SURAYA1
1Ikawa,katikamwakawakwanzawaKoreshi,mfalmewa Uajemi,ilinenolaBwanakwakinywachaYeremialitimie, BwanaakaamsharohoyaKoreshi,mfalmewaUajemi, akatangazatangazokatikaufalmewakewote,nakuandika, akisema, 2Koreshi,mfalmewaUajemi,asemahivi,Bwana,Mungu wambinguni,amenipafalmezotezadunia;naye ameniagizanimjengeenyumbakatikaYerusalemu,ulioko Yuda
3Ninanikatiyenualiyemiongonimwenuwawatuwake wote?Munguwakenaawepamojanaye,naapandempaka Yerusalemu,uliokoYuda,nakuijenganyumbayaBwana, MunguwaIsraeli,(yeyendiyeMungu),iliyoko Yerusalemu
4Namtuyeyoteatakayesaliamahalipopoteanapokaa, watuwamahalipakenawamsaidiekwafedha,nadhahabu, namali,nawanyama,zaidiyamatoleoyahiarikwaajiliya nyumbayaMunguiliyokoYerusalemu
5NdipowakuuwambarizamababawaYudana Benyamini,namakuhani,naWalawi,pamojanawatuwote ambaoMungualiamsharohoyao,wakapandailikuijenga nyumbayaBwanailiyokoYerusalemu.
6Nawotewaliokuwakaribunaowakaitianguvumikono yaokwavyombovyafedha,kwadhahabu,nakwamali,na kwawanyama,nakwavituvyathamani,zaidiyavile vilivyotolewakwahiari
7TenaKoreshi,mfalme,akavitoavyombovyanyumbaya Bwana,ambavyoNebukadrezaaliviletakutoka Yerusalemu,nakuviwekakatikanyumbayamiunguyake; 8NahizoKoreshi,mfalmewaUajemi,akazitoakwa mkonowaMithredathi,mtunzahazina,akazihesabukwa Sheshbaza,mkuuwaYuda
9Nahiindiyohesabuyao:sahanithelathinizadhahabu,na sahanielfumojazafedha,navisuishirininakenda; 10mabakulithelathiniyadhahabu,mabakuliyafedhaya namnayapilimiannenakumi,navyombovingineelfu moja
11Vyombovyotevyadhahabunavyafedhavilikuwaelfu tanonamianne.HayoyoteSheshbazaalipandishapamoja nawatuwauhamishowaliopandishwakutokaBabeli mpakaYerusalemu
SURAYA2
1Basihawandiowanawawilaya,waliokweakutoka katikauhamisho,katikahaowaliochukuliwamateka, ambaoNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabeli,aliwachukua matekampakaBabeli,kishawakarudiYerusalemuna Yuda,kilamtumjinikwake;
2WaliokujapamojanaZerubabeli:Yeshua,Nehemia, Seraya,Reelaya,Mordekai,Bilshani,Mispari,Bigvai, Rehumu,BaanaIdadiyawanaumewawatuwaIsraeli: 3WanawaParoshi,elfumbilimiamojasabininawawili
4WanawaShefatia,miatatusabininawawili.
5WanawaAra,miasabasabininawatano
6WanawaPahathmoabu,wawanawaYeshuanaYoabu, elfumbilimiananenakuminawawili.
7WanawaElamu,elfumojamiambilihamsininawanne 8WanawaZatu,miakendaarobaininawatano 9WanawaZakai,miasabanasitini. 10WanawaBani,miasitaarobaininawawili 11WanawaBebai,miasitaishirininawatatu 12WanawaAzgadi,elfumojamiambiliishirininawawili. 13WanawaAdonikamu,miasitasitininasita 14WanawaBigwai,elfumbilihamsininasita 15WanawaAdini,miannehamsininawanne. 16WanawaAteri,waHezekia,tisininawanane 17WanawaBesai,miatatuishirininawatatu 18WanawaYora,mianakuminawawili. 19WanawaHashumu,miambiliishirininawatatu 20WanawaGibari,tisininawatano
21WanawaBethlehemu,miamojaishirininawatatu. 22WatuwaNetofa,hamsininasita 23WatuwaAnathothi,miamojaishirininawanane 24WanawaAzmawethi,arobaininawawili.
25WanawaKiriatharimu,naKefira,naBeerothi,miasaba arobaininawatatu
26WanawaRamanaGeba,miasitaishirininammoja. 27WatuwaMikmashi,miamojaishirininawawili
28WatuwaBethelinaAi,miambiliishirininawatatu. 29WanawaNebo,hamsininawawili.
30WanawaMagbishi,miamojahamsininasita
31WanawaElamuwapili,elfumojamiambilihamsinina wanne.
32WanawaHarimu,miatatunaishirini
33WanawaLodi,naHadidi,naOno,miasabaishirinina watano
34WanawaYeriko,miatatuarobaininawatano
35WanawaSenaa,elfutatunamiasitanathelathini.
36Makuhani;wanawaYedaya,wambariyaYeshua,mia kendasabininawatatu
37WanawaImeri,elfumojahamsininawawili.
38WanawaPashuri,elfumojamiambiliarobaininasaba.
