Neemiya
8 Akupu bantu boso nkuibunga na eyi dimune pa mbalo ya bantu boso kumpala kua Kiibi kia Mema, na abo nkulungula Esela muntu atentulaa bifundue* bua kufika na mukanda wa Miiya ya Moyise, ubaadi Yehowa mutumine Isalele eyi. 2 Biabia muifuku dia kumpala dia mueshi wa musambobidi, tshite muakuidi Esela bafikile na Miiya kumpala kua kakongie ka bana balume, bana bakashi na boso babaadi balombene kuteemesha na kupusha. 3 Na aye nkuiubadika na eyi dibukopo kumpala kua mbalo ya bantu boso, kumpala kua Kiibi kia Mema, kubanga pa kutooka kua bufuku mpa na mu midi, aye nkuiyibadikila bana balume, bana bakashi, na boso babaadi balombene kupusha; na bantu babaadi bateemeshe na kalolo koso pabaabadi ababadika mukanda wa Miiya. 4 Esela muntu atentulaa bifundue baadi muimane pa estrade* a mabaya abaabadi bakite bua wawa muanda; Matitiya, Shema, Anaya, Uriya, Ilikiya na Maaseya babaadi bemane ku lupese luaye lubalume; na Pedaya, Mishaele, Malikiya, Ashume, Ashebadana, Zekariya na Meshulame babaadi bemane ku lupese luaye lubakashi.
5 Esela nkubuula mukanda mu meso mua bantu boso, muanda baadi kunundu kua bantu boso. Nka’ye kieubuula, bantu boso babaadi bebuee. 6 Akupu Esela nkutumbisha Yehowa Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, Efile Mukulu mukata, nyi bantu boso nkualula’shi, “Amene* Amene!” na abo nkuibuesha maboko aabo muiyilu. Akupu abo nkukunama kumpala kua Yehowa na nkuinyika mapala aabo paashi. 7 Na Yeshua, Bani, Sherebiya, Yamine, Akube, Shabetayi, Odiya, Maaseya, Kelita, Azariya, Yosabade, Anana, na Peleya babaadi bena Levi, babaadi abapatuluila bantu Miiya, pabaadi bantu bashale nka bemane. 8 Babatungunukile na kubadika mukanda, Miiya y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi na eyi dibukopo, beyipatulanga kalolo na kuiyipushisha; biabia abo nkukuasha bantu bua kupusha bibaabadi ababadika.
9 Neemiya baadi guvernere* mu aa mafuku, tshite muakuidi Esela baadi dingi muntu atentulaa bifundue, na bena Levi babaadi abalongiesha bantu, babalunguile bantu boso’shi: “Dino efuku ndia kishila bua Yehowa Efile Mukulu eenu. Tanuikalanga mu maalo sunga kudila.” Muanda bantu boso babaadi abadidi pabaabadi abapusha mayi a mu Miiya. 10 Bebalunguile’shi: “Ndayi, nudie bintu bikile buwa* na nutome bintu bi nsaasa, na nutumine baba bashi na kintu ndambo ya bia kudia; muanda dino efuku ndia kishila bua Nfumuetu, na tanuinyongolanga, muanda muloo wa Yehowa nyi mbukome* buenu.” 11 Na bena Levi babaadi abauminyisha bantu boso, bakulanga’shi: “Uminayi! muanda dino efuku ndia kishila, na tanuinyongolanga.” 12 Biabia bantu boso babayile bua kudia, bua kutoma na bua kutumina bangi ndambo ya bia kudia, na bua kuikala mu muloo ukata, muanda abaadi bapushe mayi abaabadi bebalungule.
13 Na muifuku dia kabidi, ba nfumu ba bifuko bia bamashabo ba muilo oso, ba tshite muakuidi na bena Levi babebungile kui Esela muntu atentulaa bifundue bua kupeta mpushisho e bungi a mayi a mu Miiya. 14 Mu Miiya ibaadi Yehowa mutume eyi kukidila kui Moyise, abapetele mbafunde muanka’shi, abitungu bena Isalele bashale mu bitanda* mu mafuku a musangelo, mu mueshi wa musambobidi, 15 na’shi abitungu baukishe na baakule mu bibundi biabo bioso na mu Yelusalema oso’shi: “Ndayi ku nsenga ya ku miengie, nufikie na ntabi i na mapupua ya mitshi ya olive, mitshi ya muimu, mitshi ya mirte na malala, na ntabi i na mapupua ya ingi mitshi bua kukita bitanda, muyile biabidi bifundibue.”
16 Biabia bantu babayile na abo nkufika na ntabi bua kukita bitanda, muntu oso ku musaka wa nshibo yaye, mu mpango yabo, mu mpango ya nshibo y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, mu mbalo ya bantu boso ya Kiibi kia Mema na mu mbalo ya bantu boso ya Kiibi kia Efraime. 17 Biabia bantu boso ba mu kakongie babaadi balukiile kubaabadi bebakuate benda nabo, babaakitshine bitanda na bashala muanka, muanda bena Isalele tababaadi bebikite mu uno mushindo kubanga mu mafuku a Yoshua muana a Nune mpa na mu diadia efuku, biabia kubaadi muloo ukata. 18 Na efuku dioso, abaadi ababadika mukanda wa Miiya y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, kubanga muifuku dia kumpala mpa na ku efuku dia nfudiilo. Na babaadi bakite musangelo munda mua mafuku musambobidi, na kubaadi kikongeno ki pabuakio muifuku dia muanda nka bu bibaabidi bitekibue.