Esra 10:1-44
10 Ilyo Esra alepepa+ ninshi aleyebelela imembu, kabili alelila ninshi nalaala ubukupeme pa ntanshi ya ng’anda ya kwa Lesa wa cine, ibumba ilikalamba ilya bena Israele lyalishilemushinguluka. Muli ili ibumba mwali abaume, abanakashi na bana, kabili aba abena Israele balelila nga nshi.
2 Lyena Shekania umwana wa kwa Yehiele+ uwatuntwike muli Elamu+ aebele Esra ati: “Twalibembukila Lesa wesu pantu twaupa* abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi.+ Na lyo line abena Israele balikwata isubilo lya kuti Lesa akaba nabo.
3 E ico nomba natupangane icipangano na Lesa wesu+ ica kuti tutamfye abakashi besu bonse na bana twafyalamo nga fintu Yehova alandile, e lyo ne fyo abakonka* amafunde ya kwa Lesa wesu+ balandile. Natucite ifyo amafunde yalanda.
4 Ima, pantu mulimo obe ukweba abantu ifya kucita, kabili tulekutungilila. Shipa kabili citapo cimo.”
5 E ico Esra alimine kabili aebele intungulushi sha bashimapepo, abena Lebi na bena Israele bonse ukuti balape umulapo wa kuti balacita fyonse ifyo Shekania alandile.+ E ico balilapile.
6 Nomba Esra alifumine pa ntanshi ya ng’anda ya kwa Lesa wa cine, aya mu muputule* wa kwa Yehohanani umwana wa kwa Eliashibu. Nangu aile muli uyu muputule, taliile ifya kulya nelyo ukunwa amenshi, pantu aleloosha pa mulandu wa kuti abantu abafumine ku calo uko bali bankole tabali aba cishinka kuli Lesa wesu.+
7 Lyena babilile imbila mu Yuda na mu Yerusalemu monse iya kuti bonse abali bankole balongane mu Yerusalemu;
8 kabili nga fintu bacilolo na bakalamba bapingwile, onse uushali no kuyako mu nshiku shitatu bali no kumupoka ifipe kabili bali no kumutamfya mu lukuta lwa bali bankole.+
9 E ico abaume bonse aba mu mukowa wa kwa Yuda no wa kwa Benjamini balilongene ku Yerusalemu mu nshiku shitatu, e kutila pa bushiku bwalenga 20 ubwa mweshi walenga 9. Abantu bonse baikele mu lubansa lwa ng’anda ya kwa Lesa wa cine, ninshi baletutuma ku mwenso pa mulandu wa fyo bali no kulandapo na pa mulandu wa kuti kwali imfula iikalamba.
10 Lyena Esra shimapepo alimine kabili abebele ati: “Tamwaba aba cishinka kuli Lesa pantu mwalyupa abanakashi aba mu fyalo fimbi,+ e ico namulenga umulandu abena Israele bakwata wakulilako.
11 E ico nomba yebeleleni kuli Yehova Lesa wa fikolwe fyenu kabili mucite ifyo alefwaya. Muipaatuleko ku bantu ba muli ici calo kabili mutamfye abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi abo mwaupa.”+
12 E lyo ulukuta lonse lwa-aswike mwi shiwi ilikalamba aluti: “Twalacita fyonse ifyo mwalanda.
13 Nomba fwe babembuka tuli bengi, kabili ni nshita ya mainsa. Te kuti tutwalilile ukwiminina panse kabili te kuti tulanshanye ili lyashi mu bushiku bumo nelyo shibili pantu twalibembuka nga nshi.
14 E ico lekeni bacilolo besu bashale kuno kabili balandileko ulukuta lonse.+ Bonse aba mu misumba yesu abaupa abanakashi aba mu fyalo fimbi, bakaleisa kuno pa nshita iyo bakalabeba ukulaisa. Bakaleisa pamo ne ntungulushi sha musumba umo na umo na bakapingula, mpaka Lesa wesu akabweshemo ubukali bwakwe ububilima ngo mulilo.”
