8 Na Persia hene Kores de hyɛɛ fotosanfoɔ Mitredat nsa maa no kan maa Yuda abusua mu panin+ Sesbasar.+

2 Saa berɛ no mu na Sealtiel+ ba Serubabel+ ne Yehosadak ba Yesua+ sɔreeɛ, na wɔfirii aseɛ sii Onyankopɔn fie a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no; ná Onyankopɔn adiyifoɔ+ ka wɔn ho, na wɔboaa wɔn.

2 “Hwɛ, ka kyerɛ Sealtiel+ ba Serubabel+ a ɔyɛ Yuda amrado,+ ne Yehosadak+ ba Yosua+ a ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo panin, ne ɔman no nkaeɛ sɛ,

4 “‘Enti afei Serubabel, hyɛ wo ho den;+ Yehosadak ba ɔsɔfo panin Yosua nso, hyɛ wo ho den,’ Yehowa asɛm nie.

“‘Asase no sofoɔ nyinaa nso, monhyɛ mo ho den, na monyɛ adwuma,’+ Yehowa asɛm nie.

“‘Meka mo ho,’+ asafo Yehowa asɛm nie.

6 Enti ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ: “Yehowa asɛm a ɔka kyerɛɛ Serubabel nie, ‘“Ɛnyɛ asraafoɔdɔm so,+ na ɛnyɛ tumi so,+ na mmom me honhom so,”+ asafo Yehowa na aka.