Ezra 9
1 Now after these things were done, the captains came to me and said, The people of Israel and the priests and Levites have not kept themselves separate from the people of the lands, but have taken part in the disgusting ways of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.
Mgbe e mesịrị ihe ndị a, ndịisi bịakwutere m sị, “Ndị Izrel na ndị nchụaja, na ndị Livayị, ekewapụghị onwe ha site nʼetiti ndị agbataobi ha, na omume arụ ha niile, dịka nke ndị Kenan, na ndị Het; na ndị Periz, na ndị Jebus, na ndị Amọn, na ndị Moab, na ndị Ijipt, na ndị Amọrait.
2 For they have taken their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the peoples of the lands; and in fact the captains and rulers have been the first to do this evil.
Ha alụtarala onwe ha nwunye site nʼụmụ ndị inyom mba ọzọ ndị a, lụtakwara ụmụ ha ndị ikom. Ha agwakọtala mkpụrụ nsọ na ndị dị iche iche nọ ha gburugburu. Ọ bụ ndị ndu na ndịisi ọchịchị ha bụ ndị butere ụzọ nʼibi ndụ ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi a.”
3 And hearing this, with signs of grief and pulling out the hair of my head and my chin, I took my seat on the earth deeply troubled.
Ma mgbe m nụrụ nke a, adọwara m uwe ahụ m na uwe mwụda m, dọpụkwa ụfọdụ agịrị isi nke isi m, na ajị afụọnụ m, nọdụkwa ala nʼọnọdụ mgbagwoju anya.
4 Then everyone who went in fear of the words of the God of Israel, because of the sin of those who had come back, came together to me; and I kept where I was, overcome with grief, till the evening offering.
Mgbe ahụ, ndị niile mara jijiji nʼokwu Chineke nke Izrel, gbakọtara m gburugburu nʼihi ekwesighị ntụkwasị obi nke ndị ahụ e mere ka ha jee biri na mba ọzọ lọtaranụ. Mụ onwe m nọkwa nʼọnọdụ mgbagwoju anya ruo oge ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ nke anyasị.
5 And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,
Nʼikpeazụ, nʼoge aja uhuruchi, esitere m nʼiweda onwe m ala bilie, eji m uwe na uwe mwụda dọkara adọka daa nʼala nʼikpere m, chilie aka m abụọ elu, tikuo Onyenwe anyị Chineke m
6 I said, O my God, shame keeps me from lifting up my face to you, my God: for our sins are increased higher than our heads and our evil-doing has come up to heaven.
nʼekpere sị, “Ihere na-eme m, Chineke m, amaghị otu m ga-esi lelie anya m lekwasị gị nʼihu, nʼihi na mmehie anyị babigara ụba oke, ikpe ọmụma dị na-eche anyị dịkwa ukwuu, nʼezie o ruola eluigwe.
7 From the days of our fathers till this day we have been great sinners; and for our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been given up into the hands of the kings of the lands, to the sword and to prison and to loss of goods and to shame of face, as it is this day.
Site nʼụbọchị nna nna anyị ha ruo taa, ikpe ọmụma anyị adịla ukwuu. Nʼihi mmehie anyị, anyị na ndị eze anyị, na ndị nchụaja anyị ka enyefere nʼaka mma agha, na ndọta nʼagha, na ịpụnara anyị ihe nʼike na nweda nʼala nʼaka ndị eze ala mba ọzọ, dịka ọ dị taa.
8 And now for a little time grace has come to us from the Lord our God, to let a small band of us get free and to give us a nail in his holy place, so that our God may give light to our eyes and a measure of new life in our prison chains.
“Ma ugbu a, na nwa oge nta a, gị bụ Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị egosila anyị amara, mee ka ole na ole fọdụrụ anyị. O nyeela anyị ọnọdụ siri ike nʼime ebe nsọ ya. Chineke anyị na-enye anya anyị ìhè, mee ka anyị kurutu ume ndụ nʼoge a site nʼọnọdụ ịbụ ohu anyị.
9 For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
Nʼihi na ndị ohu ka anyị bụ, ma nʼihi obiọma na obi ebere gị, ị gbakụtaghị anyị azụ nʼọnọdụ ịbụ ohu anyị. Kama i mere ka ndị eze Peshịa gosi anyị obi ebere. Ha enyekwala anyị ndụ ọhụrụ, nke anyị ga-eji nwee ike wughachi ụlọnsọ Chineke anyị, ma wuziekwa ebe ya niile dakpọrọ adakpọ. Ọzọkwa, o nyekwala anyị ebe ize ndụ site na mwugharị nke mgbidi Juda na Jerusalem.
10 And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,
“Ugbu a, Chineke anyị, gịnịkwa ka anyị nwere ikwu banyere ihe ndị a niile mere? Lee na anyị ahapụla gị ọzọ, hapụkwa ịgbaso iwu gị,
11 Which you gave to your servants the prophets, saying, The land into which you are going, to take it for a heritage, is an unclean land, because of the evil lives of the peoples of the land and their disgusting ways, which have made the land unclean from end to end.
nke i ji dọọ anyị aka na ntị site nʼọnụ ndị amụma, bụ ndị ohu gị. Nʼihi na i si nʼọnụ ha kwuo sị, ‘Ala ahụ unu na-abanye inweta bụ ala nke ndị bi nʼime ya mere ka ọ rụọ arụ. Nʼihi na ndị bi nʼime ya esitela nʼomume ọjọọ ha mee ka akụkụ ala ahụ niile rụọ arụ.
12 So now do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons or do anything for their peace or well-being for ever; so that you may be strong, living on the good of the land, and handing it on to your children for a heritage for ever.
Ya mere, unu enyekwala ụmụ ha ndị ikom ụmụ unu ndị inyom ka ha lụrụ, maọbụ kwenye ka ụmụ unu ndị ikom lụọ ụmụ ha ndị inyom. Unu achọkwala udo nke ọdịmma ọbụla nʼetiti unu na ha nʼoge ọbụla, ka unu dị ike, rie ezi ihe nke ala ahụ, hapụkwara ya ụmụ unu dịka ihe nketa ha ruo mgbe ebighị ebi.’
13 And after everything which has come on us because of our evil-doing and our great sin, and seeing that the punishment which you, O God, have given us, is less than the measure of our sins, and that you have kept from death those of us who are here;
“Ma ihe niile dakwasịrị anyị bụ maka ajọ omume anyị, nʼihi ikpe ọmụma dị ukwuu anyị. Ma lee, Chineke anyị ataghị anyị ahụhụ dịka ịdị ukwuu nke mmehie anyị si dị, kama, o mekwara ka ole na ole nʼime anyị fọdụ.
14 Are we again to go against your orders, taking wives from among the people who do these disgusting things? would you not be angry with us till our destruction was complete, till there was not one who got away safe?
Ma anyị ọ ga-emebi iwu gị ọzọ, site nʼịlụ ndị a rụrụ arụ nʼomume ha? Ị gaghị eweso anyị iwe ruo na ị ga-ebibi anyị kpamkpam, na-afọdụghị otu onye?
15 O Lord God of Israel, righteousness is yours; we are only a small band which has been kept from death, as at this day: see, we are before you in our sin; for no one may keep his place before you because of this.
Ma gị, Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel, ị bụ onye ezi omume. Lee anyị ka anyị guzo nʼihu gị nʼọnọdụ ikpe ọmụma anyị, ọ bụ ezie na o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼime anyị kwesiri iguzo nʼihu gị nʼihi nke a.”
