Ezra 10
1 And while Ezra prayed, and made confession, weeping and falling down before the house of God, there were gathered to him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children; for the people wept very much.
Rĩrĩa Ezara aahooyaga akiumbũraga mehia na akĩrĩraga, o na akĩĩgũithagia thĩ hau nyũmba-inĩ ya Ngai-rĩ, gĩkundi kĩnene kĩa andũ a Isiraeli, kĩa arũme, na andũ-a-nja, na ciana, gĩkĩũngana gĩkĩmũthiũrũrũkĩria. O nao makĩrĩra marĩ na ruo mũno.
2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
Nake Shekania mũrũ wa Jehieli, ũmwe wa rũciaro rwa Elamu, akĩĩra Ezara atĩrĩ, “Tũkoretwo tũtarĩ ehokeku harĩ Ngai witũ nĩ ũndũ nĩtũhikĩtie andũ-a-nja kuuma ndũrĩrĩ iria itũthiũrũrũkĩirie. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, Isiraeli no marĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro.
3 And now let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of [my] lord, and of those that tremble at the commandments of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
Na rĩrĩ, nĩtũthondeke kĩrĩkanĩro tũrĩ mbere ya Ngai witũ atĩ nĩtũkũingata andũ-a-nja aya othe na ciana ciao, kũringana na mataaro ma mwathi wakwa, o na mataaro ma arĩa metigĩrĩte maathani ma Ngai witũ. Ũndũ ũyũ nĩwĩkwo kũringana na Watho.
4 Arise, for this matter is incumbent on thee, and we will be with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].
Arahũka; ũhoro ũyũ ũrĩ moko-inĩ maku. Ithuĩ tũrĩ hamwe nawe; nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wĩyũmĩrĩrie ũwĩke.”
5 Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, of the Levites, and of all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. And they swore.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ezara akĩarahũka, agĩtũma atongoria a athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii, o na andũ othe a Isiraeli mehĩte atĩ nĩmegwĩka ũrĩa kwerĩtwo. Nao makĩĩhĩta.
6 And Ezra arose from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib; and when he came thither, he ate no bread and drank no water; for he mourned because of the unfaithfulness of them that had been carried away.
Ningĩ Ezara akiuma hau mbere ya nyũmba ya Ngai, agĩthiĩ kanyũmba ka Jehohanani mũrũ wa Eliashibu. Arĩ kũu ndaigana kũrĩa irio kana kũnyua maaĩ tondũ aathiire o na mbere gũcakaya nĩ ũndũ andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo nĩmagĩte kwĩhokeka.
7 And they made proclamation in Judah and Jerusalem to all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
Gũgĩcooka gũkĩanĩrĩrwo Juda na Jerusalemu guothe atĩ andũ othe arĩa maatahĩtwo mongane Jerusalemu.
8 and that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be confiscated, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩagire gũkinya Jerusalemu mĩthenya ĩtatũ ĩtanathira kũringana na itua rĩa anene na athuuri, atunywo indo ciake ciothe, nake we mwene aingatwo, ehere kĩũngano-inĩ kĩa andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo.
9 Then were all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the month; and all the people sat in the open space of the house of God, trembling because of the matter, and because of the pouring rain.
Mĩthenya ĩyo ĩtatũ ĩtanathira, arũme othe a Juda na Benjamini makĩũngana Jerusalemu. Naguo mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ wa mweri wa kenda, andũ othe nĩmaikarĩte thĩ kĩhaaro-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩarĩ mbere ya nyũmba ya Ngai, mathĩnĩkĩte mũno tondũ wa ũndũ ũcio na nĩ ũndũ wa mbura.
10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, Ye have acted unfaithfully, and have taken foreign wives, to increase the trespass of Israel.
Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ezara ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩrũgama na igũrũ, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũkoretwo mũtarĩ ehokeku; nĩmũhikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ, mũgakĩongerera mahĩtia ma Isiraeli.
11 And now make confession to Jehovah the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure, and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign wives.
Rĩu-rĩ, umbũrai mehia manyu kũrĩ Jehova Ngai wa maithe manyu, na mwĩke ũrĩa endaga. Mwĩyamũraniei na andũ arĩa mamũthiũrũrũkĩirie, o na atumia anyu a kũngĩ.”
12 And the whole congregation answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, it is for us to do according to thy words.
Kĩũngano gĩothe gĩgĩcookia na mũgambo mũnene atĩrĩ, “Nĩwoiga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire! No nginya twĩke o ta ũguo woiga.
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of pouring rain, and it is not possible to stand without: neither is this a work for one day or two; for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.
No rĩrĩ, andũ aya marĩ haha nĩ aingĩ, na nĩ hĩndĩ ya mbura; nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũtingĩikara nja. Ningĩ ũhoro ũyũ ndũngĩthondekeka na mũthenya ũmwe kana ĩĩrĩ, tondũ nĩtwĩhĩtie mũno ũndũ-inĩ ũyũ.
14 Let now our princes, while this matter is going on, stand for all the congregation, and let all those that have taken foreign wives in our cities come at the appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce anger of our God be turned from us.
