¹Zvino vadzivisi vavaJudha navaBhenjamini vakati vachinzwa kuti vatapwa vavakira Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri temberi;

¹Huchia Juda leh Benjamin melmaten saltangte taten TOUPA, Israel Pathian adingin biakin a lam uh chih a jak un;

²vakaswedera kuna Zerubhabheri, nokuvakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba, vakati kwavari, Ngativake nemi, nekuti tinotsvaka Mwari wenyu, semiwo; tinomubayira kubva pamazuva aEsarihadhoni mambo waAsiria, wakatisvitsa pano.

²Huai laiin Zerubbabel leh, pipute inkote lupente kiangah a hongpia nai ua, a kiang uah, Honlam pih le ung ake: noute bangin, na Pathian ulah ka zong ngal ua; Assuria kumpipa Esarhaddon hiailaia honpipa damlai nite akipan amah kiangah ka kithoih uhi, a chi ua.

³Asi Zerubhabheri, naJeshua, navamwe vakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba aIsiraeri vakati kwavari, Imi hamungatongobatsirani nesu pakuvakira Mwari wedu imba; asi isu toga tichavakira Jehovha Mwari waIsiraeri, sezvatakarairwa namambo Koreshi mambo wePerisia.

³Himahleh Zerubbabel leh, Jesua leh Israel pipute inkote lupenten a kiang uah, Ka Pathian uh adia in non lampihna ding uh bangmah na neikei uh; himahleh Persia kumpipa Kurain kou thu a honpiak bangin, Israel Pathian, TOUPA adingin kouten ka lam khawm ding uhi, a chi ua.

⁴Ipapo vanhu venyika iyo vakashaisa maoko avanhu vaJudha simba, vakavatambudza pakuvaka;

⁴Huchiin gama miten Judaa mite khut a hatsak ta kei ua, inlamnaah amau a subuaita ua.

⁵vakaripira vanhu vokuvaraira, kuti vakanganise zvavakanga vachida kuita, mazuva ose aKoreshi mambo wePerisia, kusvikira Dhariusi mambo wePerisia achizobata ushe.

⁵Persia kumpia Kura damlai tengteng, Persia kumpipa Daria lal lai tanpha hialin, a thiltup uh kalhse ding, amaute siatna dingin thuhilhmite a guai uhi.

⁶Zvino Ahasheroshi akati obata ushe, vakanyora tsamba yokukwirira vakanga vagere kwaJudha neJerusaremu.

⁶Huan Ahasura vaihawm laiin, a vaihawm pattung laiin, Juda leh Jerusalema tengte hekna a gelh uh.

⁷Zvino pamazuva aAritashasita, Bhishirami, naMitiredhati, naTabheeri nedzimwe shamwari dzake, vakanyorera Aritashasita mambo wePerisia; iyo tsamba yakanga yakanyorwa namabhii echiAramia, nokududzirwawo nechiAramia.

⁷Huan Artaksarsi damlaiin Bislam te, Mithredath te, Tabeel te leh, a kithuahpih ten, Persia kumpipa Artaksarsis kiangah lai a gelh ua; huan laikhak gelhdan Suria laimala gelha, Suria paua bawlkhiak ahi.

⁸Rehumi mukuru naShimishai munyori vakanyorera mambo Aritashasita tsamba yokukwirira veJerusaremu yaiti,

⁸Dansiam Rehum leh laigelhmi Simsaiin Jerusalem siatna dingin kumpipa Artaksarsi kiangah hichibangin laikhak a gelhta uh:

⁹Rehumi mukuru, naShimishai munyori, namamwe makurukota avo, ivo vaDhinai, navaAfarisatiki, navaTariperi, navaAfarisi, navaArikevhi, navaBhabhironi, navaShushaniki, navaDhehai, navaErami,

⁹Dansiam Rehum leh, laigelhmi Simsai leh, a kithuahpihte un huchiin a gelhta ua; Dinai mite leh, Aphratchi mite, Tarpe mite, Aphar mite, Arki mite, Babulon mite, Susanchi mite, Deha mite, Elam mite leh

¹⁰nedzimwe ndudzi dzakauya naOsinapari mukuru wakakurumbira, dzikaiswa paguta reSamaria, napanamamwe mativi enyika mhiri korwizi, namamwe mashoko akadai.

¹⁰Sanppar lian leh thupiin a honpi khiaka, Samaria khopi leh luipi khena gam dang leh a dangdanga a koih namte.

¹¹Ndicho chikoponorwa chetsamba yavakatuma kuna mambo Aritashasita , Varanda venyu, ivo varume vari mhiri korwizi, namamwe, mashoko akadai.

¹¹Kumpipa Artaksarsis kianga a laikhak uh kopi tuh hiai ahi; Luipi khenlam leh, a dangdanga na sikhate.

¹²Mambo ngaaziviswe kuti vaJudha, vakabva kwenyu vakasvika kuno kwatiri paJerusaremu, vovaka guta rokumukira mambo, rakaipa; vapedza masvingo, nokugadzira nheyo.

¹²Na kiang akipana hong tou Judate Jerusalem ah kou kiangah ahong uh chih kumpipa kiangah theihin om hen: khopi helhat leh hoihlou a lam lellel ua, a kulhbangte a zouta ua, a suangphumte a puahkhinta uh.

