Umthandazo waNehemiya ngeJerusalema
1Lamavi angumlandvo waNehemiya, umsa waHakaliya.
Loko kwenteka ngenyanga lenguKhislevu, emnyakeni wema-20 wekubusa kwa-Athazeksesi, ngiseseSusa enqabeni yalelo dolobha. 2Hanani, lomunye wabomnaketfu, wefika nalamanye emadvodza baphuma kaJuda; ngase ngibabuta ngesimo sensali yakaJuda leyayisindze ekutfunjweni, kanye nangeJerusalema kutsi ime kanjani.
3Bangiphendvula batsi: “Insali yalesifundza leyasindza ekutfunjweni, isekuhluphekeni lokukhulu nasekuhlazweni. Lubondza lwaseJerusalema luhhihlitelwe phansi; nemasango ayo ashiswa ngemlilo.” 4Ngatsi nangikuva loko, ngahlala phansi ngakhala. Kwaphela emalanga ngilila ngizila nekudla ngithandaza kuNkulunkulu wasezulwini, 5ngase ngitsi:
“Awu, Simakadze, Nkulunkulu welizulu, wena unguNkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe selutsandvo kulabo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe. 6Indlebe yakho ayilalele, nemehlo akho avuleke, khona utekuva umthandazo wenceku yakho lewuthandaza embikwakho imini nebusuku, ithandazela tinceku takho, sive sema-Israyeli. Ngiyativuma tono tetfu, tsine ma-Israyeli, ngitifaka ekhatsi nami, sonkhe kanye nendlu yaketfu kutsi sonile kuwe. 7Sone kakhulu emehlweni akho. Asikayigcini imiyalo, netimiso kanye nemitsetfo yakho lowasinika yona ngenceku yakho, Mosi.
8“Khumbula umyalo wakho lowasinika wona ngaMosi lotsi: ‘Nangabe ningaketsembeki, ngiyawunisakatela etiveni ngetive; 9kodvwa naniphendvuka nibuyela kimi, nigcine imiyalo yami niyente, nome ngabe labo labatfunjiwe benu bakhashane kangakanani, ngiyawubabutsa khona lapho ngibabuyisele kuyona lendzawo lengayikhetsela kutsi kuhlale khona Libito lami.’
10“Batinceku takho nesive sakho lowasikhulula ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangesandla sakho lesinemandla. 11Awu, Simakadze, indlebe yakho ayiwuve umthandazo wenceku yakho, iwuve nalomthandazo wetinceku takho letijabulela kuhlonipha Libito lakho. Nika inceku yakho imphumelelo lamuhla ngekuyipha kubonelelwa nekuvelwa ngulombusi.”
Ngaleso sikhatsi ngangingumphatsi wesitja senkhosi.
