Nehemiya 5:1-19
5 Nuko abagabo n’abagore babo bitotombera cyane abavandimwe babo b’Abayahudi.+
2 Bamwe baravugaga bati: “Twe n’abahungu bacu n’abakobwa bacu turi benshi. Tugomba kubona ibyokurya kugira ngo tubeho.”
3 Abandi bakavuga bati: “Imirima yacu n’imizabibu yacu n’amazu yacu tubitangaho ingwate* kugira ngo tubone ibyokurya mu gihe cy’inzara.”
4 Naho abandi bakavuga bati: “Twatanze imirima yacu n’imizabibu yacu ho ingwate kugira ngo tubone amafaranga yo kwishyura umusoro w’umwami.+
5 Kandi twe n’abavandimwe bacu dukomoka mu muryango umwe. Abana bacu n’abana babo na bo ni bamwe. None dore abahungu bacu n’abakobwa bacu tugiye kubamara tubagira abagaragu n’abaja. Ndetse hari bamwe mu bakobwa bacu bamaze kuba abaja.+ Nta n’ubundi bushobozi dufite bwo kugira icyo tubikoraho kuko imirima yacu n’imizabibu yacu bifitwe n’abandi.”
6 Maze kumva ayo magambo bavugaga bitotomba, ndarakara cyane.
7 Mbitekerezaho mu mutima wanjye, nuko ngaya abakomeye n’abatware, ndababwira nti: “Buri wese muri mwe yaka inyungu nyinshi umuvandimwe we.”+
Nuko ntumiza abantu benshi bitewe na bo.
8 Ndababwira nti: “Twakoze uko dushoboye kose tugaruza abavandimwe bacu b’Abayahudi bari baraguzwe n’amahanga. None se namwe murashaka kugurisha abavandimwe banyu+ ngo abe ari twe tubagaruza?” Babyumvise baraceceka, babura icyo bavuga.
9 Nuko ndakomeza ndababwira nti: “Ibyo mukora si byiza. Ese ntimwari mukwiriye gutinya Imana yacu,+ kugira ngo n’abantu bo mu bihugu bitwanga badakomeza kudutuka?
10 Byongeye kandi, njye ubwanjye, abavandimwe banjye n’abagaragu banjye tubaguriza amafaranga n’ibyokurya ariko ntitubake inyungu. Ubwo rero, tureke kuguriza abantu tubaka inyungu.+
11 Ndabinginze, kuva uyu munsi mubasubize imirima yabo,+ imizabibu yabo, imyelayo yabo n’amazu yabo, kandi mubasubize kimwe cy’ijana* mwabakaga ngo kibe inyungu ku mafaranga, ku byokurya, kuri divayi nshya no ku mavuta.”
12 Babyumvise baravuga bati: “Tuzabibasubiza kandi nta kindi tuzabishyuza. Tuzabikora nk’uko ubivuze.” Nuko mpamagara abatambyi, nsaba abo bantu kurahira ko bazakora ibyo biyemeje.
13 Hanyuma nkunkumura umwenda nari nambaye mu gituza, maze ndavuga nti: “Uku abe ari ko Imana ikunkumura umuntu wese utazakora ibyo yiyemeje, imukure mu nzu ye no mu bintu atunze. Uku abe ari ko azakunkumurwa asigare nta cyo afite.” Iteraniro ryose ribyumvise riravuga riti: “Amen!” Nuko abantu basingiza Yehova kandi bakora ibyo biyemeje.
14 Nanone uhereye umunsi Umwami Aritazerusi+ yangiriye guverineri wabo+ mu gihugu cy’u Buyuda, kuva mu mwaka wa 20+ kugeza mu mwaka wa 32+ w’ubutegetsi bwe, ni ukuvuga mu gihe cy’imyaka 12, njye n’abavandimwe banjye ntitwigeze turya ibyokurya bigenewe guverineri.+
15 Ababaye ba guverineri mbere yanjye bananizaga abantu, buri munsi bakabaka garama 456* z’ifeza zo kugura ibyokurya na divayi kandi n’abagaragu babo batwazaga abantu igitugu. Ariko njye sinigeze mbikora,+ kuko ntinya Imana.+
16 Ikindi kandi, nakoresheje amaboko yanjye mu murimo wo kubaka uru rukuta, kandi abagaragu banjye barahahuriye na bo barakora, nyamara nta murima twigeze duhabwa.+
17 Abayahudi n’abatware 150, hamwe n’abadusangaga baturutse mu bihugu byari bidukikije, twasangiriraga ku meza yanjye.
18 Buri munsi hatekwaga ikimasa kimwe, intama esheshatu nziza cyane n’inyoni kandi ni njye wabyishyuraga. Nanone rimwe mu minsi 10 hatangwaga divayi nyinshi z’ubwoko bwose. Nyamara nubwo byari bimeze bityo, sinigeze nsaba abantu ibyokurya bigenewe guverineri, kuko bakoraga umurimo uruhije.
19 Mana yanjye, ujye unyibuka kandi umpe umugisha kubera ibyo nakoreye aba bantu byose.+
Ibisobanuro ahagana hasi
^ Ni ikintu uwagujije atanga kugira ngo umugurije yizere ko azamwishyura.
^ Bagitangaga buri kwezi.
^ Mu rurimi iki gitabo cyanditswemo ni “shekeli 40.” Reba Umugereka wa B14.
