Esela
4 Pabaadi beshikuanyi ba Yunda na ba Benyamine bapushe’shi, bantu babaabadi bakuate benda nabo akupu balukiila, bakuete kuibaka ntempelo a Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele, 2 mususa umune babafikile kui Zorobabele na ba nfumu ba bifuko, bebalungula’shi: “Etutadileyi tuibakie nenu; muanda nka bu anue, natue atulanguilaa* Efile Mukulu eenu, na tuibamulambule milambu kubanga mafuku a nfumu Esakadone a Asiri baadi mufikie n’etu pano.” 3 Anka Zorobabele, Yeshua na ba nfumu ba bifuko ba Isalele nkuibalungula’shi: “Tanuina kia kuibaka netu nshibo y’Efile Mukulu eetu, muanda atue banabene atuibakila Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele nshibo nka bu bibaadi Siruse nfumu a Pelese muitutumine eyi.”
4 Akupu bantu ba muiumbo babaadi nka ababofusha bantu ba mu Yunda ku mashimba* bua kuibatshinyisha buashi balekie kuibaka. 5 Babaadi bafute bantu abatuushaa malango bua kuluisha mpango yabo mafuku oso a Siruse nfumu a Pelese, mpa na mu mafuku a kumunana a Daryuse nfumu a Pelese. 6 Ku mbangilo kua kumunana kua Asueruse babafundile mukanda, bua kufunda bantu ba mu Yunda na ba mu Yelusalema. 7 Na mu mafuku a nfumu Artakesese a Pelese, Bishelame, Mitredate, Tabele, na bangi benabo babaadi bafundile nfumu Artakesese mukanda, abo nkualula wawa mukanda mu kina Arameya, beufunda mu nfundilo a kina Arameya.*
8 * Rehume mukata a bafubi ba mbulamatadi, na skribe Shimishai babafundiile nfumu Artakesese mukanda bua kufunda Yelusalema, bakula’shi: 9 (Wawa mukanda ubaadi aufiki kui Rehume mukata a bafubi ba mbulamatadi, skribe Shimishai na bangi benaye boso, ba nsushi, baba balondele ba guvernere, bafundi, bantu ba mu Ereke, bantu ba mu Babilone na bantu ba mu Susa, kuamba’shi bena Elame. 10 Na ingi miilo ibaadi Asenapare muntu mukata na a kinemo mukuate enda nayo na eyituula mu bibundi bia Samadiya na bangi bantu ba mu nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela,* na binobino 11 mianda ibaabadi bafunde mu mukanda ubaabadi bamutumine ngino.)
“Kui nfumu Artakesese atue bafubi bobe, bantu ba mu nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela, tubakutumina uno mukanda: Na binobino 12 nfumu aukie’shi bena Yunda bakatukie kodi bafika kuatudi, mbafikie ku Yelusalema, bakuete kuibakuula kibundi kia buntomboshi na ki bubi na bakuete kupudisha midimba na kulumbuula bitako. 13 Binobino nfumu aukie’shi, su kino kibundi kibebakuulua, na midimba yakio ibaapu, tabekala abafutu kitadi, efuto, sunga kitadi ki’eshinda na bino abikitshi biashi mu tushete tua nfumu mutuele makuta apeela. 14 Bu biatukuete atupete efuto dia muibalasa,* ta bibuwa buetu kumona muanda wi bubi bui bino aufikila nfumu, nyi buakinyi tubatumu uno mukanda bua kuukisha nfumu, 15 buashi bakimbuule mu mukanda wa mianda ya ba mashabo kulu. Su bokitshi biabia, okauku’shi kino kibundi, nkibundi kia buntomboshi, mui bantu abakitshina ba nfumu na ma provense bibubi, na muanka mui bantu abatakulaa bangi ku buntomboshi kubanga mu mafuku a kala. Nyi buakinyi kino kibundi kibaadi kibutudibue. 16 Atuukisha nfumu’shi su kino kibundi kibebakuulua, na midimba yakio ibapu tokekala na matalua* pa nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela.”
17 Nfumu nkutuma eyi kui Rehume mukata a bafubi ba mbulamatadi, na skribe Shimishai na bangi benabo bashale mu Samadiya, na bantu ba mu nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela’shi:
“Nenusemeyi! Binobino 18 mukanda ubanuitutumina ubabadikibua* kalolo kumpala kuande. 19 Kuiyi diande, mbakimbuule na basangana’shi, kubanga ku kala kino kibundi, kibaadi akitombokiela ba nfumu, na buntomboshi na buluishi bibaadi muanka. 20 Mu Yelusalema mubaadi ba nfumu be bukome babaadi bamune nsenga yoso i abua bushiya bua muela, na babaadi bebafute kitadi, efuto na kitadi ki’eshinda. 21 Binobino tuma eyi buashi baba bantu bemikie mufubo, buashi kiakia kibundi takibakuluanga mpa na pantumu eyi. 22 Dimukayi, tanulengulanga uno muanda buashi uno muanda wi bubi bui bino taufikilanga nfumu.”
23 Kunyima ku’abo kubadika mukanda wa nfumu Artakesese kumpala kua Rehume, skribe Shimishai na benabo, babayile bukidibukidi ku Yelusalema kui bena Yunda, bebakitshisha pa bukopo bua kuimika mufubo. 24 Mu aa mafuku nyi mubaadi mufubo wa nshibo y’Efile mukulu ibaadi mu Yelusalema wimane na ubaadi ushale nka wimane mpa na mu kipua kia kabidi kia kumunana kua nfumu Daryuse a Pelese.