39WanawaHarimu,elfumojanakuminasaba
40Walawi;wanawaYeshua,naKadmieli,wawanawa Hodavia,sabininawanne
41Waimbaji;wanawaAsafu,miamojaishirininawanane 42Wanawamabawabu;wanawaShalumu,wanawaAteri, wanawaTalmoni,wanawaAkubu,wanawaHatita,wana waShobai,wotemianathelathininakenda
43Wanethini;wanawaSiha,wanawaHasufa,wanawa Tabaothi;
44wanawaKero,wanawaSiaha,wanawaPadoni; 45wanawaLebana,wanawaHagaba,wanawaAkubu; 46wanawaHagabu,wanawaShalmai,wanawaHanani; 47wanawaGideli,wanawaGahari,wanawaReaya; 48wanawaResini,wanawaNekoda,wanawaGazamu; 49wanawaUza,wanawaPasea,wanawaBesai; 50wanawaAsna,wanawaMehunimu,wanawa Nefusimu; 51wanawaBakbuki,wanawaHakufa,wanawaHarhuri; 52wanawaBasluthi,wanawaMehida,wanawaHarsha; 53wanawaBarkosi,wanawaSisera,wanawaThama; 54wanawaNezia,wanawaHatifa 55WanawawatumishiwaSulemani;wanawaSotai,wana waSoferethi,wanawaPeruda; 56wanawaYaala,wanawaDarkoni,wanawaGidel; 57wanawaShefatia,wanawaHatili,wanawaPokerethsebaimu,wanawaAmi.
58Wanethiniwote,nawanawawatumwawaSulemani, walikuwamiatatutisininawawili.
59NahawandiowaliopandakutokaTelmela,Tel-harsa, Kerubu,Adani,naImeri,lakinihawakuwezakuwaonyesha jamaazababazaonauzaowao,kwambawalikuwawa Israeli;
60WanawaDelaya,wanawaTobia,wanawaNekoda, miasitahamsininawawili.
61Nawawanawamakuhani;wanawaHabaya,wanawa Hakosi,wanawaBarzilai;ambayealioamkekatikabinti zaBarzilai,Mgileadi,akaitwakwajinalao;
62Hawawaliitafutaorodhayaoyawalewaliohesabiwa kwanasaba,lakinihawakupatikana;
63NayeTirshathaakawaambiawasilekatikavitu vitakatifusana,hataatakaposimamakuhanimwenye UrimunaThumimu.
64Kusanyikolotepamojawalikuwaarobaininambilielfu namiatatunasitini;
65zaidiyawatumishiwaonawajakaziwao,ambao walikuwaelfusabamiatatuthelathininasaba,na miongonimwaowalikuwanawaimbajiwanaumena wanawakemiambili.
66Farasizaowalikuwamiasabathelathininasita; nyumbuzaomiambiliarobaininawatano;
67ngamiazaomiannethelathininawatano;pundazao, elfusitanamiasabanaishirini
68Nabaadhiyawakuuwambarizamababa,walipofika nyumbanikwaBwana,iliyokoYerusalemu,walitoasadaka kwahiarikwaajiliyanyumbayaMungu,ilikuisimamisha mahalipake;
69Wakatoakwakadiriyauwezowaokatikahazinaya kazihiyo,madarikisitininamojaelfuzadhahabu,namina zafedhaelfutano,namavazimiayamakuhani
70Basimakuhani,naWalawi,nabaadhiyawatu,na waimbaji,namabawabu,naWanethini,wakakaakatika mijiyao,naIsraeliwotekatikamijiyao
SURAYA3
1Hataulipowadiamweziwasaba,wanawaIsraeli walipokuwamijini,watuwakakusanyikaYerusalemukama mtummoja
2NdipoYeshuamwanawaYehosadaki,nanduguzake makuhani,naZerubabelimwanawaShealtieli,nandugu zake,wakasimama,wakaijengamadhabahuyaMunguwa Israeli,ilikutoasadakazakuteketezwajuuyake,kama ilivyoandikwakatikatoratiyaMusa,mtuwaMungu 3Naowakaiwekamadhabahujuuyamisingiyake;kwa maanahofuilikuwajuuyaokwaajiliyawatuwanchizile; naowakamtoleaBwanasadakazakuteketezwajuuyake, sadakazakuteketezwazaasubuhinajioni
4Wakaiadhimishasikukuuyavibanda,kama ilivyoandikwa,wakatoasadakazakuteketezwazakilasiku kwahesabu,kamakawaida,kamailivyopasakilasiku; 5Kishawakatoasadakayakuteketezwayasikuzote,ya mwezimpya,nayasikukuuzotezilizoamriwazaBwana, zilizowekwawakfu,nazakilamtualiyemtoleaBwana sadakayahiarikwahiari
6Tangusikuyakwanzayamweziwasabawalianza kumtoleaBwanasadakazakuteketezwa.Lakinimsingiwa hekalulaBWANAulikuwabadohaujawekwa
7Tenawakawapawaashinamaseremalafedha;nachakula, navinywaji,namafuta,kwahaowaSidoni,nakwawatu waTiro,waletemierezikutokaLebanonimpakabahariya Yafa,kwakadiriwalivyopewanaKoreshi,mfalmewa Uajemi.
8Basikatikamwakawapiliwakuingiakwaokatika nyumbayaMunguhukoYerusalemu,mweziwapili, ZerubabelimwanawaShealtieli,naYeshua,mwanawa Yosadaki,namabakiyanduguzaomakuhani,naWalawi, nawotewaliokuwawametokakatikauhamishokwenda Yerusalemu;akawawekaWalawi,tanguumriwamiaka ishirininazaidi,wasimamiekaziyanyumbayaBwana 9NdipoYeshuanawanawenanduguzake,Kadmielina wanawe,wanawaYuda,wakasimamapamoja,kuwaweka watendakazikatikanyumbayaMunguwakweli;wanawa Henadadi,nawanawaonanduguzaoWalawi.
10NawajenziwalipowekamsingiwahekalulaYehova, makuhaniwakiwawamevaamavaziyao,wenyetarumbeta, naWalawi,wanawaAsafu,wakiwanamatoazi, wakamweka,ilikumsifuYehova,sawasawanaagizola DaudimfalmewaIsraeli
11Wakaimbapamojakwazamu,wakimsifuna kumshukuruBwana;kwakuwayeyenimwema,kwa maanafadhilizakekwaIsraelinizamileleNawatuwote wakapigakelelekwasautikuu,walipomsifuBwana,kwa sababumsingiwanyumbayaBwanaulikuwaumewekwa
12Lakinimakuhaniwengi,naWalawi,nawakuuwa mbarizamababa,wanaumewazee,walioionanyumbaya kwanza,hapomsingiwanyumbahiiulipowekwambeleya machoyao,waliliakwasautikuu;nawengiwakapiga kelelekwafuraha.
