1 Inyuma y’ivyo, ku ngoma ya Ahasuwerusi umwami w’i Buperesi, haza Ezira mwene Seraya, Seraya mwene Azariya, Azariya mwene Hilukiya, 2 Hilukiya mwene Shalumu, Shalumu mwene Sadoki, Sadoki mwene Ahitubu, 3 Ahitubu mwene Amariya, Amariya mwene Azariya, Azariya mwene Merayoti, 4 Merayoti mwene Zerahiya, Zerahiya mwene Uzi, Uzi mwene Buki, 5 Buki mwene Abishuwa, Abishuwa mwene Finehasi, Finehasi wene Eliyazeri, Eliyazeri mwene Aroni umuherezi mukuru. 6 Uwo Ezira aduga avuye i Babiloni. Yari umwigisha yize neza Ivyagezwe vya Mose, ivyo Uhoraho, Imana y’Abisirayeli yari yaratanze. Umwami yari yamuhaye ivyo yari yamusavye vyose, kuko ukuboko kw’Uhoraho Imana yiwe kwari kuri we. 7 Bamwe mu Bisirayeli, harimwo n’abaherezi, Abalewi, abaririmvyi, abarinzi b’irembo n’abakozi bo mu Ngoro, na bo nyene baraduga i Yerusalemu mu mwaka ugira indwi umwami Ahasuwerusi ari ku ngoma.

8 Ezira ashika i Yerusalemu mu kwezi kugira gatanu kw’umwaka ugira indwi uwo mwami ari ku ngoma. 9 Yari yavuye i Babiloni ku musi wa mbere w’ukwezi kwa mbere, ashika i Yerusalemu ku musi wa mbere w’ukwezi kwa gatanu, kuko ukuboko kw’ubuntu bw’Imana kwari kuri we. 10 Kandi Ezira yari yariyeguriye kwiga no kwitondera Ivyagezwe vy’Uhoraho no kwigisha ivyo yihanikirije n’amabwirizwa yatanze mu Bisirayeli.

11 Iyi ni ikopi y’ikete umwami Ahasuwerusi yahaye Ezira umuherezi n’umwigisha w’Ivyagezwe, umuntu yanonosoye ivyerekeye amabwirizwa n’amategeko Uhoraho yahaye Abisirayeli:

12 Jewe Aritazeruzi, umwami w’abami,

Kuri Ezira umuherezi, umwigisha w’Ivyagezwe vy’Imana yo mw’ijuru:

Ndakuramukije.

13 Ubu rero ntegetse ko Umwisirayeli wese ari mu bwami bwanje, harimwo n’abaherezi n’Abalewi, bipfuza kuja i Yerusalemu bajanye nawe, bashobora kugenda. 14 Urungitswe n’umwami hamwe n’abahanuzi biwe indwi ngo uje gutohoza neza ivyerekeye i Buyuda n’i Yerusalemu ku bijanye n’Ivyagezwe vy’Imana yanyu, biri mu maboko yawe. 15 Vyongeye, uze ujane ifeza n’inzahabu ivyo umwami n’abahanuzi biwe bashikaniye Imana y’Abisirayeli iba i Yerusalemu bavyishakiye, 16 hamwe n’ifeza n’inzahabu ushobora kuronka mu ntara y’i Babiloni, hamwe n’amashikanwa yose abantu n’abaherezi bazotanga ku bw’Ingoro y’Imana yabo iri i Yerusalemu. 17 Muri ayo mahera, uze uguremwo amashuri y’inka, impfizi z’intama n’imyagazi y’intama, hamwe n’amashikanwa y’ifu n’ay’ibinyobwa, maze ubishikane ku gicaniro kiri mu Ngoro y’Imana yanyu i Yerusalemu.

18 Wewe na benewanyu b’Abayuda mushobora gukoresha ico cose muzobona ko kibereye ifeza n’inzahabu bizosigara, mwisunze ivyo Imana yanyu igomba. 19 Uze utereke imbere y’Imana y’i Yerusalemu ibikoresho vyose wahawe vyo gutazirisha Imana mu Ngoro y’Imana yanyu. 20 Muze mukure mu nzu y’ubutunzi bw’umwami ivyo muzokenera gukoresha ku bw’iyo Ngoro y’Imana yawe.

21 Ubu rero, jewe umwami Aritazeruzi, ntegetse abazezwabintu bose bo hakurya y’uruzi Efurate ngo batange ivyo Ezira umuherezi, umwigisha w’Ivyagezwe vy’Imana yo mw’ijuru, azobasaba vyose, 22 gushika kw’italanto ijana* z’ifeza, ingero koru ijana* z’ingano, ingero batu ijana* z’umuvinyu, ingero batu ijana* z’amavuta ya elayo hamwe n’umunyu wose ukenewe. 23 Ikintu cose Imana yo mw’ijuru yategetse, kize gikorwe uko nyene gitegetswe ata gihazemwo ku bw’iyo Ngoro y’Imana yo mw’ijuru. Ni iki cotuma dukwegera uburake bwayo umwami n’abahungu biwe? 24 Mumenye kandi ko mutemerewe kwaka itagisi, ishikanwa ryo kwisaba canke ikori umuherezi n’umwe canke Abalewi, abaririmvyi, abarinzi b’irembo, abakozi bo mu Ngoro canke abandi bose bakora muri iyo Ngoro.

25 Nawe, Ezira, ukoresheje ubwenge usanganywe bw’Imana yawe, uze utoranye abacamanza bakuru n’abandi basanzwe kugira ngo bacire imanza abantu bose bo mu burengero bw’uruzi Efurate; abantu bose bazi Ivyagezwe vy’Imana yawe. Kandi uze uyigishe abatayazi bose. 26 Umuntu wese atazokwumvira Ivyagezwe vy’Imana yawe n’amategeko y’umwami aze ahanishwe igihano co gupfa, kwirukanwa mu gihugu, kunyagwa itongo, canke gushirwa mw’ibohero.

27 Nihashimwe Uhoraho, Imana ya ba sogokuruza, we yashize ku mutima w’umwami guhezagira Ingoro y’Uhoraho iri i Yerusalemu muri ubu buryo 28 kandi yangiriye ubuntu bungana gutya imbere y’umwami n’abahanuzi biwe n’abandi bashizwe hejuru bo mu bwami bwiwe. Kubera ukuboko kw’Uhoraho Imana yanje kwari kuri jewe, narumvise ko ndemye, maze ndegeranya abantu barongora abandi bava muri Isirayeli ngo badugane nanje.