Ezra

1 Le Persia-fia Kores+ ƒe ƒe gbãtɔ me, be Yehowa ƒe nya si wògblɔ to Yeremiya+ dzi nava eme la, Yehowa nyɔ Persia-fia Kores ƒe gbɔgbɔ, wòɖe gbeƒã le eƒe fiaɖuƒe blibo la me, eye wòŋlɔe ɖe agbalẽ me+ hã be:

2 “Ale Persia-fia Kores gblɔe nye esi, ‘Yehowa, dziƒowo ƒe Mawu la, tsɔ anyigbadzifiaɖuƒewo katã nam,+ eye wòde dɔ asi nam be matu xɔ na ye ɖe Yerusalem,+ le Yuda. 3 Eƒe dukɔ blibo la me tɔ ɖe sia ɖe si le mia dome la, eƒe Mawu nenɔ kplii. Neyi Yerusalem le Yuda ne wòagbugbɔ Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la, ƒe xɔ si nɔ Yerusalem* la atu​—eyae nye Mawu vavã la. 4 Ame sia ame si nye amedzro,+ afi ka kee wòɖale o, eƒe aƒelikawo nekpe ɖe eŋu, ne woana klosalo, sika, nunɔamesiwo kple aƒemelãwoe, hekpe ɖe lɔlɔ̃nu faa nunana ŋu hena Mawu vavã la ƒe aƒe+ si le Yerusalem.’”

5 Ale Yuda kple Benyamin viwo ƒe tatɔ siwo le wo fofowo ƒe aƒekɔwo nu, nunɔlawo kple Lewi viwo—ame sia ame si ƒe dzi* Mawu vavã la ʋã la—dzra ɖo be yewoayi aɖagbugbɔ Yehowa ƒe xɔ si nɔ Yerusalem la atu. 6 Ke woƒe aƒelikawo tsɔ klosalonuwo, sika, nunɔamesiwo, aƒemelãwo kple nu xɔasiwo do alɔ wo hekpe ɖe nu siwo katã wona faa la ŋu.

7 Fia Kores hã ɖe Yehowa ƒe aƒe la me nu siwo Nebukadnezar lɔ tso Yerusalem heva da ɖe eƒe mawu ƒe me la do goe.+ 8 Persia-fia Kores ɖe wo do goe le kesinɔnuwo dzi kpɔla Mitredat ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te, eye wòxlẽ wo de asi na Sesbazar,*+ si nye Yuda ƒe amegã.

9 Ke nuawo ƒe xexlẽme yi ale: sikagba siwo le abe kusiwo ene blaetɔ̃, klosalogba siwo le abe kusiwo ene akpe ɖeka, ŋudɔwɔnu bubu blaeve vɔ asieke, 10 sikagba goboe sue blaetɔ̃, klosalogba goboe sue alafa ene kple ewo, kple ŋudɔwɔnu bubu akpe ɖeka. 11 Sikanuawo kple klosalonuawo katã le akpe atɔ̃ alafa ene. Sesbazar lɔ nu siawo katã ɖe asi esime aboyomeawo+ tso Babilon gbugbɔ va Yerusalem.