Nehemiah 10
1 And over them that sealed were Neemias the Artasastha, son of Achalia, and Zedekias,
Ekufakeni-ke uphawu kwakuloNehemiya umbusi indodana kaHakaliya, loZedekhiya,
2 the son of Araea, and Azaria, and Jeremia,
uSeraya, uAzariya, uJeremiya,
3 Phasur, Amaria, Melchia,
uPashuri, uAmariya, uMalikiya,
4 Attus, Sebani, Maluch,
uHathushi, uShebaniya, uMaluki,
5 Iram, Meramoth, Abdia,
uHarimi, uMeremothi, uObhadiya,
6 Daniel, Gannathon, Baruch,
uDaniyeli, uGinethoni, uBharukhi,
7 Mesulam, Abia, Miamin,
uMeshulamu, uAbhiya, uMijamini,
8 Maazia, Belgai, Samaia; these [were] priests.
uMahaziya, uBiligayi, uShemaya; laba babengabapristi.
9 And the Levites; Jesus the son of Azania, Banaiu of the sons of Enadad, Cadmiel
LamaLevi: Ngitsho uJeshuwa indodana kaAzaniya, uBinuwi wamadodana kaHenadadi, uKadimiyeli,
10 and his brethren, Sabania, Oduia, Calitan, Phelia, Anan,
labafowabo, oShebaniya, uHodiya, uKelita, uPelaya, uHanani,
11 Micha, Roob, Asebias,
uMika, uRehobi, uHashabhiya,
12 Zacchor, Sarabia, Sebania,
uZakuri, uSherebiya, uShebaniya,
13 Odum, the sons of Banuae.
uHodiya, uBani, uBeninu.
14 The heads of the people; Phoros, Phaath Moab, Elam, Zathuia,
Inhloko zabantu: OParoshi, uPahathi-Mowabi, uElamu, uZathu, uBani,
15 the sons of Bani, Asgad, Bebai,
uBuni, uAzigadi, uBebayi,
16 Adania, Bagoi, Hedin
uAdonija, uBigivayi, uAdini,
17 Ater, Ezekia, Azur,
uAteri, uHezekhiya, uAzuri,
18 Oduia, Esam, Besi,
uHodiya, uHashuma, uBezayi,
19 Ariph, Anathoth, Nobai,
uHarafi, uAnathothi, uNebayi,
20 Megaphes, Mesullam, Ezir,
uMagipiyashi, uMeshulamu, uHeziri,
21 Mesozebel, Saduc, Jeddua,
uMeshezabeli, uZadoki, uJaduwa,
22 Phaltia, Anan, Anaea,
uPelatiya, uHanani, uAnaya,
23 Osee, Anania, Asub,
uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubi,
24 Aloes, Phalai, Sobec,
uHaloheshi, uPiliha, uShobeki,
25 Reum, Essabana, Maasia,
uRehuma, uHashabina, uMahaseya,
26 and Aia, Aenan, Enam,
uAhiya, uHanani, uAnani,
27 Maluch, Eram, Baana.
uMaluki, uHarimi, uBahana.
28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nathinim, and every one who drew off from the nations of the land to the law of God, their wives, their sons, their daughters, every one who had knowledge and understanding,
Labantu abaseleyo, abapristi, amaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, amaNethini, labo bonke abazehlukanise labantu bamazwe baya emlayweni kaNkulunkulu, omkabo, amadodana abo, lamadodakazi abo, wonke owaziyo, oqedisisayo,
29 were urgent with their brethren, and bound them under a curse, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given by the hand of Moses, the servant of God; to keep and to do all the commandments of the Lord, and his judgments, and his ordinances;
babambelela kubafowabo, izikhulu zabo, bangena kusiqalekiso lesifungo sokuhamba emlayweni kaNkulunkulu owanikwa ngesandla sikaMozisi inceku kaNkulunkulu, lokuyigcina lokuyenza yonke imilayo kaJehova iNkosi yethu, lezahlulelo zayo lezimiso zayo.
30 and that we will not, [they said, ]give our daughters to the people of the land, nor will we take their daughters to our sons.