13Hatawatuhawakuwezakutambuakelelezakeleleza furahanakelelezaviliovyawatu;
SURAYA4
1BasiaduiwaYudanaBenyaminiwaliposikiayakwamba wanawauhamishowalimjengeaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, hekalu;
2NdipowakamwendeaZerubabeli,nakwawakuuwa mababa,wakawaambia,Natujengepamojananyi;kwa maanasisitunamtafutaMunguwenu,kamaninyi;nasi tunamtoleadhabihutangusikuzaEsari-hadoni,mfalmewa Ashuru,aliyetuletahuku
3LakiniZerubabeli,naYoshua,nawakuuwenginewa mbarizamababawaIsraeli,wakawaambia,Ninyihamnala kufanyapamojanasikatikakumjengeaMunguwetu nyumba;lakinisisisotetutamjengeaBWANA,Munguwa Israeli,kamamfalmeKoreshi,mfalmewaUajemi, alivyotuamuru
4Ndipowatuwanchiwakaidhoofishamikonoyawatuwa Yuda,wakawasumbuakatikakujenga;
5Wakaajiriwashaurijuuyao,ilikuyatatizamakusudiyao, sikuzotezaKoreshi,mfalmewaUajemi,hatawakatiwa utawalawaDario,mfalmewaUajemi
6NakatikautawalawaAhasuero,mwanzonimwa kutawalakwake,walimwandikiamashitakadhidiya wakaajiwaYudanaYerusalemu
7NakatikasikuzaArtashasta,Bishlamu,naMithredathi, naTabeeli,nawenzaowenginewengine,wakamwandikia ArtashastamfalmewaUajemi;namaandishiyabaruahiyo
yakaandikwakwalughayaKiaramu,nakufasiriwakwa lughayaKiaramu.
8RehumumkuuwamkoanaShimshaimwandishi wakaandikabaruadhidiyaYerusalemukwamfalme Artashastanamnahii.
9NdipoRehumu,mkuuwamkoa,naShimshai,mwandishi, nawenzaowengine;Wadinai,naWafarsathki,na Watarpeli,naWafarsite,naWaarkewi,naWababeli,na Wasusaki,naWadehavi,naWaelami; 10namataifamengine,ambaoAsnaparimkuu,mwenye cheo,aliwateka,akawawekakatikamijiyaSamaria,na wengineng'amboyaMto,nakwawakatikamahuo 11Hiindiyonakalayabaruawaliyompelekeamfalme Artashasta;Watumishiwako,watung'amboyaMto,na wakatikamahuu
12Naijulikanekwamfalme,yakwambaWayahudi waliokweakutokakwakokujakwetuwamefika Yerusalemu,nakuujengaulemjiwakuasi,naulemwovu, nakuzisimamishakutazake,nakuunganishamisingi.
13Basinaijulikanekwamfalme,yakuwamjihuu ukijengwa,nakutazakezikisimamishwatena,hawatatoa kodi,walakodi,walakodi,nahivyoutahatarishamapato yawafalme
14Sasakwakuwatunapatarizikikutokakwajumbala mfalme,nahaikuwasawakwetukuonamfalmeakivunjiwa heshima,basitumetumawatunakumwarifumfalme; 15iliutafutajiufanywekatikakitabuchakumbukumbuza babazako;ndivyoutakavyoonakatikakitabucha kumbukumbu,nakujuayakuwamjihuunimjiwakuasi, wenyemadharakwawafalmenamajimbo,nayakuwa wamefanyauasindaniyasikuzilezakale;kwasababu hiyomjihuuuliharibiwa
16Twamjulishamfalmeyakwambamjihuuukijengwa tena,nakutazakezikisimamishwa,kwanjiahiihutakuwa nasehemung'amboyaMto
17NdipomfalmeakatumajibukwaRehumu,kamanda,na Shimshai,mwandishi,nawenzaowenginewaliokaa Samaria,nawengineng’amboyaMto,Amani,nawakati kamahuo
18Baruamliyotutumiaimesomwawaziwazimbeleyangu.
19Kishanikaamuru,nauchunguziumefanywa,na imeonekanakwambajijihilitanguzamanilimefanyamaasi dhidiyawafalme,nakwambauasinauasiumefanywa ndaniyake
20TenapalikuwanawafalmehodarijuuyaYerusalemu, waliotawalanchizoteng'amboyaMto;naowalilipwa ushuru,kodinaushuru
21Sasatoeniamrikwambawatuhawawakomeshwe,mji huuusijengwe,hatanitakapotoaamrinyingine
22Jihadharinisasa,msijemkakosakufanyahivi;
23BasinakalayawarakawamfalmeArtashasta iliposomwambeleyaRehumu,naShimshai,mwandishi, nawaandamaniwao,wakapandaharakakwenda YerusalemukwaWayahudi,wakawakomeshakwanguvu nakwanguvu
24NdipokaziyanyumbayaMunguiliyokoYerusalemu ikakoma.Hivyoikakomahatamwakawapiliwakumiliki kwakeDariomfalmewaUajemi
SURAYA5
1Ndipomanabii,Hagai,nabii,naZekaria,mwanawaIdo, wakawatoleaunabiiWayahudiwaliokuwakatikaYudana Yerusalemu,kwajinalaMunguwaIsraeli,kwao.
