U‐Nehemiya 12

₁ABA ngabaperisite naba‐Levi abanyukayo kunye no‐Zerubabeli unyana ka‐Shalatiyeli, no‐Yoshuwa: u‐Seraya, u‐Jeremiya, u‐Ezera, ₂u‐Amariya, u‐Maluke, u‐Hatushe, ₃u‐Shekaniya, u‐Rehumi, u‐Meremote, ₄u‐Hido, u‐Ginetoi, u‐Abiya, ₅u‐Miyamine, u‐Mahadiya, u‐Bilega, ₆u‐Shemaya, no‐Yoyaribe, u‐Yedaya, ₇u‐Salu, u‐Hamoke, u‐Hilikiya, no‐Yedaya. Aba bebezintloko zabaperisite, nabazalwana babo, emihleni ka‐Yoshuwa.

₈Naba‐Levi: u‐Yoshuwa, u‐Binuwi, u‐Kadimele, u‐Sherebiya, u‐Juda, no‐Mataniya: ebepezu kwemibulelo, yena nabazalwana bake. ₉Kanjalo u‐Bakebukiya no‐Huni, abazalwana babo, bebelunge nabo ekulindeni. ₁₀Kekaloku u‐Yoshuwa wazala u‐Yoyakime, no‐Yoyakime wazala u‐Eliyashibe, no‐Eliyashibe wazala u‐Yoyada, ₁₁no‐Yoyada wazala u‐Jonatane, no‐Jonatane wazala u‐Yaduwa.

₁₂Nasemihleni ka‐Yoyakime bebeko abaperisite, intloko zendlu zoyise: oka‐Seraya, ngu‐Meraya; oka‐Jeremiya, ngu‐Hananiya; ₁₃oka‐Ezera, ngu‐Meshulame; oka‐Amariya, ngu‐Jehohanane; ₁₄oka‐Meliku, ngu‐Jonatane; oka‐Shebaniya, ngu‐Josefe; ₁₅oka‐Harime, ngu‐Hadena; oka‐Merayoti, ngu‐Helekai; ₁₆oka‐Hido, ngu‐Zekariya; oka‐Ginetoni, ngu‐Meshulame; ₁₇oka‐Abiya, ngu‐Zikeri; oka‐Minyamine, oka‐Mohadiya, ngu‐Piletai; ₁₈oka‐Bilega, ngu‐Shamuha; oka‐Shemaya, ngu‐Jonatane; ₁₉noka‐Yoyaribe, ngu‐Matenai; oka‐Yedaya, ngu‐Huzi; ₂₀oka‐Salai, ngu‐Kalai; oka‐Hamoke, ngu‐Hebere; ₂₁oka‐Hilikiya, ngu‐Hashabiya; oka‐Yedaya, ngu‐Netaneli.

₂₂Aba‐Levi emihleni ka‐Eliyashibe, no‐Yoyada, no‐Johanane, no‐Yaduwa, baba̔lwa ngokuba zintloko zendlu zoyise; kwa nabaperisite, kwada kwako ubukumkani buka‐Dariyusi um‐Peresiya. ₂₃Onyana baka‐Levi, intloko zendlu zoyise, bebeba̔lelwa encwadini yezikronike, kwada kwasemihleni ka‐Johanane unyana ka‐Eliyashibe. ₂₄Nentloko zaba‐Levi, u‐Hashabiya, u‐Sherebiya, no‐Yoshuwa unyana ka‐Kadimele, nabazalwana babo malungana nabo, badumisa babulela, ngomyalelo ka‐Davide indoda katixo, uluhlu malungana noluhlu. ₂₅U‐Mataniya, no‐Bakebukiya, u‐Hobadiya, u‐Meshulame, u‐Talimone, no‐Hakube, bebengabalindimnyango begcina isigcino ezinkambilini zokubekela zamasango. ₂₆Aba bebeko emihleni ka‐Yoyakime, unyana ka‐Yoshuwa, unyana ka‐Yotsadaki, nasemihleni ka‐Nehemiya inkosi, no‐Ezera umperisite, umba̔li.

