Nehemia 5
1 Na rĩrĩ, andũ amwe na atumia ao nĩmatetire mũno nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa maahinyĩrĩirio nĩ Ayahudi arĩa angĩ ariũ a ithe wao.
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2 Amwe moigaga atĩrĩ, “Ithuĩ na aanake aitũ na airĩtu aitũ tũrĩ aingĩ. Na no nginya tũkorwo na irio, nĩguo tũrĩe tũtũũre muoyo.”
For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
3 Angĩ moigaga atĩrĩ, “Tũneanaga ithaka ciitũ na mĩgũnda iitũ ya mĩthabibũ, na mĩciĩ iitũ itũrũgamĩrĩre nĩguo tũheo irio hĩndĩ ya ngʼaragu.”
Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4 O na angĩ moigaga atĩrĩ, “No nginya tũngĩakombire mbeeca nĩguo tũhote kũrĩha igooti rĩa mũthamaki rĩa ithaka ciitũ na mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ.
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
5 O na gũtuĩka tũrĩ a mũthiimo ũmwe na thakame ĩmwe na andũ a bũrũri witũ, na o na gũtuĩka aanake aitũ nĩ ega o ta ao-rĩ, ithuĩ tũtuĩkĩte no nginya tũneane aanake aitũ na airĩtu aitũ matuĩke ngombo. O na rĩu airĩtu aitũ amwe nĩ ngombo, no tũtirĩ na ũhoti wa kũgirĩrĩria ũndũ ũcio tondũ ithaka ciitũ na mĩgũnda iitũ ya mĩthabibũ ĩrĩ moko-inĩ ma andũ angĩ.”
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
6 Rĩrĩa ndaiguire mateta mao na thitango icio, nĩndarakarire mũno.
And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
7 Ngĩĩcũũrania maũndũ macio, na ngĩrũithia andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta na anene, ngĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Nĩmũreetia andũ a bũrũri wanyu uumithio wa mbeeca iria mũmakombithĩtie!” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngĩĩtana mũcemanio mũnene wa kũmaciirithia,
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, All of you exact interest, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
8 ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Tũgeretie o ũrĩa tũngĩhota gũkũũra Ayahudi ariũ a ithe witũ arĩa mendeirio ndũrĩrĩ. No inyuĩ nĩ kwendia mũrendia andũ anyu nĩguo tũcooke tũmagũre rĩngĩ!” Andũ acio magĩkira ki tondũ matingĩonire wa kuuga.
And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will all of you even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
9 Ningĩ ngĩthiĩ na mbere ngiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũrĩa mũreka ti wega. Githĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩ gũthiiaga mwĩtigĩrĩte Ngai witũ nĩgeetha tũtikanyararwo nĩ ndũrĩrĩ iria irĩ ũthũ na ithuĩ?
Also I said, It is not good that all of you do: ought all of you not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
10 Niĩ, na ariũ a baba, na andũ akwa, o na ithuĩ nĩtũrakombithia andũ mbeeca na irio. No rekei gwĩtia kwa uumithio wa mbeeca iria mũkombanĩire gũthire!
I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this interest.
11 Cookeriai andũ ithaka ciao narua, na mĩgũnda yao ya mĩthabibũ na ya mĩtamaiyũ, na nyũmba ciao, o na uumithio ũcio mũmarĩhagia wa gĩcunjĩ kĩa igana kĩa mbeeca, na ngano, na ndibei ya mũhihano, na kĩa maguta.”
Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their olive yards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that all of you exact of them.
12 Nao makiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩtũkũmacookeria. Na tũtikũmetia kĩndũ kĩngĩ. Tũgwĩka o ta ũrĩa ũkuuga.” Ningĩ ngĩtũmanĩra athĩnjĩri-Ngai ngĩĩra andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta na arĩa anene mehĩte atĩ nĩmakahingia ũrĩa meranĩire.
Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as you say. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
13 O na niĩ ngĩribariba icũrĩ cia nguo yakwa ya igũrũ, ngiuga atĩrĩ, “O ta ũguo-rĩ, mũndũ o wothe ũtakahingia kĩrĩkanĩro gĩkĩ, Ngai aromũribariba kuuma nyũmba yake na kuuma kũrĩ indo ciake. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio mũndũ ta ũcio aroribaribwo, atigwo atarĩ kĩndũ!” Mũingĩ wothe ũkiuga, “Ameni,” na ũkĩgooca Jehova. Nao andũ othe magĩĩka o ta ũrĩa meeranĩire.
Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performs not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.
14 Ningĩ kuuma mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ wa Mũthamaki Aritashashita, rĩrĩa ndathuurirwo nduĩke barũthi wao bũrũri wa Juda, nginyagia mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩtatũ na ĩĩrĩ, mĩaka ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ-rĩ, niĩ o na kana ariũ a baba, tũtiarĩire irio iria ciagayagĩrwo barũthi.
Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
15 No rĩrĩ, abarũthi arĩa maarĩ mbere yakwa nĩmahatagĩrĩria andũ mũno na makametia cekeri cia betha mĩrongo ĩna, hamwe na irio na ndibei. Ateithĩrĩria ao nao no mahatagĩrĩria andũ. No niĩ tondũ wa gwĩtigĩra Ngai ndiekire ũguo.
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
16 Handũ ha gwĩka ũguo-rĩ, niĩ ndeheanire gwaka rũthingo rũrũ. Andũ akwa othe moonganĩte hau nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra; na tũtiigana kũgũra ithaka.
Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
17 Ningĩ-rĩ, Ayahudi igana rĩa mĩrongo ĩtano, o hamwe na anene maarĩĩaga gwakwa, hamwe na arĩa mookaga kuuma ndũrĩrĩ-inĩ iria ciatũthiũrũrũkĩirie.
Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
18 O mũthenya indo iria ciahaaragĩrio cia kũrĩĩo ciarĩ ndegwa ĩmwe, na ngʼondu ithathatũ noru, na ngũkũ, na o mĩthenya ikũmi yathira ndaarehagĩrwo ndibei nyingĩ mũno ya mĩthemba yothe. O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, ndietagia irio iria ciagayagĩrwo barũthi, tondũ maruta macio nĩmaritũhĩire andũ.
Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
19 Wee Ngai wakwa, ndirikana, ũnjĩke wega nĩ ũndũ wa maũndũ marĩa mothe njĩkĩire andũ aya.
Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
