Nehemia 13:1-31
13 Ha tangwa liacho, mukanda wa Mose yautanga kulutwe lia mbunga. Ha mukanda wacho te hanasonewa ngwo, A-Amone ni A-Moape kechi keza kanjila mu chikungulwila cha Zambi wamwenemwene,
2 mumu kakayile ni kupatwiza A-Izalele ni mbolo* ni meya; shimbu achilinge, yafweta Mbalau hanga aashinge. Alioze Zambi yetu yalumuna shingo liacho, chocho yilipwa chiwape.
3 Muze evwile maliji a Shimbi, ayo yahandununa yilambala eswe hakachi ka A-Izalele.
4 Muze yuma yino te kanda yichilingiwa, sasendote yoze te wakusongwela yuma mu yipatulo yakutulikila yuma mu zuwo lia Zambi yetu, kapwile Eliashipe, usoko wa Tobia.
5 Iye yahana kuli Tobia chihela chinene, chize te akutulikila milambu ya wunga, libano, yikwachilo, yihanda ya kumi ya mbuto, vinyu yaha ni maji, yize kulita ni shimbi te atamba kuhana kuli A-Levi, njimba, akwa-kufunga mapito ni milambu yikwo ya asasendote.
6 Ha mashimbu jacho, yami te chishi mu Yerusaleme, mumu nahilukile kuli mwanangana ha mwaka makumi atatu ni wamuchiali wa Artasherke, mwanangana wa ku Babilonia. Hakupalika cha amwe mashimbu yingwita kuli mwanangana hanga nguye ku Yerusaleme.
7 Muze nahetele ku Yerusaleme, yingumona upi uze Eliashipe alingile. Iye kayukishile Tobia ha kumwaha chimwe chipatulo mu yiize ya zuwo lia Zambi wamwenemwene.
8 Yuma yize namwene yanguvwishile uli unji, kashika yingumbila yikashi yeswe ya Tobia yize yapwile mu chipatulo chacho.
9 Mba yingutuma kupemesa yipatulo ni kusamo cheka yikwata ya mu zuwo lia Zambi wamwenemwene, ni milambu ya wunga ni libano.
10 Yingunyingika nawa ngwami, A-Levi te keshi kwaha nawa yihanda yo, kashika A-Levi ni njimba waze te akulinga milimo yisandu yaya kwo, mutu ni mutu ku munda wenyi.
11 Kashika, yinguputuka kupajila mihato ja akwa-kuyula ni kwahula ngwami: “Mumu liaka nunalelesa zuwo lia Zambi wamwenemwene?” Chocho yingukunga A-Levi, yingwasa cheka nawa ha yihela yo.
12 A-Yunda eswe yaneha chihanda cha kumi cha mbuto, vinyu yaha ni maji mu yipatulo yakutulikila yuma.
13 Mba yingutongola sasendote Shelemia, Zadoke, longeshi wa shimbi, Pedaia, Ka-Levi hanga apwe tusongo a mu yipatulo yakutuliekela yuma, ngwe chikwashi cho, yingutongola Hanane mwana wa Zakure, mwana wa Matania mumu kapwile lunga wa kujikijila. Ayo kapwile ni chiteli cha kutetela kulia kuli mandumbu jo.
14 Ngwiwuluke kama Zambi yami, ha milimo yize hingunakulingila, kanda ujimuna yitanga ya utu wa zango yize hingunasolola mu zuwo lie ni hali waze akulinga milimo yamo.
15 Ha matangwa jacho, mu Yunda yingumona atu amwe kanakame uva, kanakunga mbuto ni kuyimbachila ha yimbulu ha tangwa lia Sambata. Kapwile ni kuneha vinyu, uva, mikuyu ni yuma yeka ni yeka mu Yerusaleme ha tangwa lia Sambata. Chocho yingwakanjisa hanga ahone kulanjisa yuma yacho ha tangwa lia Sambata.
