Nehemiya 1:1-11
1 Lawa ngemavi aNehemiya*+ indvodzana yaHakaliya: Ngenyanga yaKhislevu,* ngemnyaka wesi-20 wekubusa kwenkhosi,* bengisesigodlweni* eShushani.*+
2 Ngaleso sikhatsi, Hanani+ longulomunye wabomnaketfu, wefika nalamanye emadvodza besuka kaJuda futsi ngababuta ngemaJuda labekasele labekaphunyule ekutfunjweni,+ kanye nangeJerusalema.
3 Bangiphendvula batsi: “Labo labasele lena esifundzeni labaphunyula ekutfunjweni basesimeni lesibucayi futsi batselwe ngelihlazo.+ Tindvonga taseJerusalema tidzilitiwe,+ nemagede akhona ashiswe ngemlilo.”+
4 Ngatsi nje nangiva lamavi, ngahlala phansi ngakhala, futsi kwaphela emalanga lamanyenti ngilila, ngizile kudla+ futsi ngithantaza embikwaNkulunkulu wemazulu.
5 Ngatsi: “Awu Jehova, Nkulunkulu wemazulu, Nkulunkulu lomkhulu nalowesabekako, logcina sivumelwane sakhe futsi abakhombise lutsandvo lolucotfo labo labamtsandzako nalabagcina imiyalo yakhe,+
6 ngicela ungilalelisise ngendlebe yakho, unginake futsi ulalele umthantazo inceku yakho lewuthantazako lamuhla. Busuku nemini+ ngithantazela ema-Israyeli latinceku takho, ngivume netono bantfu baka-Israyeli labatentile kuwe. Mine nebantfu bakitsi* sonile.+
7 Sone kakhulu kuwe ngekungayigcini imiyalo yakho,+ imitsetfo kanye netimiso lowatinika Mosi inceku yakho.+
8 “Ngicela ukhumbule emavi lowawatjela* Mosi inceku yakho, latsi: ‘Naningetsembeki kimi, ngitanihlakatela etiveni letinyenti.+
9 Kodvwa nanibuya kimi, nigcine imitsetfo yami futsi niyilalele, ngisho nobe bantfu bakini ngitawube sengibahlakatele emaphetselweni emhlaba, ngitawubalandza lapho+ ngibaletse endzaweni lengiyikhetsele kutsi ngibeke kuyo libito lami.’+
10 Batinceku takho futsi babantfu bakho lowabakhulula ngemandla akho lamakhulu nangesandla sakho lesinemandla.+
11 Awu Jehova, ngicela indlebe yakho ilalelisise umthantazo wenceku yakho nemthantazo wetinceku takho letikujabulelako kuhlonipha libito lakho ngalokusuka enhlitiyweni,* futsi ngicela wente inceku yakho iphumelele lamuhla, wente nekutsi inkhosi ingentele umusa.”+
Ngaleso sikhatsi bengiyindvuna yeliwayini lenkhosi.+
Imibhalo lengentansi
^ Lokusho kutsi “Jehova Uyadvudvuta.”
^ Fundza Sandzisanchazo B15.
^ Lokusho, Athazeksesi.
^ Nobe “bengisembhoshongweni; bengisendzaweni levikelekile.”
^ Nobe “eSusa.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “nendlu yababe.”
^ Nobe “secwayiso lowasinika.”
^ NgesiHebheru kutsi, “kwesaba libito lakho.”
