UNehemiya Chapter 8
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Bonke abantu babuthana njengomuntu munye esigcawini esasiphambi kweSango Lamanzi ; bakhuluma ku -Ezra, umbhali, ukuba alethe incwadi yomthetho kaMose, uJehova ayeyale ngawo u-Israyeli.
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U-Ezra, umpristi, wawuletha umthetho phambi kwebandla , abesilisa nabesifazane nabo bonke ababe nengqondo yokuzwa, ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesikhombisa.
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Wafunda kuwo phambi kwesigcawu esasiphambi kweSango Lamanzi , kusukela ekuseni kuze kube semini, phambi kwabesilisa nabesifazane nababe nengqondo yokuzwa; izindlebe zabantu bonke zalalela incwadi yomthetho.
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U-Ezra umbhali wayemi ebhesitulu lamapulangwe ababelenzele lo mgomo ; eceleni kwakhe kwakumi oMatithiya , noShema, no-Anaya, no-Uriya, noHilikiya, noMahaseya ngakwesokunene sakhe , nangakwesokhohlo sakhe ngoPhedaya, noMishayeli, noMalikhiya, noHashumi, noHashibadana, noZakariya, noMeshulamu.
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U-Ezra wayivula incwadi emehlweni abantu bonke , ngokuba wayengaphezulu kwabantu bonke, nalapho eyivula, bonke abantu basukuma.
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U-Ezra wambonga uJehova uNkulunkulu omkhulu . Bonke abantu baphendula bathi : Amen, Amen, bephakamisa izandla zabo ; bakhothama, bakhuleka kuJehova, ubuso babo bubheke phansi.
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NoJeshuwa, noBani, noSherebiya, noJamini, no-Akubi, noShabethayi, noHodiya, noMahaseya, noKelitha, no-Azariya, noJozabadi, noHanani, noPhelaya, namaLevi bafundisa abantu umthetho , abantu besezindaweni zabo.
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Bafunda encwadini , emthethweni kaNkulunkulu , bephumisela kahle ; bachaza, babaqondisa okufundwayo.
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UNehemiya owayengumbusi , no-Ezra umpristi nombhali , namaLevi ayebafundisa abantu , bathi kubantu bonke : Lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova uNkulunkulu wenu ; ningalili, ningakhali. Ngokuba bonke abantu bakhala , lapho bezwa amazwi omthetho.
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Wayesethi kubo : Hambani nidle okunonileyo , niphuze okumnandi , nithumele izabelo kwabangalungiselwanga lutho , ngokuba lolu suku lungcwele kuJehova ; ningadabuki, ngokuba injabulo kaJehova iyinqaba yenu.
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AmaLevi ayesethulisa abantu bonke , ethi: Thulani, ngokuba lolu suku lungcwele; ningadabuki.
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Abantu bonke bahamba ukuba badle, baphuze, bathumele izabelo, bajabule kakhulu, ngokuba babeqondile amazwi ababewazisiwe. Umkhosi wamadokodo
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Ngosuku lwesibili kwabuthana izinhloko zawoyise babantu bonke , nabapristi, namaLevi ku-Ezra umbhali ukuba baqaphele amazwi omthetho.
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Bafumanisa kulotshiwe emthethweni ukuthi uJehova wayeyalile ngesandla sikaMose ukuba abantwana bakwa -Israyeli bahlale emadokodweni ngomkhosi wenyanga yesikhombisa,
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bezwakalise, bathumele izwi emizini yabo yonke naseJerusalema lokuthi : Phumani, niye entabeni, nilande amagatsha omnqumo , namagatsha omnqumo wasendle , namagatsha ombomvana , namagatsha esundu , namagatsha emithi edumbileyo, nenze amadokodo njengokulotshiweyo.
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Base bephuma abantu, balanda lokho, bazenzela amadokodo, kwaba yilowo nalowo opha hleni lwendlu , nasemagcekeni abo , nasemagcekeni endlu kaNkulunkulu, nasesigcawini seSango Lamanzi, nasesigcawini seSango lakwa- Efrayimi.
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Ibandla lonke lababuyileyo ekuthunjweni lenza amadokod o, lahlala emadokodweni, ngokuba kusukela ezinsukwini zikaJeshuwa , indodana kaNuni, kuze kube yilolo suku abantwana bakwa -Israyeli babengenzanga kanjalo. Kwakukhona ukuthokoza okukhulu kakhulu.
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Wafunda encwadini yomthetho kaNkulunkulu imihla ngemihla kus ukela osukwini lokuqala kuze kube lusuku l okugcina. Bagubha umkhosi izinsuku eziyisikhombisa; ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili kwakungumhlangano ozothileyo njengomthetho.