Nɛhɛmiya
8 Oma laasɔ, anto tshɛ wakasangana kaamɛ lo sɛkɛ diɛlane la Soko di’Ashi+ ndo wakatɛ osangodi* Ɛzɛra+ dia nde mbela dibuku dia Ɛlɛmbɛ wa Mɔsɛ+ wakadjangɛ Jehowa Isariyɛlɛ.+ 2 Ko ɔlɔmbɛdi Ɛzɛra akela Ɛlɛmbɛ akɔ la ntondo ka etshumanelo+ k’apami, wamato ndo wanɛ tshɛ wakakokaka mpokamɛ ko nshihodia, lo ngɔndɔ ka 7 lushi 1.+ 3 Nde akadia awui wa lɔkɔ la dui dia wolo+ lo sɛkɛ diɛlane la Soko di’Ashi, la ntondo k’apami, wamato ndo wanɛ tshɛ wakakokaka nshihodia, oma ko pindju ka pɛɛ polo la midi; ndo anto wakahokamɛka la yambalo tshɛ+ kɛnɛ kaki lo dibuku di’Ɛlɛmbɛ. 4 Osangodi Ɛzɛra akemala lo lɔyɛnga l’esongo lakawasale lo diaaso sɔ; ko anto anɛ wakemala suke la nde lo lonya l’omi: Matitiya, Shɛma, Anaya, Uriya, Hilikiya ndo Maseya; ndo anto anɛ waki lo lonya lande la lɔmɔsɔ: Pedaya, Mishaɛlɛ, Malakidja,+ Hashuma, Hasha-Badana, Zɛkariya ndo Meshulama.
5 Ɛzɛra akafola dibuku lo washo w’anto tshɛ, nɛ dia nde aki la diko dia anto tshɛ. Kam’akandadifola, anto tshɛ wakemala. 6 Oma laasɔ, Ɛzɛra akatombola Jehowa Nzambi ka mɛtɛ, ka Woke, ko anto tshɛ wakakadimola vate: “Aamɛɛ!* Aamɛɛ!”+ ndo wakedia anya awɔ. L’ɔkɔngɔ wa laasɔ, vɔ wakakɔlama ndo wakakusamɛ Jehowa dungi polo la nkɛtɛ. 7 Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiya,+ Jamina, Akuba, Shabɛtai, Hɔdiya, Maseya, Kɛlita, Azariya, Jɔzabada,+ Hanana ndo Pelaya wanɛ waki ase Lɛwi wakalembetshiyaka anto+ Ɛlɛmbɛ etena kakatshikala anto wemema. 8 Vɔ wakatetemala mbadia la dui dia wolo awui wa lo dibuku diakɔ, Ɛlɛmbɛ wa Nzambi ka mɛtɛ, waalembetshiya hwe ndo washa kitshimudi yawɔ; ɔnkɔnɛ, vɔ wakakimanyiya anto dia nshihodia kɛnɛ kakadiemaka.*+
9 Nɛhɛmiya laki nguvɛrnɛrɛ* l’etena kɛsɔ, ɔlɔmbɛdi Ɛzɛra+ laki osangodi* ndo ase Lɛwi waketshaka anto wakatɛ anto tshɛ vate: “Lushi l’ɛlɔ lekɔ ekila le Jehowa Nzambi kanyu.+ Tanyokiyanake ndo tanyolelake.” Nɛ dia anto tshɛ wakalelaka lam’akawoke awui wa lo Ɛlɛmbɛ. 10 Nde akawatɛ ate: “Nyotshu nyotole diangɔ dia amɛna,* nyotɔnɔ diangɔ dia mpɛ, ndo nyotome wanɛ wahalɔngɔsɔdi ndooko ɛngɔ yema ya mbo ya ndɛ;+ nɛ dia lushi l’ɛlɔ lekɔ ekila le Nkumɛso ndo tanyongake la ɔkɛyi, dikambo ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ wa Jehowa mbele longele* lanyu.” 11 Ase Lɛwi wakalɛmbɔhayaka anto tshɛ, wata vate: “Nyɔlame! nɛ dia lushi l’ɛlɔ lekɔ ekila, ndo tanyongake la ɔkɛyi.” 12 Ko anto tshɛ wakatshu dia tɔlɛ ndo dia tɔnɔ, dia totomɛ anto akina mbo ya ndɛ mɔtshi ndo dia tɔngɛnangɛna efula,+ nɛ dia vɔ wakashihodia awui wakawawaewoya.+
13 Lushi la 2, ɛtɛ wa nkumbo ya washe anto tshɛ, ɛlɔmbɛdi ndo ase Lɛwi wakasangana lale osangodi* Ɛzɛra dia vɔ nyomoleka nshihodia awui wa lo Ɛlɛmbɛ. 14 Ko vɔ wakɛnyi dia akafundama lo Ɛlɛmbɛ wakadjanga Jehowa lo tshimbo ya Mɔsɛ dia ase Isariyɛlɛ pombaka mbidjasɛ lo totombotombo* lo fɛtɛ kasalema ngɔndɔ ka 7,+ 15 ndo dia vɔ pombaka mbewoya+ ndo mbisha diewoyelo lo esomba awɔ tshɛ ndo lo Jɛrusalɛma y’otondo ɔnɛ: “Nyotshu lo lɛkɛ l’akona kele nyotoye la avundja w’esongo w’ɔlivɛ, w’esongo wa pinɛ, wa mirtɛ ndo la waanga w’atoko la avundja w’esongo ekina dia nsala totombotombo, lo ndjela kɛnɛ kofundami.”
16 Ko anto wakatshu ndo wakatoya la wɔ dia ndjoyasalɛ totombotombo, onto l’onto lo nsambe kande ndo lo asɛkɛ awɔ, lo asɛkɛ wa luudu la Nzambi+ ka mɛtɛ, lo sɛkɛ dia Soko di’Ashi+ ndo lo sɛkɛ dia Soko di’Efrayimɛ.+ 17 Ɔnkɔnɛ, ase etshumanelo tshɛ wakakalola oma lo lɔhɔmbɔ wakasale totombotombo ndo wakadjasɛ lo totombotombo takɔ, nɛ dia ase Isariyɛlɛ kosala ngasɔ oma ko nshi ya Jashua+ ɔna Nuna polo ndo lushi lɔsɔ, ko ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ w’efula+ wakayala. 18 Lushi la lushi, wakadiaka awui w’oma lo dibuku dia Ɛlɛmbɛ wa Nzambi+ ka mɛtɛ, oma ko lushi la ntondo polo lushi l’ekomelo. Vɔ wakasale fɛtɛ l’edja ka nshi 7 ndo losanganya la laande lakayala lushi la 8, oko wakadialɔmbamaka.+