1 Kuri uwo musi igitabu ca Mose gisomerwa abantu, maze basanga handitswemwo ko ata Mwamoni canke Umunyamowabu azokwigera yemererwa kwinjira mw’ikoraniro ry’Imana, 2 kuko batasanganije Abisirayeli ivyokurya canke amazi, ahubwo baciye bahamagara Balamu ngo abavume. Ariko, Imana yacu ica ihindura uwo muvumo uba umuhezagiro. 3 Abantu bumvise ico cagezwe, baca basohora abanyamahanga b’ikivange bari mw’ikoraniro.

4 Imbere y’ivyo, Eliyashibu umuherezi yari yashinzwe kugenzura ivyumba vy’ububiko vyo mu Ngoro y’Imana yacu. Yari afatanije cane na Tobiya, 5 kandi yari yamuhaye icumba kinini cahora kibikwamwo amashikanwa y’ibivuye mu ntete, ibimota neza n’ibikoresho bitandukanye vyo mu Ngoro. Kera ni ho habikwa kandi ibigiracumi vy’ifu, umutobe w’umuvinyu mushasha, amavuta yandikiwe Abalewi, abaririmvyi n’abarinzi b’amarembo, hamwe n’intererano zateguriwe abaherezi.

6 Ariko mu gihe ivyo vyariko biraba, jewe sinari i Yerusalemu, kuko mu mwaka wa mirongo itatu na kabiri Ahasuwerusi ari ku ngoma i Babiloni nari nasubiye ku mwami. Haheze igihe ndamusaba uruhusha, 7 nca ngaruka i Yerusalemu. Maze nca menya ibibi Eliyashibu yari yakoze mu guha icumba Tobiya mu rugo rw’Ingoro y’Imana. 8 Birambabaza cane nca nterera hanze ibintu vyose vyari ivya Tobiya ndabikura muri ico cumba. 9 Ntegeka ko bahumanura ivyo vyumba, maze nca nsubiza muri vyo ibikoresho vyo mu Ngoro y’Imana, hamwe n’amashikanwa y’ifu n’ibimota neza.

10 Namenye kandi ko ivyari vyaragerewe Abalewi batabihabwa, kandi ko Abalewi bose n’abaririmvyi bajejwe igikorwa bari bisubiriye mu matongo yabo. 11 Nuko mbaza abakuru ndabakarira nti: "Ni kubera iki Ingoro y’Imana ititaweho?" Nca rero ndabakoranya ndabashira mu bibanza vyabo.

12 Abayuda bose bazana ibigiracumi vyabo vy’intete, umutobe musha w’umuvinyu n’amavuta mu bubiko. 13 Nshiraho Shelemiya umuherezi, Zadoki umwigisha w’Ivyanditswe, n’Umulewi yitwa Pedaya ngo bazezwe ububiko, na Hanani mwene Zakuri, Zakuri mwene Mataniya, ngo abafashe, kuko abo bagabo bari bazwi ko ari abizigirwa. Bari bajejwe kugaburira benewabo ivyatanzwe.

14 Uze unyibuke kuri ivyo, ewe Mana yanje, kandi ntuze uhanagure ivyo nakoze mu bwizigirwa ku bw’Ingoro yawe n’ibikorwa biyikorerwamwo.

15 Muri iyo misi mbona abagabo b’i Buyuda bagana mu bwato bw’inzabibu kw’Isabato, bongera binjiza ingano bakaziremeka ku ndogoba, hamwe n’umuvinyu, inzabibu, insukoni n’iyindi mizigo y’uburyo bwose. Kandi bazana ivyo vyose i Yerusalemu kw’Isabato. Nuko nca ndabagabisha ngo ntibagurishe ivyokurya kuri uwo musi. 16 Abantu bava i Tiro baba i Yerusalemu bazana ifi n’ubwoko bwose bw’ibidandazwa bakabigurishiriza i Yerusalemu kw’Isabato ku bantu b’i Buyuda. 17 Ntonganya abakuru b’i Buyuda, maze ndababwira nti: "Murabona ikibi muriko murakora mu guhumanya umusi w’Isabato? 18 Mbega ba sogokuruza banyu ntibakoze nk’ivyo, gushika aho Imana irekura ibi vyago kuri twebwe no kuri kino gisagara? None raba muriko muravyura ubundi burake ku Bisirayeli mu guhumanya Isabato."

19 Igitutu kimaze gushika ku marembo y’i Yerusalemu imbere y’uko Isabato itangura, ntegeka ko inzugi zugarwa ntizugururwe Isabato idaheze. Nshiraho bamwe mu bantu banje ku marembo kugira ngo ntihagire umuzigo n’umwe winjizwa ku musi w’Isabato. 20 Abagura n’abagurisha ibidandazwa vy’ubwoko butandukanye bararaye inyuma y’i Yerusalemu rimwe canke kabiri. 21 Ariko ndababurira mvuga nti: "Ni kuki murara hanze inyuma y’uruzitiro? Nimwasubira gukora mutyo, nzoca ndabafata." Kuva ico gihe ntibasubiriye kuza kw’Isabato. 22 Nca ntegeka Abalewi kwihumanura ngo bagende kurinda amarembo kugira ngo Isabato igume ari iyera.

Uze unyibukire kuri ivyo na vyo, ewe Mana yanje, ungirire imbabazi nk’uko urukundo rwawe rwinshi ruri.

23 Vyongeye, muri iyo misi mbona abantu b’i Buyuda bari bararongoye abagore bo muri Ashidodi, muri Amoni n’i Mowabu. 24 Igice c’abana babo bavuga ururimi rw’i Ashidodi canke ururimi rw’ayandi mahanga, kandi batashobora kuvuga ururimi rw’Abayuda. 25 Ndabatatira ndabaturako umuvumo. Nkubita bamwe mu bagabo ndabakwega umushatsi. Ndabarahiza mw’izina ry’Imana ndavuga nti: "Ntimukwiye gushingira abakobwa banyu abahungu babo, canke ngo mushingire abahungu banyu abakobwa babo canke ngo mubagire abagore banyu. 26 Mbega si uko Salomo umwami w’Abisirayeli yacumuye? Mu mahanga menshi nta mwami yari ameze nka we. Yakundwa n’Imana cane, kandi Imana yamwimitse ngo abe umwami w’Abisirayeli bose, ariko yakwegewe mu vyaha n’abagore b’abanyamahangakazi. 27 None birabereye kwumva ko namwe muriko murakora icaha kingana gityo, mugatakaza ubwizigirwa ku Mana yacu mu kurongora abagore b’abanyamahangakazi?"

28 Umwe mu bahungu ba Yoyada mwene Eliyashibu umuherezi mukuru yari umukwe wa Sanibalati Umuhoroni. Maze ndamwigiza kure yanje.

29 Ubibuke, ewe Mana yanje, kuko bahumanije igikorwa c’ubuherezi, n’isezerano ry’ubuherezi n’iry’Abalewi.

30 Nuko mpumanura abaherezi n’Abalewi ndabatandukanya n’ikintu cose c’ikinyamahanga, nca ndabashinga ibikorwa, umwe wese igikorwa ciwe. 31 Nca nongera nshinga ko habaho kuzana amashikanwa y’inkwi mu bihe vyashinzwe, n’ivyeze imbere y’ibindi.

Uze unyibukane imbabazi, ewe Mana yanje.