1 Esdras
9: 1 Hanyuma Esdras azamuka ava mu gikari cy'urusengero ajya mu cyumba cya
Joanan mwene Eliasib,
9: 2 Aguma aho, nta kurya inyama cyangwa kunywa amazi, arira
ibicumuro bikomeye bya rubanda.
3: 3 Kandi mu Bayahudi bose no muri Yeruzalemu, hamenyekanye bose
bari mu bunyage, ko bagomba gukusanyirizwa hamwe
Yerusalemu:
9: 4 Kandi ko umuntu wese utahuye adahari muminsi ibiri cyangwa itatu nkuko
abasaza amategeko yambaye ubusa yashyizweho, amatungo yabo agomba gufatwa
imikoreshereze y'urusengero, na we ubwe yirukana abari ba
imbohe.
5 Mu minsi itatu, bose bari mu muryango wa Yuda na Benyamini
bateranira i Yeruzalemu umunsi wa makumyabiri w'ukwezi kwa cyenda.
Abantu bose bicara bahinda umushyitsi mu gikari kinini cy'urusengero
kubera ibihe bibi.
9: 7 Esdras arahaguruka, arababwira ati: Mwarenze ku mategeko
kurongora abagore badasanzwe, bityo kongera ibyaha bya Isiraheli.
9: 8 Noneho nukwatura, uhimbaze Uwiteka Imana ya ba sogokuruza,
9 Kandi mukore ibyo ashaka, kandi mwitandukanye n'abanyamahanga,
no ku bagore badasanzwe.
9:10 Abantu bose baratakamba, bavuga n'ijwi rirenga, Nkawe
wavuze, natwe tuzabikora.
9:11 Ariko kubera ko abantu ari benshi, kandi ni ibihe bibi, natwe
ntishobora kwihagararaho idafite, kandi iki ntabwo ari umurimo wumunsi umwe cyangwa ibiri, kubona ibyacu
icyaha muri ibyo bintu gikwirakwira cyane:
9:12 Reka rero abategetsi b'imbaga bagumeyo, kandi twese hamwe
ubuturo bufite abagore badasanzwe baza mugihe cyagenwe,
9:13 Kandi hamwe na bo abategetsi n'abacamanza b'ahantu hose, kugeza igihe tuzahindukira
umujinya wa Nyagasani kuri twe kubwiki kibazo.
9:14 Yonatani mwene Azaeli na Ezekiya mwene Tewokano
ni cyo cyatumye bakemura iki kibazo: na Mosollam na Levis na
Sabbatheus yarabafashaga.
9:15 Abari mu bunyage bakoze ibyo byose.
9:16 Esdras umutambyi amutoranyamo abagabo bakuru babo
imiryango, bose mwizina: no kumunsi wambere wukwezi kwa cumi baricaye
hamwe kugira ngo dusuzume icyo kibazo.
9:17 Rero, impamvu yabo yari ifite abagore badasanzwe yarangiye muri
umunsi wambere wukwezi kwa mbere.
9:18 N'abatambyi bateraniye hamwe, bafite abagore badasanzwe, ngaho
byabonetse:
9:19 Mu bahungu ba Yesu mwene Yoseceki na barumuna be; Matayo na
Eleyazari, Yoribusi na Yowadani.
9:20 Batanga amaboko kugira ngo bakure abagore babo kandi batambire impfizi z'intama
kiyunga kubera amakosa yabo.
9:21 N'abahungu ba Emeri; Ananiya, na Zabdeyo, na Eane, na Samusi,
na Hiereyeli, na Azariya.
9:22 N'abahungu ba Fayisuri; Elionas, Massiya Isiraheli, na Natanayeli, na
Ocidelus na Talsas.
9:23 N'Abalewi; Jozabad, na Semis, na Colius, witwaga
Kalitasi, na Patheyo, na Yuda, na Yona.
9:24 Mu baririmbyi bera; Eleyazurusi, Bakuri.
9:25 Mu barinzi; Sallumus, na Tolbanes.
9:26 Muri bo muri Isiraheli, mu bahungu ba Foros; Hiermas, na Eddias, na
Melkiya, Maelusi, Eleyazari, na Asibiya, na Baaniya.
9:27 Mu bahungu ba Ela; Mathaniya, Zakariya, na Hiyeriyeli, na Hieremoti,
na Aedias.
9:28 N'abahungu ba Zamoti; Eliadasi, Elisimusi, Otoniya, Yarimoti, na
Sabato, na Sarudiyo.
