Nehemiah 10
1 And over those sealed [are] Nehemiah the Tirshatha, son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
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 Huttush, 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 [are] the priests.
loMaziya, loBhiligayi loShemaya. Laba babe ngabaphristi.
9 And the Levites: both Jeshua 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 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
uMikha, uRehobhi, uHashabhiya,
12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
uZakhuri, uSherebhiya, uShebhaniya,
13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
uHodiya, uBhani loBheninu.
14 Heads 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, Hizkijah, 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 gatekeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and every one who hath been separated from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every knowing intelligent one,
Inengi labantu, abaphristi, abaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, lezinceku zethempeli labo bonke abazehlukanisayo ebantwini bezizwe ngenxa yoMthetho kaNkulunkulu, kanye lamakhosikazi abo lamadodana lamadodakazi abo ayeseqedisisa
29 are laying hold on their brethren, their honourable ones, and coming in to an execration, and in to an oath, to walk in the law of God, that was given by the hand of Moses, servant of God, and to observe and to do all the commands of Jehovah our Lord, and His judgments, 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 give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;
Sithembisa ukuthi kasiyikwendisa amadodakazi ethu ebantwini esakhelene labo loba sithathele amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.
31 and the peoples of the land who are bringing in the wares and any corn on the sabbath-day to sell, we receive not of them on the sabbath, and on a holy day, and we leave the seventh year, and usury on every hand.
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 have appointed for ourselves commands, to put on ourselves the third of a shekel in a year, for the service of the house of our God,
Siyazethesa umlandu wokugcwalisa umlayo wokupha okwesithathu kweshekeli ngomnyaka okomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu:
33 for bread of the arrangement, and the continual present, and the continual burnt-offering of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for appointed seasons, and for holy things, and for sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, even 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 the lots we have caused to fall for the offering of wood, [among] the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring in to the house of our God, by the house of our fathers, at times appointed, year by year, to burn on 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 in the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruits of all fruit of every tree, 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 firstlings of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and our flocks, to bring in to the house of our God, to the priests who are ministering 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 the beginning of our dough, and our heave-offerings, and the fruit of every tree, of new wine, and of oil, we bring in to the priests, unto the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground to the Levites; and they — the Levites — have 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, son of Aaron, hath been with the Levites in the tithing of the Levites, and the Levites bring up the tithe of the tithe to the house of our God unto the chambers, to 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 unto the chambers do they bring in — the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi — the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, and there [are] vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests, those ministering, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and we do 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.”
