Nehemiah 10
1 And at the head of those that sealed were Nehemiah the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zedekiah.
Labo abafaka uphawu lwabo yilaba: Umbusi: uNehemiya indodana kaHakhaliya. LoZedekhiya,
2 — Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
loSeraya, lo-Azariya, loJeremiya,
3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
loPhashuri, lo-Amariya, loMalikhija,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
loHathushi, loShebhaniya, loMaluki,
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
loHarimi, loMeremothi, lo-Obhadaya,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
loDanyeli, loGinethoni, loBharukhi,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
loMeshulami, lo-Abhija, loMijamini,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
loMaziya, loBhiligayi loShemaya. Laba babe ngabaphristi.
9 — And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah; Binnui, of the sons of Henadad; Kadmiel,
AbaLevi: uJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, uBhinuwi owamadodana kaHenadadi loKhadimiyeli,
10 and their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
labasekeli babo: uShebhaniya, uHodiya, uKhelitha, uPhelaya loHanani,
11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
uMikha, uRehobhi, uHashabhiya,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
uZakhuri, uSherebhiya, uShebhaniya,
13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
uHodiya, uBhani loBheninu.
14 — The chief of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Abakhokheli babantu yilaba: uPharoshi, uPhahathi-Mowabi, u-Elamu, uZathu uBhani,
15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
uBhuni, u-Azigadi, uBhebhayi,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
u-Adonija, uBhigivayi, u-Adini,
17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
u-Atheri, uHezekhiya, u-Azuri,
18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
uHodiya, uHashumi, uBhezayi,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
uHarifi, u-Anathothi, uNebhayi,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
uMagiphiyashi, uMeshulami, uHeziri,
21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
uMeshezabeli, uZadokhi, uJaduwa,
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
uPhelathiya, uHanani, u-Anaya,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubhi,
24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
uHaloheshi, uPhiliha, uShobeki,
25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
uRehumi, uHashabhina, uMaseya,
26 and Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
u-Ahija, uHanani, u-Anani,
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
uMaluki, uHarimi loBhana.
28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all they that had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, every one having knowledge [and] having understanding,
Inengi labantu, abaphristi, abaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, lezinceku zethempeli labo bonke abazehlukanisayo ebantwini bezizwe ngenxa yoMthetho kaNkulunkulu, kanye lamakhosikazi abo lamadodana lamadodakazi abo ayeseqedisisa
29 joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which had been given by Moses the servant of God, and to keep and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
bonke bahlanganyela labafowabo ababeyizikhulu, ukuzibopha ngesiqalekiso langesifungo ukuwulandela uMthetho kaNkulunkulu owanikwa ngoMosi inceku kaNkulunkulu lokulalela kuhle yonke imilayo, leziqondiso lezimemezelo zikaThixo iNkosi yethu.
30 and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
Sithembisa ukuthi kasiyikwendisa amadodakazi ethu ebantwini esakhelene labo loba sithathele amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.
31 and that if the peoples of the land brought wares or any grain on the sabbath day to sell, we would not take it of them on the sabbath, or on [any] holy day; and that we would leave [the land uncultivated] the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
Nxa 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.
32 And we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God,
Siyazethesa umlandu wokugcwalisa umlayo wokupha okwesithathu kweshekeli ngomnyaka okomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu:
33 for the bread to be set in rows, and for the continual oblation, and for the continual burnt-offering, [for that] of the sabbaths [and] of the new moons, for the set feasts and for the holy [things], and for the sin-offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and [for] all the work of the house of our God.
okwesinkwa 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.
34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, to bring [it] into the house of our God, according to our fathers' houses, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of Jehovah our God, as it is written in the law;
Thina abaphristi, abaLevi labantu sesenze inkatho ukubona ukuthi yiphi imuli emele ilethe inkuni ngasiphi isikhathi endlini kaNkulunkulu ezokutshiswa e-alithareni likaThixo uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni.
35 and to bring the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year to the house of Jehovah,
Njalo sizethesa umlandu wokuletha endlini kaThixo umnyaka ngomnyaka izithelo zakuqala zamabele ethu lokwezithelo zonke zezihlahla.
36 and the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law; and to bring the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests that minister in the house of our God;
Njengoba kulotshiwe njalo eMthethweni, sizaletha amazibulo amadodana ethu, awenkomo zethu, lawemihlambi yethu yezimvu endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubaphristi abasebenza khona.
37 and that we should bring the first-fruits of our coarse meal and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, new wine and oil, to the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that they, the Levites, should take the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
Futhi 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.
38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes; and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, into the chambers of the treasure-house.
Umphristi odabuka ku-Aroni kaphelekezele abaLevi besamukela okwetshumi, njalo abaLevi kumele balethe okwetshumi okomnikelo wetshumi kuze endlini kaNkulunkulu, eziphaleni eziqondane lesikhwama.
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the new wine and the oil, into the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the doorkeepers and the singers. And we will not forsake the house of our God.
Abantu 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.”
