UNehemiya 11

₁Izinduna zabantu zahlala eJerusalema; abantu abaseleyo benza inkatho ukuyisa omunye kwabayishumi njalo ukuba ahlale eJerusalema, umuzi ongcwele, nabayisishiyagalolunye kweminye imizi. ₂Abantu babusisa bonke abantu ababezinikela ngenhliziyo ukuhlala eJerusalema.

₃Nazi izinhloko zezwe ezazihlala eJerusalema; kepha emizini yakwaJuda bahlala emizini yabo, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe: abakwa-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini,* nabantwana bezinceku zikaSolomoni. ₄EJerusalema kwahlala abantwana abathile bakwaJuda nabakwaBenjamini. Kubantwana bakwaJuda: ngu-Athaya ka-Uziya, kaZakariya, ka-Amariya, kaShefathiya, kaMahalalele wabantwana bakwaPheresi, ₅noMahaseya kaBaruki, kaKholi Hoze, kaHazaya, ka-Adaya, kaJoyaribi, kaZakariya, indodana yomShiloni. ₆Onke amadodana kaPheresi ahlala eJerusalema ayengamadoda anamandla angamakhulu amane namashumi ayisithupha nesishiyagalombili.

₇Nampa abantwana bakwaBenjamini: uSalu kaMeshulamu, kaJohedi, kaPhedaya, kaKholaya, kaMahaseya, ka-Ithiyeli, kaJeshaya. ₈Emva kwakhe ngoGabayi noSalayi, bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili. ₉UJoweli, indodana kaZikiri, wayengumbonisi; uJuda, indodana kaHasenuwa, wayengowesibili emzini.

₁₀Kubapristi: nguJedaya, indodana kaJoyaribi, noJakini, ₁₁noSeraya kaHilikiya, kaMeshulamu, kaSadoki, kaMerayoti, ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu; ₁₂nabafowabo ababewenza umsebenzi abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amabili nambili, no-Adaya kaJerohamu, kaPhelaliya, ka-Amisi, kaZakariya, kaPhashuri, kaMalikhiya; ₁₃nabafowabo, izinhloko zawoyise, bengamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nambili, no-Amashisayi ka-Azareli, ka-Ahizayi, kaMeshilemoti, ka-Imeri; ₁₄nabafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, beyikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili; umbonisi wabo wayenguZabidiyeli, indodana kaHagedolimi.

₁₅KumaLevi: nguShemaya kaHashubi, ka-Azirikamu, kaHashabiya, kaBuni, ₁₆noShabethayi noJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi ababephethe umsebenzi wangaphandle wendlu kaNkulunkulu, ₁₇noMathaniya, kaMika, kaZabidi, ka-Asafa, induna yomkhuleko wokubonga, noBakibukiya, owesibili phakathi kwabafowabo, no-Abida kaShamuwa kaGalali kaJeduthuni. ₁₈Onke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane. ₁₉Abalindisango o-Akubi noThalimoni nabafowabo ababelinda ngasemasangweni babe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

₂₀Abakwa-Israyeli abaseleyo, abapristi namaLevi, babe semizini yonke yakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

₂₁AmaNethini* ahlala e-Ofeli; oSiha noGishipha babe phezu kwamaNethini.

₂₂Umbonisi wamaLevi eJerusalema kwakungu-Uzi kaBani, kaHashabiya, kaMathaniya, kaMika wamadodana ka-Asafa, abahlabeleli, engumphathi womsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu. ₂₃Ngokuba kwakukhona umyalo wenkosi ngabo, nomthetho wabahlabeleli njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla.

₂₄UPhethahiya, indodana kaMeshezabeli, wabantwana bakwaZera, indodana kaJuda, wayengasesandleni senkosi ezindabeni zonke zabantu.

₂₅Emizaneni inamasimu ayo kwahlala abanye abantwana bakwaJuda: eKiriyati Araba nasemizaneni yalo, naseDiboni nasemizaneni yalo, naseJekabiseyeli nasemizaneni yalo, ₂₆naseJeshuwa, naseMolada, naseBeti Pheleti, ₂₇naseHasari Shuwali, naseBeri Sheba nasemizaneni yalo, ₂₈naseSikilagi, naseMekhona nasemizaneni yalo, ₂₉nase-Eni Rimoni, naseSora, naseJarimuthi, ₃₀naseZanowa, nase-Adulamu nasemizaneni yawo, naseLakishi inamasimu alo, nase-Azeka nasemizaneni yalo. Bamisa kusukela eBeri Sheba ukuze kube sesigodini sikaHinomu.

₃₁Abantwana bakwaBenjamini bahlala kusukela eGeba kuze kube seMikimasi, nase-Aya, naseBethele nasemizaneni yalo, ₃₂nase-Anathoti, naseNobi, nase-Ananiya, ₃₃naseHasori, naseRama, naseGitayimi, ₃₄naseHadidi, naseSeboyimi, naseNebalati, ₃₅naseLodi, nase-Ono, isiGodi Sababazi.

₃₆KumaLevi izigaba zakwaJuda zahlanganiswa noBenjamini.