Nehemiah 10

1 Now, upon the sealed writings, were, —Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah;

Labo abafaka uphawu lwabo yilaba: Umbusi: uNehemiya indodana kaHakhaliya. LoZedekhiya,

2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah;

loSeraya, lo-Azariya, loJeremiya,

3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah;

loPhashuri, lo-Amariya, loMalikhija,

4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch;

loHathushi, loShebhaniya, loMaluki,

5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah;

loHarimi, loMeremothi, lo-Obhadaya,

6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch;

loDanyeli, loGinethoni, loBharukhi,

7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin;

loMeshulami, lo-Abhija, loMijamini,

8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah, —these, were, the priests.

loMaziya, loBhiligayi loShemaya. Laba babe ngabaphristi.

9 And, the Levites, —Jeshua, son of Azaniah, Binnui, of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

AbaLevi: uJeshuwa indodana ka-Azaniya, uBhinuwi owamadodana kaHenadadi loKhadimiyeli,

10 and, their brethren, —Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan;

labasekeli babo: uShebhaniya, uHodiya, uKhelitha, uPhelaya loHanani,

11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah;

uMikha, uRehobhi, uHashabhiya,

12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah;

uZakhuri, uSherebhiya, uShebhaniya,

13 Hodiah, Bani, Beninu.

uHodiya, uBhani loBheninu.

14 The heads of the people, —Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani;

Abakhokheli babantu yilaba: uPharoshi, uPhahathi-Mowabi, u-Elamu, uZathu uBhani,

15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai;

uBhuni, u-Azigadi, uBhebhayi,

16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin;

u-Adonija, uBhigivayi, u-Adini,

17 Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur;

u-Atheri, uHezekhiya, u-Azuri,

18 Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai;

uHodiya, uHashumi, uBhezayi,

19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nobai;

uHarifi, u-Anathothi, uNebhayi,

20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir;

uMagiphiyashi, uMeshulami, uHeziri,

21 Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua;

uMeshezabeli, uZadokhi, uJaduwa,

22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah;

uPhelathiya, uHanani, u-Anaya,

23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub;

uHosheya, uHananiya, uHashubhi,

24 Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek;

uHaloheshi, uPhiliha, uShobeki,

25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah;

uRehumi, uHashabhina, uMaseya,

26 and Ahiah, Hanan, Anan;

u-Ahija, uHanani, u-Anani,

27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

uMaluki, uHarimi loBhana.

28 And, the rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the doorkeepers, the singers, the Nethinim, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons and their daughters, —every one having knowledge and understanding,

Inengi labantu, abaphristi, abaLevi, abalindimasango, abahlabeleli, lezinceku zethempeli labo bonke abazehlukanisayo ebantwini bezizwe ngenxa yoMthetho kaNkulunkulu, kanye lamakhosikazi abo lamadodana lamadodakazi abo ayeseqedisisa

29 were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God, —and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes;

bonke bahlanganyela labafowabo ababeyizikhulu, ukuzibopha ngesiqalekiso langesifungo ukuwulandela uMthetho kaNkulunkulu owanikwa ngoMosi inceku kaNkulunkulu lokulalela kuhle yonke imilayo, leziqondiso lezimemezelo zikaThixo iNkosi yethu.

30 and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, —and, their daughters, would we not take for our sons;

Sithembisa ukuthi kasiyikwendisa amadodakazi ethu ebantwini esakhelene labo loba sithathele amadodana ethu amadodakazi abo.

31 and, if the peoples of the land should be bringing in wares, or any corn on the sabbath day, to sell, we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day, —and that we would remit the seventh year, and the loan of every hand.

Nxa labo esakhelene labo beletha impahla kumbe amabele okuthengiswa ngeSabatha, kasiyikuthenga kubo ngeSabatha loba ngaliphi ilanga elingcwele. Kuwo wonke umnyaka wesikhombisa sizayekela amasimu ethu alaluke njalo sizacitsha zonke izikwelede.