¹³Zvino mambo ngaaziviswe, kuti kana guta iri rikavakwa, namasvingo aro akapera, havangabudisi mutero, kana zvipo, kana muripo wenzira, pashure uchatadzira homwe yamadzimambo.

¹³Kumpipan thei hen, hiai khopi lama a oma, a kulh bangte zoha a om lejaw, vanleiman te, sumsinnaleiman te hiam lamlianleiman te khawng a pe kei ding ua, a tawptawpin kumpipa siatna ahi ding.

¹⁴Zvino isu, zvatinodya munyu unobva paimba yamambo, uye zvatisingafaniri kuona mambo achininipiswa, tatuma tsamba kuzozivisa mambo;

¹⁴Tuin inpia chi ne ka hih jiak un, kumpipa zahlakna muh kou adingin a kilawm keia, huaijiakin kumpipa tuh ka khak un, ahi ngeingei ka chita uhi;

¹⁵kuti vanzvere pabhuku yenhau yamadzibaba enyu; muchaona mubhuku yenhau, kuti guta iri raimukira mambo, raitadzira madzimambo nenyika, uye kuti mukati maro vairamba vachimukira madzimambo kubva kare nakare. Guta iri rakaparadzwa nemhaka iyo.

¹⁵Na pipute chiamtehna laibu sungah kizong hen: huchiin chiamtehna laibu sungah na mukhe dinga, hiai khopi khopi helhat, kumpipate leh bialte adia poikhoihhat chih leh, nidang lai mahin leng huai sung mahah helna a nabawlta uh na thei ding hi: huaijiaka hiai khopi kihihse gawp lah ahi ngala.

¹⁶Tinozivisa mambo kuti kana guta iri rikavakwazve, namasvingo akapera, nemhaka iyo hamungazovi nomugove mhiri korwizi.

¹⁶Hiai khopi a kilama, a kulhbangte hichibanga a kihihkhit lejaw, luipi khenlamah tan na neikei ding chih kumpipa ka hontheitel sak chinten uhi, chiin.

¹⁷Ipapo mambo akatuma mhinduro kuna Rehumi mukuru, naShimishai munyori, nedzimwe shamwari dzavo dzaigara Samaria napamwe mhiri korwizi, achiti, Rugare ngaruve nemi, namamwe mashoko akadai.

¹⁷Huchiin dansiam Rehum leh, laigelhmi Simsai leh, Samaria leh, luipi khena gama teng a kithuahpihte dante tengteng kiangah kumpipan dawnna a khaka, Chibai, huchibang jelin.

¹⁸tsamba yamakatitumira, ndairavirwa zvakanaka.

¹⁸Laikhak ka kiang ua na honkhak uh ka maah tel taka sim a hita.

¹⁹Ndikaraira, vakanzvera vakaona kuti guta iri raimukira madzimambo kubva kare nakare, uye kuti mukati maro maiva nokumukira mambo nokurangana zvakaipa.

¹⁹Huan thu ka piaa, a kizong khina, nidang laiin hiai khopiin kumpipate tunga helna a bawla, huailaiah helpina leh helna a nakibawlta chih muhkhiakin a om hi.

²⁰Uye madzimambo ane simba aivapo paJerusaremu, aibata ushe ose pamhiri porwizi; ivo vaibudisirwa mutero, nezvipo, nomuripo wenzira.

²⁰Huailouin kumpipa thilhihthei taktak, luipi khen gam tengteng tunga vaihawm, Jerusalem tunga vaihawmte a naom ua; vanleimate, sumsinnaleiman te leh, lamlianleiman amau kianga piak ahi hi.

²¹Zvino temai chirevo chokuti vanhu avo varege basa ravo, guta iri rirege kuvakwa, kusvikira ini ndatema chirevo.

²¹Huchiin keimahin thupiak ka bawl masiah, huai mite khawl ding leh, hiai khopi lam lou dingin, thupiak bawl un.

²²Chenjerai, musanonoka pachinhu ichi; chakaipa chichakurireiko, kuzotadzira madzimambo?

²²Huan hiaia zeol lou dingin pilvang un: bangdingin kumpipate siatna dingin hoihlouhna a khang dia? chiin.

²³Zvino mashoko etsamba yamambo Aritashasita akati aravirwa Rehumi, naShimishai munyori, namakurukota avo, vakakurumidza kuenda Jerusaremu kuvaJudha, vakavadzivisa nokumanikidza nesimba.

²³Huchia kumpipa Artaksarsi laikhak kopi Rehum leh, laigelhmi Simsai leh a kithuahpihte uh maa a sim khit un, kintakin Jerusalem Judate kiangah ahoh ua, kihatsakna leh thilhihtheihna zangin amau thu a khawlsakta uhi.Huchiin Jerusalema Pathian in nasep a khawlta: Persia kumpipa Daria vaihawm kum nihna tanin a khawl hi.

²⁴Ipapo basa reimba yaMwari paJerusaremu rakaregwa; rikaregwa kusvikira pagore rechipiri rokubata ushe kwaDhariusi mambo wePerisia.

²⁴Huchiin Jerusalema Pathian in nasep a khawlta: Persia kumpipa Daria vaihawm kum nihna tanin a khawl hi.