Lokuthi kasiyikunika amadodakazi ethu ebantwini belizwe loba singathatheli amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.
31 And [as for] the people of the land who bring wares and all [manner of] merchandise to sell on the sabbath-day, we [will] not buy of them on the sabbath or on the holy day: and we will leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
Uba abantu belizwe beletha izimpahla loba yiwaphi amabele ukukuthengisa ngosuku lwesabatha, kasiyikuthenga kibo ngesabatha langosuku olungcwele. Njalo sizayekela umnyaka wesikhombisa, lesikwelede sonke.
32 And we will impose ordinances upon ourselves, to levy on ourselves the third part of a didrachm yearly for the service of the house of our God;
Futhi sizazimisela imilayo yokubeka phezu kwethu ingxenye yesithathu yeshekeli emnyakeni ibe ngeyomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu,
33 the shewbread, and the continual meat-offering, and for the continual whole-burnt-offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moon, for the feast, and for the holy things, and the sin-offerings, to make atonement for Israel, and for the works of the house of our God.
eyesinkwa sokubukiswa, leyomnikelo wokudla wensuku zonke, leyomnikelo wokutshiswa wensuku zonke, eyamasabatha, eyokuthwasa kwezinyanga, eyemikhosi emisiweyo, leyezinto ezingcwele, leyeminikelo yesono ukwenzela uIsrayeli inhlawulo yokuthula, lomsebenzi wonke wendlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
34 And we cast lots for the office of wood-bearing, [we] the priests, and the Levites, and the people, to bring [wood] into the house of our God, according to the house of our families, at certain set times, year by year, to burn on the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
Sasesisenza inkatho yokuphosa mayelana lomnikelo wenkuni, abapristi, amaLevi, labantu, ukuziletha endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, ngokwendlu yabobaba, ngezikhathi ezimisiweyo umnyaka ngomnyaka, zitshiswe phezu kwelathi leNkosi uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokubhaliweyo emlayweni.
35 and to bring the first-fruits of our land, and the first-fruits of the fruit of every tree, year by year, into the house of the Lord:
Lokuletha izithelo zokuqala zomhlabathi wethu lezithelo zokuqala zesithelo sonke sesihlahla sonke umnyaka ngomnyaka endlini yeNkosi;
36 the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the first-born of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, for the priests that minister in the house of our God.
lokuletha amazibulo amadodana ethu lawezifuyo zethu, njengokubhalwe emlayweni, lamazibulo ezinkomo zethu lawezimvu zethu, endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubapristi abasebenza endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu;
37 And the first-fruits of our corn, and the fruit of every tree, of wine, and of oil, will we bring to the priests to the treasury of the house of God; and a tithe of our land to the Levites: for the Levites themselves shall receive tithes in all the cities of the land we cultivate.
lokokuqala kwenhlama yethu, leminikelo yethu, lezithelo zezihlahla zonke, iwayini elitsha, lamafutha, sikulethe kubapristi emakamelweni endlu kaNkulunkulu wethu, lokwetshumi komhlabathi wethu kumaLevi, ukuze lawomaLevi emukele okwetshumi kuyo yonke imizi yomsebenzi wethu.
38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites in the tithe of the Levite: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth part of [their] tithe to the house of our God, into the treasuries of the house of God.
Umpristi-ke indodana kaAroni uzakuba kanye lamaLevi lapho amaLevi esemukela okwetshumi. LamaLevi azakwenyusa okwetshumi kokwetshumi endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu emakamelweni endlu yokuligugu.
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring into the treasuries the first-fruits of the corn, and wine, and oil; and there [are] the holy vessels, and the priests, and the ministers, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
Ngoba abantwana bakoIsrayeli labantwana bamaLevi bazaletha umnikelo wamabele, iwayini elitsha, lamafutha, emakamelweni, ngoba lapho kulezitsha zendawo engcwele labapristi abasebenzayo labalindimasango labahlabeleli. Njalo kasiyikuyitshiya indlu kaNkulunkulu wethu.
