Ijambo Rishika ku Vyerekeye Isangangendo rya Yeruzalemu
Inkike za Yerusalemu zisambuwe, Nehemiya ayobora abantu kuzisubiza. Hagati hari isengesho rikomeye ryibuka Data yaramiye abantu biwe mu bugaragwa bwose.
1 1Amajambo ya Nehemiya mwene Hakaliya. Mu kwezi kwa Kiselevu, mu mwaka ugira mirongo ibiri, nari mu gihome ca Suza, a a v1 Kiselevu yari ukwezi kugira cenda mu karendariyo k’Abaheburayo, kwaguruka hagati ya Munyonyo na Kigarama.
2Hanani, umwe mu bavukanyi banje, araza ari kumwe n’abagabo bava i Yuda. Ndababaza ivyerekeye Abayuda barokotse, basigaye bava mu bunyagano, n’ivyerekeye Yeruzalemu. 3Barambwira bati: “Abasigaye bava mu bunyagano, bari ng’aho mu ntara, bari mu marushwa menshi no mu maceza. Uruhome rwa Yeruzalemu rwarasenyutse, n’amarembo yarwo yaraturiwe n’umuriro.”
4Numvise ayo majambo, nicara ndarira, ndaboroga iminsi myinshi, nsonza kandi nsenga imbere ya Data wa twese uri mw’ijuru. 5Mvuga nti: Ndakwinginze, Data uri mw’ijuru, Mana nkuru kandi iteye ubwoba, iramira isezerano n’urukundo ku bakunda kandi bakitondera amabwirizwa yayo, 6nugire ugutwi kwitegereza n’amaso yawe akanurwe, kugira ngo wumve iri sengesho jewe, umusavyi wawe, nkwinginga imbere yawe ubu, ku murango no mw’ijoro, ku bwa Isirayeli, abasavyi bawe, mvugisha ivyaha twebwe Abisirayeli twakugiriye. Jewe n’inzu ya data twaracumuye. 7Twaragukoreye nabi cane, ntitwitondeye amabwirizwa, amategeko n’ingingo wategetse umusavyi wawe Musa.
8Ndakwinginze wibuke inyigisho wahaye umusavyi wawe Musa, uti: “Nimwaba abatizigirwa, nzobasanzaza mu bantu, 9mugabo nimwagarukira jewe, mukitondera amabwirizwa yanje, mukayakora, naho abanyagwa banyu boba bari ku mpera z’amajuru, nzobakorakoranya mvanye ng’aho mbazane mu kibanza natoye kugira izina ryanje riberemwo.”
10Ni abasavyi bawe, ni abantu bawe, wacunguye n’ububasha bwawe buhambaye n’ukuboko kwawe gukomeye. 11Ndakwinginze, Data, Mwami wanje, nihagire ugutwi kwawe kwitegereza isengesho ry’umusavyi wawe, n’isengesho ry’abasavyi bawe, bamwe banezererwa gutinya izina ryawe. Uhe uwo musavyi wawe kuroranirwa uno musi, umugirire imbabazi imbere y’uyu mugabo. Nari umujovyi w’umwami ico gihe.