Nehemia 2
1 Katika mwezi wa Nisani, katika mwaka wa ishirini wa mfalme Artashasta, alichagua divai, na nikachukua divai na kumpa mfalme. Sasa sikuwahi kusikitikaa mbele yake.
Forsothe it was doon in the monethe Nysan, in the twentithe yeer of Artaxerses, kyng, and wyn was bifor hym, and Y reyside the wyn, and yaf to the kyng, and Y was as langwischynge bifor his face.
2 Lakini mfalme akaniambia, “Kwa nini uso wako una huzuni? Hauonekani kuwa mgonjwa. Hii lazima iwe huzuni ya moyo.” Kisha nikaogopa sana.
And the kyng seide to me, Whi is thi cheer sory, sithen Y se not thee sijk? This is not without cause; but `yuel, Y not what, is in thin herte. And Y dredde ful greetli;
3 Nikamwambia mfalme, “Mfalme aishi milele! Kwa nini uso wangu usiwe na huzuni? ikiwa mji, mahali pa makaburi ya baba yangu, uko katika magofu, na malango yake yameharibiwa kwa moto.”
and seide to the kyng, Kyng, lyue thou withouten ende; whi moreneth not my cheer? for the citee of the hows of the sepulcris of my fadir is desert, `ether forsakun, and the yatis therof ben brent with fier.
4 Ndipo mfalme akaniambia, “Unataka nini nifanye?” Kwa hiyo nikamwomba Mungu wa mbinguni.
And the kyng seide to me, For what thing axist thou? And Y preiede God of heuene,
5 Nikamwambia mfalme, “Mfalme akiona vema, na ikiwa mtumishi wako amefanya vizuri machoni pako, unaweza kunituma Yuda, mji wa kaburi za baba zangu, ili nipate kuujenga tena.”
and seide to the kyng, If it semeth good to the kyng, and if it plesith thi seruauntis bifor thi face, Y biseche, that thou sende me in to Judee, to the citee of the sepulcre of my fadir, and Y schal bilde it.
6 Mfalme akanijibu (na malkia pia alikuwa amekaa karibu naye), “Utakaa kawa muda gani mpaka urudi?” Mfalme akaona vema kunipeleka nami nikampka muda.
And the kyng seide to me, and the queen sat bisidis him, `Til to what tyme schal thi weie be, and whanne schalt thou turne ayen? And Y pleside `bifor the cheer of the kyng, and he sente me, and Y ordeynede to hym a time;
7 Ndipo nikamwambia mfalme, “Ikiwa itampendeza mfalme, nipe barua kwa ajili ya wakuu ng'ambo ya Mto, ili wapate kuniruhusu nipite katika maeneo yao njiani kwenda Yuda.
and Y seide to `the kyng, If it semeth good to kyng, yyue he pistlis to me to the duykis of the cuntrey biyende the flood, that thei lede me ouer, til Y come in to Judee;
8 Pia iwepo barua kwa Asafu, mlinzi wa msitu wa mfalme, ili anipe miti ya kufanya mihimili ya malango ya ngome karibu na hekalu, na kwa ukuta wa mji, na kwa nyumba ambayo Nitaishi.” Kwa hiyo kwa sababu mkono mzuri wa Mungu ulikuwa juu yangu, mfalme alinipa hitaji langu.
`and a pistle to Asaph, kepere of the kyngis forest, that he yyue trees to me, that Y may hile the yatis of the tour of the hows, and of the wal of the citee, and the hows, into which Y schal entre. And `the kyng yaf to me, bi the good hond of my God with me.
9 Nilifika kwa wakuu ng'ambo ya Mto, na kuwapa barua za mfalme. Basi mfalme alikuwa amepeleka maofisa wa jeshi na wapanda farasi pamoja nami.
And Y cam to the duykis of the cuntrei biyende the flood, and Y yaf to hem the pistlis of the kyng. Sotheli the kyng `hadde sent with me the princes of knyytis, and horsemen.
10 Sanbalati Mhoroni na Tobbia mtumishi wa Amoni waliposikia jambo hili, walipendezwa sana kwa kuwa mtu alikuja ambaye alikuwa akijaribu kuwasaidia watu wa Israeli.
And Sanaballath Oronythes, and Tobie, the seruaunt Amanytes, herden, and thei weren soreuful bi greet turment, for a man was comun, that souyte prosperite of the sones of Israel.
