Esra meya mOjerusalem
1 Kombunda yozombura ozengi, Artakerkes tja ri ombara mOpersie, mwa ri omurumendu wena Esra. Tji wa teza omuhoko we, ooihe mukururume va zire mu Aron, Omupristeri Otjiuru, otja tji pa kongorerere mba: Esra wa ri omuzandu wa Seraja, omuzandu wa Asarja, omuzandu wa Hilkija, 2 omuzandu wa Salum, omuzandu wa Sadok, omuzandu wa Ahitub, 3 omuzandu wa Amarja, omuzandu wa Asarja, omuzandu wa Merajot, 4 omuzandu wa Israkja, omuzandu wa Usi, omuzandu wa Buki, 5 omuzandu wa Abisua, omuzandu wa Pinhas, omuzandu wa Eleasar, omuzandu wOmupristeri Otjiuru Aron.
6 Esra wa ri omuhongwa wanawa nu wa ri onongo mOmatwako Muhona, Ndjambi wa Israel, nga yandjere ku Moses. Esra tjinga a ri nondaya ya Muhona, Ndjambi we, ombara otjaa i mu pe otjiṋa ngamwa atjihe tja ningire. 7 Mombura oitjahambombari youhona wa Artakerkes, Esra wa kumuka mObabilon na i kOjerusalem puna otjimbumba tjOvaisrael mu mwa ri ovapristeri nOvalevi, novaimbure vondjuwo ya Muhona, novatjevere novaungure vayo. 8-9 Owo va sekama mObabilon meyuva etenga komueze omutenga, nave kavaza kOjerusalem puna ombatero ya Ndjambi meyuva etenga komueze outjatano.
10 Esra ngunda e nomuinyo wa kara pokukonḓonona Omatwako wa Muhona kutja e ye ungurise nu a honge omazikamisiro nomihingo vyOmatwako nga kotjiwaṋa tja Israel.
Orutuu rwomatjivisiro Artakerkes ndwa yandja ku Esra
11 Artakerkes wa yandja orutuu rwomatjivisiro ku Esra, omupristeri nomuhongwa wanawa ngwa ri onongo mOmatwako na momazikamisiro Muhona nga yandjere kOvaisrael. Orwo maru tja nai: 12 “Orutuu ndwi maru zu ku Artakerkes, ombara, nu maru i ku Esra, omupristeri nomuhongwa onongo mOmatwako wa Ndjambi weyuru.
13 “Ami me rakiza kutja mouhona wandje Ovaisrael avehe novapristeri nOvalevi mbe nombango okuyenda kOjerusalem ve yende puna ove. 14 Ami, puna ovayandjandunge vandje hambombari, me ku hindi u kakonḓonone ongarero mOjerusalem na mOjuda, nu u katjiwe kutja ovandu, tjiri, ve kara nawa nonḓuviro kOmatwako wa Ndjambi weṋu eye nge mu pa. 15 Ove mo twara oviyandjewa vyongoldo novyosilveri ami novayandjandunge vandje mbi matu vanga okuyandja ku Ndjambi wa Israel, ngwa tura mondjuwo ye mOjerusalem. 16 Wina mo twara osilveri nongoldo aihe, ndji mo wongo morukondwa rwa Babilon, noviyandjewa Ovaisrael novapristeri vawo mbi mave yandjere ondjuwo ya Ndjambi wawo mOjerusalem otja kombango yawo oveni.
17 “Novimariva mbi mo sokuviungurisa nawa nu randa na vyo ozondwezu zozongombe nozozonḓu nozondjona, novikokotwa nomavinu, noviṋa mbi mo punguhire kotjipunguhiro tjondjuwo ya Muhona mOjerusalem. 18 Osilveri nongoldo ndja hupu, ungura na yo ngamwa atjihe ove novakweṋu tji mamu vanga otja kombango ya Ndjambi weṋu. 19 Ovitjuma avihe mbya yandjewa kove okuungura na vyo oviungura vyondjuwo ya Muhona yandja ku Ndjambi mOjerusalem. 20 Noviṋa avihe ovikwao mbi mo hepere ondjuwo ya Muhona mo pewa okuza mombwiko youhona.
