Nehemiya 6:1-19
6 Nɛ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ Sanɩbalaatɩ, Tobiya,+ Arabii tʋ+ Gesɛɛm nɛ ɖo-koyindinaa lalaa patɩɩnɩwa se manɖaɣnɩ maʋ koloŋa+ nɛ pɛŋla tɩtasɩ kɔ-yɔɔ wɛʋ lɛ, (ŋgʋ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa, mantaaɖʋtɩ pɔɔyɩŋ nɔnɔsɩ yɔɔ),+
2 Sanɩbalaatɩ nɛ Gesɛɛm petiyi kpaagbaa se peheyi-m tɔm tʋnɛ: «Kɔɔ, ɖa nɛ ŋ ɖɩɖʋ alɩwaatʋ nɛ ɖɩkatɩ Onoo+ Fɛɛʋ tɛtʋ cikpetu taa.» Ɛlɛ paawɛɛ nɛ palakɩ lɩmaɣza se palabɩ-m kɩdɛkɛdɩm.
3 Peeɖe mentiyi ɛyaa se peheyi-wɛ se: «Tʋmɩyɛ sɔsɔɖɛ menɖiɣni labʋ, nɛ maakaɣ pɩzʋʋ nɛ mentii. Ɛbɛ yɔɔ meyeki tʋmɩyɛ nɛ ɖɩsɩŋ se mɔnkɔɔ mɩ-cɔlɔ?»
4 Petiyi ma-wayɩ nɛ tɔm kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ tam nabʋnaza, nɛ paa ɛzɩmtaa lɛ, tɔm kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ moncosaɣ-wɛ.
5 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Sanɩbalaatɩ ɖaɣnɩ tiyuu ɛ-lɩmɖʋyʋ mɔn-cɔlɔ nɛ tɔm kʋɖʋmtʋ ndʋ tam 5 ɖeɖe, nɛ ɛɖʋzɩ takayaɣ e-nesi taa ɛlɛ patisuli-kɛ.
6 Paama ka-taa se: «Pɛwɛɛ nɛ pɔyɔɔdʋʋ ajɛɛ taa, nɛ Gesɛɛm+ ɖɔɖɔ wɛɛ nɛ ɛyɔɔdʋʋ se ña nɛ Yuuda mba ɩwɛɛ nɛ ɩlakɩ lɩmaɣza se ɩkaɖɩnɩ wiyaʋ.+ Pʋyɔɔ ŋɖiɣni maʋ koloŋa, nɛ pɛwɛɛ nɛ pɔyɔɔdʋʋ ɖɔɖɔ se ŋcaɣ se ŋpɩsɩ pe-wiyaʋ.
7 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, ŋɖʋ nayaa se posusuu ñɔ-yɔɔ tɔm Yeruzalɛm taa se: “Wiyaʋ nɔɔyʋ wɛ Yuuda!” Nɛ tɔm ndʋ, pakaɣ-tʋ heyuu wiyaʋ. Pʋyɔɔ lɛ, kɔɔ nɛ ɖa nɛ ŋ ɖɩtazɩ tɩ-taa.»
8 Paa mbʋ yɔ, mentiyaa se peheyi-i se: «Tɔm ndʋ payɩ ŋyɔɔdʋʋ yɔ, tɩ-taa natʋyʋ tɩla mbʋ; ña-maɣmaɣ ñolukini-tʋ ña-laŋɩyɛ taa.»*
9 Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pe-kpeekpe pañɩnaɣ se paɖʋ-ɖʋ sɔɔndʋ, pɔyɔɔdaɣ se: «Pɩkaɣ-wɛ tibu yɔɔɔ tʋmɩyɛ ɖɩnɛ ɖɩ-taa, nɛ tʋmɩyɛ kaɣ sɩʋ tɩnaɣ.»+ Ɛlɛ mantɩmɩ se: «Ɛsɔ, kpazɩ me-nesi ɖoŋ.»+
10 Nɛ mowolo Mehetabɛɛlɩ pɩyalʋ Delayiya pɩyalʋ Semayaa ɖɩɣa taa, alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛlɛ kaawɛ ɛ-tɛ nɛ ɛtaalɩɣ yɔ. Nɛ eheyi-m se: «Ðɩɖʋ alɩwaatʋ nɛ ɖɩkatɩ, Ɛsɔ toovenim tʋ ɖɩɣa taa, templo taa, nɛ ɖɩɖɩɣ templo nɔnɔsɩ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ peɖiɣni kɔm se pakʋ-ŋ. Pɔkɔŋ ɖoo taa se pakʋ-ŋ.»
