1 Pethimbo ndiyaka aahunganeki yaali, Haggai naSakaria yaIddo oya hunganeke medhina lyaKalunga kaIsrael ya lombwele Aajuda mboka ya kala muJuda naJerusalem. 2 Serubbabel yaShealtiel naJosua yaJehosadak sho yu uvu elaka lyawo oya tameke okutunga otempeli muJerusalem, naahunganeki mboka yaali oye ya kwatha.
3 Pethimbo ndyoka Tattenai, omunashikandjo shokuuninginino waEufrat, Shetar Bosenai naakwanepangelo ooyakwawo oye ya kuJerusalem e taa ti: “Olye e mu pe elaka, mu tunge otempeli nokutsakanitha omakuma?” 4 Oya pula wo omadhina gaamboka ya kwatha okutunga otempeli. 5 Ihe Kalunga okwa tonatele aawiliki yAajuda, naakwanepangelo Aapersia oya tokola okutegelela, sigo ya nyolele Darius noya mone eyamukulo lye. 6 Ehokololo ndyoka ye li tumu komupangeli, olyo ndi:
7 “Komupangeli Darius, lela nombili.
8 “Nkeyama, ou na okutseya kutya tse otwa yi moshilongo shaJuda notwa mono otempeli yaKalunga omunene tayi tungululwa nomamanya omanene nomiti tadhi tulwa momakuma. Iilonga otayi ende po nawa nesiloshimpwiyu e tayi humu ko.
9 “Otwa pula aawiliki yoshigwana, ye tu hokololele ngoka e ya pe uuthemba wokutungulula otempeli noku yi opaleka. 10 Otwe ya pula wo omadhina gawo, opo tu vule oku ku yelithila nawa kutya aawiliki yiilonga mbika oolye.
11 “Oya yamukula ya ti: ‘Otse aapiya yaKalunga kegulu nevi, notatu tungulula otempeli ndjoka ya li ya tungwa nale ya pwa komukwaniilwa omunankondo gwaIsrael. 12 Ihe molwaashoka ootatekulu ya geyitha Kalunga komegulu, okwe ya sinditha kuNebukadnezzar, omukwaniilwa Omukaldea gwaBabilon. Otempeli oya hanagulwa po naantu oya falwa muupika kuBabilon. 13 Ndele momumvo gwotango gwepangelo lyaKores, omupangeli gwaBabilon, Kores okwa gandja elaka, otempeli yi tungululwe. 14 Okwa gandja wo iiyuma yoshingoli noyoshisiliveli mbyoka Nebukadnezzar a li a kutha motempeli muJerusalem e te yi pungula motempeli yaBabilon. Kores okwa gandja iikwaniipangitho mbika komulumentu edhina lye Sheshbazzar e te mu langeke omunashikandjo muJuda. 15 Omupangeli okwe mu lombwele, e yi shune kotempeli kuJerusalem, noku tungulule otempeli mpoka ya li nale. 16 Sheshbazzar okwe ya e ta tula po omakankameno; okuza mpoka otaku tungwa ihe otempeli, ihe inayi pwa natango.’
17 “Ngashingeyi, ngele tashi ku opalele, Nkeyama, konakonitha momambo gondjokonona yuuwa muBabilon, ngele oKores a gandja elaka, otempeli yi tungululwe muJerusalem, ngoye u tu tseyithile shoka wa hala moshinima shika.”
© Oshindonga Bible © Bible Society of Namibia, 2008.
