12Nehemiah 12

1Lalaba ngabapristi lamaLevi abenyuka loZerubhabheli indodana kaSalatiyeli, loJeshuwa: OSeraya, uJeremiya, uEzra,Select Nehemiah 12:1

2uAmariya, uMaluki, uHathushi,Select Nehemiah 12:2

3uShekaniya, uRehuma, uMeremothi,Select Nehemiah 12:3

4uIdo, uGinethoyi, uAbhiya,Select Nehemiah 12:4

5uMijamini, uMahadiya, uBiliga,Select Nehemiah 12:5

6uShemaya, loJoyaribi, uJedaya,Select Nehemiah 12:6

7uSalu, uAmoki, uHilikhiya, uJedaya. Laba babezinhloko zabapristi labafowabo ensukwini zikaJeshuwa.Select Nehemiah 12:7

8LamaLevi: OJeshuwa, uBinuwi, uKadimiyeli, uSherebiya, uJuda, uMathaniya, babephezu kokubonga, yena labafowabo.Select Nehemiah 12:8

9LoBakibukiya loUni, abafowabo, babeqondene labo emilindweni.Select Nehemiah 12:9

10UJeshuwa wasezala uJoyakimi, uJoyakimi wasezala uEliyashibi, uEliyashibi wasezala uJoyada,Select Nehemiah 12:10

11uJoyada wasezala uJonathani, uJonathani wasezala uJaduwa.Select Nehemiah 12:11

12Lensukwini zikaJoyakimi abapristi, inhloko zaboyise, babengo: OkaSeraya nguMeraya; okaJeremiya nguHananiya;Select Nehemiah 12:12

13okaEzra nguMeshulamu; okaAmariya nguJehohanani;Select Nehemiah 12:13

14okaMeliku nguJonathani; okaShebaniya nguJosefa;Select Nehemiah 12:14

15okaHarimi nguAdina; okaMerayothi nguHelikayi;Select Nehemiah 12:15

16okaIdo nguZekhariya; okaGinethoni nguMeshulamu;Select Nehemiah 12:16

17okaAbhiya nguZikiri; okaMiniyamini, okaMowadiya nguPilitayi;Select Nehemiah 12:17

18okaBiliga nguShamuwa; okaShemaya nguJehonathani;Select Nehemiah 12:18

19lokaJoyaribi nguMathenayi; okaJedaya nguUzi;Select Nehemiah 12:19

20okaSalayi nguKalayi; okaAmoki nguEberi;Select Nehemiah 12:20

21okaHilikhiya nguHashabhiya; okaJedaya nguNethaneli.Select Nehemiah 12:21

22AmaLevi ensukwini zikaEliyashibi, oJoyada loJohanani loJaduwa, babhalwa baba zinhloko zaboyise, labapristi kwaze kwaba ngumbuso kaDariyusi umPerisiya.Select Nehemiah 12:22

23Amadodana kaLevi, inhloko zaboyise, abhalwa egwalweni lwemilando, kwaze kwaba sensukwini zikaJohanani indodana kaEliyashibi.Select Nehemiah 12:23

24Lenhloko zamaLevi: OHashabhiya, uSherebiya, loJeshuwa indodana kaKadimiyeli, labafowabo maqondana labo, ukudumisa lokubonga, njengomlayo kaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, umlindo maqondana lomlindo.Select Nehemiah 12:24

25OMathaniya, loBakibukiya, uObhadiya, uMeshulamu, uTalimoni, uAkubi, babengabalindimasango belinda umlindo eziphaleni zamasango.Select Nehemiah 12:25

26Labo babekhona ensukwini zikaJoyakimi indodana kaJeshuwa indodana kaJozadaki, lensukwini zikaNehemiya umbusi, loEzra umpristi, umbhali.Select Nehemiah 12:26

27Lekwehlukaniselweni komduli weJerusalema badinga amaLevi evela ezindaweni zawo zonke ukuwaletha eJerusalema ukwenza ukwehlukaniswa, langentokozo, langokubonga, langokuhlabela, ngensimbi ezincencethayo, izigubhu zezintambo, langamachacho.Select Nehemiah 12:27

28Amadodana abahlabeleli asebuthana, njalo evela emagcekeni azingelezele iJerusalema, lemizini yamaNetofa,Select Nehemiah 12:28

