¹ Elo Esra wali kupepa no kuyebelela, walilile no kuiposa panshi umwine ku ng'anda yakwa Lesa. Ukulonga uku kulu ukwa bana bakwa Israeli abaume, abanakashi, elo na bana balongene kuli ye, pantu abantu balikulila sana. ² Shekaniah umwana mwaume wakwa Yehiele uwa mulupwa lwa Elamu waishile kulanda kuli Esra ati, ''Tatwaba abacine kuli Lesa wesu elo twalyupa abanakashi ba mwisa abantu ba muli cino calo. Lesa pa mulandu wa ici, kuliko isubilo kuli Israeli. ³ Kanshi nomba leka tupange icipangano na Lesa wesu tutamfye banamayo bonse na bana babo ukulingana no kulangilila uko Shikulu atulangilile elo no kulangilila kwa abo abatina palwa amafunde yakwa Lesa wesu, elo lekeni ci citike ukulingana ne funde. ⁴ Imeni, pantu ifi fintu fyenu kufipita, elo tuli na mwebo. Beni abakosa elo mucite ifi.'' ⁵ Elo Esra aimine no ku cita bacilolo ba bashimapepo, abena Lebi, na bonse abena Israeli balapile ukucita muli iyi nshila. Kanshi na bonse balapile umulapo. ⁶ Eluntu Esra waimine ku ng'anda yakwa Yehohanani umwana mwaume wakwa Eliashibu. Talile umukate uuli onse no kunwa amenshi, pantu wali kulilila abacishinka abo abasendelwe muli bunkole. ⁷ Kanshi batumine ishiwi mu Yudea elo na mu Yerusalemu ku bantu bonse ababwelele ukufuma muli bunkole ukulongana ku Yerusalemu. ⁸ Onse uushakese panshiku ishi shitatu ukulingana no kulangilila kwa bacilolo elo na bakalamba fyonse ifyuma ifyo akwata fikapokwan elo nao akatamfiwa ukufma mukulongana ukukulu ukwa bantu abo ababwelele ukufuma muli bunkole. ⁹ Kanshi abaume bonse aba muli Yuda elo na Benjamini baishile kulongana mu Yerusalemu mu nshiku shitatu. Cali mu mwenshi uwalenga pabula pa bushiku uwablenga amakumi yabili mu mwenshi. Na bantu bionse baikele mu lubansa. Pang'anda yakwa Lesa, baletutuma pamulandu elo na pamulandu wa mfula. ¹⁰ Esra shimapepo walimine no kulanda ati, ''Mwebo mwebene mwacita bu cisanguka. Mwaikala na banakashi bambi bambi bamwisa pamo ngo kulundako ku bubi bwakwa Israeli. ¹¹ Lelo nomba peleni amalumbo kuli Yahweh , Lesa wa fikolwe fyenu, elo mucite ukufwaya kwakwe. Muipatule ku bantu ba mu calo elo na ku banakashi ba mwisa.'' ¹² Bonse abalongene baishile kwasuka mwishiwi ilikulu ati, ''Tuli no kucita ifyo webo walanda. ¹³ Nangu cali ifyo, kwali abantu abengi, elo cali ni nshita ya mfula. Tatwakwete maka ya kutalama panse elo ico tacali caku bomba kwa bushiku bumo nangu shibili, pantu twalibifya sana muli uyu muylandu. ¹⁴ Kanshi lekeni bacilolo besu beminineko ulukuta. Lekeni onse uwa mu misumba yesu uwaupa umwanakashi umwina fyalo ese panshita ya sontwa iyo iikabikwa na bakalamba ba mu musumba na bakapingula mpaka icipyu no bukali