Reke anene aitũ marũgamĩrĩre kĩũngano gĩkĩ gĩothe. Ningĩ o mũndũ wothe ũrĩ matũũra-inĩ maitũ ũhikĩtie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kũngĩ nĩetĩkĩrio oke mahinda marĩa matuĩtwo, hamwe na athuuri na atuanĩri ciira a o itũũra, nginya twehererio marakara marĩa mahiũ ma Ngai witũ ũhoro-inĩ ũyũ.”
15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this; and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Andũ arĩa maareganire na ũhoro ũcio no Jonathani mũrũ wa Asaheli, na Jahazeia mũrũ wa Tikiva, hamwe na Meshulamu, na Shabethai ũrĩa Mũlawii.
16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest [and] certain of the chief fathers were separated according to their fathers' houses, and all of them [expressed] by name; and they sat down on the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa kwerĩtwo. Nake Ezara ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai agĩthuura arũme arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao, o mũndũ ũmwe kuuma o nyũmba, o ũrĩa ciagayanĩtio, nao othe makĩandĩkwo marĩĩtwa mao. Mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa ikũmi magĩikara thĩ nĩguo matuĩrie maciira macio,
17 And they ended with all the men that had taken foreign wives by the first day of the first month.
na gũgĩkinya mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa mbere, makĩrĩkia maciira ma arũme othe arĩa maahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ.
18 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken foreign wives, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren: Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Thĩinĩ wa njiaro cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai, andũ aya nĩo maahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ: Kuuma njiaro cia Jeshua mũrũ wa Jozadaku na ariũ a ithe nĩ: Maaseia, na Eliezeri, na Jaribu, na Gedalia.
19 And they gave their hand to send away their wives; and they offered a ram of the flock, as trespass-offering for their guilt.
(Othe makĩĩranĩra atĩ nĩmegũtigana na atumia ao, na o mũndũ akĩruta ndũrũme kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwake nĩ ũndũ wa iruta rĩa mahĩtia mao.)
20 And of the children of Immer: Hanani, and Zebadiah.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Imeri nĩ: Hanani na Zebadia.
21 And of the children of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Harimu nĩ: Maaseia, na Elija, na Shemaia, na Jehieli, na Uzia.
22 And of the children of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Pashuri nĩ: Elioenai, na Maaseia, na Ishumaeli, na Nethaneli, na Jozabadu, na Elasa.
23 And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
Kuuma kũrĩ Alawii nĩ: Jozabadu, na Shimei, na Kelaia (na nowe Kelita), na Pethahia, na Juda, na Eliezeri.
24 And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the doorkeepers: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Kuuma kũrĩ aini a nyĩmbo nĩ: Eliashibu. Kuuma kũrĩ aikaria a ihingo nĩ: Shakumu, na Telemu, na Uri.
25 And of Israel; of the children of Parosh: Ramiah, and Jizzijah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
Na gatagatĩ-inĩ ga Aisiraeli arĩa angĩ: Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Paroshu nĩ: Ramia, na Izia, na Malikija, na Mijamini, na Eleazaru, na Malikija, na Benaia.
26 And of the children of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Elamu nĩ: Matania, na Zekaria, na Jehieli, na Abadi, na Jeremothu, na Elija.
27 And of the children of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Zatu nĩ: Elioenai, na Eliashibu, na Matania, na Jeremothu, na Zabadi, na Aziza.
28 And of the children of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bebai nĩ: Jehohanani, na Hanania, na Zabai, na Athilai.
29 And of the children of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bani nĩ: Meshulamu, na Maluku, na Adaia, na Jashubu, na Sheali, na Jeremothu.
30 And of the children of Pahath-Moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Pahathu-Moabi nĩ: Adina, na Kelali, na Benaia, na Maaseia, na Matania, na Bezaleli, na Binui, na Manase.
31 And the children of Harim: Eliezer, Jishijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Simeon,
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Harimu nĩ: Eliezeri, na Ishija, na Malikija, na Shemaia, na Shimeoni,
32 Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
na Benjamini, na Maluku, na Shemaria.
33 Of the children of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Hashumu nĩ: Matenai, na Matata, na Zabadi, na Elifeleti, na Jeremai, na Manase, na Shimei.
34 Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bani nĩ: Maadai, na Amuramu, na Ueli,
35 Benaiah, Bediah, Cheluhu,
na Benaia, na Bedeia, na Keluhi,
36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
na Vania, na Meremothu, na Eliashibu,
37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasai,
na Matania, na Matenai, na Jaasu.
38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Binui nĩ: Shimei,
39 and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
na Shelemia, na Nathani, na Adaia,
40 Machnadbai, Shashai, Sharai,
na Makinadebai, na Shashai, na Sharai,
41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
na Azareli, na Shelemia, na Shemaria,
42 Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
na Shalumu, na Amaria, na Jusufu.
43 Of the children of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, and Joel, Benaiah.
Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Nebo nĩ: Jeieli, na Matithia, na Zabadi, na Zabina, na Jadai, na Joeli, na Benaia.
44 All these had taken foreign wives; and there were among them wives who had had children.
Acio othe nĩmahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ, na amwe ao nĩmaciarĩte ciana na atumia acio.
