< Ezara 4 >

1 Na rĩrĩ, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa thũ cia Juda na Benjamini ciaiguire atĩ andũ arĩa maatahĩtwo nĩmaakagĩra Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, hekarũ-rĩ,
Yuda ne Benyamin atamfo no tee sɛ wɔn a wotwaa wɔn asu no resiesie Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, asɔredan no.
2 magĩthiĩ kũrĩ Zerubabeli o na kũrĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia andũ, makĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Rekei twake tũrĩ hamwe tondũ o na ithuĩ tũrongoragia Ngai wanyu, na nĩtũkoretwo tũkĩmũrutĩra magongona kuuma hĩndĩ ya Esari-Hadoni mũthamaki wa Ashuri, ũrĩa watũrehire gũkũ.”
Enti wɔkɔɔ Serubabel ne ntuanofo no a wɔaka no nkyɛn, na wɔkae se, “Momma yɛne mo nsi, efisɛ yɛsom mo Nyankopɔn sɛnea mosom no no. Efi bere a Asiriahene Esarhadon de yɛn baa ha yi, yɛabɔ afɔre ama no.”
3 No rĩrĩ, Zerubabeli, na Jeshua, na atongoria arĩa angĩ a nyũmba cia Isiraeli makĩmacookeria atĩrĩ, “Mũtirĩ na handũ thĩinĩ witũ ũhoro-inĩ wa gwakĩra Ngai witũ hekarũ. Nĩ ithuĩ ene tũgwakĩra Jehova, Ngai wa Isiraeli, o ta ũrĩa Kurusu mũthamaki wa Perisia aatwathire.”
Na Serubabel, Yesua ne Israel ntuanofo bi buae se, “Munni kyɛfa wɔ saa dwuma yi di mu, efisɛ yɛne mo nni hwee yɛ. Yɛn nko ara na yebesi Awurade, Israel Nyankopɔn, asɔredan no sɛnea Persiahene Kores ahyɛ yɛn no.”
4 Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ arĩa maamathiũrũrũkĩirie makĩhaarĩria kũũraga andũ a Juda ngoro nĩguo metigĩre gũthiĩ na mbere na gwaka.
Na ɔmanfo no pɛɛ sɛ wobu Yudafo no aba mu na wohunahunaa wɔn wɔ adwuma no yɛ ho.
5 Nao makĩandĩka ataarani a kũhĩngĩca wĩra wao, na gũthũkia mĩbango yao yothe matukũ mothe ma wathani wa Kurusu mũthamaki wa Perisia, nginya hĩndĩ ya wathani wa Dario mũthamaki wa Perisia.
Wɔhyɛɛ ananmusifo bi afono mu sɛ wɔnhaw wɔn na wɔnsɛe wɔn botae no. Eyi kɔɔ so wɔ Persiahene Kores ahenni nyinaa mu kosii bere a Persiahene Dario bedii ahengua no.
6 Kĩambĩrĩria kĩa wathani wa Ahasuerusu, ataarani acio magĩthitanga andũ a Juda na Jerusalemu.
Bere a Ahasweros dii ade mfe kakraa bi akyi no, Yudafo atamfo kyerɛw no krataa, bɔɔ kwaadu tiaa Yuda ne Yerusalem.
7 Na matukũ ma Mũthamaki Aritashashita wa Perisia, na Bishilamu, na Mithiredathu, na Tabeeli na andũ arĩa angĩ a thiritũ yake makĩandĩkĩra Aritashashita marũa. Marũa macio maandĩkirwo na mwandĩkĩre na rũthiomi rwa andũ a Suriata.
Na ɛno akyi no mpo, Persiahene Artasasta bere so no, Yuda atamfo a Bislam, Mitredat ne Tabeel di anim, kyerɛw krataa wɔ Arameike kasa mu kɔmaa Artasasta, na wɔkyerɛɛ ase kyerɛɛ ɔhene no.
8 Rehumu mũnene wa mbũtũ na Shimushai ũrĩa mwandĩki, nĩmandĩkire marũa ma gũthitanga andũ a Jerusalemu kũrĩ Mũthamaki Aritashashita ta ũũ:
Amrado Rehum ne Simsai a ɔyɛ asennii kyerɛwfo kyerɛw krataa kɔkyerɛɛ ɔhene Artasasta sɛnea ɔman Yerusalem mu te.
