Nehemia ta yapula otembeli eshi e uya olutivali kuJerusalem
1 Efiku tuu olo va leshela momatwi ovanhu momhango yaMoses. Ndele omo mwa shangwa nokutya, nande Omuammoni ile Omumoabi umwe ita itavelelwa okuuya fiyo alushe meongalo laKalunga. 2 Osheshi inave uya okushakeneka ovana vaIsrael noku va etela omingome nomeva, ndele va futa Bileam e va tule omutima. Ndelenee Kalunga ketu okwa lundulula etulomutima la ninga enangeko noupuna. 3 Ndele vo eshi va uda omhango, ova tukula mo mOvaisraeli ovanhu aveshe ve neehonde da lumbakana.
4 Ndelenee nale omupristeli Eljasib, ou a tulwa po a pashukile eendjuwo domongulu yaKalunga nokwa li haukwe waTobia, 5 okwa longekidila Tobia ondjuwo inene, omo va tuvikila nale eendjayambo, oitwiminifo noilongifo noitimulongo yoilya noyomaviinyu noyomaadi, oitukulwa yopamhango yOvalevi noyovaimbi noyovanangeli vopoivelo neeshaliyambo dovapristeli. 6 Ndelenee oinima oyo aishe fimbo tai ningwa, kanda li muJerusalem. Osheshi omudo omutimilongo nhatu nomutivali waArtasasta, ohamba yaBabilon, ame nde uya kohamba. Ndele eshi pa pita omafiku ame nda pula kohamba ndi itavelwe 7 ndele nde uya kuJerusalem. Opo nee nda dimbulukwa owii ou Eljasib a ninga eshi a longekidila Tobia ondjuwo moihale yongulu yaKalunga. 8 Ame nda ninga omwenyo mwii unene, onghee hano nda ekelashi pondje oinima yaTobia, 9 ndele nda lombwela ve nokuyapula eendjuwo; ndele nda shunifa mo oinima yomongulu yaKalunga eendjayambo noitwiminifo.
10 Ndele nda dimbulukwa vali, nokutya inava yandja kOvalevi oitukulwa yavo, onghee hano Ovalevi novaimbi ava ve nokudiinina oshilonga, keshe umwe okwa faduka po a ya kepya laye. 11 Ndele nda twifa ovawiliki eemhata ndele handi ti: “Omolwashike ongulu yaKalunga inai diininwa?” Ndele nde va ongela nonde va tula vali moilonga yavo. 12 NOvajuda aveshe va eta oitimulongo yoilya noyomaviinyu noyomaadi komalimba. 13 Ndele nda tula omupristeli Selemja nomushangi Sadok naPedaja vomOvalevi va ninge ovapashukili vomamona. Ndele ngaashi ovayakuli vavo: Hanan yaSakkur yaMattanja, shaashi vo va li ve shii kulineekelwa. Ndele vo ve nokutukulila ovamwaina ovalumenhu. 14 Omolwaashi, dimbulukwe nge, Kalunga kange, ndele ino dima po oilonga yange iwa, oyo nde i ningila ongulu yaKalunga kange noilonga yayo.
15 Pomafiku enya nda mona muJuda ovanhu tava kolo moshikolelo ndele tava eta mo mefiku lEshabata omakutu oilya a londekwa keendongi, nosho yo omaviinyu, eeviinyu neenghwiyu neefulaxa di lili nadi lili tava eta mefiku lEshabata muJerusalem. Ame onde va londwela, vo eshi va landifa oinima yeendja mefiku olo. 16 NOvatirus yo ava va kala mo, va eta mo eeshi noipindi i lili nai lili ndele ve i landifa kOvajuda muJerusalem shoovene mEshabata. 17 Ndele nda twifa ovanamadina vomuJuda eemhata ndele handi ti kuvo: “Owii ou fike peni tamu u ningi, eshi tamu shekifa efiku lEshabata? 18 Ooxo yeni osho va ningile, onghee hano Kalunga ketu e tu etela noshilando eshi omupya aushe ou. Heeno, nye otamu hapupalifa oupyuhandu kombada yaIsrael, eshi tamu shekifa efiku lEshabata.” 19 Ndele naanaa etango eshi la toka moivelo yaJerusalem Eshabata fimbo inali hovela, ame nda tya oivelo i nokwiidilwa. Ndele nde va lombwela vehe i yeulule fimbo Eshabata inali pita. Ndele nda tula ovapiya vange poivelo; ofulaxa nande imwe inai etwa mo mefiku lEshabata. 20 Opo nee ovalandifi novashingifi voipindi i lili nai lili va nangala pondje yaJerusalem luvali. 21 Ndelenee ame nde va londwela ndele handi ti kuvo: “Omolwashike tamu nangala pondje yohotekuma? Ngeenge tamu shi ningi vali efiku limwe, handi mu kwata.” Okefimbo linya inave uya vali efiku lEshabata. 22 Ame nda lombwela vali Ovalevi, nokutya ve nokuliyelifa nokuuya va nangele oivelo opo efiku lEshabata li yapulwe. Dimbulukwe nge molwoshinima eshi yo, Kalunga kange, u file nge onghenda omolwouwanghenda woye uhapu.
