Ezra 4
1 Esi Yuda kple Benyamin ƒe futɔwo se be ame siwo trɔ gbɔ tso aboyome la le gbedoxɔ tum na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la la,
Pea ʻi he fanongo ʻe he ngaahi fili ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani ʻoku langa ʻae faletapu kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli ʻe he fānau naʻe fakapōpula:
2 wova Zerubabel kple ƒometatɔwo gbɔ, eye wogblɔ na wo be, “Mina míatui kpli mi, elabena míesubɔa miaƒe Mawu la abe miawo ke ene, eye tso Asiria fia, Esarhadon, ame si kplɔ mi va afi sia ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo me ke míesa vɔ nɛ.”
Naʻa nau haʻu ai kia Selupepeli, pea ki he kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he kau mātuʻa, ʻonau pehē kiate kinautolu, “Tuku ke mau langa mo kimoutolu: he ʻoku mau kumi ki homou ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ko kimoutolu; pea kuo mau feilaulau kiate ia talu ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo Esahatoni ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻAsilia, ʻaia naʻe ʻomi ʻakimautolu ki heni.”
3 Ke Zerubabel, Yesua kple Israel ƒe ƒomeawo ƒe tatɔwo ɖo ŋu na wo be, “Miakpɔ gome le gbedoxɔ tutu na míaƒe Mawu la me o. Míawo ɖeɖe míatui na Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la abe ale si Persia fia, Sirus de see na mí ene.”
Ka naʻe lea ʻa Selupepeli, mo Sesua, mo hono toe ʻoe kau mātuʻa tuʻukimuʻa ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku ʻikai te mou kau siʻi mo kimautolu ʻi he langa ʻae fale ki homau ʻOtua; ka temau fai fakataha ʻekimautolu pe ʻae langa fale kia Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻae tuʻi ko Kolesi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia kiate kimautolu.”
4 Tete ame siwo nɔ anyigba dzi ƒo xlã wo la ɖe dzi le Yudatɔwo ƒo si wɔe be wovɔ̃ na gbedoxɔ la dzi yiyi.
Pea naʻe toki fakavaivai ʻe he kakai ʻoe fonua ʻae nima ʻoe kakai ʻo Siuta, ʻo fakamamahi ʻakinautolu ʻi he langa fale,
5 Wona zãnu dudzikpɔlawo be woatsi tsitre ɖe wo ŋu, eye woatɔtɔ woƒe ɖoɖowo me le Persia fia, Sirus ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ɣeyiɣiwo katã me va se ɖe Persia fia Darius ƒe fiaɖuɣiwo ke.
Pea naʻa nau totongi ki he kau fakakaukau ke taʻofi kiate kinautolu, mo fakataʻeʻaonga ʻenau tuʻutuʻuni, ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho kotoa pē ʻo Kolesi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia, ʻo hoko mo e pule ʻa Talaiasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia.
6 Le Ahasuerus ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe gɔmedzedzea me la, wova tso Yuda kple Yerusalem nɔlawo nu.
Pea ʻi he pule ʻa ʻAhasivelo, ʻi hono kamataʻanga ʻo ʻene pule, naʻa nau tohi kiate ia ʻae tohi talakoviʻi ʻae kakai ʻo Siuta mo Selūsalema.
7 Eye le Persia fia Artazerses ƒe fiaɖuɖu me la, Bislam, Mitredat, Tabeel kple wo ŋutime bubuwo ŋlɔ agbalẽ na Artazerses. Woŋlɔ agbalẽ la kple Aramaik alfabeta ɖe Aramaikgbe me.
Pea naʻe tohi ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻAtakisekisi ʻe Pisilami, mo Mitilitati mo Tapeli, mo hono toe ʻo ʻenau kaumeʻa, kia ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia; pea naʻe fai ʻae tohi ʻi he lea fakaSilia, pea naʻe fakamatala ia ʻi he lea fakaSilia.
8 Rehum dudzikpɔlagã kple agbalẽŋlɔla, Simsai, ŋlɔ agbalẽ tsi tsitre ɖe Yerusalem ŋu na Fia Artazerses. Agbalẽa me nyawoe nye:
Naʻe tohi ʻe he ʻeiki fakamaau ko Lihumi mo Simisai ko e tangata tohi ʻae tohi fakakoviʻi ʻo Selūsalema kia ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi ʻo pehē:
9 Rehum, dudzikpɔlagã kple agbalẽŋlɔla, Simsai kple dɔnunɔla bubuwo, ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo kple dudzikpɔla siwo kpɔa Tripoli, Persia, Erek kple Babilonia kple Elamtɔ siwo le Susa dzi,
“Pea naʻe tohi ai ʻe Lihumi ko e ʻeiki fakamaau mo Simisai ko e tangata tohi, mo hono toe ʻo ʻenau kaumeʻa: ko e kau Tinaie mo e kau ʻAfasatikai, ko e kau Tapilai mo e kau ʻAfalisai, ko e kau ʻAkivi, mo e kau Papilone, mo e kau Susa, mo e kau Tehavi, mo e kau ʻElami,
10 hekpe ɖe ame siwo bubutɔgã, Asurbanipal nya ɖo ɖe Samaria kple Frat tɔsisi la godo ŋu.
