Nihemaia 1

1 Amo sia: da Nihemaia (Ha: galaia egefe) amo ea hawa: hamosu olelesa. Adasegesisi da Besia soge amoga hina bagade esalu. Ea ouligisu hou ode20 amola oubi ea dio Gisilefe amoga, na, Nihemaia, na da Besia bisili moilai bai bagade amo Susa, amo ganodini esalebe ba: i.

word Nehemiah son: child Hacaliah and to be in/on/with month (Chislev *Q(k)*) year twenty and I to be in/on/with Susa [the] palace

2 Na olalali afae amo ea dio Hana: inai, e amola eno dunu gilisili da Yuda soge fisili, nama doaga: i. Na da Yelusaleme moilai bai bagade ea hou, amola ninia Yu fi musa: mugululi asi, Yuda sogega buhagi, amo ilia hou ilima adole ba: i.

and to come (in): come Hanani one from brother: compatriot my he/she/it and human from Judah and to ask them upon [the] Jew [the] survivor which to remain from [the] captivity and upon Jerusalem

3 Ilia da amo hou nama adole i. Musa: mugululi asi dunu mogili da bogoi dagoi. Be mogili da buhagili, Yuda soge ganodini esala, da se bagade nabawane esala. Ga fi dunu gadenene esala da Yu dunu amo higale ba: sa, ilia sia: i. Yelusaleme gagoi dobea amo musa: mugululi sa: i dagoi, amo da bu hame gagoi. Amola logo ga: su musa: laluga nei, amo da bu hame ga: si.

and to say to/for me [the] to remain which to remain from [the] captivity there in/on/with province in/on/with distress: harm great: large and in/on/with reproach and wall Jerusalem to break through and gate her to kindle in/on/with fire

4 Na da amo sia: nababeba: le, fila sa: ili amola bagadewane dinanu. Eso didia amoga, na da dinanuwane, ha: i mae nawane Godema sia: ne gadolalu.

and to be like/as to hear: hear I [obj] [the] word [the] these to dwell and to weep and to mourn [emph?] day and to be to fast and to pray to/for face: before God [the] heaven

5 Na da amane sia: ne gadoi, “Hina Gode Hebene ganodini esala! Di da bagadedafa amola ninia Diba: le beda: i bagade. Dia gousa: su, amo Di da Dima asigi amola nabasu dunu amo fidima: ne hamoi, amo Di da mae fisili dawa: lala.

and to say Please! LORD God [the] heaven [the] God [the] great: large and [the] to fear: revere to keep: obey [the] covenant and kindness to/for to love: lover him and to/for to keep: obey commandment his

6 Hina Gode! Na hou ba: ma amola na sia: ne gadosu nabima! Na da dia fi dunu amo Isala: ili fi dunu amola uda, na da gasi huluane amola eso huluane amoga ili fidima: ne, Dima sia: ne gadolala. Dafawane! Ninia Isala: ili dunu da wadela: le hamoi dagoi. Na amola na aowalali dunu da wadela: i hou hamoi dagoi.

to be please ear your attentive and eye your to open to/for to hear: hear to(wards) prayer servant/slave your which I to pray to/for face: before your [the] day by day and night upon son: descendant/people Israel servant/slave your and to give thanks upon sin son: descendant/people Israel which to sin to/for you and I and house: household father my to sin

7 Ninia da Dima wadela: i hou hamosu, amola Dia sia: hame nabasu. Ninia Dia sema amo Di da dia hawa: hamosu dunu Mousese ea lafidili ninima i, amoma hame fa: no bobogesu.

to destroy to destroy to/for you and not to keep: obey [obj] [the] commandment and [obj] [the] statute: decree and [obj] [the] justice: judgement which to command [obj] Moses servant/slave your

8 Dia da Mousesema sia: i liligi bu dawa: ma, amane, ‘Dilia Isala: ili dunu da Na sia: hame nabasea, Na da dilia fi afagogole, ga fi dunu amo ganodini esaloma: ne sefasimu.

to remember please [obj] [the] word which to command [obj] Moses servant/slave your to/for to say you(m. p.) be unfaithful I to scatter [obj] you in/on/with people

9 Be amasea, dilia da Nama, Na dilima hamoma: ne sia: i defele Nama bu sinidigisia, Na da dili soge amoga Nama nodone sia: ne gadomusa: Na da ilegei, amo sogega Na da dili bu oule misunu,’ Di da amane sia: i dagoi.

and to return: repent to(wards) me and to keep: obey commandment my and to make: do [obj] them if to be to banish you in/on/with end [the] heaven from there to gather them (and to come (in): bring them *Q(k)*) to(wards) [the] place which to choose to/for to dwell [obj] name my there

10 Hina Gode! Amo dunu da Dia hawa: hamosu dunu! Ilia da Dia ilegei fi dunu! Di da Dia gasa bagade amoga, amo fi dunu gaga: i dagoi.

and they(masc.) servant/slave your and people your which to ransom in/on/with strength your [the] great: large and in/on/with hand: power your [the] strong

11 Amaiba: le, na sia: ne gadosu amola Dia hawa: hamosu dunu eno ilia Dima nodomusa: dawa: , ilia sia: ne gadosu amola nabima. Hina bagade da na sia: noga: le nabima: ne, Di da ea dogo ganodini hawa: hamoma!” na amane sia: ne gadoi. Amo esoga na da Besia hina bagade amo ea waini hano iasu dunu esalu.

Please! Lord to be please ear your attentive to(wards) prayer servant/slave your and to(wards) prayer servant/slave your [the] delighting to/for to fear: revere [obj] name your and to prosper [emph?] please to/for servant/slave your [the] day and to give: give him to/for compassion to/for face: before [the] man [the] this and I to be cupbearer to/for king