UNehemiya 2
2
UNehemiya uvunyelwa ukuvusa izingange zaseJerusalema
1Kwathi ngenyanga kaNisani ngomnyaka wamashumi amabili ka-Aritahishashita inkosi, iwayini liphambi kwakhe, ngaliphakamisa iwayini, ngalinika inkosi. Ngangingazange ngibiphe phambi kwayo. 2Inkosi yathi kimi: “Ubuso bakho bubipheleni, lokhu ungaguli, na? Lokhu kungukudabuka kwenhliziyo kuphela.”
Ngase ngesaba kakhulu. 3 Ngathi enkosini: “Mayime njalo inkosi; ubuso bami bungebiphe ngani, lapho umuzi, indawo yamathuna awobaba, uchithekile namasango awo eshiswe ngomlilo, na?”
4Yayisithi inkosi kimi: “Ukhala ngani?”
Ngase ngikhuleka kuNkulunkulu wezulu. 5Ngathi enkosini: “Uma kukuhle enkosini, uma inceku yakho ifumene umusa emehlweni akho, ungivumele ukuba ngiye kwaJuda emzini wamathuna awobaba ukuba ngiwuvuse.”
6Inkosi yathi kimi, inkosikazi ihlezi eceleni kwayo: “Uhambo lwakho luyakuba yisikhathi esingakanani, nokubuya kuyakuba nini na?” Kwaba kuhle-ke enkosini ukuvuma ukuba ngihambe; ngayitshela isikhathi esithile.
7Futhi ngathi enkosini: “Uma kukuhle enkosini, manginikwe izincwadi kubabusi phesheya koMfula,* ukuze bavume ukuba ngidlule ngize ngifike kwaJuda, 8kanye nencwadi ku-Asafa umlindihlathi lenkosi ukuba anginike imithi yemishayo yamasango enqaba ehlangene nethempeli, neyongange lomuzi, neyendlu engiyakungena kuyo.” Inkosi yanginika lokhu ngokwesandla esihle sikaNkulunkulu wami esasiphezu kwami. 9Ngase ngifika kubabusi phesheya koMfula,* ngabanika izincwadi zenkosi. Inkosi yayithume nami izinduna zempi nabamahhashi.
10Kepha lapho umHoroni, uSanibalati, noThobiya inceku yakwa-Amoni sebezwile lokho, kwaba kubi kakhulu kubo ukuthi kufike umuntu ukufuna inhlalakahle ka-Israyeli.
11Ngase ngifika eJerusalema, ngahlala khona izinsuku ezintathu. 12Ngavuka ebusuku, mina nabantu abathile abayingcosana; angitshelanga muntu lokho uNkulunkulu akubeke enhliziyweni yami ukuba ngikwenzele iJerusalema; futhi kwakungekho silwane nami ngaphandle kwesilwane engangikhwele kuso.
13Ngaphuma ngeSango Lesigodi ebusuku, ngaya eMthonjeni kaDrako* naseSangweni Lomquba, ngabuka izingange zaseJerusalema ezazibhidliziwe namasango alo ayeshiswe ngomlilo. 14Ngase ngikhuphukela eSangweni Lomthombo naseChibini Lenkosi, kepha kwakungekho ndawo yokuba kudlule isilwane engangiphezu kwaso. 15Ngangikhuphula umfudlana ebusuku, ngabuka ugange, ngaphenduka, ngangena ngeSango Lesigodi, ngaphindela emuva. 16Ababusi babengazi lapho ngangiye khona nengikwenzileyo; futhi ngangingakabatsheli abaJuda, nabapristi, nabakhulu, nababusi, nabanye ababewenza umsebenzi.
17Kepha ngase ngithi kubo: “Niyayibona inhlupheko esikuyona, lokhu iJerusalema lichithekile namasango alo eshiswe ngomlilo; wozani sivuse ugange lwaseJerusalema ukuba singabe sisaba yihlazo.” 18Ngabatshela ngesandla sikaNkulunkulu wami esasisihle phezu kwami, nangamazwi enkosi eyayiwakhulume kimi. Bathi: “Masisuke sakhe,” beqinisela izandla zabo lowo msebenzi.
19 Kepha lapho uSanebalati, umHoroni, noThobiya inceku yakwa-Amoni, noGeshemi wase-Arabiya bezwa lokho, basihleka usulu, basidelela, bathi: “Yini lokhu enikwenzayo na? Niyakuyihlubuka inkosi na?”
20Ngase ngibabuyisela amazwi, ngathi kubo: “UNkulunkulu wezulu uyakusiphumelelisa; ngalokho thina zinceku zakhe siyakusuka sakhe, kepha nina aninasabelo, nalungelo, nasikhumbuzo eJerusalema.”
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UNehemiya 2: ZUL59
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