Neemiya
2 Mu mueshi wa Nisane* mu kipua kia 20 kia kumunana kua Nfumu Artakesese, babaadi batuule nfinyo kumpala kuaye, na nka bu pakiubishi natshile nfinyo neyipa nfumu, anka kasha ntshinadi mumuenekie muinyongole biabia kumpala kuaye. 2 Biabia nfumu nkungipusha’shi: “Buakinyi omueneka muinyongole biabia aku namu t’okuete kukumba? We na muanda muishimba diobe, nyi buakinyi we muinyongole.” Panapushishe bino, napushishe moo ukile.
3 Nyi ami nkulungula nfumu’shi: “Nfumu ekale na muwa bua loso! Ne kukutua kuinyongola naminyi pekale kibundi, mbalo yabadi bashiikie bamashami kulu ngiluishibue na biibi biakio mbishikiibue kaalo?” 4 Akupu nfumu nkungipusha’shi: “Okiebe kinyi?” Mususa umune ami nkuteka Efile Mukulu a eyilu. 5 Akupu ami nkulungula nfumu’shi: “Su abisankisha nfumu, na su mufubi oobe mukuminyibue nobe, ntume ku Yunda mu kibundi kibaabadi bashiikie bamashami kulu bua’shi nekibakuule.” 6 Akupu nfumu na ndalamumba aaye mushale ku lupese luaye, nkungipusha’shi: “Luendo lobe aluata mafuku bungi kinyi, na walukiila mafuku kinyi?” Biabia abio nkusankisha nfumu bua kuntuma, na ami nkumulungula mafuku a nkalukiila.
7 Ami nkulungula nfumu’shi: “Su abisankisha nfumu, bampe mikanda bua ba guvernere ba mu nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela,* bua’shi bantadiile nkile mu nsenga yabo mpa na pankafiki mu Yunda, 8 mpa na mukanda wa nkapa Asafe mulami a Mutamba wa Nfumu, bua’shi ampe mabaya akupua nao biibi bia Mbalo Inyingishibue* ya Nshibo,* na bua midimba ya kibundi na bua nshibo ya nkashala.” Biabia nfumu nkuiyimpa, muanda Efile Mukulu ande baadi nami.
9 Nfudiilo a bioso ami nkufika kui ba guvernere ba mu nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela, ami nkuibapa mikanda ya nfumu, nfumu baadi dingi muntume na bakata ba kiluilo kia basalayi na bantu abatambushaa nfualasa. 10 Pabaadi Sanabalata muina Orone na Tobia mufubi muina Amone bapushe biabia, tababaadi basankie bibaadi muntu mufikie mu kukitshina muilo wa Isalele muanda wibuwa.
11 Nfudiilo a bioso ami nkufika ku Yelusalema, na ami nkushala kuanka munda mua mafuku asatu. 12 Nebuele bufuku, ami na ndambo ya bantu banaadi nabo, na ntshinaadi mulungule muntu su ngumune bibaadi Efile Mukulu muele muishimba diande bua kukitshina Yelusalema, na ntshinaadi na nyema kukatusha penda nyema anaadi mukaamine. 13 Na bufuku ami nkutuukila ku Kiibi kia Kuibanda, ami nkukidila kumpala kua Mushima wa Nyoka Mukata mpa na ku Kiibi kia Mituto ya Buto, na ami nkutaluula midimba ya Yelusalema ibaadi ibumbukie na biibi biaye bibaadi bishiikibue kaalo. 14 Ami nkukidila ku Kiibi kia Mushima na Kuishiba dia mema dia nfumu, na takubaadi mbalo ya kukila na nyema anaadi mukaamine. 15 Anka buabua bufuku, ami nkutungunuka n’ebanda,* na ami nkutungunuka na kutaluula mudimba, kunyima ami nkualukiila na nkutuelela ku Kiibi kia Kuibanda, akupu ami nkualukiila.
16 Bidonda bia bakunkushi tabibaadi abiuku kunaadi muende na kinaadi nakitshi, muanda ntshinaadi mubande kulungula bena Yunda, ba tshite muakuidi, bantu ba kinemo, bidonda bia bakunkushi na bangi bafubi muanda su ngumune. 17 Nfudiilo a bioso ami nkuibalungula’shi: “Nukuete kumona nshalelo e bukopo atudi naye, bi Yelusalema mmuluishibue na bishikibue biibi biaye kaalo. Fikayi tuibakuule midimba ya Yelusalema bua’shi buno buufu tabutungunukanga.” 18 Akupu ami nkuibalungula bibaadi nami Efile Mukulu ande , na dingi ami nkuibalungula mayi abaadi nfumu mundungule. Nyi abo nkuakula’shi: “Tuibueyi na tuibakie.” Biabia abo nkuinyingishena* bua kukita mufubo wibuwa.
19 Binobino pabaadi Sanabalata muina Orone, Tobia mufubi muina Amone na Gesheme muina Arabe bapushe bianka, ababangile kuitusepa na kuitubepuula, bakula’shi: “Nukuete kukita kinyi? Anukiebe kutombokiela nfumu su?” 20 Anka naluluile’shi: “Efile Mukulu a eyilu, Aye nyi akitshi bia’shi mufubo wetu wende kumpala, na atue bafubi baye atuibo na tuibakie; anka anue tanui na kintu su nkimune mu Yelusalema, sunga matalua, sunga muanda wakuinutentekiesha nao.”