11 Basi, nikarudi Yerusalemu, na nilikuwa huko siku tatu.
And Y cam in to Jerusalem, and Y was there thre daies.
12 Niliamka usiku, mimi na watu wachache pamoja nami. Sikumwambia mtu yeyote kile Mungu wangu alichoweka ndani ya moyo wangu kufanya Yerusalemu. Hakukuwa na mnyama pamoja nami, isipokuwa yule niliyekuwa nimempanda.
And Y roos bi nyyt, Y and a fewe men with me, and Y schewide not to ony man, what thing God hadde youe in myn herte, that Y wolde do in Jerusalem; and no werk beest was with me, no but the beeste, `on which Y sat.
13 Niliondoka usiku kwa njia ya lango la bondeni, kuelekea kisima cha joka na kwenye mlango wa jaa, na kukagua kuta za Yerusalemu, ambazo zimebomolewa, na milango ya mbao iliharibiwa na moto.
And Y yede out bi the yate of the valei bi nyyt, and bifor the welle of dragoun, and to the yat of drit; and Y bihelde the wal of Jerusalem distried, and the yatis therof wastid bi fier.
14 Kisha nikaenda kwenye lango na Chemchemi ya Mfalme. Nafasi ilikuwa nyembamba sana kwa mnyama niliyekuwa nimempanda kupita.
And Y passid to the yate of the welle, and to the watir cundit of the kyng, and no place was to the hors, `on which Y sat `for to passe;
15 Kwa hiyo nilikwenda usiku huo kando ya bonde na kuchunguza ukuta, nikarudi nyuma na kuingia kwa lango la bondeni, na hivyo nikarudi.
and Y stiede bi the stronde `in nyyt, and Y bihelde the wal, and Y turnede ayen, and cam to the yate of the valei, and Y yede ayen.
16 Watawala hawakujua nilipokwenda au kile nilichofanya, na sikuwaambia Wayahudi, wala makuhani, wala wakuu, wala watawala, wala wengine waliofanya kazi hiyo.
Forsothe the magistratis wisten not, whidir Y hadde go, ethir what Y wolde do; but also Y hadde not schewid ony thing to the Jewis, and prestis, and to the best men, and magestratis, and to othere men that maden the werk, `til to that `place, that is, til to that tyme.
17 Nikawaambia, “Unaona shida tuliyo nayo, jinsi Yerusalemu iko katika magofu na milango yake imeharibiwa kwa moto. Njoni, tujenge upya ukuta wa Yerusalemu, ili tusiwe na aibu tena.”
And Y seide to hem, Ye knowen the turment, in which we ben, for Jerusalem is deseert, and the yatis therof ben wastid with fier; come ye, bilde we the wallis of Jerusalem, and be we no more schenship.
18 Niliwaambia kuwa mkono mzuri wa Mungu wangu ulikuwa juu yangu na pia kuhusu maneno ya mfalme ambayo aliniambia. Wakasema, “Hebu tuondoke na kujenga.” Kwa hiyo wakaimarisha mikono yao kwa ajili ya kazi nzuri.
And Y schewide to hem the hond of my God, that it was good with me, and the wordis of the kyng, whiche he spak to me; and Y seide, Rise we, and bilde we; and the hondis of hem weren coumfortid in good.
19 Lakini Sanbalati Mhoroni, na Tobia mtumishi wake Mwamoni, na Geshemu, Mwarabu, waliposikia habari hiyo, wakatucheka na kututukana; wakasema, “Unafanya nini? Je, unamgombana na mfalme?”
Forsothe Sanballath Oronytes, and Tobie, the seruaunt Amanytes, and Gosem Arabs, herden, and scorneden vs, and dispisiden; and seiden, What is this thing, which ye doon? whether ye rebellen ayens the kyng?
20 Ndipo nikawajibu, “Mungu wa mbinguni atatupa ufanisi. Sisi ni watumishi wake na tutaondoka na kujenga. Lakini huna sehemu, hakuna haki, na hakuna dai la kihistoria huko Yerusalemu.”
And Y yeldide to hem a word, and seide to hem, God hym silf of heuene helpith vs, and we ben hise seruauntis; rise we, and bilde; forsothe part and riytfulnesse and mynde in Jerusalem is not to you.
