Ezra 6
1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and the house of the archives, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon, was searched.
Ya mere, Daraiọs nyere iwu ka a chọpụta nʼụlọ a na-echebe akwụkwọ ochie nke ndị Babilọn ma ọ dị akwụkwọ ọbụla dị otu ahụ.
2 A scroll was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, and in it this was written for a record:
Emesịa, a chọpụtara otu akwụkwọ nʼụlọeze dị na Ekbatana nʼala Midia. Nke a bụ ihe e dere nʼime akwụkwọ ahụ: Akwụkwọ ozi eze;
3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus the king made a decree: Concerning God’s house at Jerusalem, let the house be built, the place where they offer sacrifices, and let its foundations be strongly laid, with its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits;
Nʼafọ mbụ nke Sairọs bụ eze, o nyere iwu banyere ụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke dị na Jerusalem ebe ndị Juu na-efe Chineke. A ga-ewughachi ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ ka ọ bụrụ ebe ịchụ aja, ka a tọsiekwa ntọala ya ike. Ịdị elu ya ga-adị iri mita atọ, obosara ya ga-abụkwa otu ihe ahụ.
4 with three courses of great stones and a course of new timber. Let the expenses be given out of the king’s house.
Ahịrị atọ nke oke nkume ka a ga-eji tọọ ntọala ya, tinyere otu ahịrị osisi. A ga-esi nʼụlọakụ eze Sairọs kwụọ ụgwọ ihe ndị a niile.
5 Also let the gold and silver vessels of God’s house, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, everything to its place. You shall put them in God’s house.
Ọzọkwa, a ga-ebughachikwa ngwongwo ọlaedo na ọlaọcha niile nke ụlọ Chineke, ndị Nebukadneza sitere nʼụlọnsọ ahụ dị nʼJerusalem buru gaa Babilọn, doghachikwa ha nʼụlọ Chineke.
6 Now therefore, Tattenai, governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the River, you must stay far from there.
Mgbe a gụsịrị ya, Daraiọs zighachiri Tatenai onye na-achị Yufretis, na Sheta Bozenai, na ndịisi ọzọ nọ nʼọdịda anyanwụ Yufretis ozi sị ha, Unu hapụ ha ka ha rụọ ọrụ ha.
7 Leave the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
Unu egbochila owuwu ụlọ Chineke ahụ. Kwerenụ ka onyeisi ndị Juu na ndị okenye Juu wughachi ụlọ Chineke a nʼebe e wuru ya na mbụ.
8 Moreover I make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses must be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered.
Ọzọ, ana m enye iwu na nke a bụ ihe unu na-aghaghị imere ndị okenye, na ndị Juu niile na-ewugharị ụlọnsọ Chineke ahụ. Ka unu site nʼụtụ isi a na-atụrụ m kwụọ ụgwọ e ji ewu ụlọ ahụ na-atụfughị oge ọbụla.
9 That which they have need of, including young bulls, rams, and lambs, for burnt offerings to the God of heaven; also wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail,
Unu nye ha ihe ọbụla dịkwa ha mkpa, ụmụ oke ehi na ebule, ụmụ atụrụ, ha ga-eji chụọrọ Chineke nke eluigwe aja. Nyekwanụ ha ọka wiiti, na mmanya, na nnu, na mmanụ oliv, dịka ndị nchụaja rịọrọ, bụ ndị nọ na Jerusalem, aghaghị inye ha ihe ndị a kwa ụbọchị niile na-esepụghị aka.
10 that they may offer sacrifices of pleasant aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and of his sons.
Ka ha nwee ike ịchụ ezi aja nye Chineke nke eluigwe, kpeekwaara mụ na ụmụ m ekpere.
11 I have also made a decree that whoever alters this message, let a beam be pulled out from his house, and let him be lifted up and fastened on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
Ana m enye iwu na onye ọbụla ga-agbanwe okwu a, ka ehopụta osisi nʼụlọ ya jiri kwụgbuo ya. A ga-emekwa ụlọ ya ka ọ bụrụ ebe ikpofu ahịhịa.
