1 Esdras
7: 1 Hanyuma Sisinnes guverineri wa Celosiriya na Fenisiya, na Sathrabuzane,
hamwe na bagenzi babo bakurikiza amategeko y'umwami Dariyo,
7: 2 Yagenzuye yitonze imirimo yera, afasha abakera ba
Abayahudi n'abayobozi b'urusengero.
7: 3 Nuko ibikorwa byera bitera imbere, igihe Abahanuzi Agige na Zakariya
yahanuye.
7: 4 Barangije ibyo bintu babitegetswe n'Uwiteka Imana ya
Isiraheli, kandi byemejwe na Kuro, Dariyo, na Aritekerike, abami ba
Ubuperesi.
7: 5 Nguko uko inzu yera yarangiye ku munsi wa gatatu na makumyabiri
ukwezi Adari, mu mwaka wa gatandatu wa Dariyo umwami w'Abaperesi
6 Abayisraheli, abatambyi, n'Abalewi, n'abandi
abari mu bunyage, bongerewe kuri bo, babikora bakurikije
ibintu byanditswe mu gitabo cya Mose.
7: 7 Kandi kwiyegurira urusengero rw'Uwiteka batanze ijana
ibimasa by'intama magana abiri, intama magana ane;
7 Ihene cumi na zibiri kubwibyaha bya Isiraheli yose, ukurikije umubare
umutware w'imiryango ya Isiraheli.
9 Abatambyi n'Abalewi bahagaze bambaye imyenda yabo,
bakurikije bene wabo, mu murimo w'Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli,
nk'uko igitabo cya Mose kibivuga: n'abazamu ku marembo yose.
7:10 Abayisraheli bari mu bunyage bakora Pasika
umunsi wa cumi na kane w'ukwezi kwa mbere, nyuma yibyo abatambyi na
Abalewi bejejwe.
7:11 Abari mu bunyage ntabwo bose bejejwe hamwe: ariko
Abalewi bose bejejwe hamwe.
7:12 Nuko batamba pasika kubantu bose bajyanywe bunyago, no kubwa
abavandimwe babo abatambyi, na bo ubwabo.
7 Abayisraheli bava mu bunyage bararya, ndetse
bose bari bitandukanije n'amahano ya
abantu bo mu gihugu, bashaka Uwiteka.
Bamara iminsi irindwi bakomeza ibirori by'imigati idasembuye, banezerwa
imbere y'Uwiteka,
7:15 Ni cyo cyatumye abahindurira inama z'umwami wa Ashuri,
gushimangira amaboko yabo mu mirimo y'Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli.