Nehemaya 1
1 Nke a bụ okwu Nehemaya nwa Hakalaya: Nʼọnwa Kislev, nke afọ ahụ mere ya iri afọ abụọ nke ọchịchị Ataksekses mgbe m nọ nʼụlọeze dị na Susa,
The words of Neemias the son of Chelcia. And it came to pass in the month Chaseleu, of the twentieth year, that I was in Susan the palace.
2 otu nwanne m nwoke aha ya bụ Hanani, na ụfọdụ ndị ọzọ sitere Juda bịara ileta m. Ajụrụ m ha ajụjụ otu ihe si agara ndị Juu ahụ fọdụrụ, ndị si ebe dị iche iche lọta, jụọkwa ha maka Jerusalem.
And Anani, one of my brethren, came, he and [some] men of Juda; and I asked them concerning those that had escaped, who had been left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem.
3 Ha zara si: “Ndị ahụ niile lọtara nọ nʼoke nsogbu na ihere. A kụdara mgbidi Jerusalem; e sukwara ọnụ ụzọ ama ya niile ọkụ.”
And they said to me, The remnant, [even] those that are left of the captivity, [are] there in the land, in great distress and reproach: and the walls of Jerusalem [are] thrown down, and its gates are burnt with fire.
4 Mgbe m nụrụ okwu ndị a, anọdụrụ m ala kwaa nnọọ akwa. Nʼezie, ajụrụ m iri ihe ọbụla ọtụtụ ụbọchị, nʼihi na eji m oge m niile kpee ekpere rịọ Chineke nke eluigwe arịrịọ,
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, [that] I sat down and wept, and mourned for [several] days, and continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
5 si ya: “Gị, Onyenwe anyị Chineke nke eluigwe, onye dị ukwu na onye dịkwa egwu; gị onye na-edebe ọgbụgba ndụ ịhụnanya nke ndị ahụ hụrụ ya nʼanya na-edebekwa iwu ya niile. Biko nụrụ arịrịọ m.
And I said, Nay, I pray thee, O Lord God of heaven, the mighty, the great and terrible, keeping thy covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to those that keep his commandments:
6 Leda anya ebere gị ka ị nụrụ arịrịọ mụ bụ ohu gị na-arịọ gị ehihie na nʼabalị. Ana m ekwupụta mmehie anyị bụ ụmụ Izrel, ma nke m na ezinaụlọ nna m mere megide gị.
let now thine ear be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee at this time, this day [both] day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and make confession for the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and the house of my father have sinned.
7 Anyị emela ihe jọrọ njọ megide gị. Anyị edebeghị iwu gị na ụkpụrụ gị nke i nyere ohu gị Mosis.
We have altogether broken [covenant] with thee, and we have not kept the commandments, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which thou didst command thy servant Moses.
8 “Chetakwa ntụziaka inyere Mosis bụ ohu gị, na-asị, ‘Ọ bụrụ na unu emehie, mụ onwe m ga-achụsa unu nʼetiti mba dị iche iche.
Remember, I pray thee, the word wherewith thou didst charge thy servant Moses, saying, If ye break covenant [with me], I will disperse you among the nations.
9 Ma ọ bụrụ na unu alaghachikwute m, debe ihe niile m nyere unu nʼiwu, a sikwa na a chụsara unu mee ka unu gbasaa ga nʼakụkụ niile nke ụwa, aga m achịkọta unu mee ka unu laghachi na Jerusalem bụ obodo m họpụtara nye Aha m.’
But if ye turn again to me, and keep my commandments, and do them; if ye should be scattered under the utmost [bound] of heaven, thence will I gather them, and I will bring them into the place which I have chosen to cause my name to dwell there.
10 “Anyị bụ ndị ohu gị, bụrụkwa ndị i ji aka gị dị ike zọpụta.
Now they [are] thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed with thy great power, and with thy strong hand.
11 Biko, Onyenwe anyị, nụrụ ekpere mụ bụ ohu gị, nụrụkwa ekpere ndị ohu gị niile ọ na-atọ ụtọ ịtụ egwu aha gị. Mee ka ihe gara ohu gị nke ọma taa site nʼimere ya ebere nʼihu nwoke a.” Nʼoge ahụ abụ m onye na-ebu ihe ọṅụṅụ eze.
[Turn] not [away], I pray thee, O Lord, but let thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and cause him to find mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was the king's cup-bearer.
