Ezera 8 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Mbwenu aba nibo bakuru b'emiryango ya baishenkurubo, kandi nibo b'enganda z'abu naizire nabo kuruga Babulooni omu busingye bw'Omugabe Arutazaakiseesi.

² Omuri beene Finehaasi, ni Gereshomu, omuri beene Itamari, Daniyeli; omuri beene Daudi, Hatushi;

³ ow'omuri beene Shekaniiya; omuri beene Paroshi, Zekariya owaahandiikirwe hamwe n'abashaija igana na makumi ataano;

⁴ omuri beene Paahatimoabu, Eliehoinai mutabani wa Zerahiya, hamwe n'abashaija magana abiri;

⁵ omuri beene Zatu, Shekariya mutabani wa Yohazieli, hamwe n'abashaija magana ashatu;

⁶ omuri beene Adini, Ebedi mutabani wa Yonatani, hamwe n'abashaija makumi ataano;

⁷ omuri beene Elamu, Yeshayiiya mutabani wa Ataliya, hamwe n'abashaija makumi mushanju;

⁸ omuri beene Shefatiya; Zebadiiya mutabani wa Mikaeli, hamwe n'abashaija makumi munaana;

⁹ omuri beene Yoabu, Obadiiya mutabani wa Yehieli, hamwe n'abashaija magana abiri na ikumi na munaana;

¹⁰ omuri beene Bani, Sheloomiti mutabani wa Yosifiiya, hamwe n'abashaija igana na makumi mukaaga;

¹¹ omuri beene Beebai, Zekariya mutabani wa Beebai, hamwe n'abashaija makumi abiri na munaana;

¹² omuri beene Azigaadi, Yohaanani mutabani wa Haakatani, hamwe n'abashaija igana na ikumi;

¹³ omuri beene Adoniikamu abaizire bwanyima, ni Elifeleti na Yeueli na Shemayiija, hamwe n'abashaija makumi mukaaga.

¹⁴ Reero omuri beene Biigivai, ni Utai na Zakuri, hamwe n'abashaija makumi mushanju.

Ezera okwetekateekyera orugyendo

¹⁵ Ntyo mbateeranira aha mugyera ogurikuhimintika, niguza Ahaara. Aho nibo twagombekire, tukahateera ebiro bishatu. Ku naarabize amaisho omuri abo bantu, n'omu bahongyerezi, naashanga hatarimu muntu weena ow'omuri beene Leevi.

¹⁶ Nikwo kutuma kweta Eliezeeri, Alieri, Shemeyiiya, Elinatani, Zekariya na Meshulaamu, abantu bakuru, n'okweta Yoiaribu na Elinatani, abashaija barikwetegyereza.

¹⁷ Ntyo mbatuma ahari Ido, owaabaire atwire Kasifiiya, obwo nimbamanyisa ebi baraagambire Ido ogwo na beeneishe, abaheereza b'omuri Nyaruju, ab'omu kyanga kya Kasifiiya, ngu batutwekyere ab'okuheereza omuri egyo nju ya Ruhanga waitu.

¹⁸ Reero ahabw'okuhwerwa omukono murungi gwa Ruhanga waitu ogutaturugaho, baatureetera omushaija ohwerize, ow'omuri beene Mahili, mutabani wa Leevi, mwene Isiraeli, orikwetwa Sheebiiya, hamwe n'abatabani n'abanyaruganda ikumi na munaana.

¹⁹ Kandi baatureetera Hashabiya hamwe na Yeshayiiya ow'omuri beene Meraari, na beene waabo n'abatabani, boona abantu makumi abiri,

²⁰ otabariiremu baheereza b'omuri Nyaruju magana abiri na makumi abiri, abu Daudi n'abakungu be baabaire batooraine kuheereza Abaleevi. Abo boona amaziina gaabo gakahandiikwa.

²¹ Bwanyima ntyo ndagiririrayo okwesiibyakwo ahari ogwo mugyera Ahaava, ngu twebundikye omu maisho ga Ruhanga waitu, nitumushaba kuturinda gye omu rugyendo, n'abaana baitu n'ebintu byaitu byona.

