Nehemiya 5:1-19
5 Pakawuka kudandawura kukuru chomene, ŵanthu na ŵawoli ŵawo kwimikana na ŵabali ŵawo Ŵayuda.+
2 Ŵanyake ŵakatenge: “Tili ŵanandi pamoza na ŵana ŵithu ŵanalume na ŵanakazi. Tikukhumba kusanga chakurya kuti tirye na kuŵa ŵamoyo.”
3 Ŵanji ŵakatenge: “Tikuchitiska pinyoro minda yithu, minda yithu ya mpheska, na nyumba zithu kuti tisange chakurya mu nyengo ya njara.”
4 Ŵanyakeso ŵakatenge: “Tapinyoliska minda yithu na minda yithu ya mpheska kuti tibwereke ndalama zakupeleka mithulo kwa themba.+
5 Sono tili thupi limoza na ndopa yimoza na ŵabali ŵithu, ndipo ŵana ŵithu ŵali nga mbana ŵawo. Kweni tikupeleka ŵana ŵithu ŵanalume na ŵanakazi ku wuzga, nakuti ŵanyake mwa ŵana ŵithu ŵanakazi ŵali kale mu wuzga.+ Kweni ise tilije nkhongono zakulekera kuchita nthena, chifukwa minda yithu na minda yithu ya mpheska nja ŵanyake.”
6 Sono nkhakalipa chomene nkhati napulika kudandawura kwawo na mazgu agha.
7 Ntheura nkhaghanaghanira vinthu ivi mu mtima wane, nkhatolera nkhani iyi ku ŵakuchindikika na ŵachiŵiri ku ŵawusi, nkhati kwa iwo: “Waliyose wa imwe wakuchichizga mubali wake kuti wapelekenge chapachanya pa ivyo wamukongozga.”+
Pamanyuma, nkhachemeska ungano ukuru chifukwa cha iwo.
8 Ndipo nkhati kwa iwo: “Tili kuchita vyose ivyo tingakwaniska kuwombora ŵabali ŵithu Ŵayuda awo ŵakaguliskika ku ŵamitundu. Kweni kasi sono mukuguliskaso ŵabali ŵinu,+ kasi ŵaguliskikengeso kwa ise?” Penepapo ŵakakhala waka chete, ŵakasoŵa chakuyowoya.
9 Ine nkhati: “Ivyo mukuchita ni viwemi chara. Asi mukwenera kwenda mu kopa Chiuta+ mwakuti ŵamitundu, awo mbalwani ŵithu, ŵaleke kutiyowoyera msinjiro?
10 Nakuti, ine, ŵabali ŵane, na ŵateŵeti ŵane tikuŵabwereka ndalama na chakurya. Nkhumuŵeyani, tiyeni tileke kubwerekeska vinthu na kusangirapo chapachanya.+
11 Nkhumuŵeyani, ŵawezgerani muhanya uno minda yawo,+ minda yawo ya mpheska, minda yawo ya maolive, na nyumba zawo, pamoza na chigaŵa chimoza pa vigaŵa 100 vya ndalama, mbuto, vinyo liphya, na mafuta, ivyo mukapoka kuŵa chapachanya.”
12 Penepapo iwo ŵakati: “Tiŵawezgerenge vinthu ivi kwambura kukhumba kanthu kalikose kwa iwo. Tichitenge ndendende kuyana na umo mwayowoyera.” Ntheura nkhachema ŵasembe na kuŵalapizga ŵanthu ŵara kuti ŵasunge layizgo ili.
13 Kweniso nkhakung’untha chivungo cha chakuvwara chane, ndipo nkhati: “Chiuta waunenesko nayo wakung’unthemo munthu waliyose mu nyumba yake na vinthu vyake, uyo wakufiska chara layizgo ili. Wakung’unthike mu nthowa iyi, waŵe wambura kanthu.” Penepapo mpingo wose ukati: “Ameni!”* Ŵakalumba Yehova, ndipo ŵanthu ŵakachita kuyana na umo ŵakalayizgira.
14 Kweniso kwamba mu zuŵa ilo nkhimikikira kuŵa kazembe+ mu charu cha Yuda, kufuma mu chaka cha 20+ m’paka mu chaka cha 32+ cha Themba Aritazekisesi,+ vyaka 12, ine panji ŵabali ŵane tindaryepo chakurya chakupelekeka kwa kazembe.+
15 Kweni ŵakazembe ŵakale awo ŵakaŵako ine nindimikike ŵakasuzganga ŵanthu, ŵakatoranga mashekele* 40 gha siliva ghakugulira chingwa na vinyo zuŵa lililose. Kweniso ŵateŵeti ŵawo ŵakakandilizgiranga pasi ŵanthu. Kweni ine nkhachita nthena chara+ chifukwa cha kopa Chiuta.+
16 Nane nkhazengangako chiliŵa ichi, ndipo tikapokapo minda chara.+ Ŵateŵeti ŵane wose ŵakawungana kwenekura kuti ŵagwire ntchito.
17 Ŵayuda 150, na ŵachiŵiri ku ŵawusi pamoza na awo ŵakiza kwa ise kufuma ku mitundu tikalyeranga lumoza pa thebulu lane.
18 Zuŵa lililose, ŵakaninozgeranga ng’ombe yimoza, mberere ziwemi chomene 6, na viyuni. Ndipo zuŵa limoza pa mazuŵa 10 tikaŵanga na vinyo linandi lamtundu wose. Nangauli vikaŵa nthena, nkhapemphapo yayi chakurya chakupelekeka kwa kazembe, chifukwa ŵanthu ŵakagwiranga kale ntchito yikuru.
19 Mwe Chiuta wane, munikumbuke mu uwemi, pa vyose ivyo nachitira ŵanthu aŵa.+
Mazgu Ghamusi
^ Panji kuti, “Viŵe ntheura.”
^ Shekele limoza likuyana na magiramu 11.4. Wonani Vyakusazgirapo B14.
