ESRA 2
Mutevhe wa mathubwa vho humelaho hayani
1Misi iyo vhathu vhanzhi vhe vhomakhulukuku wavho vha vha vha tshi bva shangoni ḽa Juda vho vhuelela ha havho vha tshi bva shangoni ḽa Babele. Nebukhadnetsara khosi ya Babele o vha o vha kumba a vha isa vhuthubwani Babele, hone zwino vho huma vha vhuelela Jerusalema na Juda, muṅwe na muṅwe a ya muḓini wa hawe. 2Vho vhuya na Zerubabele na Joshua, na Nehemia, na Seraya, na Rielaya, na Maradokai, na Bilishani, na Misiphara, na Bigivai, na Rehumi, na Baana.
Mutevhe wa vhathu vha Israele ngoyu:
36Vhotshifhe:
40Vhalivi:
41Vhaimbi:
42Vhalindakhoro vha thembele:
43Vhashumi vha thembeleni:
Vhaḓuhulu vha Tsiha, Hasufa, Tabaotho, 44Kerosi, Siaha, Phadoni,
45Lebana, Hagaba, Akubu, 46Hagaba, Shalamai, Hanani,
47Gidele, Gahara, Reaya, 48Retsini, Nekoda, Gazamu,
49Uza, Phasia, Besai, 50Asina, Vhameuni, Vhanefusi,
51vha Bakabuku, Hakufa, Harahuru, 52Batsaluthi, Mehida, Harasha,
53Barakosi, Sisera, Thama, 54Netsia, Hatifa.
55Vhaḓuhulu vha vhashumi vha Solomoni:
Vhaḓuhulu vha Sotai, Soferethe, Pheruda, 56Jaala, Darakoni, Gidele,
57Shefatia, Hatili, Phokherethe, Hatsabaimi, Ami.
58Vhashumi vha thembeleni na vhaḓuhulu vha vhashumi vha Solomoni vho ṱangana ndi 392.
59Avha vha tevhelaho vha bva miḓini ya Thele Mela na Thele Harasha na Kherubi na Adoni na Imere, hone vho vha vha sa koni u sumbedza uri vha miṱa yavho ndi vhaḓuhulu vha Israele. 60Ndi vhaḓuhulu vha Delaya na vha Tobia na vha Nekoda, vho ṱangana ndi 652.
61Vha no bva kha vhotshifhe ngevha: Ndi vhaḓuhulu vha Hobaya na Hakotsi na Barasilai (ndi uḽa munna we a vha o vhinga ṅwananyana wa Barasilai wa Giliadi, a vho vhidzwa nga dzina ḽa Barasilai). 62Havho vho londolosa he ha ṅwalwa vhubvo ha miṱa ya havho, hone vha si kone u zwi wana, zwenezwo vha pfi vho kumala, vha si dzheniswe kha zwa vhutshifhe. 63Muvhusi a vha vhudza uri vha songo ḽa tshiḽiwa tshikhethwakhethwa na tshithihi ha vhuya ha vha na tshifhe a vhudzisa Mudzimu nga madeṅwa makhethwa.
64Vhathu vhoṱhe vho vha vhe 42 360, 65hu sa vhalwi vhashumi vhavho vha vhanna na vha vhasadzi vha 7 337; vha dovha vha vha na vhaimbi vha 200, vhanna na vhasadzi. 66Vho vha vhe na bere dza 736 na meila dza 245, 67na gamela dza 435 na donngi dza 6 720.
68Musi vha tshi swika nḓuni ya Muṋe washu i re Jerusalema, vhaṅwe vhaṋe vha miṱa vha bvisa nduvho nga u tou funa havho uri hu vusiwe nnḓu ya Mudzimu henefhaḽa he ya vha yo ima hone kale. 69Vho ṋea gwama ḽa thembele zwifhiwa nga hune vha kona vha tshi itela uyo mushumo, vha bvisa musuku wa khilogiramu dza 500 na siliva ya khilogiramu dza 2 800 na nguvho dza vhotshifhe dza 100. 70Vhotshifhe na Vhalivi na vhaṅwe vhathu vha yo dzula Jerusalema; vhalindakhoro na vhaimbi na vhashumi vha thembeleni na vhaṅwe Vhaisraele vha yo dzula miḓini ya havho.
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