Neemiya
8 Anthu onsene agumanyikana na cifuniro cibodzi cene pa mbuto yapakweca yakuti ikhali kutsogolo kwa Nsuwo Ukulu wa Madzi,+ pontho iwo apanga Esdhra+ wakuti akhali mulembi* toera abwerese bukhu ya Mwambo wa Mose+ ukhadapereka Yahova kuna Aizraeli.+ 2 Natenepa, pa ntsiku yakutoma ya mwezi wacinomwe,+ Esdhra wakuti akhali nyantsembe abweresa bukhu ya Mwambo pa nsoka* wa anthu+ wakuti ukhali na amuna, akazi na ana akuti mbadakwanisa kubva mbabvesesa pikhalongwa. 3 Esdhra aleri bukhu ineyi mwakugaluza+ pa mbuto yapakweca yakuti ikhali kutsogolo kwa Nsuwo Ukulu wa Madzi, kutomera namacibese mpaka namasikati. Iye akhaileri pamaso pa amuna, akazi na pamaso pa ana akuti mbadakwanisa kubvesesa; pontho anthu akhabvesera mwadidi+ pikhalerwi m’bukhu ya Mwambo. 4 Esdhra wakuti akhali mulembi* akhadalimira padzulu pa cinthu cakucitwa na matabwa, cakuti cikhadacitwa thangwi ya nsonkhano unoyu. Anthu akhadalimira kukhundu yace yamadyo akhali Matitiya, Sema, Anaya, Uriya, Hilkiya na Maseya; akhadalimira kukhundu yace yabzwere akhali Pedhaya, Mizaeli, Malkiya,+ Asumi, Asi-Bhadhana, Zakariya na Mesulamu.
5 Esdhra afungula bukhu pamaso pa anthu onsene, thangwi iye akhadalimira padzulu kupiringana onsene. Pidafungula iye bukhu, anthu onsene alimira. 6 Penepo Esdhra asimba Yahova Mulungu wankulu na wandimomwene. Natenepa, anthu onsene pidathukula iwo manja awo, atawira: “Ameni!* Ameni!”+ Buluka penepo iwo agodamira Yahova mbakotamisa nkhope zawo mpaka pantsi. 7 Pontho mu ndzidzi ukhapitiriza anthu dzololo, Yesuwa, Bhani, Serebhiya,+ Yamini, Akubhi, Sabhetai, Odhiya, Maseya, Kelita, Azariya, Yozabhadhi,+ Anane na Pelaya akuti akhali Alevi, akhafokotoza Mwambo kuna anthu.+ 8 Iwo apitiriza kuleri bukhu mwakugaluza, Mwambo wa Mulungu wandimomwene, aufokotoza mwadidi mbabvekesa mabvekero awo; natenepa, iwo aphedza anthu toera kubvesesa mphangwa zikhaleri iwo.+
9 Neemiya wakuti mu ndzidzi unoyu akhali ntongi,* Esdhra+ wakuti akhali nyantsembe na mulembi,* pabodzi na Alevi akuti akhapfundzisa anthu, apanga mbumba yonsene: “Lero ndi ntsiku yakucena kuna Yahova Mulungu wanu.+ Lekani kudungunya peno kulira.” Thangwi anthu onsene akhalira pikhabva iwo mafala a Mwambo. 10 Neemiya aapanga: “Ndokoni mukadye cakudya cadidi kakamwe* na kumwa pyakumwa pyakutapira, pontho pasani cakudya+ ale adacisowa; thangwi lero ndi ntsiku yakucena kuna Mbuyathu. Lekani kutsukwala, thangwi kutsandzaya kunapereka Yahova ndi ciwangiso canu.” 11 Alevi akhamatamisa anthu onsene mbaapanga: “Lekani kulira, thangwi lero ndi ntsiku yakucena, pontho lekani kutsukwala.” 12 Natenepa, anthu onsene aenda kadya, kamwa, kapasa anango pyakudya, mbatsandzaya kakamwe,+ thangwi akhadabvesesa mafala a Mwambo.+
13 Pa ntsiku yaciwiri, atsogoleri a mabanja a anthu onsene, anyantsembe na Alevi agumanyikana pana mulembi* Esdhra toera kubvesesa mwadidi mafala a Mwambo. 14 Penepo iwo agumana kuti mu Mwambo udapereka Yahova kubulukira kuna Mose, mwalembwa kuti Aizraeli asafunika kukhala m’misasa* mu ndzidzi wa phwando ya mwezi wacinomwe,+ 15 pontho kuti asafunika kulonga pakweca+ na kudziwisa m’mizinda yawo yonsene na mu Yerusalemu onsene kuti: “Ndokoni kucisa ca mapiri toera mukasake matsandzo a miti ya milivera, a miti ya pinyu, matsandzo a murta* na a miti ya micindu, kuphatanizambo matsandzo a miti inango toera kumanga misasa, mwakubverana na pidalembwa.”
16 Natenepa, anthu aenda mbabweresa matsandzo toera kumanga misasa, m’bodzi na m’bodzi amanga nsasa padzulu panyumba yace, m’makintalo mwawo, m’makintalo a nyumba ya Mulungu wandimomwene,+ pa mbuto yapakweca ya Nsuwo Ukulu wa Madzi+ na pa mbuto yapakweca ya Nsuwo Ukulu wa Efraimu.+ 17 Natenepa, anthu onsene adabwerera buluka ku ubitcu amanga misasa mbakhala mwenemo, thangwi Aizraeli akhadasiya kucita phwando ineyi kutomera mu ntsiku za Yoswa+ mwana wa Nuni mpaka pa ntsiku ineyi. Na thangwi ineyi anthu atsandzaya kakamwe.+ 18 Pontho Mwambo wa Mulungu wandimomwene+ ukhalerwi ntsiku zonsene, bulukira pa ntsiku yakutoma mpaka ntsiku yakumalisa. Iwo acita phwando mu ntsiku zinomwe, mbacita nsonkhano ukulu kakamwe pa ntsiku yacisere mwakubverana na pikhaphemba Mwambo.+