¹Zvino mwedzi wechinomwe wakati wasvika, vana vaIsiraeri vava mumaguta avo, vanhu vakaungana pamwechete nomoyo mumwe paJerusaremu.

¹Saß xcuuk li po, ac cuanqueb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel saß eb li cocß tenamit li cuanqueb nachß riqßuin Jerusalén. Queßchßutla chixjunileb li tenamit aran Jerusalén.

²Ipapo Jeshua mwanakomana waJozadhaki, mwanakomana waShearitieri, nehama dzake, vakasimuka, vakavaka aritari yaMwari waIsiraeri, kuti vabayirepo zvipiriso zvinopiswa, sezvakanyorwa pamurayiro waMozisi munhu waMwari.

²Ut laj Jesúa, li ralal laj Josadac, ut eb laj tij, lix comoneb, ut laj Zorobabel ralal laj Salatiel rochbeneb lix comoneb queßoc chixyîbanquil lix artal li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb laj Israel re teßxmayeja cuiß li xul joß tzßîbanbil saß li chakßrab li quiqßueheß re laj Moisés laj cßanjel chiru li Dios.

³Vakagadzika aritari panzvimbo yayo, nekuti vakatya vanhu venyika idzo; vakabayira Jehovha zvipiriso zvinopiswa pamusoro payo, izvo zvipiriso zvaipiswa mangwanani namadekwana.

³Usta yô xxiuheb xbaneb li jalaneb xtenamit li cuanqueb Jerusalén, queßxyîb li artal chi châbil saß lix naßaj ut queßxmayeja li cßatbil xul saß xbên li artal rajlal ekßela ut rajlal ecuu re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß.

⁴Vakaitawo mutambo wamatumba, sezvakanga zvanyorwa; vakauya nezvipiriso zvaipiswa zuva rimwe nerimwe sezvakataurwa, sezvavakarairwa, zvakadikamwa pazuva rimwe nerimwe.

⁴Tojoßnak queßxyîb li cocß muhebâl re nak teßxbânu li ninkße re xbantioxinquil chiru li Dios nak queßcoleß, joß tzßîbanbil saß li chakßrab li quiqßueheß re laj Moisés. Rajlal cutan queßxmayeja li cßatbil xul joß cßaynakeb xbânunquil ut saß xcutanquil quilajeßxbânu joß quiyeheß reheb.

⁵Uye pashure chipiriso chaipiswa nguva dzose, nezvipiriso zvapakugara kwemwedzi, nezvemitambo yose yakatarwa yaJehovha yakanga yakatsaurwa, nenhendo dzakavigirwa Jehovha nokuzvidira naani nani.

⁵Ut queßmayejac joß nequeßxbânu junelic ut queßmayejac saß xyoßlajic li po ut saß eb li cutan joß yebil chak reheb xban li Kâcuaß ut cuanqueb ajcuiß li qui-ala saß xchßôleb xqßuebal xmayejeb.

⁶Vakatanga kubayira Jehovha zvipiriso zvinopiswa pazuva rokutanga romwedzi wechinomwe; asi nheyo dzetemberi yaJehovha dzakanga dzichigere kuteyiwa.

⁶Saß li xbên cutan re li xcuuk li po queßxtiquib xmayejanquil li cßatbil xul re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß, usta toj mâjiß nequeßxyîb li cimiento re lix templo li Kâcuaß.

⁷Vakapawo vavezi vamabwe namatanda mari, uye veZidhoni naveTire zvokudya nezvokumwa namafuta, kuti vatore miti yemisidhari paRebhanoni, vaiise Jopa pagungwa, sezvavakanga vatenderwa naKoreshi mambo wePerisia.

⁷Queßtojeß laj tzßac ut eb laj pechß. Ut queßqßueheß ajcuiß xcua rucßa ut x-aceite eb laj Tiro ut eb laj Sidón re nak teßxcßam chak li châbil cheß chacalteß li cuan Líbano. Teßxcßam chak Jope chiru li palau joß quiyeheß reheb xban laj Ciro lix reyeb laj Persia.

⁸Zvino negore rechipiri rokusvika kwavo paimba yaMwari paJerusaremu, nomwedzi wechipiri, Zerubhabheri mwanakomana waShearitieri, naJeshua mwanakomana waJozadhaki, nedzimwe hama dzavo vapristi navaRevhi, navose vakanga vadzokera Jerusaremu pakutapwa kwavo, vakatanga basa ravo; vakagadza vaRevhi vamakore makumi maviri navakapfuura, kuti vave vatariri vebasa paimba yaJehovha.

