Ezera 4 - Baibuli Erikwera

Abazigu okubazibira kwombeka

¹ Bwanyima abazigu b'Abayuda n'Ababenyamiini ku baahuriire ngu abaarugire omu bukwatwa nibombekyera MUKAMA, Ruhanga wa Israeli, hekalu,

² baija ahari Zerubabeeli n'abakuru b'amaju ga baishenkurubo, baabagira bati: Ka twombekye hamwe naimwe; ahakuba naitwe turamya Ruhanga waanyu, nk'oku mumuranya, kandi tutuura nitumutambira ebitambo, okuruga omu busingye bwa Esari-hadoni, omugabe wa Asiria owaatureetsire aha.

³ Kwonka Zerubabeeli na Yeshua n'abandi bakuru b'amaju ga baishenkuru b'Abaisraeli baabagarukamu bati: Timwine kakwate naitwe kwombekyera Ruhanga waitu enju; kureka itwe twenka nitwija kwombekyera MUKAMA, Ruhanga wa Israeli, nk'oku Nyakusinga Kuuro omugabe wa Perisi yaaturagiire.

⁴ Bwanyima abantu b'omuri egyo nsi baateera Abayuda aha mutwe, baabatiinisa kwombeka,

⁵ baaguriirira abahi b'obwengye kubazibira kuhikiiriza eki barikwenda kukora; byaguma bityo omu busingye bwa Kuuro omugabe wa Perisi bwona okuhitsya omu busingye bwa Dario omugabe wa Perisi.

⁶ Kandi omu busingye bwa Ahasuero, ku yaabaire naakitandika, baahandiika ebaruha nibarega abatuuzi ba Yuda na Yerusaalemu.

⁷ Bwanyima omu busingye bwa Aruta-gizakiseeski, Bishulaamu, Mesiredaasi, abeeli na bagyenzi baabo abandi baahandiikira Aruta-gizakiseesi omugabe wa Perisi; egyo baruha baagihandiika omu rurimi rwa Siria, kandi baagihindura.

⁸ Rehumu omutegyeki na Shimushai omuhandiiki nabo baahandiikira Aruta-gizakiseesi ebaruha nibarega Yerusaalemu ni bagira bati:

⁹ Ebaruha ya Rehumu omutegyeki na Shimushai omuhandiiki na bagyenzi baabo abandi, n'abaramuzi, n'abategyeki, n'abatware, n'Abaperisi, n'aba Suusa nibo Baelami,

¹⁰ n'ab'amahanga agandi abu osinapaari omutegyeki omukuru rugambwa yaihire owaabo, akabata omu ndembo za Samaria, n'omu byaro ebindi ebiri omu nsi seeri y'Omugyera n'ebindi:

¹¹ (ebi nibyo bigambo by'ebaruha ei baatwekire;) Nyakusinga Omugabe Aruta-gizakiseesi, itwe abairu baawe ab'omu nsi ya seeri y'Omugyera nitukuramutsya.

¹² Mbwenu Nyakusinga omugabe, omanye Abayuda, abaarugire okwo, bakaija kunu Yerusaalemu, orurembo orugomi kandi orubi; mbwenu nibarwombeka, kandi baaherize engo z'amabaare n'omusingi.

¹³ Mbwenu Nyakusinga, omanye ngu, ku baraayombekye oru rurembo, baaheza n'engo zaarwo, tibarikutoijera, n'obu kwakuba okuha omushoro n'ehoozi; ekirirugamu empiiha z'obugabe ziryatuuba.

¹⁴ Mbwenu ahabw'okuba tutungirwe obugabe, kandi n'ahabw'okutenda kureeba omugabe naihwaho ekitiinisa, nikyo twakutumiraho kukumanyisa,

¹⁵ ngu basherure omu kitabo ekirikwijutsya ebyabaireho omu busingye bwa baashwenkru. Ebyo noija kubishanga omuri ekyo kitabo, omanye ku orurembo oru ruba orugomi, orunyangaraza abagabe n'ensi zaabo, kandi okuruga ira ku rushangwa rugomesa abantu. Ekyo nikyo kyarureeteire kucwekyerezibwa.

¹⁶ Nitumanyisa omugabe ngu, oru rurembo ku ruraayombekwe, engo zaarwo zaahwa, noija kubura eki waatunga omu nsi egi eya seeri y'Omugyera.

Omugabe okuragiira kuba barekire kwombeka

¹⁷ Omugabe yaatuma ahari Rehumu omutegyeki na Shimushai omuhandiiki na bagyenzi baabo abandi abaabaire batwire Samaria n'omu bindi byanga by'ensi eya seeri y'Omugyera, yaabagarukamu naagira ati: Muri buhooro, n'ebindi?

¹⁸ Ebaruha ei mwatutwekyeire, bagishomeire omu maisho gaitu, yaashobooroka.

¹⁹ Naaragiira ku basherura, baashanga ngu okuruga ira orwo rurembo rukaba rwimukirira abagabe, kandi eby'obugomi n'okwebumba bikaba biruhanuurirwamu.

²⁰ Kandi ngu rukaba rubamu abagabe b'amaani abaabaire bategyeka Yerusaalemu n'ebyanga byona ebya seeri y'Omugyera, kandi bakaba baheebwa emitoijo n'omushoro n'empooza.

²¹ N'ahabw'ekyo muteho ekiragiro abo bashaija barekyere aho, orwo rurembo rurekye kwombekwa, okuhitsya obu ndibaragiira ekindi.

²² Kandi mwerinde, muteeganda ahari ekyo, akabai katakaakura, kakareetera abagabe kufeerwa.

²³ Bwanyima ku baaherize kushomera ebaruha y'omugabe Aruta-gizakiseesi omu maisho ga Rehumu na Shimushai omuhandiiki na bagenzi baabo, ahonaaho baimuka, baaza Yerusaalemu ahu Abayuda baabaire bari, baabazibira kukora n'amaani n'obushoboorozi.

²⁴ N'ahabw'ekyo omurimo gw'enju ya Ruhanga ey'omuri Yerusaalemu baagurekyera aho, okuhitsya omu busingye bwa Dario omugabe wa Perisi.