Mau a Chiwonongeko cha Yerusalemu Afika
Malinga a Yerusalemu ali bwinja, ndipo Nehemiya akutsogolera anthu kuti awamangenso. Pakati pake pali pemphero lalikulu lokumbukira Atate amene anasamalira anthu ake m'chipululu chilichonse.
1 1Mau a Nehemiya mwana wa Hakaliya. Mwezi wa Kisilevi, m'chaka cha makumi awiri, ndinali mu linga la Susa, a a v1 Kisilevi unali mwezi wa chisanu ndi chinayi wa kalendala ya Chihebri, womwe umagwera kumapeto kwa Novembala mpaka Disembala.
2Hanani, mmodzi wa abale anga, anabwera pamodzi ndi anthu a ku Yuda. Ndinawafunsa za Ayuda amene anapulumuka, amene anatsala ku ukapolo, ndiponso za Yerusalemu. 3Iwo anandiuza nati, “Otsalira amene anatsala ku ukapolo, kumeneko m'chigawo, ali m'mavuto aakulu ndi m'manyazi. Mpanda wa Yerusalemu wagwetsedwa, ndipo zipata zake zatenthedwa ndi moto.”
4Nditamva mau awa, ndinakhala pansi ndi kulira, ndikumalira masiku ambiri, ndikusala kudya ndi kupemphera pamaso pa Atate wathu wa Kumwamba. 5Ndinati: Chonde, Atate wanga wa Kumwamba, Mulungu wamkulu ndi woopsa, amene amasunga pangano ndi chikondi chokhulupirika kwa iwo amene amamkonda ndi kusunga malamulo ake, 6khutu lanu limvetsere ndipo maso anu atsekuke, kuti mumve pemphero ili limene ine, mtumiki wanu, ndikupemphera pamaso panu tsopano, usana ndi usiku, chifukwa cha Aisraeli, atumiki anu—ndikuvomereza machimo amene ife Aisraeli tinakuchimwirani. Ine ndi banja la atate anga tinachimwa. 7Takulakwirani kwambiri, posasunga malamulo, malangizo, ndi ziweruzo zimene munalamulira mtumiki wanu Mose.
8Chonde kumbukirani mau anu kwa mtumiki wanu Mose, akuti, “Ngati muli osakhulupirika, Ine ndidzakumwazani pakati pa mitundu ya anthu, 9koma ngati mudzabwerera kwa Ine, nisunga malamulo anga, ndi kuwachita, ngakhale anthu anu otengedwa ukapolo akhale kumalekezero a thambo, Ine ndidzawasonkhanitsa kuchokera kumeneko ndi kuwabweretsa ku malo amene ndinawasankha kuti dzina langa likhalemo.”
10Iwo ndi atumiki anu, anthu anu, amene munawawombola ndi mphamvu yanu yaikulu ndi dzanja lanu lamphamvu. 11Chonde, Atate wanga Wolamulira, khutu lanu limvetsere pemphero la mtumiki wanu, ndi pemphero la atumiki anu—amene amakondwera kuopa dzina lanu. Patsani mtumiki wanu kupambana lero, ndipo mumuchitire chifundo pamaso pa munthu uyu. Ine ndinali wopereka chikho kwa mfumu nthawi imeneyo.
