¹ Harano abasuku bandi ba Yuda nende Benyamini nibaulira mbwe abandu abali mumboye harano bari ohwimbahanga ihekalu ya Yahwe, Nyasaye wa Israeli. ² Endio bechera Serubabeli nende emirwe kiabakuka abechimbiya. Nibabolera, " Leha hwimbahe nang'u, huba, ngori eng'we, hukonya Nyasaye weng'we handi humalire omuholera emisango hurula echinyanga chia Esarihadon omuruki wa Asuri, nalulera abundu ano." ³ Katakario Serubabeli, Yesua, nende abandi emirwe kiabakuka ebechimbiya chiabu babola, " sineg'we, nefwe huhoire huimbaha einyumba ya Nyasaye, huba nefwe hunembaha inyumba ya Yahwe, Nyasaye wa Israeli, ngolwa Omuruki Koresi wa Uajemi yalagira.'' ⁴ Endio abandu besialo eso badofusia emioyo kiabandu ba Yuda; bekera abandu ba Yuda ohuria ohwimabaha. ⁵ Abo bosi babaresia abemeresi asoya bafwisie obuchane bwabwe. Bahola kano chinyanga chioosi echia Koresi handi muburuki bwa Dario omuruki wa Uajemi. ⁶ Esialondaho muhuchaka ohwoburuki bwa Ahasuero bamuandikira ibarwa yohusitaka abamenyi ba Yuda nende Yerusalemu. ⁷ Chiali echinyanga chia Artasasta nolwa Bisilamu, Mithredathi, Tabeeli, nende abecha babu bandikira Omuruki Artasasti wa Uajemi. Eibarwa eyo yandikwa mulu Aramu handi nulukaluhanisibwa. ⁸ Rehumu omwemeresi nende simsai omwandiki yandikira endi Omuruki Artsasta hulondohana nende Yerusalemu. ⁹ Esialondaho Rehumu omwemeresi, Simsai omwandiki, nende abecha babu bandi, abari abahalaki be bina nende abahongo bandi muburuki obo, oba Uajemi, abasacha hurula Uruki nende Babeli, nende abasacha hurula Susa ( bano ni, aba Elami )_ bandika ibarua_ ¹⁰ handi bonganisibwa nende abandu aba Asuribanipali yali yaboya handi nabaika ohumenya Samaria, alala nende baria abali Musialo esiali Ingereha yo Luchi. ¹¹ Ino ni ibarua eyabamurumia: Hu Omuruki Artasasta, abasumba bao, abasacha abe Esialo siri Ingereha yo Luchi, bandika kano: ¹² Leha omuruki amanye mbu aba Yahudi abahurulaho barukaluhaneho eno Yerusalemu ohwimbaha itauni yohuhuchuba. Bamalire ohwibaha ebida handi bahwanisie emise. ¹³ Harano leha omuruki amanye mbu itauni niimbahwa handi bamalirisie esida, sibanahuba obusuri, kata obusuri obwe chingira, handi ako kecha ohunyaala esibihiro sio omuruki. ¹⁴ Obadieri huba humalire oliaho omunyu okwe inyumba yoburuki, sinaabwene hwefwe ohulola omuruki naraberesibwa esiriibwa. Hulwako efwe huri ohurumiranga kano ohwekesia omuruki ¹⁵ ohukonyeresia obwandike bwa larao nende ebitabo handi ohweka mbu ino ni Itauni yesichubo eicha ohunyaala abaruki nende ebialo. Imalire ohuba omuoyo okwa machubo hurula hale.Nibiakera itauni eyo ohunyasibwa. ¹⁶ Efwe hwekesiangia omuruki mbu itauni nende esida eso nisimbahwa, esinalodaho siumao esinahudong'era Musialo siri Ingereha yo Luchi. ¹⁷ Endio omuruki yarumira Rehumu omwemeresi amakalusio nende Simsai omwandiki nende abecha babu eria Samaria nende boosi abari Musialo siri Ingereha yo Luchi: "Leha omurembe kube kwengu. ¹⁸ Eibarua yamwandumira baikaluhanisirie handi basomere. ¹⁹ Nyinisie arilako, handi ngonyeresie mani mbukanire mbu husiha sirambi itauni eyo ikinguhire akulu ya abaruki,nende ohuba esichubo nende ohung'aya hweholeremo. ²⁰ Abaruki abakali barukire Yerusalemu handi bali nobunyala huburi sindu Musialo siri Ingereha yo Luchi, Obusuri, nende obusuri bwe chingira babarung'ang'wa. ²¹ Harano, hwania erilako hubasacha abo bemie handi bara embaha itauni eyo husia hwanie erilako. ²² Mube batangu murecha mwaleka kano. Husina hukanyire obubi buno ohula handi hulere asara bungi hurihula rio oburuki? ²³ Erilako rio Omuruki Artasasta niriasomwa imberi wa Rehumu, Simsai omwandiki, nende abecha babwe bachia lwangulwangu eria Yerusalemu handi nibaika aba Yahudi ohwemia ohuimbaha. ²⁴ Endio emirimo ekie inyumba ya nyasaye mu Yerusalemu kiema hula omwaka kwohubiri okwoburuki bwa Dario omuruki wa Uajemi