12 May the God who has caused his name to dwell there overthrow all kings and peoples who stretch out their hand to alter this, to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree. Let it be done with all diligence.
Chineke ahụ, onye mere Jerusalem ebe obibi ya, ga-ebibi eze ọbụla maọbụ mba ọbụla gbanwere iwu a, maọbụ bibie ụlọnsọ ahụ ọzọ. Ọ bụ Daraiọs na-enye iwu a. Ka onye ọbụla were ike ya niile debe ya.
13 Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shetharbozenai, and their companions did accordingly with all diligence, because Darius the king had sent a decree.
Ya mere, nʼihi iwu ahụ eze Daraiọs zitere, Tatenai, onyeisi ọchịchị nʼala ofe mmiri, na Sheta Bozenai, na ndị otu ha, mere ihe niile dịka ozi ahụ si dị na-atụfughị oge ọbụla.
14 The elders of the Jews built and prospered, through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. They built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the decree of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
Nʼihi ya, ndịisi Juu gara nʼihu nʼọrụ, ihe na-agakwara ha nke ọma site na nkwusa onye amụma, bụ Hegai, na Zekaraya, nwa Ido. Ha wuchara ụlọnsọ ahụ dịka iwu Chineke Izrel nyere si dị, nakwa dịka Sairọs, na Daraiọs, na Ataksekses, ndị eze Peshịa, nyekwara nʼiwu.
15 This house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
Ha wusiri ya nʼabalị nke atọ nʼọnwa isii (dị ka ọgụgụ afọ ndị Juu si dị) nʼafọ nke isii nke ọchịchị Daraiọs.
16 The children of Israel, the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy.
Ụmụ Izrel, bụ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị, na ndị fọdụrụ nʼime ndị e mere ka ha ga biri nʼala ọzọ, ji ọṅụ mee mmemme nke ido ụlọ nke Chineke ahụ nsọ na gbaghee ya.
17 They offered at the dedication of this house of God one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
Nʼihi ido ụlọ ahụ nsọ, ha ji oke ehi dị otu narị nʼọnụọgụgụ, na narị ebule abụọ, na narị atụrụ anọ chụọ aja, werekwa mkpi iri na abụọ chụọ aja mmehie nʼihi ndị Izrel niile, dịka ebo niile nke Izrel si dị.
18 They set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
Ha guzobere ndị nchụaja na nkewa ha, ndị Livayị nʼotu ha maka ije ozi nke Chineke na Jerusalem, dịka e dere ya nʼakwụkwọ iwu Mosis.
19 The children of the captivity kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
Ndị ahụ emere ka ha gaa biri nʼala ọzọ, mere Mmemme Ngabiga nʼabalị iri na anọ nke ọnwa mbụ.
20 Because the priests and the Levites had purified themselves together, all of them were pure. They killed the Passover for all the children of the captivity, for their brothers the priests, and for themselves.
Ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị edoola onwe ha ọcha, ha niile dịkwa ọcha. Ndị Livayị nʼonwe ha gburu ọtụtụ atụrụ Mmemme Ngabiga maka ndị nchụaja, na ndị Livayị ndị ọzọ, na ndị ahụ niile lọtara alọta site na mba ọzọ.
21 The children of Israel who had returned out of the captivity, and all who had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the nations of the land to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, ate,
Ya mere, ndị Izrel niile bụ ndị ahụ lọtara site nʼebe e mere ka ha gaa biri riri ihe ahụ, ha na ndị ahụ niile kewapụrụ onwe ha juu ibi ajọọ ndụ nke ndị mba ọzọ bi nʼala ahụ na-ebi, nʼihi ịchọ Onyenwe anyị, Chineke nke Izrel.
22 and kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy; because Yahweh had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of God, the God of Israel’s house.
Ha sokwa mee mmemme achịcha na-ekoghị eko, nke ha mere ụbọchị asaa. Oke ọṅụ jupụtara nʼala Izrel niile nʼihi na Onyenwe anyị mere ka eze Asịrịa nwee obiọma nʼebe Izrel nọ, nyere ha aka iwugharị ụlọnsọ ukwu Chineke, onye bụ Chineke Izrel.
