Esela
3 Pabakumbene mueshi wa musambobidi bena Isalele* babaadi mu bibundi biabo, babebungile pamune mu Yelusalema bekale eyi dimune. 2 Yeshua muana a Yehozadake na bakuabo ba tshite muakuidi na Zorobabele muana a Salatiele na bakuabo balume, nkuibua na nkuibaka kilambuilo ki’Efile Mukulu a Isalele, buashi bepalambule milambu ya kushiika kaalo bu biabidi bifundibue mu Muiya wa Moyise muntu a Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi.
3 Biabia abo nkuibaka kilambuilo pa mbalo yakibaadi kumpala, sunga bibaabadi abatshinyi bantu ba maumbo ebefunyishe, na abo nkubanga kulambula Yehowa milambu ya kushiika kaalo panka, milambu ya kushiika kaalo ya ku namashika na ya ku kiolua. 4 Akupu abo nkukita musangelo wa bitanda,* muyile bifundibue, na kuifuku n’efuku, babaadi abalambula bungi butshibibue bua milambu ya kushiika kaalo bubaadi butekibue bu’efuku dioso. 5 Akupu abaadi balambule milambu ya kushiika kaalo ya pa kiubishi na milambu ya mieshi ipia, na milambu bua misangelo yoso ya bipungo ya kishila bua Yehowa, mpa na milambu ya mu kukumiina ibaadi muntu oso mulambule kui Yehowa. 6 Kubanga muifuku dia kumpala dia mueshi wa musambobidi, ababangile kulambula Yehowa milambu ya kushiika kaalo, sunga mbiabashibaadi babande kuibaka kitako kia ntempelo a Yehowa.
7 Abo nkupa bantu abatanyaa mabue na ba nsendue makuta, na nkupa bena Sidone na bena Tiire bia kudia, bia kutoma na muimu, buabadia kufika na mabaya a mutshi wa sedre pa mema a kalunga, kukatukila ku Lebanone na ku Yopee, muyile matalua abaabadi bebape kui Siruse nfumu a Pelese.
8 Mu kipua kia kabidi kunyima kuabo kufika ku nshibo y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi ku Yelusalema mu mueshi wa kabidi, Zorobabele muana a Salatiele, Yeshua muana a Yehozadake na bangi bakuabo balume, ba tshite muakuidi, bena Levi na baba boso babaadi bafikie ku Yelusalema abakatuka kubaabadi bebakuate benda nabo, nkubanga mufubo; babatudile bena Levi kubanga ku bipua 20 na kunundu bua kukunkusha mufubo wa nshibo ya Yehowa. 9 Biabia Yeshua, bana baye na bakuabo balume, na Kadimiyele na bana baye, bana ba Yunda, babebungile pamune bua kukunkusha baba abaadi abakitshi mufubo mu nshibo y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, pamune na bana ba Enadade, bana babo na bakuabo balume bena Levi.
10 Pabaadi bebaki bebakie kitako kia ntempelo a Yehowa, ba tshite muakuidi bafuale bilamba biabo bia bu tshite muakuidi, bekale na mpungi na bena Levi, bana ba Asafe bekale na sembale, babemene bua kutumbisha Yehowa muyile bukunkushi bua nfumu Davide a Isalele. 11 Na ababangile kuyimba na kupuula, pa kutumbisha na kutumbula Yehowa, “muanda e buwa; kifulo kiaye kia lulamato kui Isalele ki kuanka bua loso.” Akupu bantu boso babelele musaase n’eyi di bukopo bua kutumbisha Yehowa muanda kitako kia nshibo ya Yehowa kibaadi kibakibue. 12 Ba tshite muakuidi bebungi, bena Levi na ba nfumu ba bifuko, bantu banunu babaadi bamone nshibo ya kala babadidile n’eyi di bukopo pabaabadi bamone kitako kia ino nshibo akibakibua, pabaadi bangi be bungi abele misaase ya muloo n’eyi di bukopo. 13 Biabia bantu tababaadi bia kutundula misase ya muloo na mayi a kudila, muanda bantu babaadi abele misaase n’eyi di bukopo mu kipaso kibaadi mayi aapushika kula ngofu.