¹ Na nie, omwaka murhanzi gwa Dario, mu Medi, nali hofi naye oku murhabala n'okumugwasa. ² Bunala, nkola nakumanyisa okuli. Lolaga, haciriba kandi bami basharhu ba baperesi. Owakani ayishibà mugale kulusha abandi; na hano aba n'oburhwali oku buhirhi bwage, ayishi yinukura obwami bw'e Yavani. ³ Cikwone hayishiyinuka omwami ntwai, wayishi rhegeka n'oburhwali bunene, ayishijira n'ebyalonzize. ⁴ Na amango ayishi yinuka, obwami bwage bwagabwa na okuberuluka kuyerekera empusi zini z'emalunga; burhaciyishibe oku iburha lyage, na burhaciyishibè bwa burhwali nkoku bwali, bulya bwayishi gabikana, na buje oku bandi kulusho bo. ⁵ Omwami w'oluhande lw'ekagarhi ayishibà ntwali. Ci muguma omu barhambo bage ayishibà ntwali kulusha, na ayishi yimangira, na obwimangizi bwage bwayishibà bwa burhwali. ⁶ Enyuma lyamyaka inga bayishijia omulungano, na mwali wa mwami w'ekagarhi ayishi yisha emwa mwami wenyanya n'okulerha obunvikane. Cikwone arhayishi berane emisi omukuboko kwage, na arhayishi simike, erhi ye, erhi okuboko kwage; ayishihanwa n'abamudwirhe, haguma n'ishe na haguma n'owali murhabazi wage w'agomango. ⁷ Iburha lyage lyayishi yimanga ahali hage; ayishija omu murhwe; n'okuja omucibikiro c'empenzi ca mwami w'enyanya, na acrholere ebyasimire, anayishi cijira was burhwali. ⁸ Ayishikula ciru na okuheka ba mungu babo e Misiri na enshushano zabo nyayuse, ebirugu byabo by'ecishingo c'enfaranga n'amasholo. Nayishibera myaka migerwa aciyegwire na mwami w'enyanya. ⁹ Na oyu ayishirhabalira obwami bwa mwami w'ekagarhi, na ashubire omucihugo cage. ¹⁰ Abagala bayishi cihira omunciga, na oku rhimanyanya lukuli lunji lwa birhumbi; muguma mulibo ayishi cishokoza, aciyalagaze nka mugezi, arhaluke oluibi, buzinda agaluke, na bayishi jira akadali kuhika oku cibiro c'empenzi ca mwami w'ekagarhi. ¹¹ Mwami w'ekagarhi ayishi haha, ayishihuluka na okurhabalira mwami w'enyanya; ayishi lerha lukuli lunene, na ebirhumbi bya mwami w'enyanya byayishi hanwa omumaboko gabo. ¹² Olwo lukuli owayishi cidina, na omrhima gwa mwami gucirhundulike; ayishihirimya bihumbi c'arhayishi hime. ¹³ Bulya mwami w'enyanya ayishi shubirira na okurhumbika lukuli lwiji kulusha olurhanzi; na enyuma z'amango magerwa, nka myaka inga, ayishirhola olugenzi na murhwe munene na buhirhi bunene. ¹⁴ Omwagomango, banji bayishi yinukira mwami w'ekagarhi, na abalume baminya omulubaga lwawe bayishi tulagula okuhikiriza amabonekezi, na bayishi hirima. ¹⁵ Mwami w'enyanya ayishi shokola, anayishi yinula ebirhwa, na okucigwarhira emirhundu mizibu. Olukuli lw'ekagarhi na entwali za mwami zirhayishi simike, bayishibula emisi y'oku zibuha. ¹⁶ Awayishi murhabalira ayishijira okw'alonzize, na ntaye wayishi muhanza; ayishi yimangira omucihugo cinja bwenene, na oku hererekeza ngasi byayishija omu kuboko kwage. ¹⁷ Ayishicirheganya okuhika n'oburhwali bw'obwami bwage, na okujira omurhula na mwami w'ekagarhi; ayishimuha omwali nka mukage, omukulonza ashereze; ci ebyo birhashibè, na birhayishi muhashe. ¹⁸ Ayishi hindulira okusinza kwage olubanda lwa ebirhwa, anagwarha binji; cikwone murhambo muguma ayishimalira bayishi lonza okumuhebakwo, na ayishi muhirimiza byo. ¹⁹ Ayishiciyerekeza buzinda ebwa bibikiro by'ecihugocage; anayishi gonyohalire yo, ayishihirima, na barhanakacimubona. ²⁰ Owayishi mugombola ayishilerha omuvurhisa omu luhande lwinja lw'obwami, cikwone omunsiku nsungunu asherera, na arhashibè oku burhe erhi oku ntambala. ²¹ Muntu muguma muganyagusibwa ayishi mugombola, buzira okuyambikwa olukengwa lw'akanyabwami; ayishi yisha omu murhula, anayishigwarha obwami oku kucisimisa. ²² Ebirhumbi byayishibà bishandire nka mugezi bayishi gogerwa embere zage, na oku malirwa, haguma na omurhambo wabo