21 “Ami me rakiza kovatjevere avehe vombwiko youhona morukondwa rokongurova kwa Eufrat kutja ve yandje tjimanga ku Esra, ingwi omupristeri nonongo mOmatwako wa Ndjambi weyuru, otjiṋa ngamwa atjihe tji ma ningire, 22 nga kosilveri yozokirograma 3 400, novikokotwa vyozokirograma 10,000, nomavinu wozorita 2,000, nomaze womiṋinga wozorita 2,000, nomongwa omuingi otja pu mape hepwa. 23 Ove tjita ouatjiri kutja mo yandja ngamwa atjihe Muhona weyuru tja rakiza otja otjihepwa kondjuwo ye, nu u ṱakamise kutja eye a ha pindikire ami poo imba mbu maave kahonapara kombunda yandje. 24 Eṋe mwa tjaerwa okuwonga otjisuta ngamwa tjouhona movapristeri na mOvalevi na movaimbure na movatjevere na movaungure poo mu ngamwa auhe warwe ngu ri motjiungura tjondjuwo ya Muhona.
25 “Ove, Esra, ungurisa ounongo Ndjambi woye mbwe ku pa, nu u zike ovatye novapangure, ve honaparere ovandu avehe mehi rokongurova kwa Eufrat mbe tjiwa Omatwako wa Ndjambi woye. Honga Omatwako nga ku ngamwa auhe ngu hi nokuyetjiwa. 26 Ngamwa auhe ngu hi nokukara nonḓuviro kOmatwako wa Ndjambi poo omatwako wouhona nga verwe tjimanga, okutja nga ṱe poo nga twarewe kouhuura poo nga yekwe ouini we poo nga tuwe motjovakamburwa.”
Esra ma tanga Ndjambi
27 Esra wa tja nai: “Muhona, Ndjambi wootate mukururume nga tangwe! Eye wa tjita kutja ombara i kare nouvanga wokuyozika ondjuwo ya Muhona mOjerusalem komuhingo mbwi. 28 Motjari tja Ndjambi ami mba muna ondjingonekero kombara na kovayandjandunge ve na kovahongore ve avehe ovanauvara; Muhona, Ndjambi wandje we ndji panḓiparisa, nami mba yenene okuworonganisa oviuru ovingi vyozonganda za Israel kutja vi kotoke puna ami.”
Esra te uya kuJerusalem
1 Ndele konima yoinima oyo mepangelo laArtasasta, ohamba yaPersia, Esra yaSeraja yaAsaria yaHilkia 2 yaSallum yaSadok yaAhitub 3 yaAmarja yaAsaria yaMerajot 4 yaSerahia yaUssi yaBukki 5 yaAbisua yaPinehas yaEliaser yaAron, omupristeli omukulunhu, 6 Esra oye tuu ou, a fikama a dja muBabilon. Ye okwa li omunongo womishangwa, omukoneki womhango yaMoses, oyo ya yandjwa kOmwene, Kalunga kaIsrael. Nohamba ye mu pa ashishe ye e shi hala, shaashi eke lOmwene, Kalunga kaye, la li kombada yaye. 7 Movana vaIsrael yo nomovapristeli nomOvalevi nomovaimbi nomovanangeli vopoivelo nomovayakuli votembeli mwa fikama vamwe okuya kuJerusalem momudo omutiheyali wohamba Artasasta. 8 Nove uya muJerusalem mohani onhinhano momudo omutiheyali wohamba. 9 Osheshi va dja muBabilon mefiku lotete mohani yotete, ndele mefiku lotete mohani onhinhano ova fika muJerusalem, shaashi eke liwa laKalunga kaye la li kombada yaye. 10 Osheshi Esra a paka omutima waye mokukonakona omhango yOmwene noku i shikula nokulonga Ovaisraeli eenghedimhango nomalombwelo ayo.