₂₇KEKALOKU ekutwasisweni kwodonga lwe‐Yerusaleme, kwafunwa aba‐Levi, kuzo zonke indawo zabo, ukuba baziswe e‐Yerusaleme, kuze kwenziwe ukutwasiswa ngokugcoba, nangokubulela, nangokuvuma, ngesimbali, nangamaculo, nangehadi. ₂₈Kwahlanganiswa nonyana babaculi, kwa nasezweni elibutafa elingqongayo i‐Yerusaleme, nasemizini yama‐Netofati, ₂₉nase‐Bete‐gilegale, nasezindleni zase‐Geba ne‐Hazamaveti: ngokuba abaculi bebezakele imizi ngokungqonga i‐Yerusaleme. ₃₀Bati abaperisite naba‐Levi bazicokisa; bandula bacokisa abantu, namasango, nodonga.

₃₁Ndaza ndenyusa inkosi zakwa‐Juda pezu kwodonga, ndamisa amaqela mabini amakulu abayenza imibulelo nabahamba ngokuqoqoza, elati elinye laya ngasekunene pezu kwodonga ngasesangweni lenkunkuma: ₃₂nasemva kwabo kwahamba u‐Hoshaya, nesinye isiqingata senkosi zakwa‐Juda, ₃₃no‐Hazariya, u‐Ezera, no‐Meshulame, ₃₄u‐Juda, no‐Benjamine, no‐Shemaya, no‐Jeremiya; ₃₅nakubo onyana babaperisite benamaxilongo: u‐Zekariya, unyana ka‐Jonatane, unyana ka‐Shemaya, unyana ka‐Mataniya, unyana ka‐Mikaya, unyana ka‐Zakure, unyana ka‐Safa; ₃₆nabazalwana bake, u‐Shemaya, u‐Hazareli, u‐Milalai, u‐Gilalai, u‐Mahai, u‐Netaneli, no‐Juda, no‐Hanani, benezinto zokuculisa zika‐Davide indoda katixo, u‐Ezera umba̔li epambi kwabo. ₃₇Nangasesangweni lomtombo, namalungana nabo, benyuka ngezinyukelo zesixeko sika‐Davide, apo kunyukayo ukuya eludongeni, ngasentla kwendlu ka‐Davide, baya esangweni lamanzi ngasempumalanga.

₃₈Nelesibini iqela labayenza imibulelo, elahamba malungana nelinye, kwahamba mna emva kwalo, nesinye isiqingata sabantu, pezu kwodonga, kwa sentla kwenqaba yamaziko kwada kwaseludongeni olubanzi; ₃₉nasentla kwesango lika‐Frayime, nasentla kwesango elidala, nasentla kwesango lentlanzi, nenqaba ye‐Hananele, nenqaba ye‐Meha, kwada kwalisango legusha: bada bema esangweni lentolongo.

₄₀Aza ema amaqela omabini abayenza imibulelo endlwini katixo, nam, nesinye isiqingata samagosa kunye nam; ₄₁nabaperisite, u‐Eliyakime, u‐Mahaseya, u‐Minyamine, u‐Mikaya, u‐Eliwenai, u‐Zekariya, no‐Hananiya, benamaxilongo; ₄₂no‐Mahaseya, no‐Shemaya, no‐Elezari, no‐Huzi, no‐Jehohanane, no‐Malekiya, no‐Helami, no‐Hezere. Baye abaculi bevakalisa, no‐Yizeraya umongama. ₄₃Kanjalo ngalomini babinga imibingo emikulu, bagcoba; ngokuba utixo ebebagcobisile ngomgcobo omkulu: abafazi nabantwana bagcoba nabo: kwaza kwavakala umgcobo we‐Yerusaleme kwada kwakude.

₄₄KWAYE kupatiswa ngeloxesha abatile pezu kwenkambili, ezendyebo, ezeminikelo, ezelibo, nezezishumi, kuze kuqokelelwe kuzo okwamasimi asezixekweni, izabelwa ezimiselwe abaperisite naba‐Levi ngumteto: ngokuba o‐Juda bebevuya pezu kwabaperisite napezu kwaba‐Levi abakonzayo. ₄₅Bati nabaculi nabalindimnyango bagcina isigcinelo sotixo wabo, nesigcinelo sokucokisa, njengomyalelo ka‐Davide, noka‐Solomone unyana wake: ₄₆ngokuba emihleni ka‐Davide no Safa, kwa kudala, bekuko intloko zabaculi, nengoma zendumiso nemibulelo kutixo. ₄₇No‐Sirayeli bonke, emihleni ka‐Zerubabeli, nasemihleni ka‐Nehemiya, banika izabelwa zabaculi nabalindimnyango, into yemini ngemini yayo: kanjako bangcwalisela aba‐Levi, naba‐Levi bangcwalisela usapo luka‐Arone.