23 Pomafiku enya nda mona Ovajuda va hombola ovakainhu Ovaasdod nOvaammoni nOvamoab. 24 Ndele movana vavo etata la popya Oshiasdod ile elaka limwe loiwana. Ndelenee inava shiiva okupopya Oshiheberi. 25 Onghee hano nde va twifa eemhata ndele nde va tula omutima ndele vamwe vomuvo nde va denga, ndele nde va shila keexwiki ndele nde va anifa puKalunga: “Inamu yandja ovana veni oukadona kovana vavo ovamati, ndele inamu kufa movana vavo oukadona va hombolwe kovana veni ovamati ile kunye vene. 26 Ndishi Salomo, ohamba yaIsrael, inai nyonifwa kuvo mbela? Nande moiwana inamu kala nande ohamba i fike puye, ye okwa li omuholike waKalunga, ndele Kalunga e mu ninga ohamba yOvaisraeli aveshe, ovalikadi ovanailongo ve mu nyonifa. 27 Ndele paife tu nokuuda molweni, nokutya mwa ninga owii aushe ou munene, eshi mwe liteeka Kalunga mokuhombola ovakainhu ovanailongo.”
28 Nomona umwe omumati womovana vaJehoiada omona womupristeli omukulunhu Eljasib, okwa li oshitenya shaSanballat, Omuhoroni. Onghee hano ame nde mu taataa pwaame. 29 Kalunga kange, va dimbulukwa, osheshi vo ova nyateka oupristeli nehangano lovapristeli nolOvalevi.
30 Osho ngaha hano nde va yapula mwaashishe shokoilongo. Ndele nda pangelela ovapristeli nOvalevi oilonga yavo, keshe umwe moshilonga shaye, 31 nosho yo omafiku oo ve na okutyava oikuni nooshipe yo. Kalunga kange, dimbulukwe nge ndi mone ouwa!
Okuhaṋika novandu wozonganda
1 Etwako ra Moses tji ra reserwa otjiwaṋa neraka enene, otji pa munika omahungi ngu maye tja kape nOmuamoni poo Omumoab ngu maa yandjerwa okuwana notjiwaṋa tja Ndjambi. 2 Pa tjitwa nao mena rokutja Ovaamoni nOvamoab kave yandjere ovikurya nomeva kOvaisrael morutjindo rwawo okuza kOengipte. Moruveze rwanao owo va suta ovimariva ku Balaam kokutja ve senge Ovaisrael; nungwari Ndjambi wetu wa rundurura osengiro okurira ondaya. 3 Ovaisrael tji va zuva etwako ndi amari resewa, otji va isa mo ovozonganda avehe mombongo yawo.
Omarundururiro Nehemia nga tjita
4 Omupristeri Eljasib, ngwa ri notjiungura tjokutjevera omatuwo womapwikiro wondjuwo ya Muhona wa kara pamwe nawa na Tobija oruveze orure tjinene. 5 Eye wa yandjera Tobija kutja a kare netuwo enene, rutenga nda ri etuwo romapwikiro roviṋa mbi porwavyo: Oviyambo vyozombunguhiro zovikurya, novyomoro omuwa, noviungurise vyondjuwo ya Muhona, noviyambo mbya tyerwa ovapristeri, notjitjamurongo tjovikokotwa notjomavinu notjomaze womiṋinga, mbya tyerwa Ovalevi novaimbure novatjevere vondjuwo ya Muhona. 6 Otjiṋa hi ngunda ama tji tjitwa, ami tjandje hi mo mOjerusalem, orondu mombura oitjamirongo vitatu na mbari youhona wa Artakerkes, ombara ya Babilon, ami mba yarukire okukaserekarera ku ye. Kombunda yoruveze rworive ami mba ningira ousemba wokuyaruka kOjerusalem, 7 notji mba yaruka. Nu ami mba kumwa tji mba kamuna kutja Eljasib wa yandjera Tobija okukara metuwo rimwe rondjuwo ya Muhona. 8 Mba pindikire tjinene, notji mba nakaurira oviṋa avihe vya Tobija pendje. 9 Ami mba rakiza kutja etuwo ndi ri kohororwe, nokutja oviungurise vyondjuwo ya Muhona noviyambo vyozombunguhiro zovikurya novyomoro omuwa vi yarurwe mo.
10 Wina mba tjivisiwa kutja ovaimbure vondjuwo ya Muhona nOvalevi varwe va zire mo mOjerusalem, nokutja va yaruka kozohambo zawo, otjiwaṋa tjinga aatji he ve pe mbya yenena okuvehupisa. 11 Ami mba tena ovahongore mena rokutja va tjinda ondjuwo ya Muhona ouhazendu. Otji mba kotora Ovalevi novaimbure kondjuwo ya Muhona, ne ve yarura moviungura vyawo. 12 Tjazumba Ovaisrael avehe otji va uta okueta rukwao otjitjamurongo tjawo tjovikokotwa notjomavinu notjomaze womiṋinga komatuwo womapwikiro wondjuwo ya Muhona. 13 Ami mba zika ovarumendu mba mokutjevera omatuwo womapwikiro: OSelemja, omupristeri, na Sadok, omuhongewa wOmatwako, na Pedaja, Omulevi. Hanan, omuzandu wa Sakur nondekurona ya Matanja, ongwa ri omuvatere wawo. Ami ee tjiwa kutja ovarumendu mba ovasemba mokuhaṋa oviyandjewa kovaungure ovakwao.
