Ezra 3
1 And it arrived the month seventh and [the] people of Israel [were] in the cities. And they gathered the people like a man one to Jerusalem.
Mgbe o ruru ọnwa asaa nʼafọ, ndị Izrel nọkwa nʼobodo ha niile, ndị mmadụ zukọtara nʼotu na Jerusalem.
2 And he arose Jeshua [the] son of Jozadak and brothers his the priests and Zerubbabel [the] son of Shealtiel and brothers his and they rebuilt [the] altar of [the] God of Israel to offer up on it burnt offerings according to [what] is written in [the] law of Moses [the] man of God.
Mgbe ahụ, Jeshua, nwa Jozadak na ndị nchụaja ndị ọzọ, na Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel na ndị na-enyere ya aka malitere iwugharị ebe ịchụ aja Chineke Izrel maka ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ nʼelu ya dịka Mosis onye nke Chineke si nye nʼiwu.
3 And they established the altar on foundations its for terror [was] on them from [the] peoples of the lands (and they offered up *Q(K)*) on it burnt offerings to Yahweh burnt offerings of the morning and of the evening.
Nʼagbanyeghị oke egwu maka ndị niile gbara ha gburugburu, ha gara nʼihu wughachikwa ebe ịchụ aja ahụ na ntọala ya chụọkwa aja nʼelu ya nye Onyenwe anyị, bụ aja nsure ọkụ nke ụtụtụ na nke uhuruchi.
4 And they celebrated [the] festival of booths according to [what] is written and a burnt offering of a day in a day by number according to [the] ordinance of [the] matter of a day in day its.
Ha mekwara mmemme ụlọ Ikwu dịka e dere ya nʼiwu Mosis, chụọkwa aja nsure ọkụ dị iche iche nʼụbọchị niile nke mmemme ahụ.
5 And after this a burnt offering of continuity and for the new moons and for all [the] appointed times of Yahweh consecrated and for every [one who] offered a freewill offering to Yahweh.
Mgbe ihe ndị a gasịrị, ha chụrụ aja nsure ọkụ nke a na-achụ mgbe niile, na nke aja maka ọnwa ọhụrụ, na aja ndị ọzọ maka mmemme ndị ọzọ dị nsọ a kara aka nke Onyenwe anyị. Ha chụkwara aja onyinye nke ha ji nye Onyenwe anyị onyinye afọ ofufu.
6 From day one of the month seventh they began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh and [the] temple of Yahweh not it was founded.
Ndị nchụaja bidoro ịchụ aja nsure ọkụ nye Onyenwe anyị nʼabalị mbụ nke ọnwa nke asaa. Ọ bụ ezie na a tọbeghị ntọala ụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị.
7 And people gave money to the masons and to the craftsmen and food and drink and oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians to bring wood of cedar from Lebanon to [the] sea of Joppa according to [the] permission of Cyrus [the] king of Persia to them.
Ha nyere ndị ọrụ na-edo nkume na ndị ọkpọ ǹtu ego, nyekwa ndị Saịdọn na ndị Taịa ihe oriri, na ihe ọṅụṅụ na mmanụ oliv, ka ha nwee ike isite nʼosimiri Lebanọn budata osisi sida ndị ahụ rute Jopa, dịka ikike Sairọs bụ eze Peshịa si kwadoo ya.
8 And in the year second of coming their to [the] house of God to Jerusalem in the month second they began Zerubbabel [the] son of Shealtiel and Jeshua [the] son of Jozadak and [the] rest of brothers their - the priests and the Levites and all those [who] had come from the captivity Jerusalem and they appointed the Levites from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards to act as overseers over [the] work of [the] house of Yahweh.
Nʼọnwa nke abụọ nke afọ abụọ site mgbe ha bịarutere nʼụlọ Chineke na Jerusalem. Mmadụ niile ahụ lọtara Juda so rụọ ọrụ. Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel, Jeshua nwa Jozadak na ndị fọdụrụ na ụmụnne ha, bụ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị, na ndị niile si na ndọta nʼagha lọta Jerusalem, malitere ịrụ ọrụ ahụ. Ha họpụtara ndị Livayị niile gbara iri afọ abụọ rigoo ka ha lekọta ihe banyere ọrụ ụlọ Onyenwe anyị.
9 And he stood Jeshua sons his and brothers his Kadmiel and sons his [the] sons of Judah as one to act as overseers over [the] doer of the work on [the] house of God. [the] sons of Henadad sons their and brothers their the Levites.
Jeshua na ụmụ ya ndị ikom, na ụmụnne ya, Kadmiel na ụmụ ya, ndị si nʼikwu Hodavaya, ha na ụmụ Henadad na ụmụ ha, na ụmụnna ha, ha niile bụ ndị Livayị, jikọtara aka na-elekọta ndị na-arụ ụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke ahụ.
10 And they founded the builders [the] temple of Yahweh and they appointed the priests fully clothed with trumpets and the Levites [the] sons of Asaph with cymbals to praise Yahweh on [the] hands of David [the] king of Israel.
Mgbe ndị na-ewu ụlọ tọrọ ntọala ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị ahụ, ndị nchụaja ahụ niile yii uwe ha jide opi nʼaka. Otu a kwa ndị Livayị, ụmụ ndị ikom Asaf jikwa ogene ha na-eto Onyenwe anyị dịka usoro iwu Devid, eze Izrel nyere ha si dị.
11 And they sang with praising and with giving thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for for ever covenant loyalty his [is] towards Israel and all the people they shouted (a shout of joy *LB(ah)*) great with praising Yahweh because it was founded [the] house of Yahweh.
Ha ji abụ otuto na ekele bụkuo Onyenwe anyị abụ sị: “Ọ dị mma, ịhụnanya ya nʼebe Izrel nọ na-adị ruo ebighị ebi.” Mmadụ niile jiri oke olu too Onyenwe anyị nʼihi ntọala ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ ha tọrọ.
12 And many of the priests and the Levites and [the] heads of the fathers old who they had seen the house first when founded it this the house with own eyes their [were] weeping with a voice great and many [people] with a shout of joy with gladness to lift up a voice.
Ma ụfọdụ ndị merela agadi nʼetiti ndị nchụaja, na ndị Livayị, na ndị ndu nke ikwu dị iche iche, bụ ndị chetara ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ Solomọn wuru, kwara akwa hie nne, mgbe ndị ọzọ nọ na-eti mkpu ọṅụ.
13 And not the people [were] recognizing [the] sound of [the] shout of happiness to [the] sound of [the] weeping of the people for the people [were] shouting a shout of joy great and the sound it was heard to from a distance.
Ya mere, e sitere nʼebe dị nnọọ anya nụ ụzụ ọṅụ na ụda akwa ndị mmadụ ahụ. Ma o nweghị onye nwere ike ịkọwata nke bụ mkpu akwa maọbụ mkpu ọṅụ, nʼihi na ụzụ ahụ dị ukwuu.
