Ezra 6
1 Na mfalme dario akaamuru uchunguzi ufanyike katika nyumba ya kumbukumbu Babeli.
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the books, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
2 Na katika mji wa Akmetha huko media chuo kilionekana: Kumbukumbu yake ilisema:
And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a scroll, and in it was a record thus written:
3 “Katika mwaka wa kwanza mfalme Koresh, Koreshi alitoa amri kuhusu nyumba ya Mungu Yerusalem:'Na nyumba ijengwe iwe sehemu ya kutoa dhabihu, misingi yake iwekwe, urefu wake uwe sitini,
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be built, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations of it be strongly laid; the height of it sixty cubits, and the breadth of it sixty cubits;
4 na upana wake uwe sitini, sehemu tatu za mawe makubwa na sehemu moja ya mbao mpya, na gharama hizo zitalipwa kutoka nyumba ya mfalme.
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king’s house:
5 Sasa vilirudishwe tena vitu vya dhahabu na fedha vilivyokuwa kwenye nyumba ya Mungu ambavyo Nebukadineza alivichukua kuvipeleka Babeli kutoka kwenye Hekalu Yerusalem. Na avirudishe tena Yerusalem Hekaluni. Na utaviweka tena kwenye nyumba ya Mungu.
And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, be restored, and brought again to the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to its place, and place them in the house of God.
6 Sasa Tetanai, mkuu wa jimbo ngambo ya mto, Shethar - Bozenai na wenzao walio katika mji ngambo ya mto, wakajitenga,
Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, who are beyond the river, keep away from there:
7 wakaacha kazi ya nyumba ya Mungu pekee. Viongozi na wazee wa kiyahudi watajenga nyumba ya Mungu mahali pake.
Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in its place.
8 Ninatoa agizo kwamba lazima lifanyike kwa wazee wa kiyahudi wanaojenga nyumba ya Mungu: Mchango kutoka kwa mfalme ushuru ngambo ya mto, utatumika katika kuwalipa watu hawa ili kwamba kazi yao isiweze kusimama.
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, expenses be given immediately to these men, that they be not hindered.
9 Chochote kitakachohitajika, ngombe wachanga, kondoo au kondoo wa sadaka ya kutekezwa kwa ajili ya Mungu wa mbinguni, ngano, chumvi, divai na mafuta kadri ya maagizo ya makuhani wa Yerusalem - wapatie vitu hivi kila siku bila kikomo.
And that which they have need of, both young bulls, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given to them day by day without fail:
10 fanya hivyo ili kwamba wataleta sadaka kwa Mungu wa mbinguni na wataomba kwa ajili yangu mfalme na watoto wangu.
That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons.
11 Mimi nina agiza kwamba yeyote atakayevunja amri hii, Chuma kitolewe katika nyumba yake. Na awekwe juu yake. Na nyumba yake itabadilishwa kuwa takataka kwa sababu hii.
Also I have made a decree, that whoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged on it; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
12 Mungu huyu aliyesababisha jina lake kuwepo atamwondoa mfalme au mtu atakayebadili agizo hili au kuondosha nyumba ya Mungu katika Yerusalem. Mimi Dario nimeagiza hili, lifanyike kwa makini.
And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall try to alter the decree and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
13 Na kwa sababu ya amri iliyotumwa na mfalme Dario, Tatenai kiongozi mji ngambo ya mto na Sheshthar -Bozenai na wenzao. wakafanya kila kitu kama Mfalme Dario alivyoagiza.
Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.
14 Hivyo wazee wa kiyahudi wakajenga kama Hagai na Zakaria walivyoelekeza kwa kutabiri. Wakajenga kama amri ilivyotolewa na Mungu wa Israel na Koreshi, Dario na Artashasta mfalme wa Uajemi.
And the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.
15 Nyumba ikakamilika siku ya tatu ya mwezi wa adari, katika mwaka wa sita wa kutawala mfalme Dario.
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
16 watu wa Israel, makuhani, walawi na watu waliobaki wa uhamisho wakasheherekea kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu kwa furaha.
And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy,
17 Wakatoa ngombe mia moja, kondoo mia moja na kondoo wengine mia nne kwa ajili ya kuweka wakfu nyumba ya Mungu. Mbuzi wa kiume kumi na wawili walitolewa kama sadaka ya dhambi kwa ajili ya waisrael wote kila kabila katika Israel.
And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve male goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel.
18 Pia wakawapa wajibu makuhani na walawi kufanya mgawanyo wa kazi ya Mungu katika Yerusalem. Kama ilivyoandikwa katika kitabu cha Musa.
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, who is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
19 Hivyo wale waliokuwa utumwani wakasherehekea pasaka siku ya kumi na nne ya mwezi wa kwanza.
And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month.
20 Makuhani na walawi wakajitakasa wenyewe na wakachinja pasaka ya sadaka kwa ajili ya waliokuwa mateka wakiwemo na wao wenyewe.
For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and they killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
21 watu wa Israel ambao walikula nyama ya Pasaka ni wale waliorudi kutoka uhamishoni na walikuwa wamejitenga wenyewe kutoka kwa watu wasio safi wa nchi ile na kumchagua Yahwe, Mungu wa Israel.
And the children of Israel, who had returned from captivity, and all such as had separated themselves to them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, ate,
22 Walifurahi na kushangilia siku kuu ya mikate isiyochacha kwa siku saba, kwa sababu Yahwe amewarejeshea furaha na ameugeuza moyo wa mfalme wa Ashuru, na kuwatia nguvu kwa kazi ya nyumba, nyumba ya Mungu wa Israel.
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
