Nehemaia 9

1 Ana ikamo'ma 24ma hiankna zupa Israeli veamo'za ne'zana a'o nehu'za, hapa frete'za eri tru hu'naze.

Ngelanga lamatshumi amabili lane aleyonyanga, ama-Israyeli ahlangana ndawonye, azila ukudla egqoke amasaka njalo bezithele uthuli emakhanda abo.

2 Hagi ana Israeli vahe'mo'zama megi'a vahe'enema rutrago'ma ate'nazana, ana vahera zamatre'za e'naze. Ana nehu'za oti'za kumi'zamigura zamasunku nehu'za, korapa zamagehe'zama hu'naza havi zamavu zamava zanku'enena zamasunku hu'naze.

Labo ababengabako-Israyeli ngomdabuko bazehlukanisa kwabezizwe. Bema ezindaweni zabo bavuma izono zabo lobubi babokhokho babo.

3 Hagi 3'a auamofo agu'afi oti'ne'za Ra Anumzana zamagri Anumzamofo kasege avontafepinti'ma hampri zamiza nanekea antahi'naze. Ana hute'za ete 3'a auamofo agu'afina kumi'zami huama nehu'za, Ra Anumzamofona monora hunte'naze.

Bema khonapho ababekhona babala eNcwadini yoMthetho kaThixo uNkulunkulu wabo okwengxenye yesine yosuku, kwathi enye ingxenye yesine babevuma izono zabo njalo bekhonza uThixo uNkulunkulu wabo.

4 Hanki Livae naga'mo'zama manisga hu'nezama nenekema nehaza tratera, Jesua'ma Bani'ma Katmieli'ma Sebania'ma Buni'ene Kenani'ma hu'za ana tratera mani'ne'za ranke hu'za Ra Anumzana zamagra'a Anumzamofontega nunamuna hu'naze.

Ethaleni kwakumi abaLevi, uJeshuwa, loBhani, loKhadimiyeli, loShebhaniya, loBhuni, loSherebhiya, loBhani loKhenani, abamemeza baqongisa amazwi kuThixo uNkulunkulu wabo.

5 Anante Livae nagara Jesua'ma Kadmieli'ma Bani'ma, Hasabneia'ma, Serebia'ma, Hodia'ma, Sebania'ene Petahiaki hu'za amanage hu'za vea kevua zamasami'naze, otita Ra Anumzana tamagri Anumzama mani vava Anumzamofo agi'a hentesga hiho. Hagi Ra Anumzamoka so'e Kagika'a ahentesga hune, tagrama keagafinti'ma huta e'inahu Anumza mani'nanema huta hu'zamo'a amuho hie.

Njalo abaLevi ababalisa uJeshuwa, loKhadimiyeli, loBhani, loHashabhineya, loSherebhiya, loHodiya, loShebhaniya, loPhethahiya bathi: “Sukumani lidumise uThixo uNkulunkulu wenu, okhona kusukela phakade kuze kube phakade. Libusisiwe ibizo lakho elingcwele, sengathi lingaphakanyiswa ngaphezulu kwakho konke ukubusiswa lokudunyiswa.

6 Kagrake Ra Anumzana mani'nane, Kagra monaramina tro nehunka, anazanke hunka onaga'ama me'nea monaramina tro nehunka, hanafi taminena tro hu'nane. Ama mopa tro nehunka, mopa agofetu'ma me'nea zantaminena tro hu'nane. Hage rintamina tro nehunka, hageri agu'afima me'nea zantaminena tro nehunka, maka zamofona zamasimura nezamine. Ana hu'nanke'za hampriga osu ankerontamima monafinkama mani'naza ankeromo'za zamare'nare'za Kagia ahentesga nehaze.

Wena wedwa unguThixo. Wenza amazulu, kanye lamazulu aphezukonke, lazozonke izinkanyezi zawo, umhlaba lakho konke okukuwo, inlwandle lakho konke okukuzo. Uyapha ukuphila kukho konke, lamabutho wonke asezulwini ayakukhonza.

7 Kagrake Ra Anumzana mani'nenka, Babiloni mopafi me'nea kuma Kaldia kaziga Uri mopareti Abramuna huhamprinka avre tiraminka ne-enka, Abrahamu'e hunka agia antemi'nana Anumza mani'nane. (Gen-Agaf 11:31, 17:5)

UnguThixo uNkulunkulu, owakhetha u-Abhrama wamkhupha e-Uri lamaKhaladiya wambiza ngokuthi ngu-Abhrahama.

