1Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before God’s house, there was gathered together to him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very bitterly.
1Zvino Ezira akati achinyengetera, achizvireurura, achichema nokuzviwisira pasi pamberi peimba yaMwari, ungano huru-huru yavarume navakadzi navana vavaIsiraeri vakaungana kwaari; nekuti vanhu vakachema zvikuru kwazvo,
2Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered Ezra, “We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land. Yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
2Ipapo Shekania mwanakomana waJehieri, mumwe wavanakomana vaErami, akapindura, akati kuna Ezira, Takatadzira Mwari wedu zvatakawana vakadzi vatorwa vendudzi dzenyika iyi; kunyange zvakadaro vaIsiraeri vachine tariro pamusoro pechinhu ichi.
3Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
3Naizvozvo zvino ngatiite sungano naMwari wedu, tibvise vakadzi ava vose, navana vakaberekwa navo, sezvatakarairwa nashe wangu, uye navanobvundiswa nomurayiro waMwari wedu; ngazviitwe sezvinoreva mirairo.
4Arise; for the matter belongs to you, and we are with you. Be courageous, and do it.”
4Simukai, nekuti ndimi mune basa iri, isu tinemi; tsungai moyo, muzviite.
5Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.
5Ipapo Ezira akasimuka, akapikisa vakuru vavapristi, navaRevhi, navaIsiraeri vose, kuti vachaita neshoko iri. Ivo vakapika.
6Then Ezra rose up from before God’s house, and went into the room of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came there, he ate no bread, nor drank water; for he mourned because of their trespass of the captivity.
6Ipapo Ezira akasimuka, akabva pamberi peimba yaMwari, akapinda mukamuri yaJohwanani mwanakomana waEriashibhi; akagarapo, akasadya zvokudya, kana kumwa mvura; nekuti akanga achichema pamusoro pokudarika kwavatapwa.
7They made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together to Jerusalem;
7Vakaparidza shoko kuvatapwa vose pose-pose paJudha napaJerusaremu;
8and that whoever didn’t come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
8uye kuti ani naani asina kuuya mazuva matatu agere kupera, sezvakanga zvarairwa namachinda navakuru, fuma yake yose itorwe idyiwe, naiye amene abudiswe paungano yavatapwa.
9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together to Jerusalem within the three days; it was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month: and all the people sat in the broad place before God’s house, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
9Ipapo varume vose vaJudha naBhenjamini vakaungana paJerusaremu mazuva matatu agere kupera; wakange uri mwedzi wepfumbamwe, nezuva ramakumi maviri romwedzi; vanhu vose vakagara padare pamberi peimba yaMwari, vachibvunda pamusoro peshoko iro napamusoro pemvura zhinji yainaya.
10Ezra the priest stood up, and said to them, “You have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
10Ipapo mupristi Ezira akasimuka, akati kwavari, Imi makadarika, mukawana vakadzi vatorwa, mukanyanyisa mhosva yaIsiraeri.
11Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.”
11Naizvozvo zvino chizvireururai pamberi paJehovha Mwari wamadzibaba enyu, mumufadze; muzviraure kuvanhu venyika ino navakadzi vatorwa.
12Then all the assembly answered with a loud voice, “As you have said concerning us, so must we do.
12Ipapo ungango yose yakapindura, ikati nenzwi guru, Sezvamataura pamusoro pedu, ndizvo zvatinofanira kuita.
13But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand outside; neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
13Asi vanhu vazhinji, uye inguva yokunaya kwemvura zhinji, hatigoni kumira kunze; basa iri harizi rezuva rimwe, kana mazuva maviri, nekuti takadarika kwazvo pachinhu ichi.
14Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all those who are in our cities who have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and its judges, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter is resolved.”
14Zvino machinda edu ngaagadzwe paungano yose, kuti vose vakawana vakadzi vatorwa pamaguta edu, vauye panguva dzakatarwa navakuru veguta rimwe nerimwe, navatongi varo, kusvikira kutsamwa kukuru kwaMwari wedu kwabviswa kwatiri, kusvikira mhaka iyi yapera.
15Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
15Asi Jonatani mwanakomana waAsaheri, naJazeya mwanakomana waTikivha, ivo voga va karamba chinhu ichi; Meshurami nomuRevhi Shabhetai vakasimbisa.
16The children of the captivity did so. Ezra the priest, with certain heads of fathers’ households, after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
16Vatapwa vakaita saizvozvo Ezira mupristi, navamwe vavakuru vedzimba dzamadzibaba, vakatsaurwa nedzimba dzamadzibaba avo, navose vavo namazita avo; vakaungana nezuva rokutanga romwedzi wegumi kunzvera chinhu icho.
17They made an end with all the men who had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
17Vakapedza navarume vose vakanga vawana vakadzi vatorwa nezuva rokutanga romwedzi wokutanga.
18Among the sons of the priests there were found who had married foreign women: of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brothers, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
18Napakati pavanakomana vavapristi vakawana vamwe vakanga vawana vakadzi vatorwa. Pakati pavanakomana vaJeshua vaiti mwanakomana waJozadhaki nehama dzake, Maaseya, naEriezeri, naJaribhi, naGedharia.
19They gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their guilt.
19Vakapika noruoko rwavo, kuti vacharega vakadzi vavo; uye, zvavakanga vane mhosva, vakabayira gondobwe ramakwai pamusoro pemhosva yavo.
20Of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
20Pakati pavanakomana vaImeri, Hanani naZebhadhia.
21Of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
21Pakati pavanakomana vaHarimi: Maaseya, naEria, naShemaya naJehieri, naUziya.
22Of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
22Pakati pavanakomana vaPashuri: Erioenai, naMaaseya, naIshimaeri, naNetaneri, naJozabhadhi, naErasha.
23Of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
23Pakati pavaRevhi: Jozabhadhi, naShimei, naKeraya (ndiye Kerita), naPetahia, naJudha, naEriezeri.
24Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
24Pakati pavaimbi: Eriashibhi; napakati pavarindi vemikova: Sharumi, naTeremi, naUri.
25Of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
25Napakati paIsiraeri: pakati pavanakomana vaParoshi: Ramia, naIzia, naMarikiya, naMiyamini, naEreazari, naMirikiya, naBhenaya.
26Of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
26Pakati pavanakomana vaErami: Matania, naZekariya, naJehieri, naAbhidhi, naJeremoti, naEria.
27Of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
27Pakati pavanakomana vaZatu, Erioenai, naEriashibhi, naMatania, naJeremoti, naZabhahi, naAziza.
28Of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
28Pakati pavanakomana vaBhebhai: Jehohanani, naHanania, naZabhai, naAtirai.
29Of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.
29Pakati pavanakomana vaBhani: Meshurami, naMaruki, naAdhaya, naJashubhi, naSheari, naJeremoti.
30Of the sons of Pahathmoab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
30Pakati pavanakomana vaPahatimoabhi: Adhana, naKerari, naBhenaya, naMaaseya, naMatania, naBhezareri, naBhinui, naManase.
31Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
31Pakati pavanakomana vaHarimi: Eriezeri, naIsishiya, naMarikiya, naShemaya, naShimeoni;
32Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
32naBhenjamini, naMaruki, naShemaria.
33Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
33Pakati pavanakomana vaHashumi: Matenai, naMatata, naZabhadhi, naErifureti, naJeremai, naManase, naShimei.
34Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
34Pakati pavanakomana vaBhani: Maadhai, naAmirami, naUeri;
35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
35naBhenaya, naBhedheya, naKeruhi;
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
36vaVhania, naMeremoti, naEriashibhi;
37Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
37naMatania, naMatenai, naJaasu;
38and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
38naBhani, naBhinui, naShimei;
39and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
39naSheremia, naNatani, naA dhaya;
40Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
40naMakinedhabhai, naShashai, naSharai;
41Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
41naAzareri, naSheremia, naShemaria;
42Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
42naSharumi, naAmaria, naJosefa.
43Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
43Pakati pavanakomana vaNebho: Jeieri, naMatitia, naZabhadhi, naZebhina, naIdho, naJoeri, naBhenaya.
44All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
44Ava vose vakanga vawana vakadzi vatorwa; vamwe vavo vakanga vaberekerwa vana navakadzi vavo.