32 And we laid on ourselves charges, appointing for ourselves the third of a shekel, yearly, —for the service of the house of our God:

Siyazethesa umlandu wokugcwalisa umlayo wokupha okwesithathu kweshekeli ngomnyaka okomsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu:

33 for the bread to set in array, and the continual meal-offering, and for the continual ascending-sacrifice, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the appointed feasts, and for things hallowed, and for victims bearing sin, to put a propitiatory-covering over Israel, —and for all the work of the house of our God.

okwesinkwa esibekwe etafuleni; okomnikelo wenjayelo owamabele lowokutshiswa; okweminikelo yamaSabatha, eyamadili okuThwasa kweNyanga leminye imikhosi emisiweyo; eyiminikelo engcwele, iminikelo yesono yokubuyisana eka-Israyeli; leyayo yonke imilandu yendlini kaNkulunkulu.

34 Also, lots, did we cast, concerning the offering of wood among the priests, the Levites, and the people, to bring it unto the house of our God, by our ancestral houses, at times arranged, year by year, —to burn upon the altar of Yahweh our God, as it is written in the law.

Thina abaphristi, abaLevi labantu sesenze inkatho ukubona ukuthi yiphi imuli emele ilethe inkuni ngasiphi isikhathi endlini kaNkulunkulu ezokutshiswa e-alithareni likaThixo uNkulunkulu wethu, njengokulotshiweyo eMthethweni.

35 And that we would bring in the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruit of all fruit of all trees, year by year, —unto the house of Yahweh;

Njalo sizethesa umlandu wokuletha endlini kaThixo umnyaka ngomnyaka izithelo zakuqala zamabele ethu lokwezithelo zonke zezihlahla.

36 also that, the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, —and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, we would bring in unto the house of our God, unto the priests who should be in attendance in the house of our God;

Njengoba kulotshiwe njalo eMthethweni, sizaletha amazibulo amadodana ethu, awenkomo zethu, lawemihlambi yethu yezimvu endlini kaNkulunkulu wethu, kubaphristi abasebenza khona.

37 and, the first part of our meal and our heave-offerings and the fruit of all trees, new wine and oil, would we bring in unto the priests, into the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithe of our ground unto the Levites, —the Levites themselves, taking the tithes in all our cities of agriculture.

Futhi njalo, sizaletha okuya eziphaleni zasendlini kaNkulunkulu, kubaphristi, okokuqala kwempuphu yethu, okweminikelo yamabele ethu, izithelo zezihlahla zethu zonke lewayini lethu elitsha kanye lamafutha. Njalo sizaletha okwetshumi okwamabele ethu kubaLevi, ngoba ngabaLevi abaqoqa okwetshumi kuwo wonke amadolobho esisebenza kuwo.

38 And the priest the son of Aaron should be with the Levites, when the Levites should take the tithes, —and the Levites, should bring up the tithe of the tithe, unto the house of our God, into the chambers pertaining unto the treasure-house.

Umphristi odabuka ku-Aroni kaphelekezele abaLevi besamukela okwetshumi, njalo abaLevi kumele balethe okwetshumi okomnikelo wetshumi kuze endlini kaNkulunkulu, eziphaleni eziqondane lesikhwama.

39 For, into the chambers, should the sons of Israel and the sons of Levi bring in the heave-offering of the corn, the new wine and the oil, since, there, are the utensils of the sanctuary, and the priests who are in attendance, and the doorkeepers, and the singers, —so would we not neglect the house of our God.

Abantu bako-Israyeli, kanye labaLevi, bamele balethe iminikelo yabo yamabele, iwayini elitsha lamafutha eziphaleni lapho okugcinwa khona impahla zendlu engcwele, njalo lapho okuhlala khona abaphristi abasebenzayo labalindimasango labahlabeleli. “Kasiyikuyidela indlu kaNkulunkulu.”