¹ Ukwezi kwa karindwi kura gera n'Abana b'Israyeli baribari mu igi yabo, Nuko abantu bateramira i Yerusalemu bahufije Imana. ² Yosua umuhungu wa Yosadaki hamwe na bene Nyina baba tamyi, na zorobabeli umuhungu wa Sheatieli kamwe na bene nyina barahaguruka no kubaka igicaniro c'Imana y'Isirayeli kugiro ngo batambireho ibitambo byo kotsa bakurikiye nguko byandikirwe mu mategeko ga Musa umukozi w'Imana. ³ Bahagarika igicyaniro aho cyanabaga nubyo baribafite ubwoba by abaturanyi babo maze bahereza uhoragaho ibitambo byotswa byo mu gitondo na kumugoroba. ⁴ Bakora umusi mukuru gwa Taberenakuro nkuko byanditswe kandi batamba n'ibitambo byotswi bulimusi bakurikije uku byasabwe bya buri musi. ⁵ Nyuma yibyo, batamba igitambo cyatswa cha bulimusi, nibitambo byu ukwezi kubonetse, n'ibyo ibirori by uhoragaho nkuko byategekirwe byose, ndetse n'igitamb cy'Umuntu wese usha gukura uhoragaho igitambo bimuturutse kumutima. ⁶ Gufuruka gwambere gu ukwezi kwa karindwi batangiragutambira uhoragaho ibitambo byotswa. Ariko umusingigu urusengero rw'Uhoragaho gwari gutarashingwa. ⁷ Batanga amafaranga kubaconzi b'amabuye no kuri ba sharupantiye ndetse nibyo kurya inkwi n'amavuta ku bantu bi Sidona n' Tyrom ngo bazane ibiti by'i Myerezi yi Lebanoni binyuze mu nyanja kugera yopa, barikubahiriza rya tekego ryatanzwe na kiro Umwami wi Peresi. ⁸ Nuko, mu mwaka gwa kabiri uhereye aho bagereye kunzu y'Imana i Yerusalemu mu kwezi kwa kabiri, niho Zerubabeli umuhungu wa Salatieli na Yoshua umuhungu wa Yosadaki batangiriye gukora, bafatanyije n'abandi batambyi n'Abalawi bafite imyaka makumyabiri no kuyirenza ngo uhoragaho bahanganike umurimo gwinzu. ⁹ Yosua hamwe n'abahungu bena bene Nyina Kadimiel n'abahungu be, Abana baYuda Abafungu ba Henadadi n'abana babo na bene nyina b'Abalawi bafya gukoresha abakazi gu'inzu Imana. ¹⁰ Ubyo aba maso bashizeho ibuye ry'Umusingi gw'inzu y'Uhoragaho ba invita abatambyi baza bambeye amakati bafite n'Ingunga, hamwe n'Alawi abahungu b'Asafu bazana amapendo kugira ngo bahimbaze uhoragaho bakurikiye uko Daudi Umwami w'Israyeli yategetse. ¹¹ Bararirimba, barahimbaza na gushima uhoragaho mwaga magambo: Kuko ni mwiza kandi imbabazize kuba Israyeli zihoragaho iteka ryose. Abantu bose batera hejuru n'isauti irikurenga bari guhimbaza uhoragaho kuko bari bashizeho umusingi gu inzu y'Uhoragaho. ¹² Ariko benshi mu batambyi n'Abalawi n'abakuru bifamiye b'abasaza ubyinza by'inzu ya mbere babonye umusingi gw'inzu gushizweho bararira cyane barikuboroga. Abanti kuko barebire umusingi gw'inzu y'Uhoragaho gugiyeho. ¹³ Kududyo byaribitorohire gutantukanya i sauti abantu barikuishima nbavikurira; kuko ama sauti yabo garega kure.