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Zuangx Mienh Nyiemc Zuiz
1E^saa^laa yiem Tin-Hungh nyei biauv nza'hmien maengx mbaapv njiec ndau nyiemv jienv daux gaux nyiemc zuiz wuov zanc, maaih I^saa^laa^en Mienh m'jangc m'sieqv caux fu'jueiv camv nyei daaih gapv zunv yiem ninh wuov. Ninh mbuo yietc zungv nyiemv duqv hnyouv mun haic.
2Elaam nyei zeiv-fun, Ye^hi^en nyei dorn, Se^kaa^ni^yaa, gorngv mbuox E^saa^laa, “Yie mbuo maiv ziepc zuoqv nyei zoux bun yie mbuo nyei Tin-Hungh, weic zuqc yie mbuo longc weih gormx nyei ganh fingx mienh nyei sieqv zoux auv. Mv baac maiv gunv yie mbuo zoux dorngc ndongc naaiv ndo, I^saa^laa^en Mienh corc maaih lamh hnamv nyei.
3Ih zanc yie mbuo oix yiem Tin-Hungh nyei nza'hmien liepc ngaengc waac, laengz guangc nzengc naaiv deix ganh fingx auv caux ninh mbuo nyei fu'jueiv, ziux meih, yie mbuo nyei ziouv, caux taaih Tin-Hungh hatc nyei waac wuov deix dingc nyei waac. Tov ei jienv Tin-Hungh nyei Leiz-Latc zoux.
4Meih jiez sin daaih mbenc naaiv deix sic. Yie mbuo laengz tengx jienv meih. Gunv bungx hnyouv aqv.”
5E^saa^laa ziouc jiez sin daaih bun ⟨domh sai mienh⟩ caux Lewi Mienh caux I^saa^laa^en nyei zuangx mienh houv jienv laengz ei naaiv deix waac zoux. Ninh mbuo ziouc houv jienv aqv.
6E^saa^laa yiem zaangc Tin-Hungh nyei biauv nza'hmien maengx mingh bieqc E^li^yaa^sipv nyei dorn, Ye^ho^haa^nan, yiem nyei dorngx. Yiem wuov ninh maiv nyanc hnaangx yaac maiv hopv wuom weic zuqc ninh nzauh duqv kouv haic, laaix zuqc guaatv mingh nzuonx daaih wuov deix mienh maiv ziepc zuoqv nyei zoux bun Tin-Hungh.
7Ninh mbuo ziouc bun waac mingh zunh gormx Yu^ndaa caux Ye^lu^saa^lem, mbuox zuqc guaatv mingh nzuonx daaih nyei mienh gapv zunv yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem.
8Da'faanh naaiv deix buo hnoi gu'nyuoz, haaix dauh maiv daaih ziux domh jien caux mienh gox hatc nyei waac, ninh mbuo nyei jaa-dingh yietc zungv ziouc zuqc zorqv mi'aqv. Wuov dauh yaac oix yiem zuqc guaatv mingh nzuonx daaih nyei mienh mbu'ndongx zuqc pai guangc.
9Naaiv deix buo hnoi gu'nyuoz, se taux juov hlaax nyic ziepc wuov hnoi, Yu^ndaa Fingx caux Mben^yaa^min Fingx nyei m'jangc dorn yietc zungv daaih gapv zunv yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem. Zuangx mienh zueiz jienv Tin-Hungh nyei biauv nza'hmien maengx, laatc gu'nyuoz, laaix naaiv deix sic yaac laaix duih mbiungc hlo, mienh sin zinx njuonv-njuonv nyei.
10E^saa^laa sai mienh souv jiez daaih gorngv mbuox zuangx mienh, “Meih mbuo baamz zuiz longc ganh fingx mienh nyei sieqv zoux auv ziouc bun I^saa^laa^en Mienh nyei zuiz jaa hniev.
11Ih zanc meih mbuo oix zuqc nyiemc zuiz bun Ziouv, meih mbuo nyei ong-taaix nyei Tin-Hungh, yaac ei jienv ninh nyei eix zoux. Oix zuqc caux weih gormx nyei mienh bun nqoi yaac leih nqoi meih mbuo ganh fingx mienh nyei auv.”
12Gapv zunv nyei zuangx mienh qiex hlo nyei dau, “Za'gengh hnangv naaic nor aqv. Yie mbuo oix zuqc ei jienv meih nyei waac zoux.
13Mv baac yiem naaiv maaih baeqc fingx camv nyei. Mbiungc youc hlo. Yie mbuo maiv haih souv naaiv gaengh ka'ndau. Yaac maiv zeiz yietc hnoi i hnoi haih mbenc duqv sung nyei sic, weic zuqc naaiv nyungc sic yie mbuo dorngc duqv ndo haic.
