¹Zvino nomwedzi weNisani, negore ramakumi maviri ramambo Aritashasita, panguva yaakanga anewaini pamberi pake, ini ndikatora waini, ndikaipa mambo. Zvino ndakanga ndisina kumbopunyaira pamberi pake.

¹Aßin quicßulman saß li po Nisán nak ac yô chic junmay chihab roquic chokß rey laj Artajerjes. Lâin quincßam li vino ut quinqßue re li rey. Nak quincuulac riqßuin li rey quixqßue retal nak lâin ra saß inchßôl. Lâin mâ jun sut quincuulac riqßuin chi ra saß inchßôl.

²Ipapo mambo akati kwandiri, Chiso chako chinopunyairireiko, zvausingarwari? Ichi chinhu ishungu dzomoyo chaidzo. Ndikatya kwazvo.

²Ut li rey quixye cue: —¿Cßaßut nak kßaxal ra saß âchßôl? Lâat moco yajat ta. ¿Cßaßru na-oc âcue? Mâre cuan junak chßaßajquilal yô cuiß âcßaßux, chan. Lâin cßajoß nak qui-oc inxiu nak quixye cue chi joßcan li rey.

³Ndikati kuna mambo, Mambo ngaararame nokusingaperi! Chiso changu chingaregereiko kupunyaira, kana guta iro rinamarinda amadzibaba angu, rava dongo, namasuwo aro atsva nomoto?

³Lâin quinchakßoc ut quinye re: —At rey, chicuânk taxak lâ yußam chi junelic. Lâin ra saß inchßôl xban nak li tenamit li mukbileb cuiß lin xeßtônil yucuaß juqßuinbil ut cßatbileb lix puertil. Aßan aßin lix yâlal nak ra saß inchßôl.—

⁴Ipapo mambo akati kwandiri, Unokumbireiko? Zvino ndikanyengetera kuna Mwari wokudenga,

⁴Ut li rey quixye cue: —¿Cßaßru tâcuaj tinbânu?— Ut saß li hônal aßan quinpatzß intenkßanquil riqßuin li Dios li cuan saß choxa.

⁵ndikati kuna mambo, Kana mambo achifara nazvo, kana muranda wenyu awana nyasha pamberipenyu, ndinokumbira kuti munditumire kwaJudha, kuguta ramarinda amadzibaba angu, ndinorivaka.

⁵Ut quinye re li rey: —At rey, cui cßojcßo âchßôl cuiqßuin ut cui lâat tixcßul âchßôl, tâbânu raj li usilal cue. Lâin nacuaj raj xic Judá re nak tinyîb cuißchic li tenamit li mukbileb cuiß lin xeßtônil yucuaß.—

⁶Mambo akati kwandiri (navahosiwo vakanga vagere naye), Rwendo rwako ruchaita nguva yakadiniko? Uchadzoka rinhi? Zvino mambo akatenda kundituma; ndikamutarira nguva.

⁶Li rixakil chunchu chixcßatk nak li rey quixpatzß cue: —¿Joß najtil tatbâyk chak nak tatxic? Ut, ¿jokße tatsukßîk chak?— Lâin quinye re joß najtil tinbâyk chak ut quixcßul xchßôl li rey nak tinxic Judá.

⁷Uye ndakatiwo kuna mambo, Kana mambo achifara nazvo, ndinokumbira kuti ndipiwe tsamba dzakanyorerwa vabati vari mhiri korwizi, vanditendere kupfuura ndisvike kwaJudha;

⁷Ut quintzßâma ajcuiß chiru li rey nak cui aßan tixcßul xchßôl, tixtzßîba li hu reheb li nequeßtaklan saß li tenamit li cuanqueb jun pacßal li nimaß Eufrates re nak târûk tinnumekß aran toj tincuulak Judá chi mâcßaß chßaßajquilal.

