¹Zvino shure kwaizvozvo, Aritashasita mambo wePerisia achibata ushe, Ezira mwanakomana waSeraya, mwanakomana waAzaria, mwanakomana waHirikia,

¹ Hayey din banda Persiya bonkoono Artasersiz mayra ra, kala Ezra Seraya izo, kaŋ ga ti Azariya ize, Hilciya ize,

²mwanakomana waSharumi, mwanakomana waZadhoki, mwanakomana waAhitubhi,

² Sallum ize, Zadok ize, Ahitub ize,

³mwanakomana waAmaria, mwanakomana waAzaria, mwanakomana waMerayoti,

³ Amariya ize, Azariya ize, Merayot ize,

⁴mwanakomana waZerahia, mwanakomana waUzi, mwanakomana waBhuki,

⁴ Zeraya ize, Uzzi ize, Bukki ize,

⁵mwanakomana waAbhishua, mwanakomana waPinehasi, mwanakomana waEreazari, mwanakomana waAroni, mupristi mukuru

⁵ Abisuwa ize, Fineyas ize, Eliyezar ize, alfaga beero Haruna ize --

⁶uyu Ezira akaenda achibva Bhabhironi; iye akanga ari munyori akangwara pamurayiro waMozisi, akanga wapiwa naJehovha Mwari walsiraeri; mambo akamupa zvose zvaakakumbira, nokuda koruoko rwaJehovha rwakanga ruri pamusoro pake.

⁶ Ezra wo no ka tun Babila. Hantumko no kaŋ ga waani gumo Musa asariya ra, kaŋ Rabbi, Israyla Irikoyo, n'i no. Bonkoono mo yadda a se d'a ŋwaarayey kulu, Rabbi a Irikoyo kambe gomni boŋ.

⁷Navamwe vavana vaIsiraeri, navapristi, navaRevhi, navaimbi, navarindi vemikova, navaNetinimi, vakaenda Jerusaremu negore rechinomwe ramambo Aritashasita.

⁷ Israyla izey ra mo afooyaŋ tun ka koy, da alfaga fooyaŋ i banda, da Lawi borey, da doonkoyaŋ, da windi me batukoy, da windi goy-izey. I koy Urusalima Bonkoono Artasersiz jiiri iyyanta ra.

⁸Akasvika Jerusaremu nomwedzi wechishanu pagore rechinomwe ramambo.

⁸ Ezra mo, a kaa Urusalima handu guwanta ra, sanda bonkoono jiiri iyyanta ra nooya.

⁹nekuti akatanga kubva Bhabhironi nezuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga, akasvika Jerusaremu nezuva rokutanga romwedzi wechishanu, nokuda koruoko rwakanaka rwaMwari wake rwakanga ruri pamusoro pake.

⁹ Zama handu sintina, a zaari sintina ra no, nga din mo sintin ka dira Babila ra. Handu guwanta zaari sintina hane no a to Urusalima, a Irikoyo kamba kaŋ go a boŋ din gomno ra.

¹⁰nekuti Ezira akanga ashingaira nomoyo wake wose kutsvaka murayiro waJehovha, nokuuita, nokudzidzisa pakati paIsiraeri zvaakatema nezvaakatonga.

¹⁰ Zama Ezra jin ka nga bina sinji Rabbi asariya ceeciyaŋ gaa, nga m'a goy te, a ma hin sanney da farilley mo dondonandi Israyla borey game ra.

¹¹Zvino ndiwo mashoko etsamba iyo mambo Aritashasita yaakapa Ezira mupristi nomunyori iye munyori wamashoko emirairo yaJehovha nezvaakatemera Isiraeri,

¹¹ Woone wo ga ti bonkoono Artasersiz tira cale kaŋ a no Alfa Ezra se, nga kaŋ ga ti hantumko, sanda Rabbi lordey da farilley kaŋ a no Israyla se bayraykooni nooya.

¹²Aritashasita mambo wamadzimambo, kuna Ezira mupristi, munyori womurayiro waMwari wokudenga, rugare rwakakwana, nenguva yakadai.

