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.”
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