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

¹ Waati kaŋ handu iyyanta kay, Israyla izey mo go birney ra, kala jama margu care banda Urusalima ra.

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

² Kala Yesuwa Yozadak izo tun ka kay, nga nda nga nya-ize alfagey, da Zerubabel, Seyaltiyel izo, nda nga nya-izey. I na Israyla Irikoyo sargay feema cina, zama i ma sargay kaŋ i ga ton yaŋ salle sanda mate kaŋ i hantum Irikoy bora Musa asariya* ra.

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

³ I na feema sinji nga daba boŋ. Noodin mo no i na sargay kaŋ i ga ton yaŋ no Rabbi se, susubay da wiciri waney zama i humburu laabo borey.

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

⁴ I na tandey bato mo haggoy, sanda mate kaŋ i hantum. I na sargay kaŋ i ga ton yaŋ no zaari kulu lasaabuyaŋo boŋ, danga mate kaŋ i kayandi i se, zaari kulu muraadey hina me.

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

⁵ Kokor banda koyne, kala sargay kaŋ si fappe kaŋ i ga ton, nda handu kayyaŋ sargay, da Rabbi bato kulu kaŋ i daŋ, borey kaŋ yaŋ i hanandi, da boro kulu kaŋ na sargay no Rabbi se bine yadda boŋ.

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

⁶ Za handu iyya jirbi sintina hane no i sintin ka tonyaŋ sargay salle Rabbi se, amma i mana jin ka Rabbi windo daba sintin jina.

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

⁷ I na nooru no mo cinakoy da sacey se. I na ŋwaari da haŋyaŋ hari da ji mo no Zidonancey da Tir borey se, zama i ma kande sedre* bundu ka fun Liban ka koy teeko gaa d'a ka to hala Yaffa kwaara, yadda kaŋ i du Persiya bonkoono Sirus do din boŋ.

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.

⁸ I Irikoy windo kaŋ go Urusalima ra din do kaayaŋ banda jiiri hinkanta, handu hinkanta ra, kala Zerubabel, Seyaltiyel izo, da Yesuwa, Yozadak izo, da ngey nya-ize alfaga cindey, da Lawi borey, da borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ fun tamtaray ka kaa Urusalima, i na Lawi borey daŋ, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i ma ciya jine fune yaŋ Irikoy windo cinayaŋ se.

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.

⁹ Alwaato din Yesuwa tun ka kay nga nda nga izey, d'a nya-izo Kadmiyel da nga izey, da Yahuda izey, da Henadad izey da ngey izey, d'i nya-izey Lawi borey. Care banda no i ga haggoy da cinakoy kaŋ ga goy te Irikoy windo ra.

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.

¹⁰ Waato kaŋ cinakoy na Rabbi windo daba sinji, i na alfagey daŋ i ma kay ngey bankaarayey ra nda hilliyaŋ, ngey nda Lawi borey Asaf izey. I gonda guuruyaŋ kaŋ i ga kar care gaa zama i ma Rabbi sifa, Israyla bonkoono Dawda lordey boŋ.

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.

¹¹ Kal i soobay ka baytu ka tu care se, i goono ga Rabbi sifa k'a saabu ka ne: «Zama nga wo booriyankoy no, zama a baakasinay suujo ga tondo hal abada Israyla se.» Jama kulu mo kuuwa nda jinde gaabikooni waato kaŋ i na Rabbi sifa, zama i na Rabbi windo daba sinji.

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

¹² Amma boro boobo alfagey ra da Lawi borey ra, da kaayey windi arkusey da dottijo zeeney, ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga windi zeena bay, i hẽ da jinde beeri waato kaŋ i di i na Rabbi windo daba sinji. Amma boro boobo cilili nda gaabi farhã sabbay se,

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

¹³ hala boro si hin ka bine kaani kuuwa nda jama hẽeno kosongo fayanka, zama jama kuuwa nda gaabi. I maa kosongo mo hala nangu mooro.