Ukuboko kwa Data kwohereza Nehemiya
Mu maso h'umutangavino hababaye birabonwa, maze kubera ukuboko kwiza kwa Data we kuri we, Nehemiya asaba umwami ibiti n'uburenganzira bwo kunyura amahoro kugira ngo yongere yubake umujyi wa ba sekuruza wari amatongo. Agendera mu matongo ya Yeruzalemu wenyine nijoro mbere yo kubwira umuntu, hanyuma akoranya abubatsi mu gihe Sanibalati na Tobiya babisuzugura.
2 1Mu kwezi kwa Nisani, mu mwaka wa makumyabiri w'Umwami Arutazirata, hari vino imbere ye; ndayifata ndayihereza umwami. Mbere y'aho sinari narigeze mbabara imbere ye. a a v1 Nisani kwari kwo kwezi kwa mbere k'umwaka w'Abaheburayi, kukaba kwagwaga mu ntangiriro z'impeshyi (hafi ya Werurwe na Mata). 2Umwami arambaza ati: “Kuki mu maso hawe hababaye, kandi nta burwayi ufite? Ibi ntacyo byaba bisobanura uretse umutima ubabaye.” Nuko ntinya cyane.
3Mbwira umwami nti: “Umwami arame iteka! Kuki mu maso hanjye hatababara, kandi umujyi, aho ba sekuruza banjye bashyinguwe, uri amatongo, n'amarembo yawo yatwitswe n'umuriro?”
4Umwami arambaza ati: “Icyo usaba ni iki?” Nuko nsenga Data wa twese uri mu ijuru, 5mbwira umwami nti: “Niba umwami abishimiye, kandi niba umugaragu wawe yemerewe na we, unyohereze mu Buyuda, mu mujyi w'imva za ba sekuruza banjye, kugira ngo nwongere nwubake.”
6Umwami, umwamikazi yicaye iruhande rwe, arambaza ati: “Urugendo rwawe ruzamara igihe kingana iki, kandi uzagaruka ryari?” Byashimishije umwami kunyohereza, maze ndamuha igihe.
7Nongera mbwira umwami nti: “Niba umwami abishimiye, mpabwe inzandiko zigenewe abategetsi b'intara yo hakurya y'Uruzi, kugira ngo banyemerere kwambuka kugeza ngeze mu Buyuda. 8Kandi n'urwandiko rugenewe Asafu, umurinzi w'ishyamba ry'umwami, kugira ngo ampe ibiti byo kubaza imigogo y'amarembo y'igihome kiri hafi y'Ingoro, n'urukuta rw'umujyi, n'inzu nzabamo.” Umwami ampa ibyo nasabye byose, kuko ukuboko kwiza kwa Data kwari kuri jye.
9Nuko ngera ku bategetsi b'intara yo hakurya y'Uruzi, mbaha inzandiko z'umwami. Umwami yari yarohereje n'abatware b'ingabo n'abagendera ku mafarasi kumperekeza. 10Sanabalati w'i Horoni na Tobiya umutware w'Umwamoni babyumvise, birabababaza cyane kuko hari umuntu waje gushakira Abisiraheli ibyiza.
Kugendera ku nkuta zangiritse mu ijoro
11Nuko ngera i Yeruzalemu, maze mpamara iminsi itatu. 12Mbyuka nijoro ndi kumwe n'abantu bake. Nta muntu n'umwe nabwiye icyo Data yashyize ku mutima wanjye cyo gukorera Yeruzalemu. Nta tungo nari mfite uretse iryo nagendagaho. 13Nijoro nsohokera ku Irembo ry'Ikibaya, nerekeza ku Iriba ry'Imbwebwe, ngana ku Irembo ry'Umwanda, nsuzuma inkuta za Yeruzalemu zasenyutse n'amarembo yayo yatwitswe. 14Nca nerekeza ku Irembo ry'Isōko n'Ikizenga cy'Umwami, ariko nta mwanya wari uhari ngo itungo nagendagaho rinyuremo. 15Nijoro nzamuka ikibaya, nsuzuma urukuta, nuko ndahindukira, ninjira ku Irembo ry'Ikibaya, ndagaruka. 16Abategetsi ntibamenye aho najyaga cyangwa icyo nakoraga; nari ntarabwira Abayahudi, cyangwa abatambyi, cyangwa abanyacyubahiro, cyangwa abategetsi, cyangwa abandi bose bazakora uwo murimo. 17Nuko mvuga nti: “Murabona akaga turimo: Yeruzalemu yabaye amatongo, amarembo yayo yatwitswe. Nimuze, twongere twubake urukuta rwa Yeruzalemu, kugira ngo tutazongera gukorwa n'isoni.” 18Mbabwira uko ukuboko kwiza kwa Data kwari kuri jye, n'ibyo umwami yari yavuze. Baravuga bati: “Nimuze duhaguruke twubake.” Nuko bakomeza amaboko yabo kugira ngo bakore uwo murimo mwiza.
19Sanabalati w'i Horoni, na Tobiya umutware w'Umwamoni, na Geshemu w'Umwarabu babyumvise, baradusuzugura baranaduseka, bagira bati: “Iki mukora ni iki? Mbese murimo kugomera umwami?”
20Ndabasubiza nti: “Data wa twese uri mu ijuru ni we uzatuma dutsinda. Twebwe abagaragu be tuzatangira kwubaka, ariko mwebwe nta mugabane, cyangwa uburenganzira, cyangwa ngo mugire icyo mwiyitirira muri Yeruzalemu.”
