UNehemiya 12

1 Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevi abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli, loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzra,

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

2 uAmariya, uMaluki, uHathushi,

Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

3 uShekaniya, uRehuma, uMeremothi,

Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

4 uIdo, uGinethoyi, uAbhiya,

Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

5 uMijamini, uMahadiya, uBiliga,

Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

6 uShemaya, loJoyaribi, uJedaya,

Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

7 uSalu, uAmoki, uHilikhiya, uJedaya. Laba babezinhloko zabapristi labafowabo ensukwini zikaJeshuwa.

Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

8 LamaLevi: OJeshuwa, uBinuwi, uKadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJuda, uMathaniya, babephezu kokubonga, yena labafowabo.

Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

9 LoBakibukiya loUni, abafowabo, babeqondene labo emilindweni.

Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were opposite to them in the watches.

10 UJeshuwa wasezala uJoyakimi, uJoyakimi wasezala uEliyashibi, uEliyashibi wasezala uJoyada,

And Jeshua brings forth Joiakim, Joiakim also brings forth Eliashib, and Eliashib brings forth Joiada,

11 uJoyada wasezala uJonathani, uJonathani wasezala uJaduwa.

And Joiada brings forth Jonathan, and Jonathan brings forth Jaddua.

12 Lensukwini zikaJoyakimi abapristi, inhloko zaboyise, babengo: OkaSeraya nguMeraya; okaJeremiya nguHananiya;

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

13 okaEzra nguMeshulamu; okaAmariya nguJehohanani;

Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

14 okaMeliku nguJonathani; okaShebaniya nguJosefa;

Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

15 okaHarimi nguAdina; okaMerayothi nguHelikayi;

Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

16 okaIdo nguZekhariya; okaGinethoni nguMeshulamu;

Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

17 okaAbhiya nguZikiri; okaMiniyamini, okaMowadiya nguPilitayi;

Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:

18 okaBiliga nguShamuwa; okaShemaya nguJehonathani;

Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

19 lokaJoyaribi nguMathenayi; okaJedaya nguUzi;

And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

20 okaSalayi nguKalayi; okaAmoki nguEberi;

Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

21 okaHilikhiya nguHashabhiya; okaJedaya nguNethaneli.

Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

22 AmaLevi ensukwini zikaEliyashibi, oJoyada loJohanani loJaduwa, babhalwa baba zinhloko zaboyise, labapristi kwaze kwaba ngumbuso kaDariyusi umPerisiya.

The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

23 Amadodana kaLevi, inhloko zaboyise, abhalwa egwalweni lwemilando, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibi.

The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

24 Lenhloko zamaLevi: OHashabhiya, uSherebiya, loJeshuwa indodana kaKadimiyeli, labafowabo maqondana labo, ukudumisa lokubonga, njengomlayo kaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, umlindo maqondana lomlindo.

And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren opposite to them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward opposite to ward.

25 OMathaniya, loBakibukiya, uObhadiya, uMeshulamu, uTalimoni, uAkubi, babengabalindimasango belinda umlindo eziphaleni zamasango.

Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.

26 Labo babekhona ensukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, lensukwini zikaNehemiya umbusi, loEzra umpristi, umbhali.

These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

27 Lekwehlukaniselweni komduli weJerusalema badinga amaLevi evela ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuwaletha eJerusalema ukwenza ukwehlukaniswa, langentokozo, langokubonga, langokuhlabela, ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, langamachacho.

And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

28 Amadodana abahlabeleli asebuthana, njalo evela emagcekeni azingelezele iJerusalema, lemizini yamaNetofa,

And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;

29 leBeti-Giligali, lelizweni leGeba leAzimavethi, ngoba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi ezingelezele iJerusalema.

Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages round about Jerusalem.

30 Labapristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula labantu lamasango lomduli.

And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

31 Ngasengisenza iziphathamandla zakoJuda zenyukele emdulini, ngamisa amaxuku amakhulu amabili okubonga lezindwendwe, elinye kwesokunene phezu komduli kusiya esangweni lomquba.

Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

32 Lemva kwawo kwahamba oHoshaya, lengxenye yeziphathamandla zakoJuda,

And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

33 loAzariya, uEzra, loMeshulamu,

And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

34 uJuda, loBhenjamini, loShemaya, loJeremiya.

Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

35 Lakumadodana abapristi elezimpondo: OZekhariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikhaya indodana kaZakuri indodana kaAsafi,

And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:

36 labafowabo, oShemaya, loAzareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, loJuda, uHanani, belezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, loEzra umbhali ephambi kwabo.

And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.

37 Langasesangweni lomthombo, njalo maqondana labo, benyuka ngezinyathelo zomuzi kaDavida, emqansweni womduli, ngaphezu kwendlu kaDavida, kusiya esangweni lamanzi ngempumalanga.

And at the fountain gate, which was opposite to them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.

38 Lexuku lesibili lokubonga lahamba maqondana lalo, lami ngililandela, lengxenye yabantu phezu komduli, kusukela ngaphezu komphotshongo wesithando kusiya emdulini obanzi,

And the other company of them that gave thanks went opposite to them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;

39 njalo kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lakoEfrayimi, langaphezu kwesango elidala, langaphezu kwesango lenhlanzi, lomphotshongo kaHananeli, lomphotshongo kaHameha, kusiya esangweni lezimvu; bema-ke esangweni labalindi.

And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

40 Womabili amaxuku okubonga asesima endlini kaNkulunkulu, lami, lengxenye yababusi ilami.

So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

41 Labapristi: OEliyakhimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikhaya, uEliyowenayi, uZekhariya, uHananiya, belezimpondo,

And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

42 loMahaseya, loShemaya, loEleyazare, loUzi, loJehohanani, loMalikiya, loElamu, loEzeri. Abahlabeleli basebezizwakalisa, loJezerahiya umboni.

And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

43 Basebehlaba mhlalokho imihlatshelo emikhulu, bathokoza, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabenza bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu; labesifazana labantwana labo bathokoza; kwaze kwathi intokozo yeJerusalema yezwakala khatshana.

Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even far off.

44 Ngalolosuku kwamiswa-ke amadoda phezu kwamakamelo okuligugu, aweminikelo, awezithelo zokuqala, lawokwetshumi, ukuqoqela kuwo okuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zomlayo zabapristi lezamaLevi. Ngoba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi lamaLevi ayemile.

And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

45 Abahlabeleli labalindimasango basebegcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, lemfanelo yokuhlambulula, njengomlayo kaDavida loSolomoni indodana yakhe.

And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

46 Ngoba ensukwini zamandulo zikaDavida loAsafi kwakulezinhloko zabahlabeleli lezingoma zokudumisa lokubonga kuNkulunkulu.

For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.

47 LoIsrayeli wonke ensukwini zikaZerubhabheli lensukwini zikaNehemiya banika izabelo zabahlabeleli labalindimasango, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo; basebekungcwelisela amaLevi, lamaLevi akungcwelisela abantwana bakoAroni.

And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.