Nehemiya 5:1-19
5 Mwawiihiiha, alopwana ni asaaraya yaapacerya wiikhupanyerya vancipale wa nthowa na asinnaya Ayuta.
2 Akina yaani: “Hiyaano ni aniihu nootepa waaca. Nnachuna yoolya wi ntitelele okhala.”
3 Akina yaanaloca eriki: “Nnaveleela imaca sahu, miri sahu ni ipa sahu ntoko mweemeseryo wi niphwanye yoolya wa nthowa na etala.”
4 Akina tho yaanaloca eriki: “Nrimpoleya ikhorowa wi nliveno muxokho wa amwene nivahaka imaca sahu miri sahu ntoko mweemexeryo.
5 Vano, hiyaano ni asinnihu na mwiili mmohamoha nnikhami* nimohamoha, nave anamwane ahu ari ntoko anamwane aya; nto naamwiihiiha ninnaaveleela anamwane ahu aasilopwana ni aasithiyana wookapuroni, nave anamwane ahu akina aasithiyana akapuro. Mwawiihiiha, hinnawerya weera echu ekina woona wi imaca sahu ni miri sahu siri mmatani mwa achu akina.”
6 Vaavaa kiiwalaaka wiikhupanyerya waya ni masu yaala, kaatepa onyeenyeya.
7 Mwawiihiiha kaahuupuwelela mwawiichaalela vooloca sa mwaha yoola nave kipacerya ovaanela ni achu oocicimiheya vamoha ni ahooleli kiriki: “Oothene nyuwo munnaaveka asinninyu opwaha mummo mwaapoleihalaanyu.”
Ohiya yeeyoru, wa nthowa na yeeyo awo yeenraaya kaahithukumanya muloko woothene.
8 Nave kaaloca kiriki: “Naapaka owetha wahu wi niwoopole asinnihu Ayuta yaawo yaatumiheriwe maloko makina. Vano nyuwaano munaatumiha asinninyu? Apwanne nnanwerya tho owoopola wanaawiili?” Mwa yeeyo awo yaamaala, nave hiyaarino yooloca.
9 Voocharela kaahiloca kiriki: “Echu muneeraanyu hereere. Apwanne himwaaphwanela wooniherya omoova Muluku ahu wi maloko, amwiicani ahu, ehinnyemule?
10 Nave tho, miyaano, asinnaka, ni akhaviheryi aka ninnaapoleiha ikhorowa ni soolya. Khwoo, hankooni nihiye oveka opwaha mummo nipoleihalaahu.
11 Khwoo, mwaakookiherye olelo vaava imaca saya miri saya, asitona aya ni ipa saya, hiiha ntoko ikhorowa,* soolya, eviinyu evyaani ni makhurwa yaawo mwaavekaanyu opwaha mwaapoleihalaanyu.”
12 Mwawiihiiha awo yaahaakhula eriki: “Hiyaano nnahaala waakookiherya ichu seiya nave hiniveka onikookiherya echu. Nnahaala weerano hiihaa yene ntoko muloncaanyu.” Mwawiihiiha kaahiwiichana alipa a mukucho nave kaahiweeriha alopwana awo wi elipele wi yaahaala waakhwaniherya nlakano nenla.
13 Voocharela, kaatatha maleya* aka, kiloca kiriki: “Mmukhalelo mmohamoha, Muluku eeparipari atathele okhwipi ipa ni sookhalano saya sa oothene yaale eni ehikhwaaniherye nlakano nenla, nave tho mmukhalelo mmohamoha etathiwe wi ehikhalenoru echu.” Mwa yeeyo muloko woothene waahaakhula oriki “Aamen!”* Nave yaahimucicimiha Yehova. Mwawiihiiha, achu yaahaakhwaniherya nlakano naya.
14 Ohiya yeeyoru, ovinyerya nihiku nenlo aakithanlileiye okhala muhooleli a elapo yo Yuta, opacerya eyaakha ya makhumi meeli ophiyerya eyaakha ya makhumi mararu napiili ya mwene Artaxerxe, ela tiwi, iyaakha khumi napiili, naari miyaano naari asinnaka hinaalyileru epaau yeeyo yaamphwanela muhooleli.
15 Nyenya ahooleli yaawo yaarivo kihaakumve othanliwa yaanaalyela achu, mahiku oothene yaanaaveka isiikulu* makhumi masese sa eparata wi ethumekeno ipaau ni eviinyu. Ophiyerya wi akhaviheryi aya yaanaahooxa achu. Nyenya miyaano nkeenreno hiiha wa nthowa na omoova Muluku.
16 Opwaha soothene, kaahipaka makupa mu oteka exiri yeela, nave hiyaano hinaakunxeru emaca; akhaviheryi aka oothene yaari wiiwo ethukumanne wi elapeke.
17 Yaakhalavo Ayuta ni ahooleli nsana nimoha ni makhumi mathanu yaawo yaalya vameesa vaka, ehiphitaanyeriwevo yaale yaarwa mmaloko awaacamela.
18 Mahiku oothene yaanarehereryiwa ntakhara miyo, emope, ipucepuche saphaama thanu nammoha, ipalame; nave moovira wa mahiku oothene khumi naanakhalano eviinyu yawaaca ya mukhalelo ori woothene. Moohipwacha ichu soothene seiya, nkaavenke yoolya yeeyo yaamphwanela muhooleli woona wi achu yaatepa waaceliwa ni muteko.
19 Khwoo Muluku aka, mukuupuwele miyo,* wa soothene keenraaka ntakhara achu yaala.
Inoota
^ Mu Ehepiri, “ntoko mwiili wa asinnihu oryaaya mwiili ahu.”
^ Naari: “pursentu mmoha,” ela tiwi, vamweerini.
^ Mu Ehepiri, “kaatatha echirima aka,” ela tiwi, makupa a yoowara ya vachirima yeeyo yaakhala ntoko epolsa mmahiku akhalai.
^ Naari: “ekhale hiihaa.”
^ Esiikulu emoha yaahokola ikarama 11.4 Mmoone Apentisi 2.14.
^ Naari: “ntakhara ophaama aka.”
