Nehemia 8:1-18
8 Kɛkɛ ni maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ bua amɛhe naa kɛ jwɛŋmɔ kome yɛ henaabuamɔhe lɛ, yɛ Nu Agbó+ lɛ hiɛ, ni amɛkɛɛ Ezra+ ni ji woloŋmalɔ lɛ koni eyakɔ Mose Mla wolo+ lɛ ni Yehowa fã Israelbii lɛ ni amɛye nɔ lɛ kɛba.+
2 No hewɔ lɛ, yɛ nyɔɔŋ ni ji kpawo lɛ klɛŋklɛŋ gbi lɛ nɔ lɛ,+ osɔfo Ezra kɛ Mla wolo lɛ badamɔ asafo+ lɛ ni ji hii, kɛ yei, kɛ mɛi fɛɛ ni kɛ́ amɛnu lɛ amɛbaanyɛ amɛnu shishi lɛ ahiɛ.
3 Ekane lɛ waa+ etsɔɔ hii lɛ, kɛ yei lɛ, kɛ mɛi fɛɛ ni baanyɛ anu shishi lɛ, yɛ henaabuamɔhe lɛ, yɛ Nu Agbó lɛ hiɛ, kɛjɛ leebi kɛyashi shwane fintiŋŋ; ni maŋbii lɛ bo Mla wolo lɛ mli wiemɔi lɛ toi jogbaŋŋ.+
4 No mli lɛ, Ezra ni ji woloŋmalɔ lɛ damɔ kpoku ko ni akɛ tso fee lɛ nɔ; afee kpoku nɛɛ yɛ henaabuamɔ lɛ hewɔ. Ni mɛi ni damɔ emasɛi yɛ eninejurɔ nɔ ji Matitia, kɛ Shema, kɛ Anaia, kɛ Uria, kɛ Hilkia, kɛ Maaseia, ni mɛi ni damɔ ebɛku nɔ ji Pedaia, kɛ Mishael, kɛ Malkia,+ kɛ Hashum, kɛ Hash-badana, kɛ Zakaria, kɛ Meshulam.
5 Ezra gbele wolo lɛ mli yɛ maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ ahiɛ, ejaakɛ he ni edamɔ lɛ kwɔ fe he ni maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ damɔ lɛ. Be ni egbeleɔ wolo lɛ mli lɛ, maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ te shi amɛdamɔ shi.
6 Kɛkɛ ni Ezra jie Yehowa, anɔkwa Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ ni je agbo lɛ yi, ni maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ here nɔ akɛ, “Amen!* Amen!”+ ni amɛhole amɛniji anɔ. Kɛkɛ ni amɛkula shi ni amɛkɛ amɛhiɛ bumɔ shi ni amɛjá Yehowa.
7 Ni Yeshua, kɛ Bani, kɛ Sherebia,+ kɛ Yamin, kɛ Akub, kɛ Shabetai, kɛ Hodia, kɛ Maaseia, kɛ Kelita, kɛ Azaria, kɛ Yozabad,+ kɛ Hanan, kɛ Pelaia, ni ji Levibii lɛ, gbala Mla lɛ mli amɛtsɔɔ maŋbii lɛ;+ no mli fɛɛ lɛ, maŋbii lɛ damɔ shi.
8 Ni amɛtee nɔ amɛkane wolo lɛ, ni ji anɔkwa Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ Mla wolo lɛ, ni amɛgbala mli faŋŋ ni amɛtsɔɔ mli; no hewɔ lɛ, amɛhã maŋbii lɛ nu nɔ ni akaneɔ lɛ shishi.+
9 Ni Nehemia, ni nakai beiaŋ lɛ, lɛ ji amralo lɛ,* kɛ osɔfo Ezra,+ ni ji woloŋmalɔ lɛ, kɛ Levibii lɛ ni tsɔɔ maŋbii lɛ nii lɛ kɛɛ maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ akɛ: “Ŋmɛnɛ gbi nɛɛ, gbi krɔŋkrɔŋ ni kɛhã Yehowa, nyɛ-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ.+ Nyɛkayea awerɛho ni nyɛkafóa hu.” Ejaakɛ no mli lɛ, maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ miifó be ni amɛnu Mla lɛ mli wiemɔi lɛ.
