1 Esdras
8: 1 Nyuma y'ibyo, Aritekerike umwami w'Abaperesi aganje
haza Esdras mwene Sarayi, mwene Ezeriya, mwene Helchiya,
mwene Salumu,
8: 2 Mwene Sadduc, mwene Akitobu, mwene Amariya, mwene
Eziya mwene Meremoti, mwene Zarayi, mwene Sawiya, Uhoraho
mwene Boccas, mwene Abisumu, mwene Finezi, mwene
Eleyazari, umuhungu wa Aroni umutambyi mukuru.
8 Esdras yazamutse i Babiloni, nk'umwanditsi, yiteguye cyane muri Uhoraho
amategeko ya Mose, yatanzwe n'Imana ya Isiraheli.
4 Umwami amwubaha, kuko yabonye ubuntu mu maso ye
ibyifuzo.
5 Bazamukana na bamwe mu Bisirayeli, b'Uwiteka
umutambyi w'Abalewi, w'abaririmbyi bera, abatwara ibicuruzwa, n'abakozi ba
urusengero, i Yerusalemu,
8: 6 Mu mwaka wa karindwi w'ingoma ya Artexerxes, mu kwezi kwa gatanu, uyu
yari umwaka wa karindwi umwami; kuko bavuye i Babiloni kumunsi wambere
y'ukwezi kwa mbere, akaza i Yerusalemu, nk'uko abateye imbere babivuga
urugendo Uwiteka yabahaye.
8 Esidras yari afite ubuhanga bukomeye cyane, ku buryo nta kintu na kimwe yasize mu mategeko
n'amategeko ya Nyagasani, ariko yigisha Isiraheli yose amategeko kandi
imanza.
8: 8 Noneho kopi ya komisiyo, yanditswe na Artexerxes the
umwami, aje muri Esdras umutambyi n'umusomyi w'amategeko y'Uwiteka,
ibi nibikurikira;
8: 9 Umwami Aritekerike abwira Esdras umutambyi n'umusomyi w'amategeko y'Uwiteka
yohereza indamutso:
8:10 Mfashe icyemezo cyo gukora neza, natanze itegeko, nkiryo
ishyanga ry'Abayahudi, n'abatambyi n'Abalewi bari muri twe
ubwami, nkuko abishaka kandi babishaka bagomba kujyana nawe i Yerusalemu.
8:11 Abantu benshi rero bafite ibitekerezo byabo, nibagende nawe,
nkuko byagaragaye ko ari byiza kuri njye n'inshuti zanjye zirindwi abajyanama;
8:12 Kugira ngo barebe ibibazo bya Yudaya na Yeruzalemu, babyemera
ibiri mu mategeko y'Uhoraho;
8:13 Kandi ujyane impano Uwiteka wa Isiraheli i Yerusalemu, njye na njye
inshuti zarahiye, na zahabu na feza byose mugihugu cya
Babuloni irashobora kuboneka, kuri Nyagasani i Yerusalemu,
8:14 N'ibyo na byo byahawe abantu ku rusengero rw'Uwiteka
Imana yabo i Yerusalemu: kandi ifeza na zahabu bizakusanyirizwa hamwe
ibimasa, impfizi y'intama, n'intama, n'ibiyirimo;
8:15 Kugira ngo batambire Uhoraho ibitambo
y'Uwiteka Imana yabo, iri i Yerusalemu.
8:16 Kandi ibyo wowe na benewanyu bazakora byose hamwe na feza na zahabu,
ibyo ubikora, ukurikije ubushake bw'Imana yawe.
8:17 N'ibikoresho byera bya Nyagasani, wahawe kubikoresha
urusengero rw'Imana yawe iri i Yerusalemu, uzashyire imbere yawe
Imana i Yerusalemu.
8:18 Kandi ikindi kintu cyose uzibuka kugirango ukoreshe urusengero
y'Imana yawe, uzayitanga mu bubiko bw'umwami.
8:19 Jyewe mwami Ariterixe nategetse abashinzwe ubutunzi
muri Siriya na Fenisiya, ibyo aribyo byose Esdras padiri numusomyi
y'amategeko y'Isumbabyose azohereza, bagomba kumuha
n'umuvuduko,
8:20 Kugeza ku mpano ijana z'ifeza, kimwe n'ingano ndetse
kugeza kuri cors ijana, hamwe na divayi ijana, nibindi bintu muri
ubwinshi.
Reka ibintu byose bikorwe nyuma y'amategeko y'Imana abigiranye umwete
Mana isumba byose, ubwo burakari ntibuza ku bwami bw'umwami n'ubwiwe
abahungu.