14Tov bun yie mbuo nyei jien yiem Ye^lu^saa^lem tengx zuangx baeqc fingx mbenc naaiv deix sic. Haaix dauh longc ganh fingx nyei sieqv zoux auv, oix zuqc ziux dingc daaih nyei ziangh hoc daaih zaah sic. Yaac oix zuqc maaih gorqv-mienh nyei zingh nyei mienh gox caux siemv zuiz jien caux jienv daaih. Oix zuqc mbenc naaiv deix sic sung nzengc, Tin-Hungh ziouc maiv qiex jiez mbuo aqv.”
15Kungx Aa^saax^hen nyei dorn, Yo^naa^taan, caux Tikv^waa nyei dorn, Yaa^sai^aa, ngaengc naaiv deix sic. Yaac maaih Me^sun^laam caux Lewi Mienh, Sapv^mbe^tai, tengx jienv ninh mbuo ngaengc.⚓
16Zuqc guaatv mingh nzuonx daaih nyei zuangx mienh ziouc ei jienv naaiv nyungc za'eix zoux. E^saa^laa sai mienh ziouc ziux mbuox ginv deix bungh buonc nyei bieiv zeiv, yietc bungh yietc dauh. Ziepc hlaax saeng-yietv wuov hnoi, ninh mbuo zueiz jienv jiez gorn mbenc naaiv deix sic.
17Taux zih hlaax saeng-yietv ninh mbuo mbenc sung nzengc longc ganh fingx mienh zoux auv nyei sic.
Longc Ganh Fingx Sieqv Zoux Auv Nyei Mienh
18Naaiv se longc ganh fingx mienh nyei sieqv zoux auv wuov deix sai mienh nyei mbuox ziux ninh mbuo nyei douh zong.
Yo^saa^ndakc nyei zeiv-fun, Ye^su^aa, caux ninh nyei muoz-doic, maaih Maa^aa^se^aa, E^li^ye^se, Yaalipv caux Ge^ndaa^li^yaa.
19Ninh mbuo laengz leih ninh mbuo nyei auv yaac weic ninh mbuo zoux dorngc nyei zuiz fongc horc dauh ba'gi yungh gouv fiqv ninh mbuo zoux dorngc nyei zuiz.
20Imme nyei zeiv-fun maaih Haa^naa^ni caux Se^mbaa^ndi^yaa.
21Haalim nyei zeiv-fun maaih Maa^aa^se^aa, E^li^yaa, Se^mai^aa, Ye^hi^en, caux Utc^si^yaa.
22Baatc^he nyei zeiv-fun maaih E^li^o^nai, Maa^aa^se^aa, I^saa^maa^en, Ne^tan^en, Yo^saa^mbaatc caux E^laa^saax.
23Lewi Mienh maaih
Yo^saa^mbaatc, Si^me^i, Ke^laa^yaa, (ninh aengx maaih norm mbuox heuc Ke^li^taa), Be^taa^hi^yaa, Yu^ndaa, caux E^li^ye^se.
24Baaux nzung nyei mienh maaih E^li^yaa^sipv.
Zuov gaengh nyei mienh maaih Sanlum, Telem, caux Uli.
25Zengc njiec nyei I^saa^laa^en Mienh maaih,
Baalotv nyei zeiv-fun maaih Laa^mi^yaa, Itc^si^yaa, Man^ki^yaa, Mi^yaa^min, E^le^aa^saa, Man^ki^yaa, caux Mbe^nai^yaa.
26Elaam nyei zeiv-fun maaih Matv^taa^ni^yaa, Se^kaa^li^yaa, Ye^hi^en, Apc^ndi, Ye^le^motv caux E^li^yaa.
27Satc^tu nyei zeiv-fun maaih E^li^o^nai, E^li^yaa^sipv, Matv^taa^ni^yaa, Ye^le^motv, Saax^mbaatc caux Aa^si^saa.
28Mbe^mbai nyei zeiv-fun maaih Ye^ho^haa^nan, Haa^nan^yaa, Sapc^mbai, caux Atc^lai.
29Mbaani nyei zeiv-fun maaih Me^sun^laam, Manlukv, Aa^ndaa^yaa, Yaasupv, Se^an caux Ye^le^motv.
30Baa^hatc Mo^apc nyei zeiv-fun maaih Atc^naa, Kelaan, Mbe^nai^yaa, Maa^aa^se^aa. Matv^taa^ni^yaa, Mbe^saa^len, Mbinnui caux Maa^natv^se.
