¹ Mu mweshi wa Nisan, mu mwaka wali kulenag amakumi yabili u wakwa Artaxerxis imfumu, ali kolongenye umwangashi, elo Nebo nali bulile umwangashi no kupa ku mfumu. Lelo nebo panuma nshatalile kubapo uwa bulanda painso cakwe. ² Lelo imfumu ya lilandile kuli nebo ati, "Nindi icinso cobe cikomokela ica bulanda? webo taukomoneka ukuba uwakulwala na likwete umwenso uu kalamba. ³ Nebo nalilandile ku mfumu, "shi ikaleni umuyaya mwe mfumu! Nindo icinso candi ci shingabela ica bulanda? Umusumab, incende sha nshishi sha bafyashi bandi, shili mu konaikwa elo impongolo shashiko shilyonawile no mulilo." ⁴ Elo imfumu ya lilandile kuli nebo, "NIndo webo ukofwaya nebo ukucita?" Elo nebo nalipepele kuli lesa wa mumulu. ⁵ Nebo nalyasukile imfumu ati, "nga cikomoneka icisuma ku mfumu, nga cakweba at umubomfi wenu alicitile bwino mu cinso cenu, mufwile ukututuma nebo ku Yudeya, ku musumba wa nshishi sha bafashi bandi, ukweba ati ninga cikululula." ⁶ Imfumu ya lyasukile nebo (elo namfumu alikele na ena lubali lwaiko), "ninshiku shinga webo uli no kufimapo elo nililali ukwabwela?" Imfumu yali sansamukile pakutuma nebo lintu nalikuipa iya kulinga. ⁷ Elo nebo na lilandile ku mfumu, "nga cikosekesha imfumu kuti mwampa ama kalata ayaba bwana mala mu citungu kwishilya lya mumana pa kweba ati benjag suminisha nebo ku kupita mu mipokapoka yabo mubulendo bwandi ubwa ku Yudea. ⁸ Kwingabako na kalata wakwa Asapi kasunag wa matololo ya mfumu, pakwebati ena ena enga lekumpako imikula ku kupangilako imyalo sha mpongolo sha lubansa lwa palamian ne hema, elo nefya cibumba ca musumba, elo nefyaku nganda umo nebo nkalakwikala." Elo pamulandu ukuboko ukusuma ukwakwa Lesa kwali pali nebo, imfumu yali nsuminishe nebo paplwa mepusho yandi. ⁹ Nebo nalile kuli bwana mala muci citungu ukwabucila bushilya wa mumana elo nalibapele na makalata ya mfumu lelo imfumu yalintumine pamo na bakalamba ba fita elo na baum na pali bukabolwe. ¹⁰ Ulo Sanballati umwina Horoniti na Tobia umubomfi umwina ammoniti baumfwile palwa ici bali fulilwe apakalamba ukweba ati palipo umo uwushile uyo wali kufwaisha u kwafwa abantu bamu Isreali. ¹¹ Eicho nalile ku Yerusalemu no kwikala kulya inshiku shitatu. ¹² Nalimine ubushiku, nebo na abaume aba pedwa pamo na nebo. Neblo nshaebelepo nebo umo fintu Lesa wandi ali kubika kamutima wandi ifyakucitila Yerusalemu tapalipo inama yali na nebo, ukucial pali imo iyo nebo nali kwendapo. ¹³ Nebo nalifumine panse ubuyshiku ku mpongolo ya mukonko, ukuloal ku cishima ca Jackali na ku mpongolo ya Dungi, no kulonda ifi bumba fya Yerusalemu, ico icatobekelwe ukulekanamo, elo ne mpongolo sha fikopa fya lyonawilwe no mulilo. ¹⁴ Elo nebo balile ku mpongolo ya kamfukumfuku na ku mpongolo ya cishiba ca mfumu. ne ncende yali cepeshe umwakuti inama nebo nali kuninapo tainda pitamo. ¹⁵ Elo nebo nalile pamulu bulya bushiku mu lulamba lwa mukonko elo nalilondele icibumba, na nebo nalipilibukile no kwingilila ukupitila pa mpongolo ya mukonko elo nali bwelelemo. ¹⁶ Intungulushi tashaishilepo uko nebo naile nangu fintu ifyo nacititile, elo nebo nshilati kwi shibisha aba Yuda, nelo basimapepo, nelo bashimucindikwa, nelo intungulu, nelo abashala abali kubomba umulimo. ¹⁷ Na lilandile kuli bena, "mwebo mukomona amafya fwebo tulimo, ifyo Yerusalemu ali mukonaika elo ne mpongolo shauko shilyonawilwe no mulilo iseni, lekeni fwebo tulekukulula icibumba camu Yerusalemu pakwebati twikalengwa insoni. ¹⁸ Nebo nalilandile ukuti ukuboko ukusuma u kwakwaa Lesa wandi kwali pali nebo na kabili palwa mashiwi ya mfumu ayo ali kulanda kuli nebo ba lilandile ati, "lekeni fwebo twiminine no kukula." Elo bali koseleshe amaboko yabo ku mulimo uusuma. ¹⁹ Lelo ulo Sanballati umwina Horoniti, na Tobia umubomfi wa bena Ammoni, na Geshemi umwina Arabia balyumfwile palwa ici, bali pumishe no kutupela imilandi, elo bali landile ati, "findo mukocita? Bushe mwebo mukosangukila imfumu?" ²⁰ Elo nebo na libasukile ati, "Lesa wa mumulu a kotupela ukucimfya, Fwebo tuli babomfi bakwe elo tukoiminina no kukula. Lelo mwebo tamukwetemo cakaniko, insambu kabili tamukwetemo cakaniko, insambu, kabili tamukwetemo ica kwibukisha icenu mu Yerusalemu."