Omuwa ti ithana aantu ye, ya galukile kuye
1 Momwedhi omutihetatu gwomumvo omutiyali Darius sho a li omukwaniilwa gwaPersia, Omuwa okwa gandja elaka komuhunganeki Sakaria yaBerekia, omutekulu gwaIddo. 2 Omuwa Omunankondoawike okwa lombwele Sakaria, a lombwele iigwana a tye: “Ngame, Omuwa, onda li nda geele oohokulu, 3 ihe ngashingeyi otandi mu lombwele: ‘Galukileni kungame, nangame otandi galukile kune.’ 4 Inamu fa oohokulu. Aahunganeki oye ya lombwele nale oohapu dhandje, ye ethe oondjila dhawo oombwinayi niilonga yawo yaa fele. Ihe inaa pulakena ndje yo inaa vulika kungame. 5 Oohokulu naahunganeki mboka kaye ko we. 6 Aamati yandje aahunganeki oya gandja koohokulu omalombwelo nomalondodho gandje, ihe oye ga dhini noya monithwa iihuna. Nena oyi itedhulula noya tseya kutya ngame, Omuwa Omunankondoawike, onda li nde ya geele, ngaashi yi ilongele nonde shi utha, shi tye ngaaka.” 7 Momumvo omutiheyali sho Darius a li omukwaniilwa, mesiku etimilongo mbali netine lyomwedhi omutimulongo nogwotango (omwedhi Shebat) Omuwa okwa lombwele ndje memoniko uusiku. 8 Onda mono omuyengeli gwOmuwa a londa okakambe okatiligane. Okwa thikama mokati komiti omimirte molusilu, nokonima ye kwa li uukambe uukwawo — uutiligane, uukanga nuutokele. 9 Onde mu pula: “Tatekulu, uukambe mbuka otau holola shike?”
Okwa yamukula a ti: “Otandi ku ulukile shoka tau holola. 10 Omuwa okwe u tumu u ye u ka ndaadhe evi.” 11 Uukambe owa hokololele omuyengeli tau ti: “Otwe endagula akuhe notwa dhimbulula uuyuni auhe owa mwena nou na ombili.”
12 Nena omuyengeli okwa ti: “Omuwa Omunankondoawike, ongoye wa geele Jerusalem niilando yaJuda omimvo omilongo heyali ngashingeyi. Sigo uunake tashi kala ngawo inoo yi hololela esilohenda lyoye?”
13 Omuwa okwa hekeleke omuyengeli noohapu dho opala, 14 nomuyengeli okwa lombwele ndje, ndi uvithe shoka Omuwa Omunankondoawike a ti: “Ondi na ohole yomuule noshimpwiyu molwaJerusalem, oshilando shandje oshiyapuki, 15 nokandi na ombili nande niigwana mbyoka tayi nyanyukwa ya thuwa yi na ombili. Oshoka sho nda li nda geele aantu yandje, iigwana mbyoka oya gwedhele ko kuuwehame waantu yandje. 16 Onkee onda galukile kuJerusalem, ndi hololele oshilando esilohenda. Otempeli yandje otayi ka thikamekululwa, noshilando otashi ka tungululwa?”
17 Omuyengeli okwa lombwele ndje wo, ndi uvithe te ti: “Omuwa Omunankondoawike, ota ti kutya iilando ye otayi ka ninga iinelago ishewe noye ta ka kwatha natango Jerusalem notashi ka kala oshilando she mwene.”
Emoniko lyooniga
18 Memoniko ekwawo onda mono ooniga ne dhoondumetana. 19 Onda pula omuyengeli ngoka a li ta popitha ndje: “Ooniga ndhoka otadhi holola shike?”
20 Oye a yamukula: “Otadhi holola oonkondo dhuuyuni ndhoka dha halakanitha aantu yaJuda, Israel naJerusalem.”
21 Onda pula e te ti: “Aantu mbaka oye ya okuninga shike?”
Okwa yamukula a ti: “Oye ya okuhalutha nokudhenga iigwana mbyoka ya lyatagula evi lyaJuda noya halakanitha aantu yalyo.”
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