Nehemiya UMUTWE WA 1 1 Amagambo ya Nehemiya mwene Hacaliya. Kandi mu kwezi kwa Chisleu, mu mwaka wa makumyabiri, igihe nari i Shushan ibwami, 2 Ko Hanani, umwe mu bavandimwe banjye, yaje, we n'abantu bamwe bo mu Buyuda; Ndababaza ibyerekeye Abayahudi bari baratorotse, abasigaye mu bunyage, na Yeruzalemu. 3 Barambwira bati: "Abasigaye mu bunyage bari muri iyo ntara bari mu mibabaro myinshi no gutukwa: urukuta rwa Yeruzalemu narwo rwarasenyutse, amarembo yarwo arashya." 4 Numvise ayo magambo, nicara ndarira, ndarira iminsi mike, nisonzesha, nsenga Imana yo mu ijuru, 5 Ati: "Ndagusabye, Uwiteka Mana yo mu ijuru, Mana ikomeye kandi iteye ubwoba, ikomeza isezerano n'imbabazi ku bamukunda kandi bakurikiza amategeko ye: 6 Noneho ugutwi kwawe kwitegereze, amaso yawe arahumure, kugira ngo wumve isengesho ry'umugaragu wawe, ngusengera imbere yawe, amanywa n'ijoro, usabira abana ba Isiraheli abagaragu bawe, kandi nkatura ibyaha by'abana ba Isiraheli, ibyo twagucumuyeho: njye n'inzu ya data twaracumuye. 7 Twakugiriye nabi cyane, ntitwubahiriza amategeko, cyangwa amategeko, cyangwa imanza wategetse umugaragu wawe Mose. 8 Ndakwinginze, ndakwinginze, ijambo wategetse umugaragu wawe Mose, ukavuga uti 'Nimurenga, nzabanyanyagiza mu mahanga mu mahanga: 9 Ariko nimumpindukira, mugakurikiza amategeko yanjye, mukayakurikiza; Nubwo muri mwebwe mwirukanye mu mpera z'ijuru, ariko nzabakusanyiriza aho, nzabazana aho nahisemo gushyira izina ryanjye aho. 10 Noneho abo ni abagaragu bawe n'ubwoko bwawe, abo wacunguye n'imbaraga zawe nyinshi, n'ukuboko kwawe gukomeye. 11 Uwiteka, ndagusabye, reka noneho ugutwi kwawe kwite ku isengesho ry'umugaragu wawe, no ku isengesho ry'abagaragu bawe bifuza gutinya izina ryawe. Kuko nari umutware w'umwami. UMUTWE WA 2 1 Ukwezi kwa Nisani, mu mwaka wa makumyabiri wa Aritazeruzi umwami, divayi yari imbere ye, mfata divayi ndayiha umwami. Noneho sinari narigeze mbabara imbere ye. 2 Ni cyo cyatumye umwami arambwira ati “Kuki mu maso hawe ubabaye, kuko utarwaye? ibi ntakindi uretse agahinda k'umutima. Nagize ubwoba bwinshi, 3 Abwira umwami ati: "Umwami abeho iteka ryose, ni iki gitumye mu maso hanjye hatababara, mu gihe umujyi, ahantu h'imva za ba sogokuruza, hasenyutse kandi amarembo yacyo akongorwa n'umuriro?" 4 Umwami arambwira ati: "Urasaba iki?" Nasenze Imana yo mu ijuru. 5 Nabwiye umwami nti: 'Niba bishimisha umwami, kandi umugaragu wawe akabona igikundiro cyawe, ko
uzanyohereza i Buyuda, mu mujyi w'imva za ba sogokuruza, kugira ngo nubake.' 6 Umwami arambwira ati: (Umwamikazi na we yicaye iruhande rwe,) Urugendo rwawe ruzageza ryari? Uzagaruka ryari? Byashimishije rero umwami antuma; kandi namushizeho igihe. 7 Nongeye kubwira umwami nti: Niba bishimisha umwami, mpa amabaruwa abategetsi bo hakurya y'uruzi, kugira ngo bangezeho kugeza ninjiye mu Buyuda; 8 Kandi ibaruwa yandikiwe Asafi umurinzi w'ishyamba ry'umwami, kugira ngo ampe ibiti byo gukora ibiti byo ku marembo y'ibwami byari bifitanye isano n'inzu, n'inkike z'umujyi, n'inzu nzinjiramo. Umwami arampa, nkurikije ukuboko kwiza kw'Imana yanjye kuri njye. 9 Hanyuma nza kwa ba guverineri hakurya y'uruzi, mbaha amabaruwa y'umwami. Umwami yari yohereje abatware b'ingabo n'abagendera ku mafarashi. 10 Sanballati w'Umoroni, na Tobiya umugaragu, Abamoni, babyumvise, birabababaza cyane ko haje umuntu wo gushaka imibereho y'abana ba Isiraheli. 11 Naje i Yeruzalemu, mpamarayo iminsi itatu. 12 Nabyutse nijoro, njye n'abantu bake turi kumwe; nta muntu n'umwe nabwiye icyo Imana yanjye yashyize mu mutima wanjye ngo ikore i Yeruzalemu: nta n'inyamaswa yari kumwe nanjye, uretse inyamaswa nagenderagaho. 13 Nijoro nsohoka njya ku irembo ry'ikibaya, mbere y'iriba ry'ikiyoka, no ku cyambu cy'amase, ndeba inkuta za Yeruzalemu zasenyutse, amarembo yayo arashya. 14 Hanyuma njya ku irembo ry'isoko, no ku kidendezi cy'umwami, ariko nta mwanya w'inyamaswa yari munsi yanjye. 15 Hanyuma ndazamuka nijoro njya hafi y'umugezi, ndeba urukuta, nsubira inyuma, ninjira mu irembo ry'ikibaya, ndagaruka. 16 Abategetsi ntibazi aho nagiye, cyangwa icyo nakoze; ndetse sinari narigeze mbibwira Abayahudi, cyangwa abatambyi, cyangwa abanyacyubahiro, cyangwa abategetsi, cyangwa n'abandi basigaye bakora. 17 Ndababwira nti: Murabona akababaro turimo, uko Yerusalemu isenya, amarembo yayo agatwikwa n'umuriro: ngwino twubake urukuta rwa Yeruzalemu, kugira ngo tutazongera gutukwa. 18 Hanyuma mbabwira ukuboko kw'Imana yanjye kwangiriye neza; n'amagambo y'umwami yari yarambwiye. Baravuga bati: Reka duhaguruke twubake. Bakomeje rero amaboko kubwiki gikorwa cyiza. 19 Ariko Sanballati w'Umoroni, na Tobiya umugaragu, Abamoni na Geshemu w'Umwarabu, barabyumva, baraduseka baradusuzugura, baradusuzugura, baravuga bati: “Iki kintu ukora ni ikihe? uzigomeka ku mwami? 20 Hanyuma ndabasubiza, ndababwira nti 'Mana yo mu ijuru, izadutera imbere; Ni yo mpamvu twe abagaragu be tuzahaguruka twubake, ariko nta mugabane, cyangwa uburenganzira, cyangwa urwibutso, i Yeruzalemu. UMUTWE WA 3 1 Eliyashib umutambyi mukuru arahaguruka ari kumwe na barumuna be abatambyi, bubaka irembo ry'intama; barayeza, bashiraho imiryango yacyo; ndetse no ku munara wa Meya barayeza, kugeza ku munara wa Hananeyeli. 2 Iruhande rwe hubakwa abantu b'i Yeriko. Kandi iruhande rwabo bubaka Zaccur mwene Imri.