¹Ipapo mambo Dhariusi akaraira, vakanzvera paimba yamabhuku, pavaichengeta fuma paBhabhironi.

¹Ut li rey Darío quixtakla xsicßbal saß li hu li xocbil saß li palacio aran Babilonia.

²Vakawana paAkimeta, paimba yamambo, yakanga iri parutivi rwenyika yeMedhia, rugwaro rwakapetwa makanga makanyorwa kudai kuti varangarire,

²Quitauman jun li botbil hu aran Acmeta saß li palacio li cuan Media. Aßan aßin li tzßîbanbil chiru li hu. Chijulticâk aßin:

³Pagore rokutanga ramambo Koreshi, mambo Koreshi akaraira, achiti, Kana iri imba yaMwari paJerusaremu, imba ngaivakwe, pave pavangabayira zvibayiro, nenheyo dzayo dziteyiwe nesimba; kukwirira kwayo kusvike makubhiti ana makumi matanhatu, nokufara kwayo makubhiti ana makumi matanhatu;

³—Yô xbên chihab roquic chokß rey laj Ciro nak quixqßue li chakßrab aßin chirix lix templo li Kâcuaß Dios li quicuan Jerusalén: Teßxqßue li cimiento re lix templo li Dios, ut teßxyîb cuißchic re nak teßmayejak aran. Cuukub xcaßcßâl metro xteram li tzßac teßxqßue nak teßxyîb ut cuukub xcaßcßâl metro li ru. Teßxyîb li tzßac chi châbil re nak cau tâcanâk.

⁴ngaive nemisara mitatu yamabwe makuru, nomusara mumwe wamatanda matsva; mari yokuvaka nayo ngaitorwe paimba yamambo.

⁴Nak teßxyîb li tzßac teßxqßue oxib tzol li nînki pec ut jun tzol li cheß toj acß. Ut li rey, aßan li tâtojok re chixjunil li tâsachmânk.

⁵Nemidziyo yendarama nesirivha yeimba yaMwari, yakadeya kutorwa naNebhukadhinezari patemberi paJerusaremu, ikaiswa naye Bhabhironi, ngaidzoswe, iiswezve patemberi iri Jerusaremu, chimwe nechimwe panzvimbo yacho, mugozviisa muimba yaMwari.

⁵Ut li secß oro ut li secß plata li quirisi chak li rey Nabucodonosor saß lix templo li Kâcuaß aran Jerusalén li quixcßam Babilonia, aßan tâkßaxtesîk reheb laj judío. Tâcßamekß cuißchic Jerusalén ut tâqßuehekß saß lix naßajeb saß lix templo li Dios, chan saß li hu.

⁶Naizvozvo zvino imwi Tatenai mubati wenyika mhiri korwizi, naShetaribhozenai, namakurukota avaAfarisaki, imwi muri mhiri korwizi, chibvai ipapo;

⁶Ut anakcuan, at Tatnai, lâat li nacattaklan saß xbêneb li tenamit li cuan jun pacßal li nimaß Eufrates, joß ajcuiß laj Setar-boznai ut eb lê rochben, lâin tinye êre nak tex-êlk aran Jerusalén.

⁷varegei pabasa reimba yaMwari; mubati wavaJudha navakuru vavaJudha ngavavake imba iyi yaMwari panzvimbo yayo.

⁷Canabomak li cuînk li nataklan saß xbêneb joßqueb ajcuiß li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb riqßuin li cßanjel li yôqueb chixbânunquil. Canabomakeb re nak teßxyîb lix templo li Dios saß lix naßaj li quicuan cuiß junxil.

⁸Uye ndinoraira zvamunofanira kuitira vakuru ava vavaJudha, kuti imba iyi yaMwari ivakwe, mari yokuvaka nayo ngaitorwe pafuma yamambo, pamutero unoripwa mhiri korwizi, ikurumidze kupiwa varume avo, kuti varege kudziviswa.

⁸Lâin xinqßuehoc re li chakßrab aßin chanru têbânu nak têtenkßaheb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj judío re xyîbanquil lix templo li Dios. Li toj li nequeßxqßue chak aran jun pacßal li nimaß chokß re li rey, aßan li tâqßuemânk rajlal reheb li cuînk aßan re xtenkßanquileb re nak incßaß tâxaklîk li cßanjel.