Mo hono toe ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga ʻaia naʻe ʻomi ʻe he ʻeiki lahi mo ongolelei ko ʻAsinapa, pea tuku ki he ngaahi kolo ʻo Samēlia, mo hono toe ʻoku ʻi he potu kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe, pea ʻi he kuonga ko ia.”
11 Esia nye agbalẽ si woŋlɔ nɛ la me nya. Na: Fia Artazerses. Tso: Wò dɔla siwo le Frat tɔsisi la godo gbɔ.
Ko hono hiki eni ʻoe tohi ʻaia naʻa nau ʻave kiate ia, “ʻio, kia ʻAtakisekisi ko e tuʻi: “Ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ko e kau tangata ʻi he potu kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe, pea ʻi he kuonga ko eni.
12 Fia nenyae be, Yudatɔ siwo tso gbɔwò va mía gbɔ la yi Yerusalem, eye wogbugbɔ du dzeaglã, vɔ̃ɖi la le tsotsom. Wole gliawo flɔm ɖe dzi, eye wole gɔmeɖokpe siwo gbã la ɖɔm ɖo.
Ke ʻilo ʻe he tuʻi, koeʻuhi ko e kau Siu naʻe ʻalu hake meiate koe kiate kimautolu kuo nau hoko ki Selūsalema, pea ʻoku nau langa ʻae kolo angakovi moʻo faʻa angatuʻu, pea kuo nau fokotuʻu hake hono ngaahi ʻā maka, pea kuo nau fakahoko hono ngaahi tuʻunga.
13 Gawu la, fia la nenya be ne wogbugbɔ du sia tso, ɖɔ eƒe gliwo ɖo la, ekema woagbe adzɔhowo, nudzɔdzɔwo kple mɔtahowo xexe, eye fiasã la ƒe gakotoku aɖi gbɔlo.
Ko eni ke ʻilo ʻe he tuʻi, kapau ʻe langa ʻae kolo ni, pea toe fokotuʻu ʻa hono ngaahi ʻā maka, ʻe ʻikai te nau kei totongi, pea tukuhau, pe totongi fakatau, pea te ke maumau ai ʻae tukuhau ki he ngaahi tuʻi.
14 Azɔ la, esi wònye míaƒe dɔdeasie wònye na fiasã la, eye menyo be miazi kpi woaɖe bubu le fia la ŋu o ta la, míele gbe ɖom ɖe wò be wòanɔ nyanya na fia la,
Pea ko eni, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻemau maʻu homau tokoni mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe ʻikai taau mo kimautolu ke mamata ki he fakaongokovi ʻoe tuʻi, ko ia kuo mau fekau ai ʻo fakahā ia ki he tuʻi;
15 eye wòatsa le ame siwo ɖu fia do ŋgɔ na wò ƒe nyaŋlɔɖiwo me. Àkpɔe le nyaŋlɔɖiawo me be du sia nye du dzeaglã si ɖea fu na fiawo kple nutometɔwo, teƒe si aglãdzedze le tso keke blema ke. Esia tae wogbã du sia ɖo.
Koeʻuhi ke fai ʻae kumi ʻi he tohi fakamanatu ʻa hoʻo ngaahi tamai: ko ia te ke ʻilo ai ʻi he tohi ʻoe tohi fakamanatu, mo ke ʻilo ko e kolo ni ko e kolo angatuʻu, pea kovi ki he ngaahi tuʻi mo e ngaahi fonua, pea naʻa nau langaʻi ʻae angatuʻu ʻi ai ʻi muʻa: ko e meʻa ko ia naʻe fakaʻauha ai ʻae kolo ni.
16 Míena nyanya fia la be, ne wotso du sia, eye woɖɔ eƒe gliwo ɖo la, naneke magasusɔ na wò le Frat tɔsisi la godo o.
ʻOku mau fakapapau ki he tuʻi, kapau ʻe toe langa ʻae kolo ni, pea fokotuʻu hono ʻā maka, ko e meʻa ko ia ʻe ʻikai te ke maʻu ai ha tofiʻa ʻi he potu kauvai ni ʻoe vaitafe.”
