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Nehemia anaruhusiwa kuphiya
Jerusalemu
1 Na higa ndigo garigohendeka mwezi wa Nisani, mwaka wa mirongo miiri wa utawala wa mfalume Aritashasita, uchi kala ukarehwa mbereze, nami nchiuhala nchiujera na nchimupha mfalume. Siku iyo kala na sonono na kala sidzangbwephiya mbere za mfalume kuno nina sonono.
2 Ndipho mfalume achiniuza, “Mbona una sonono na kuonyesa kukala unalumwa? Ni lazima una utu ambao unakusononesa mwako moyoni.” Nchikala muoga sana,
3 ela nchimuamba mfalume, “Ee mfalume, ishi ta kare na kare! Kpwadze nsikale na sonono ichikala mudzi uriozikpwa akare angu ukakala gandzo na maryangoge gaochwa?”
4 Tsona mfalume achiniuza achiamba, “Unalonda nkuhendereni?” Nami nchimvoya chimoyo-moyo Mlungu ariye mlunguni.
5 Chisha nchimjibu mfalume nchimuamba, “Ichikala undakuhamira uwe mfalume na ichikala ukanikubali voyo rangu mimi mtumishio, phahi niruhusu niphiye tsi ya Juda, mudzi ambamo mwazikpwa ano baba ili nkaudzenge luphya.”
6 Chisha mfalume achiniuza kuno Malikia asegere phephi naye, achiniamba, “Charocho chindahala muda wani na undauya rini?” Mfalume wahamirwa naye achiniruhusu kuphiya, nami nchimupha mbara ya kuuya.
7 Piya nchimuamba ye mfalume, “Ichikala undahamirwa, navoya nihewe baruwa nkaaphe maliwali ario jimbo ririro ngʼambo ya muho Yufurati, ili aniriche nitsupe hadi nifike Juda.
8 Chisha navoya nihewe baruwa nkamuphe Asafu muimirizi wa tsaka ra mfalume, ili aniphe mbao nitengezere maryango ga ngome ya nyumba ya kuvoya Mlungu, ukuta wa mudzi na nyumba ambayo ndasagala.” Ye mfalume wanipha vyosi ambavyo namvoya kpwa kukala mkpwono wa mbazi wa Mlungu kala u phamwenga nami.
9 Phahi naphiya kpwa nyo maliwali a jimbo ririro ngʼambo ya muho Yufurati nami nchiapha zo baruwa za mfalume. Ye mfalume kala akanipha maofisaa ga chijeshi na anajeshi akuhumira farasi aphiye nami.
10 Ela Sanibalati, yekala Muhoroni na ofisaa Tobia, yekala Muamoni ariphosikira kukala kukedza mutu alondaye kuterya Aiziraeli, taayahamirwa tsetsetse.
Nehemia anachunguza ukuta
11 Phahi naphiya hadi Jerusalemu, nchendakala kuko kpwa muda wa siku tahu.
12 Nami kala sidzangbweambira mutu yeyesi mambo ambago Mlungu wangu kala akagaika mwangu moyoni nihendere Jerusalemu. Usiku mmwenga nálamuka nchituluka na atu achache. Tahuyahala nyama wanjina yeyesi isiphokala yuya ambaye kala nkampanda.
13 Nátuluka mudzini na Ryango ra Deteni kutsapira Chisima cha Dzoka hadi Ryango ra Chitole. Wakati naphiya, kala nachunguza kuta za Jerusalemu zirizobomolwa na maryango ambago kala gakaochwa.
14 Chisha nchienderera hadi Ryango ra Pula ya Madzi, hadi mtsara wa mfalume, ela ye nyama nriyekala dzuluye wakosa mwanya wa kutsupira.
15 Kpwa hivyo usiku uho náambuka kulunga-lunga dete ra chidzuho cha Kidironi kuno nachunguza nyo ukuta. Mwishirowe nágaluka nchiuya kuinjira nyo mudzi kutsupira Ryango ra Dete.
16 Nyo maofisaa taamanyire kura nrikokala nkaphiya wala nrichokala nchahenda mana kala sidzangbweambira hata nyo Ayahudi ayangu, yani alavyadzi-sadaka, vilongozi, maofisaa na nyo atu anjina ambao kala andahenda yo kazi.
17 Ndipho nchiaambira, “Mwimwi mnamanya yo tabu huriyonayo, ya kukala Jerusalemu ni gandzo na maryangoge gaochwa. Phahi nahudzengeni luphya nyo ukuta wa Jerusalemu, naswi tahundaberwa tsona.”
18 Piya náambira kuhusu mkpwono wa mbazi wa Mlungu wangu urivyokala u phamwenga nami na piya vira ambavyo mfalume kala akaniambira. Nao achiamba, “Nahuandze kuudzenga luphya nyo Ukuta.” Achitiyana moyo wa kuhenda yo kazi nono.
19 Ela Sanibalati yekala Muhoroni na ofisaa Tobia yekala Muamoni na Geshemu yekala Mwarabu ariphosikira go hurigogapanga ahutseka na kuhubera achiamba, “Munahendani mwi? Dze, mnalonda kumuasi mfalume?”
20 Nami nchiajibu nchiambira, “Ye Mlungu ariye dzulu mlunguni andahuhenda huongokerwe. Swiswi hu atumishie naswi hundaandza kudzenga, ela mwimwi tamundakala na mtalo, tamundakala na haki wala kutambukirwa kahi za Jerusalemu.”