UNehemiya 11
1 Ngakho ababusi babantu bahlala eJerusalema; abantu abaseleyo basebesenza inkatho yokuphosa ukuze balethe oyedwa kwabalitshumi ukuhlala eJerusalema umuzi ongcwele, lengxenye eziyisificamunwemunye kweminye imizi.
The leaders of the people were already living in Jerusalem. The rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine would stay in their own cities.
2 Abantu basebebusisa wonke amadoda azinikela ngesihle ukuyahlala eJerusalema.
Everyone praised those who were willing to move to Jerusalem.
3 Lezi-ke zinhloko zesabelo ezahlala eJerusalema. Kodwa emizini yakoJuda bahlala, ngulowo kumfuyo yakhe, emizini yabo: UIsrayeli, abapristi, lamaLevi, lamaNethini, labantwana benceku zikaSolomoni.
This is a list of the leaders of the province who came to live in Jerusalem. (Most of the Israelites lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. This included the priests, the Levites, the Temple servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants who lived in their home towns.
4 EJerusalema kwahlala-ke abanye babantwana bakoJuda lababantwana bakoBhenjamini. Ebantwaneni bakoJuda: OAthaya indodana kaUziya indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaAmariya indodana kaShefathiya indodana kaMahalaleli, owabantwana bakoPerezi,
However, some of the people of Judah and Benjamin moved to Jerusalem.) From the tribe of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;
5 loMahaseya indodana kaBharukhi indodana kaKolihoze indodana kaHazaya indodana kaAdaya indodana kaJoyaribi indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaShiloni.
and Maaseiah, son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, a descendant of Shelah.
6 Wonke amadodana kaPerezi ayehlala eJerusalema ayengamakhulu amane lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificaminwembili, amadoda alamandla.
The total of the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem was 468 men of ability.
7 Lala ngamadodana kaBhenjamini: USalu indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaJowedi indodana kaPhedaya indodana kaKolaya indodana kaMahaseya indodana kaIthiyeli indodana kaJeshaya,
From the tribe of Benjamin: Sallu, son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah,
8 langemva kwakhe oGabayi, uSalayi, amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili.
and after him Gabbai and Sallai, a total of 928.
9 LoJoweli indodana kaZikiri wayengumboni phezu kwabo, loJuda indodana kaHasenuwa engowesibili phezu komuzi.
Joel son of Zichri was the officer in charge of them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was in second-in-command of the city.
10 Kubapristi: OJedaya indodana kaJoyaribi, uJakini,
From the priests: Jedaiah, son of Joiarib, Jachin;
11 uSeraya indodana kaHilikhiya indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaZadoki indodana kaMerayothi indodana kaAhitubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu,
Seraiah, son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief administrator of the Temple of God,
12 labafowabo ababesenza umsebenzi wendlu babengamakhulu ayisificaminwembili lamatshumi amabili lambili; loAdaya indodana kaJerohamu indodana kaPelaliya indodana kaAmzi indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaPashuri indodana kaMalikiya,
and their fellow priests who served at the Temple, a total of 822; Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
13 labafowabo, inhloko zaboyise, babengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lambili; loAmashayi indodana kaAzareli indodana kaAhizayi indodana kaMeshilemothi indodana kaImeri,
and those who worked with him, family leaders, a total of 242; and Amashsai, son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer,
14 labafowabo, amaqhawe alamandla, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili; lomboni phezu kwabo wayenguZabidiyeli indodana yomunye wabakhulu.
and those who worked with him, a total of 128 strong warriors. Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim, was in charge of them.
15 LakumaLevi: OShemaya indodana kaHashubi indodana kaAzirikamu indodana kaHashabhiya indodana kaBuni;
From the Levites: Shemaiah, son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;
16 loShabethayi loJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi babephezu komsebenzi wangaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu;
and Shabbethai and Jozabad, Levite leaders who were in charge of the outside work of God's Temple;
17 loMathaniya indodana kaMika indodana kaZabidi indodana kaAsafi owayeyinhloko yokuqalisa ukubonga emkhulekweni; loBakibukiya owesibili kubafowabo; loAbida indodana kaShamuwa indodana kaGalali indodana kaJeduthuni.
Mattaniah, son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, who led out in giving thanks and praise; and Bakbukiah, who was second; and Abda, son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.
18 Wonke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane.
The total number of priests in the holy city was 284.
19 Labalindimasango, oAkubi, uTalimoni, labafowabo ababelinda amasango babelikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili.
The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their fellow workers, who guarded the gates: a total of 172.
20 Lensali yakoIsrayeli, ababapristi, amaLevi, babesemizini yonke yakoJuda, ngulowo elifeni lakhe.
The other Israelites, with rest of the priests and Levites, lived in their home towns in Judah, each on their own property.
21 LamaNethini ayehlala eOfeli; loZiha loGishipa babephezu kwamaNethini.
The Temple servants lived on the hill of Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa were in charge of them.
22 Njalo umboni wamaLevi eJerusalema wayenguUzi indodana kaBani indodana kaHashabhiya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMika. Owamadodana kaAsafi, abahlabeleli babeqondene lomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.
The one in charge of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi, son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, one of Asaph's descendants, the singers who led the service in God's Temple.
23 Ngoba kwakungumlayo wenkosi ngabo, njengokufunekayo kubahlabeleli, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo.
They had specific orders from the king who had instructed them to perform a daily service.
24 Njalo uPethahiya indodana kaMeshezabeli, owabantwana bakoZera indodana kaJuda, wayesesandleni senkosi kulo lonke udaba lwabantu.
Pethahiah, son of Meshezabel, a descendant of Zerah, son of Judah, was the king's advisor on all things relating to the Israelites.
25 Lemizaneni lamasimu ayo, kwahlala abanye babantwana bakoJuda eKiriyathi-Arba lemizana yayo, laseDiboni lemizana yayo, laseJekabiseyeli lemizana yayo,
Regarding the villages with their nearby fields: some of the people of Judah lived in Kiriath-arba, Dibon, and Jekabzeel, and their smaller settlements;
26 laseJeshuwa, laseMolada, laseBeti-Peleti,
in Jeshua, Moladah, and Beth-pelet;
27 laseHazari-Shuwali, laseBherishebha lemizana yayo,
in Hazar-shual, in Beersheba with its settlements,
28 laseZikilagi, laseMekona lemizaneni yayo,
in Ziklag, in Mekonah and its settlements,
29 laseEni-Rimoni, laseZora, laseJarimuthi,
in En-rimmon, in Zorah, in Jarmuth,
30 iZanowa, iAdulamu lemizana yayo, iLakishi lamasimu ayo, iAzeka lemizana yayo. Basebemisa inkamba kusukela eBherishebha kusiya esihotsheni seHinomu.
Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, and Azekah and its settlements. They lived all the way from Beersheba to the Valley of Hinnom.
31 Labantwana bakoBhenjamini kusukela eGeba babeseMikimashi, leAyija, leBhetheli lemizana yayo,
The people of Benjamin from Geba lived in Michmash, Aija, and Bethel and its settlements,
32 iAnathothi, iNobi, iAnaniya,
in Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 iHazori, iRama, iGithayimi,
Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 iHadidi, iZeboyimi, iNebalati,
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
35 iLodi, leOno, isigodi sezingcitshi.
Lod, Ono, and in the Valley of Craftsmen.
36 LakumaLevi kwakulezigaba zakoJuda loBhenjamini.
Some divisions of the Levites of Judah also settled in Benjamin.