8 Na'ankure agra maka agu'areti fatgo huno kavesigantegenka Kagra agrira hu hagerafi huvempage huntenka, kagripinti'ma henkama forehu nante anante'ma hu'za esaza vahera, Kenani vahe'ma, Hiti vahe'ma, Amori vahe'ma, Perizi vahe'ma, Jebusi vahe'ene Girgasi vahe'mokizmi mopa zamigahue hunka hunte'nane. Kagra fatgo Anumza mani'nanku, huvempama hu'nana keka'a eri otre'nane.

Wabona ukuthi inhliziyo yakhe yayithembekile kuwe, ngakho wenza isivumelwano laye ukupha izizukulwane zakhe ilizwe lamaKhenani, lamaHithi, lama-Amori, lamaPherizi, lamaJebusi lamaGigashi. Usigcinile isithembiso sakho ngoba ulungile.

9 Tagri tagehe'zama Isipima mani'nazage'za Isipi vahe'mo'zama tusi'a knazama zami'nazana zamage'nane. Zamagra koranke hagerinte'ma emani'ne'za zamazama hananegu'ma Kagritegama zavi krafama hazagenka, Kagra antahi zami'nane.

Wakubona ukuhlupheka kwabokhokho bethu eGibhithe; wezwa ukukhala kwabo eLwandle oluBomvu.

10 Kagra ruzahu ruzahu kaguvazane avamezane hunka Feronte'ene eri'za vahe'are'ene ana maka Isipima mani'naza vahe'enena zamazeri haviza hu'nane. Na'ankure zamagrama Israeli vahe'ma zamazeri havizantfama hazazanku anara hu'nane. Ana nehunka Kagia erinte ama hu'nankeno, vahe'mo'za meninena Kagia ahentesga nehaze.

Wathumela izibonakaliso ezingumangaliso lezimanga kuFaro, kuzozonke izinduna zakhe lakubo bonke abantu belizwe lakhe, ngoba wawukwazi ukuthi amaGibhithe abaphatha njani ngodlakela. Wazenzela ibizo, elimiyo kuze kube lamuhla.

11 Zamagra negazagenke hagerina refko hugantigama hankeno, amu'nompina ka fore hige'za hagege mopare vu'naze. Hianagi zamarotgoma hu'za aza vahera havema hiaza hunka timo'ma hankavemanetifi zamazeri atranke'za urami'naze.

Walwehlukanisa ulwandle phambi kwabo, ukuze bedlule kulo emhlabathini owomileyo, kodwa waphosela labo ababebaxhuma ekujuleni, njengelitshe liphoselwa ethwaceni lwamanzi.

12 Ferura hampompi mani'nenka vugota huzmantenka vu'nane. Hagi kenagera tevenefake hampompi mani'nenka, remsa huzmantenka kana zamaveri hanke'za vu'naze.

Emini wawubakhokhela ngensika yeyezi, ebusuku ngensika yomlilo ukubapha ukukhanya endleleni ababehamba ngayo.

13 Hagi Sainai agonarera eraminka monafintira kea hunezaminka, fatgo huno knare'ma hu'nea tra ke'ne, kasegenena Kagra zami'nane.

Wehla weza eNtabeni yaseSinayi; wakhuluma kubo usezulwini. Wabapha izimiso lemithetho eqondileyo njalo elungileyo, lezimemezelo lemilayo elungileyo.

14 Kagra ruotage'ma hu'nea Sabati knaka'a zamagritera emeri ante ama' nehunka, amage anteho hunka tra kene kasegeka'a, eri'za vaheka'a Mosesena ami'nane. (Eks-Uti 20:8)

Wabazisa ngeSabatha lakho elingcwele njalo wabapha imilayo, lezimiso lemithetho ngenceku yakho uMosi.

15 Ne'zama ne'zanku'ma zamaga'ma netegenka monafinkati bretia nezaminka, tinku'ma zamavenesigenka, tina hankeno havefinti ege'za ne'naze. Hagi huvempama huzamantenka zamigahue hunkama hu'nana mopafi ufre'za erisanti hare'za mani'naze. Hanki tina omne'nege'za tinku zamave'nesigenka knare hunka havefinti tina erifore huzmi'nanke'za ne'naze.

Ngesikhathi belambile wabapha isinkwa sivela ezulwini njalo ekomeni kwabo wabalethela amanzi ephuma edwaleni; wabatshela ukuthi bangene balithathe ilizwe owafunga uphakamisa isandla ukubapha.

16 Hianagi tagehe'mo'za zamavufaga ra nehazageno zamagu'amo'a hanavetige'za, kagri kasegea amagera onte'naze.

Kodwa bona, okhokho bethu, baba yiziqholo baqinisa intamo, kabaze balalela imilayo yakho.

