Ezira 1 - Ibayibuli Ingwalaafu

Bayudaaya bakobola khukhwaama mu bubowe

¹ Mu mwiiko kukuunyoowa, nga Silasi ali umuyiinga wa Pasiya, Umukasya woolelesa buuŋoosi bwa Yeremiya bweesi aaloma ari kane afukurise kumwoyo kwa Silasi, khuubona ari olelesa buŋoosi buno nga abura mu buwaandiikhe, ni khuubwakaanisa buli aandu oosi mu buyiinga bweewe.

² “Lino lili likaambila khukhwaama isi ise umuyiinga Silasi: Umukasya Wele we likulu waayifuumbasa ise buyiinga bwe khu shibala bwoosi, naluundi waayindobora ise khuumwoombekhela niye Liisaayilo Liikhulu mu Yerusalemu she mu Yuda.

³ Inoomba ndi khali Wele abeele ni nanywe babaandu beewe mweesi. Buli mutweela khuusiinywe ali ni khuukobolayo i Yerusalemu, khuutsya khwoombekha bushaakha Lisaayilo ly'Omukasya, Wele wa Isiraeli, uuli Wele uwisaayibwa mu Yerusalemu.

⁴ Nashiryo babaandu boosi babaali mu bifwo byoosi mweesi ba Isiraeli babaaramawo bamenya, bali ni khuubawa bibiindu bibinakanibwa nga ifeetsa, ni zaabu, atweela ni bibiindu bibiindi, ni bibyaayo, ni bibiwaanwa bibiindi bye khukhwoombekha bushaakha Liisaayilo Liikhulu lya Wele mu Yerusalemu.”

⁵ Isho shaakila baaraangilisi be bukuuka bukyeekhe mu Yuda ni mu Benyamini, atweela ni basaayi ni ba Levi, na buli mutweela uwewulila ari Wele ali khuumutsuntsumilisa; boosi benyukha aasi beŋoonaŋoona khuutsya i Yerusalemu, khuutsya khwoombekha bushaakha Liisaayilo Liikhulu ly'Omukasya.

⁶ Babaandu boosi babaaba babesanwa baabwe baabayeeta nga babawa bibiindu bye feetsa, i zaabu, ni bibiindu biindi biikali ni bibyaayo, nga baareerekho ni biwaanwa bye beeyi ingali, ni khuutubakho biwaanwa bye khuuwaanayo mu Liisaayilo Liikhulu.

⁷ Umuyiinga Silasi waakobosakayo ni bibiindu abe byeesi Nebukaduneeza aasuta khukhwaama mu Yerusalemu, waabireera waabira mu lisaayilo lye ba wele beewe.

⁸ Silasi aabyakaanisa isi Misiredaasi, uwaba nga akhulila libiikhilo lyeewe likhulu, naye waabibalilila buulayi, waabiwaanayo isi Sheshibazari, uwaba gafana uwa Yuda.

⁹ Buukali bwe bibiindu ibyo bwaba buri: Tsiselo tse zaabu kamakhumi kataru (30); tsiselo tse feetsa shiikana shitweela (1,000) tsitsiindi kamakhumi kabili na syeenda (29),

¹⁰ ni bibuumba bye zaabu kamakhumi kataru (30), bibuumba bye feetsa bitoondo bine ni likhumi (410), ni bibiraambisibwa bibiindi shiikana shitweela (1,000).

¹¹ Khuuyiilila atweela tsiselo ni bibuumba ni khuutubakho bibiraambisibwa bibiindi bye zaabu ni feetsa byaba biikana biraano ni bitoondo bine (5,400).