ESRA 3
Vhathu vha tshi dovha u luvha Mudzimu
1Musi ṅwedzi wa vhuṱanu na vhuvhili u tshi dzula, Vhaisraele vhó no dzula miḓini yavho, vhathu vha mbo kuvhangana Jerusalema, hu si sale na muthihi. 2Ndi hone Joshua ṅwana wa Jehotsadaka na vhotshifhe ngae na Zerubabele ṅwana wa Salathiele na khonani dzawe vha tshi thoma u fhaṱa aḽiṱari ya Mudzimu wa Israele uri vha ṋekedze zwiṱhavhelo zwi fhiswaho khayo, hu tshi tevhedzwa zwo ṅwalwaho kha Mulayo wa Mushe muḓinḓa wa Mudzimu. 3Naho vho vha vha tshi ofha tshakha dzo vha tangaho, vho fhaṱa iyo aḽiṱari kha muteo wayo wa kale vha ṋekedza Muṋe washu zwiṱhavhelo zwi fhiswaho khayo, zwa matsheloni na zwa madekwana. 4Vha ita vhuṱambo ha Mishasha hu tshi tevhedzwa zwo ṅwalwaho; ḓuvha ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe vha ṋekedza tshiṱhavhelo tshi ṱoḓeaho ḓuvha ḽeneḽo. 5Vho no fhedza izwo, vha ṋekedza zwiṱhavhelo zwi fhiswaho zwine zwa ṋekedzwa nga tshifhinga tshazwo na zwiṱhavhelo zwa Ṅwedzi Muswa na zwiṱhavhelo zwa vhuṱambo ha Muṋe washu ho vhewaho na nduvho dzine muthu a tou ṋekedza Muṋe washu nga u funa hawe. 6Nga ḓuvha ḽa u ranga ḽa ṅwedzi wa vhuṱanu na vhuvhili vha thoma u ṋekedza Muṋe washu nduvho dzi fhiswaho, naho muteo wa thembele ya Muṋe washu yo vha i sa athu tewa.
U vuswa ha thembele
7Vhathu vho bvisa tshelede vha i ṋea vhavhaḓi vha matombo na vhafhaṱi, vha bvisa zwiḽiwa na zwinwiwa na mapfura vha ṋea vhathu vha Sidoni na vha Tiro uri vha ḓise mikedara nga lwanzheni i tshi bva Libanoni i tshi ya Jopa hu tshi tevhedzwa ndaela ya Khoreshe khosi ya Pheresia. 8Huno nga ṅwedzi wa vhuvhili wa ṅwaha wa vhuvhili vho no swika nḓuni ya Mudzimu i re Jerusalema, Zerubabele ṅwana wa Salathiele na Joshua ṅwana wa Jotsadaka na vha havho vhoṱhe, vhotshifhe na Vhalivi na vhoṱhe vho vhuelelaho Jerusalema vha tshi bva vhuthubwani, vha thoma u shuma, vha vhea Vhalivi u bva kha vha miṅwaha ya 20 uri vha sedze hu tshi fhaṱiwa nnḓu ya Muṋe washu. 9Jeshua na vhana vhawe vha vhatuka na vhashumi ngae na Kadamiele na vhana vhawe vha vhatuka, vhaḓuhulu vha Hodavia, na Vhalivi vha no bva kha lutsinga lwa Henadadi na vhana vhavho vha vhatuka na mashaka avho, vha ṱangana vhoṱhe vha sedza vhashumi vha no fhaṱa nnḓu ya Mudzimu.
10Musi vhafhaṱi vha tshi tea muteo wa thembele ya Muṋe washu, vhotshifhe vha ḓiṱama nga phuraphura dzavho vhó fara phalaphala, Vhalivi vhana vha Asafu vhó fara mirumba, vha renda Muṋe washu vha tshi tevhedza ndayo ya Dafita khosi ya Israele. 11Vha renda Muṋe washu vha mu livhuha nga nyimbo vha ri,
“Muṋe washu u na vhuthu,
u funa Israele lini na lini.”
Vhathu vha ṱavha mukosi muhulu vha renda Muṋe washu nga u takalela u tewa ha muteo wa nnḓu ya Muṋe washu. 12Hone vhunzhi ha vhotshifhe vha kale na Vhalivi na vhaṋe vha miṱa vha re vhakalaha vhe vha vhona thembele iḽa ya kale, vha lila vha tou ṱavha mukosi vha tshi vhona muteo wa thembele heyo u tshi tewa, ngeno vhaṅwe vhanzhi vho ṱavha mukosi nga dakalo. 13Ho vha hu si na ane a kona u fhambanya mukosi wa dakalo na wa tshililo, nge vhathu vha ṱavha mukosi muhulu. Mukosi uyo wa pfala kule.
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