Ezera 1 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

Omugabe Kuuro okuragiira kugaruraho Nyaruju ya Ruhanga

¹ Omu mwaka gw'okubanza ogw'omu busingye bwa Kuuro omugabe wa Perisiya, Nyakubaho akakora aha mutima gwa Kuuro omugabe wa Perisiya, ngu ekigambo kya Nyakubaho ogwo eki yaagambiise Yeremiya kibone kuhikiirizibwa. Mpaho Kuuro ogwo yaataho ekirangiriro omu bugabe bwe bwona kandi yaakihandiikisa ati:

² Oku nikwo Kuuro omugabe wa Buperisiya arikugira: Mukama Ruhanga, Mukama w'eiguru ampaire obugabe bwona obw'omu nsi, kandi andagiire kumwombekyera enju omuri Yerusalemu ey'omuri Yuda.

³ Mbwenu omuntu weena omuriimwe ow'omu bantu be, Ruhanga we naakagume nawe, kandi ainamukye Yerusalemu ey'omu Yuda, ayombekye busya enju ya Nyakubaho, Ruhanga wa Isiraeli niwe Ruhanga otuura omuri Yerusalemu.

⁴ Omuntu weena owaahonokireho, ori ei ashuuhuukiire, abantu bu atwire nabo bamukwatse nibamuha eby'efeeza n'eby'ezaabu n'ebindi bintu n'amatungo, otabariiremu emitoijo ei abantu barikuha beekundiire, ahabw'enju ya Ruhanga ey'omuri Yerusalemu.

Abantu okwimuka okwombeka Nyaruju n'ebyanyagirwe okugarurwa Yerusalemu

⁵ Mpaho haimuka abakuru b'emiryango ya baishenkurubo ogwa Yuda n'ogwa Benyamiini n'abahongyerezi n'Abaleevi na ibara muntu ou Ruhanga yaakozire aha mutima, kwinamuka kwombeka busya enju ya Nyakubaho ey'omuri Yerusalemu;

⁶ haza boona abaabaire batwire nabo baabatwera ebintu eby'efeeza n'eby'ezaabu n'ebindi bintu, n'amatungo n'ebindi eby'obuguzi bwingi, otabariiremu byona ebi baatoizire beekundiire.

⁷ Omugabe Kuuro nawe yaihayo ebintu by'enju ya Nyakubaho ebi Nebukadenezaari yaabaire anyagire Yerusalemu, akabita omu nju ya baaruhanga be.

⁸ Kuuro ogwo mugabe wa Buperisiya yaabiihayo, yaabikwatsa Miiteredaati omubiiki, n'onu yaabibarira Sheshabazaari omwinginya wa Yuda.

⁹ Kandi ogu nigwo mubaro gwabyo, eshuhaani makumi ashatu z'ezaabu, eshohaani rukumi z'efeeza, n'ebyoterero makumi abiri na mwenda;

¹⁰ enyabya z'ezaabu makumi ashatu, enyabya ez'efeeza enkumi ibiri na magana ana na ikumi; n'ebindi bintu rukumi;

¹¹ byona ebintu eby'ezaabu n'eby'efeeza bikahika enkumi itaano na magana ana na makumi mukaaga na mwenda. Ebyo byona Sheshabazaari akabiinamukana obu abaazaahiibwe baihwa Babulooni, bakagarurwa Yerusalemu.