Neemiya 4:1-23
4 Pidabva Sambalate+ kuti tiri kumanga pontho mpanda, iye atsukwala mbaipirwa kakamwe, pontho atoma kupwaza Ayuda.
2 Pamaso pa andzace na pamaso pa anyankhondo a ku Samariya, iye alonga: “Kodi Ayuda awa akupolola akucitanji? Iwo asanyerezera kuti anakwanisa kuphata basa ineyi okhene? Kodi iwo anapereka ntsembe? Anamalisa basa ineyi pa ntsiku ibodzi basi? Kodi iwo anafukula miyala idamala kupiswa mbaiphatisira pontho?”+
3 Tobhiya+ wa ku Amoni+ akhadalimira dhuzi na iye, mbalonga: “Mpanda unamanga iwo, mwanambwa wantsanga angayesera kuukwira, unagomoka mwakucimbiza.”
4 Natenepa, ine ndaphembera: Mulungu wathu, bveserani kutipwaza kunacita iwo.+ Citisani kuti kupwaza kwawo kubwerere kuna iwo,*+ pontho aperekeni kuna anyamalwa awo toera atsalakanwe ninga mabitcu mu dziko inango.
5 Lekani kucepesa mulando wawo peno kulekerera madawo awo,+ thangwi iwo atikana anyakumanga mpanda.
6 Natenepa, ife tapitiriza kumanga mpanda. Tafunga mabenga onsene a mpanda, mbatiumanga pontho mpaka pakati-nakati pa cengo cace. Penepo mbumba yapitiriza kuikha manyerezero awo pa basa.
7 Sambalate, Tobhiya,+ anthu a ku Arabhya,+ a ku Amoni na anthu a ku Asidhodhe,+ aipirwa kakamwe pidabva iwo kuti basa yakusasanyira mpanda wa Yerusalemu iri kuenda patsogolo, pontho mabenga a mpanda ali kufungwa.
8 Iwo abverana toera kudzamenyana na ife na kucitisa uviyaviya mu Yerusalemu.
9 Natenepa, ife taphembera kuna Mulungu wathu, pontho thangwi ya anyamalwa athu, taikha anyakuonera toera atitsidzikize masiku na masikati.
10 Mbwenye anthu a ku Yuda akhalonga: “Anyakuphata basa* nkhabebve mphambvu, pontho pana madongolomwa mazinji anafunika kubuluswa; ife nee tinakwanisa kumanga mpanda tekhene.”
11 Anyamalwa athu akhalonga: “Iwo mbadzati kudziwa masasanyiro athu peno kutiona, ife tinaenda kuna iwo mbatiapha toera kupingiza basa.”
12 Ayuda akuti akakhala cifupi na iwo, akhabwera mu nzinda mbatipanga mwakubwereza-bwereza* kuti: “Anyamalwa athu anadzabwera kuna ife kubulukira m’makhundu onsene.”
13 Natenepa, ine ndaikha anyakuonera pa materero a kuntsi kwa mpanda pa mbuto ya pakweca; ndaapaka mwakubverana na mabanja awo, iwo akhali na masupada, madipa na mauta.
14 Pidaona ine kuti anthu akugopa, mwakukhonda dembuka ndaenda kapanga akadamu,+ atongi na mbumba yonsene kuti: “Lekani kuagopa.+ Kumbukani Yahova, wakuti ndi wankulu na wakudzumisa;+ menyani nkhondo thangwi ya abale anu, ananu amuna na akazi, pontho menyani nkhondo thangwi ya akazanu na nyumba zanu.”
15 Anyamalwa athu abva kuti ife tadzindikira pikhafuna iwo kucita, pontho kuti Mulungu wandimomwene akhadapingiza masasanyiro awo, natenepa ife tonsene tatoma pontho kuphata basa yakumanga mpanda.
16 Kutomera ntsiku ineyi, khundu ibodzi ya amuna ikhaphata basa,+ mbwenye khundu inango ya amuna ikhaphatira madipa, maxango, mauta na pyakutsidzikiza napyo diti pya utale. Atongi+ akhadalimira nduli mwa Ayuda mbakaphedza
17 ale akhamanga mpanda. Anyakuthukula mitolo akhaphata basa na nkono ubodzi, nkono unango mbaphatira cida ca nkhondo.*
18 Pontho anyakumanga mpanda onsene akhali na masupada ncunu mwawo mu ndzidzi ukhaphata iwo basa yakumanga, mbwenye nyakuliza nyanga+ akhali dzololo dhuzi na ine.
19 Buluka penepo, ine ndapanga atsogoleri, atongi na mbumba yonsene kuti: “Basa yakumanga mpanda ndi ikulu kakamwe, ife tamwazana, pontho tiri kutali unango na ndzace.
20 Mungabva kulira kwa nyanga, gumanyikanani pana ife. Mulungu wathu anadzamenya nkhondo thangwi ya ife.”+
21 Natenepa, ife tapitiriza kuphata basa mu ndzidzi wakuti khundu inango ya amuna ikhaphatira madipa, kutomera macibese kakamwe mpaka nyenyezi kubuluka namasiku.
22 Pa ndzidzi unoyu ine ndapanga mbumba: “Amuna onsene pabodzi na atumiki awo asafunika agone mu Yerusalemu, toera ationere namasiku mbaphata basa kunja kungaca.”
23 Na thangwi ineyi, ine, abale anga, atumiki anga+ na anyakuonera akhafamba na ine, nee tikhacinja nguwo zathu, pontho m’bodzi na m’bodzi wa ife akhaphatira cida ca nkhondo na nkono wace wamadyo.
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Fala na Fala: “kubwerere pa misolo yawo.”
^ Peno: “Anyakuthukula mitolo.”
^ Fala na Fala: “maulendo khumi.”
^ Peno: “mbaphatira dipa.”
