GBƆMƐI ni amɛyifalɛ miihe ashɛ 50,000 ji mɛi ni fã gbɛ kakadaŋŋ lɛ kɛjɛ Babilon kɛtee Yerusalem. Shi beni amɛshɛ jɛmɛ lɛ, Yerusalem hiɛ ekpata kwraa. Mɔ ko mɔ ko bɛ jɛmɛ. Esa akɛ Israelbii lɛ asaa ama nɔ fɛɛ nɔ ekoŋŋ.

Nibii ni amɛma klɛŋklɛŋ lɛ ateŋ ekome ji afɔleshaa latɛ. Biɛ ji he ni amɛbaanyɛ amɛkɛ kooloi ashã afɔlei yɛ, aloo amɛkɛ nikeenii abaha Yehowa. No sɛɛ nyɔji fioo ko lɛ, Israelbii lɛ bɔi sɔlemɔtsu lɛ maa. Shi henyɛlɔi ni yɔɔ shikpɔji ni bɛŋkɛ amɛ lɛ anɔ lɛ sumɔɔɔ ni Israelbii lɛ maa. No hewɔ lɛ amɛbɔ mɔdɛŋ ni amɛwo amɛhe gbeyei ni amɛkpa. Yɛ naagbee lɛ, henyɛlɔi nɛɛ ha Persia maŋtsɛ hee lɛ fee mla ni eha akpa tsũ lɛ maa.

Afii pii baho. Agbɛnɛ afii 17 sɔŋŋ nɛ kɛjɛ be mli ni Israelbii lɛ ku amɛsɛɛ kɛjɛ Babilon kɛba. Yehowa tsu egbalɔi Hagai kɛ Zakaria ni amɛkɛɛ gbɔmɛi lɛ koni amɛbɔi tsũ lɛ maa ekoŋŋ. Gbɔmɛi lɛ kɛ amɛhiɛ fɔ̃ Nyɔŋmɔ yelikɛbuamɔ nɔ, ni amɛbo gbalɔi lɛ atoi. Amɛje shishi amɛma tsũ lɛ ekoŋŋ, eyɛ mli akɛ mla yɛ akɛ amɛkama dɔŋŋ.

No hewɔ lɛ Persia onukpa ko ni atsɛɔ lɛ Tatnai ba ni ebabi Israelbii lɛ mɔ ni ha amɛ hegbɛ akɛ amɛma sɔlemɔwe lɛ. Israelbii lɛ ha hetoo akɛ beni amɛyɔɔ Babilon lɛ, Maŋtsɛ Koresh kɛɛ amɛ akɛ: ‘Agbɛnɛ nyɛyaa Yerusalem, nyɛyamaa Yehowa, nyɛ-Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ sɔlemɔwe lɛ.’

Tatnai ŋma wolo kɛtee Babilon ni eyabi kɛji Koresh, ni nakai beaŋ nɔŋŋ lɛ egbo lɛ, kɛɛ nakai lɛɛlɛŋ lo. Etsɛɛɛ kɛkɛ ni wolo jɛ Persia maŋtsɛ hee lɛ dɛŋ kɛba. Ekɛɛ akɛ Koresh kɛɛ nakai lɛɛlɛŋ. No hewɔ lɛ maŋtsɛ lɛ ŋma akɛ: ‘Ha ni Israelbii lɛ ama amɛ Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ sɔlemɔwe lɛ. Ni miifã bo ni oye obua amɛ.’ Aaafee afii ejwɛ mli lɛ, agbe sɔlemɔwe lɛ maa naa, ni Israelbii lɛ ná miishɛɛ waa.

Afii babaoo baho lolo. Agbɛnɛ aaafee afii 48 nɛ ni agbe sɔlemɔwe lɛ maa naa. Ohiafoi ji gbɔmɛi ni yɔɔ Yerusalem lɛ, ni maŋ lɛ kɛ Nyɔŋmɔ sɔlemɔwe lɛ bɛ fɛo. Beni Israelnyo Ezra yɔɔ Babilon lɛ, ená ele akɛ ehe miihia ni asaa Nyɔŋmɔ sɔlemɔtsu lɛ mli. No hewɔ lɛ, ole nɔ ni efee?

Ezra tee ni eyana Artashasta, Persia maŋtsɛ lɛ, ni nɛkɛ maŋtsɛ kpakpa nɛɛ ha Ezra nikeenii babaoo ni ekɛya Yerusalem. Ezra kɛɛ Israelbii ni yɔɔ Babilon lɛ ni amɛwa lɛ ni etere nikeenii lɛ kɛya Yerusalem. Mɛi aaafee 6,000 kɛɛ amɛbaaya. Amɛyɛ jwiɛtɛi kɛ shika kɛ nibii krokomɛi ni jara wa babaoo ni amɛbaaloo kɛya.

Ezra tsui miiye, ejaakɛ gbɔmɛi gbohii yɛ gbɛ lɛ nɔ. Gbɔmɛi nɛɛ baahe amɛ jwiɛtɛi kɛ shika lɛ yɛ amɛdɛŋ, ni amɛgbe amɛ. No hewɔ lɛ Ezra tsɛ gbɔmɛi lɛ kɛkpe, tamɔ bɔ ni onaa yɛ mfoniri lɛ mli lɛ. Kɛkɛ ni amɛsɔle amɛha Yehowa ni ebu amɛhe yɛ gbɛ kakadaŋŋ ni amɛbaafã kɛya Yerusalem lɛ mli.

Yehowa bu amɛhe lɛɛlɛŋ. Ni beni amɛfã gbɛ nyɔji ejwɛ lɛ, amɛyashɛ Yerusalem shweshweeshwe. Ani enɛ etsɔɔɔ akɛ Yehowa baanyɛ abu mɛi ni kɛ amɛhe fɔ̃ɔ enɔ kɛha yelikɛbuamɔ lɛ ahe?