1Phahi Sanibalati ariphosikira hunarekebisha nyo ukuta, wasikira utsungu, achitsukirwa na achihunyetera swiswi Ayahudi. 2Wagomba mbere za atu okala a phamwenga naye na mbere za jeshi ra Samariya achiamba, “Anahendani hano Ayahudi anyonje? Vino andaweza kudzenga nyo ukuta? Andaweza kulavya sadaka? Yo kazi andaweza kuimala kpwa siku mwenga? Dze, andaweza kuphaha mawe ga kudzengera kula kpwenye vyo vifusi chivyophya?” 3Tobia, Muamoni yekala phephi naye achiamba, “Anadzenga utu wani, mana hata kala richikpwera nyo ukuta wao wa mawe undabomoka!”

4Nami nchimvoya Mlungu nchimuamba, “Ee Mlungu wehu husikire mana hunaberwa. Auyizire enye kulaphiza kpwao. Ahende akale mateka kpwenye tsi za ujenini na vitu vyao vihalwe zewe. 5Usigafute wala kugafwinika makosa gao mberezo, mana akalaphiza adzengadzi.”

6Phahi hwaudzenga nyo ukuta hadi uchifika nusu ya chimoche, mana nyo atu kala anahenda yo kazi moyo kutsuka. 7Ela Sanibalati, Tobia, Aarabu, Aamoni na atu a Ashidodi ariphosikira kukala kazi ya kurekebisha ukuta wa Jerusalemu inaenderera na myanya ya nyo ukuta inazibwa, atsukirwa sana. 8Aho apanga njama phamwenga kpwendapigana na nyo atu a Jerusalemu na ahende fujo. 9Ela swino huchimvoya Mlungu wehu chisha huchiika arindzi a usiku na a mutsi kudzirinda nao.

10Ela atu a Juda anungʼunika achiamba, “Aho atsukulao mizigo akaremwa sana na vyo vifusi vilondwavyo kuzolwa ni vinji sana hata tahundaweza kurekebisha nyo ukuta.”

11Go maadui gehu gachiamba, “Taandamanya wala kuhuona, ela andahenda ona hukahi-kahi yao, huaolage na yo kazi huikomese.” 12Nyo Ayahudi ariokala majirani na maadui gehu ahuambira kano kpwa kano kukala, maadui andakpwedza kula chila uphande edze ahushambuliye.

13Ela nchiika atu ariokala na panga zao, mafumo gao na maha gao nyuma ya nyo ukuta kpwenye seemu zokala fupi na zokala wazi ili azirinde. Nyo atu naapanga kulengana na mbari zao. 14Nripholola yo hali, naunuka nchigomba na vilongozi, maofisaa na atu osi nchiambira, “Msitishirwe ni hinya maadui! Mtambukireni Mwenyezi Mlungu ariye mkpwulu na wa kuogofya tsona muarinde ndugu zenu, ana enu a chilume na a chichetu, achetu enu na midzi yenu.”

15Maadui gehu gariphosikira kukala hukamanya na Mlungu kala akavuruga njama yao, hosi hwauya ko ukutani na chila mutu achienderera na kaziye.

16Kula siku iyo nusu ya atu angu achikala anahenda kazi kuno nusu yanjina ikagbwira mafumo, ngao, maha na kuvwala mavwazi ga vyuma ili kuika urindzi. Nyo vilongozi aima nyuma ya atu osi a Juda 17ariokala anadzenga nyo ukuta. Chila mmwenga wa ariokala anatsukula mizigo, wahenda kazi na mkpwono mmwenga kuno mkpwono wanjina ukagbwiririra silaha. 18Na chila mutu yekala anadzenga wakala akatsomeka upangawe chibiruni chila wakati ariphokala anadzenga. Naye mpigi wa gunda kala a phephi nami.

19Chisha nchigomba na vilongozi, maofisaa na atu anjina osi nchiamba, “Ihi kazi ni kulu, tsona ikaenea seemu kulu hata ikahuhenda hukale kure-kure pho ukutani. 20Mchisikira gunda rinapigbwa ndzoni pho huripho. Naye Mlungu wehu andahupigania!”

21Phahi nusu ya atu yaenderera kuhenda kazi, kuno nusu yanjina ikagbwiririra mafumo kula ligundzu chiti hadi nyenyezi ziriphotuluka. 22Piya wakati uho naambira nyo atu ariokala anasagala kondze ya nyo ukuta edze achese Jerusalemu phamwenga na atumishi ao, ili akale arindzi ehu usiku, na mutsi ahende kazi. 23Mimi, enehu, atumishi angu na arindzi ariokala phamwenga nami, tahuyavula nguwo zehu, chila mutu wagbwira silahaye.*