10 Ekɛɛ amɛ akɛ: “Nyɛyaa ni nyɛyayea nii kpakpai,* ni nyɛnua nii ni ŋɔɔ, ni nyɛkɛ niyenii lɛ eko amajea+ mɛi ni bɛ nɔ ko ni amɛbaaye lɛ; ejaakɛ gbi nɛɛ, gbi krɔŋkrɔŋ ni kɛhã wɔ-Nuŋtsɔ lɛ, ni nyɛkayea awerɛho ejaakɛ miishɛɛ ni Yehowa hãa anáa lɛ ji nyɛmɔɔ ni wa.”*
11 Kɛkɛ ni Levibii lɛ shɛje maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ amii amɛkɛɛ: “Nyɛkafóa! Ejaakɛ ŋmɛnɛ gbi nɛɛ, gbi krɔŋkrɔŋ ni, ni nyɛkayea awerɛho.”
12 No hewɔ lɛ, maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ tee ni amɛyaye nii ni amɛnu nii ni amɛkɛ niyenii lɛ eko maje, ni amɛná miishɛɛ waa,+ ejaakɛ amɛnu wiemɔi ni ajaje atsɔɔ amɛ lɛ ashishi.+
13 Ni enɔ jetsɛremɔ lɛ, maŋbii lɛ fɛɛ atsɛmɛi ashĩai onukpai lɛ, kɛ osɔfoi lɛ, kɛ Levibii lɛ babua amɛhe naa kɛbɔle Ezra, ni ji woloŋmalɔ lɛ, koni amɛnu Mla lɛ mli wiemɔi lɛ ashishi jogbaŋŋ.
14 Kɛkɛ ni amɛna akɛ aŋma yɛ Mla ni Yehowa tsɔ Mose nɔ ekɛhã lɛ mli akɛ, Israelbii lɛ ahi agbai ashishi yɛ nyɔɔŋ ni ji kpawo lɛ nɔ gbi jurɔ lɛ mli,+
15 ni amɛshiɛ+ ni amɛtswa adafi yɛ amɛmaji lɛ fɛɛ amli kɛ agbɛnɛ hu, yɛ Yerusalem fɛɛ akɛ: “Nyɛyaa gɔji lɛ anɔ ni nyɛyaŋɔa oliv tsei aniji ni bai yɔɔ he, kɛ paini tsei aniji ni bai yɔɔ he, kɛ mirto tsei kɛ tɛŋ tsei aniji ni bai yɔɔ he, kɛ tsei krokomɛi fɛɛ aniji ni bai yɔɔ he ni nyɛkɛbafea agbai, tamɔ bɔ ni aŋma lɛ.”
16 No hewɔ lɛ, maŋbii lɛ je kpo kɛtee ni amɛyaŋɔ kɛba ni amɛkɛbafee agbai amɛhã amɛhe, mɔ fɛɛ mɔ lɛ, yɛ etsũ yiteŋ, kɛ agbɛnɛ hu yɛ amɛkpoi lɛ anɔ, kɛ anɔkwa Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ shĩa lɛ kpoi lɛ anɔ,+ kɛ henaabuamɔhe ni yɔɔ Nu Agbó+ lɛ naa, kɛ henaabuamɔhe ni yɔɔ Efraim Agbó+ lɛ naa lɛ.
17 No hewɔ lɛ, asafo muu lɛ fɛɛ ni eku amɛsɛɛ kɛjɛ nomŋɔɔ mli kɛba lɛ fee agbai ni amɛhi mli, ejaakɛ kɛjɛ Yoshua,+ Nun binuu lɛ gbii lɛ amli kɛbashi nakai gbi lɛ, Israelbii lɛ efeko nakai nɔ ko dã, no hewɔ lɛ, amɛná miishɛɛ waa diɛŋtsɛ.+
18 Ni akaneɔ anɔkwa Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ Mla wolo lɛ gbi fɛɛ gbi,+ kɛjɛ klɛŋklɛŋ gbi lɛ nɔ kɛyashi naagbee gbi lɛ nɔ. Ni amɛye gbi jurɔ lɛ gbii kpawo, ni afee henaabuamɔ krɔŋkrɔŋ yɛ gbi ni ji kpaanyɔ lɛ nɔ, tamɔ bɔ ni atsɔɔ akɛ afee lɛ.+
Shishigbɛ Niŋmaa
^ Loo “Aba mli nakai!”
^ Loo “Tirshata lɛ,” ni ji gbɛ́i ni Persiabii lɛ kɛtsɛɔ amralo ni kwɛɔ kpokpaa ko nɔ.
^ Hebri sht. ŋm., “nii ni ewo fɔ.”
^ Loo “nyɛhewalɛ.”