16 A-Teru waze apwile mu mbonge, kapwile ni kuneha yishi ni yuma yeka ni yeka hanga ayilanjise ha Sambata kuli A-Yunda waze apwile mu Yerusaleme.
17 Kashika, yingutenukina alemu a mu Yunda ni kwahula ngwami: “Mumu liaka nunalingi chuma cha mutapu au ni kujilula tangwa lia Sambata?
18 Ngwami yino ye tulamba jenu alingile, chocho Zambi yetu yaneha lamba hali yetu eswe ni ha mbonge yino? Haliapwila nunokesa nawa ufwatulo wenyi hali A-Izalele ha kujilula Sambata.”
19 Hachino, yingutuma hanga yikolo ya Yerusaleme yipwe kuyika muze kwilu kanda kuchitoka, muze Sambata kanda yichiheta. Chocho, yingutuma hanga ahone kuyazulula ndo muze Sambata muyipalika, yingusa nawa amwe a kuli yikwashi jami ku yikolo hanga ahone kunjisa yikwata yeswayo ha tangwa lia Sambata.
20 Kashika, akwa-kulanjisa yuma yeka ni yeka yapomba haze lia Yerusaleme kamuwika hanji kaali.
21 Chocho, yingwatoweza ni kwahula ngwami: “Mumu liaka nunapombo hakamwihi ni chipanga? Nyi nwalinga nawa chuma chino, ngwiza ni kunuchiza kutachi.” Chize muze kakahilukile nawa ha tangwa lia Sambata.
22 Yingulweza A-Levi hanga alipemese mashimbu eswe, eze ni kufunga mapito hanga tangwa lia Sambata lipwe lisandu. Zambi yami, ngwiwuluke kama ha chikuma chino, nguvwile kama keke mumu lia utu wa zango lie.
23 Ha matangwa jacho, yingumona nawa A-Yunda waze alimbachile ni mapwo A-Ashedode, A-Amone ni A-Moape.
24 Amwe a kuli ana jo te kakuhanjika wika limi lia A-Ashedode ni malimi akwo a yilambala, alioze niumwe wa kuli ayo te wakuhanjika limi lia A-Yunda wakuhi.
25 Chocho yingwapajila, yingwashinga, yingulamba amwe a kuli ayo ni kusutula kambu jo, yingwashinjila hanga alishinge mu jina lia Zambi, yingwamba ngwami: “Kunwatambile kuhana ana jenu a mapwo hanga alimbate ni ana jo, chipwe kutayiza ana jo a mapwo hanga alimbate ni ana jenu a malunga hanji ni yenu ene.
26 Ngwami Solomone Mwanangana wa Izalele kavulumwine mumu lia mapwo? Hakachi ka mavungu eswe kuhakapwile mwanangana ngwe iye, iye te kakumuzanga chinji kuli Zambi yenyi, kashika Zambi amusele ngwe mwanangana hakachi ka A-Izalele eswe. Alioze, chipwe iye kavulumwine mumu lia mapwo yilambala.
27 Kuchi nwalinga chuma chipi chize ni kuvulumuna kuli Zambi ha kulimbata ni mapwo yilambala?”
28 Umwe wa kuli ana a malunga ja Joiada mwana wa Eliashipe sasendote wa lutwe, yambata mwana wa Sambalate Ka-Horone, kashika yingumuhuma kumeso jami.
29 Iwuluka kama atu wano Zambi yami, mumu hapihisa usasendote ni usendo uze walingile ni asasendote ni A-Levi.
30 Hachino, yingwapemesa ku luchisa mweswe wa yilambala, yinguhana milimo kuli asasendote ni A-Levi, mutu ni mutu ni mulimo wenyi.
31 Yingusa shimbi hakutwala ku kunyi jize atamba kuneha ha shimbu lialita ni mbuto jitangu jize atamba kuneha.
Zambi yami ngwiwuluke kama.
Footnotes
^ Hanji “kulia.”
