Ɛzra 4 - EBƆRƐ BE KAWƆL

Beko ka maŋ shuli fanɛ b pɔr bɔrɛlambu na be asheŋ

¹ Juda nɛ Bɛnjamin ebi be bedoŋ ka nu fanɛ Israɛlebi na bɛta m ba nɛ b ba lɔŋɛ Enyɛnpe, Israɛl be Ebɔrɛ na be lambu m pɔr,

² nɛ b yɔ Zerubabel nɛ mbuna mbuna be benimuana na kutɔ n ya kaŋɛ le: “Men shin nɛ an chɛ menyi to n pɔr. Ŋkpal manɛ so, anyi nɛ menyi kikɛ bee shuŋ Ebɔrɛ koŋwule nna. Yili jemanɛ nɛ Asiriya be ewura, Esahadɔn, bar anyi kasawule ere so hale m ba fo kabre; menyi be Ebɔrɛ ere nɛ anyi alɛ gba bee shuŋ nsaa lara sarga a sa.”

³ Nɛ Zerubabel nɛ Joshuwa nɛ Israɛl be mbunaana na be benimuana na malɛ kaŋɛ bumo: “Anyi maa sha menyi be kechɛto ashi bɔrɛlambu na be kepɔr n sa Enyɛnpe anyi be Ebɔrɛ na to. Anyi nawule beeŋ tiŋ m pɔr kumo fanɛ kananɛ Pɛshiya be ewura, Sairus yili na.”

⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ Judaebi be bechenashapoana na fara a funti bumo a fin kananɛ baaŋ wora m pɔ Judaebi na aba nseŋ shin nɛ kufu a pɛ bumo nɛ b yige lambu na be kelɔŋɛ m pɔr.

⁵ Nɛ b ya ber Pɛshiya be gomena be benimu ko paa fanɛ b ba funti Judaebi na n lara bumo lambu na be kapɔr to. Ewura Sairus be jemanɛ so nɛ b keta kumo loŋ hale m ba fo ewura Dariɔs be jemanɛ so.

Beko ka maŋ shuli fanɛ b lɔŋɛ Jerusalɛm m pɔr be asheŋ

⁶ Kafɛ nɛ ewurgboŋ Zɛɛzɛs ji kuwura na nɛ basa nɛ b daa wɔ Juda nɛ Jerusalɛm to na be bedoŋ sibɛ kawɔl ŋ ku bumo kɔnɔ.

⁷ Pɛshiya be ewurgboŋ Atazɛzɛs be jemanɛ to gba, Bishlam nɛ Mitrɛdat nɛ Tabil nɛ bumo braana sibɛ kawɔl nna n sa ewurgboŋ Atazɛzɛs. Aramaik be ŋgbar to nɛ b daŋ sibɛ kumo.

⁸ Rehum nɛ e daa la gomena na nɛ Shimshayi nɛ mo alɛ daa la efuli na be esibɛpo na e sibɛ kawɔl na n sa ewurgboŋ Atazɛzɛs a malga Jerusalɛm be asheŋ a kaŋɛ le:

⁹ “Rehum nɛ e la gomena na nɛ Shimshayi nɛ e la efuli na be esibɛpo na nɛ bumo braana demujipoana nɛ benimuana nɛ baa keni basa nɛ b shi Tripolis nɛ Pɛshiya nɛ Erɛk nɛ Babilɔn be efuliana so na, n ta Elam ebi nɛ b shi Susa na nɛ

¹⁰ basa nɛ bunyaŋwura Ashubanipal daŋ shin nɛ b ba chena Samɛria be kadegboŋ to na nɛ nde nɛ a wɔ Yufreetes be epeŋitɔrkpa be kasawule so na kikɛ e naa sibɛ kawɔl ere na.