29leBeti-Giligali, lelizweni leGeba leAzimavethi, ngoba abahlabeleli babezakhele imizi ezingelezele iJerusalema.Select Nehemiah 12:29

30Labapristi lamaLevi bazihlambulula, bahlambulula labantu lamasango lomduli.Select Nehemiah 12:30

31Ngasengisenza iziphathamandla zakoJuda zenyukele emdulini, ngamisa amaxuku amakhulu amabili okubonga lezindwendwe, elinye kwesokunene phezu komduli kusiya esangweni lomquba.Select Nehemiah 12:31

32Lemva kwawo kwahamba oHoshaya, lengxenye yeziphathamandla zakoJuda,Select Nehemiah 12:32

33loAzariya, uEzra, loMeshulamu,Select Nehemiah 12:33

34uJuda, loBhenjamini, loShemaya, loJeremiya.Select Nehemiah 12:34

35Lakumadodana abapristi elezimpondo: OZekhariya indodana kaJonathani indodana kaShemaya indodana kaMathaniya indodana kaMikhaya indodana kaZakuri indodana kaAsafi,Select Nehemiah 12:35

36labafowabo, oShemaya, loAzareli, uMilalayi, uGilalayi, uMahayi, uNethaneli, loJuda, uHanani, belezinto zokuhlabelela zikaDavida umuntu kaNkulunkulu, loEzra umbhali ephambi kwabo.Select Nehemiah 12:36

37Langasesangweni lomthombo, njalo maqondana labo, benyuka ngezinyathelo zomuzi kaDavida, emqansweni womduli, ngaphezu kwendlu kaDavida, kusiya esangweni lamanzi ngempumalanga.Select Nehemiah 12:37

38Lexuku lesibili lokubonga lahamba maqondana lalo, lami ngililandela, lengxenye yabantu phezu komduli, kusukela ngaphezu komphotshongo wesithando kusiya emdulini obanzi,Select Nehemiah 12:38

39njalo kusukela ngaphezu kwesango lakoEfrayimi, langaphezu kwesango elidala, langaphezu kwesango lenhlanzi, lomphotshongo kaHananeli, lomphotshongo kaHameha, kusiya esangweni lezimvu; bema-ke esangweni labalindi.Select Nehemiah 12:39

40Womabili amaxuku okubonga asesima endlini kaNkulunkulu, lami, lengxenye yababusi ilami.Select Nehemiah 12:40

41Labapristi: OEliyakhimi, uMahaseya, uMiniyamini, uMikhaya, uEliyowenayi, uZekhariya, uHananiya, belezimpondo,Select Nehemiah 12:41

42loMahaseya, loShemaya, loEleyazare, loUzi, loJehohanani, loMalikiya, loElamu, loEzeri. Abahlabeleli basebezizwakalisa, loJezerahiya umboni.Select Nehemiah 12:42

43Basebehlaba mhlalokho imihlatshelo emikhulu, bathokoza, ngoba uNkulunkulu wabenza bathokoza ngentokozo enkulu; labesifazana labantwana labo bathokoza; kwaze kwathi intokozo yeJerusalema yezwakala khatshana.Select Nehemiah 12:43

44Ngalolosuku kwamiswa-ke amadoda phezu kwamakamelo okuligugu, aweminikelo, awezithelo zokuqala, lawokwetshumi, ukuqoqela kuwo okuvela emasimini emizi izabelo zomlayo zabapristi lezamaLevi. Ngoba uJuda wathokoza ngabapristi lamaLevi ayemile.Select Nehemiah 12:44

45Abahlabeleli labalindimasango basebegcina imfanelo kaNkulunkulu wabo, lemfanelo yokuhlambulula, njengomlayo kaDavida loSolomoni indodana yakhe.Select Nehemiah 12:45

46Ngoba ensukwini zamandulo zikaDavida loAsafi kwakulezinhloko zabahlabeleli lezingoma zokudumisa lokubonga kuNkulunkulu.Select Nehemiah 12:46

47LoIsrayeli wonke ensukwini zikaZerubhabheli lensukwini zikaNehemiya banika izabelo zabahlabeleli labalindimasango, udaba losuku ngosuku lwalo; basebekungcwelisela amaLevi, lamaLevi akungcwelisela abantwana bakoAroni.Select Nehemiah 12:47