Ezera 5 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Bwanyima abarangi Hagaayi na Zekariya mwene Ido, bakateera omuhimbo Abaisiraeli b'omuri Buyudaaya na Yerusalemu, nibabahanuurira omu iziina rya Ruhanga wa Isiraeli owaabaire ari hamwe nabo.

² Batyo Zerubabeeli mwene Shealitieli, na Yeshwa mwene Yoozadaki, baimuka, batandika kwombeka busya Nyaruju ya Ruhanga ey'omuri Yerusalemu; kandi abo barangi ba Ruhanga baaguma nabo nibabahwera.

³ Hoona ago magingo, Taatenai omutegyeki omukuru ow'ekyanga kya seeri y'Omugyera, na Sheetariboozenai n'abakwataniise nabo, baija ahi bari, baababuuza bati: N'oha owaabahaire obushoboorozi bw'okubaikiriza kwombeka egi nju, n'okumariiriza ebisiika byayo?

⁴ Bongyera bababuuza bati: Beitu bo, abarikwombekyesa egi nju ni baahi?

⁵ Kwonka Ruhanga w'Abaisiraeli yaaguma ataire eriisho aha bakuru baabo; banu tibaabeemereza, okuhitsya obu Dariyo araamanyisibwe ekyo kintu, akakibagarukamu omu baruha.

⁶ Eki nikyo kihandukururo ky'ebaruha ei Taatenai omutegyeki omukuru ow'ekyanga kya seeri y'Omugyera, na Sheetariboozenai n'abategyeki abakuru abakwataniise nawe, abaabaire bari omuri ekyo kyanga kya seeri y'Omugyera, baatwekyeire Dariyo omugabe,

⁷ bakamutumaho nibamuhandiikira bati: Nyakusinga Dariyo, nitukwendeza obusingye bwijwire.

⁸ Mbwenu, Nyakusinga, nitukumanyisa ku tugiire omu kyanga kya Buyudaaya, tukahika ahari Nyaruju ya Ruhanga Rukiraboona. Hati nibagyombekyesa amabaare mahango, kandi nibata embaaho z'emitambiko omu bisiika. Ogwo murimo bagwezirikiire munonga, kandi bagukwaitse gye.

⁹ Mbwenu ku tubuurize abakuru omuribo, twabagira tuti: N'oha owaabahaire obushoboorozi bw'okubaikiriza kwombeka egi nju, n'okumariiriza ebisiika byayo?

¹⁰ Kandi ku tubabuurize amaziina gaabo, ahabw'okwenda kukumanyisa, ngu tubone kukuhandiikira amaziina g'abeebembezi baabo,

¹¹ nabo baatugarukamu bati: Itwe turi abaheereza ba Ruhanga Mukama w'eiguru n'ensi. Mbwenu nitwombeka busya Nyaruju, eyaabaire yaayombekirwe emyaka mingi ehingwire, ei omugabe rugambwa owa Isiraeli yaayombekire, akaheza.

¹² Kwonka baatatenkuriitwe ku baagwisize kubi Ruhanga ogwo ow'omu iguru, yaabarekurira Nebukadenezaari omugabe wa Babulooni Omukaludaaya, owaacwekyereize egi nju akatwara abantu Babulooni bari enkwatwa.

¹³ Kwonka shi, omu mwaka gw'okubanza ogwa Kuuro omugabe wa Babulooni, Kuuro ogwo omugabe akashohoza ekiragiro naikiriza ku egi nju ya Ruhanga eyombekwa busya,

¹⁴ kandi ebintu by'ezaabu n'efeeza eby'omuri egyo nju ya Ruhanga, ebi Nebukadenezaari yaabaire aihire omuri Nyaruju y'omuri Yerusalemu, akabita omuri Nyaruju ya Babulooni, ebyo bintu Omugabe Kuuro akabiiha omuri Nyaruju eya Babulooni, yaabikwatsa omuntu orikwetwa Sheeshabazaari ou yaabaire ahindwire omutegyeki mukuru;

¹⁵ haza yaamugira ati: Twara ebi bintu, obite omuri Nyaruju y'omuri Yerusalemu, kandi oreebe ngu Nyaruju ya Ruhanga yaayombekwa busya omu kibanja kyayo.

¹⁶ Bwanyima Sheeshabazaari yaija, yaayombeka egi misingi ya Nyaruju ya Ruhanga; okwiha obwo n'okuhitsya hati etuura neeyombekwa, kandi tekahwaire.

¹⁷ N'ahabw'ekyo, Nyakusinga, ku oraabe nookisiima, ragiira bashwijume ebitabo by'obugabe, ebiri okwo Babulooni, kureeba yaaba ekyo kiragiro kyashohoziibwe Omugabe Kuuro, kwikiriza kwombeka busya egi enju ya Ruhanga ey'omuri Yerusalemu. Kandi Nyakusinga, nitukushaba oikirize kutugarukamu ekyo kintu.