⁹Uye zvose zvavanoshaiwa, kana nzombe duku, kana makondobwe, kana makwayana, zvokuita nazvo zvipiriso zvinopisirwa Mwari wokudenga, kana gorosi, kana munyu, kana waini, kana mafuta, sezvinotaura vapristi vari Jerusaremu, ngavapiwe izvozvo zuva rimwe nerimwe, musingadariki;

⁹Rajlal tâqßuemânk reheb laj tij li cuanqueb Jerusalén li cßaßru tâcßanjelak chiruheb joß li toro, li carner, ut li carner li toj sâjeb re xcßatbal chokß xmayej chiru li Kâcuaß Dios li cuan saß choxa, joß ajcuiß li trigo, li atzßam, li vino malaj li aceite. Tâqßuehekß reheb chi cuulaj cuulaj chi incßaß tâpaltok.

¹⁰kuti vagone kuvigira Mwari wokudenga zvibayiro zvinonhuhwira zvakanaka, vanyengetererewo upenyu hwamambo, nohwavanakomana vake.

¹⁰Tâqßuehekß reheb re nak târûk teßxqßue li mayej li tâcuulak chiru li Dios li cuan saß choxa ut teßtijok chicuix lâin li rey ut chirixeb ajcuiß li cualal incßajol.

¹¹Ndatemawo chirevo, kuti ani naani anoshandura shoko iri, bango ribviswe paimba yake, iye aturikwe aroverwe pariri; uye imba yake iitwe durunhuru pamusoro pechinhu ichi;

¹¹Lâin xinqßue li chakßrab aßin: Li ani tâkßetok re li chakßrab li xinqßue, tâisîk jun li tzßamba re li rochoch ut chiru ajcuiß li cheß aßan tâcamsîk. Ut li rochoch tâcanâk chi jun tûb chi mul.

¹²Mwari, akagarisa zita rake ipapo, ngaaparadze madzimambo ose avanhu vachatambanudza maoko avo kushandura chinhu ichi, nokuparadza imba iyi yaMwari iri paJerusaremu. Ini Dhariusi ndatema chirevo ichi; ngazviitwe nokukurumidza.

¹²Aß taxak li Dios, li quisicßoc ru Jerusalén chokß xnaßaj, aßan taxak chisachok ruheb li rey malaj ut li tenamit li teßraj chßißchßißînc malaj ut teßraj xsachbal ru lix templo li Dios. Lâin, li rey Darío, xinqßue li chakßrab aßin. Ut chi-uxmânk chi junpât joß xinye.—

¹³Ipapo Tatenai mubati wenyika mhiri korwizi, naShetaribhozenai, namakurukota avo, vakaita izvozvo nokukurumidza, nemhaka yeshoko rakanga ratumwa namambo Dhariusi.

¹³Joßcan nak laj Tatnai li nataklan saß eb li tenamit li cuanqueb jun pacßal li nimaß Eufrates, ut laj Setar-boznai joßqueb ajcuiß li rochben queßxbânu chi tzßakal joß quixye li rey Darío.

¹⁴Vakuru vavaJudha vakavaka, vakapfuurira mberi zvakanaka, vachisimbiswa nokuporofita kwaHagai, muporofita, naZekariya mwanakomana waldho. Vakavaka, vakaipedza, sezvakarairwa naMwari waIsiraeri, uye nechirevo chaKoreshi, naDhariusi, naAritashasita mambo wePerisia.

¹⁴Ut eb laj cßamol be saß xyânkeb laj judío yôqueb chi cablac ut yô chi êlc chi us lix cßanjeleb joß quiyeheß reheb xbaneb li profeta Hageo ut li profeta Zacarías li ralal laj Iddo. Queßcablac ut queßxchoy lix cßanjeleb joß quixye li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb laj Israel ut joß queßxye lix reyeb laj Persia, laj Ciro, laj Darío ut laj Artajerjes.

¹⁵Imba iyi ikapedzwa nezuva retatu romwedzi weAdhari pagore retanhatu rokubata ushe kwamambo Dhariusi.

¹⁵Oxib xbe li po Adar nak queßxchoy xyîbanquil lix templo li Dios. Ac yô chic xcuak chihab roquic chokß rey laj Darío aran Persia.

¹⁶Vana vaIsiraeri navapristi, navaRevhi, navamwe vakanga vatapwa vakatsaurira Mwari imba iyi nomufaro.

