Nehemiah 12
1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra;
Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevi abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli, loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzra,
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush;
uAmariya, uMaluki, uHathushi,
3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth;
uShekaniya, uRehuma, uMeremothi,
4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah;
uIdo, uGinethoyi, uAbhiya,
5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah;
uMijamini, uMahadiya, uBiliga,
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah;
uShemaya, loJoyaribi, uJedaya,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
uSalu, uAmoki, uHilikhiya, uJedaya. Laba babezinhloko zabapristi labafowabo ensukwini zikaJeshuwa.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
LamaLevi: OJeshuwa, uBinuwi, uKadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJuda, uMathaniya, babephezu kokubonga, yena labafowabo.
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brethren, were over against them in wards.
LoBakibukiya loUni, abafowabo, babeqondene labo emilindweni.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
UJeshuwa wasezala uJoyakimi, uJoyakimi wasezala uEliyashibi, uEliyashibi wasezala uJoyada,
11 and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
uJoyada wasezala uJonathani, uJonathani wasezala uJaduwa.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Lensukwini zikaJoyakimi abapristi, inhloko zaboyise, babengo: OkaSeraya nguMeraya; okaJeremiya nguHananiya;
13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
okaEzra nguMeshulamu; okaAmariya nguJehohanani;
14 of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
okaMeliku nguJonathani; okaShebaniya nguJosefa;
15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
okaHarimi nguAdina; okaMerayothi nguHelikayi;
16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Gennethon, Meshullam;
okaIdo nguZekhariya; okaGinethoni nguMeshulamu;
17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
okaAbhiya nguZikiri; okaMiniyamini, okaMowadiya nguPilitayi;
18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
okaBiliga nguShamuwa; okaShemaya nguJehonathani;
19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
lokaJoyaribi nguMathenayi; okaJedaya nguUzi;
20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
okaSalayi nguKalayi; okaAmoki nguEberi;
21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
okaHilikhiya nguHashabhiya; okaJedaya nguNethaneli.
22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded heads of fathers’ [houses]: also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.
AmaLevi ensukwini zikaEliyashibi, oJoyada loJohanani loJaduwa, babhalwa baba zinhloko zaboyise, labapristi kwaze kwaba ngumbuso kaDariyusi umPerisiya.
23 The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
Amadodana kaLevi, inhloko zaboyise, abhalwa egwalweni lwemilando, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibi.
24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward against ward.
Lenhloko zamaLevi: OHashabhiya, uSherebiya, loJeshuwa indodana kaKadimiyeli, labafowabo maqondana labo, ukudumisa lokubonga, njengomlayo kaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, umlindo maqondana lomlindo.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the storehouses of the gates.
OMathaniya, loBakibukiya, uObhadiya, uMeshulamu, uTalimoni, uAkubi, babengabalindimasango belinda umlindo eziphaleni zamasango.
26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.
Labo babekhona ensukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, lensukwini zikaNehemiya umbusi, loEzra umpristi, umbhali.
27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication, with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
Lekwehlukaniselweni komduli weJerusalema badinga amaLevi evela ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuwaletha eJerusalema ukwenza ukwehlukaniswa, langentokozo, langokubonga, langokuhlabela, ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, langamachacho.
28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;
Amadodana abahlabeleli asebuthana, njalo evela emagcekeni azingelezele iJerusalema, lemizini yamaNetofa,
29 also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
leBeti-Giligali, lelizweni leGeba leAzimavethi, ngoba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi ezingelezele iJerusalema.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Labapristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula labantu lamasango lomduli.
31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; [whereof one went] on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
Ngasengisenza iziphathamandla zakoJuda zenyukele emdulini, ngamisa amaxuku amakhulu amabili okubonga lezindwendwe, elinye kwesokunene phezu komduli kusiya esangweni lomquba.
32 and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Lemva kwawo kwahamba oHoshaya, lengxenye yeziphathamandla zakoJuda,
33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
loAzariya, uEzra, loMeshulamu,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
uJuda, loBhenjamini, loShemaya, loJeremiya.
35 and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;
Lakumadodana abapristi elezimpondo: OZekhariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikhaya indodana kaZakuri indodana kaAsafi,
36 and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them:
labafowabo, oShemaya, loAzareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, loJuda, uHanani, belezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, loEzra umbhali ephambi kwabo.
37 And by the fountain gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
Langasesangweni lomthombo, njalo maqondana labo, benyuka ngezinyathelo zomuzi kaDavida, emqansweni womduli, ngaphezu kwendlu kaDavida, kusiya esangweni lamanzi ngempumalanga.
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall;
Lexuku lesibili lokubonga lahamba maqondana lalo, lami ngililandela, lengxenye yabantu phezu komduli, kusukela ngaphezu komphotshongo wesithando kusiya emdulini obanzi,
39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
njalo kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lakoEfrayimi, langaphezu kwesango elidala, langaphezu kwesango lenhlanzi, lomphotshongo kaHananeli, lomphotshongo kaHameha, kusiya esangweni lezimvu; bema-ke esangweni labalindi.
40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
Womabili amaxuku okubonga asesima endlini kaNkulunkulu, lami, lengxenye yababusi ilami.
41 and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
Labapristi: OEliyakhimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikhaya, uEliyowenayi, uZekhariya, uHananiya, belezimpondo,
42 and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
loMahaseya, loShemaya, loEleyazare, loUzi, loJehohanani, loMalikiya, loElamu, loEzeri. Abahlabeleli basebezizwakalisa, loJezerahiya umboni.
43 And they offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
Basebehlaba mhlalokho imihlatshelo emikhulu, bathokoza, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabenza bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu; labesifazana labantwana labo bathokoza; kwaze kwathi intokozo yeJerusalema yezwakala khatshana.
44 And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
Ngalolosuku kwamiswa-ke amadoda phezu kwamakamelo okuligugu, aweminikelo, awezithelo zokuqala, lawokwetshumi, ukuqoqela kuwo okuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zomlayo zabapristi lezamaLevi. Ngoba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi lamaLevi ayemile.
45 And they kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
Abahlabeleli labalindimasango basebegcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, lemfanelo yokuhlambulula, njengomlayo kaDavida loSolomoni indodana yakhe.
46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
Ngoba ensukwini zamandulo zikaDavida loAsafi kwakulezinhloko zabahlabeleli lezingoma zokudumisa lokubonga kuNkulunkulu.
47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they sanctified for the Levites; and the Levites sanctified for the sons of Aaron.
LoIsrayeli wonke ensukwini zikaZerubhabheli lensukwini zikaNehemiya banika izabelo zabahlabeleli labalindimasango, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo; basebekungcwelisela amaLevi, lamaLevi akungcwelisela abantwana bakoAroni.