2NdipoZerubabeli,mwanawaShealtieli,naYoshua, mwanawaYehosadaki,wakasimama,wakaanzakuijenga nyumbayaMunguiliyokoYerusalemu,napamojanao walikuwamomanabiiwaMunguwakiwasaidia
3WakatihuohuoTatenai,liwaliwang’amboyaMto,na Shethar-boznai,nawenziwao,wakawajia,wakawaambia, Ninanialiyewaamurukuijenganyumbahii,nakuumaliza ukutahuu?
4Basitukawaambiahivi,Majinayawatuwanaojenga jengohiliniakinanani?
5LakinijicholaMunguwaolilikuwajuuyawazeewa Wayahudi,wasiwezekuwazuia,hatajambohilo litakapomfikiaDario;
6NakalayabaruaambayoTatenai,liwaling’amboyaMto, naShethar-boznai,nawenzake,Waafarsaki,waliokuwa ng’amboyaMto,walimpelekeamfalmeDario;
7Wakampelekeabaruaambayondaniyakeilikuwa imeandikwahivi;KwaDariomfalme,amaniyote
8Naijulikanekwamfalme,yakuwatulikwendakatika wilayayaYudea,katikanyumbayaMungumkuu,ambayo imejengwakwamawemakubwa,nambaozimewekwa ndaniyakuta,nakazihiiinaendeleaharaka,nakufanikiwa mikononimwao.
9Ndipotukawaulizawalewazee,tukawaambia,Ninani aliyewaamurukuijenganyumbahii,nakuzimalizakuta hizi?
10Tuliwaulizapiamajinayaoilikukujulisha,tupate kuandikamajinayawanaumewaliokuwawakuuwao
11Wakatujibuhivi,wakisema,Sisituwatumishiwa Munguwambingunanchi,natunaijenganyumba iliyojengwamiakamingiiliyopita,ambayomfalmemkuu waIsraelialiijenganakuisimamisha.
12LakinibabazetuwalipomkasirishaMunguwambinguni, akawatiamkononimwaNebukadreza,mfalmewaBabiloni, Mkaldayo,ambayealiiharibunyumbahii,nakuwachukua watuuhamishonimpakaBabeli
13LakinikatikamwakawakwanzawaKoreshi,mfalme waBabeli,mfalmeKoreshialitoaamriyakujenganyumba hiiyaMungu
14Tenavyombovyadhahabunafedhavyanyumbaya Mungu,ambavyoNebukadrezaalivitoakatikahekalu lililokuwaYerusalemu,nakuviletakatikahekalulaBabeli, mfalmeKoreshialivitoakatikahekalulaBabeli,navyo vikakabidhiwakwammoja,ambayejinalakealikuwa Sheshbaza,ambayealikuwaamemfanyaliwali; 15akamwambia,Chukuavyombohivi,enenda ukavipelekendaniyahekalulililokoYerusalemu,na nyumbayaMunguijengwemahalipake
16NdipoSheshbazahuyoakaja,akawekamsingiwa nyumbayaMunguiliyokoYerusalemu;natanguwakati huohatasasaimekuwaikijengwa,walahaijamalizika 17Basisasa,mfalmeakionavema,naichunguzwekatika nyumbayahazinayamfalme,iliyokohukoBabiloni,kama nikweli,kwambamfalmeKoreshialitoaamriyakuijenga nyumbahiiyaMunguhukoYerusalemu,namfalmena atumemapenziyakekwetujuuyajambohili
1NdipomfalmeDarioakatoaamri,nakuchunguzwa katikanyumbayagombo,palehazinazilipokuwa zimewekwakatikaBabeli.
2NakatikaAkmetha,katikajumbalakifalmelililokatika wilayayaWamedi,lilionekanakitabuchakukunjwa,na ndaniyakekilikuwakimeandikwahivi:
3KatikamwakawakwanzawamfalmeKoreshi,mfalme KoreshialitoaamrikatikahabariyanyumbayaMungu hukoYerusalemu,kwamba,nyumbanaijengwe,mahalipa kutoadhabihu,namisingiyakeiwekweimara;kwendajuu kwakedhiraasitini,naupanawakedhiraasitini;
4nasafutatuzamawemakubwa,nasafumojayamiti mipya;
5Navilevyombovyadhahabunafedhavyanyumbaya Mungu,ambavyoNebukadnezaalivitoakatikahekalu lililokoYerusalemu,akaviletampakaBabeli,na virudishwe,navyovirudishwekatikahekalulililoko Yerusalemu,kilakimojamahalipake,nakuviwekakatika nyumbayaMungu
6Basisasa,enyiTatenai,liwaliwang’amboyaMto, Shethar-boznai,nawenzenuWaafarsaki,mliong’amboya Mto,mwendembalinahuko;
7AchenikaziyanyumbahiiyaMungu;liwaliwa WayahudinawazeewaWayahudinawaijengenyumbahii yaMungumahalipake
8Tena,ninatoaamrimtakayowafanyiawazeewa Wayahudihawakwaajiliyakuijenganyumbahiiya Mungu;
9Navilewanavyohitaji,ng’ombe-dumewachanga,na kondoowaume,nawana-kondoo,kwamatoleoya kuteketezwayaMunguwambinguni,ngano,nachumvi, nadivai,namafuta,sawasawanaagizolamakuhani waliokoYerusalemu,nawapewesikubaadayasiku; 10iliwamtoleeMunguwambingunidhabihuzamanukato, nakuombeauzimawamfalme,nawanawe.
11Tenanimetoaamri,yakwambamtuawayeyote atakayelibadilinenohili,mtinakung'olewakatikanyumba yake,nakusimamishwa,nakutundikwajuuyake;na nyumbayakeifanywejaakwaajiliyahayo
12Mungu,aliyeliwekajinalakehuko,naawaangamize wafalmewotenawatuwote,watakaonyoshamkonowao kubadilinakuiharibunyumbahiiyaMunguiliyoko YerusalemuMimiDarionimetoaamri;ifanyikekwakasi 13NdipoTatenai,liwaliwang’amboyaMto,naShetharboznai,nawenziwao,wakafanyaupesi,kamamfalme Darioalivyotuma.
