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Ezera atuuka mu Yerusalemu
1Ebyo bwe byawa, mu biseera kyabazinga Arutazerizesi bye yafugiramu Perusia, ghaabaagho omusaadha ng’eriina lye ni Ezera era nga mutabane wa Seraia, Seraia oyo yaaba mutabane wa Azaria, Azaria oyo yaaba mutabane wa Hilikia, 2Hilikia oyo yaaba mutabane wa Shallumu, Shallumu oyo yaaba mutabane wa Zadoki, Zadoki oyo yaaba mutabane wa Ahitubu, 3Ahitubu oyo yaaba mutabane wa Amaria, Amaria oyo yaaba mutabane wa Azaria, Azaria oyo yaaba mutabane wa Meraiothi, 4Meraiothi oyo yaaba mutabane wa Zerahia, Zerahia oyo yaaba mutabane wa Uzzi, Uzzi oyo yaaba mutabane wa Bukki, 5Bukki oyo yaaba mutabane wa Abishua, Abishua oyo yaaba mutabane wa Finehasi, Finehasi oyo yaaba mutabane wa Eleazari, ate Eleazari oyo yaaba mutabane wa Aaroni Kabona Omukulu.
6Ezera oyo yaava mu nsi Babilonia nga munamateeka mulamba eyali aidhi einho amateeka, Musengwa Katonda, Katonda wa Isiraeli ge yagha Musa. Era olw’okuba Musengwa Katonda yabanga ghalala ni Ezera oyo, kyabazinga yaamugha byonabyona bye yamusabanga.
7Ezera yaatuuka e Yerusalemu n’Abaisiraeli abandi, omwali bakabona, Abalevi, abembi b’omu isinzizo, abakuumi b’emiryango, n’abagheereza b’omu isinzizo. 8Baasimbuka okuva mu nsi Babilonia ku lunaku olusooka olw’omwezi ogusooka, mu mwaka ogwomusanvu nga kyabazinga Arutazerizesi n’afuga. 9Katonda yaaba ghalala nabo, baatuuka e Yerusalemu ku lunaku olusooka olw’omwezi ogwokutaanu. 10Ezera yeefubirizanga inho okusoma Amateeka ga Musengwa Katonda, n’okugajiiraku, era n’okusomesa ebiragiro ebigalimu mu Isiraeli.
Ekighandiiko kyabazinga Arutazerizesi kye yagha Ezera
11Eno n’embaluwa eyakoopololwa ku ere kyabazinga Arutazerizesi ye yagha Ezera kabona era omunamateeka eyali aidhi einho amateeka n’ebiragiro Musengwa Katonda bye yagha Abaisiraeli:
12“Nze Arutazerizesi kyabazinga asinga mu bakyabazinga boonaboona, nkulamwisa iwe Ezera kabona aidhi einho amateeka ga Katonda ow’eigulu.
13“Buti ndi kugha ekiragiro, nti Omuisiraeli yeenayeena ali mu bwakyabazinga bwange, k’abe kabona oba Omulevi, ayenda okuja ekyeyendere e Yerusalemu, wa idembe okuja n’iwe. 14Nze kyabazinga n’abawi bange ab’amagezi omusanvu, tukutumye oje onoonereze mu Yerusalemu ni mu Buyudaaya, obone oba nga amateeka ga Katonda waimwe agaakugemesebwa, abantu bali kugajiiraku bukalamu. 15Oidha kutwala feeza ni zaabu nze kyabazinga n’abawi bange ab’amagezi bye tughaireyo ekyeyendere eri Katonda wa Isiraeli. Ono n’eyasalagho ati eriina lye balisinzizenga mu Yerusalemu. 16Era oidha kutwala feeza ni zaabu yeenayeena, by’onaasoloza mu kiketezo kya Babilonia kyonakyona. Otwale n’ebintu byonabyona, abantu ni bakabona bye beeyama okughaayo ekyeyendere olw’eisinzizo lya Katonda waibwe eriri mu Yerusalemu.
17“Oidha kukozesa empiiya edho n’obwegendereza ogule ente enume, n’entaama enume, n’entaama ento. Oguleku n’ebigheebwayo eby’emere ey’empeke ebijiiraku, n’ebigheebwayo eby’okunhwa ebijiiraku. Ebintu ebyo mwidha kubigheerayo ku alutaari ey’omu isinzizo lya Katonda eri e Yerusalemu. 18Iwe ni baino mwidha kukozesa feeza ni zaabu anaasigalagho, kyonakyona kye munaabona nga n’ekigwaine, nga mujiira ku ebyo Katonda by’asiima. 19Ebintu bye bakughaire okukozesebwanga mu isinzizo lya Katonda waimwe, mwidha kubitwala mubigheeyo eri Katonda e Yerusalemu nga mutuuse. 20Ebindi byonabyona ebinaaba byetaagibwa mu isinzizo lya Katonda waimwe, oidha kubifuna okuva mu ndyanga ey’obwakyabazinga.
21“Era nze kyabazinga Arutazerizesi ndi kugha ekiragiro abaghanika ab’ebiketezo Siria ni Foenikia, nti Ezera kabona eyasoma n’akuguka mu Mateeka ga Katonda ow’eigulu, bamughenga buli kintu kyonakyona ky’anaasabanga bakimukolerenga, aghazira kwegemya nsonga yoonayoona. 22Bamughenga nga tibaswisa kilo enkumi isatu na bina (3,400) edha feeza, ni kilo omutwalo mulala (10,000) edh’engaano, ni lita enkumi ibiri (2,000) edh’omwenge ogw’emizabbibu, ni lita enkumi ibiri (2,000) edh’omuzigo ogw’ebibala eby’emiti emyoliva, era bamughenga omuunhu gwonagwona ogwetaagibwa. 23Ekintu kyonakyona Katonda ow’eigulu ky’alagira kigwaine kikolebwenga mu bwidhuvu olw’eisinzizo lya Katonda oyo ow’eigulu. Olwo Katonda oyo alobe kunsungughalira, waire okusungughalira abo abalinsikira ku bufuzi. 24Twenda n’okubamanhisa tuti timwikirizibwa kusoloza musolo, oba empooza, oba ebisale ebindi byonabyona, okuva ku kabona yeenayeena, oba ku Balevi, oba ku bembi, oba ku bakuumi b’emiryango, oba waire ku bagheereza abandi boonaboona ab’omu isinzizo.
25“Iwe Ezera, ng’okozesa amagezi ga Katonda wo ge yakugha, londa abafuzi n’abalamuzi abanaalamulanga abantu boonaboona abaidhi amateeka ga Katonda wo, abali mu kiketezo ekiri ere ng’osomoike omwiga Eufurate. Era oyegerese amateeka ago abo abatagaidhi. 26Oyo yeenayeena anaadheemeranga amateeka ga Katonda wo oba aga kyabazinga, abonerezebwenga ng’amateeka bwe galagira: aitibwenga, oba atwalibwenga mu bunhage bamusibire eyo, oba bamugemengaku ebintu bye, oba bamusibenga mu ikomera.”
Ezera asaaka Katonda
27Agho Ezera yaakoba ati: “Tusaake Musengwa Katonda, Katonda wa badhaadha baife, eyata ekidhuubo ekyo mu mwoyo gwa kyabazinga okulungiya eisinzizo lya Musengwa Katonda oyo, eriri mu Yerusalemu. 28Ansaasiire yaaleetera kyabazinga okungonza, aghalala n’abawi b’amagezi be, n’abakungu be abandi ab’amaani. Musengwa Katonda wange ampaire amaani, naasoloza abakulembeze mu Isiraeli, baaganha okuja ninze.”