Ezara 10
1 Rĩrĩa Ezara aahooyaga akiumbũraga mehia na akĩrĩraga, o na akĩĩgũithagia thĩ hau nyũmba-inĩ ya Ngai-rĩ, gĩkundi kĩnene kĩa andũ a Isiraeli, kĩa arũme, na andũ-a-nja, na ciana, gĩkĩũngana gĩkĩmũthiũrũrũkĩria. O nao makĩrĩra marĩ na ruo mũno.
Now while Ezra prayed and made confession, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there was gathered together unto him out of Israel a very great assembly of men and women and children; for the people wept very sore.
2 Nake Shekania mũrũ wa Jehieli, ũmwe wa rũciaro rwa Elamu, akĩĩra Ezara atĩrĩ, “Tũkoretwo tũtarĩ ehokeku harĩ Ngai witũ nĩ ũndũ nĩtũhikĩtie andũ-a-nja kuuma ndũrĩrĩ iria itũthiũrũrũkĩirie. No o na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, Isiraeli no marĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro.
And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land: yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.
3 Na rĩrĩ, nĩtũthondeke kĩrĩkanĩro tũrĩ mbere ya Ngai witũ atĩ nĩtũkũingata andũ-a-nja aya othe na ciana ciao, kũringana na mataaro ma mwathi wakwa, o na mataaro ma arĩa metigĩrĩte maathani ma Ngai witũ. Ũndũ ũyũ nĩwĩkwo kũringana na Watho.
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
4 Arahũka; ũhoro ũyũ ũrĩ moko-inĩ maku. Ithuĩ tũrĩ hamwe nawe; nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wĩyũmĩrĩrie ũwĩke.”
Arise; for the matter belongeth unto thee, and we are with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
5 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ezara akĩarahũka, agĩtũma atongoria a athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii, o na andũ othe a Isiraeli mehĩte atĩ nĩmegwĩka ũrĩa kwerĩtwo. Nao makĩĩhĩta.
Then arose Ezra, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they sware.
6 Ningĩ Ezara akiuma hau mbere ya nyũmba ya Ngai, agĩthiĩ kanyũmba ka Jehohanani mũrũ wa Eliashibu. Arĩ kũu ndaigana kũrĩa irio kana kũnyua maaĩ tondũ aathiire o na mbere gũcakaya nĩ ũndũ andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo nĩmagĩte kwĩhokeka.
Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Jehohanan the son of Eliashib: and [when] he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water; for he mourned because of the trespass of them of the captivity.
7 Gũgĩcooka gũkĩanĩrĩrwo Juda na Jerusalemu guothe atĩ andũ othe arĩa maatahĩtwo mongane Jerusalemu.
And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
8 Mũndũ o wothe ũngĩagire gũkinya Jerusalemu mĩthenya ĩtatũ ĩtanathira kũringana na itua rĩa anene na athuuri, atunywo indo ciake ciothe, nake we mwene aingatwo, ehere kĩũngano-inĩ kĩa andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo.
and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.
9 Mĩthenya ĩyo ĩtatũ ĩtanathira, arũme othe a Juda na Benjamini makĩũngana Jerusalemu. Naguo mũthenya wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ wa mweri wa kenda, andũ othe nĩmaikarĩte thĩ kĩhaaro-inĩ kĩrĩa kĩarĩ mbere ya nyũmba ya Ngai, mathĩnĩkĩte mũno tondũ wa ũndũ ũcio na nĩ ũndũ wa mbura.
Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within the three days (it was the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month); and all the people sat in the broad place before the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
10 Hĩndĩ ĩyo Ezara ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai akĩrũgama na igũrũ, akĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Mũkoretwo mũtarĩ ehokeku; nĩmũhikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ, mũgakĩongerera mahĩtia ma Isiraeli.
And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have trespassed, and have married foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel.
11 Rĩu-rĩ, umbũrai mehia manyu kũrĩ Jehova Ngai wa maithe manyu, na mwĩke ũrĩa endaga. Mwĩyamũraniei na andũ arĩa mamũthiũrũrũkĩirie, o na atumia anyu a kũngĩ.”
Now therefore make confession unto Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.
12 Kĩũngano gĩothe gĩgĩcookia na mũgambo mũnene atĩrĩ, “Nĩwoiga ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire! No nginya twĩke o ta ũguo woiga.
Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said concerning us, so must we do.
13 No rĩrĩ, andũ aya marĩ haha nĩ aingĩ, na nĩ hĩndĩ ya mbura; nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũtingĩikara nja. Ningĩ ũhoro ũyũ ndũngĩthondekeka na mũthenya ũmwe kana ĩĩrĩ, tondũ nĩtwĩhĩtie mũno ũndũ-inĩ ũyũ.
But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without: neither is this a work of one day or two; for we have greatly transgressed in this matter.
14 Reke anene aitũ marũgamĩrĩre kĩũngano gĩkĩ gĩothe. Ningĩ o mũndũ wothe ũrĩ matũũra-inĩ maitũ ũhikĩtie mũndũ-wa-nja wa kũngĩ nĩetĩkĩrio oke mahinda marĩa matuĩtwo, hamwe na athuuri na atuanĩri ciira a o itũũra, nginya twehererio marakara marĩa mahiũ ma Ngai witũ ũhoro-inĩ ũyũ.”
Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter be despatched.
15 Andũ arĩa maareganire na ũhoro ũcio no Jonathani mũrũ wa Asaheli, na Jahazeia mũrũ wa Tikiva, hamwe na Meshulamu, na Shabethai ũrĩa Mũlawii.
Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahzeiah the son of Tikvah stood up against this [matter]: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa kwerĩtwo. Nake Ezara ũcio mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai agĩthuura arũme arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao, o mũndũ ũmwe kuuma o nyũmba, o ũrĩa ciagayanĩtio, nao othe makĩandĩkwo marĩĩtwa mao. Mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa ikũmi magĩikara thĩ nĩguo matuĩrie maciira macio,
And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, [with] certain heads of fathers’ [houses], after their fathers’ houses, and all of them by their names, were set apart; and they sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter.
17 na gũgĩkinya mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa mbere, makĩrĩkia maciira ma arũme othe arĩa maahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ.
And they made an end with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month.
18 Thĩinĩ wa njiaro cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai, andũ aya nĩo maahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ: Kuuma njiaro cia Jeshua mũrũ wa Jozadaku na ariũ a ithe nĩ: Maaseia, na Eliezeri, na Jaribu, na Gedalia.
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had married foreign women: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and his brethren, Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
19 (Othe makĩĩranĩra atĩ nĩmegũtigana na atumia ao, na o mũndũ akĩruta ndũrũme kuuma rũũru-inĩ rwake nĩ ũndũ wa iruta rĩa mahĩtia mao.)
And they gave their hand that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, [they offered] a ram of the flock for their guilt.
20 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Imeri nĩ: Hanani na Zebadia.
And of the sons of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.
21 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Harimu nĩ: Maaseia, na Elija, na Shemaia, na Jehieli, na Uzia.
And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
22 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Pashuri nĩ: Elioenai, na Maaseia, na Ishumaeli, na Nethaneli, na Jozabadu, na Elasa.
And of the sons of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah.
23 Kuuma kũrĩ Alawii nĩ: Jozabadu, na Shimei, na Kelaia (na nowe Kelita), na Pethahia, na Juda, na Eliezeri.
And of the Levites: Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah (the same is Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
24 Kuuma kũrĩ aini a nyĩmbo nĩ: Eliashibu. Kuuma kũrĩ aikaria a ihingo nĩ: Shakumu, na Telemu, na Uri.
And of the singers: Eliashib. And of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
25 Na gatagatĩ-inĩ ga Aisiraeli arĩa angĩ: Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Paroshu nĩ: Ramia, na Izia, na Malikija, na Mijamini, na Eleazaru, na Malikija, na Benaia.
And of Israel: Of the sons of Parosh: Ramiah, and Izziah, and Malchijah, and Mijamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah.
26 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Elamu nĩ: Matania, na Zekaria, na Jehieli, na Abadi, na Jeremothu, na Elija.
And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.
27 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Zatu nĩ: Elioenai, na Eliashibu, na Matania, na Jeremothu, na Zabadi, na Aziza.
And of the sons of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.
28 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bebai nĩ: Jehohanani, na Hanania, na Zabai, na Athilai.
And of the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
29 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bani nĩ: Meshulamu, na Maluku, na Adaia, na Jashubu, na Sheali, na Jeremothu.
And of the sons of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, Jeremoth.
30 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Pahathu-Moabi nĩ: Adina, na Kelali, na Benaia, na Maaseia, na Matania, na Bezaleli, na Binui, na Manase.
And of the sons of Pahath-moab: Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.
31 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Harimu nĩ: Eliezeri, na Ishija, na Malikija, na Shemaia, na Shimeoni,
And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32 na Benjamini, na Maluku, na Shemaria.
Benjamin, Malluch, Shemariah.
33 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Hashumu nĩ: Matenai, na Matata, na Zabadi, na Elifeleti, na Jeremai, na Manase, na Shimei.
Of the sons of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, Shimei.
34 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Bani nĩ: Maadai, na Amuramu, na Ueli,
Of the sons of Bani: Maadai, Amram, and Uel,
35 na Benaia, na Bedeia, na Keluhi,
Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi,
36 na Vania, na Meremothu, na Eliashibu,
Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37 na Matania, na Matenai, na Jaasu.
Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu,
38 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Binui nĩ: Shimei,
and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
39 na Shelemia, na Nathani, na Adaia,
and Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
40 na Makinadebai, na Shashai, na Sharai,
Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41 na Azareli, na Shelemia, na Shemaria,
Azarel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42 na Shalumu, na Amaria, na Jusufu.
Shallum, Amariah, Joseph.
43 Kuuma kũrĩ njiaro cia Nebo nĩ: Jeieli, na Matithia, na Zabadi, na Zabina, na Jadai, na Joeli, na Benaia.
Of the sons of Nebo: Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Iddo, and Joel, Benaiah.
44 Acio othe nĩmahikĩtie andũ-a-nja a kũngĩ, na amwe ao nĩmaciarĩte ciana na atumia acio.
All these had taken foreign wives; and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
