¹all the people gathered together as one man to the open place that was before the water-gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Jehovah had commanded Israel.

¹ kala jama kulu margu batama tafa din ra kaŋ go Hari Meyo jine. I ne tira hantumkwa Ezra se a ma kande Musa asariya* tira, asariya kaŋ Rabbi lordi Israyla izey se din.

²And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.

² Alfa Ezra binde kande asariya tira boro jama jine, alborey da wayborey da borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka faham, handu iyyanta jirbi sintina.

³And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were [attentive] to the book of the law.

³ A caw a ra mo, batama bambata kaŋ go Hari Meyo jine din ra, za susubay kala zaari bindi. Noodin alborey da wayborey da ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka faham, i borey kulu na hanga jeeri ka maa asariya tira se.

⁴And Ezra the scribe stood upon a high stage of wood, which they had made for the purpose. And beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkijah, and Maaseiah on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddana, Zechariah, Meshullam.

⁴ Hantumkwa Ezra binde kay kataaku jabu kuuku fo boŋ, kaŋ i te muraado din se. A jarga mo Mattatiya goono ga kay, da Sema, da Anaya, da Uriya, da Hilciya, da Maaseya, a kambe ŋwaaro gaa haray. A kambe wow gaa haray mo, Pedaya go no, da Misayel, da Malciya, da Hassum, da Hasbaddana, da Zakariya, da Mesullam.

⁵And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.

⁵ Ezra mo na tira feeri jama kulu jine (zama a go sambante beene jama kulu boŋ do). Waato kaŋ a n'a feeri binde, jama kulu tun ka kay.

⁶And Ezra blessed Jehovah, the great God; and all the people answered, Amen, Amen! with lifting up of their hands; and they bowed their heads, and worshipped Jehovah with their faces to the ground.

⁶ Ezra mo na Rabbi, Irikoy Beeraykoyo beerandi. Jama kulu mo tu ka ne: «Amin! Amin!» ka ngey kambey sambu beene. I na ngey boŋey sumbal ka sududu Rabbi se, i moydumey go ganda.

⁷And Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law; and the people [stood] in their place.

⁷ Yesuwa mo, nga nda Bani, da Serebiya, da Yamin, da Akkub, da Sabbetay, da Hodiya, da Maaseya, da Kelita, da Azariya, da Yozabad, da Hanan, da Pelaya, da Lawi borey, i na jama fahamandi nda asariya. Jama mo kay ngey nangey ra.

⁸And they read in the law of God distinctly out of the book, and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

⁸ Kal i caw Irikoy asariya tira ra, far-far. I n'a feerijo te mo hala mate kaŋ borey faham d'a cawyaŋo.

⁹And Nehemiah, that is, the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that explained to the people, said to all the people, This day is holy to Jehovah your God: mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

⁹ Nehemiya mo, kaŋ ga ti dabariko, da Alfa Ezra, kaŋ ga hantum, da Lawi borey kaŋ yaŋ ga jama kulu dondonandi, i ne jama kulu se: «Hunkuna wo zaari hanante no Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo se. Araŋ ma si te bine saray, araŋ ma si hẽ mo.» Zama borey kulu goono ga hẽ waato kaŋ i maa asariya sanney.

¹⁰And he said to them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions to them for whom nothing is prepared; for the day is holy to our Lord; and be not grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

¹⁰ Waato din gaa a ne i se: «W'araŋ koyyaŋ te, ka maafey ŋwa, ka yu haŋ. Boro kaŋ i mana hay kulu soola a se mo, araŋ ma baa samba a se, zama hunkuna wo zaari hanno no iri Rabbo se. Araŋ ma si te bine saray mo, zama Rabbi farhã, nga no ga ti araŋ gaabo.»

¹¹And the Levites quieted all the people, saying, Be still! for the day is holy; neither be grieved.

¹¹ Yaadin cine no Lawi borey te ka jama kulu dangandi nd'a. I goono ga ne: «Wa dangay, zama zaari hanante no. Wa si te bine saray bo.»

¹²And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing. For they had understood the words that were declared to them.

¹² Jama kulu binde na ngey koyyaŋ te zama ngey ma ŋwa ka haŋ ka gomni samba. I na farhã batu bambata te mo zama i faham da sanney kaŋ yaŋ i feeri i se.

¹³And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.

¹³ Zaari hinkanta hane binde, jama kulu ra kaayey windi arkusey margu, ngey nda alfagey da Lawi borey, ka koy hantumkwa Ezra do, zama ngey ma faham da asariya sanney.

¹⁴And they found written in the law which Jehovah had commanded through Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month,

¹⁴ Asariya ra i kaa ka gar nangu kaŋ i na baaru hantum, ka ne Rabbi na Musa lordi ka ne Israyla izey ma goro tandayaŋ ra handu iyyanta batu jirbey ra.

¹⁵and that they should publish and proclaim through all their cities, and at Jerusalem, saying, Go forth to the mount, and fetch olive-branches, and wild olive-branches, and myrtle-branches, and palm-branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

¹⁵ I na baaro say-say, ka fe mo ngey kwaarey kulu ra da Urusalima ra mo, ka ne: «Wa fatta ka koy tondo do, ka zeytun* kambeyaŋ sambu, da saajo ra zeytun kambeyaŋ, da mirtal da sabb'ize da tuurey kaŋ kobtey ga tafay wane yaŋ, zama i ma tandayaŋ te sanda mate kaŋ i hantum din.»

¹⁶And the people went forth and brought [them], and made themselves booths, everyone upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the open space of the water-gate, and in the open space of the gate of Ephraim.

¹⁶ Jama binde fatta ka tuuri kambeyaŋ sambu. Boro kulu na tanda te nga boŋ se, afo kulu nga fu beene daabuyaŋo boŋ, da windi batamey ra, da Irikoy sududuyaŋ windo ra, da Hari Meyo batama ra, da Ifraymu Meyo batama ra mo.

¹⁷And all the congregation of them that had come back from the captivity made booths, and dwelt in the booths. For since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun until that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

¹⁷ Jama marga kulu binde kaŋ yaŋ ye ka kaa ka fun tamtaray ra na tandayaŋ te ka goro tandey ra. Zama za Yasuwa Nun ize jirbey banda, Israyla izey mana woodin cine te, hal a kaa ka to zaaro wo gaa. I binde te bine kaani gumo.

¹⁸Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they observed the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.

¹⁸ Zaari ka kaa zaari, za zaari sintina hane hal a koy bananta wano, i goono ga caw Irikoy asariya tira ra. I te jirbi iyye i goono ga bato haggoy. Zaari ahakkanta hane mo, marga bambata zaari no farilla boŋ.