Kusongelwa kwaNehemiya
1Kwase kufika livi kuboSanbalati, naThobiya, naGeshemu, um-Arabu, kanye nakuletinye titsa tetfu setivile kutsi ngase ngilwakhile lubondza kwavaleka yonkhe indzawo, noko ngangisengakatifaki tivalo emasangweni alo, 2boSanbalati naGeshemu bangitfumelela umlayeto, batsi: “Wota sitewuhlangana nawe kulelinye lalamadolobha etsafeni lase-Ono.”
Kodvwa lelo bekulicebo lekungenta silo sengubo. 3Ngako ngatfumela titfunywa kubo nemphendvulo leyayitsi: “Ngibhekene nemsebenti lomkhulu lapha, ngingeke ngikhone kwehla. Lomsebenti utawuyekelelwani, ngesikhatsi ngehla ngita lapho kini?”
4Bangitfumelela lomlayeto emahlandla lamane, nami ngangiloku ngibaphendvula ngayona leyo mphendvulo.
5Sanbalati watfumela lesinye setisebenti takhe, saletsa umlayeto wesihlanu ubhalwe encwadzini leyayingakavalwa, 6utsi: “Geshemu ungitjele watsi kunemahemuhemu lasandzile kuletive letibomakhelwane kutsi wena kanye nemaJuda nitilungiselela kuvukela umbuso, nguko nje sewulwakha kabusha lolubondza. Ngetulu kwaloko lamahemuhemu atsi wena sewucondze kutibeka inkhosi, 7nekutsi sewubeke ngisho nebaphrofethi kutsi batewumemetela eJerusalema kutsi wena sewuyinkhosi kaJuda. Nakanjani loko kutawufika etindlebeni tenkhosi, ngako ngincoma kuwe kutsi ute sitewuhlolisana ngaloko sindzawonye.”
8Mine ngamtfumelela imphendvulo leyayitsi: “Kute intfo lenjalo leyentekako lapha; uyatisusela nje.”
9Bonkhe babetama kusesabisa bacabanga batsi: “Tandla tabo titawuba butsakatsaka tingabe tisasebenta, lomsebenti ungabe usaphela.”
Kodvwa ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu, cinisa tandla tami.”
10Ngalelinye lilanga ngahamba ngaya endlini kaShemaya, umsa waDelaya, umsa waMehethabeli, labevalelwe ekhaya kakhe. Wakhuluma kimi watsi: “Asihlanganele endlini yaNkulunkulu ekhatsi ethempelini, sitivalele ekhatsi, ngobe kukhona emadvodza letako atekubulala ebusuku. Angefika nome ngunini kulobusuku atekubulala.”
11Kodvwa ngamphendvula ngatsi: “Indvodza lenjengami ingabaleka yini iyewubhaca? Empeleni umuntfu lofanana nami angabaleka yini, abalekele kufa ayewubhaca ethempelini? Ngingeke ngiye!”
12Ngavele ngabona kutsi abengakatfunywa nguNkulunkulu, kodvwa abephrofetha emelene nami, ngobe abesatsengwe boThobiya naSanbalati. 13Abetsengelwe kutsi angesabise, khona ngitekwenta sono ngaloko, kuze phela ngitewuhlambalateka bese ngiyahlazeka.
14Ngathandaza ngatsi: “Nkulunkulu wami, khumbula boThobiya naSanbalati ngenca yaloko labakwentile; ukhumbule nalomphrofethikati Nohadiya, kanye nalabanye babetama kungesabisa.”
Kuphela kwekwakhiwa kwelubondza
15Lubondza lwaphela kwakhiwa ngelilanga lema-25 enyangeni ya-Eluli, emvakwemalanga langema-52. 16Tatsi kube tonkhe titsa tetfu tive ngaloko, tonkhe tive letibomakhelwane takubona, letitsa tetfu tesaba tase tiyajabha, ngobe tabona kutsi lomsebenti siwente ngekusitwa nguNkulunkulu wetfu.
17Kuwo lawo malanga baholi bemaJuda babesolomane babhalelana naThobiya bamsekela naye abaphendvule. 18Bantfu labanyenti lapha kaJuda babefungele kumsekela, ngobe abengumkhwenyana waShekhaniya, umsa wa-Ara, nendvodzana yakhe Jehohanani yayitsetse indvodzakati yaMeshulamu, umsa waBherekhiya. 19Ngetulu kwaloko, babechubeka nekungibikela imisebenti yakhe lemihle, baphindze bamtjele loko nami lengikushoko. Thobiya yena abetfumela tincwadzi tekungesabisa.