9 Marũa maya moimĩte kũrĩ niĩ Rehumu mũnene wa mbũtũ, na Shimushai ũrĩa mwandĩki, hamwe na arĩa angĩ a thiritũ yao, na aciirithania, na anene a andũ a Ataripeli, na a Perisia, na a Ereku, na Babuloni, na Aelami a Shushani,
Wokyiaa ɔhene no ma ɛkɔtoo wɔn a wɔne wɔn bɔ, atemmufo ne ɔman no mu ntuanofo, Tarpela manfo, Persiafo, Babelfo ne Elamfo.
10 na andũ arĩa angĩ maacooketio nĩ mũgaathe ũrĩa mũnene Osinapari nĩgeetha matũũre itũũra inene rĩa Samaria, na kũrĩa kũngĩ guothe Mũrĩmo-wa-Farati.
Wɔsan kyiaa nnipa a wɔaka no a ɔkɛse ne otitiriw Asurbanipa atwa wɔn asu, de wɔn akogu Samaria ne nsase a atwa hɔ ahyia wɔ asu Eufrate atɔe fam no so no.
11 (Ĩno nĩyo kobi ya marũa marĩa aandĩkĩirwo.) Kũrĩ Mũthamaki Aritashashita, Kuuma kũrĩ ndungata ciaku, andũ a bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ Mũrĩmo-wa-Farati:
Eyi yɛ krataa a wɔde kɔmaa no no nsɛso: Efi wʼasomfo a wɔwɔ asu Eufrate agya no nkyɛn de kɔma Artasasta:
12 Nĩ kwagĩrĩire mũthamaki amenye atĩ, Ayahudi arĩa mookire kũrĩ ithuĩ moimĩte kũrĩ we nĩmathiĩte Jerusalemu, na nĩmaraaka rĩngĩ itũũra rĩu inene, o rĩu iremi na rĩaganu. Nĩmaracookereria rũthingo na magacookereria mĩthingi.
Yɛrebɔ wo amanneɛ sɛ, Yudafo a wofi Babilonia baa Yerusalem ha no resiesie atuatewfo ne abɔnefo kurow no. Wɔato afasu no fapem dedaw, na ɛrenkyɛ na wɔawie.
13 Ningĩ nĩ kwagĩrĩire mũthamaki amenye atĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩngĩakwo na thingo ciarĩo icookererio, gũtirĩ igooti, kana maruta ma mũthamaki, o na kana igooti rĩa mĩrigo ĩgĩtoonya bũrũri-inĩ rĩrĩrutagwo. Nakĩo kĩgĩĩna kĩa ũthamaki nĩgĩkũnyiiha.
Na yɛpɛ sɛ wote sɛ, sɛ wosiesie kurow yi ne nʼafasu no wie a, ɛremmoa wo koraa, efisɛ Yudafo no rentua wɔn tow ne aguade biara mma wo.
14 Na rĩu tondũ ithuĩ tũrĩ andũ matĩĩte ũthamaki, na ti wega kuona mũthamaki akĩimwo gĩtĩĩo, tũratũma ndũmĩrĩri ĩno tũmenyithie mũthamaki,
Esiane sɛ yɛyɛ wʼasomfo nokwafo nti, yɛmpɛ sɛ wʼanim begu ase wɔ saa kwan yi so nti na yɛrebɔ wo saa amanneɛ yi.
15 nĩgeetha ũhoro ũcio ũtuĩrio kuuma maandĩko-inĩ ma tene ma arĩa maarĩ mbere yaku. Maandĩko-inĩ macio nĩũrĩona atĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene nĩ iremi, na rĩa gũthĩĩnia athamaki na mabũrũri, na nĩ kũndũ kwa ũremi kuuma mahinda ma tene. Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩatũmire itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩanangwo.
Yɛpɛ sɛ wohwehwɛ wʼagyanom nkrataa mu, hu sɛnea saa kurow yi yɛɛ atuatew kurow tete no. Nokware ni, wɔsɛee no, esiane abakɔsɛm tenten a ɛda hɔ sɛ wɔsɔre tiaa ahemfo ne aman a wɔpɛe sɛ wodi wɔn so no nti.
