Ezir 1 - Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa

Omuhendo ogw'enzaahisibwa nkooku baagarukire

¹ Omu mwaka ogw'okubanza ogw'omukama Sirasi owa Paasa, MUKAMA akamuleetera omwoyo, arangirre obukama bwe bwona kandi eki arangiriire akihandiike, ekigambo MUKAMA eki yagambisize Yeremiya nukwo kibe.

² “Sirasi omukama wa Paasa akagamba ati: MUKAMA Ruhanga ow'iguru, anfoire mulemi w'ensi yoona kandi andagiire kumwombekera enju omu rubuga Yerusaalemu orwa Yuda.

³ Omuntu weena omuli inywe abantu be, Ruhanga we abe na uwe, kandi omuntu ogu agende Yerusaalemu orwa Yuda, ayombekere buhyaka MUKAMA Ruhanga wa Isirairi enju-nuwe Ruhanga anyakwikara Yerusaalemu

⁴ omuntu weena ayasigaireho, hoona nambere ali akoonyerwe abantu b'owaabu, bamuhe efeeza na zaabbu, bamuhe ebintu n'ebisoro, otabaliireho ebihongwa eby'okwegondeza ebireeterwa enju ya Ruhanga eya Yerusaalemu.”

⁵ Nubwo haimukire abakuru ab'amaju ga baisenkuru b'Abayuda n'Ababenyamiini, haimuka baanyakatagara n'Abaleevi, buli muntu Ruhanga ouyatairemu omwoyo ogw'okugenda kwombekera MUKAMA buhyaka enju omurubuga Yerusaalemu;

⁶ boona abakaba baheerraine nabo, bakabaha ebikwato eby'efeeza n'ezaabbu, ebintu n'ebisoro, n'ebintu eby'omuhendo, otabaliireho ebi ebyaleetwagwa habw'okwegondeza,

⁷ Sirasi omukama, kandi omunju ya MUKAMA, akaihamu ebikwato omukama Nebbukadeneeza ebi akaba aihire Yerusaalemu, yabita omunju y'embandwa ze.

⁸ Ebikwato ebi, akabikwasa Misiredaasi, omukeeto yabibarra Sesebazaara omubiito wa Yuda.

⁹ Gunu nugwo gwabaire muhendo ogw'ebintu byona: Ebbeseni rukumi eza zaabbu, ebbeseni rukumi ez'efeeza; n'emihyo abiri na mwenda

¹⁰ ebbeseni asatu eza zaabbu, ebbakuli enkumi ibiri nebbina n'ikumi ez'efeeza n'ebikwato ebindi rukumi;

¹¹ ebikwato byona ebya zaabbu n'eby'efeeza, bikahika enkumi itaano ebikumi bbina omu nkaaga na mwenda. Enzaahi obu ikaba nizihwa Babbulooni nizitwarwa Yerusaalemu ebi byona Sesebazaara akabitwara.