Ezra 5
1 Now Aggeus the prophet, and Zacharias the son of Addo, prophesied to the Jews that were in Judea and Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel.
Nthawi imeneyo aneneri Hagai ndi Zekariya, mwana wa Ido, ankayankhula kwa Ayuda okhala mʼdziko la Yuda ndi mu Yerusalemu mʼdzina la Mulungu wa Israeli, amene anali nawo.
2 Then rose up Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Josue the son of Josedec, and began to build the temple of God in Jerusalem, and with them were the prophets of God helping them.
Pambuyo pake Zerubabeli mwana wa Sealatieli ndi Yesuwa mwana wa Yozadaki ananyamuka nakayambanso kumanga Nyumba ya Mulungu mu Yerusalemu. Ndipo aneneri a Mulungu anali nawo pamodzi, kuwathandiza.
3 And at the same time came to them Thathanai, who was governor beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and their counsellors: and said thus to them: Who hath given you counsel to build this house, and to repair the walls thereof?
Pa nthawi imeneyo Tatenai, bwanamkubwa wa chigawo cha patsidya pa Yufurate pamodzi ndi Setari-Bozenai ndi anzawo anapita kwa iwo ndi kukawafunsa kuti, “Anakulolani ndani kuti mumangenso Nyumba imeneyi ndi kutsiriza khoma lake?”
4 In answer to which we gave them the names of the men who were the promoters of that building.
Anawafunsanso kuti, “Kodi anthu amene akumanga nyumbayi mayina awo ndani?”
5 But the eye of their God was upon the ancients of the Jews, and they could not hinder them. And it was agreed that the matter should be referred to Darius, and then they should give satisfaction concerning that accusation.
Koma Mulungu wawo amayangʼanira atsogoleri Ayuda, motero kuti anthu aja anaganiza kuti asawaletse kumanga Nyumbayo mpaka atalembera mfumu Dariyo kalata ndi kulandira yankho lake.
6 The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.
Iyi ndi kalata imene Tatenai bwanamkubwa wa dera la patsidya pa Yufurate, ndiponso Setari-Bozenai ndi anzake, akazembe amene anali mʼchigawo cha patsidya pa Yufurate, anatumiza kwa mfumu Dariyo
7 The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Darius the king all peace.
Analemba kalatayo motere: Kwa mfumu Dariyo: Mukhale ndi mtendere wonse.
8 Be it known to the king, that we went to the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which they are building with unpolished stones, and timber is laid in the walls: and this work is carried on diligently, and advanceth in their hands.
Amfumu mudziwe kuti ife tinapita ku dziko la Yuda ku Nyumba ya Mulungu wamkulu. Nyumbayo ikumangidwa ndi miyala ikuluikulu ndipo akuyala matabwa pa makoma. Ntchitoyi ikugwiridwa mwachangu ndipo ikuyenda bwino kwambiri mwautsogoleri wawo.
9 And we asked those ancients, and said to them thus: Who hath given you authority to build this house, and to repair these walls?
Ndipo tinawafunsa atsogoleriwo kuti, “Anakulolezani kuti mumangenso Nyumbayi ndi kutsiriza makoma ake ndani?”
10 We asked also of them their names, that we might give thee notice: and we have written the names of the men that are the chief among them.
Tinawafunsanso mayina a atsogoleri awo, kuti tikalemba mayina atsogoleriwo tidzakudziwitseni kuti muwadziwe.
11 And they answered us in these words, saying: We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are building a temple that was built these many years ago, and which a great king of Israel built and set up.
Yankho limene anatipatsa ndi ili: “Ife ndife atumiki a Mulungu wa kumwamba ndi wa dziko lapansi, ndipo tikumanganso Nyumba imene mfumu ina yamphamvu ya Israeli inamanga ndi kuyitsiriza zaka zambiri zapitazo.
12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven to wrath, he delivered them into the hands of Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon the Chaldean: and he destroyed this house, and carried away the people to Babylon.
Koma chifukwa chakuti makolo athu anakwiyitsa Mulungu wakumwamba, Iye anawapereka kwa Nebukadinezara Mkalideya, mfumu ya Babuloni, amene anawononga Nyumbayi ndi kutenga anthu onse kupita nawo ku ukapolo ku Babuloni.
13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon, king Cyrus set forth a decree, that this house of God should be built.
“Komabe chaka choyamba cha Koresi, mfumu ya ku Babuloni, mfumu Koresiyo anapereka lamulo lakuti Nyumba ya Mulunguyi imangidwenso.
14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the temple of God, which Nabuchodonosor had taken out of the temple, that was in Jerusalem, and had brought them to the temple of Babylon, king Cyrus brought out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered to one Sassabasar, whom also he appointed governor,
Ndipo ziwiya zagolide ndi zasiliva za ku Nyumba ya Mulungu zimene Nebukadinezara anazitenga mʼNyumba ya Mulungu ku Yerusalemu ndi kukaziyika mʼnyumba ya milungu ya ku Babuloni, anakazichotsa ku nyumba ya milungu ya ku Babuloniko ndi kuzipereka kwa Sesibazara, amene mfumu inamusankha kukhala bwanamkubwa.
15 And said to him: Take these vessels, and go, and put them in the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be built in its place.
Tsono mfumuyo inamuwuza kuti, ‘Tenga ziwiyazi ukaziyike mʼNyumba ya Mulungu ku Yerusalemu. Ndipo Nyumba ya Mulunguyo ikamangidwenso pa maziko ake akale.’
16 Then came this same Sassabasar, and laid the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem, and from that time until now it is in building, and is not yet finished.
“Choncho Sesibazarayo anabwera ndi kumanga maziko a Nyumba ya Mulunguyo mu Yerusalemu. Kuyambira tsiku limenelo mpaka lero yakhala ikumangidwa ndipo sinathebe.”
17 Now therefore if it seem good to the king, let him search in the king’s library, which is in Babylon, whether it hath been decreed by Cyrus the king, that the house of God in Jerusalem should be built, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Nʼchifukwa chake ngati chingakukomereni amfumu, pachitike kafukufuku mʼnyumba yaufumu mosungira chuma ndi mabuku okhudza mbiri ya Babuloni kuti tione ngati mfumu Koresi inalamuladi za kumanganso Nyumba ya Mulungu mu Yerusalemu. Kenaka amfumu mutiwuze zomwe zikukondweretsani kuti mugamule pa nkhani imeneyi.
