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6 Kepo Mfumu Daliusa apaine mukambizho, kabiji bakebelekebele mo babikanga* bya buneme mu Babilona. 2 Kabiji bataaine muvungilo mu kishimikwa kyajinga mu Ekabatana, mu kibunji kya Media, kabiji panembelwe uno mukambizho amba:
3 “Mu mwaka mutanshi wa Mfumu Kilusa, Mfumu Kilusa wakambizhe pa mambo a nzubo ya Lesa yajinga mu Yelusalema amba:+ ‘Bakashimukulule nzubo kuba’mba bakatapishengako bitapisho, kabiji bafwainwa kwala bitendekesho byayo; kimino kyayo ikekale makyubichi 60, ne mu bwipi bwayo makyubichi 60,*+ 4 bakeishimike na mikuku isatu ya mabwe akatampe ne mukuku umo wa myamba;+ kabiji mali o bakapana akafume mu nzubo ya mfumu.+ 5 Kabiji bipe bya ngolode ne bya siliva bya mu nzubo ya Lesa byo asendele Nebukaneza mu nzubo ya Lesa yajinga mu Yelusalema ne kwibileta ku Babilona+ bebilubule, pa kuba’mba bakebibike mu mpunzha yabyo mu nzubo ya Lesa mu Yelusalema ne kwibibika monka mu nzubo ya Lesa.’+
6 “Onkao mambo, obewa Tatenai kinemanga wa kibunji kya ku Bushiya bwa Mukola,* ne Shetabozenai ne balunda nobe, ku babinemanga babacheche ba kibunji kya ku Bushiya bwa Mukola,+ kuyangako ne. 7 Kange muvulañanye mwingilo wa yo yo nzubo ya Lesa ne. Kinemanga wa Bayudea ne bakulumpe ba Bayudea bakashimukulula yo yo nzubo ya Lesa ponka po yajinga kala. 8 Kabiji napana uno mukambizho wa bintu byo mwafwainwa kubila bano bakulumpe ba Bayudea pa kushimukulula yo yo nzubo ya Lesa: Mali akafuma mu kipao kya mfumu,+ ne a misonko ya ku Bushiya bwa Mukola, bakeapane bukiji ku bano banabalume kuba’mba bakatwajijile kwingila kwa kubula kuleka.+ 9 Kabiji kintu kyonse kikakebewanga, baana ba bañombe balume+ pamo na mikooko ilume+ ne baana ba mikooko+ ba milambo ya kusoka kwi Lesa wa mwiulu, wichi,+ mukele,+ binyu+ ne manyi+, byonkatu bañanga baji mu Yelusalema byo bakatongola, bakebapenga pa juba pa juba kwa kubula kuleka, 10 pa kuba’mba bakalambulenga milambo kimye kyonse itokesha Lesa wa mwiulu ku muchima ne kulombelako mfumu ne baana banji amba bekalenga na bumi.+ 11 Napana ne uno mukambizho wa kuba’mba, muntu yense ukazhilulula uno mukambizho, bakakulumune mwamba ku nzubo yanji kabiji awo muntu bakamushikule ne kumupopelapo, kabiji nzubo yanji ikaluke ke kyolonyi* kya bantu bonse na mambo a kulenga ano mambo. 12 Kabiji Lesa yenka walengejile jizhina janji kwikala momwa+ akonaune mfumu yense ne bantu bakatanyika kuboko kuba’mba bazhilulule uno mukambizho ne konauna nzubo ya Lesa iji mu Yelusalema. Amiwa Daliusa, yami nakambizha uno mukambizho. Kino kintu kyubiwe bukiji.”
13 Ponkapotu Tatenai kinemanga wa kibunji kya ku Bushiya bwa Mukola, ne Shetabozenai,+ ne balunda nabo baubile byonse byakambizhe Mfumu Daliusa. 14 Kabiji bakulumpe ba Bayudea batwajijile kushimika ne kuyilako palutwe,+ saka bebatundaika ku byaawilenga ngauzhi Hagai+ ne Zekaliya+ munkana wa kwa Ido; bapwishishe kwiishimika na mambo a mukambizho wa Lesa wa Isalela+ ne wa kwa Kilusa+ ne Daliusa+ ne Atazakeshi+ Mfumu wa Pelisha. 15 Bapwishishe kushimika nzubo pa juba ja busatu mu ñondo wa Adala* mu mwaka wa butanu na bumo wa bukalama bwa Mfumu Daliusa.
16 Kepo bena Isalela, bañanga, bena Levi,+ ne bantu bonse bafumine mu buzha bazhijikile* ino nzubo ya Lesa na lusekelo. 17 Kabiji pa kuzhijika ino nzubo ya Lesa bapaine bañombe balume 100, mikooko ilume 200, baana ba mikooko 400, kabiji bapaine bambuzhi balume 12 ba mulambo wa bubi wa bena Isalela bonse, monka mwayijile mikoka ya bena Isalela.+ 18 Kabiji batongwele bañanga mu mabumba abo ne bena Levi mu bipanyi byabo, kuba’mba bengilenga mwingilo wa Lesa mu Yelusalema,+ byonka byo kyanembwa mu buku wa Mosesa.+
19 Kabiji aba bafumine mu buzha baikele na Kijiilo kya Lupitailo pa juba ja bu 14 ja ñondo mutanshi.+ 20 Bañanga ne bena Levi, kwa kubula kwifumyako abo bene, betokeshe abo bene,+ onkao mambo bonse batokele; baipayile banyama ba Kijiilo kya Lupitailo ba bonse bafumine mu buzha, ba bakwabo bañanga ne babo bene. 21 Kepo aba babwelele kufuma mu buzha bajiile nyama, pamo na yense wajinga nabo kabiji wafumineko ku bubipisho bonse bwa bisaka bya bantu ba mu kyalo kuba’mba eye na kupopwela* Yehoba Lesa wa Isalela.+ 22 Kabiji baikele na Kijiilo kya Bashinkwa Babula Mbizho+ moba atanu na abiji saka basangalala, mambo Yehoba wibalengejile kusangalala kabiji walengejile mfumu wa Asilya kwibamwesha muchima wawama,+ kya kuba wibakwashishe* mu mwingilo wa nzubo ya Lesa wa kine, Lesa wa Isalela.