31Haalim nyei zeiv-fun maaih E^li^ye^se, Itc^si^jaa, Man^ki^yaa, Se^mai^aa caux Qi^me^on,
32Mben^yaa^min, Manlukv, caux Se^maa^li^yaa.
33Haasum nyei zeiv-fun maaih Matv^te^nai, Matv^tatv^daa, Saax^mbaatc, E^li^fe^letv, Ye^le^mai, Maa^natv^se, caux Si^me^i.
34Mbaani nyei zeiv-fun maaih Maa^aa^ndai, Amlaam, U^en,
35Mbe^nai^yaa, Mbe^ndai^yaa, Ke^lu^hi,
36Waa^ni^yaa, Me^le^motv, E^li^yaa^sipv,
37Matv^taa^ni^yaa, Matv^te^nai, Yaa^aa^su.
38Mbinnui nyei zeiv-fun maaih Si^me^i,
39Se^le^mi^yaa, Naatan, Aa^ndaa^yaa,
40Makv^naa^nde^mbai, Saasai, Saalai,
41Aa^saa^len, Se^le^mi^yaa, Se^maa^li^yaa,
42Sanlum, Aa^maa^li^yaa, caux Yosepv.
43Ne^mbo nyei zeiv-fun maaih Ye^i^en, Matv^ti^ti^yaa, Saax^mbaatc, Se^mbi^naa, Yaatv^ndai, Yo^en, caux Mbe^nai^yaa.
44Naaiv deix mienh yietc zungv longc ganh fingx mienh nyei sieqv zoux auv. Maaih deix yaac duqv fu'jueiv.⚓
10
The People’s Confession of Sin
1While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites—men, women and children—gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.
2Then Shekaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the peoples around us. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel.
3Now let us make a covenant before our God to send away all these women and their children, in accordance with the counsel of my lord and of those who fear the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law.
4Rise up; this matter is in your hands. We will support you, so take courage and do it.”
5So Ezra rose up and put the leading priests and Levites and all Israel under oath to do what had been suggested. And they took the oath.
6Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and went to the room of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. While he was there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he continued to mourn over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.
7A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem.
8Anyone who failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, in accordance with the decision of the officials and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.
9Within the three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people were sitting in the square before the house of God, greatly distressed by the occasion and because of the rain.
10Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel’s guilt.
11Now honor⚓ the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the peoples around you and from your foreign wives.”
12The whole assembly responded with a loud voice: “You are right! We must do as you say.
13But there are many people here and it is the rainy season; so we cannot stand outside. Besides, this matter cannot be taken care of in a day or two, because we have sinned greatly in this thing.
14Let our officials act for the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at a set time, along with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
15Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah, supported by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite, opposed this.
16So the exiles did as was proposed. Ezra the priest selected men who were family heads, one from each family division, and all of them designated by name. On the first day of the tenth month they sat down to investigate the cases,
17and by the first day of the first month they finished dealing with all the men who had married foreign women.
Those Guilty of Intermarriage
18Among the descendants of the priests, the following had married foreign women:
From the descendants of Joshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib and Gedaliah.
19(They all gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt they each presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.)
20From the descendants of Immer:
Hanani and Zebadiah.
21From the descendants of Harim:
Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel and Uzziah.
22From the descendants of Pashhur:
Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad and Elasah.
23Among the Levites:
Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah (that is, Kelita), Pethahiah, Judah and Eliezer.
24From the musicians:
Eliashib.
From the gatekeepers:
Shallum, Telem and Uri.
25And among the other Israelites:
From the descendants of Parosh:
Ramiah, Izziah, Malkijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malkijah and Benaiah.
26From the descendants of Elam:
Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth and Elijah.
27From the descendants of Zattu:
Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad and Aziza.
28From the descendants of Bebai:
Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai and Athlai.
29From the descendants of Bani:
Meshullam, Malluk, Adaiah, Jashub, Sheal and Jeremoth.
30From the descendants of Pahath-Moab:
Adna, Kelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui and Manasseh.
31From the descendants of Harim:
Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
32Benjamin, Malluk and Shemariah.
33From the descendants of Hashum:
Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh and Shimei.
34From the descendants of Bani:
Maadai, Amram, Uel,
35Benaiah, Bedeiah, Keluhi,
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
37Mattaniah, Mattenai and Jaasu.
38From the descendants of Binnui:⚓
Shimei,
39Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah,
40Maknadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
41Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
42Shallum, Amariah and Joseph.
43From the descendants of Nebo:
Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jaddai, Joel and Benaiah.
44All these had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.⚓