17 Zamagra keka'a zamagesa ante'za nontahi'za, zamagri amunompima kaguva zantamima eri fore'ma hu'nana zankura zamagane kani'naze. Ana nehu'za zamefi hugami'za kea nontahi'za, ete kazokzo eri'zampi Isipi vanune hu'za mago kva ne' azeri oti'naze. Hianagi Kagra kumi atrente Anumza mani'nenka, kasunku hunezmantenka krimpa fru Anumza mani'nanankinka, kasunku hunezmantenka so'e kavukva nehunka, ame hunka krimpa ohenka mevava kavesizanu vahera kavesinentana Anumza mani'nane. E'ina hu'negu zamefira Kagra huozami'nane.

Bala ukulalela njalo behluleka ukukhumbula izimanga owazenzayo phakathi kwabo. Baqinisa intamo kwathi ekuhlamukeni kwabo bakhetha umkhokheli ukuze babuyele ebugqilini babo. Kodwa unguNkulunkulu oxolelayo, olomusa lesihawu, ophuza ukuthukuthela kodwa wandile ngothando. Ngakho kawubafulathelanga,

18 Hagi Sainai agonafima mani'ne'za goli eri'za bulimakoa tro hu'za anange hu'naze, ama anumzana tagri anumzane hu'za nehu'za, Isipitima tavre'noma e'nea anumzane hu'za hu'naze. Ana nehu'za Anumzamoka kagi'a eri haviza hu'naze.

lalapho sebezibumbele isithombe sethole besithi, ‘Lo ngunkulunkulu wenu owalikhuphayo eGibhithe,’ lanxa benze amanyala esabekayo.

19 Hianagi tusi'a kasunku huzmantenka hagege kokampina kamefira huzminka zamatranke'za ofri'naze. Feru'ma kama zamaveri huno nevia hampomo'a zamatreno ovigeno, kenage'ma remsa huno kama zamaveri'ma huno nevia teve nefake hampomo'a asura osu'ne.

Ngenxa yesihawu sakho esikhulu kawubakhalalanga enkangala. Emini insika yeyezi kayikhawulanga ukubakhokhela endleleni yabo, loba insika yomlilo ebusuku ukukhanyisa indlela ababemele bahambe ngayo.

20 Kagra knare Avamuka'a huntankeno antahintahia zami'ne. Kagra mana ne'zana zaminke'za nevava nehazagenka, tinku'ma hagegema hazagenka tina zaminke'za ne'naze. (Eks-Uti 16, 17:1-7)

Wanika uMoya wakho omuhle ukubafundisa. Kawuyigodlanga imana yakho emilonyeni yabo, njalo wabapha amanzi ukucitsha umhawu wabo.

21 Hanki 40'a kafumofo agu'afina hagege kokampina kegava huzmante'nanke'za mago zankura atupara osu'naze. Kukena zamimo'a tagato tagutura osigeno, zamagamo'a zoreno prora osu'ne. (Diu-Kas 8:4)

Okweminyaka engamatshumi amane wabagcina enkangala; kabazange baswele lutho, izembatho zabo kaziguganga lezinyawo zabo kazivuvukanga.

22 Kagra zamaza hanke'za kini vahera hara hu zamagtere'za afete'ma mani'naza vahe mopazamia eri'naze. E'ina hu'negu Hesboni kini ne' Sihoni mopane Basani kini ne' Ogi mopanena eri nafa'a hu'naze.

Wabapha imibuso lezizwe, wababela lemingcele ekude. Balithatha ilizwe likaSihoni inkosi yaseHeshibhoni lelizwe lika-Ogi inkosi yaseBhashani.

23 Ana nehunka zamagrira tusi mofavre naga zaminke'za, monafi hanafikna hazage'za hamprigara osu'naze. Ana nehunka zamafahe'ima huhampri zmante'nana mopafi zamavarenka ufre'nane.

Wenza amadodana abo aba manengi njengezinkanyezi zomkhathi, wabaletha elizweni owawutshele okhokho babo ukuba bangene kulo balithathe.

24 Hagi zamagehemo'za ufre'za Kenani mopa ome eri nafa'a hu'naze. Kagra zamaza hanke'za Kenani mopafima nemaniza vahera zamavaretre'naze. Kini vahe'zamine, ana mopafima nemaniza vahe'ene Kenani vahe'enena zamazampi zamavare antanke'za, nazanoma huzamanteku'ma hazazana amne huzamante'naze.

