Haza Inkuru y'Isenywa rya Yeruzalemu
Inkuta za Yeruzalemu zarasenyutse, nuko Nehemiya ayobora abantu kongera kuzubaka. Hagati hari isengesho rikomeye rizirikana Data wabeshaho abantu be mu butayu bwose.
1 1Amagambo ya Nehemiya mwene Hakaliya. Mu kwezi kwa Kisilevu, mu mwaka wa makumyabiri, nari mu munara ntamenwa w'i Suza, a a v1 Kisilevu kwari ukwezi kwa cyenda mu kirangaminsi cy'Abaheburayi, kukaba hagati mu mpera z'Ugushyingo na Ukuboza.
2Haje Hanani, umwe mu bavandimwe banjye, ari kumwe n'abagabo bo mu Buyuda. Ndababaza iby'Abayahudi barokotse, abasigaye bavuye ho iminyago, n'ibya Yeruzalemu. 3Barambwira bati: “Abasigaye bavuye ho iminyago, bari muri iyo ntara, bari mu makuba menshi no mu isoni. Urukuta rwa Yeruzalemu rwarasenyutse, n'amarembo yarwo yatwitswe n'umuriro.”
4Numvise ayo magambo, nicara ndarira, mmara iminsi ndi mu kababaro, nigomwa kurya kandi nsenga imbere ya Data wa twese uri mu ijuru. 5Mvuga nti: Ndakwinginze, Data uri mu ijuru, Mana ikomeye kandi iteye ubwoba, wowe usohoza Isezerano ukagira n'urukundo rudahemuka ku bagukunda kandi bitondera amabwiriza yawe, 6ugutwi kwawe kube maso n'amaso yawe ahumuke, kugira ngo wumve iri sengesho jyewe umugaragu wawe nsenga imbere yawe nonaha, ku manywa na nijoro, ku bwa Isiraheli abagaragu bawe, nemerera ibyaha twebwe Abisiraheli twagucumuyeho. Jyewe n'inzu ya data twaracumuye. 7Twaguhemukiye cyane, ntitwakurikije amabwiriza n'amateka n'ibyemezo wategetse umugaragu wawe Musa.
8Ndakwinginze wibuke ijambo wabwiye umugaragu wawe Musa uti: “Nimumpemukira, nzabatatanyiriza mu mahanga, 9ariko nimungarukira, mukubahiriza amabwiriza yanjye kandi mukayakurikiza, n'ubwo abajyanywe ho iminyago muri mwe baba ku mpera z'ijuru, nzabakoranyiriza aho mbazane ahantu natoranyije ngo izina ryanjye rihaturemo.”
10Abo ni abagaragu bawe, ni abantu bawe, wacunguye ku mbaraga zawe nyinshi no ku kuboko kwawe gukomeye. 11Ndakwinginze, Nyagasani Data wanjye, ugutwi kwawe gutege isengesho ry'umugaragu wawe, n'isengesho ry'abagaragu bawe bishimira gutinya izina ryawe. Uhe umugaragu wawe gutsinda uyu munsi, umugirire impuhwe imbere y'uyu muntu. Icyo gihe nari umuhereza divayi w'umwami.