8:22 Ndagutegetse kandi ko udasaba umusoro, cyangwa ikindi kintu icyo ari cyo cyose,
umwe mu bapadiri, cyangwa Abalewi, cyangwa abaririmbyi bera, cyangwa abatwara ibicuruzwa, cyangwa
abakozi b'urusengero, cyangwa uwariwe wese ufite ibikorwa muri uru rusengero, kandi
ko nta muntu ufite uburenganzira bwo kubashyiraho ikintu icyo ari cyo cyose.
8:23 Nawe, Esdras, ukurikije ubwenge bw'Imana washyizeho abacamanza kandi
abacamanza, kugira ngo bacire urubanza muri Siriya yose na Fenisiya ibyo byose
menya amategeko y'Imana yawe; n'abatabizi ntuzabyigisha.
Umuntu wese uzarenga ku mategeko y'Imana yawe n'ay'umwami,
azahanishwa umwete, yaba urupfu, cyangwa izindi
igihano, n'igihano cy'amafaranga, cyangwa igifungo.
8:25 Esdras umwanditsi ati: “Hahirwa Uwiteka Imana imwe rukumbi ya ba sogokuruza,
Ni nde washyize ibyo bintu mu mutima w'umwami, kugira ngo ahimbaze ibye
inzu iri i Yerusalemu:
8:26 Kandi yampaye icyubahiro imbere y'umwami, n'abajyanama be, kandi
inshuti ze zose n'abanyacyubahiro.
8:27 Ni cyo cyatumye nshishikarizwa ubufasha bw'Uwiteka Imana yanjye, ndaterana
hamwe n'abagabo ba Isiraheli ngo bajyane.
8:28 Kandi abo ni bo batware ukurikije imiryango yabo na benshi
icyubahiro, cyazamutse tuvuye i Babiloni ku ngoma y'umwami
Artexerxes:
8:29 Mu bahungu ba Finezi, Gerson: mu bahungu ba Itamari, Gamaeli: wa
abahungu ba Dawidi, Letito mwene Sekeniya:
8:30 Mu bahungu ba Farezi, Zakariya; hamwe na we babaruwe ijana
n'abagabo mirongo itanu:
8:31 Mu bahungu ba Pahati Mowabu, Eliyoniya mwene Zariya na we.
abagabo magana abiri:
8:32 Mu bahungu ba Zathoe, Sekeniya mwene Yezeli, hamwe na batatu
abagabo ijana: mu bahungu ba Adin, Obeti mwene Yonatani, hamwe na bo
we abantu magana abiri na mirongo itanu:
8:33 Mu bahungu ba Elamu, Yosiya mwene Gotholiya, hamwe n'abagabo mirongo irindwi:
8:34 Mu bahungu ba Sapatiya, Zarayi mwene Mikayeli, hamwe na we
mirongo itandatu n'abagabo icumi:
8:35 Mu bahungu ba Yowabu, Abadiya mwene Yezeli, na we magana abiri
n'abagabo cumi na babiri:
8:36 Mu bahungu ba Banidi, Assalimoti mwene Yosafiya, hamwe na we an
abagabo ijana na mirongo itandatu:
8:37 Mu bahungu ba Babi, Zakariya mwene Bebai, hamwe na we makumyabiri na
abagabo umunani:
8:38 Mu bahungu ba Astati, Johannes mwene Acatani, hamwe na we ijana
n'abagabo icumi:
8:39 Mu bahungu ba Adonikamu uheruka, kandi ayo ni yo mazina yabo,
Elifaleti, Jewel, na Samaya, hamwe na bo abagabo mirongo irindwi:
8:40 Mu bahungu ba Bago, Uthi mwene Istalcurusi, hamwe na mirongo irindwi
abagabo.
8:41 Abo nabakoranyirije hamwe ku ruzi rwitwa Theras, aho turi
yashinze amahema yacu iminsi itatu: hanyuma ndabasuzuma.
8:42 Ariko nsanze nta muherezabitambo n'Abalewi,
8Nukohereza kuri Eleyazari, Idueli, na Masman,
8:44 Alnatani, Mamaya, na Yoribasi, na Natani, Eunatani, Zakariya,
na Mosollamon, abagabo bakomeye kandi bize.
8:45 Ndabasaba ngo bajye kwa Saddeyo umutware wari urimo
ikibanza c'ikigega:
8:46 Abategeka ko bavugana na Dadeyo, na we
bavandimwe, no mububitsi aho hantu, kutwoherereza abagabo nkabo
Ashobora gukora imirimo y'abatambyi mu nzu y'Uwiteka.
8:47 Kandi bakoresheje ukuboko gukomeye k'Umwami wacu batuzanira abantu b'abahanga
abahungu ba Moli mwene Lewi, mwene Isiraheli, Asebebiya na we
abahungu, na barumuna be, bari bafite imyaka cumi n'umunani.
8:48 Asebia, Annus na murumuna wa Osai, mu bahungu ba
Channuneus n'abahungu babo, bari abagabo makumyabiri.