Amadodana abo angena alithatha ilizwe. Wawehlukanisa phambi kwabo amaKhenani, ababehlala phakathi kwelizwe; wanikela amaKhenani kubo, ndawonye lamakhosi awo labantu belizwe, ukuba benze kubo njengokuthanda kwabo.

25 Hagi hankavenentake keginama hu'naza ranra kumatamine, knare zantfama hu'nea mopanena hahu'za eneri'za, knare'nare zantamimo'ma avite'nea nontamine, ko'ma kafinte'naza tinkerinena eri nafa'a nehu'za, waini hozane, olivi zafa hozane, mago'a zafa raga hozanena rama'a eri nafa'a hu'naze. Zamagra tusi ne'za nene'za afovage nehu'za, tusi'a asomu'ma zamina zankura musenkase hu'naze.

Bathumba amadolobho abiyelweyo lomhlaba ovundileyo; bazithatha izindlu ezazigcwaliswe ngakho konke okuhle, lemithombo eyayivele igejiwe, izivini, lezivande zama-oliva lezihlahla ezinengi ezezithelo. Badla bazitika bakhithika imikhaba; bazithokozisa ngokulunga kwakho okukhulu.

26 Hianagi zamagra keka'a nontahi'za ha' renegante'za, kasegeka'a zamefi humi'naze. Kagritegama ete rukrahe hu'za ehogu'ma hankave keagama zamasami'za kasnampa vaheka'a zamahe fri'naze. Ana nehu'za Kagri kagia tusiza hu'za huhaviza hu'naze.

Kodwa kabalalelanga bakuhlamukela; umthetho wakho bawubeka ngemva kwabo. Babulala abaphrofethi bakho, ababebakhuza ukuze babuyele kuwe; bahlambaza ngendlela eyesabekayo.

27 E'ina hu'nazagu ha' vahe'zami zamazampi zamavare antanke'za zamazeri haviza hu'naze. Hagi zamagrama zamatama e'neri'za, Kagritega krafage hazagenka monafinkati antahinezaminka, tusi kasuntagi zamantenka zamagu'ma vazi vahera huzmantanke'za e'za ha' vahe zamazampintira eme zamagu vazi'naze.

Ngakho wabanikela ezitheni zabo, zabancindezela. Kodwa kwathi sebencindezelwe bakhala kuwe. Usezulwini wabezwa, kwathi ngesihawu sakho esikhulu wabapha abakhululi, ababahlengayo ezandleni zezitha zabo.

28 Hianagi zamagrama mani fruma nehu'za, Kagri kavurera havi'zama hu'nea avu'ava zana ete hu'naze. Anama hazagenka zamatranke'za ha' vahezamimo'za kegava huzmantage'za ete Kagritegama krafagema hazagenka, Kagra monafinkati krafa ke'zamia nentahinka kasunku huzmantenka, maka zupa zamavaretere hu'nane.

Kodwa bonela ukuphumula, baphinda njalo benza okubi phambi kwakho. Wase ubadela ezandleni zezitha zabo ukuthi zibabuse. Kwathi lapho sebekhala kuwe njalo, wezwa usezulwini, kwathi ngesihawu sakho wabakhulula izikhathi ngezikhathi.

29 Hagi zamagrama rukrahe hu'za kasegeka'a amage antehogura hankave ke huzmante'nane. Hianagi zamavufaga ra nehu'za zamarimpamo'a hankavetige'za, keka'a ontahi'naze. Ana nehu'za vahe'mo'zama amage'ma ante'za so'e huzama maniga tra keka'a zamefi hunemi'za kumi hu'naze. Zamarimpamo'a hankavenetige'za zamefi hunegami'za, haviza hu'za keka'a amagera onte'naze.

Wabaxwayisa ukuthi babuyele emthethweni wakho, kodwa baqholoza kabaze bayilalela imilayo yakho. Benza isono ngezimiso zakho, okuthi nxa umuntu ezilalela aphile. Ngobuqholo bakufulathela, baqinisa intamo, bala ukulalela.

30 Hanki rama'a kafufina akohenka fru hunezmantankeno Avamuka'amo'a kasnampa vahe zamagipi huvazino zamasami'neanagi, ana nanekerera tagehe'za zamagesa ante'za ontahi'naze. E'ina hu'negu ha' vahe'mokizmi zamazampi zamavare ante'nane.

Okweminyaka eminengi wababekezelela. NgoMoya wakho wabakhuza ngabaphrofethi bakho. Kodwa kabananzanga, ngakho wabanikela ebantwini abakhelene labo.

31 Hianagi tusi'a kasunku hunezmantenka zamahe fananea nosunka, kamefira huozami'nane. Na'ankure Kagra fru hunka kasunku Anumza mani'nane.