16 Tũkũmenyithia mũthamaki atĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene rĩngĩakwo na thingo ciarĩo icookererio, wee ũgũtigwo ũtarĩ kĩndũ Mũrĩmo ũyũ wa Rũũĩ rwa Farati.
Yɛpae mu ka se, sɛ wosiesie kurow yi na wowie nʼafasu no a, wobɛhwere asu Eufrate agya asase no.
17 Mũthamaki nake agĩcookia macookio atĩrĩ: Kũrĩ Rehumu mũnene wa mbũtũ, na Shimushai ũrĩa mwandĩki, na andũ arĩa angĩ a thiritũ yao arĩa matũũraga Samaria na kũrĩa kũngĩ guothe Mũrĩmo-wa-Farati: Nĩndamũgeithia.
Artasasta mmuae ni: Mede krataa yi kɔma amrado Rehum, asennii kyerɛwfo Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo a wɔte Samaria ne wɔn a wɔwɔ asu Eufrate agya no nyinaa.
18 Marũa marĩa mwatũtũmĩire nĩmathomeirwo hau mbere yakwa na ngĩtaũrĩrwo ũhoro wamo.
Mikyia mo nyinaa. Krataa a mokyerɛwee no, wɔakyerɛ ase, akenkan akyerɛ me.
19 Nĩndarutire watho na ũhoro ũcio ũgĩtuĩrio, na gũkĩoneka atĩ itũũra rĩĩrĩ inene nĩrĩũĩkaine kuuma tene atĩ nĩ rĩa kũregana na watho wa athamaki, na rĩtũũraga rĩrĩ iremi, na nĩ rĩa kũringĩrĩria andũ mookĩrĩre thirikari.
Mahyɛ sɛ wɔnkɔyɛ nkrataa mu mpɛnsɛnpɛnsɛnmu, na mahu sɛ, ampa ara, mmere bi a atwa mu no, na Yerusalem yɛ atuatewman a etiaa ahemfo bebree a na abantugu yɛ ade a wɔyɛ daa wɔ hɔ.
20 Jerusalemu nĩrĩkoretwo na athamaki a hinya magĩathana Mũrĩmo-wa-Farati wothe, na nĩmarĩhagwo igooti na maruta ma mũthamaki, o na igooti rĩa mĩrigo ĩgĩtoonya bũrũri-inĩ.
Ahemfo atumfo a adi ade wɔ Yerusalem ne asu Eufrate agya no nyinaa agye tow ne aguade bebree.
21 Na rĩrĩ, ruta watho kũrĩ andũ acio matige wĩra, nĩguo itũũra rĩu inene rĩtigaakwo rĩngĩ, nginya rĩrĩa ngoiga.
Ɛno nti, hyɛ na saa nnipa yi nnyae wɔn adwuma. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wosiesie kurow no, gye sɛ mema ho kwan.
22 Menyerera ũndũ ũyũ ndũkaage kũhingio. Mũngĩrekereria ũndũ ũngĩrehe ũgwati na ũthũkie ũthamaki nĩkĩ?
Monntwentwɛn so koraa, efisɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛma asɛm no gye nsam.
23 Na rĩrĩ, kobi ya marũa ma Mũthamaki Aritashashita maarĩkia gũthomerwo Rehumu na Shimushai ũrĩa mwandĩki, na andũ a thiritũ yao, no gũthiĩ mathiire Jerusalemu kũrĩ Ayahudi, na makĩmatigithia wĩra ũcio na hinya.
Bere a wɔkenkan saa krataa a efi ɔhene Artasasta nkyɛn kyerɛɛ Rehum, Simsai ne wɔn mfɛfo no, wɔyɛɛ ntɛm kɔɔ Yerusalem kɔhyɛɛ Yudafo no ma wogyaee adansi no.
24 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, wĩra wa gwaka nyũmba ya Ngai kũu Jerusalemu ũkĩrũgama nginya mwaka wa keerĩ wa wathani wa Dario mũthamaki wa Perisia.
Wogyaee Onyankopɔn asɔredan a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no ho adwumayɛ, wɔ nea adu hɔ ara, kosii Persiahene Dario ahenni afe a ɛto so abien no so.

< Ezara 4 >