¹¹ Ewurgboŋ Atazɛzɛs, fo nyɛrbi nɛ fo basa nɛ b chena lɔrgboŋ nɛ baa tre Yufreetes na be epeŋitɔrkpa be kasawule so na e naa sibɛ fo kawɔl ere:

¹² ‘Yiramu, anyee sha fo pin fanɛ Juwebi nɛ b shi fo kutɔ m ba anyi kutɔ nfe na yɔ Jerusalɛm nna n ya kaa lɔŋɛ kade lubi nɛ k maŋ kɔ kasonu na a pɔr. B tiŋ n fara a pɔr kumo be egbalana nsaa lɔŋɛ kumo be gbaltɔlaseana gba. K maaŋ chɛr baaŋ pɔr kumo n loge.

¹³ Yiramu, nɛ basa ere baŋ lɔŋɛ kade ere m pɔr nɛ kumo be egbalana kikɛ yili, kumo ere b maaŋ naŋ ka lampo ŋko toto kikɛ n sa ewura. Loŋ malɛ beeŋ shin nɛ ewura be kpanjawu to be amansherbi a duga so.

¹⁴ Ŋkpal fo ka wɔ anyi a keni so nɛ anyi alɛ maa sha ewura ka ji nyɔmɔ so nɛ anyee sibɛ fo kawɔl ere na

¹⁵ nɛ fo shin nɛ b keni fo nananyɛnana nɛ fo tutoana be nwɔl nɛ a dese na to. Feeŋ wu fanɛ le be kade ere la kade lubi nna nɛ k bee bar etɔrɔ bewura so. Kusɔ nɛ k bar kumo be kemur nna na.

¹⁶ Yiramu, anyee sha fo baa nyi fanɛ nɛ b baŋ lɔŋɛ kade ere m pɔr, kumo ere shɛŋ maaŋ naa shi Yufreetes be epeŋitɔrkpa a ba fo kutɔ.’ ”

¹⁷ Ndoŋ nna nɛ ewura na malɛ ta ebɔl ere n shoŋi bumo. E yɛ: “Ebɔl ere shi ma, ewurgboŋ Atazɛzɛs, kutɔ nna a yɔ Rehum, nɛ e la gomena nɛ Shimshayi, nɛ mo alɛ la efuli na so be esibɛpo na nɛ bumo braana nɛ b wɔ Samɛria nɛ Yufreetes be epeŋitɔrkpa be kasawule so na kikɛ kutɔ. Ma kechɔrɔ nde!”

¹⁸ B daŋ kraŋ nseŋ kilgi kawɔl nɛ men sibɛ n shoŋi na n sa ma.

¹⁹ Nɛ n shin nɛ b keni asheŋ na to nseŋ wu fanɛ kashenteŋ nɛ kade na la kade lubi dra dra kikɛ. B daa maa sa bewura kashuli. Bumo alɛ daa kɔ keŋkenshi nɛ kagbene kpakpaso ga.

²⁰ Bewura nɛ b daŋ ji eleŋ ga daŋ chena Jerusalɛm to nseŋ daŋ ji kuwura basa nɛ b daa tase Yufreetes be epeŋitɔrkpa be kasawule so, bumo alɛ daa tu bumo a sɔ elampo nɛ atoto nna.

²¹ Men sa basa na ebɔl fanɛ b yige kade na be kelɔŋɛ m pɔr na n ya fo fanɛ ŋ ka beeŋ naŋ sa bumo ekpa.

²² Men baa de so nsaa maaŋ ta kesheŋ ere m pɛl n shin nɛ ewura e paŋ mbe kepar.

²³ B ka kraŋ ewurgboŋ Atazɛzɛs be kawɔl na n sa Rehum nɛ Shimshayi nɛ bumo braana na nɛ b wora manaŋ n ya tintiŋ Juwebi nɛ b wɔ Jerusalɛm to na fanɛ b yige kade na be kelɔŋɛ m pɔr.

²⁴ Ndoŋ nna nɛ bɔrɛlambu na be kapɔr na shir n yili loŋ hale n ya fo Pɛshiya be ewurgboŋ Dariɔs be kuwurji be kafɛ nyɔsopo to.