Nehemiya 4:1-23
4 Nɛ Sanɩbalaatɩ+ tɩɩnɩwa se ɖɩwɛɛ nɛ ɖɩɖaɣnɩɣ maʋ koloŋa lɛ, pɩwɩzɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛkɔ pana siŋŋ, nɛ ɛpaɣzɩ woŋuu Yuuda mba.
2 Nɛ ɛyɔɔdɩ e-koobiya nɛ Samaarii sɔɔjanaa ɛsɩndaa se: «Ɛbɛ Yuuda mba sɩkasɩ nzɩ sɩwɛɛ nɛ sɩlakɩ? Pa-maɣmaɣ pakaɣnɩ tʋmɩyɛ nɖɩ labʋ na? Pakaɣ laʋ kɩlaŋ na? Pakaɣ tɛm kɩyakʋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ na? Pakaɣ pɛɛ wena añaɣ miŋ yɔ wezuu haʋ tambaɣ wena mʋzʋʋ hu a-yɔɔ yɔ a-huwa tɛɛ?»+
3 Nɛ Amooni tʋ+ Tobiya+ weyi ɛɛsɩŋ ɛ-cɔlɔ yɔ, ɛyɔɔdɩ se: «Paa sɔŋgɔlɔ haɣ maɣmaɣ ɛkpanɩ mbʋ pɛwɛɛ nɛ pamaɣ yɔ pɩ-yɔɔ yɔ, kakaɣ yɔlɩsʋʋ pɛ-pɛɛ koloŋa ŋga.»
4 Hayɩ ɖɛ-Ɛsɔ, kemsi; mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ pɛwɛɛ nɛ powoŋuu-ɖʋ,+ yele nɛ pa-tʋtʋ pɩsɩ pa-maɣmaɣ pa-ñʋŋ taa,+ nɛ ŋyele nɛ palazɩ-wɛ nɛ pɛɖɛnɩ-wɛ yomiye ɛjaɖɛ naɖɩyɛ taa.
5 Nɛ taahuuzi pa-kɩwɛɛkɩm yɔɔ nɛ taahɩzɩ pa-kɩdɛkɛdɩm ñɛ-ɛsɩndaa,+ mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ patʋ koloŋa mayaa.
6 Nɛ ɖiwolo koloŋa maʋ yɔɔ, nɛ koloŋa kpeekpe cɔɔ kata, nɛ ɖɩɖaɣnɩ-kɛ maʋ nɛ katalɩ ka-kʋkʋyɩŋ hɛkʋ, nɛ samaɣ wɛɛ nɛ kalakɩ tʋmɩyɛ nɛ ka-laŋɩyɛ.
7 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Sanɩbalaatɩ, Tobiya,+ Arabii mba,+ Amooni mba, nɛ Asɩdoodi mba+ patɩɩnɩwa se Yeruzalɛm kolonzi maʋ wɛɛ nɛ pɩɖɛɣnɩ ɛsɩndaa nɛ pɛwɛɛ nɛ pɔtɔʋ sɩ-pɛŋla lɛ, pɩwɩzɩ-wɛ siŋŋ.
8 Pala nɔɔ se pɔkɔŋ nɛ poyooni Yeruzalɛm tɛtʋ nɛ pala nɛ putuli tɩ-taa.
9 Ɛlɛ ɖɩtɩmnɩ ɖɛ-Ɛsɔ; nɛ pɔ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɖɩsɩɩ cɔŋɩyaa se pɔcɔŋʋʋ ɖoo nɛ wɩsɩ.
10 Paa mbʋ yɔ, Yuuda samaɣ kaawɛɛ nɛ kɔyɔɔdʋʋ se: «Tʋmlaɖaa* ɖoŋ tɛma, nɛ tambaɣ kɩlɩ ɖɔʋ; ɖɩɩkaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ ɖɩma koloŋa kpa.»
11 Nɛ ɖo-koyindinaa kaawɛɛ nɛ pɔyɔɔdʋʋ se: «Ðɩkaɣ sʋʋ pɛ-hɛkʋ taa mɛsaɣ tɛɛ nɛ ɖɩkʋ-wɛ nɛ ɖɩsɩnzɩ tʋmɩyɛ.»
12 Paa ɛzɩmtaa, Yuuda ñɩma mba pɔñɔtɩnɩ-wɛ yɔ pɔkɔŋaɣ lɛ, peheyaɣ-ɖʋ nɛ pɛlɛlɩɣ* se: «Pakaɣ lɩnʋʋ hɔɔlɩŋ kpeekpe taa nɛ pɔkɔɔ ɖa-wayɩ.»