8:49 N'abakozi bo mu rusengero Dawidi yari yarategetse, na
abagabo b'ingenzi kugirango bakorere Abalewi ubwenge, abakozi ba
urusengero magana abiri na makumyabiri, kataloge y'amazina yabo yerekanwe.
8:50 Aho ni ho narahiriye abasore kwiyiriza ubusa imbere y'Umwami wacu
muri we urugendo rutera imbere kuri twe ndetse nabari kumwe natwe, kuko
abana bacu, hamwe n'inka:
8:51 Kuberako nagize isoni zo kubaza abanyamaguru, n'abagendera ku mafarasi, no kwitwara neza
urinde abanzi bacu.
8:52 Kuko twabwiye umwami, ko imbaraga z'Uwiteka Imana yacu igomba
mubane nabamushaka, kubashyigikira muburyo bwose.
8:53 Twongeye kwinginga Umwami wacu nkora kuri ibyo bintu, turamubona
kuri twe.
8:54 Hanyuma ntandukanya cumi na babiri mu batware b'abatambyi, Eseburiya, na
Assaniya, n'abagabo icumi b'abavandimwe babo hamwe na bo:
Napima zahabu, ifeza, n'ibikoresho byera bya Uhoraho
inzu y'Umwami wacu, uwo mwami, n'inama ye, n'ibikomangoma, na
Isiraheli yose, yari yatanze.
8:56 Maze kubipima, mbashyikiriza magana atandatu na mirongo itanu
impano ya feza, nibikoresho bya feza byimpano ijana, na an
impano ijana zahabu,
8:57 N'ibikoresho makumyabiri bya zahabu, n'ibikoresho cumi na bibiri by'umuringa, ndetse byiza
umuringa, urabagirana nka zahabu.
8:58 Ndababwira nti: Mwembi mwera kuri Uwiteka n'ibikoresho
ni ibyera, kandi zahabu na feza ni indahiro kuri Nyagasani, Uhoraho
ba sogokuruza.
8:59 Mwitegereze, mubikomeze kugeza igihe muzabageza ku mutware w'abatambyi
n'Abalewi, n'abagabo bakuru b'imiryango ya Isiraheli, muri
Yerusalemu, mu byumba by'inzu y'Imana yacu.
8:60 Abatambyi n'Abalewi, bakiriye ifeza na zahabu
ibikoresho, babizana i Yeruzalemu, mu rusengero rw'Uwiteka
Mwami.
8:61 Kandi tuvuye mu ruzi Tera twahagurutse umunsi wa cumi na kabiri wambere
ukwezi, akaza i Yerusalemu ukuboko gukomeye k'Umwami wacu, kwari
hamwe natwe: kandi kuva tugitangira urugendo rwacu Uwiteka yaradukijije
abanzi bose, nuko tugera i Yerusalemu.
8:62 Tumazeyo iminsi itatu, zahabu na feza byari
gupima yagejejwe mu nzu y'Umwami wacu ku munsi wa kane kugeza
Marmoti umutambyi mwene Iri.
8 Eleyazari mwene Finezi, hamwe na Yosabudi
mwene Yezu na Moeth mwene Sabban, Abalewi: bose bararokowe
ukurikije umubare n'uburemere.
Uburemere bwabo bwose bwanditswe isaha imwe.
8:65 Byongeye kandi, abavuye mu bunyage batamba ibitambo
Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli, ndetse n'ibimasa cumi na bibiri kuri Isiraheli yose, bine
impfizi z'intama cumi n'esheshatu,
8:66 Intama mirongo itandatu nintama cumi na zibiri, ihene zo gutamba amahoro, cumi na kabiri; byose
ni igitambo cya Nyagasani.
8:67 Bashyikiriza ibisonga by'umwami amategeko y'umwami 'kandi
kuri ba guverineri ba Celosiriya na Fenisiya; kandi bubaha rubanda
n'urusengero rw'Imana.
8:68 Ibyo birangiye, abategetsi baransanga, barambwira bati:
8:69 Ihanga rya Isiraheli, ibikomangoma, abatambyi n'Abalewi, ntibashyizeho
kure yabo abantu badasanzwe bo mugihugu, cyangwa umwanda wa
Abanyamahanga gushishoza, b'Abanyakanani, Abaheti, Abaferesi, Abajebusi, na
Abamowabu, Abanyamisiri, n'Abanyedomu.
8:70 Kuberako bombi n'abahungu babo bashakanye nabakobwa babo, na
imbuto yera ivanze nabantu badasanzwe bo mugihugu; Kuva i
intangiriro yiki kibazo abategetsi nabantu bakomeye babaye
abasangiye iki cyaha.
8:71 Nkimara kubyumva, nkodesha imyenda yanjye n'icyera
umwambaro, akuramo umusatsi wo mu mutwe n'ubwanwa, aranyicara
hasi birababaje kandi biremereye cyane.
