Nehemiya 1:1-11
1 Ngaaya majwi aa Nehemiya*+ mwana wa Hakaliya: Lino mumwezi wa Kisilevi,* mumwaka wa 20, ndakali muŋanda yamwami iikwabilidwe yaku Susani.*+
2 Aciindi eeco, Hanani+ umwi wabanabokwesu, wakaboola antoomwe abaalumi bamwi kuzwa ku Juda, eelyo ndakababuzya kujatikizya ba Juda bakasyeede ibakazwa mubwaange+ alimwi akujatikizya Jerusalemu.
3 Bakaingula kuti: “Aabo basyeede ibakazwa mubwaange, ibali mucooko ca Juda bali mumapenzi aataambiki amasampu.+ Bwaanda bwa Jerusalemu bulimwaidwe+ amilyango yamunzi yakaumpwa amulilo.”+
4 Lino mbondakamvwida buyo majwi aaya, ndakakkala ansi akutalika kulila akuba mubuumba kwamazuba aali mbwaabede, alimwi ndakazumanana kuliimya kulya+ akupaila kuli Leza wakujulu.
5 Mpoonya ndakati: “O Jehova, Leza wakujulu, Leza mupati alimwi uuyoosya, yebo oobamba cizuminano cako akutondezya luyando lutamani kulibaabo bakuyanda abaabo babamba milawo yako,+
6 matwi aako aaswiilile ameso aako aabone kuti uswiilile mupailo wamubelesi wako, ngondipaila kulinduwe sunu, syikati amasiku+ kujatikizya bana Israyeli babelesi bako kumwi kandaamba zibi nzyobacita bana Israyeli kulinduwe. Twakubisizya, mebo antoomwe abamuŋanda yataata.+
7 Masimpe twakubisizya+ kwiinda mukutyola milawo, malailile ambeta zyako nzyookapa mubelesi wako Musa.+
8 “Akaka, koyeeya majwi ngookaambila* Musa mubelesi wako kuti: ‘Ikuti naa mutakasyomeki, ndiyoomumwaya akati kabantu.+
9 Pele ikuti naa mwapiluka kulindime akubamba milawo yangu akwiicita, nokuba kuti bantu banu balimwaikide kusikila kumagolelo aanyika, ndiyoobayobolola+ kuzwa kooko akubaleta kubusena mbondasala kuti ndibikke zina lyangu.’+
10 Mbabelesi bako alimwi mbantu bako, aabo mbookanununa munguzu zyako zipati alimwi ajanza lyako lyanguzu.+
11 Akaka O Jehova, matwi aako aaswiilile mupailo wangu ndemubelesi wako alimwi amupailo wababelesi bako ibayandisya kulemeka zina lyako, alimwi kocita kuti zintu zindeendele kabotu ndemubelesi wako sunu, akupa kuti ndifwidwe luzyalo kumuntu ooyu.”+
Mumazuba aayo mebo ndakali sikutola zyakunywa kumwami.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Nkokwaamba kuti “Ja Ulaumbulizya.”
^ Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B15
^ Naa “Susa.”
^ Naa “kucenjezya nkowakapa.”