Kodwa ngomusa wakho omkhulu kawubaqedanga njalo kawubadelanga, ngoba unguNkulunkulu olomusa, olozwelo.

32 Hanki e'ina hu'negu tagri Anumzana tusi hihamukane hentofaza hunka hankavenentake Anumza mani'nenka, maka zupa kagrama huvempama hu'nana kegu kagesa nentahinka, kavesirante vava nehana Anumza mani'nane. E'ina hu'negu muse hugantonanki, ko'ma Asiria kini vahe'mo'zama tazeri havizama hu'nareti'ma eno meninte'ma egeta, kini nagatine kva vahetine pristi vahetine kasnampa vahe'ene tafahe'ine, ana maka vaheka'amota tusi'a knazamo eme tazeri havizantfa hu'ne.

Ngakho-ke manje, Oh Nkulunkulu wethu, uNkulunkulu omkhulu, olamandla njalo omangalisayo, ogcina isivumelwano sakhe sothando, ungadeleli bonke lobu ubunzima obusehleleyo thina laphezu kwamakhosi ethu labakhokheli, phezu kwabaphristi labaphrofethi bethu, phezu kwabobaba labantu bakho bonke, kusukela ensukwini zamakhosi ase-Asiriya kuze kube lamuhla.

33 Hianagi e'i ana maka knazama tagrite'ma e'nea knafina Kagra fatgo kavukvaza hurante'nane. Hagi tagrama kumi'ma nehunkenka'a, huvempama hu'nana keka'a amage ante fatgo hunka taza hu'nane.

Kukho konke lokho okwenzakeleyo kithi, ubeqotho; wenze ngokuthembeka, thina sisenza okubi.

34 Hagi kini vahetimo'zane kva vahetimo'zane pristi nagatimo'zane, tafahe'mozanena Kagri kasegea amagera onte'naze. Kagrama hihoma hunka huzamante'nana nanekene, koro kema huzamante'nana nanekea zamagesa ante'za ontahi'naze.

Amakhosi ethu, abakhokheli bethu, abaphristi bethu labobaba abawulandelanga umthetho wakho; abayinanzanga imilayo yakho izixwayiso owabapha zona.

35 Ana hu'nazanagi asomu huzamantenka kini vahera zaminke'za kegava huzamante'naze. Ana nehunka knare huno masavenkema hu'nea ra mopakrerfa zami'nane. Hianagi ana zankura zamagesa nentahi'za, Kagrira monora hunegante'za kefo zamavu zamavama nehaza zana netre'za ete rukrahera hu'za Kagritera ome'naze.

Loba babesembusweni wabo, bekholisa ukulunga kwakho kubo elizweni elibanzi elivundileyo lelo owabapha lona, kabakukhonzanga futhi kabaguqukanga ezindleleni zabo ezimbi.

36 Hianagi menina knare huno masavenentake mopa tafahe'ina zaminke'za mani'ne'za zafa rgaramine knare'nare ne'zana ne'nazanagi, ama ana mopafina tagra kazokzo eri'za vahe menina mani'none.

Kodwa ake ubone, siyizigqili lamuhla, izigqili elizweni owalipha okhokho bethu ukuthi badle izithelo zalo lezinye izinto ezinhle eziphuma kulo.

37 Na'ankure tagra kumi hu'nona nona'a, ru vahe kinima huzamantanke'zama ezama eme kegavama hurante'naza kini vahe'mo'za, mopatifinti'ma knare'nare ne'zama hamarona ne'zana zamagrake'za eri'naze. Hagi tagri'ene afu nagatinena kegava hurante'neza, nazano tagritema hunaku'ma haza zana, amne hu'naze. Ana hazageta tusi'a knazampi mani'none.

Ngenxa yezono zethu, isivuno salo esinengi siya emakhosini osuwabeke phezu kwethu. Abusa phezu kwemizimba yethu laphezu kwezinkomo zethu njengokuthanda kwawo. Siphakathi kosizi olumangalisayo.”

38 Hanki ama ana zantamima refko'ma huta kevagamareteta, mago tarimpa huta Ra Anumzamofo kasege amage antegahune huta mago kea anakiteta avompi krente'none. Ana hunke'za kva vahetimo'zane Livae nagatimo'zane pristi nagatimo'za ana avomofo agofetura zamagi krentetere hu'za ana avona eri hankaveti'naze.

“Ngenxa yakho konke lokhu, sesisenza isivumelwano esibophayo, sisibhala phansi, njalo abakhokheli bethu, abaLevi labaphristi bethu bafaka uphawu lwabo kuso.”