¹ Ubwo Ezera yarari kurira yahagaye imbere y'inzu y'Imana, arigusenga nokwihana, iterani ro rinini ryabantu b'Isirayeli, abagabo, abagore n'abana batera nira ahoari, kandi abantu bariraga amarira kangari ² Nuko shekariya, mwene Yeheyeliwo mubahungu ba Elamu ajata ijambo abwira Ezera ngo: Twaracumuye imbere y'Imana yetumugubohoza abagore babanyamahanga bomuri kigihugo. Ariko burje haracariho ibyiringiro kuba Isiraeli. ³ Guhera buno tugirane kisezeorano hamwe n'Imana yetu kubwo kwijrukana ababagore n'abana babo kubw'itegeko ryadatabuja n'abariguhinda umutsitsi imbere y'itegeko ry'Imana yetu. Hakorehwe itegeko ⁴ Haguruka, kuko ugomurimo guri kukureba Turaba hamwe na mwe. Ukomere kandi ukore. ⁵ Nuko Ezera araha garuka, arahiza abashefu b'abatamyi, Abalewe n'a bayisiraeli bose gukora ikimaze kugambwa. (bararahira) Barakirahirira. ⁶ Nuko Ezera ava imbere y'inzu y'Imana ajamucumba caYohanani, mwene, Eliyashibu; amaze kwinjiramo, atarya umutsima atanywa namaz, kuberako yarari mukiriyo kuberaigikorwa kibi c'abanyagano bakera. ⁷ Batambutsa itangazo iYuda n'i Yerusalemu ngo: abanyagano bakera bagomba gutera nira iYerusalemu. ⁸ Kandi hakurikijwe itegeko ry'abasheju n'abakuru, umuntu wese utaraza mumini etatu fatirwa azanyangwa ibintu bye, nawe ubwe ;azacubwa muteraniro ry'abanyagano. ⁹ Abagabo bose b'iyuda n'abibyamini bateranira iyerusalemu mur'iyomisi itatu hari Ukwezi kwacenda tariki mironkwibiri y'ukwezi. Abantu bose bahagaze mumbuyaga y'inzu y'Imana, Bariguhinda umutsitsi kubera ibyabaye n'okubera imvura. ¹⁰ Ezera, umutambyi asahuguruka arababwira ngo: Mwarakoze icaha ubwo mwasohoje abagore b'abanyamahanga, mwatu mye Isiraeli icirwa urubanza. ¹¹ Mwihane buno rero k'u Uwiteka, Imanayabasogokuruza, kandi mukore ibyo shaka mwitandukanye n'ubwoko bw'ikigihugo n'abagore b'abanyamahanga. ¹² Iteraniro ryose resubiza n'ijwi ririkurenga ngo: Yego, turakora nkuko wagambye. ¹³ Ariko abantu nakangari, invura irikugwa kandi ntobyoshoboka ]kuguma hanze, kandi ntaho arumurimo g'umusi gumwe cangwa ibiri, kuko hari benci muri twe bakoze icocaha. ¹⁴ Ngaho abashefu basigare muteraniro n'abagabo bose bashahoje abagore b'abanyamahanga bazaze igihe camenyeshejwe, hamwe n'abakuru n'abajiji baburimugi, kugeza aho umujinya gw'imana yetu guzashira. ¹⁵ Yonatani mwene Asayeli, nayahaziya mwene Tihikiv ashigikirwa naMeshulamu n'umulawi shabitayi nibo banyine barwanyije iryotegeko. ¹⁶ Ariko abakuru b'abanyagano bakora nkuko byagambwe. Bashira iruhane Ezera, umutambyi n'abakuru b'umuryango hakurikijwe amaza gabase, bose burizina ry'umuntu. Baterana kumusi gwambere gukwezikwa cumibaribwiga icokibazo. ¹⁷ Umusi gwambere g'ukwezi kwambere, barangiza abagabo bose barabashohoje abgore b'abanyamahanga. ¹⁸ Muba hungu babatambyi, habonekamo abari bashohoje abagore b'abanyamahanga abahungu baYosuwa, mwene Yotsadaki na bene nyina, Maseya, Eliezeri, Yaribu na Gedaliya ¹⁹ Biyemezakwikukana abagore babo no gutamba infizi y'Intama kubera icaha cabo. ²⁰ Abahungu ba Imeri ni: Hanani naZebadiya ²¹ Abahungu ba Harimu ni: Maseya, Eli, Shemaya, Yhiyeli,naOziyasi ²² Abahungu ba Pashuli, Netanayeli, Yozabadina Eleyasa. ²³ mubaliwi ni Yozabadi, Shimeyi, Kelaya witwa Kelita, Petahaya, Yuda na Eliyazali ²⁴ Mubaririmbye ni Eliyashibu mubabumbye ni shalumu, Telemu na Uri ²⁵ Mub'Isiraeli : Abahungu baPareoshi ni Ramiya Yiziya, Malikiya, Miyamini, Eleyazari , Malikiya na Benaya. ²⁶ Abahungu baElamu i Matahaniya, Zakariya, Yehiyeli, Abudi, Yeremoti, na Eliya ²⁷ Abahungu baZatuhu, Eliyowenayi, Eliyashibu, Mataniya, Yeremoti, Zobadi, na Aziza ²⁸ Abahungu ba bebayi ni Yohanani, Hananiya Zabayi na Atalayi; ²⁹ Abahungu babani ni Meshulamu, Maluku, Adaya, Yashabu, Sheyali, Ramoti. ³⁰ Abahungu ba Pahati - Moabu, Adina, Kelali, Benaya, Matahaniya, Betesaleli, Binuwi na Atalayi; ³¹ Abahungu ba Harimu ni Eliezeri, Yishiya, Malikiya, Shemaya, Simeoni. ³² Benyamini, Maluku, na Shemariya. ³³ Abahungu ba Hashumu, Matanayi, Matata, Zabada, Elifeleti, Yeremayi, Manase na Shimeyi. ³⁴ Abahungu Bani ni Madayi, Amuramu, Uweli, ³⁵ Banaya, Bedia, Keluhu ³⁶ Vaniya, Meremoti, Eliyashibu. ³⁷ Mataniya, Matanayi, Yasayi, ³⁸ Bani, Binuwi, Shimeyi ³⁹ Shelemiya, Natani, Adaya, ⁴⁰ Makunadubayi, Shashayi, Sharayi, ⁴¹ Azareli, Shelemiya, Shemariya, ⁴² Shalumu, Amariya, na Yosefu, ⁴³ Abahungu ba Nebo, ni Yeiyeli, Matitiya, Zabadi, Zebina, Yadayi, Yoweli, na Benaya. ⁴⁴ Abo bose bari bashoshweje abagore b'abapgani kandi abenshi baribazeye abana.