13 Nɛ mansɩɩ abalaa hadɛ lona wena awɛ koloŋa wayɩ yɔ a-taa, lona wena pɩnaɣ-yɛ kaɣlaa yɔ, mansɩ-wɛ hɔʋ hɔʋ, pa nɛ pa-laɣla, pa-kɩgbɛzɛmɩŋ nɛ pɔ-tɔŋ.
14 Manawa se sɔɔndʋ kpaɣaɣ-wɛ lɛ, mankʋyɩ kpaka nɛ meheyi ñʋndɩnaa+ nɛ kaɖɩsɩ nɛ samaɣ taa mba pɩkazaa yɔ se: «Itaase-wɛ sɔɔndʋ.+ Ɩtɔzɩ Yehowa yɔɔ, ɛnʋ weyi ɛpaɣlaa nɛ ɛcaɣ sɔɔndʋ yɔ;+ nɛ iyoo mi-koobiya yɔɔ, mɩ-pɩyalaa nɛ mɩ-pɛlaa yɔɔ, mɩ-halaa nɛ mɩ-ɖɩsɩ yɔɔ.»
15 Ðo-koyindinaa nɩwa se ɖɩtɩlɩ mbʋ pɛwɛɛ nɛ palakɩ yɔ, nɛ Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ laba nɛ pa-tamaɣ ɖʋ lɩm lɛ, ɖa-tɩŋa ɖɩpɩsɩ koloŋa maʋ tʋmɩyɛ taa.
16 Kpaɣnɩ kɩyakʋ ŋgʋ lɛ, mɛ-ɛyaa hɔɔlʋʋ kʋɖʋmʋʋ lakaɣ tʋmɩyɛ,+ nɛ hɔɔlʋʋ lɛɛkʋ ɖɔkʋʋ kɩgbɛzɛmɩŋ, kpayɩŋ, tɔŋ nɛ ñɩɣyʋʋ tokonaa. Nɛ awumbiya+ kaawɛ Yuuda mba kpeekpe wayɩ,
17 Yuuda ñɩma mba pamaɣaɣ koloŋa yɔ. Mba pakpakaɣ sʋʋtʋ yɔ, palakaɣ tʋmɩyɛ nɛ nesi kʋɖʋmsɩ nɛ pɔɖɔkʋʋ you wonuu* nesi lɛɛsɩ taa.
18 Nɛ paa koloŋa mayʋ weyi lɛ, ɛtam laɣɖɛ tambaɖɛ nɖɩ ɖɩwɛ ɛ-tɩnaɣ taa yɔ ɖɩ-yɔɔ, nɛ nɔndɔʋ hʋlɩyʋ+ kaasɩŋ mɔn-cɔlɔ.
19 Peeɖe meheyi ñʋndɩnaa nɛ kaɖɩsɩ nɛ samaɣ taa mba pɩkazaa yɔ se: «Tʋmɩyɛ ɖɔwa nɛ ɖɩpaɣlɩ, nɛ ɖɩmɩzɩ ɖama koloŋa yɔɔ nɛ ɖiposini ɖama.
20 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɩnɩɣ nɔndɔʋ taŋ lɛ, ikpeɣli ɖama ɖenɖe ɖɩwɛɛ yɔ. Ðɛ-Ɛsɔ kaɣ lʋbʋ* ɖɔ-yɔɔ.»+
21 Nɛ ɖɩwɛɛ tʋmɩyɛ labʋ yɔɔ, nɛ ɛyaa hɔɔlʋʋ lɛɛkʋ ɖɔkɩ kɩgbɛzɛmɩŋ, kpaɣnɩ tɛbɩyɛ nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩtalɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩɩnzɩ lɩwa yɔ.
22 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ lɛ, meheyi samaɣ se: «Pɩwɛɛ se abalaa ɩsʋʋ Yeruzalɛm tɛtʋ taa ɖoo taa, paa weyi lɛ ɛ nɛ ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ, nɛ paɖaŋ ɖɔ-yɔɔ ɖoo taa nɛ pala tʋmɩyɛ wɩsɩ taa.»
23 Nɛ ma-maɣmaɣ, mon-koobiya, ma-lɩmɖʋyaa+ nɛ cɔŋɩyaa mba patɩŋaɣ-m yɔ, ɖa-taa nɔɔyʋ taahɔzʋʋ e-tokonaa nɛ ɖa-taa paa weyi kaaɖɔkɩ e-you wonuu ɛ-nɩwaŋ nesi taa.
Pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm
^ Yaa «Sʋʋtʋ kpaɣyaa.»
^ Piye piye, «peheyaɣ-ɖʋ tam 10.»
^ Yaa «you wonuu ŋgʋ pɔtɔʋ yɔ.»
^ Yaa «you.»
