Nehemiya 4:1-23
4 Lino Sanibalati+ mbwaakamvwida buyo kuti tuyakulula bwaanda, wakakalala akunyema kapati eelyo wakatalika kusampaula ba Juda.
2 Lino kali abanabokwabo ampi yabasikalumamba yabana Samariya wakaamba kuti: “Ino bacita nzi ba Juda aaba batakwe nguzu? Sena bayeeya kuti inga bauyakulula munzi ooyu balikke? Sena bayootuula zipaizyo? Sena bayoomanizya kuyaka mubuzuba bomwe? Sena inga bafwukulula mabwe aakapya mulilo kuzwa kuzilwi zyalusuko?”+
3 Lino Tobiya+ muna Amoni+ iwakaimvwi afwaafwi a Sanibalati wakati: “Naba mwaaba ikuti watanta abwaanda bwamabwe mbobali mukuyaka, ulakonzya kubumwaya.”
4 Lino Nehemiya wakati, Koswiilila O Leza wesu nkaambo twasampaulwa,+ alimwi kopilusya masampu aabo amitwe yabo,+ akupa kuti babe mbuli zisaalo alimwi akuba bazike kucisi cimbi.
5 Utavwumbi milandu yabo naa kumwaya cibi cabo kubusyu bwako,+ nkaambo batukila bayaki.
6 Aboobo twakazumanana kuyaka bwaanda mane limwi bwaanda boonse bwakaswaangana akusika acisela cabulamfwu bwambubo, alimwi bantu bakazumanana kuubeleka mulimo camoyo woonse.
7 Lino Sanibalati, Tobiya,+ bana Arabiya,+ bana Amoni abana Asidodi+ mbobakamvwida buyo kuti mulimo wakubambulula bwaanda bwaku Jerusalemu wakali kuyaambele akuti myaako yakali kusinkwa, bakanyema kapati.
8 Bakalibunga-bunga boonse kuti balwane Jerusalemu akuleta lupyopyongano.
9 Pele twakapaila kuli Leza wesu alimwi twakabikka balindizi kuti kabatulinda syikati amasiku.
10 Nokuba boobo, bantu bamu Juda bakali kwaamba kuti: “Inguzu zyababelesi* zyamana, alimwi kuli tombe linji; tatukacikonzyi kuyaka bwaanda.”
11 Kuyungizya waawo, basinkondoma bakazumanana kwaamba kuti: “Kabatanazyiba naa kutubona, tuyoonjila akati kabo, eelyo tuyoobajaya akuwiimika mulimo.”
12 Lino kufwumbwa ba Juda ibakali kukkala afwaafwi ambabo nibakali kuboola, bakali kutwaambila cakwiinduluka-induluka* kuti: “Bayooboola kutulwana kumabazu oonse.”
13 Aboobo ndakabikka baalumi kunze aabwaanda mumasena aayo motwatakamanizyide kusinka alimwi ndakabikka bantu kweelana amikwasyi yabo kabajisi masumo, mapanga amata.
14 Lino nindakabona mbobakayoowede mpoonya aawo ndakanyamuka akwaambila bantu balemekwa,+ baleli babili alimwi abantu boonse kuti: “Mutabayoowi pe.+ Amuyeeye Jehova imupati alimwi uuyoosya;+ alimwi amubalwanine banabokwanu, bana banu basankwa abasimbi, bamakaintu banu alimwi amaanda aanu.”
15 Lino basinkondoma nobakamvwa kuti nzyobakali kucita twazizyiba, akuti Leza mwini-mwini wakapilinganya makanze aabo, toonse twakapiluka kumulimo wakuyaka bwaanda.
16 Kuzwa buzuba oobo, cisela cabalombwana bangu cakali kubeleka mulimo,+ eelyo cisela cimbi cakajisi masumo, ntobo, mata azikwabilizyo zyakucamba. Basilutwe+ bakaliimvwi kusyule lyaba Juda boonse
17 ciindi nobakali kuyaka bwaanda. Aabo ibakali kunyamuna mikuli bakali kubeleka ajanza lyomwe kakuli janza limwi lyakajisi cilwanyo.
18 Umwi aumwi wabayaki wakalijisi panga mucibuno kumwi kayaka, awalo sikulizya mweembo+ wakaliimvwi afwaafwi andime.
19 Mpoonya ndakaambila balupati-pati, baleli babili alimwi abantu boonse kuti: “Mulimo wakuyaka bwaanda mupati kapati alimwi tulitanteene kuli umwi amweenzinyina kuzinguluka bwaanda.
20 Ikuti mwamvwa kulila kwamweembo, mweelede kubungana ooko nkotubede. Leza wesu uyootulwanina.”+
21 Aboobo twakazumanana kubeleka kakuli cisela cimwi cakajisi masumo kuzwa kubucedo kusikila masiku nozizwa nyenyeezi.
22 Aciindi eeco ndakaambila bantu kuti: “Mwaalumi umwi aumwi kakkala antoomwe amubelesi wakwe mu Jerusalemu masiku, kabatulinda ciindi camasiku mpoonya kababeleka ciindi casyikati.”
23 Aboobo mebo, banabokwesu, babelesi bangu+ alimwi abalindizi ibakali kunditobela tiitwakali kusamununa zisani, alimwi umwi aumwi wakalijisi cilwanyo cakwe mujanza lyalulyo.