Onhumwafo yohamba Artasasta
11 Neshangululo lonhumwafo oyo ohamba Artasasta ya yandja kuEsra, omupristeli nomunongo womishangwa, ou a li omukoneki weendjovo doipango neenghedimhango dOmwene e di pa Ovaisraeli, olo ngaha: 12 “Artasasta, ohamba yeehamba, komupristeli Esra, omunongo womishangwa womhango yaKalunga komeulu. 13 Pashipango shange keshe umwe womoshiwana shaIsrael novapristeli vasho nOvalevi, ovo ve li moshilongo shange ndele va hala okuya kuJerusalem, nava ye pamwe naave; 14 osheshi ohamba novapukululi vayo vaheyali tave ku tumu, u konakone Juda naJerusalem pamhango yaKalunga i li meke loye; 15 ndele u twale ko oisiliveli noingoldo oyo ya yandjwa kehalo liwa kohamba nokovapukululi vayo ve i pa Kalunga kaIsrael, ongulu yaye i li muJerusalem. 16 Nosho yo oisiliveli noingoldo aishe to i mono moshitukulwalongo ashishe shaBabilon neeshali dehalo liwa, ovanhu novapristeli tave i yandje kongulu yaKalunga kavo muJerusalem. 17 Onghee hano noimaliwa ei paliudo loye u nokulanda eengobe deemhedi, eedi deemhedi, oudjona, neendjayambo noikunwayambo yado noku i yamba koaltari yongulu yaKalunga muJerusalem. 18 Oisiliveli noingoldo oyo tai xupu ko nye novakweni tamu i longifa pahalo laKalunga keni. 19 Ndelenee oinima we i pewa i longifwe moshilonga shomongulu yaKalunga koye, u noku i yandja moipafi yaKalunga muJerusalem. 20 Neemhumbwe dimwe dongulu yaKalunga ove to pumbwa vali oku di yandja, ove to dulu oku di pewa kelimba lomamona ohamba.
21 “Ndele ame ohamba Artasasta, ohandi lombwele ovapashukili aveshe vomalimba omamona vombinga yokouninginino waEufrat, nokutya, ashishe osho omupristeli Esra, omunongo womishangwa domhango yaKalunga komeulu, te mu pula, osho shi nokuwanifwa shili, 22 shi fike peekilograma omayovi atatu nomafele ane doshisiliveli neekilograma omayovi omulongo doilya, neelita omayovi avali domaviinyu, neelita omayovi avali domaadi, nomongwa itau valwa. 23 Ashishe Kalunga komeulu te shi mu lombwele, shi nokuwanifilwa shili naanaa ongulu yaKalunga komeulu, osheshi omolwashike ehandu li uye ngeno kombada yoshilongo shohamba novana vayo ovalumenhu. 24 Ndele ohatu mu shiivifile nokutya kaku na ou ta dulu okufendelifa ovapristeli nOvalevi aveshe novaimbi novanangeli poivelo novayakuli votembeli ile ovapiya vongulu ei yaKalunga: oimaliwa ile oilya ile efuto longaba.
25 “Ndele ove Esra, paunongo waKalunga ou u li meke loye, tula ovapashukili novatokoli okutokola ovanhu aveshe vokombinga yokouninginino waEufrat, aveshe ovo va shiiva omhango yaKalunga koye. Ndele ovo vehe i shii, ve noku i longwa. 26 Ndele keshe umwe, ou ita wanifa omhango yaKalunga, ye e nokuhokololifwa, nokutokolelwa efyo ile okutewa mo ile okufuta oimaliwa ile odolongo.”
27 Ndele Esra a tya: “Omwene Kalunga kootate na hambelelwe, ou e shi tula momutima wohamba nokutya, yo i nokuwapaleka ongulu yOmwene muJerusalem, 28 ou a fila nge onghenda koshipala shohamba nomoipafi yovakulunhu vayo nomoipafi yomalenga aeshe omanaenghono ohamba.
“Ndele ame onde linyatipaleka, shaashi eke laKalunga kange la li kombada yange, ndele ame nda ongela ovakulunhu vomuIsrael va ende pamwe naame.”
