Esela
1 Mu kipua kia kumpala kia nfumu Siruse a Pelese, buashi eyi dia Yehowa dibaadi muakule kukidila kui Yelemiya dikumbane, Yehowa baadi mutakule nfumu Siruse a Pelese bua kuukisha mukandu mu bufumu buaye boso, mukandu ubaadi dingi mufunde akula’shi:
2 “Nfumu Siruse a Pelese bakula bino’shi, ‘Yehowa Efile Mukulu a eyilu bampa mafumu oso a pa nsenga, na bampa mufubo wa kumuibakila nshibo mu Yelusalema e mu Yunda. 3 Muntu oso yawa e munkatshi muenu a mu muilo waye oso, Efile Mukulu aaye ekale naye, na akaamine ku Yelusalema e mu Yunda, na ebakuule nshibo ya Yehowa Efile Mukulu a Isalele, aye nyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi sha nshibo ibaadi mu Yelusalema.* 4 Muntu oso mushale bu muenyi, sunga ekala mbalo kinyi bamukuashe kui bankungishanyi naye* pa kumupa kiamo kia arja, ôlo, bingi bintu biabo na bimunuanga, pamune na mulambu wa mu kukumiina bua nshibo y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi ibaadi mu Yelusalema.’”
5 Akupu ba nfumu ba bifuko bia ba mashabo ba Yunda na ba Benyamine, ba tshite muakuidi na bena Levi, muntu oso abaabadi batakule kui Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi, baadi muilumbuule bua kukaamina na bua kuibakuula nshibo ya Yehowa ibaadi mu Yelusalema. 6 Baba boso babaadi bebefunyishe babaadi bebakuashe pa kuibapa* bintu bia kiamo kia arja na bia ôlo, bingi bintu biabo, bimunuanga, na bintu bia muulo, kukatusha milambu yoso ya mu kukumiina kuabo.
7 Dingi nfumu Siruse baadi mutuushe bintu bia nshibo ya Yehowa, bibaadi Nabukondonosore muate ku Yelusalema na atuula mu nshibo y’efile aaye. 8 Nfumu Siruse a Pelese baadi muibituushe ku bukunkushi bua Mitredate mulami a mmono baadi muibibadikile Shesebazare* nfumu a Yunda.
9 Bintu bibaabadi babadikie nyi mbino: Bintu 30 bia ôlo bi bu biseele, bintu 1 000 bia kiamo kia arja bi bu biseele, bingi bintu 29 bia kushintuula, 10 bibakudi bipeela bia ôlo 30, bibakudi bipeela bia kiamo kia arja 410, na bingi bintu 1 000. 11 Bintu bioso bia ôlo na bia kiamo kia arja bibaadi 5 400, Shesebazare baadi muende na bino bintu bioso pabaadi bantu babaabadi bakuate benda nabo batuukie mu Babilone akupu balukiila mu Yelusalema.