Nehemiya
4 Tangua Sanabalata wavuile egi, tuakhalele mutunga luko gibayi gia Yelusalema wavuile khabu nu wadisagesele muavula. Wasendesele nji gulela enya Yuda. 2 Wazuelele ha meso a mafuta enji a mudimo nu ha meso a masuta a enya Samaliya egi: “Ndaga itshi imonya eyi ya enya Yuda idi mutshita? Adi mutangiza egi mbaamanesela diago mudimo owu hakhawo ba? Mbaahana milambu ba? Mbaamanesela mudimo wene mu lusugu lumoshi ba? Mbaavumbula luko maseso a gushidila adi azala pha nu fuphi ha shita ha guakalegela luko ba?”
3 Gungima Tobia muenya Amona wakhalele ya gumagana hehi n’enji wazuelele egi: “Gula mukenge wakanduga gu gibayi gia maseso adi mutunga, mbawugibuisa.”
4 Nehemiya wakombelele egi: Oo Nzambi wetu, tegelela luholo athu awa adi gutusegulula, tshita egi ndaga jiabola adi muzuela mukunda nu esue, jiavutugile; ahane ha mago a mbalagaji jiawo hagula a abate mu uhiga mu gifutshi giko. 5 Ubuitshigo mutshima gu gubola guawo, waatoteselago nji gubola guawo handaga ashingi athu adi mutunga gibayi.
6 Tualanduile gutunga gibayi, tuakuatenesele ibayi yagasue, tuayikanduishile uu nu hakatshi na katshi. Athu akhalele gudihana diago gu mudimo.
7 Tangua Sanabalata nu Tobia nu enya Alabe nu enya Amona nu enya Asedode avile egi mudimo wa gulonda ibayi ya Yelusalema wakhalele muya gutuama nu tudi gale mushita mawina akhalele gu ibayi, avile khabu jiabala. 8 Ayile giphungi ha guza gutuluisa gu Yelusalema nu ha guzola matululu mu dimbo. 9 Uvi tuakombelele Nzambi wetu, tuahagele nji athu ha gutubamba mu phipha nu mu muanya.
10 Enya Yuda akhalele muzuela egi: “Athu adi mutshita mudimo* ahuila, mvindu* nji idi yavula; mbatushigo mumanesela gutunga gibayi.”
11 Mbalagaji jietu jiakhalele muzuela egi: “Mbatuazogela mu gisagumuisa, mbatuashiya nu mbatukanga midimo yawo.
12 Tangua diagasue enya Yuda anyi akhalele mujinga hehi nawo akhalele muza gudi esue, akhalele gutuwambela* egi: “Mbalagaji mbajikatuga gu khanda jiagasue ha guza gutuluisa.”
13 Hene ngahagele mala gungima dia gibayi gu khanda ya mbongo, mu mafundo anyi gibayi giakhalele nu mahulu. Ngaahagele gifua muakhalele fami jiawo; akhalele nu phogo jiawo jia khusa nu milumbu nu mata a manana. 14 Tangua ngamonele egi athu akhalele muvua woma, ngawambelele mbala imoshi manene nu atuameji nu athu agasue egi: “Muavilago woma. Wungulugenu egi Yehowa udi Nzambi wakoma nu udi naye guvuiwa woma; luenu mukunda nu aphangi’enu, nu an’enu a mala nu a akhetu, nu akaji’enu nu jinzo jienu.
15 Mbalagaji jietu jiavile egi tuajiyi ndaga akhalele mulonda ha gutshita nu Nzambi wa giamatshidia wabolesa ndaga jiene. Gungima mukut’etu agasue tuasendesele luko gutshita mudimo wa gutunga gibayi. 16 Sendese mu lusugu luene, ndambo ya athu akhalele mutshita mudimo, uvi ndambo iko ya athu akhalele mubata milumbu nu tshibu nu mata a manana nu tuzagu tua ita. Atuameji akhalele mumagana gungima dia enya Yuda ha gukuatesa 17 athu akhalele mutunga gibayi. Athu anyi akhalele mubata inemo akhalele mutshita mudimo nu koko dimoshi, uvi gu koko diko akhalele nu mufula. 18 Muthu wagasue wakhalele mutunga wakhalele nu phogo ya khusa ha kete, uvi muthu wakhalele nu ginemo gia gushiga phungi wakhalele ya gumagana hehi nu ame.
19 Gungima ngawambelele manene nu atuameji nu athu ako egi: “Mudimo udi wavula wa gutshita gu gibayi, uvi esue tudi thanya-thanya mu gibayi giene. 20 Gula muavua phungi mudila, mbamudibungisa ha fundo tudi. Nzambi wetu mbawutuluila.”
21 Hene tualanduile gutshita mudimo, uvi ndambo iko ya athu akhalele nu mifula ha mago, sendese mu gimenegena uu nu tangua themua jiakhalele muzoga. 22 Mu tangua diene, ngawambelele athu egi: “Yala wagasue nu muenya mudimo wenji adi naye gubanda mu dimbo dia Yelusalema ha gutubamba mu phipha nu gutshita mudimo mu muanya.” 23 Nga muthu mumoshi gasombegeselego milele yenji ikhale ame, nga aphangi’ami a mala, nga enya mudimo ami, nga masuta akhalele gutubamba anyi tuajile nawo. Muthu wagasue mukatshi dietu wakhalele nu mufula wenji gu koko dienji dia madia.