¹² A ne: «Bonkooney bonkoono Artasersiz go ga Alfa Ezra fo, nga kaŋ ga ti Irikoy kaŋ go beena ra asariya hantumkwa. A ma bara nda laakal kanay toonante, da ya-cine da ya-cine:

¹³Ini ndinotema chirevo, kuti vanhu vose vaIsiraeri, navapristi vavo, navaRevhi, vari paushe hwangu, vanoda nokuda kwazvo kuenda Jerusaremu, ngavaende havo newe.

¹³ Ay lordi ka ne boro kulu kaŋ ga ti Israyla jama wane, da alfagey, da Lawi borey, kaŋ yaŋ go ay mayra ra, borey kaŋ yaŋ miila ngey ma koy Urusalima nda ngey biney yaddayaŋ, kal i ma koy ni banda.

¹⁴Zvawatumwa namambo namakurukota ake manomwe kundobvunzisisa pamusoro paJudha neJerusaremu, sezvakarehwa nomurayiro waMwari wako uri muruoko rwako.

¹⁴ Zama ni ya diya no kaŋ fun bonkoono nda nga faadance iyya do, zama ni ma Yahuda nda Urusalima sanney fintal, ni Irikoyo asariya kaŋ go ni kamba ra din boŋ.

¹⁵Nokuenda nesirivha nendarama yakapiwa namambo namakurukota ake nokuda kwavo Mwari waIsiraeri, iye agere Jerusaremu,

¹⁵ Ni ma konda wura nda nzarfu mo, wo kaŋ bonkoono nda nga faadancey no ngey bine yadda boŋ, ka no Israyla Irikoyo se, nga kaŋ a nangora go Urusalima.

¹⁶nesirivha nendarama yose yaungawana parutivi rwenyika yose yeBhabhironi, pamwechete nezvipo zvavanhu zvavachapa nokuda kwavo, nezvavapristi, zvavachapa imba yaMwari wavo iri paJerusaremu nomoyo yavo;

¹⁶ Ni ma konda wura nda nzarfu kulu mo kaŋ ni ga margu Babila laabo kulu ra, nga nda jama bine yadda nooyaŋo a banda, da alfagey wane kaŋ i ga no bine yadda boŋ, ngey Irikoy windo kaŋ go Urusalima ra sabbay se.

¹⁷zvino unofanira kukurumidza kutenga nemari iyo nzombe, namakondobwe, namakwayana, pamwechete nezvipiriso zvazvo zvoupfu, nezvinodururwa, ugozviisa paaritari paimba yaMwari wenyu iri Jerusaremu.

¹⁷ Woodin sabbay se binde, ni ma anniya kulu daŋ ka yeejiyaŋ day da nooro wo, da feeji gaaruyaŋ, da feej'izeyaŋ, ngey d'i ŋwaari sargayey, d'i haŋyaŋ sargayey i banda. Ni m'i salle araŋ Irikoyo windo sargay feema kaŋ go Urusalima ra din boŋ.

¹⁸Kana iri sirivha nendarama yakasara, itai nazvo sezvamunofunga, iwe nehama dzako, sezvinodikamwa naMwari wenyu.

¹⁸ Hay kulu mo kaŋ nin da ni nya-izey di a ga boori araŋ ma te da wura nda nzarfu cindo, kal araŋ ma woodin te araŋ Irikoyo miila boŋ.

¹⁹Nemidziyo yaunopiwa kundobata nayo paimba yaMwari wako, uiise pamberi paMwari weJerusaremu.

¹⁹ Jinayey mo kaŋ i no ni se ni Irikoyo windo se, ni m'i nooyandi Urusalima Irikoyo jine.

²⁰Nezvimwe zvinhu zvipi nezvipi zvinodikamwa paimba yaMwari wako, zvaunofanira kuripa, uzviripe uchitora paimba yefuma yamambo.

²⁰ Woodin banda, hay kulu kaŋ ni ga laami ni Irikoyo windo se, kaŋ yaŋ ni du i nooyaŋ daama, kala ni m'a ta bonkoono jisiri fuwo ra.

²¹Ini, iyeni mambo Aritashasita, ndinoraira vachengeti vose vefuma mhiri korwizi, ndichiti, Zvose Ezira mupristi, munyori womurayiro waMwari wokudenga, zvaanokumbira kwamuri, ngazviitwe nokukurumidza,

²¹ Ay mo, bonkoono Artasersiz, ay na lordi te jisikoy kulu se kaŋ yaŋ go isa daŋanta ka ne: ‹Hay kulu kaŋ Alfa Ezra, Irikoy kaŋ go beene asariya hantumkwa ga ba araŋ gaa, i m'a te da anniya kulu ka kaa bonkoono arzaka ra.