17 Esiae nye fia la ƒe ŋuɖoɖo na agbalẽ la: Na: Rehum dudzikpɔlagã, agbalẽŋlɔla, Simsai kple woƒe kpeɖeŋutɔ siwo le Samaria kple Frat tɔsisi la godo; Medo gbe na mi,
Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe he tuʻi ʻa hono tali kia Lihumi ko e ʻeiki fakamaau, mo Simisai ko e tangata tohi, pea ki hono toe ʻo ʻenau kaumeʻa naʻe nofo ʻi Samēlia, pea ko hono toe naʻe nofo ki he kauvai ʻe taha ʻoe vaitafe, [ʻo pehē], “Mou fiemālie pe ʻi he kuonga ni.
18 Woxlẽ agbalẽ si mieɖo ɖe mí la na mí, eye woɖe egɔme hã na mí le ŋkunye me.
“Ko e tohi naʻa mou fai ʻo ʻomi kiate au naʻe lau totonu ia ʻi hoku ʻao.
19 Meɖe gbe, eye wotsa le nyaŋlɔɖigbalẽ xoxoawo me heke ɖe eŋu be, tso gbe aɖe gbe ke la, du sia tsona ɖe fiawo ŋu, eye wònye aglãdzedze kple amemabumabu teƒe.
Pea ne u fekau, pea naʻe fai ʻae kumi, pea kuo ʻilo ko e kolo ni naʻe fai ʻae angatuʻu ʻi muʻa ki he ngaahi tuʻi, pea naʻe fai ʻi ai ʻae angatuʻu mo e angakovi.
20 Fia siwo ɖo ŋusẽ geɖe la nɔ Yerusalem kpɔ, eye woɖu anyigba siwo katã le Frat tɔsisi la godo dzi, woxea nudzɔdzɔ, adzɔhowo kple mɔtahowo na wo.
Pea naʻe ʻi ai ʻi muʻa ʻae ngaahi tuʻi mālohi lahi foki naʻe pule ʻi Selūsalema, ʻaia naʻe pule ki he ngaahi fonua kotoa pē ʻi he kauvai ʻe taha ʻoe vaitafe; pea naʻe ʻatu kiate kinautolu ʻae totongi, mo e tukuhau, mo e totongi fakatau.
21 Azɔ la, de se na ŋutsu siawo be woadzudzɔ dɔ la wɔwɔ, ale be womagbugbɔ du sia atso o va se ɖe esime maɖe gbe hafi.
Pea ko eni mou fekau ki he kau tangata ke tuku, pea ke ʻoua naʻa langa ʻae kolo ni, kaeʻoua ke hoko atu ha fekau ʻe taha meiate au,
22 Mikpɔ nyuie be mietsɔ nya sia vevie. Nu ka wɔ miazi kpi be, ŋɔdzidodo sia nayi ŋgɔ, agblẽ fiaɖuƒe la ƒe ŋgɔyiyi me?
Pea ko eni, vakai, ʻoua naʻa mou liʻaki ʻae meʻa ni: ko e hā ka tupu ai ʻae kovi ke kovi ai ʻae ngaahi tuʻi?”
23 Ke esi woxlẽ fia Artazerses ƒe agbalẽ la na Rehum, agbalẽŋlɔla Simsai kple wo ŋutime mamlɛawo la, wotso zia enumake heyi ɖe Yudatɔwo gbɔ le Yerusalem, eye wozi wo dzi kple ŋusẽ be woadzudzɔ dɔ la wɔwɔ.
Pea ko eni ʻi he lau hono hiki ʻoe tohi ʻae tuʻi ko ʻAtakisekisi ʻi he ʻao ʻo Lihumi mo Simisai ko e tangata tohi, mo honau kaumeʻa, naʻa nau ʻalu fakatoʻotoʻo hake ki Selūsalema ki he kakai Siu, pea taʻofi fakamālohi pe ʻakinautolu ke tuku.
24 Ale dɔ si wɔm wonɔ le Mawu ƒe gbedoxɔ la ŋu le Yerusalem la tɔ va se ɖe Persia fia Darius ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe evelia me.
Pea naʻe toki tuku ai ʻae ngāue ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua ʻaia ʻoku ʻi Selūsalema. Ko ia naʻe tuku ia ʻo aʻu ki hono ua taʻu ʻoe pule ʻa Talaiasi ko e tuʻi ʻo Peasia.
