Nehemia kowapfila iwahingwa
1 Matsuwa chidogho hambele, wamale na mapinga wangula chililo chikulu kwa aghala ghawatendighwe na Wayahudi wayao. 2 Wamwenga wawo walonga, "Twetwe na iwana wetu wamale na mapinga twa wengi, ili tuwe wagima, twobama ingano ya ukuja." 3 Kuya wamwenga walonga apfino, "Twika poni imighunda yetu, na mighunda yetu ingi ya mitsabibu na tsing’anda tsetu ili tupate ingano tuleke kufa na inzala." 4 Pfipfila kuna wanu wamwenga iwalongile, "Tukopa tsisendi tulihe ikodi ya mfalume kwa kwika poni imighunda yetu na imighunda yetu ya mitsabibu. 5 Twetwe ng’ambe twa Wayahudi ka wawo, na wana wetu ka wana wawo, lekeni twonanahitsighwa tuwalapfe wana wetu wamale na neghe tsetu wawe watumwa. Sambi neghe tsetu wamwenga wawa watumwa, na twetwe ng’atudaha baye kulighoma, kwaapfila mighunda yetu na mighunda yetu ya mitsabibu ibokighwa na wanu wangi." 6 Nani nighudubuka ghendo ahala hanihulike ichililo chao na achila chawanongele. 7 Hanighafikitse agho mmoyo mwangu, nilamla ukuwalonga iwakulu na ipfilongotsi apfino: "Angu mdahatse kubokela inyongetsa kulawa kwa ndughu tsenu muwenyegho."
Kuya nikema mtingano mkulu ghwa iwanu niwalonge. 8 Na niwalonga apfino, "Tutenda pfatudahile ukuwaghula ndughu tsetu Wayahudi iwautsighwe kwa iwanu wa isi tsingi. Lekeni sambi mwemwe mwowautsa ndughu tsenu wenyegho, ili twetwe tuwaghule keli." Nawo tsawenyamala tulu, wahela cha ukulonga. 11 Muyitse sambi baha imighunda yawo, na imighunda yawo ya mitsabibu, na mighunda yawo ya mitseituni, na tsing’anda tsawo, na hata inyongetsa ya miya imwe yamsola mna ifetsa, ipfijo, na idipfai na ghamafuta." 12 Nawo wamwidika, "Tutsowoyitsila, wala ng’atutsobama chinu chingi baye. Tutsotenda ka pfautulongele." Baho niwakema iwatambika, niwalongela iwakulu na pfilongotsi welahe hambele ha iwatambika awo ka watsotenda achila chatwilaghane.