14NawazeewaWayahudiwakajenga,wakafanikiwakwa unabiiwaHagainabiinaZekariamwanawaIdo Wakajenga,wakaimaliza,sawasawanaamriyaMunguwa Israeli,nakwaamriyaKoreshi,naDario,naArtashasta, mfalmewaUajemi
15Nanyumbahiyoikamalizikasikuyatatuyamweziwa Adari,katikamwakawasitawakumilikikwakemfalme Dario
16WanawaIsraeli,makuhani,naWalawi,nawatu wenginewawahamishwa,wakafanyawakfukwanyumba hiiyaMungukwafuraha;
17wakasongezasadakakatikakuiwekawakfunyumbahii yaMungung'ombemia,nakondoowaumemiambili,na wana-kondoomianne;nambuziwaumekuminawawili
kwaajiliyasadakayadhambikwaajiliyaIsraeliwote, kwahesabuyakabilazaIsraeli.
18Wakawawekamakuhanikatikazamuzao,naWalawi katikazamuzao,kwaajiliyautumishiwaMunguhuko Yerusalemu;kamailivyoandikwakatikakitabuchaMusa. 19Nawanawauhamishowakaiadhimishapasakasikuya kuminanneyamweziwakwanza
20KwamaanamakuhaninaWalawiwalikuwa wamejitakasapamoja,wotewalikuwasafi,naowakachinja pasakakwaajiliyawanawotewauhamisho,nakwaajili yanduguzaomakuhani,nakwaajiliyaowenyewe 21WanawaIsraeli,waliokuwawamerudikutoka uhamishoni,nawotewaliojitengakwaonauchafuwa mataifayanchiilikumtafutaBwana,MunguwaIsraeli, wakala;
22Wakafanyasikukuuyamikateisiyotiwachachukwa mudawasikusabakwafuraha,kwamaanaYehova alikuwaamewafurahisha,nakuugeuzamoyowamfalme waAshurukwao,ilikutianguvumikonoyaokatikakazi yanyumbayaMungu,MunguwaIsraeli
SURAYA7
1Basibaadayamambohayo,katikakutawalakwake Artashasta,mfalmewaUajemi,Ezra,mwanawaSeraya, mwanawaAzaria,mwanawaHilkia, 2mwanawaShalumu,mwanawaSadoki,mwanawa Ahitubu;
3mwanawaAmaria,mwanawaAzaria,mwanawa Merayothi;
4mwanawaZerahia,mwanawaUzi,mwanawaBuki; 5mwanawaAbishua,mwanawaFinehasi,mwanawa Eleazari,mwanawaHarunikuhanimkuu;
6HuyoEzraalikweakutokaBabeli;nayealikuwa mwandishimwadilifukatikatoratiyaMusa,aliyoitoa Bwana,MunguwaIsraeli;
7NabaadhiyawanawaIsraeli,namakuhani,naWalawi, nawaimbaji,namabawabu,naWanethini,wakakwea kwendaYerusalemu,katikamwakawasabawamfalme Artashasta.
8AkafikaYerusalemukatikamweziwatano,ambao ulikuwamwakawasabawamfalme
9Kwamaanasikuyakwanzayamweziwakwanzaalianza kupandakutokaBabiloni,nasikuyakwanzayamweziwa tanoakafikaYerusalemu,kulingananamkonomwemawa Munguwakeuliokuwajuuyake.
10KwamaanaEzraalikuwaameuelekezamoyowake kuitafutasheriayaBwana,nakuifanya,nakufundisha sherianahukumukatikaIsraeli
11Basihiindiyonakalayabaruaambayomfalme ArtashastaalimpaEzra,kuhani,mwandishi,mwandishiwa manenoyaamrizaBwana,naamrizakekwaIsraeli.
12Artashasta,mfalmewawafalme,kwaEzra,kuhani, mwandishiwasheriayaMunguwambinguni,amani kamilifu,nawakatikamahuo
13NatoaamrikwambawatuwotewawatuwaIsraeli,na makuhaniwaonaWalawi,katikaufalmewangu,ambao kwahiariyaowenyewewatakakupandakwenda Yerusalemu,waendepamojanawe
14kwakuwaumetumwanamfalme,nawashauriwake saba,kuulizahabarizaYudanaYerusalemu,sawasawana sheriayaMunguwakoiliyomkononimwako;
15nakuichukuafedhanadhahabu,ambayomfalmena washauriwakewamemtoleaMunguwaIsraeli,ambaye maskaniyakeniYerusalemu, 16nafedhayotenadhahabuunayowezakupatakatika wilayayoteyaBabeli,pamojanamatoleoyahiariyawatu, nayamakuhani,wakitoakwahiarikwaajiliyanyumbaya MunguwaoiliyokoYerusalemu; 17iliupateupesikununuakwafedhahizong’ombe-dume, kondoo-dume,wana-kondoo,pamojanasadakazaoza unganasadakazaozakinywaji,naweuvitoejuuya madhabahuyanyumbayaMunguwenu,iliyoko Yerusalemu
18Nalolotemtakaloonakuwajemakwenu,nakwandugu zako,kulifanyakwafedhanadhahabuiliyosalia,mfanye kamaapendavyoMunguwenu
19Navilevyomboupewavyokwautumishiwanyumbaya Munguwako,vitoembelezaMunguwaYerusalemu
20Nachochotekitakachohitajiwazaidikwaajiliya nyumbayaMunguwako,ambachokitakuwananafasiya kutoa,kitoekatikanyumbayahazinayamfalme
21Namimi,naam,mfalmeArtashasta,natoaamrikwa watunza-hazinawotewaliong’amboyaMto,kwambalo loteEzrakuhani,mwandishiwasheriayaMunguwa mbinguni,atakalotakakwenu,lifanyikeupesi;
22mpakatalantamiazafedha,nakorimiazangano,na bathimiazadivai,nabathimiazamafuta,nachumviisiyo naagizo
23KilanenolililoamriwanaMunguwambinguni,na lifanyikekwabidiikwaajiliyanyumbayaMunguwa mbinguni;
24Tenatwawajulishayakwambakatikamakuhani,na Walawi,nawaimbaji,namabawabu,naWanethini,na wahudumuwanyumbahiiyaMungu,haitakuwahalali kuwatozaushuru,walakodi,walaushuru.