8:72 Nuko rero abari bose bimuwe ku ijambo ry'Uwiteka Imana ya Isiraheli
bateranira hamwe, mu gihe naririrwaga kubera ibicumuro byanjye, ariko nicara ntuje
yuzuye uburemere kugeza igitambo cya nimugoroba.
8:73 Hanyuma, mpaguruka mu gisibo, nambaye imyenda yanjye, nambara imyenda yera,
nunamye, ndambura Uhoraho,
8:74 Navuze nti: Uwiteka, ndumiwe kandi mfite isoni imbere yawe;
8:75 Kuberako ibyaha byacu byikubye hejuru yumutwe, kandi ubujiji bwacu buragwira
agera mu ijuru.
8:76 Kuva kera kwa ba sogokuruza twahoze kandi turi bakuru
icyaha, kugeza na n'ubu.
8:77 Kandi kubwibyaha byacu na ba sogokuruza 'twe hamwe n'abavandimwe bacu n'abami bacu kandi
abatambyi bacu bahawe abami b'isi, inkota, na
kugeza ku bunyage, no ku muhigo ufite isoni, kugeza na n'ubu.
8:78 Noneho hari aho twatugiriye imbabazi, wowe
Nyagasani, kugirango dusigare imizi n'izina mu mwanya wawe
ahera;
8:79 Kandi kugirango adusobanurire urumuri mu nzu y'Uwiteka Imana yacu, no kuri
duhe ibiryo mugihe cyuburetwa bwacu.
8:80 Yego, igihe twari mu bubata, ntitwatereranywe n'Umwami wacu; ariko we
yatugiriye neza imbere y'abami b'Ubuperesi, ku buryo baduha ibyo kurya;
8:81 Yego, kandi wubaha urusengero rw'Umwami wacu, uzura umusaka
Siyoni, ko baduhaye rwose kuguma mu Bayahudi na Yeruzalemu.
8:82 Noneho, Mwami, tuvuge iki, dufite ibyo bintu? kuko dufite
yarenze ku mategeko yawe, ayo wahaye ukuboko kwawe
abakozi b'abahanuzi, baravuga bati:
8:83 Ko igihugu winjiyemo ngo kibe umurage, ni igihugu
yanduye hamwe n’umwanda w’abanyamahanga, kandi bafite
yuzuza umwanda wabo.
8:84 Noneho rero, ntimuzafatanye n'abakobwa banyu n'abahungu babo
Uzajyana abakobwa babo ku bahungu bawe.
8:85 Byongeye kandi, ntuzigera ushaka amahoro na bo, kugira ngo mube
komera, urye ibintu byiza byo mu gihugu, kugira ngo uve i Uhoraho
umurage w'igihugu ku bana bawe ubuziraherezo.
8:86 Kandi ibyatubayeho byose tubidukorera imirimo yacu mibi kandi ikomeye
ibyaha; kuko wowe Mwami, wahinduye ibyaha byacu,
8:87 Kandi waduhaye umuzi nkuyu, ariko twongeye gusubira inyuma
kurenga ku mategeko yawe, no kwivanga n'umwanda wa Uwiteka
Amahanga yo mu gihugu.
8:88 Ntushobora kuturakarira ngo uturimbure, kugeza igihe uzagenda
ntabwo ari umuzi, imbuto, cyangwa izina?
8:89 Mwami wa Isiraheli, uri umunyakuri, kuko uyu munsi dusigaye umuzi.
8:90 Dore ubu turi imbere yawe mu byaha byacu, kuko tudashobora kwihagararaho
igihe cyose kubera ibyo bintu imbere yawe.
8:91 Nkuko Esdras mu isengesho rye yabyatuye, arira, aryama hasi
hasi imbere y'urusengero, bamuteranyiriza aho
Yerusalemu imbaga nyamwinshi y'abagabo n'abagore n'abana: kuko
muri rubanda haba amarira menshi.
8:92 Yekoniya mwene Yeeliyo, umwe mu bana ba Isiraheli, ahamagara,
ati: Ewe Esdras, twacumuye ku Mwami Imana, twarashatse
abadamu badasanzwe bo mumahanga yigihugu, none Isiraheli yose iri hejuru.
Reka turahire Uwiteka, ko tuzambura abagore bacu bose,
ibyo twafashe mumahanga, hamwe nabana babo,
8:94 Nkuko wabitegetse, kandi abantu bose bumvira amategeko y'Uwiteka.
8:95 Haguruka ushyire mubikorwa, kuko iki kibazo gikureba, kandi
tuzabana nawe: kora ubutwari.
8:96 Esdras arahaguruka, arahira umutware w'abatambyi kandi
Abalewi bo muri Isiraheli bose gukora nyuma yibi bintu; nuko bararahira.