⁸neimwe tsambawo kuna Asafi mutariri wedondo ramambo, andipe miti yokuita nayo matanda amasuwo enhare yapaimba yaMwari nookuisa parusvingo rweguta napaimba yandichapinda. Mambo akandipa izvozvo, nekuti ruoko rwakanaka rwaMwari wangu rwakanga ruri pamusoro pangu.

⁸Ut quinye ajcuiß re nak tixtzßîba junak li hu re laj Asaf li na-iloc re li qßuicheß bar narisi cuiß xcheß li rey. Tixye re nak tixqßue incheß re tinyîb cuißchic xpuertil li oquebâl re li tenamit joß ajcuiß li tzßac li sutsu cuiß li tenamit ut re nak tinyîb ajcuiß li cuochoch bar tincuânk cuiß lâin. Ut li rey quixqßue cue chixjunil li quintzßâma xban nak li Kâcuaß Dios yô chi tenkßânc cue.

⁹Zvino ndikasvika kuvabati mhiri korwizi, ndikavapa tsamba dzamambo. Zvino mambo akanga atuma vakuru vehondo navatasvi vamabhiza neni.

⁹Nak quincuulac jun pacßal li nimaß Eufrates côin riqßuineb li nequeßtaklan aran ut quinkßaxtesi li hu reheb li quixtzßîba li rey. Cuanqueb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb li soldado li queßtaklâc chicuix xban li rey ut cuanqueb ajcuiß li soldado li nequeßbêc chirix cacuây li queßcôeb chicuix.

¹⁰Asi Sanibharati muHoroni, naTobhia muranda, muAmoni, vakati vanzwa kuti kwakanga kwasvika munhu kuzotsvaka kuitira vana vaIsiraeri zvakanaka, zvikavaodza moyo kwazvo.

¹⁰Laj Sanbalat, Horón xtenamit ut laj Tobías li nataklan saß li tenamit Amón, cßajoß nak queßjoskßoß nak queßrabi nak quincuulac chixtenkßanquileb laj Israel.

¹¹Naizvozvo ndakasvika Jerusaremu ndikagarapo mazuva matatu.

¹¹Nak ac cuan chic oxib cutan incuulajic Jerusalén,

¹²Ndikamuka usiku, ini navamwe vanhu vashoma; asi handina kuudza munhu zvakanga zvaiswa mumoyo mangu naMwari wangu kuti ndiitire Jerusaremu; uye ndakanga ndisine chimwe chipfuwo neni, asi chipfuwo chandakanga ndichitasva.

¹²quincuacli chi kßek cuochbeneb cuib oxib li cuînk. Abanan mâ ani aj e quinye li cßaßru quixye cue li Dios tinbânu re xtenkßanquil li tenamit Jerusalén. Mâ ani chic quixcßam xcacuây. Caßaj cuiß lâin.

¹³Ndikabuda usiku napasuwo roMupata, ndikaenda nokutsime reShato, nesuwo raMarara, ndikacherekedza masvingo eJerusaremu akanga akoromoka, namasuwo aro akanga atsva nomoto.

¹³Toj kßojyîn ajcuiß nak quin-el saß li puerta li na-iloc saß li ru takßa saß xjayal li yußam haß Dragón xcßabaß ut côin toj saß li puerta li nequeßrisi cuiß li mul. Nak yôquin chi xic yôquin chirilbal chanru li tzßac li juqßuinbil li sutsu cuiß li tenamit Jerusalén ut yôquin ajcuiß chirilbaleb li puerta li cßatbileb.

¹⁴Ipapo ndikapfuurira kusvika pasuwo reTsime, nokudziva ramambo; asi pakanga pasine nzvimbo pangapfuura napo chipfuwo chandakanga ndakatasva.

¹⁴Chirix aßan quinnumeß saß li puerta cuan cuiß li yußam haß ut côin quicuan cuiß lix pila li rey. Abanan mâ bar quiru chi numecß lin cacuây.

¹⁵Ipapo ndakakwira usiku naparukova, ndikacherekedza rusvingo; ndikadzoka, ndikapinda napasuwo roMupata, ndikadzoka saizvozvo.

¹⁵Toj kßojyîn ajcuiß nak quinnumeß saß li rok haß ut yôquin chirilbaleb li tzßac li jucßbileb. Chirix aßan quinsukßi cuißchic saß li oquebâl li na-iloc saß li ru takßa.

¹⁶Vabati havana kuziva kwandakanga ndaenda, kana zvandakanga ndandoita; nekuti ndakanga ndisina kuudza vaJudha, kana vapristi, kana vakuru, kana vabati, kana vamwe vabati vebasa.

¹⁶Eb li nequeßtaklan saß li tenamit incßaß queßxnau bar côin chi moco queßxnau cßaßru quinbânu chak. Chi moco quinye reheb laj judío, chi moco laj tij, chi moco li cuanqueb saß xcuanquil. Chi moco eb li teßtenkßânk saß li cßanjel aßin queßxnau cßaßru yôquin.

¹⁷Zvino ndakati kwavari, Munoona nhamo yedu, kuti Jerusaremu rava dongo, namasuwo aro atsva nomoto; hendei tindovakazve rusvingo rweJerusaremu, tirege kugara tichishorwa.

¹⁷Lâin quinye reheb: —Lâex nequenau li raylal cuanco cuiß. Lâex nequenau nak li tenamit Jerusalén juqßuinbil ut eb lix puertil cßataleb. Joßcan nak quimkex ut qßuehomak êchßôl re nak takayîb cuißchic li tzßac li sutsu cuiß li tenamit re nak incßaß chic toxutânâk xban li katenamit Jerusalén.—

¹⁸Ndikavaudza zvokunaka koruoko rwaMwari rwakanga ruri pamusoro pangu; namashoko amambo aakandiudza. Ivo vakati, Ngatisimuke, tivake. Naizvozvo vakasimbisa maoko avo kubata basa rakanaka.

¹⁸Ut lâin quinserakßi reheb chanru nak quinixtenkßa li Dios riqßuin xnimal rusilal. Ut quinserakßi ajcuiß reheb li cßaßru quixye cue li rey. Ut eb aßan queßxye: —Ocako chi cßanjelac. Takayîb cuißchic li katenamit, chanqueb. Ut queßxqßue xchßôl chi cßanjelac chixjûnkaleb.

¹⁹Asi Sanibharati muHoroni, naTobhia muranda, muAmoni, naGeshemu, muArabhia, vakati vachinzwa, vakatisweveredza, nokutininipisa, vakati, Chinyiko ichi chamunoita? Munoda kumukira mambo kanhi?

¹⁹Nak queßrabi laj Sanbalat aj Horón ut laj Tobías li nataklan aran Amón, ut laj Gesem aj árabe, queßoc chikaseßenquil ut coeßxhob ut queßxye ke: —¿Cßaßru yôquex lâex? ¿Ma têkßet xchakßrab li rey saß êchßôl lâex? chanqueb.Ut lâin quinchakßoc ut quinye reheb: —Li Dios li cuan saß choxa, aßan tâtenkßânk ke. Ut lâo li nococßanjelac chiru, takayîb cuißchic li tenamit Jerusalén. Ut lâex incßaß naru têchßic êrib kiqßuin xban nak mâcuaß lâex yal êre ut xban nak mâcßaß cuan êre Jerusalén.—

²⁰Ipapo ndakavapindura, ndikati kwavari, Mwari wokudenga achatifambisa zvakanaka; saka isu varanda vake tichasimuka, nokuvaka; asi imwi hamuno mugove kana simba kana chirangaridzo paJerusaremu.

²⁰Ut lâin quinchakßoc ut quinye reheb: —Li Dios li cuan saß choxa, aßan tâtenkßânk ke. Ut lâo li nococßanjelac chiru, takayîb cuißchic li tenamit Jerusalén. Ut lâex incßaß naru têchßic êrib kiqßuin xban nak mâcuaß lâex yal êre ut xban nak mâcßaß cuan êre Jerusalén.—