< Ezra 5 >
1 And prophesied have the prophets, (Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah son of Iddo) unto the Jews who [are] in Judah and in Jerusalem, in the name of the God of Israel — unto them.
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 have Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua son of Jozadak, risen, and begun to build the house of God, that [is] in Jerusalem, and with them are the prophets of God supporting 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 At that time come to them hath Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, 'Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?'
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 Then thus we have said to them, 'What [are] the names of the men who are building this building?'
Anawafunsanso kuti, “Kodi anthu amene akumanga nyumbayi mayina awo ndani?”
5 And the eye of their God hath been upon the elders of the Jews, and they have not caused them to cease till the matter goeth to Darius, and then they send back a letter concerning this thing.
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 a letter that Tatnai, governor beyond the river, hath sent, and Shethar-Boznai and his companions, the Apharsachites who [are] beyond the river, unto 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 A letter they have sent unto him, and thus is it written in it:
Analemba kalatayo motere: Kwa mfumu Dariyo: Mukhale ndi mtendere wonse.
8 'To Darius the king, all peace! be it known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the great house of God, and it is built [with] rolled stones, and wood is placed in the walls, and this work is done speedily, and prospering in their hand.
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 Then we have asked of these elders, thus we have said to them, Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?
Ndipo tinawafunsa atsogoleriwo kuti, “Anakulolezani kuti mumangenso Nyumbayi ndi kutsiriza makoma ake ndani?”
10 And also their names we have asked of them, to let thee know, that we might write the names of the men who [are] at their head.
Tinawafunsanso mayina a atsogoleri awo, kuti tikalemba mayina atsogoleriwo tidzakudziwitseni kuti muwadziwe.
11 'And thus they have returned us word, saying, We [are] servants of the God of heaven and earth, and are building the house that was built many years before this, that a great king of Israel built and finished:
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 made the God of heaven angry, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon the Chaldean, and this house he destroyed, and the people he removed 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 king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God,
“Komabe chaka choyamba cha Koresi, mfumu ya ku Babuloni, mfumu Koresiyo anapereka lamulo lakuti Nyumba ya Mulunguyi imangidwenso.
14 and also, the vessels of the house of God, of gold and silver, that Nebuchadnezzar had taken forth out of the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, them hath Cyrus the king brought forth out of the temple of Babylon, and they have been given to [one], Sheshbazzar [is] his name, whom he made 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, These vessels lift up, go, put them down in the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and the house of God is builded on 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 hath this Sheshbazzar come — he hath laid the foundations of the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem, and from thence even till now it hath been building, and is not finished.
“Choncho Sesibazarayo anabwera ndi kumanga maziko a Nyumba ya Mulunguyo mu Yerusalemu. Kuyambira tsiku limenelo mpaka lero yakhala ikumangidwa ndipo sinathebe.”
17 'And now, if to the king it be good, let search be made in the treasure-house of the king, that [is] there in Babylon, whether it be that of Cyrus the king there was made a decree to build this house of God in Jerusalem, and the will of the king concerning this thing he doth send unto us.'
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.