11 Ɛlɛ moncosi-i se: «Ɛzɩ pɩwɛɛ se ɛyʋ ɛzɩ ma yɔ ese? Ɛyʋ ɛzɩ ma yɔ pɩzɩɣ nɛ ɛsʋʋ templo taa nɛ ɛtasɩ wezuu caɣʋ na?+ Maakaɣ kɩ-taa sʋʋ!»
12 Peeɖe menɖiɣzinaa se pɩtɩkɛ Ɛsɔ tiyini-i, ɛlɛ Tobiya nɛ Sanɩbalaatɩ+ pɛhɛyɩnɩ-ɩ liidiye se ɛyɔɔdɩ natʋ tɔm tʋnɛ nɛ epeɣzini-m.
13 Pɛhɛyɩ-ɩ liidiye se ɛla nɛ sɔɔndʋ kpa-m nɛ mala kɩdɛkɛdɩm nɛ patɩŋnɩ pɩ-yɔɔ nɛ pɛwɛɛkɩ ma-hɩɖɛ nɛ pakʋ mɔn-tɔm.
14 Hayɩ mɛ-Ɛsɔ, tɔzɩ Tobiya+ nɛ Sanɩbalaatɩ nɛ lakasɩ sɩnɛ sɩ-yɔɔ, tɔzɩ ɖɔɖɔ nayʋ halɩñɩnʋ Noowadiya nɛ nayaa lalaa mba paawɛɛ nɛ pañakɩ pana tam se paɖʋ-m sɔɔndʋ yɔ pɔ-yɔɔ.
15 Nɛ ɖɩtɛzɩ koloŋa maʋ tʋmɩyɛ kɩyakɩŋ 52 taa, Eluulɩ* fenaɣ kɩyakʋ 25 ñɩŋgʋ wiye.
16 Ðo-koyindinaa tɩŋa tɩɩnɩ-tʋ, nɛ ajɛɛ wena aacɔ-ɖʋ nɛ ata yɔ a-tɩŋa ana mbʋ lɛ, fɛyɛ sɔsɔɖɛ naɖɩyɛ kpa-wɛ,*+ nɛ peɖiɣzina se ɖɛ-Ɛsɔ ɖoŋ taa ɖɩlabɩ tʋmɩyɛ ɖɩnɛ.
17 Kɩyakɩŋ ɛnɩ ɩ-taa lɛ, Yuuda sɔsaa+ tiyaɣni takayɩsɩ sakɩyɛ Tobiya, nɛ Tobiya ñocosuu-wɛ.
18 Yuuda mba sakɩyɛ kaalabɩ ɖuutu se patɩnɩɣ ɛ-yɔɔ, mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ ɛɛkɛ Araa+ pɩyalʋ Sekaniya ɛtɩ, nɛ ɛ-pɩyalʋ Yehohanaanɩ kaakpaɣ Berekiya pɩyalʋ Mesulam+ pɛlɛ.
19 Pɩtasɩ lɛ, peheyaɣ-m tɔm kɩbandʋ ɛ-yɔɔ kaahɛzaɣ, nɛ peheyiɣ-i ndʋ mɔyɔɔdaɣ yɔ. Nɛ Tobiya tiyaɣni takayɩsɩ se ɛɖʋnɩ-m sɔɔndʋ.+
Pɩ-tɛɛ tɔm
^ Yaa «ña-lɩmaɣza taa.»
^ Cɔnɩ Tɔm kɩsɔzɩtʋ B15.
^ Piye piye, «pɔtɔlɩ kpem pa-maɣmaɣ pɛ-ɛsɩndaa.»