15 Lelo Yonatani umwana wa kwa Asaele na Yaaseya umwana wa kwa Tikba balikeene ukucita ifyo balandile, kabili Meshulamu na Shabetai+ abena Lebi bali ku lubali lwabo.
16 Lelo abali bankole bena balicitile ifyo basuminishenye kabili Esra shimapepo ne ntungulushi sha mayanda ya bashibo, bonse abo balembele amashina yabo, balikumene pa bushiku bwa kubalilapo ubwa mweshi uwalenga 10 pa kuti balande pali ili lyashi.
17 Kabili pa bushiku bwa kubalilapo ubwa mweshi wa kubalilapo balipwishishe ukufwailisha no kupingula abaume bonse abaupile abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi.
18 Kabili basangile ukuti abana bamo aba bashimapepo baupile abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi;+ pa bana ba kwa Yeshua+ umwana wa kwa Yehosadaki na bamunyina, abaupile abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi ni Maaseya, Eliesere, Yaribu na Gedalia.
19 Lelo balilaile ukuti bakatamfya abakashi babo, kabili apo balicitile ulu lubembu, cila muntu ali no kutuula impaanga iilume ukufuma pa mukuni wakwe.+
20 Bambi abaupile abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi ni aba: pa bana ba kwa Imere+ ni Hanani na Sebadia;
21 pa bana ba kwa Harimu,+ ni Maaseya, Eliya, Shemaya, Yehiele na Usia;
22 pa bana ba kwa Pashihuri,+ ni Elioenai, Maaseya, Ishmaele, Netanele, Yosabadi na Eleasa.
23 Pa bena Lebi, ni Yosabadi, Shimei, Kelaya (e kutila Kelita), Petahia, Yuda na Eliesere;
24 pali bakemba ni Eliashibu; pa balelinda impongolo, ni Shalumu, Telemu na Uri.
25 Pa bena Israele abana ba kwa Paroshe,+ ni Ramia, Isia, Malkiya, Miyamini, Eleasari, Malkiya na Benaya;
26 pa bana ba kwa Elamu,+ ni Matania, Sekaria, Yehiele,+ Abdi, Yeremote na Eliya;
27 pa bana ba kwa Satu,+ ni Elioenai, Eliashibu, Matania, Yeremote, Sabadi na Asisa;
28 pa bana ba kwa Bebai,+ ni Yehohanani, Hanania, Sabai, Atilai;
29 pa bana ba kwa Bani, ni Meshulamu, Maluki, Adaya, Yashubu, Sheali na Yeremote;
30 pa bana ba kwa Pehati-moabu,+ ni Adina, Kelali, Benaya, Maaseya, Matania, Besalele, Binui na Manase;
31 pa bana ba kwa Harimu,+ ni Eliesere, Ishiya, Malkiya,+ Shemaya, Shimeone,
32 Benjamini, Maluki na Shemaria;
33 pa bana ba kwa Hashumu,+ ni Matenai, Matata, Sabadi, Elifelete, Yeremai, Manase na Shimei;
34 pa bana ba kwa Bani, ni Maadai, Amramu, Uele,
35 Benaya, Bedia, Keluyi,
36 Bania, Mereemote, Eliashibu,
37 Matania, Matenai na Yaasu;
38 pa bana ba kwa Binui, ni Shimei,
39 Shelemia, Natani, Adaya,
40 Makenadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 Asarele, Shelemia, Shemaria,
42 Shalumu, Amaria na Yosefe;
43 pa bana ba kwa Nebo, ni Yeiele, Matitia, Sabadi, Sebina, Yadai, Yoele na Benaya.
44 Aba bonse baupile abanakashi ba mu fyalo fimbi,+ kabili balitamfishe abakashi babo kumo na bana bafyelemo.+
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “twalileta mu mayanda yesu.”
^ Mu ciHebere, “abatiina.”
^ Nelyo “umuputule wa kuliilamo.”