²² Manya kikaba nikiinyitsa enshoni kushaba omugabe kutuha omutwe gw'abaserukare, n'ab'ahambaraasi kuturinda abazigu omu rugyendo rwaitu, ahabw'okuba tukaba twagambiire ogwo mugabe ku omukono gwa Ruhanga waitu gutuura ahari boona abamusherura, kubaha emigisha, kandi ku agirira abamwimuura kashanga y'amaani.

²³ Ekyo nikyo twayesiibiizekwo, tukeeshengyereza Ruhanga waitu, kandi nawe akahurira okweshengyereza kwaitu.

²⁴ Bwanyima omu bahongyerezi abakuru nkatooranamu ikumi na babiri aba: Sherebiiya na Hashabiya hamwe na beene waabo ikumi.

²⁵ Naabarengyera efeeza n'ezaabu n'ebintu eby'okutoija ahabwa Nyaruju ya Ruhanga waitu ebi omugabe n'abahabuzi be n'abakungu be n'Abaisiraeli boona abariyo baatoizire.

²⁶ Nkabarengyera, naabakwatsa omu ngaro empiiha obukaikuru bushatu n'obusiriira mwenda z'efeeza, n'ebintu by'efeeza ebirikuhitsya empiiha obusiriira mukaaga, n'obundi busiriira mukaaga bw'ezaabu,

²⁷ ebakuri makumi abiri z'ezaabu, ezirikuhitsya empiiha obukumi bubiri na rukumi, n'ebindi bintu bibiri by'emiringa mirungi ekuubirwe, eby'obuguzi bwingi nk'eby'ezaabu.

²⁸ Ntyo mbagira nti: Mwayerezibwa Nyakubaho, n'ebyo bintu n'ebirikwera; kandi efeeza n'ezaabu n'emitoijo y'okwekundira etoijeirwe Mukama Ruhanga wa baashwenkuriimwe.

²⁹ Mubibiikye kandi mubirinde, okuhitsya obu muribirengyera omu bishengye bya Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho omu maisho g'abahongyerezi abakuru n'Abaleevi n'abakuru b'emiryango ya baishenkuru b'Abaisiraeli abari Yerusalemu.

³⁰ Batyo abahongyerezi n'Abaleevi baayakiira egyo feeza n'ezaabu n'ebindi bintu, nk'oku oburemeezi bwabyo bwabaire buri, kubitwara Yerusalemu omuri Nyaruju ya Ruhanga waitu.

Ezera na bagyenzi be okuhika Yerusalemu

³¹ Ebyo ku byahwaire, aha kiro kya ikumi na bibiri ky'okwezi kw'okubanza, twaruga aha mugyera Ahaava, kuza Yerusalemu. Haza omukono gwa Ruhanga waitu gwatugumaho, yaatujuna abazigu n'abatugweraire omu muhanda.

³² Twahika Yerusalemu, twagumayo okumara ebiro bishatu.

³³ Aha kiro kya kana, ezo feeza n'ezaabu n'ebyo bintu baabirengyera omuri Nyaruju ya Ruhanga waitu, baabikwatsa Meeremooti omuhongyerezi mwene Uriya, hariho Eleazaari mwene Finehaasi n'Abaleevi, Yoozabadi mwene Yeshwa na Noadiiya mwene Fiinue.

³⁴ Byona byabarwa kandi byarengwa; n'oburemeezi bwa buri kimwe bwahandiikwa kuguma nibiijukwa.

³⁵ Ago magingo abarugire omu bukwatwa bazaahuukire, baahongyera Ruhanga wa Isiraeli ebihongwa bicwekize ebi: enimi ikumi na ibiri, ahabw'Abaisiraeli boona, empaya z'entaama makumi mwenda na mukaaga, abaana b'entaama makumi mushanju na mushanju, n'empaya z'embuzi ikumi na ibiri, z'okuhongyerera ebibi. Ebyo byona bikaba ebitambo ebicwekize by'okuhongyera Nyakubaho.

³⁶ Kandi baamanyisa ab'amashaza b'omugabe n'abategyeki bakuru b'ekyanga kya seeri y'Omugyera ebi ogwo mugabe yaaragiire; nabo bahwera abo bantu na Nyaruju ya Ruhanga.