¹When the seventh month had come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.

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

¹And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem.

²Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood up with his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and his brothers, and built the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

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.

²Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God.

³In spite of their fear because of the peoples of the surrounding lands, they set the altar on its base; and they offered burnt offerings on it to Yahweh, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

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.

³And they set the altar upon its base; for fear was upon them because of the peoples of the countries: and they offered burnt-offerings thereon unto Jehovah, even burnt-offerings morning and evening.

⁴They kept the feast of tents, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;

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.

⁴And they kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and [offered] the daily burnt-offerings by number, according to the ordinance, as the duty of every day required;

⁵and afterward the continual burnt offering, the offerings of the new moons, of all the set feasts of Yahweh that were consecrated, and of everyone who willingly offered a freewill offering to Yahweh.

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.

⁵and afterward the continual burnt-offering, and [the offerings] of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of Jehovah that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill-offering unto Jehovah.

⁶From the first day of the seventh month, they began to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh; but the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was not yet laid.

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.

⁶From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah: but the foundation of the temple of Jehovah was not yet laid.

⁷They also gave money to the masons, and to the carpenters. They also gave food, drink, and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea, to Joppa, according to the grant that they had from Cyrus King of Persia.

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.

⁷They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and food, and drink, and oil, unto them of Sidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea, unto Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.

⁸Now in the second year of their coming to God’s house at Jerusalem, in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all those who had come out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of Yahweh’s house.

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.

⁸Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem, and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of Jehovah.

⁹Then Jeshua stood with his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in God’s house: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brothers the Levites.

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.

⁹Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to have the oversight of the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites.

¹⁰When the builders laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple, they set the priests in their clothing with trumpets, with the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Yahweh, according to the directions of David king of Israel.

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.

¹⁰And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of Jehovah, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise Jehovah, after the order of David king of Israel.

¹¹They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever toward Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Yahweh, because the foundation of the house of Yahweh had been laid.

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.

¹¹And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, [saying], For he is good, for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.

¹²But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ households, the old men who had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice. Many also shouted aloud for joy,

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,

¹²But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' [houses], the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

¹³so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard far away.

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.

¹³so that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off.