Ukukhala Nokukhononda Kwabantu NgabakwaJuda
1Kwaba khona ukukhala kwabantu okukhulu, amadoda nomkabo bekhononda ngabafowabo abangabaJuda. 2Ngokuba kwakukhona labo ababethi: “Thina namadodana ethu namadodakazi ethu sibaningi, masithole okusanhlamvu ukuze sidle, siphile.”
3Kwakukhona futhi nabathi: “Sibambise ngamasimu ethu, ngezivini zethu, nangemizi yethu, ukuze sithole okusanhlamvu ngenxa yendlala.”
4Abanye babethi: “Sibambise ngamasimu ethu nezivini zethu ukuze sithole imali yokukhokha intela enkosini. 5Siyafana nabafowethu, nezingane zethu ziyafana nezabo, kodwa siphoqa amadodana ethu namadodakazi ethu ukuba abe yizigqila; asinamandla, amasimu ethu nezivini zethu manje sekungokwabanye.”
6Ngathukuthela kakhulu lapho ngizwa izikhalo zabo namazwi abo. 7Ngacabangisisa ngalolu daba, izikhulu nabaholi ngababeka icala, ngathi kubo: “Nina nonke nibakhokhisa inzalo abantu bakini.”
Ngabiza ibandla elikhulu ukuba libhekane nabo. 8Ngathi kulo: “Sisanda kubahlenga ngokusemandleni ethu abafowethu abangabaJuda, abebekade bethengiselwe ezinye izizwe; manje senidayisa ngabafowenu, sekufanele sibathenge kini na?”
Bathula bathi du, ngoba bengenamazwi okuphendula.
9Ngase ngithi: “Le nto eniyenzayo yimbi. Beningehambe yini ngokumesaba uNkulunkulu wethu ukuze nigweme ukuhlanjalazwa ngabezizwe, abayizitha zethu na? 10Mina, abafowethu nezinceku zami, sabetsheleka imali nokusanhlamvu. Masikuyeke ukubiza inzalo. 11Buyiselani kubo khona namhlanje amasimu abo, izivini zabo, izingadi zabo zeminqumo, izindlu zabo, inzalo yemali yabo, okusanhlamvu, iwayini namafutha ebenibaqola khona.”
12Baphendula bathi: “Sizobabuyisela konke, futhi singafuni lutho kubo. Sizokwenza njengoba ushilo.”
Ngase ngibiza abaphristi, ngabafungisa ukuba benze njengoba bethembisile. 13Ngase ngithintitha umphetho wengubo yami, ngathi: “Sengathi uNkulunkulu angamvuthulula kanjalo noma ngubani ongeyukusigcina lesi sivumelwano; endlini nasempahleni, angamshiyeli lutho.”
Yonke inhlangano yaphendula yathi: “Amen!”
Yadumisa uSimakade. Yenza njengoba yayethembisile.
UNehemiya Akadli Sabelo Sombusi
14Kusukela ngosuku inkosi u-Arithahishashitha eyangibeka ngalo ngaba ngumbusi wabo ezweni lakwaJuda, ngonyaka wama-20 wokubusa kwayo, kuze kube ngunyaka wama-32, okuyiminyaka eli-12 isiyonke, mina nabafowethu asidlanga sabelo sombusi. 15Ababusi engibalandelayo babethwesa abantu umthwalo onzima, befuna intela yokudla newayini, ngaphezu kwezinhlamvu ezingama-40 zesiliva abebevele bezikhokha. Ngisho nezinceku zabo zabacindezela abantu, kodwa mina angenzanga kanjalo, ngenxa yokwesaba uNkulunkulu. 16Ngasebenza ngokuzikhandla emsebenzini wami wokwakha kabusha ugange, angizange ngizithengele nsimu. Zonke izinceku zami zazimatasatasa ekwakhiweni kabusha kogange.
17Ngaphezu kwalokho ngangidla nabantu abayi-150, abaJuda nezikhulu, ngaphandle kwalabo abavela ezizweni esakhelene nazo. 18Ngalolo nalolo suku kwakuhlatshwa inkabi nezimvu zekhethelo eziyisithupha, ngilungiselwe nezinkukhu. Kwakukhishwa iwayini eliningi, kanye ezinsukwini eziyishumi. Ngangazi ukuthi abantu bathwele umthwalo onzima kangakanani, ngakho-ke angizange ngisifune isabelo sombusi.
19Nkulunkulu wami, ngikhumbule ngakho konke okuhle engikwenzele laba bantu.