14 Ndjambi wandje, ndji zemburukira oviṋa mbi avihe oviwa mbi mba tjitira ondjuwo yoye nomerikotameneno wayo.
15 Momayuva ngo ami mba muna ovandu mehi ra Juda mbaa ve kama oruaze rwomandjembere mesabata. Varwe aave kutire ovikokotwa nomavinu nomandjembere nomakuyu noviṋa vyarwe kousino wawo, nokuvihitisa mOjerusalem mesabata; ami mbe ve ronga kutja ave ha randisa ngamwa otjiṋa mesabata. 16 Ovarumendu tjiva, mba zire motjihuro Tirus, va turire mOjerusalem; nowo va eta ozohi noviṋa ngamwa avihe motjihuro kokutja ve vi randise kotjiwaṋa tjetu mesabata. 17 Ami mba tena ovanane vOvajuda ne tja nai: “Tareye ouvi mbu mu tjiti. Kamu nokuyapura esabata. 18 Muhona opa za okuvera ooiho mukururume, indu tja eta onyoneno kotjihuro hi. Nu ingee mamu etere ko omazenge wa Ndjambi kOvaisrael mokuyamburura esabata.”
19 Ami otji mba rakiza kutja omivero vyotjihuro vi patwe momautiro wesabata arihe tjimanga omuihi tji mau utu nokutja avi ha patururwa nga esabata tji ra kapita. Mba twa ovarumendu vandje tjiva pomivero, ve tjevere nawa kutja ape ha etwa otjiṋa motjihuro mesabata. 20 Potjikando tjimwe poo povikando vivari ovarandise mbaa ve randisa oviṋa ngamwa avihe, aave rara pendje yorumbo rwa Jerusalem ouṱuku wOritjatano. 21 Mbe ve ronga e tja nai: “Kahepero okuundjira pendje nao uriri nga tji pa tji. Tji mwa tjiti nai rukwao, ami me mu kambura. Okuzambo owo kave na pu va kotoka mesabata rukwao.” 22 Ami mba rakiza kOvalevi kutja ve rikohorore oveni, nokutja ve katjevere omivero nokukonḓonona kutja esabata ri yapurwe tjiri.
Ndji zemburuka motjiṋa hi wina, Ndjambi wandje, nu u ndji yame motjari tjoye otjinene.
23 Moruveze ndo wina ami mba muna kutja ovarumendu ovengi Ovajuda va kupire ovakazendu, mba zire kotjihuro Asdod na kehi ra Amon nora Moab. 24 Orumbembera rumwe rwovanatje vawo aa ru hungire Otjiasdod poo eraka rimwe rarwe, nu kaa ru tjiwa okuhungira eraka retu. 25 Ami mba tena ovarumendu mba, e ve sengi, e ve tono, ne ve nana ozondjise. Tjazumba e ve yanisa mena ra Ndjambi kutja owo poo ovanatje vawo ave ha kupasana novandu wozonganda rukwao. 26 Mba tja nai: “Ovakazendu wozonganda omba turisa Salomo ondjo. Eye wa ri omurumendu omunauvara pozombara azehe zoviwaṋa vyarwe. Ndjambi we mu suverere, neye ope mu zikira a rire ombara ya Israel atjihe, nungwari eye wa wira mouvi mbwi. 27 Nambano ngatu horere kotjihorera tjeṋu tjokukara nokuhinonḓuviro ku Ndjambi wetu mokukupa ovakazendu wozonganda are?”
28 Jojada wa ri omuzandu wa Eljasib, Omupristeri Otjiuru, nungwari umwe wovazandu va Jojada wa kupa omusuko wa Sanbalat ngwa zire kotjirongo Bet-Horon; ami otji mba ramba Jojada mOjerusalem.
29 Ndjambi, zemburuka ovandu mbo mba yamburura oupristeri nomerikutiropamwe ove ngu wa tjita novapristeri nOvalevi.
30 Ami otji mba kohorora otjiwaṋa koviṋa avihe vyambangu; mba ṱunina ovapristeri nOvalevi omazikamisiro kutja auhe wawo a tjiwe otjiungura tje. 31 Wina mba ṱuna ozonguṋe zozombunguhiro ozoningiririsiwa kutja ze etwe motuveze otusemba, nokutja ovandu ve ete oviyambo vyawo vyozombunguhiro zovitengakuhora vyovikokotwa novyovihape.
Zemburuka avihe mbi, Ndjambi wandje, nu u ndji pe ondjambi yandje!