Nehemia 1 - Baibuli Erikwera

Nehemia okuhurira enkuru mbi ahari Yerusaalemu n'okugishabira

¹ Ebigambo bya Nehemia, mwene Hakalia. Eizooba rimwe omu kwezi kwa Kisileevi omu mwaka gwa makumi abiri, nkaba ndi omu rurembo Suusa,

² Hanaani, omwe ahari beene waitu, yaija n'abashaija nibaruga Yuda; naababuuza eby'Abayudaaya, abaahonokire batatwarwe omu bukwatwa, n'ebya Yerusaalemu.

³ Bangira bati: Abaahonokire batatwarwe omu bukwatwa, abari omuri eryo ishaza, bari omu busaasi bwingi, n'omu kuhemuka kuhango; orugo rw'amabaare orwa Yerusaalemu rusheenyirwe, n'amarembo gaayo gacwekyereziibwe n'omuriro.

⁴ Ku naahuriire ebigambo ebyo, naashutama ahansi, naarira, naamara ebiro ninganya; naaguma niinyesiibyakwo, kandi ninshaba omu maisho ga Ruhanga w'eiguru.

⁵ Naagira nti: Ai MUKAMA, Ruhanga w'eiguru, ori Ruhanga Nyamuhanga orikutiinwa, orinda endagaano kandi ogirira embabazi abakukunda, bakoorobera ebiragiro byawe,

⁶ tega okutu, kandi oreebe n'amaisho, ohurire okushaba kw'omwiru waawe, oku ndikushaba omu maisho gaawe nyomushana na nyekiro ahabw'Abaisraeli abairu baawe, niinyatura ebibi byabo, ebi twakucumwireho. N'ekya buzima, nyowe n'enju ya tata tukacumura.

⁷ Tukakora ebitahikire ahariiwe, titwayorobera biragiro, ebyatairweho n'eby'emigyenzo ebi waaragiire omugaragwa waawe Musa.

⁸ Ijuka ekigambo eki waaragiire omugaragwa waawe ogwo, noogira oti: Ku muricumura, ndyabataataanisiza omu mahanga;

⁹ kwonka ku muringarukira, mwayorobera ebiragiro byangye, mwabikora, n'obu muriba mutaataanisiziibwe okwo hare aha muheru gw'ensi, ndyabateeranira hamwe, mbaiheyo, mbareete omu nsi ei naatooraine kugumyamu eiziina ryangye.

¹⁰ N'abairu baawe, kandi abantu baawe, abu waacungwire n'amaani gaawe amaingi, kandi n'omukono gwawe ogw'amaani.

¹¹ Ai MUKAMA, tega okutu kwawe, ohurire okushaba kw'omwiru waawe, n'okw'abairu baawe, abashemerererwa okutiina eiziina ryawe; ohe omwiru waawe omugisha eri izooba, agirirwe embabazi omu maisho g'omushaija ogu. (Omu bunaku obwo nkaba ndi omuheereza wa viinyo y'omugabe.)