bwakwa Lesa wesu cifume pali fwebo.'' ¹⁵ Yonatani umwna mwaume wakwa Asahele na Yahseiah umwana mwaume wakwa Tikuvah batalikishe kuli ici, na Meshulamu na Shabetai abena Lebi bali basuminishe. ¹⁶ Kanshi abantu aba bawelele ukufuma muli bunkole bacitile ici. Esra shimapepo wasalile abaume, intungulushi mufikolwe fyabo mu mikowa na mu mayanda yabo-bonse pama shina elo bafwailishe umulandu pa bushiku bwa kubalilapo mu mwenshi wa lenga ikumi limo. ¹⁷ Pa bushiku bwakutampilapo mu munwnshi uwakutampilapo balipwile uykufwailisha baume ndo abaikele na banakashi ba mwisa. ¹⁸ Mu bufyashi bwa kubashimapepo mwali abo abaikele na banakashi ba mwisa. Mu bufyashi bwa bwa Yeshua umwana mwaume walwa Yosadaki elo na bawabo kulya kwalo Maseiah, Eliesari, Yaribu elo na Gedaliah. ¹⁹ Kanshi baile ukutamfya abashi babo, pantu balisangilwe no mulandu, ba pele sukusuku ukufma mu mikuni pamulanda wabo. ²⁰ Mulupwa lwakwa Imeri: Hanani, elo na Sebadiah. ²¹ Mulupwa lwa kwa Harimu: Maseiah, Eliya, Shemaiah, Yehiele, elo Usiah. ²² Mulupwa lwa kwa Pashuri: Elioena, Maseiah, Ishimaele, Netanele, Yosabadi, elo na Elasah. ²³ Mu bena Lebi: Yosabadi, Shimei, Kelaiah- uyo e, Kelita, Petahiah, Yuda, elo na Eliesari. ²⁴ Muli bakemba: Eliashibu. Aba muli bakasunga wa pa mwenshi pa fibi: Shalumu, Telemu, na Uri. ²⁵ Aba muli bonse abashala abamuli Israeli-aba mulupwa lwa kwa Paroshi: Ramiah, Isiah, Malikiya, Miyamini. Eleasari, malikiya, elo na Benaiah. ²⁶ Aba mulupwa lwa kwa Elamu: Mataniah, Sekaria, Yehiele, Abidi, Yeremoti, elo na Eliya. ²⁷ Aba mulupwa lwa kwa Satu: Elioenai, Eliashibu, Mataniah, Yeremoti, Sabadi, elo na Asisa. ²⁸ Aba mulupwa lwa kwa Bebai: Yehohanani, Hanania, Sabai, elo na Atilai. ²⁹ Aba mulupwa lwakwa Bani: Meshulamu, Maluki Adaiah, Yeshubi, elo na Sheale Yeremoti. ³⁰ Aba mulupwa lwa kwa Pahati-Moabu, Adina, kalai, Benaiah, Maseiah, Matania, Beselele, Benui, elo na Manase. ³¹ Aba Mulupwa lwa kwa Harimu: Eliesari, Ishiya, Malikiya, Shemaiah, Shimeoni, ³² Benjamini Maluki, elo na Shemaria. ³³ Aba mulupwa lwa kwa Hashumi, Matenai, Matata, Sabadi, Elifaleti, Yeremai, Manase, elo Shimei. ³⁴ Aba mulupwa lwa kwa Bani: Madaai, Amuramu, Uel, ³⁵ Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi, ³⁶ Vaniah, Meremoti, Eliashibi, ³⁷ Mataniah, Matenai elo na Yasu. ³⁸ Abamulupwa lwa kwa Binui: Shimei, ³⁹ Shelemiah, Natani, Adaiah, ⁴⁰ Makinadebai, Shashai, Shara, ⁴¹ Asarei, Shelemiah, elo na Shemariah, ⁴² Shalumu, Amariah, elo na Yosefu. ⁴³ Aba mulupwa lwa Nebo: Yeirle, Mattaiah, Sabadi, Sebia, Yadai, Yoele, elo na Benaiah. ⁴⁴ Aba bonse balibulile abakashi ba mwisa elo bamo bali kwetemo na bana muli bo.