⁸Ac yô chic xcab po xcab chihab xsukßijiqueb Jerusalén laj Israel li queßchapeß ut queßcßameß saß jalan tenamit, nak laj Zorobabel li ralal laj Salatiel ut laj Jesúa li ralal laj Josadac, queßoc chixyîbanquil lix templo li Kâcuaß Dios, rochbeneb laj tij ut eb laj levita. Eb laj levita li ac queßxbânu junmay chihab, aßaneb li queßcßamoc be chi cßanjelac.

⁹Ipapo Jeshua navanakomana vake nehama dzake, naKadhimieri navanakomana vake, vanakomana vaJudha, vakamira nomoyo mumwe vachitarira vaibata paimba yaMwari; navanakomana vaHenadhadhi, navanakomana vavo nehama dzavo, vaRevhi.

⁹Eb li queßcßamoc be chixyîbanquil li rochoch li Dios, aßaneb aßin: laj Jesúa rochbeneb li ralal xcßajol ut li rechßalal; ut laj Cadmiel, li ralal laj Hodavías, rochbeneb li ralal xcßajol; joß ajcuiß laj Henadad rochbeneb li ralal xcßajol ut li rechßalal. Chixjunileb aßan aj levita.

¹⁰Zvino vavaki vakati vachiteya nheyo dzetemberi yaJehovha, vapristi vakamirapo vakafuka nguvo dzavo, vakabata hwamanda, navaRevhi, ivo vanakomana vaAsafi, vakabata makandira, kuti varumbidze Jehovha sezvakanga zvarairwa naDhavhidhi mambo waIsiraeri.

¹⁰Ut nak eb laj tzßac yôqueb chixqßuebal li cimiento re lix templo li Kâcuaß, eb laj tij queßxqßue chirixeb li rakß li nequeßrocsi nak nequeßcßanjelac saß li templo ut cuanqueb xtrompeta saß rukßeb. Ut eb li ralal xcßajol laj Asaf laj levita cuanqueb saß rukß lix chßîchßeb címbalos xcßabaß. Yôqueb chixlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß joß quixye laj David li quicuan chokß xreyeb laj Israel junxil.

¹¹Vakatengezana vachiimba, vachirumbidza nokuvonga Jehovha, vachiti: Nekuti akanaka, nekuti nyasha dzake hadziperi kuna Isiraeri. Vanhu vose vakapururudza nokupururudza kukuru pakurumbidza kwavo Jehovha; nekuti nheyo dzeimba yaJehovha dzakanga dzateyiwa.

¹¹Yôqueb chi bichânc ut yôqueb chi lokßonînc. Yôqueb chi bantioxînc chiru li Kâcuaß ut yôqueb chixyebal: —Kßaxal châbil li Kâcuaß. Junelic naruxtâna ruheb laj Israel, chanqueb. Ut chixjunileb li tenamit yôqueb chixjapbal reheb xban xsahil xchßôleb ut yôqueb chixlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß xban nak queßxqßue li cimiento li tâcûtûnk re li rochoch li Dios.

¹²Asi vazhinji vavapristi navaRevhi, navakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba, vaya vatana vakanga vaona imba yokutanga, vakachema kwazvo vachiona nheyo dzeimba iyi dzichiteyiwa; vazhinji vakapururudza nomufaro;

¹²Nabaleb laj levita xcomoneb laj tij, ut eb li ac tîxeb li nequeßjolomin reheb li junjûnk cabaleb, yôqueb chi yâbac chi cau xyâb xcuxeb nak queßril nak yô chi oc li cimiento re lix templo li Dios xban nak quinak saß xchßôleb li templo li quicuan junxil. Ut nabaleb chic yôqueb chixjapbal reheb xban xsahil xchßôleb.Chi najt qui-abîc chak lix yâbeb, ut incßaß quicßutun chiruheb li tenamit aniheb li yôqueb chixjapbal reheb xban xsahil xchßôleb ut aniheb li yôqueb chi yâbac.

¹³naizvozvo vanhu vakanga vasingagoni kutsaura inzwi rokupururudza romufaro nenzwi rokuchema kwavanhu; nekuti vanhu vakapururudza nokupururudza kukuru, inzwi rikanzwika kure kwazvo.

¹³Chi najt qui-abîc chak lix yâbeb, ut incßaß quicßutun chiruheb li tenamit aniheb li yôqueb chixjapbal reheb xban xsahil xchßôleb ut aniheb li yôqueb chi yâbac.