Nehemaea 1:1-11
1 Hemia ol tok blong Nehemaea*+ we i boe blong Hakalia: Long namba 20 yia, long manis ya Kislef,* mi mi stap long Susan*+ we i hedkwota.*
2 Nao long taem ya, Hanani+ we i wan brata blong mi, i kamtru long ples ya wetem sam narafala man we oli aot long Juda. Nao mi mi askem long saed blong ol man Jiu we oli laef yet mo we oli bin go fri long kalabus.+ Mo mi askem long saed blong Jerusalem tu.
3 Nao olgeta oli ansa se: “Olgeta we oli stap long provins mo we oli bin go fri long kalabus, oli stap long wan bigfala trabol mo oli sem bigwan.+ Ol stonwol blong Jerusalem oli brokdaon i stap,+ mo ol get blong hem tu we oli bonem long faea,+ i stap sem mak yet.”
4 Nao taem mi harem ol tok ya, mi sidaon mo mi stat blong krae mo mi stap sore blong plante dei, mo mi gohed blong fasting+ mo mi prea long fored blong God blong heven.
5 Mi talem se: “O Jehova, God blong heven, God ya we i gat paoa mo i stap mekem ol samting blong sapraes, mo i stap holemtaet ol kontrak blong hem, mo i soemaot se i lavem oltaem olgeta we oli lavem hem mo oli holemtaet ol komanmen blong hem.+
6 Plis, i gud ae blong yu i open mo sora blong yu i lesin gud long prea blong man blong wok blong yu we mi stap mekem i kam long yu tede. Long dei mo long naet,+ mi stap prea from ol man blong wok blong yu, ol man Isrel. Mi stap talemaot ol sin we ol man Isrel oli bin mekem agensem yu. Mifala i mekem sin, mi wetem haos blong papa blong mi.+
7 Mifala i mekem i nogud tumas long yu,+ taem mifala i no folem ol komanmen, ol rul, mo ol desisen we yu givim long man blong wok blong yu, Moses.+
8 “Plis, yu tingbaot tok we yu talem* long man blong wok blong yu Moses, se: ‘Sipos yufala i no holemstrong long mi, bambae mi mekem yufala i go stap wanwan olbaot long medel blong ol narafala man.+
9 Be sipos yufala i kambak long mi, mo yufala i folem ol komanmen blong mi mo yufala i obei long olgeta, nating sipos yufala i stap wanwan olbaot go kasem en blong heven, be bambae mi hivimap yufala,+ mo mi tekem yufala i kam long ples ya we mi jusum blong putum nem blong mi i stap long hem.’+
10 Olgeta ya oli ol man blong yu mo oli ol man blong wok blong yu, we yu bin yusum bigfala paoa blong yu mo strong han blong yu, blong pemaot olgeta.+
11 O Jehova, plis yu letem sora blong yu i lesin gud long prea blong man blong wok blong yu, mo long prea blong ol man blong wok blong yu we oli glad blong fraet long nem blong yu. Plis, yu mekem man blong wok blong yu i win tede, mo blong man ya i sore long mi.”+
Mi mi man blong karem dring blong king.+
Ol futnot
^ Hemia i minim “Jah i Leftemap Tingting.”
^ NT: “Susa.”
^ NT: “pales.”
^ NT: “woning we yu bin givim.”
