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.
And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: and the rest of the people cast lots, to bring one of every ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and the nine parts to [remain] in the [other] cities.
2 Abantu basebebusisa wonke amadoda azinikela ngesihle ukuyahlala eJerusalema.
And the people blessed all the men, that offered themselves voluntarily to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 Lezi-ke zinhloko zesabelo ezahlala eJerusalema. Kodwa emizini yakoJuda bahlala, ngulowo kumfuyo yakhe, emizini yabo: UIsrayeli, abapristi, lamaLevi, lamaNethini, labantwana benceku zikaSolomoni.
Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [to wit, ] Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the temple-servants, and the children of Solomon's servants.
4 EJerusalema kwahlala-ke abanye babantwana bakoJuda lababantwana bakoBhenjamini. Ebantwaneni bakoJuda: OAthaya indodana kaUziya indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaAmariya indodana kaShefathiya indodana kaMahalaleli, owabantwana bakoPerezi,
And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: 'Athayah the son of 'Uzziyah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amaryah, the son of Shephatyah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez:
5 loMahaseya indodana kaBharukhi indodana kaKolihoze indodana kaHazaya indodana kaAdaya indodana kaJoyaribi indodana kaZekhariya indodana kaShiloni.
And Ma'asseyah the son of Baruch, the son of Kol-chozeh, the son of Chazayah, the son of 'Adayah, the son of Joyarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Hashiloni;
6 Wonke amadodana kaPerezi ayehlala eJerusalema ayengamakhulu amane lamatshumi ayisithupha lesificaminwembili, amadoda alamandla.
All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred sixty and eight valiant men.
7 Lala ngamadodana kaBhenjamini: USalu indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaJowedi indodana kaPhedaya indodana kaKolaya indodana kaMahaseya indodana kaIthiyeli indodana kaJeshaya,
And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Jo'ed, the son of Pedayah, the son of Kolayah, the son of Ma'asseyah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jessha'yah;
8 langemva kwakhe oGabayi, uSalayi, amakhulu ayisificamunwemunye lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili.
And next to him Gabbai, Sallai; nine hundred twenty and eight.
9 LoJoweli indodana kaZikiri wayengumboni phezu kwabo, loJuda indodana kaHasenuwa engowesibili phezu komuzi.
And Joel the son of Zichri was overseer over them; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.
10 Kubapristi: OJedaya indodana kaJoyaribi, uJakini,
Of the priests: Jedayah the son of Joyarib, Jachin:
11 uSeraya indodana kaHilikhiya indodana kaMeshulamu indodana kaZadoki indodana kaMerayothi indodana kaAhitubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu,
Serayah the son of Chilkiyah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Merayoth, the son of Achitub, the superintendent of the house 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 brethren who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two; and 'Adayah the son of Jerocham, the son of Pelalyah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashchur, the son of Malkiyah;
13 labafowabo, inhloko zaboyise, babengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi amane lambili; loAmashayi indodana kaAzareli indodana kaAhizayi indodana kaMeshilemothi indodana kaImeri,
And his brethren, chiefs of the divisions, two hundred forty and two; and 'Amashsai the son of 'Azarel, the son of Achsai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer;
14 labafowabo, amaqhawe alamandla, ikhulu lamatshumi amabili lesificaminwembili; lomboni phezu kwabo wayenguZabidiyeli indodana yomunye wabakhulu.
And their brethren, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty and eight; and the overseer over them was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.
15 LakumaLevi: OShemaya indodana kaHashubi indodana kaAzirikamu indodana kaHashabhiya indodana kaBuni;
Also of the Levites: Shema'yah the son of Chasshub, the son of 'Azrikam, the son of Chashabyah, the son of Bunni;
16 loShabethayi loJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi babephezu komsebenzi wangaphandle kwendlu kaNkulunkulu;
And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God;
17 loMathaniya indodana kaMika indodana kaZabidi indodana kaAsafi owayeyinhloko yokuqalisa ukubonga emkhulekweni; loBakibukiya owesibili kubafowabo; loAbida indodana kaShamuwa indodana kaGalali indodana kaJeduthuni.
And Matthaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Assaph, the principal to begin the thanksgiving at prayer; and Bakbukyah the second among his brethren and 'Abda the son of Shammua', the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
18 Wonke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili lamatshumi ayisificaminwembili lane.
All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty and four.
19 Labalindimasango, oAkubi, uTalimoni, labafowabo ababelinda amasango babelikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa lambili.
And the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon and their brethren that watched at the gates, were one hundred seventy and two.
20 Lensali yakoIsrayeli, ababapristi, amaLevi, babesemizini yonke yakoJuda, ngulowo elifeni lakhe.
And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 LamaNethini ayehlala eOfeli; loZiha loGishipa babephezu kwamaNethini.
But the temple-servants dwelt in the hill-fort; and Zicha and Gishpa were over the temple-servants.
22 Njalo umboni wamaLevi eJerusalema wayenguUzi indodana kaBani indodana kaHashabhiya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMika. Owamadodana kaAsafi, abahlabeleli babeqondene lomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.
And the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was 'Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Chashabyah, the son of Matthanyah, the son of Micha, one of the sons of Assaph, the singers, over the business of the house of God.
23 Ngoba kwakungumlayo wenkosi ngabo, njengokufunekayo kubahlabeleli, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo.
For the king's command was obligatory on them; and there was a fixed rate for the singers, the requirement of every day on its day.
24 Njalo uPethahiya indodana kaMeshezabeli, owabantwana bakoZera indodana kaJuda, wayesesandleni senkosi kulo lonke udaba lwabantu.
And Pethachyah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerach the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in every thing concerning the people.
25 Lemizaneni lamasimu ayo, kwahlala abanye babantwana bakoJuda eKiriyathi-Arba lemizana yayo, laseDiboni lemizana yayo, laseJekabiseyeli lemizana yayo,
And respecting the villages with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kiryath-arba' and in its villages, and at Dibon and in its villages, and at Jekabzeel and in its villages.
26 laseJeshuwa, laseMolada, laseBeti-Peleti,
And at Jeshua', and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet,
27 laseHazari-Shuwali, laseBherishebha lemizana yayo,
And at Chazar-shu'al, and at Beer-sheba' and in its villages,
28 laseZikilagi, laseMekona lemizaneni yayo,
And at Ziklag, and at Mechonah and in its villages,
29 laseEni-Rimoni, laseZora, laseJarimuthi,
And at 'En-rimmon, and at Zor'ah, and at Yarmuth,
30 iZanowa, iAdulamu lemizana yayo, iLakishi lamasimu ayo, iAzeka lemizana yayo. Basebemisa inkamba kusukela eBherishebha kusiya esihotsheni seHinomu.
Zanoach, 'Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish and its fields, at 'Azekah and in its villages. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba' as far as the valley of Hinnom.
31 Labantwana bakoBhenjamini kusukela eGeba babeseMikimashi, leAyija, leBhetheli lemizana yayo,
And the children of Benjamin [dwelt], beginning from Geba', at Michmash, and 'Ay-ya, and Beth-el, and in their villages,
32 iAnathothi, iNobi, iAnaniya,
'Anathoth, Nob, 'Ananyah,
33 iHazori, iRama, iGithayimi,
Chazor, Ramah, Gittayim.
34 iHadidi, iZeboyimi, iNebalati,
Chadid, Zebo'im, Neballat,
35 iLodi, leOno, isigodi sezingcitshi.
Lod, and Ono, the valley of the carpenters.
36 LakumaLevi kwakulezigaba zakoJuda loBhenjamini.
And of the Levites dwelt certain divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