w'endagano. ²³ Enyuma w'okucishwekera kuliye, ayishikolesa oburhebanyi; ayishi jira olugenzi, na okuba n'oburhwali na bantu basungunu. ²⁴ Ayishidaha, oku murhula, ahantu h'okuyera h'olugo; ayishijira ebi b'ishe barhalisagijira, erhi b'ishe wa b'ishe. Ayishigaba empira, ebirunda na obuhirhi; ayishijira emiigo oku bibikiro, na ebyo byayishirhola kasangi kagerwa. ²⁵ Okw'irhwe lya murhwe munene ayishikolesa emisi yage na obukali bwage kuli mwami w'ekagarhi. Na mwami w'ekagarhi ayishirhondeza entambala na omurhwe munene na gwa burhwali; ci arhayishi simike, bulya bayishi mujira irigi. ²⁶ Abayishi kalya oku biryo byage bayishirhuma okuhera kwage; ebirhumbi byage byayishi shandala nka mugezi, na emifu ekulumbe oku bwinji. v 27 Abami bombi bayishilonza okujira kubi omu mirhima yabo, na oku cibo ciguma bayishi shambala oku bulyalya. Cikwone ebyo birhakagwarha, bulya obuzinda bwayishi yisha oku kasangi kahebirweho. ²⁸ Ayishishubira omucihugo cage na buhirhi bunene; ayishibà omu murhimagwage mugomaoku ndagano ecesibwe, ayishi kajira ebihanzibwe, na ayshigaluka omucihugo cage. ²⁹ Oku mango marheganye, ayishirhabalira buhyahya ekagarhi; ci obwobuzinda ebintu birhashiyorhe nka mbere. ³⁰ Obwarho g'e Kitimu gayishi murhabalira; arhindire, anagaluke nyuma. Na kandi, mwoba was ndagano ecesibwe, arhayishibere kwone; omukugalukwa kwage ayishi singiriza abalesire endagano ecesibwe. ³¹ Ebirhumbi byayishi cikereka okw'irhegeko lyage; bayishi hemukira ahacesibwa, ecibikiro, banayishi hulisa enterekero ya ngasi mango, na barheganye obugoma bw'omushereza. ³² Bayishirheba oku burhebanyi enderhera habiri z'endagano. Cikwone abayishi kenga Nnamahanga omu lubaga bayishikola oku bushiru. ³³ Abengehushu mulibo bayishi yigiriza olubaga. Hali mulibo abayishi hirima oku ngorho na oku ngulumira, oku kugwarhwa mpira na oku buhaguzi. ³⁴ Omumango bayishi hirima, bayishi rhesibwa hitya, na banji bayishi cishwekera mulibo oku burhebanyi. ³⁵ Bagumabaguma omu bantu b'obumanyi bayishi hirima, lyo bashukwa, bacesibwe n'okuyeruha, kuhika amango ga buzinda, bulya birhashihike n'akasanzi kaheirwa karhaci yenera. ³⁶ Mwami ayishijira ebyalonzize; ayishiyinuka, na oku cikuza enyanya za ba mungu, anayishiderha ebisomeza kuli Nnamahanga w'e myungu; ayishi yololoka kuhika oburhe bugere, bulya ebyayandisirwe byahikirira. ³⁷ Arhayishi cigonze ba mungu was b'ishe, erhi ebyokucifinjwa n'abakazi; arhayishi cigonze mungu, bulya ayishi cikuza kuliboshi. ³⁸ Cikwaki ayishi kuza mungu w'ecibikiro oku kalunga kage; oku Oyo mungu, orhamanyaga b'ishe, ayishi bah'olukengwa n'amasholo n'enfaranga, n'amabuye g'ecishingo na ebirugu by'ecishingo. ³⁹ Ayishikolesa ba mungu b'emahanga okuyagulira ebibikiro; na ayishi yunjuza lukengwa abayishi mukenga, ayishi bah'oburhambo kuli banji, ayishi baha amashwa nka kalembu. ⁴⁰ Oku mango ga buzinda, mwami w'ekagarhi ayishi cisarhalakwo yene. Na mwami w'enyanya omujongerekwo nka musirula, na endogomi n'abalwi, na masuha manji; ayishi harhira omu mashwa, anayishi shandala nka mugezi na okurhaluka olubibi. ⁴¹ Ayishidaha ahantu hinja h'ecihugo, na banji bayishi hirima; cikwone Edomu na Moabu, na banji omu bene amoni bayishi rhesibwa omukuoko kwage. ⁴² Ayishi lambulira okuboko kwage oku bihugo binji, na ecihugo c'e Misiri cirhakarhulubuka. ⁴³ Ayishi cijira mukulu w'enguli y'amasholo n'enfaranga, na ngasi kantu ka cishingo k'e Misiri; ab'e Libia na Ethiopia bayishi kulikira. ⁴⁴ Emyanzi ya ebushoshokero bw'izuba na eya enyanya ya yishikayishi muyobohya, na ayishigenda na bwobo bunene oku shaba na oku hererekeza olukuli. ⁴⁵ Bayishi heba amahema gabo egarhi k'enyanja, kuyerekera entondo y'irenge na ecesibwe na bahika ebuzinda buzira omuntu oku murhabala.