²²kusvikira pamatarenda* esirivha ane zana, nezviyero zvine zana zvezviyo, namabhati ewaini ane zana, namabhati amafuta ane zana, nomunyu usingaverengwi.

²² Naŋ i ma du hal a ma to baa kilo neesiji zangu iddu nda waranza cindi iddu nzarfu me, da alkama saaku waranza, da duvan tono way, da ji tono way, da ciiri kaŋ cine i ga ba.

²³Zvose zvinorairwa naMwari wokudenga, ngazviitirwe zvakanaka imba yaMwari wokudenga; nekuti ushe hwamambo nohwavanakomana vake huchatsamwirweiko?

²³ Hay kulu kaŋ Irikoy kaŋ go beene lordi, i ma woodin te a ma saba Irikoy kaŋ go beene windo se. Zama ifo se no i ga bine tunay candi ka kande bonkoono nda nga izey boŋ?

²⁴Tinokuzivisaiwo, kuti kana vari vapristi vose, navaRevhi, navaimbi, navarindi vemikova, navaNetinimi, navaranda veimba iyi yaMwari, havangaripiswi mutero, kana zvipo, kana muripo wenzira.

²⁴ Ay g'araŋ kabarandi mo kaŋ alfagey da Lawi borey kulu, da doonkoy, da windi me batukoy da windi goy-izey, wala Irikoy windo goy-teerey, asariya mana yadda i ma jangal wala dwan nooru, wala marga-marga nooro dake i boŋ.›

²⁵Zvino iwe Ezira, nenjere dzaMwari wako, dzawakapiwa iwe, chigadza vatambi vemhosva, navatongi, vangatongera vanhu vose vari mhiri korwizi mhaka dzavo, vave vanhu vanoziva mirairo yaMwari wako, ugodzidzisa mumwe nomumwe asingaizivi.

²⁵ Nin mo, Ezra, ni Irikoyo laakalo kaŋ go ni se din boŋ, ni ma ciitikoyaŋ da dabarikoyyaŋ daŋ, kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka ciiti te borey se kaŋ yaŋ go isa daŋanta, sanda boro kulu kaŋ ga ni Irikoyo asariya bay nooya. Boro kaŋ s'a bay mo, kal araŋ m'a dondonandi.

²⁶Ani naani, asingadi kuita murayiro waMwari wako, nomurayiro wamambo, ngaakurumidze kupiwa mhaka, kana yorufu, kana yokudzingwa kana yokutorerwa nhumbi dzake, kana yokusungwa mutirongo.

²⁶ Boro kulu kaŋ wangu ka ni Irikoyo asariya gana, da bonkoono wano mo, i m'a ciiti fap! folloŋ, baa a ga ciya buuyaŋ wane no, wala i m'a gaaray, wala mo jukke wane no, wala kasu.»

²⁷Jehovha Mwari wamadzibaba edu ngaakudzwe, iye akaisa chinhu chakadai mumoyo wamambo, kuti anatse imba yaJehovha iri Jerusaremu;

²⁷ Wa Rabbi sifa, iri kaayey Irikoyo nooya, nga kaŋ na haya din daŋ bonkoono bina ra, hal a ma Rabbi windo kaŋ go Urusalima ra taalam.

²⁸iye akandinzwisa tsitsi pamberi pamambo, napamberi pamakurukota ake, napamberi pamachinda ose ane simba amambo. Ini ndikasimbiswa nekuti ruoko rwaJehovha Mwari wangu rwakanga ruri pamusoro pangu, ndikakoka varume vakuru pakati paIsiraeri, kuti vaende neni.

²⁸ Ay mo, a na suuji cabe ay se bonkoono da nga faadancey da bonkoono laabukoyey kulu jine. Ay du gaabi zama Rabbi ay Irikoyo kamba go ay boŋ. Ay na arkusey mo margu kaŋ yaŋ ga ti Israyla waney, i ma ziji ay banda.