Nehemiya
2 Mu mweeri wa Nisani, mu eyaakha ya makhumi meeli, ya mwene Artaxerxe, yaakuhiwa eviinyu vakhiviru vawe, nave ntoko yookhovelela kaakuxa eviinyu kimvaha mwene. Nyenya nkaantonko othanana vamiithoni vawe. 2 Mwawiihiiha mwene aaloca wa miyo: “Ntakhara heeni oryaawe oothanana ohiiceliwaka? Owo onanwerya okhala othanana wa mmurimani.” Mwa yeeyo, kaatepa woova.
3 Voocharela, kaaloca wa mwene: “Ekumi ya Amwene elekele! Ntakhara heeni kahaahaalaaka othanana eniiso epooma ya makholo aka, nipuro nenlo ovithiwewo makholo aka eri milepe nave milako saya isukiwe ni mooro?” 4 Mwene aakaakhula: “Tixeeni onachunaawe oveka?” Mwawaakuveya kaavekela wa Muluku a wirimu. 5 Miyaano kaaloca wa mwene: “Wooreerelanvoni amwene, nave wakhala wi mulapeli anyu oophwanya mahala wa nyuwo, mukirume o Yuta, epooma yeeyo ovithiwewo makholo aka, wi kateke wanaawiili.” 6 Voocharela mwene, akiranthe vamoha ni mwaariye, aakikoha: “Onaya omalihawo ilukuluku kavi, nave onaya okooka liini?” Mwa yeeyo, mwene aahakalala okiruma, nave kaahimuleela elukuluku kaahaalaaka okhala weiwo.
7 Voocharela, kaaloca wa mwene: “Wooreerelanvoni amwene, kinnyiwe ikaarata wi kaavahererye ahooleli a makupa makina a muhice Eufrate,* wi ekeemererye ovira mookhapeleleya ophiyerya o Yuta, 8 nave tho ni ekaarata wi kamvahererye Asafi mulipa ookhapelela ntakhwa na mwene, wi owo akivahe ivika sa opakano ikaxilu sa masele a empa yoolipihiwa,* sa ixiri sa ipooma, ni sa empa yeeyo kinayaaka okhalakamo.” Mwa yeeyo mwene aakivahererya ikaarata woona wi ntata naphaama na Muluku aka naari ni miyo.
9 Veelukuluku aya kaaphiya wa ahooleli a makupa makina a muhice Eufrate* nave kaavahererya ikaarata sa mwene. Mwene aahaarumiha tho ni miyo ahooleli a anakhoco ni alipa ooweeciha akavalo. 10 Vaavaa Sanipalati Muhoronita ni Topiya muhooleli* a Amooni, yiiwalaaya sa yeela, yaatepa onyeenyeya ni ophiya wa muchu wi apake echu yaphaama ntakhara nloko na Isarayeli.
11 Vookuchula kaaphiya o Yerusalemu, nave kaakhala weiwo mahiku mararu. 12 Kaavinya ohiyu, miyaano ni alopwana a vakhaani, nave nkaamulenle muchu wi Muluku aka aahela mmurimani mwaka opaka echu ntakhara Yerusalemu, nave nkaamukunse mwaasinama mukina voohikhala yoole kaanwenlaaka. 13 Kaakhuma ohiyu kiviraka va Mulako wa Opopani,* kiya ohoolo wa Ehime ya Enowa Etokweene nave kikhuruwela Mulako wa Miyaako sa Ecuurwa. Kaavareryela ixiri so Yerusalemu seiho saakumuliwe ni milako saya seiho saasukiwe ni mooro. 14 Kaaheeceeca ophiyerya Mulako wa Ehime ni o Nchiya na mwene, nave hiyaarivo ephaka yawaakhwanela wi mwaxinama kaanwenlaaka avirevo. 15 Nto kaatitelela owela opopani ohiyu, kivareryelaka isiri; voocharela kaakookela oculi kivolowa va Mulako wa Opopani, kichika.
16 Ahooleli hiyaasuwela weiwo kaakelaakawo ni echu keeraaka, woona wi nkaalonceru echu wa Ayuta, wa alipa a mukucho, wa achu oocicimiheya, wa ahooleli, naari mano wa anamuteko akina. 17 Wookuchulani kaaloca wa yaawo: “Nyuwaano munanwerya woona wi nri mmukhalelo woothananiha, Yerusalemu oothatuwa milepe nave milako saya soosukiwa ni mooro. Rwaani, hankooni nteke wanaawiili isiri sa Yerusalemu, wi nimalihe munyemu yoola weeren’ye.” 18 Voocharela kaahaaleela mukhalelo ntata naphaama na Muluku aka naaryaaya wa miyo nave tho ni masu mwene aakilenleiye. Mwa yeeyo awo yaaloca: “Hankooni nipacerye oteka.” Mwawiihiiha awo yaahiilipiha* wi ephare muteko waphaama.
19 Vaavaa Sanipalati Muhoronita, Topiya muhooleli* a Amooni, ni Xesemi Muhaarape yiiwalaaya sa yeela, yaapacerya oniroha ni onikhaliha mwa munyemu enaloca eriki: “Tiheeni muneeraanyu? Siichu munammwaareela mwene?” 20 Nyenya, kaawaakhula: “Muluku a wirimu toni anikhaviherye okhumelela phaama, nave hiyaano alapeli awe nnahaala opacerya oteka; nto nyuwo himwaano makupa, naari ophwanelela, naari yaweereya o Yerusalemu.”