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,

word Nehemiah son: child Hacaliah and to be in/on/with month (Chislev *Q(k)*) year twenty and I to be in/on/with Susa [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 to come (in): come Hanani one from brother: compatriot my he/she/it and human from Judah and to ask them upon [the] Jew [the] survivor which to remain from [the] captivity and upon 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 to say to/for me [the] to remain which to remain from [the] captivity there in/on/with province in/on/with distress: harm great: large and in/on/with reproach and wall Jerusalem to break through and gate her to kindle in/on/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 to be like/as to hear: hear I [obj] [the] word [the] these to dwell and to weep and to mourn [emph?] day and to be to fast and to pray to/for face: before God [the] 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 to say Please! LORD God [the] heaven [the] God [the] great: large and [the] to fear: revere to keep: obey [the] covenant and kindness to/for to love: lover him and to/for to keep: obey commandment his

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.

to be please ear your attentive and eye your to open to/for to hear: hear to(wards) prayer servant/slave your which I to pray to/for face: before your [the] day by day and night upon son: descendant/people Israel servant/slave your and to give thanks upon sin son: descendant/people Israel which to sin to/for you and I and house: household father my to sin

7 Anyị emela ihe jọrọ njọ megide gị. Anyị edebeghị iwu gị na ụkpụrụ gị nke i nyere ohu gị Mosis.

to destroy to destroy to/for you and not to keep: obey [obj] [the] commandment and [obj] [the] statute: decree and [obj] [the] justice: judgement which to command [obj] Moses servant/slave your

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.

to remember please [obj] [the] word which to command [obj] Moses servant/slave your to/for to say you(m. p.) be unfaithful I to scatter [obj] you in/on/with people

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.’

and to return: repent to(wards) me and to keep: obey commandment my and to make: do [obj] them if to be to banish you in/on/with end [the] heaven from there to gather them (and to come (in): bring them *Q(k)*) to(wards) [the] place which to choose to/for to dwell [obj] name my there

10 “Anyị bụ ndị ohu gị, bụrụkwa ndị i ji aka gị dị ike zọpụta.

and they(masc.) servant/slave your and people your which to ransom in/on/with strength your [the] great: large and in/on/with hand: power your [the] strong

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.

Please! Lord to be please ear your attentive to(wards) prayer servant/slave your and to(wards) prayer servant/slave your [the] delighting to/for to fear: revere [obj] name your and to prosper [emph?] please to/for servant/slave your [the] day and to give: give him to/for compassion to/for face: before [the] man [the] this and I to be cupbearer to/for king