Nehemia 10:1-39
10 Majina ja waze asele chilayi ha usendo wacho kali wano:
Nehemia nguvulu, mwana wa Hakalia,Ni Zedekia,
2 Seraia, Azaria, Jeremia,
3 Pashure, Amaria, Malekia,
4 Hatuse, Shebania, Maluke,
5 Harimi, Meremote, Obadia,
6 Daniele, Ginetone, Baruke,
7 Meshulame, Abija, Mijamine,
8 Mazia, Biligai ni Shemaia; wano e apwile asasendote.
9 A-Levi kapwile wano: Yeshua, mwana wa Azania, Binui wa kuli ana ja Henadade, Kamiele,
10 ni mandumbu jenyi, Shebania, Hodia, Kelita, Pelaia, Hanane,
11 Mika, Rehobo, Hashabia,
12 Zakure, Sherebia, Shebania,
13 Hodia, Mbani ni Beninu.
14 Akwa-lutwe ja atu kapwile wano: Paroshe, Pahata-Moape, Elame, Zatu, Mbani,
15 Buni, Azegate Bebai,
16 Adonija, Bikavaia, Adine,
17 Atere, Hezekia, Azure,
18 Hodia, Hashume, Bezaia,
19 Harifa, Anatote, Nebaia,
20 Magapiashe, Meshulame, Hezira,
21 Meshezabele, Zadoke, Jadua,
22 Pelatia, Hanane, Anaia,
23 Hoshia, Hanania, Hasube,
24 Halohesha, Pila, Shobeke,
25 Rehume, Hashabana, Maseia,
26 Ahia, Hanane, Ana,
27 Maluke, Harimi ni Bana.
28 Atu eswe, asasendote, A-Levi, akwa-kufunga mapito, njimba, tuvumbi a mu tembele* ni eswe waze alihandunwine ni akwa-yifuchi yasulangana hanga akaule Shimbi ja Zambi, hamwe ni mapwo jo ni ana jo a malunga ni a mapwo, eswe waze apwile ni chinyingi ni malinjekela,
29 ayo eswe yalichinga ni mandumbu jo ni malunga alemu, yalishinga ngwo te kumenda mu Shimbi ja Zambi wamwenemwene, jize ahanyine kupalikila muli Mose, kavumbi ka Zambi wamwenemwene. Chikwo nawa, te kumononokena shimbi jeswe ja Yehova Mwene wetu, ni upatwilo wenyi wa ululi ni yiyulo yenyi.
30 Kutuchi kuhana ana jetu a mapwo hanga alimbate ni yilambala, chipwe kwecha ana jetu a malunga hanga ambate ana jo a mapwo.
31 Nyi yilambala maneha yikwata yo ni kulia hanga atulanjiseyo ha tangwa lia Sambata, kutuchi kulanda chuma nichimwe ha tangwa lia Sambata chipwe ha matangwa akwo asandu. Chikwo nawa, ha mwaka wamuchishimbiali kutuchi kukunga mbuto, mutukonekena makongo ja akwetu.
32 Chikwo nawa, mutu ni mutu wa kuli yetu katesele kuhana ha mwaka ni mwaka chihanda chimuwika ha yihanda yitatu ya shekele mu mulimo wa zuwo lia Zambi yetu
33 hanga akwase ha yuma yino: Ha mbolo ja kutumbieka, ha mulambu wa wunga wa matangwa eswe, ha mulambu wa kulumba wa matangwa eswe, ha Masambata, ha kakweji mwaha, ha yiwanyino ya kufunjika, ha yuma yisandu ni ha mulambu wa shili hanga akonekene shili ya A-Izalele, ni ha milimo yeswe ya zuwo lia Zambi yetu.
34 Yitwita nawa usongwelo hakutwala ku kunyi jize asasendote, A-Levi ni atu te atamba kuneha ku zuwo lia Zambi miaka yeswe ha shimbu lize atesele, hanga ajoche ha chilumbilo cha Yehova Zambi yetu, ngwe chize Shimbi yinambe.
35 Ha miaka yeswe, mutupwa ni kuneha ku zuwo lia Yehova mihuko yitangu ya mu chifuchi chetu ni mihuko yitangu ya mitondo yeswe,
36 ni ana jetu atangu, ni tupula majimo a ngombe jetu ngwe chize chinasonewa mu Shimbi, ni tupula majimo a pembe jetu ni mapanga jetu. Yeswe ayi mutupwa ni kuyineha ku zuwo lia Zambi, kuli asasendote waze akukalakalila mu zuwo lia Zambi yetu.
37 Chikwo nawa, twatamba kutwala wunga wa mbolo wa ku mbuto jetu jitangu, milambu yetu, mihuko ya mitondo yeka ni yeka, vinyu yaha, maji ni kuyihana kuli asasendote hanga ayise mu chipatulo cha kutulikila yuma, mu zuwo lia Zambi, ni kuhana chihanda cha kumi cha mihuko ya mu minda yetu kuli A-Levi. Mumu A-Levi e apwile ni kutambula chihanda cha kumi cha yeswe yize twapwile ni kulima mu mambonge jetu.
38 Mba sasendote, mwana wa Arone, katamba kupwa hamwe ni A-Levi muze matambula chihanda cha kumi. Ha chihanda cha kumi, A-Levi katamba kulambula chihanda chimwe cha ku chihanda cha kumi ku zuwo lia Zambi mu chipatulo muze akutulikila yuma.
39 Mu yipatulo ya kutulikila yuma, mwe A-Izalele ni ana ja A-Levi atamba kutwala milambu ya mbuto, vinyu yaha ni maji, mumu mwe mwatwama yikwata yisandu. Asasendote, akwa-kufunga mapito ni njimba mwe akulingila milimo yo. Kutuchi kalengulula zuwo lia Zambi yetu.
Footnotes
^ Hanji “A-Netinime.” Chize Alisonekene, “waze ahanyine.”
