Unehemiya 11:8-24 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

8. Emva kwakhe ngoGabayi noSalayi, bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili.

9. UJoweli, indodana kaZikiri, wayengumbonisi; uJuda, indodana kaHasenuwa, wayengowesibili emzini.

10. Kubapristi: nguJedaya, indodana kaJoyaribi, noJakini,

11. noSeraya kaHilikiya, kaMeshulamu, kaSadoki, kaMerayoti, ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu;

12. nabafowabo ababewenza umsebenzi abangamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili namashumi amabili nambili, no-Adaya kaJerohamu, kaPhelaliya, ka-Amisi, kaZakariya, kaPhashuri, kaMalikhiya;

13. nabafowabo, izinhloko zawoyise, bengamakhulu amabili namashumi amane nambili, no-Amashisayi ka-Azareli, ka-Ahizayi, kaMeshilemoti, ka-Imeri;

14. nabafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, beyikhulu namashumi amabili nesishiyagalombili; umbonisi wabo wayenguZabidiyeli, indodana kaHagedolimi.

15. KumaLevi: nguShemaya kaHashubi, ka-Azirikamu, kaHashabiya, kaBuni,

16. noShabethayi noJozabadi bezinhloko zamaLevi ababephethe umsebenzi wangaphandle wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

17. noMathaniya, kaMika, kaZabidi, ka-Asafa, induna yomkhuleko wokubonga, noBakibukiya, owesibili phakathi kwabafowabo, no-Abida kaShamuwa kaGalali kaJeduthuni.

18. Onke amaLevi emzini ongcwele ayengamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisishiyagalombili nane.

19. Abalindisango o-Akubi noThalimoni nabafowabo ababelinda ngasemasangweni babe yikhulu namashumi ayisikhombisa nambili.

20. Abakwa-Israyeli abaseleyo, abapristi namaLevi, babe semizini yonke yakwaJuda, kwaba yilowo nalowo efeni lakhe.

21. AmaNethini* ahlala e-Ofeli; oSiha noGishipha babe phezu kwamaNethini.

22. Umbonisi wamaLevi eJerusalema kwakungu-Uzi kaBani, kaHashabiya, kaMathaniya, kaMika wamadodana ka-Asafa, abahlabeleli, engumphathi womsebenzi wendlu kaNkulunkulu.

23. Ngokuba kwakukhona umyalo wenkosi ngabo, nomthetho wabahlabeleli njengokufunekayo imihla ngemihla.

24. UPhethahiya, indodana kaMeshezabeli, wabantwana bakwaZera, indodana kaJuda, wayengasesandleni senkosi ezindabeni zonke zabantu.

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