25Nawewe,Ezra,kwahekimayaMunguwako,iliyo mkononimwako,wekawaamuzinawaamuzi, watakaowahukumuwatuwotewaliong’amboyaMto, wotewazijuaosheriazaMunguwako;nawafundisheni walewasiojua
26NamtuyeyoteambayehataitendasheriayaMungu wako,nasheriayamfalme,naifanyiwehukumuupesi, kwambanikifo,aukwambanikufukuzwa,au kunyang’anywamali,aukufungwagerezani.
27NaahimidiweYehova,Munguwababazetu,ambaye amewekajambokamahilikatikamoyowamfalme,ili kuipambanyumbayaYehovailiyokoYerusalemu. 28Nayeamenionyesharehemambeleyamfalme,na washauriwake,nambeleyawakuuwotewamfalme wenyenguvuNaminikatiwanguvukamamkonowa Bwana,Munguwangu,ulivyokuwajuuyangu, nikawakusanyawakuuwaIsraeliiliwapandepamojanami
SURAYA8
1Sasahawandiowakuuwambarizababazao,nahii ndiyonasabayawalewaliokweapamojanamikutoka Babeli,wakatiwakutawalakwamfalmeArtashasta.
2WawanawaFinehasi;wawanawaIthamari;wawana waDaudi;Hattush
3wawanawaShekania,wawanawaFaroshi;Zekaria;na pamojanayewalihesabiwakwanasabayawanaumemiana hamsini
4wawanawaPahathmoabu;Elihoenaimwanawa Zerahiyanapamojanayewanaumemiambili.
5wawanawaShekania;mwanawaYahazieli,napamoja nayewanaumemiatatu.
6NawawanawaAdini;EbedimwanawaYonathani,na pamojanayewanaumehamsini
7NawawanawaElamu;napamojanayewanaumesabini
8NawawanawaShefatia;ZebadiamwanawaMikaeli,na pamojanayewanaumethemanini
9WawanawaYoabu;ObadiamwanawaYehieli,na pamojanayewanaumemiambilinakuminawanane
10NawawanawaShelomithi;mwanawaYosifia,na pamojanayewanaumemianasitini.
11NawawanawaBebai;ZekariamwanawaBebai,na pamojanayewanaumeishirininawanane
12NawawanawaAzgadi;Yohana,mwanawaHakatani, napamojanayewanaumemianakumi
13NawawanawamwishowaAdonikamu,ambaomajina yaonihaya,Elifeleti,naYeieli,naShemaya,napamoja naowanaumesitini
14NawawanawaBigwai;Uthai,naZabudi,napamoja naowanaumesabini.
15NikawakusanyapamojakwenyemtoupitaoAhava; tukakaahumohemanimudawasikutatu;nikawachunguza watu,namakuhani,walasikuonahukowanawaLawihata mmoja
16NdiponikatumawatukuwaitaEliezeri,naArieli,na Shemaya,naElnathani,naYaribu,naElnathani,na Nathani,naZekaria,naMeshulamu,waliokuwawakuu;pia kwaYoyaribu,naElnathani,watuwaufahamu
17NaminikawatumakwaamrikwaIdo,mkuuwamahali paKasifia,naminikawaambiawatakayomwambiaIdo,na nduguzakeWanethini,mahalipaKasifia,kwamba watuleteewahudumuwanyumbayaMunguwetu.
18NakwamkonomwemawaMunguwetujuuyetu wakatuleteamtumwenyeakili,wawanawaMali,mwana waLawi,mwanawaIsraeli;naSherebia,nawanawena nduguze,kuminawanane;
19naHashabia,napamojanayeYeshayawawanawa Merari,nduguzenawanawao,watuishirini;
20TenakatikaWanethini,ambaoDaudinawakuu walikuwawamewawekakwautumishiwaWalawi, Wanethinimiambilinaishirini;wotehaowalitajwakwa majina
21Ndiponikatangazakufungahuko,penyeMtoAhava,ili tupatekujinyenyekezambelezaMunguwetu,nakutafuta kwakenjiailiyonyoka,kwaajiliyetu,nakwaajiliya watotowetu,nakwamaliyetuyote.
22Kwamaananalionahayakumwombamfalmekikosi chaaskarinawapandafarasi,watusaidiejuuyaaduinjiani; lakiniuwezawakenaghadhabuyakenijuuyawote wanaomwacha.
23Basitukafunga,tukamsihiMunguwetukwaajiliya hayo,nayeakatusihi
24Ndiponikawatengakuminawawiliwawakuuwa makuhani,Sherebia,Hashabia,nanduguzaokumipamoja nao;
25Kishanikawapimiafedha,dhahabu,navyombo, matoleoyanyumbayaMunguwetu,ambayomfalme,na washauriwake,nawakuuwake,naIsraeliwotewaliokuwa pale,walitoa;
26Nikawapimiamikononimwaotalantamiasitana hamsinizafedha,navyombovyafedhatalantamia,na talantamiazadhahabu;
27namabakuliishiriniyadhahabu,kiasichamadarajaelfu; navyomboviwilivyashabasafi,vyathamanikama dhahabu
28Nikawaambia,NinyiniwatakatifukwaBwana;vyombo nivitakatifupia;nafedhanadhahabunimatoleoyahiari kwaBWANA,Munguwababazenu
29Kesheni,nakuvitunza,hatamtakapovipimambeleya wakuuwamakuhani,naWalawi,nawakuuwambariza mababawaIsraeli,hukoYerusalemu,katikavyumbavya nyumbayaBwana.
