantwini: Ngulowo lenceku yakhe kabalale phakathi kweJerusalema ukuze babe ngabalindi bethu ebusuku, lemini emsebenzini. 23Ngakho kakho, mina, labafowethu, lenceku zami, lamadoda omlindo abangemva kwami, kakho kithi owakhulula izigqoko zethu, ngulowo wazikhululela ukuzihlanza.

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