UNehemiya 10
1 Ekufakeni-ke uphawu kwakuloNehemiya umbusi indodana kaHakaliya, loZedekhiya,
Now those who sealed were: Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
2 uSeraya, uAzariya, uJeremiya,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
3 uPashuri, uAmariya, uMalikiya,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 uHathushi, uShebaniya, uMaluki,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
5 uHarimi, uMeremothi, uObhadiya,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 uDaniyeli, uGinethoni, uBharukhi,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 uMeshulamu, uAbhiya, uMijamini,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 uMahaziya, uBiligayi, uShemaya; laba babengabapristi.
Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
9 LamaLevi: Ngitsho uJeshuwa indodana kaAzaniya, uBinuwi wamadodana kaHenadadi, uKadimiyeli,
The Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
10 labafowabo, oShebaniya, uHodiya, uKelita, uPelaya, uHanani,
and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
11 uMika, uRehobi, uHashabhiya,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
12 uZakuri, uSherebiya, uShebaniya,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 uHodiya, uBani, uBeninu.
Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu.
14 Inhloko zabantu: OParoshi, uPahathi-Mowabi, uElamu, uZathu, uBani,
The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
15 uBuni, uAzigadi, uBebayi,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 uAdonija, uBigivayi, uAdini,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 uAteri, uHezekhiya, uAzuri,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
18 uHodiya, uHashuma, uBezayi,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 uHarafi, uAnathothi, uNebayi,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
20 uMagipiyashi, uMeshulamu, uHeziri,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 uMeshezabeli, uZadoki, uJaduwa,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
22 uPelatiya, uHanani, uAnaya,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubi,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
24 uHaloheshi, uPiliha, uShobeki,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
25 uRehuma, uHashabina, uMahaseya,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 uAhiya, uHanani, uAnani,
Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
27 uMaluki, uHarimi, uBahana.
Malluch, Harim, and Baanah.
28 Labantu abaseleyo, abapristi, amaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, amaNethini, labo bonke abazehlukanise labantu bamazwe baya emlayweni kaNkulunkulu, omkabo, amadodana abo, lamadodakazi abo, wonke owaziyo, oqedisisayo,
The rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all those who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters—everyone who had knowledge and understanding—
29 babambelela kubafowabo, izikhulu zabo, bangena kusiqalekiso lesifungo sokuhamba emlayweni kaNkulunkulu owanikwa ngesandla sikaMozisi inceku kaNkulunkulu, lokuyigcina lokuyenza yonke imilayo kaJehova iNkosi yethu, lezahlulelo zayo lezimiso zayo.
joined with their brothers, their nobles, and entered into a curse and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;
30 Lokuthi kasiyikunika amadodakazi ethu ebantwini belizwe loba singathatheli amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.
and that we would not give our daughters to the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;
31 Uba abantu belizwe beletha izimpahla loba yiwaphi amabele ukukuthengisa ngosuku lwesabatha, kasiyikuthenga kibo ngesabatha langosuku olungcwele. Njalo sizayekela umnyaka wesikhombisa, lesikwelede sonke.
and if the peoples of the land bring wares or any grain on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy from them on the Sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year crops and the exaction of every debt.
32 Futhi sizazimisela imilayo yokubeka phezu kwethu ingxenye yesithathu yeshekeli emnyakeni ibe ngeyomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu,
Also we made ordinances for ourselves, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God:
33 eyesinkwa sokubukiswa, leyomnikelo wokudla wensuku zonke, leyomnikelo wokutshiswa wensuku zonke, eyamasabatha, eyokuthwasa kwezinyanga, eyemikhosi emisiweyo, leyezinto ezingcwele, leyeminikelo yesono ukwenzela uIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula, lomsebenzi wonke wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
for the show bread, for the continual meal offering, for the continual burnt offering, for the Sabbaths, for the new moons, for the set feasts, for the holy things, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
34 Sasesisenza inkatho yokuphosa mayelana lomnikelo wenkuni, abapristi, amaLevi, labantu, ukuziletha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, ngokwendlu yabobaba, ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo umnyaka ngomnyaka, zitshiswe phezu kwelathi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni.
We, the priests, the Levites, and the people, cast lots 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 on the LORD our God’s altar, as it is written in the law;
35 Lokuletha izithelo zokuqala zomhlabathi wethu lezithelo zokuqala zesithelo sonke sesihlahla sonke umnyaka ngomnyaka endlini yeNkosi;
and to bring the first fruits of our ground and the first fruits of all fruit of all kinds of trees, year by year, to the LORD’s house;
36 lokuletha amazibulo amadodana ethu lawezifuyo zethu, njengokubhalwe emlayweni, lamazibulo ezinkomo zethu lawezimvu zethu, endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubapristi abasebenza endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu;
also the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as it is written in the law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God;
37 lokokuqala kwenhlama yethu, leminikelo yethu, lezithelo zezihlahla zonke, iwayini elitsha, lamafutha, sikulethe kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, lokwetshumi komhlabathi wethu kumaLevi, ukuze lawomaLevi emukele okwetshumi kuyo yonke imizi yomsebenzi wethu.
and that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, our wave offerings, the fruit of all kinds of trees, and the new wine and the oil, to the priests, to the rooms of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites; for they, the Levites, take the tithes in all our farming villages.
38 Umpristi-ke indodana kaAroni uzakuba kanye lamaLevi lapho amaLevi esemukela okwetshumi. LamaLevi azakwenyusa okwetshumi kokwetshumi endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu emakamelweni endlu yokuligugu.
The priest, the descendent of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites take tithes. The Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the rooms, into the treasure house.
39 Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli labantwana bamaLevi bazaletha umnikelo wamabele, iwayini elitsha, lamafutha, emakamelweni, ngoba lapho kulezitsha zendawo engcwele labapristi abasebenzayo labalindimasango labahlabeleli. Njalo kasiyikuyitshiya indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the wave offering of the grain, of the new wine, and of the oil, to the rooms where the vessels of the sanctuary are, and the priests who minister, with the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not forsake the house of our God.