¹⁶Chixjunileb laj Israel ut eb laj tij joß eb ajcuiß laj levita li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén queßxkßaxtesi re li Dios li templo li queßxyîb. Queßxninkßei chi cßajoß xsahil xchßôleb.

¹⁷Vakabayira pakutsaura imba iyi yaMwari nzombe dzine zana rimwe, namakondobwe ana mazana maviri, namakwayana ana mazana mana; uye nhongo dzembudzi dzine gumi nembiri, dzakaenzana namarudzi avaIsiraeri, chive chipiriso chezvivi chavaIsiraeri vose.

¹⁷Nak queßxninkßei ru lix templo li Dios, queßxmayeja jun ciento li toro, cuib ciento li carner, ut câhib ciento li carner li toj sâjeb. Ut queßxmayeja ajcuiß cablaju li têlom chibât re xtzßâmanquil xcuybal xmâqueb chixjunileb laj Israel. Queßxmayeja li cablaju chi chibât xban nak cablaju xtêpaleb li ralal xcßajol laj Israel.

¹⁸Vakagadza vapristi pamakamu avo, navaRevhi pamapoka avo, pabasa raMwari paJerusaremu; sezvakanga zvanyorwa pabhuku yaMozisi.

¹⁸Eb laj tij queßqßueheß saß xcßanjeleb chi xjunjûnkaleb. Joßcan ajcuiß laj levita. Ac xcßanjel xcßanjel li junjûnk queßqßueheß re teßcßanjelak chiru li Dios joß tzßîbanbil retalil saß li chakßrab xban laj Moisés.

¹⁹Vatapwa vakaita Pasika nezuva regumi namana romwedzi wokutanga.

¹⁹Chixjunileb laj Israel li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén queßxbânu ajcuiß li ninkße Pascua saß li câlaju xbe li xbên po re li chihab.

²⁰nekuti vapristi navaRevhi vakanga vazvinatsa nomoyo mumwe, vose vavo vakanga vanatswa; vakabayira vatapwa vose Pasika, nehama dzavo dzavapristi, naivo vamene.

²⁰Eb laj tij ut eb laj levita queßxcauresi ribeb re xbânunquil li ninkße Pascua, joß cßaynakeb xbânunquil. Eb laj levita queßxmayeja li carner saß xcßabaßeb chixjunileb li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén. Queßxmayeja ajcuiß saß xcßabaßeb laj tij jun chßol chic, ut saß xcßabaßeb ajcuiß eb aßan.

²¹Ipapo vana vaIsiraeri, vakanga vadzoka pakutapwa, vakadya, ivo navose vakanga vazvitsaurira kwavari vachibva pamatsvina avahedheni venyika iyo, kuti vatsvake Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri;

²¹Queßcuaßac chixjunileb laj Israel, eb li queßchapeß ut queßcßameß saß jalan tenamit li queßsukßi cuißchic Jerusalén. Queßcuaßac ajcuiß chixjunileb li mâcuaßeb aj judío li queßxcanab xbânunquil li mâusilal ut queßoc saß xyânkeb laj judío ut queßxqßue xlokßal li Kâcuaß, lix Dioseb laj Israel.Cuukub cutan queßninkßeîc chi sa saß xchßôleb ut queßxcuaß li caxlan cua li mâcßaß xchßamal, joß nequeßxcuaß saß li ninkße aßan. Cßajoß xsahil xchßôleb xban nak li Kâcuaß quixjal xcßaßux lix reyeb laj Persia ut aßan quixtenkßaheb chixyîbanquil lix templo li Kâcuaß, lix Dioseb laj Israel.

²²vakaita mutambo wezvingwa zvisina kuviriswa mazuva manomwe; nekuti Jehovha akanga avafadza, akarereudzira moyo wamambo weAsiria kwavari, kuti asimbise maoko avo pabasa reimba yaMwari waIsiraeri.

²²Cuukub cutan queßninkßeîc chi sa saß xchßôleb ut queßxcuaß li caxlan cua li mâcßaß xchßamal, joß nequeßxcuaß saß li ninkße aßan. Cßajoß xsahil xchßôleb xban nak li Kâcuaß quixjal xcßaßux lix reyeb laj Persia ut aßan quixtenkßaheb chixyîbanquil lix templo li Kâcuaß, lix Dioseb laj Israel.