9:29 Mu bahungu ba Babayi; Johannes, na Ananiya na Yosabadi, na Amatheis.
9:30 Mu bahungu ba Mani; Olamus, Mamuchus, Yedeyo, Yakubusi, Yasaeli, na
Muraho.
9:31 N'abahungu ba Addi; Naathus, na Moosias, Lakunusi, na Naidusi, na
Mathanias, na Sesteli, Balunu, na Manase.
9:32 Na bene Anasi; Eliyoniya na Aseya, na Melikiya, na Sabbeyo,
na Simoni Kosameyo.
9:33 N'abahungu ba Asom; Altaneus, na Matiyasi, na Baanaia, Elifale,
na Manasses, na Semei.
9:34 N'abahungu ba Maani; Yeremiya, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, na
Pelias, na Anos, Carabasion, na Enasibusi, na Mamnitanaimusi, Eliyasi,
Bannusi, Eliali, Samis, Selemiya, Nataniya: n'abahungu ba Ozora;
Sesi, Esril, Azaeli, Samatusi, Zambiya, Yozefu.
9:35 N'abahungu ba Etima; Mazitiya, Zabadai, Edes, Juel, Banaias.
9:36 Abo bose bari baratwaye abagore badasanzwe, barabashyira kure yabo
abana.
9Abaherezabitambo n'Abalewi n'aba Isiraheli, barahatura
Yerusalemu, no mugihugu, kumunsi wambere wukwezi kwa karindwi: nuko
Abisiraheli bari aho batuye.
9:38 Rubanda rwose ruhurira hamwe, rugera kuri bose
ahantu h'ibaraza ryera ryerekeza iburasirazuba:
9:39 Babwira Esdras umutambyi n'umusomyi, ngo azane
amategeko ya Mose, yatanzwe na Nyagasani Imana ya Isiraheli.
9:40 Esdras rero umutambyi mukuru azana amategeko mu bantu bose
umugabo kumugore, nabapadiri bose, kumva amategeko kumunsi wambere wa
ukwezi kwa karindwi.
9:41 Yasomye mu gikari kinini imbere y'ibaraza ryera kuva mu gitondo kugeza
saa sita, mbere y'abagabo n'abagore; rubanda rwitondera Uhoraho
amategeko.
9:42 Esdras umutambyi n'umusomyi w'amategeko bahaguruka kuntebe ya
inkwi, zakozwe kuri iyo ntego.
9 Matayo, Matayo, Samusi, Ananiya, Azariya, Uriya, bahagarara iruhande rwe.
Ezeciya, Balasamusi, iburyo:
9:44 Ibumoso bwe hahagarara Faldayo, Misayeli, Melikiya, Loti,
na Nabariya.
9:45 Hanyuma afata Esdras igitabo cy'amategeko imbere y'imbaga y'abantu, kuko yari yicaye
icyubahiro mubyambere mubareba bose.
9:46 Afunguye amategeko, bahagarara bose. Esdras rero
yahaye umugisha Uwiteka Imana Isumbabyose, Imana ishobora byose, Ishoborabyose.
Abantu bose baramusubiza bati: “Amen; barambura amaboko baragwa
hasi, basenga Uhoraho.
9:48 Na Yesu, Anus, Sarabiya, Adinusi, Yakubusi, Sabateya, Auteya, Maaneya,
na Kalitasi, Asiriya, na Yowazabudi, na Ananiya, Biata, Abalewi,
yigishije amategeko ya Nyagasani, abatera kubisobanukirwa.
9:49 Aratasi abwira Esdras umutambyi mukuru. n'umusomyi, na
Abalewi bigisha rubanda, ndetse kuri bose, baravuga bati:
9:50 Uyu munsi ni uwera kuri Nyagasani; (kuko bose bararize bumvise Uwiteka
amategeko :)
9:51 Genda rero, urye ibinure, unywe ibinezeza, ubohereze igice
ntacyo bafite;
9:52 Uyu munsi ni uwera kuri Nyagasani, kandi ntukababare; kuko ari Uhoraho
Azakuzanira icyubahiro.
9:53 Abalewi rero babwira abantu ibintu byose, baravuga bati: Uyu munsi
cyera kuri Nyagasani; ntukababare.
9:54 Hanyuma baragenda, umuntu wese ararya, anywa, arishima,
no gutanga igice kubatagira ikintu, no kwishima cyane;
9:55 Kuberako basobanukiwe namagambo bigishijwe, na
ibyo bari bateraniye.