8 Na Persia hene Kores de hyɛɛ ɔfotosanfo Mitredat nsa ma ɔkan maa Yuda abusua mu panyin+ Sesbasar.+

2 Saa bere no mu na Sealtiel+ ba Serubabel+ ne Yehosadak ba Yesua+ sɔree, na wofii ase sii Onyankopɔn fie a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no; ná Onyankopɔn adiyifo+ ka wɔn ho, na wɔboaa wɔn.

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

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

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

“‘Meka mo ho,’+ asafo Yehowa asɛm ni.

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