30BasimakuhaninaWalawiwakaupokeauzaniwafedha, nadhahabu,navyombo,ilikuviletaYerusalemukatika nyumbayaMunguwetu.
31KishatukasafirikutokaMtoAhavasikuyakumina mbiliyamweziwakwanza,ilikwendaYerusalemu; 32TukafikaYerusalemu,tukakaahukosikutatu.
33Sikuyannefedhanadhahabunavyombovilipimwa katikanyumbayaMunguwetukwamkonowaMeremothi mwanawaUriakuhani;napamojanayealikuwaEleazari mwanawaFinehasi;napamojanaoYozabadi,mwanawa Yeshua,naNoadiamwanawaBinui,Walawi; 34Kwahesabunakwauzaniwakilamoja;nauzaniwote uliandikwawakatihuo
35Tenawanawahaowaliochukuliwauhamishoni, waliokuwawametokakatikauhamisho,wakamtolea MunguwaIsraelisadakazakuteketezwa,ng'ombekumina wawilikwaajiliyaIsraeliwote,nakondoowaumetisinina sita,nawana-kondoosabininasaba,nambuziwaume kuminawawilikuwasadakayadhambi;hayoyote yalikuwasadakayakuteketezwakwaBwana
36Wakawapawakuuwamfalmenamagavanawa ng’amboyaMtomaagizoyamfalme,naowakawasaidia watunanyumbayaMunguwakweli
SURAYA9
1Basimambohayoyalipokwishakufanyika,wakuu wakanijia,wakasema,WatuwaIsraeli,namakuhani,na Walawi,hawakujitenganawatuwanchi,wakifanyakama machukizoyao,yaani,Wakanaani,naWahiti,naWaperizi, naWayebusi,naWaamoni,naWamoabu,naWamisri,na Waamori
2Kwamaanawametwaabaadhiyabintizaokwaajiliyao nawanawao;hatawazaowatakatifuwamejichanganyana watuwanchihizo;naam,mkonowawakuunamashehe umekuwamkuukatikahatiahii
3Naminiliposikianenohili,nikararuavazilangunajoho yangu,nikang'oanywelezakichwachangunandevuzangu, nikaketikwamshangao.
4Ndipowakanikusanyikiakilamtualiyetetemekakwaajili yamanenoyaMunguwaIsraeli,kwasababuyakosala haowaliochukuliwamateka;naminikaketinikishangaa hatawakatiwadhabihuyajioni
5Nawakatiwadhabihuyajioniniliinukakutokakatika huzuniyangu;kishanikairaruavazilangunajohoyangu, nikapigamagoti,nikamnyosheaBwana,Munguwangu, mikonoyangu;
6Nikasema,EeMunguwangu,nimeonahaya,nahaya kuinuausowangukwako,Munguwangu;
7Tangusikuzababazetutumekuwakatikahatiakubwa hataleo;nakwaajiliyamaovuyetusisi,nawafalmewetu, namakuhaniwetu,tumetiwakatikamikonoyawafalmewa nchi,kwaupanga,nakufungwa,nakutekwa,naaibu,kama hivileo.
8Nasasakwamudamfupineemaimeonyeshwakutoka kwaBwana,Munguwetu,kwakutuachiamabakiya kuokoka,nakutupamsumarikatikapatakatifupake,ili Munguwetuayatienurumachoyetu,nakutupauhai kidogokatikautumwawetu
9Kwamaanatulikuwawatumwa;lakiniMunguwetu hakutuachakatikautumwawetu,baliametuonyesha rehemamachonipawafalmewaUajemi,ilikutuhuisha, kuisimamishanyumbayaMunguwetu,nakutengeneza ukiwa,nakutupaukutakatikaYudanakatikaYerusalemu 10Nasasa,EeMunguwetu,tusemeninibaadayahaya? kwamaanatumeziachaamrizako,
11uliyoamurukwamkonowawatumishiwakomanabii, ukisema,Nchimtakayoiendeakuimiliki,ninchichafu,kwa uchafuwawatuwanchihizo,pamojanamachukizoyao, ambayowameijazakutokaupandemmojahadimwingine kwauchafuwao.
12Basisasamsiwapewanawaobintizenu,wala msiwatwaliewanawenubintizao,walamsiwatafutie amaniwalamaliyaomilele;
13Nabaadayahayoyoteyaliyotupatakwaajiliya matendoyetumaovu,nahatiayetukubwa,kwakuwa wewe,Munguwetu,umetuadhibukidogokulikomaovu yetuyalivyostahili,naweumetupawokovukamahuu;
14Je!tunapaswakuvunjaamrizakotena,nakujiungana watuwamachukizohaya?Je!hungetughadhibikiahata ukatuangamizakabisa,hatapasiwenamabakiwala atakayeokoka?
