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.”
Esra te ya kuJerusalem
1 Konima yomimvo odhindji, Artakserkses sho a li omupangeli gwaPersia, okwa li ku na omulumentu edhina lye Esra. Oohekulu oya za momuyambimukuluntu Aaron, ngaashi tashi landula mpaka: Esra olyaSeraia yaAzaria yaHilkia 2 yaShallum yaSadok yaAhitub 3 yaAmaria gaAzaria yaMeraiot 4 gaSerahia yaUssi waBukki 5 yaAbishua yaPinehas yaEleasar lyaAaron.
6-7 Esra okwa li omunongompango a tseya ompango ndjoka Omuwa, Kalunga kaIsrael, a pe Moses. Omupangeli okwe mu pe ashihe a li a pula, oshoka okwa li e na eyambeko lyOmuwa, Kalunga ke. Momumvo omutiheyali gwepangelo lyaArtakserkses, Esra okwa zi muBabilonia u uka kuJerusalem e li nongundu yAaisraeli mu na aayambi, Aalevi, aayimbi motempeli, aalangeli yotempeli naayakuli yomotempeli. 8-9 Oya thigi po Babilonia mesiku lyotango lyomwedhi gwotango, nokekwatho lyaKalunga oya thiki muJerusalem mesiku lyotango lyomwedhi omutitano. 10 Esra okwa li i igandjela okwiilonga ompango yOmuwa, oku yi landula nokulonga Aaisraeli iipango nomautho gayo agehe.
Ontumwafo ya pewa Esra
11 Ndjika oyo ontumwafo Artakserkses e yi pe omuyambi nomunongompango Esra, ngoka a tseya iipango nomautho ngoka Omuwa e ga pe Israel. Ontumwafo otayi ti ngeyi:
12 “Ya zi kuArtakserkses omupangeli, kuEsra omuyambi nomunongompango yaKalunga komegulu.
13 “Ote utha moshilongo shandje ashihe kutya Aaisraeli ayehe, aayambi nAalevi mboka ya hala okuya nangoye kuJerusalem, naa pewe epitikilo. 14 Ngame, pamwe naagandjindunge yandje yaheyali, otatu ku tumu, u konakone onkalo muJerusalem naJuda, opo u mone, nkene ompango yaKalunga koye, ndjoka ye ku inekelelwa, tayi gwanithwa. 15 Faalela ko omayambo goshingoli noshisiliveli ngoka tse naagandjindunge yandje twa hala okupa Kalunga kaIsrael, ngoka otempeli ye yi li muJerusalem. 16 Faalela ko wo oshisiliveli noshingoli ashihe shoka to shi gongele moshitopolwa Babilon nomayambo ngoka oshigwana shaIsrael naayambi yawo taye ga gandjele otempeli yaKalunga kawo muJerusalem.
17 “Dhiginina nawa iimaliwa mbika, u lande oongombe, oonzi oondumentu noonzigona, iilya nomaviinu u yi yambele koshiyambelo shotempeli muJerusalem. 18 Longitha oshihupe shoshisiliveli noshingoli kushoka ngoye nooyakweni tamu tala olyo ehalo lyaKalunga keni. 19 Iikwaniipangitho ayihe mbyoka we yi pewa, u yi longithe melongelokalunga, yi tula motempeli muJerusalem. 20 Ashihe shilwe to shi pumbwa motempeli yaKalunga koye, oto shi pewa moshiketha shuuwa.
21 “Otandi lombwele omalenga agehe gomaliko moshitopolwa shokuuninginino waEufrat, ya pe Esra, omuyambi nomunongompango mompango yaKalunga komegulu, ashihe shoka ta pula, 22 ihe inashi konda ookilograma 3400 dhoshisiliveli, ookilograma 10 000 dhiilya, oolita 2000 dhomaviinu, oolita 2000 dhomagadhi gooholivi nomongwa gwa gwana nawa. 23 Ashihe shoka tashi pumbiwa motempeli yaKalunga komegulu, nashi tsakanithwe naanaa, opo kaa geele ndje nenge mboka taa landula ndje mepangelo. 24 Tseyeni wo kutya omwi indikwa okupula aayambi, Aalevi, aaimbi, aalangeli, aayakuli nenge aaniilonga yalwe motempeli oompale.
25 “Ngoye Esra, longitha owino mboka Kalunga koye e wu ku pa, wu langeke aakwanepangelo naatokolihapu, ya lele aantu ayehe mboka ya tseya ompango yaKalunga koye moshitopolwa shokuuninginino waEufrat. Mboka inaaye yi tseya, yi ya longeni. 26 Ngele oku na ngoka itaa vulika kompango yaKalunga koye nenge kompango yoshilongo, oku na okugeelwa mbalambala: na dhipagwe nenge ta pongekwa nenge eliko lye tali kwatwa po nenge ta tulwa mondjedhililo.”
Esra ta hambelele Kalunga
27 Esra okwa ti: “Omuwa, Kalunga kootatekulu, na hambelelelwe! Okwa tula ehalo momupangeli, opo a simaneke ngeyi otempeli yOmuwa muJerusalem. 28 Kesilohenda lyaKalunga onda mono ohokwe komupangeli, aagandjindunge ye nomalenga ge agehe omanankondo. Omuwa, Kalunga kandje, okwa pe ndje omukumo, nonda vulu okugongela aakuluntu oyendji yomaludhi gaIsrael, ya ye pamwe nangame.”
