Djanja ya Baba Yatuma Nehemiya
Nkhope yakutsukwala ya nyakupasa mambo vinyu yaoneka, ndipo pomwe dzanja yadidi ya Baba wace ikhali pa iye, Nehemiya aphemba mambo miti na kufamba mwakutsidzikizika toera kumanga pontho mudzi wa ambuya ace udafudzika. Iye afamba yekha usiku pa mabwinja a Yerusalemu pakanati kupanga munthu, buluka penepo agumanya anyakumanga pomwe Sanibalati na Tobiya asaseka mwakunyoza.
2 1Mu nthanda ya Nisani, mu caka ca makumi mawiri ca Mambo Aritaxeritse, vinyu ikhali patsogolo pace; ine ndakwata vinyu mbandipasa mambo—ine nee ndikhadatsukwala kale pamaso pace. a a v1 Nisani ikhali nthanda yakutoma ya caka ya Ahebere, inagwa pakutoma kwa n'dzidzi wakutentesa (cifupi na Marsu na Abhrili). 2Mambo abvundza: “Thangwi yanji nkhope yako ndi yakutsukwala, mphapo iwe nkhabe kuduwala? Pyenepi nkhabe pinango, ndi ntima wakutsukwala basi.” Penepo ine ndagopa kakamwe.
3Ine ndapanga mambo: “Mambo akhale na umaso wakukhonda kumala! Thangwi yanji nkhope yanga ikhonde kutsukwala, mudzinda, mbuto yakuikhwa kwa ambuya anga, uli wakugwa, mipata yace yapiswa na moto?”
4Mambo andibvundza: “Usaphemba cani?” Penepo ine ndaphembera kuna Baba wathu wa kudzulu, 5mbandipanga mambo: “Mambo mungakomerwa, na ntumiki wanu angagumana ntsisi pamaso panu, nditumeni ku Yuda, ku mudzinda wa manda a ambuya anga, toera ndiwumange pontho.”
6Mambo, pikhakhala mambokazi cifupi na iye, andibvundza: “Ulendo wako unadzakhala wa n'dzidzi wakulapha tani, pontho unadzabwerera lini?” Iye akomerwa toera kundituma, natenepo ine ndampasa n'dzidzi.
7Ine ndalonga pontho kuna mambo: “Mambo mungakomerwa, ndipaseni matsamba akuenda kuna atsogoleri a cisa cakuluka Nkulo, toera andilekerere ndiluke mpaka ndifike ku Yuda. 8Pontho tsamba kuna Asafe, nyakukoya nsitu wa mambo, toera andipase miti ya mitanda ya mipata ya linga yakukhundu kwa templo, mpanda wa mudzinda, na nyumba inati ndidzakhale.” Mambo apereka pinandaphemba, thangwi djanja yadidi ya Baba wanga ikhali padzulu panga.
9Ine ndaenda kuna atsogoleri a cisa cakuluka Nkulo mbandiapasa matsamba a mambo. Iye akhadatuma kale akulu a anyankhondo na anyakukwira makavalo pabodzi na ine. 10Pidabva pyenepi Sanabhalati wa ku Horoni na Tobhiya ntsogoleri Waamoni, aipirwa kakamwe thangwi munthu abwera toera kusaka pyadidi pya mbumba ya Izarayeli.
Kufamba Mipanda Yakugwa Namasiku
11Natenepo ine ndafika ku Yerusalema mbandikhala kweneko ntsiku zitatu. 12Namasiku ine ndalamuka pabodzi na amuna angasi. Nee ndapanga munthu pidaikha Baba wanga muntima mwanga toera ndicitire Yerusalema. Nkhabe cinyama cikhali na ine kusiyapo cinyama cire cikhakwira ine. 13Namasiku ndabuluka kuseri na Mpata wa Cigwa, mbandienda kuna Ncera wa Mhungubwe, mpaka ku Mpata wa Mataka, mbandisanthula mipanda yakugwa ya Yerusalema na mipata yace yakupiswa. 14Ndapita ku Mpata wa Ncera na ku Dziwe ya Mambo, mbwenye nee pakhali na mbuto toera cinyama cire cikhakwira ine cipite. 15Namasiku ndakwira mu cigwa, mbandisanthula mpanda, ndabwerera, mbandipita pa Mpata wa Cigwa, mbandibwerera. 16Atsogoleri nee akhadziwa kudaenda ine peno pikhacita ine; ine ndikhanati kupanga Ayuda, anyantsembe, akulu, atsogoleri, peno anango onsene akhadzacita basa. 17Penepo ine ndalonga: “Imwe musaona nyatwa yathu: Yerusalema uli wakugwa, mipata yace yapiswa. Bwerani, timange pontho mpanda wa Yerusalema toera tileke kukhala manyadzo pontho.” 18Ine ndaapanga kuti djanja yadidi ya Baba wanga ikhali padzulu panga, na pidalonga mambo. Iwo alonga: “Tendeni tilamuke timange.” Natenepo awangisa manja awo toera kucita basa yadidi.
19Pidabva Sanabhalati wa ku Horoni, Tobhiya ntsogoleri Waamoni, na Geseme Mwarabiya, iwo atiseka mbatipwaza, mbalonga: “Ninji pinacita imwe penepi? Kodi musapandukira mambo?”
20Ine ndatawira: “Baba wathu wa kudzulu anatipasa kupembera. Ife atumiki ace tinatoma kumanga pontho, mbwenye imwe nkhabe gawo, nkhabe thangwi, nee cikumbuso mu Yerusalema.”