15EeBwana,MunguwaIsraeli,wewendiwemwenye haki,maanasisitumesaliabadokuokoka,kamahivileo; tazama,tukombelezakokatikamakosayetu;
SURAYA10
1BasiEzraalipokwishakuomba,nakuungama,akiliana kujiangushambeleyanyumbayaMungu, wakamkusanyikiakutokakatikaIsraelikusanyikokubwa sanalawanaumenawanawakenawatoto;kwamaanahao watuwaliliasana
2NayeShekania,mwanawaYehieli,mmojawawanawa Elamu,akajibu,akamwambiaEzra,TumemwasiMungu wetu,tumeoawanawakewagenikatikawatuwanchihii;
3BasisasanatufanyeaganonaMunguwetu,kuwaacha wakewote,nawalewaliozaliwanao,kwashaurilabwana wangu,nalahaowanaotetemekakwaamriyaMunguwetu; naifanyikekwamujibuwasheria
4Inuka;kwakuwajambohilinilakowewe;sisinasitu pamojanawe;uwenamoyomkuu,ukaifanye
5NdipoEzraakainuka,akawaapishawakuuwamakuhani, naWalawi,naIsraeliwote,kwambawatafanyasawasawa nanenohiloNawakaapa
6NdipoEzraakainukakutokambeleyanyumbayaMungu wakweli,akaingiandaniyachumbachaYohanani,mwana waEliashibu,naalipofikahuko,hakulamkate,wala hakunywamaji;
7WakapigambiukatikaYudayotenaYerusalemukwa wanawotewauhamisho,kwambawakutaneYerusalemu;
8nakwambamtuyeyoteambayehatafikakatikamudawa sikutatu,kwashaurilawakuunawazee,maliyakeyote itatwaliwa,nayeyemwenyeweatengwenamkutanowa walewaliochukuliwamateka.
9NdipowatuwotewaYudanaBenyaminiwakakusanyika YerusalemukatikamudawasikutatuIlikuwamweziwa kenda,sikuyaishiriniyamwezi;nawatuwotewakaketi katikanjiakuuyanyumbayaMungu,wakitetemekakwa ajiliyajambohilo,nakwasababuyamvuakubwa 10Ezrakuhaniakasimama,akawaambia,Mmekosa, mmeoawanawakewageni,nakuongezahatiayaIsraeli 11BasisasaungamenikwaBwana,Munguwababazenu, mkafanyemapenziyake,mkajitengenawatuwanchi,na wakewakigeni
12Ndipomkutanowoteukajibu,wakasemakwasautikuu, Kamaulivyosema,ndivyotunavyopaswakufanya.
13Lakiniwatuniwengi,naniwakatiwamvuanyingi, nasihatuwezikusimamanje,walakazihiisiyasikumoja aumbili,kwamaanasisituwengitumekosakatikajambo hili
14Sasawasimamiziwetuwakutanikolotenawasimame, nawotewaliooawanawakewagenikatikamijiyetuna wajekwanyakatizilizoamriwa,pamojanaowazeewakila jiji,nawaamuziwake,hataghadhabukaliyaMunguwetu kwaajiliyajambohiliiondokekwetu.
15Yonathani,mwanawaAsaheli,naYahaziamwanawa Tikvapekeyaondiowaliohusikakatikajambohili;na Meshulamu,naShabethai,Mlawi,wakawasaidia.
16WalewatuwauhamishowakafanyahivyoNayeEzra kuhani,pamojanabaadhiyawakuuwambarizamababa, kwanyumbazababazao,nawotekwamajinayao, wakatengwa,wakaketisikuyakwanzayamweziwakumi kulichunguzajambohilo
17Wakamalizanawanaumewotewaliooawakewakigeni sikuyakwanzayamweziwakwanza
18Nakatikawanawamakuhaniwalionekanawaliooa wakewakigeni;Maaseya,naEliezeri,naYaribu,na Gedalia
19Nawakatoamikonoyaokwambawataachananawake zao;nakwakuwawalikuwanahatia,wakatoakondoo mumewakundikwaajiliyahatiayao
20NawawanawaImeri;Hanani,naZebadia
21NawawanawaHarimu;Maaseya,naEliya,na Shemaya,naYehieli,naUzia
22NawawanawaPashuri;Elioenai,Maaseya,Ishmaeli, Nethaneli,Yozabadi,naElasa.
23TenawaWalawi;Yozabadi,naShimei,naKelaya (ndiyeKelita),Pethahia,Yuda,naEliezeri.
24wawaimbajipia;Eliashibu;nawamabawabu;Shalumu, naTelemu,naUri
25TenawaIsraeli;wawanawaParoshi;Ramia,naYezia, naMalkia,naMiamini,naEleazari,naMalkiya,naBenaya. 26NawawanawaElamu;Matania,naZekaria,naYehieli, naAbdi,naYeremothi,naElia
27NawawanawaZatu;Elioenai,Eliashibu,Matania, Yeremothi,ZabadinaAziza
28NawawanawaBebai;Yehohanani,Hanania,Zabaina Atlai
29NawawanawaBani;Meshulamu,naMaluki,naAdaya, naYashubu,naSheali,naRamothi.
30NawawanawaPahathmoabu;Adna,naKelali,na Benaya,naMaaseya,naMatania,naBezaleli,naBinui,na Manase
31NawawanawaHarimu;Eliezeri,Ishiya,Malkia, Shemaya,Shimeoni, 32Benyamini,naMaluki,naShemaria 33wawanawaHashumu;Matenai,Matatha,Zabadi, Elifeleti,Yeremai,ManasenaShimei. 34wawanawaBani;Maadai,naAmramu,naUeli; 35Benaya,Bedeya,Kelu, 36Vania,Meremothi,Eliashibu, 37Matania,Matenai,naYaasau; 38naBani,naBinui,naShimei; 39naShelemia,naNathani,naAdaya; 40Maknadebai,Shashai,Sharai, 41Azareeli,naShelemia,naShemaria; 42Shalumu,Amaria,naYusufu 43WawanawaNebo;Yeieli,Matithia,Zabadi,Zebina, Yadau,Yoeli,Benaya. 44Haowotewalikuwawameoawakewakigeni;nabaadhi yaowalikuwanawakewaliozaanaowatoto