Ezra 9
1 Bayan an yi waɗannan abubuwa duka, sai shugabanni suka zo wurina suka ce, “Mutanen Isra’ila, har da firistoci da Lawiyawa ba su keɓe kansu daga maƙwabtansu ba, ba su kuma keɓe kansu daga irin rayuwar ƙazantar mutanen ƙasar ba, wato, rayuwar irinta Kan’aniyawa, da Hittiyawa, da Ferizziyawa, da Yebusiyawa, da Ammonawa, da Mowabawa, da Masarawa da Amoriyawa.
Some time later, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many Israelis, and even some priests and [other men who are] descendants of Levi [who work in the temple], have not kept themselves from [doing what] the other people who are living in this land [do]. They are practicing the detestable things that the Canaan, Heth, Periz, Jebus, Ammon, and Amor people-groups, and the people from Moab and Egypt do.
2 Sun auro wa kansu da’ya’yansu’yan mata mutanen nan, ta haka aka kwaɓa zuriyar da aka tsarkake da ta mutanen nan da suke tare da su. Shugabanni da manyan ma’aikata su ne a gaba-gaba a aikata wannan abin kunya.”
[Specifically, some] Israeli men have married women who are not Israelis, and they have allowed their sons to do the same thing. So we, God’s sacred people, have become (contaminated/polluted in God’s sight). And some of our leaders and officials have been the first/worst ones to do this.”
3 Sa’ad da na ji wannan, sai na yaga rigata da alkyabbata, na tsittsige gashin kaina da na gemuna, na zauna, na rasa abin da yake mini daɗi.
When I heard that, [I became very angry, with the result that] I tore my clothes and tore some hair from my head and from my beard. Then I sat down, very shocked/dismayed. [The Israelis knew that God had warned us that he would punish us if we disobeyed] what he had said to us [about marrying women who are not Israelis].
4 Sai duk waɗanda suke tsoron maganar Allah na Isra’ila suka kewaye ni don su ji wannan rashin imani wanda waɗanda suka dawo bauta suka yi. Na kuwa zauna a can a rikice, har lokacin miƙa hadaya na yamma.
[So] many of the Israelis trembled/were afraid when they heard that some of those who had returned from Babylonia had sinned by disobeying the God of us Israelis like that. They came and sat with me until it was time to offer the evening sacrifices [of grain].
5 Sa’an nan a lokacin miƙa hadaya na yamma, na tashi da ɓacin raina, da yagaggun kayana, na durƙusa na miƙa hannuwana sama ga Ubangiji Allahna
When it was time to offer those sacrifices, I was still sitting there, wearing those torn clothes and mourning/sad. I stood up, and then I quickly prostrated myself on the ground. I lifted up my hands to Yahweh, my God,
6 na kuma yi addu’a, na ce, “Ya Allah, ina cike da kunya, ba zan iya ɗaga fuskata gare ka ba, ya Allahna, domin zunubanmu sun fi mu tsayi, tudunsu har ya kai sama.
and this is what I prayed: “Yahweh my God, I am very ashamed to raise my head in front of you. The sins that we Israelis have committed [are very great; it is as though they] have risen up higher than our heads, and our guilt [for committing those sins, it is as though it] rises up to the heavens.
7 Tun daga zamanin kakanninmu har zuwa yanzu, zunubanmu suna da yawa. Domin zunubanmu, mu da sarakunanmu, da firistocinmu aka kama mu, aka wulaƙanta mu, muka zama bayi a hannun sarakuna waɗansu ƙasashe.
Since the time that our ancestors lived until now, we have been very guilty. That is the reason that we and our kings and our priests have been defeated by [the armies of] the kings of other lands. They killed [some of our people], they captured [some], they robbed [some], and they [caused them all to be] disgraced, just like we are today.
8 “Amma a yanzu a wannan ɗan lokaci Ubangiji Allahnmu ya yi mana jinƙai, ya bar mana saura, ya kuma ba mu wuri a wurinsa mai tsarki, ya kuma ba mu ganin haske, ya ɗan rage mana nauyin bauta.
“But now, Yahweh God, you have been very kind to us. You have allowed some of us to (survive/continue to live). You have revived our spirits [IDM] and allowed us to escape from being slaves [in Babylonia] and to return safely [IDM] to live in this sacred place.
9 Ko da yake mu bayi ne, Allahnmu bai yashe mu cikin daurin talala da muke ciki ba, ya sa sarakunan Farisa suka yi mana kirki. Ya ba mu sabuwar dama don mu sāke gina haikalin Allahnmu, mu kuma gyara katangar, ya kuma ba mu kāriya a Yahuda da Urushalima.
We were slaves, but you did not abandon us. Instead, because you faithfully love us, you caused the kings of Persia to be very kind to us. You have allowed us to continue to live and to rebuild your temple which had been completely destroyed. You have allowed us to start to live safely here in Jerusalem and in [other towns in] Judah.
10 “Amma yanzu, ya Allahnmu, me za mu ce game da wannan? Gama mun ƙi bin
“Our God, what more can we say now [RHQ]? In spite of all that [you have done for us], we have disobeyed your commands.
11 dokokin da ka bayar ta wurin annabawa lokacin da ka ce, ‘Ƙasar da za ku mallaka, ƙasa ce marar tsarki, mutanenta sun ɓata ta da ƙazamin hali, ƙazamin halinsu ya ɓata ko’ina.
They are commands that you gave to your servants, the prophets, to tell to us. They said that the land that we would occupy was polluted because of the detestable/disgusting things that were done by the people who lived there. They said that in the land there were people from one end to the other who did immoral/shameful things.
12 Saboda haka kada ku aurar musu da’yan matanku, kada kuma ku auro wa’ya’yanku maza’yan matansu. Kada ku yi wata yarjejjeniya ta abokantaka da su. Idan kun yi biyayya za ku yi ƙarfi, ku kuma ci albarkar ƙasar, har ku bar wa’ya’yanku gādo na har abada.’
They said, ‘Do not allow your daughters to marry their sons! Do not allow your sons to marry their daughters! Do not even try to cause things to go well for those people-groups! If you obey these instructions, your nation will be strong, and you will enjoy the good crops that grow on the land, and the land will belong to your descendants forever.’
13 “Abubuwan nan sun faru da mu sakamakon mugayen ayyukanmu ne, amma duk da haka ya Allahnmu, ba ka ba mu horo bisa ga yawan zunubanmu ba, ka kuma bar mana saura.
“You punished us because we were very guilty for having done wicked things. But you have not punished us as much as we deserve to be punished. [I say this because] you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive.
14 Za mu sāke ƙin yin biyayya da umarninka mu yi auratayya da mutanen nan da suke aikata waɗannan abubuwan banƙyama? Ba za ka yi fushi da mu, ka ƙone mu da fushinka har babu ɗan saura ba?
However, some of us are again disobeying your commands, and we are marrying women who do those detestable things. If we continue to do that, surely you will get rid of all of us [RHQ], with the result that none of us will remain alive.
15 Ya Ubangiji Allah na Isra’ila, kai mai adalci ne! Yau an bar mu da sauran da ya tsira. Ga mu nan a gabanka masu zunubi, gama ba wanda zai iya tsayawa a gabanka.”
Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship/belong to], you are fair/just. We are guilty. We are only a few people who have escaped [from Babylonia], but we pray to you, even though we do not deserve to stand in your presence.”
