1All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded to Israel.
1 kala jama kulu margu batama tafa din ra kaŋ go Hari Meyo jine. I ne tira hantumkwa Ezra se a ma kande Musa asariya* tira, asariya kaŋ Rabbi lordi Israyla izey se din.
2Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
2 Alfa Ezra binde kande asariya tira boro jama jine, alborey da wayborey da borey kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka faham, handu iyyanta jirbi sintina.
3He read therein before the broad place that was before the water gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women, and of those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
3 A caw a ra mo, batama bambata kaŋ go Hari Meyo jine din ra, za susubay kala zaari bindi. Noodin alborey da wayborey da ngey kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka faham, i borey kulu na hanga jeeri ka maa asariya tira se.
4Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
4 Hantumkwa Ezra binde kay kataaku jabu kuuku fo boŋ, kaŋ i te muraado din se. A jarga mo Mattatiya goono ga kay, da Sema, da Anaya, da Uriya, da Hilciya, da Maaseya, a kambe ŋwaaro gaa haray. A kambe wow gaa haray mo, Pedaya go no, da Misayel, da Malciya, da Hassum, da Hasbaddana, da Zakariya, da Mesullam.
5Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:
5 Ezra mo na tira feeri jama kulu jine (zama a go sambante beene jama kulu boŋ do). Waato kaŋ a n'a feeri binde, jama kulu tun ka kay.
6and Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God. All the people answered, “Amen, Amen,” with the lifting up of their hands. They bowed their heads, and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground.
6 Ezra mo na Rabbi, Irikoy Beeraykoyo beerandi. Jama kulu mo tu ka ne: «Amin! Amin!» ka ngey kambey sambu beene. I na ngey boŋey sumbal ka sududu Rabbi se, i moydumey go ganda.
7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stayed in their place.
7 Yesuwa mo, nga nda Bani, da Serebiya, da Yamin, da Akkub, da Sabbetay, da Hodiya, da Maaseya, da Kelita, da Azariya, da Yozabad, da Hanan, da Pelaya, da Lawi borey, i na jama fahamandi nda asariya. Jama mo kay ngey nangey ra.
8They read in the book, in the law of God, distinctly; and they gave the sense, so that they understood the reading.
8 Kal i caw Irikoy asariya tira ra, far-far. I n'a feerijo te mo hala mate kaŋ borey faham d'a cawyaŋo.
9Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, “This day is holy to Yahweh your God. Don’t mourn, nor weep.” For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
9 Nehemiya mo, kaŋ ga ti dabariko, da Alfa Ezra, kaŋ ga hantum, da Lawi borey kaŋ yaŋ ga jama kulu dondonandi, i ne jama kulu se: «Hunkuna wo zaari hanante no Rabbi araŋ Irikoyo se. Araŋ ma si te bine saray, araŋ ma si hẽ mo.» Zama borey kulu goono ga hẽ waato kaŋ i maa asariya sanney.
10Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved; for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”
10 Waato din gaa a ne i se: «W'araŋ koyyaŋ te, ka maafey ŋwa, ka yu haŋ. Boro kaŋ i mana hay kulu soola a se mo, araŋ ma baa samba a se, zama hunkuna wo zaari hanno no iri Rabbo se. Araŋ ma si te bine saray mo, zama Rabbi farhã, nga no ga ti araŋ gaabo.»
11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, “Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be grieved.”
11 Yaadin cine no Lawi borey te ka jama kulu dangandi nd'a. I goono ga ne: «Wa dangay, zama zaari hanante no. Wa si te bine saray bo.»
12All the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.
12 Jama kulu binde na ngey koyyaŋ te zama ngey ma ŋwa ka haŋ ka gomni samba. I na farhã batu bambata te mo zama i faham da sanney kaŋ yaŋ i feeri i se.
13On the second day were gathered together the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to give attention to the words of the law.
13 Zaari hinkanta hane binde, jama kulu ra kaayey windi arkusey margu, ngey nda alfagey da Lawi borey, ka koy hantumkwa Ezra do, zama ngey ma faham da asariya sanney.
14They found written in the law, how that Yahweh had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month;
14 Asariya ra i kaa ka gar nangu kaŋ i na baaru hantum, ka ne Rabbi na Musa lordi ka ne Israyla izey ma goro tandayaŋ ra handu iyyanta batu jirbey ra.
15and that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, “Go out to the mountain, and get olive branches, and branches of wild olive, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
15 I na baaro say-say, ka fe mo ngey kwaarey kulu ra da Urusalima ra mo, ka ne: «Wa fatta ka koy tondo do, ka zeytun* kambeyaŋ sambu, da saajo ra zeytun kambeyaŋ, da mirtal da sabb'ize da tuurey kaŋ kobtey ga tafay wane yaŋ, zama i ma tandayaŋ te sanda mate kaŋ i hantum din.»
16So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves booths, everyone on the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of God’s house, and in the broad place of the water gate, and in the broad place of the gate of Ephraim.
16 Jama binde fatta ka tuuri kambeyaŋ sambu. Boro kulu na tanda te nga boŋ se, afo kulu nga fu beene daabuyaŋo boŋ, da windi batamey ra, da Irikoy sududuyaŋ windo ra, da Hari Meyo batama ra, da Ifraymu Meyo batama ra mo.
17All the assembly of those who had come again out of the captivity made booths, and lived in the booths; for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day the children of Israel had not done so. There was very great gladness.
17 Jama marga kulu binde kaŋ yaŋ ye ka kaa ka fun tamtaray ra na tandayaŋ te ka goro tandey ra. Zama za Yasuwa Nun ize jirbey banda, Israyla izey mana woodin cine te, hal a kaa ka to zaaro wo gaa. I binde te bine kaani gumo.
18Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.
18 Zaari ka kaa zaari, za zaari sintina hane hal a koy bananta wano, i goono ga caw Irikoy asariya tira ra. I te jirbi iyye i goono ga bato haggoy. Zaari ahakkanta hane mo, marga bambata zaari no farilla boŋ.