UNERHEMIYA 2
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UNerhemiya uzilungiselela ukuya eJerusalema
1Kwathi ngenyanga kaNisani ngomnyaka wamatjhumi amabili wokubusa kwekosi u-Aritarhitjhasta, ngathatha iwayini ebelisetafuleni ngalinikela ikosi leyo. Njengombana bengingazange khengitlhuwe phambi kwayo ngaphambilini, 2yangibuza yathi: “Kutheni ubuso bakho bukhenile? Njengombana ungaguli nje, kutjho bona kukhona into ekuwurubajileko.”
Mina-ke ngaba nevalo, 3ngathi ekosini: “Kwanga ikosi ingaphila njalo! Bengingahlala njani ngingadani lokha idorobho lapha kwabekwa khona abobaba sele limarubhi namasangwalo alothiswe ngomlilo na?” 4Ikosi yathi kimi: “Alo, mntabantu, isibawo sakho siyini ngalokho?”
Nje-ke mina ngalila kuZimu wezulwini ngehliziyo, 5ngathi ekosinami leyo: “Nangabe kuhle emehlweni wekosi begodu ngifumene umusa phambi kwayo, ngibawa ikosi ingivumele bonyana ngiye kwaJuda, edorobheni lapha kwabekwa khona abobaba ukuze ngiyolivuselela.”
6Kwathi ikosi isahlezi nendlovukazi njalo yangibuza bona ngizokukhamba isikhathi esingangani nokobana ngiyokubuya nini. Ngasihlela-ke isikhathi, nje-ke kwayithokozisa ikosi bonyana ingivumele ngikhambe. 7Ngathi ekosini leyo: “Nangabe kuyayithokozisa ikosi, anginikelwe iincwadi eziya ebabusini besifunda sangetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe bonyana bangivumele ngirathe khona bengiyokufika kwaJuda. 8Godu kube nencwadi eya ku-Asafa umqapheli wehlathi lekosi kobana anginikele iingodo ukuze ngiyokwenza amabhaluga wesango lesiphephelo sethempeli nomthangala wedorobho kanye nelendlu engizakuhlala kiyo.” Mbala, ikosi yangipha engakubawako ngombana isandla esihle sakaZimami besiphezu kwami.
9Kwathi lokha nangifika ebabusini besifunda sangetjingalanga yomlambo iYufrathe, ngabanikela iincwadi zekosezo. Bengiphekelelwe ziinduna zepi nabakhweli beenjomani. Labo-ke bebatjhaphululwe yikosi kobana bakhambe nami. 10Kodwana kwathi bonyana uSanibhalathi umRhoroni noThobiya isikhulu ebesimu-Amoni bezwe lokho, baguguneka khulu ngokwazi bona kunomuntu ozileko ukuzokufuna isizo mayelana nama-Israyeli.
UNerhemiya ufunyana ukusekelwa eJerusalema
11Nje-ke ngafika eJerusalema. Emva kwamalanga amathathu ngilapho, 12mina namadoda ambalwa savuka ebusuku. Azange ngitjele noyedwa bonyana uZimami ubekeni ehliziywenami ekufuze ngiyenzele iJerusalema. Begodu bekungekho esinye isilwana hlanu kwami ngaphandle kwaleso ebegade ngisikhwelile. 13Ngaphuma ngobusukobo ngesango umRhoba ngadlula emthonjeni iPungutjha, ngaphundlukela esangweni iZala bonyana ngihlole imithangala yeJerusalema ebegade igirizelwe phasi kanye namasango wakhona egade abhujiswe ngomlilo. 14Ngasuka lapho ngaya esangweni umThombo nechibini lamaKhosi. Kodwana bekunganandawo yokudlula kwesilwana ebegade ngisikhwelile, 15ngalokho ngenyuka ngomrhoba iKidroni ngahlola umthangala ebusukokho. Ngajika ngabuyela emuva ngesango umRhoba; ngabuyela njalo-ke edorobheni. 16Nokho iinkhulu bezingazi bonyana khengaphuma nokobana bengiyokwenzani lapho ngombana kuze kube sikhatheso bengingakatjeli amaJuda, abaphristi, abosaziwako, iinkhulu kanye nabo boke ebe kufuze benze umsebenzi. 17Nje-ke ngabatjela ngathi: “Nani niyazibonela bonyana inyakanyaka esikiyo ingangani, yokobona iJerusalema limarubhi namasangwalo atjhisiwe. Yeke yizani sakheni umthangala weJerusalema ukuze singasabonakali sisehlazweni.”
18Ngabatjela bonyana isandla esihle sakaZimami siphezu kwami. Godu ngabatjela namezwi ikosi u-Aritarhitjhasta eyawakhuluma kimi. Bona bathi kimi: “Asisikimeni sakheni!” Nje-ke baqinisa izandla emsebenzinabo omuhle lowo.
19Kodwana kwathi bonyana uSanibhalathi umRhoroni noThobiya isikhulu ebesimu-Amoni noGetjhemu umArabhu bezwe ngendaba leyo, basiphoqa bebasinyefula bathi: “Njekhona yintobani eniyenzako le? Senihlubuka ikosi Aritarhitjhasta na?”
20Ngabaphendula ngathi: “UZimu wezulwini uzosenza siphumelele, nje-ke thina nceku zakhe sizokusikima sakhe. Kodwana nakungini aninaso isabelo nelungelo namkha ubuhlobo neJerusalema.”
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