UNehemiya 12

₁Nampa abapristi namaLevi abakhuphuka noZerubabele indodana kaSheyalitiyeli noJeshuwa: oSeraya, noJeremiya, no-Ezra, ₂no-Amariya, noMaluki, noHathushi, ₃noShekaniya, noRehumi, noMeremoti, ₄no-Ido, noGinethoyi, no-Abiya, ₅noMijamini, noMahadiya, noBiliga, ₆noShemaya, noJoyaribi, noJedaya, ₇noSalu, no-Amoki, noHilikiya, noJedaya. Labo babe yizinhloko zabapristi nezabafowabo emihleni kaJeshuwa.

₈AmaLevi: ngoJeshuwa, noBinuwi, noKadimiyeli, noSherebiya, noJuda, noMathaniya owayephethe ukubonga, yena nabafowabo, ₉noBakibukiya no-Uno abafowabo, bemalungana nabo ngezigaba.

₁₀UJeshuwa wazala uJoyakimi; uJoyakimi wazala u-Eliyashibi; u-Eliyashibi wazala uJoyada; ₁₁uJoyada wazala uJonathani; uJonathani wazala uJaduwa.

₁₂Emihleni kaJoyakimi izinhloko zawoyise babapristi zaziyilezi: ekaSeraya: nguMeraya; ekaJeremiya: nguHananiya; ₁₃eka-Ezra: nguMeshulamu; eka-Amariya: nguJehohanani; ₁₄ekaMaluki: nguJonathani; ekaShebaniya: nguJosefa; ₁₅ekaHarimi: ngu-Adina; ekaMerayoti: nguHelekayi; ₁₆eka-Ido: nguZakariya; ekaGinethoni: nguMeshulamu; ₁₇eka-Abiya: nguZikiri; ekaMiniyamini, ekaMohadiya: nguPhilitayi; ₁₈ekaBiliga: nguShamuwa; ekaShemaya: nguJehonathani; ₁₉ekaJoyaribi: nguMathenayi; ekaJedaya: ngu-Uzi; ₂₀ekaSalayi: nguKhalayi; eka-Amoki: ngu-Ebere; ₂₁ekaHilikiya: nguHashabiya; ekaJedaya: nguNethaneli. ₂₂AmaLevi abhalwa emihleni ka-Eliyashibi, noJoyada, noJohanani, noJaduwa njengezinhloko zawoyise kanye nabapristi ekubuseni kukaDariyu umPheresiya. ₂₃Izinhloko zawoyise babantwana bakwaLevi zalotshwa encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla, kwaze kwaba semihleni kaJohanani indodana ka-Eliyashibi. ₂₄Izinhloko zamaLevi nazi: oHashabiya, noSherebiya, noJeshuwa, indodana kaKadimiyeli, kanye nabafowabo malungana nabo, ukuba badumise, babonge njengemiyalo kaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu, isigaba malungana nesigaba. ₂₅OMathaniya, noBakibukiya, no-Obadiya, noMeshulamu, noThalimoni, no-Akubi babe ngabalindisango, belinda izindlu zokubekelela ngasemasangweni. ₂₆Labo babe khona emihleni kaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa kaJosadaki nasemihleni kaNehemiya umbusi no-Ezra, umbhali.

₂₇Ekuhlanjululweni kogange lwaseJerusalema bafuna amaLevi ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuba ayiswe eJerusalema ukwenza ukuhlambulula ngokuthokoza, nangokubonga, nangokuhlabelela ngamasimbali* nangezingubhu nangamahabhu.* ₂₈Abantwana babahlabeleli babuthana bevela ethafeni elalizungeza iJerusalema nasemizaneni yamaLevi, ₂₉naseBeti Giligali, nasemasimini aseGeba, nase-Azimaveti, ngokuba babezakhele imizana nxazonke zeJerusalema. ₃₀Abapristi namaLevi base bezihlambulula; bahlambulula nabantu, namasango, nogange.

₃₁Ngase ngikhuphulela ogangeni izikhulu zakwaJuda, ngabeka izigaba ezimbili ezinkulu ezabongayo, zahlaba ihele; esinye sahamba ngakwesokunene ogangeni, saya ngaseSangweni Lomquba; ₃₂emva kwaso kwahamba uHoshaya nenxenye yezikhulu zakwaJuda, ₃₃no-Azariya, no-Ezra, noMeshulamu, ₃₄noJuda, noBenjamini, noShemaya, noJeremiya, ₃₅kanye namadodana athile abapristi ephethe amacilongo: uZakariya kaJonathani, kaShemaya, kaMathaniya, kaMikhaya, kaZakuri, ka-Asafa, ₃₆nabafowabo oShemaya, no-Azareli, noMilalayi, noGilalayi, noMahayi, noNethaneli, noJuda, noHanani, bephethe izinto zokubethwa zikaDavide, umuntu kaNkulunkulu; u-Ezra, umbhali, wayengaphambi kwabo. ₃₇NgaseSangweni Lomthombo malungana nabo bakhuphuka ngezikhwelo zomuzi kaDavide ezikhwelweni zogange, ngasenhla kwendlu kaDavide, kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lamanzi.

₃₈Esinye isigaba saya ngakwesokhohlo, mina ngasilandela kanye nenxenye yabantu ogangeni, ngasenhla koMbhoshongo Wezithando, kwaze kwaba soGangeni Olubanzi, ₃₉nangenhla kweSango lakwa-Efrayimi, naseSangweni Elidala, naseSangweni Lezinhlanzi, naseMbhoshongweni KaHananeli naseMbhoshongweni KaHameya, kwaze kwaba seSangweni Lezimvu; bema eSangweni Letilongo.

₄₀Zase zima lezo zigaba zombili zababongayo endlini kaNkulunkulu kanye nami, nenxenye yababusi inami, ₄₁nabapristi o-Eliyakimi, noMahaseya, noMiniyamini, noMikhaya, no-Eliyohenayi, noZakariya, noHananiya, bephethe amacilongo, ₄₂noMahaseya, noShemaya, no-Eleyazare, no-Uzi, noJehohanani, noMalikhiya, no-Elamu, no-Ezeri. Abahlabeleli bahlabelela ngokuzwakalisayo, benoJizirahiya umbonisi wabo. ₄₃Banikela ngemihlatshelo emikhulu ngalolo suku, bathokoza, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wayebathokozisile ngentokozo enkulu; nabesifazane nabantwana bathokoza, kwezwakala kude ukuthokoza kweJerusalema.

₄₄Ngalolo suku amiswa amadoda ukuba abe ngabaphathi bamakamelo engcebo, nabeminikelo yokuphakanyiswa, nabolibo, nabokweshumi ukuba baqoqele kuwo njengamasimu emizi izabelo ezinqunyelwe abapristi namaLevi ngomthetho, ngokuba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi namaLevi asebebekiwe. ₄₅Bagcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo nemfanelo yokuhlambulula kanye nabahlabeleli nabalindisango njengemiyalo kaDavide noSolomoni indodana yakhe. ₄₆Ngokuba nasemihleni kaDavide neka-Asafa kwasendulo kwakukhona abaholi babahlabeleli kanye nezihlabelelo zokudumisa nezokubonga uNkulunkulu. ₄₇Wonke u-Israyeli wayesenika emihleni kaZerubabele nasemihleni kaNehemiya abahlabeleli nabalindisango izabelo njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla; bakungcwelisela amaLevi, namaLevi akungcwelisela amadodana ka-Aroni.