1 Chronicles 23
1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Daudi aakũrire na agĩkorwo arĩ na mĩaka mĩingĩ-rĩ, agĩtua mũriũ Solomoni mũthamaki wa gũthamakĩra Isiraeli.
2 He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Ningĩ agĩcookanĩrĩria atongoria othe a Isiraeli hamwe na athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii.
3 The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
Alawii arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ kana makĩria magĩtarwo, nao arũme othe maarĩ 38,000.
4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the LORD’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Thĩinĩ wa aya, 24,000 nĩ marũgamagĩrĩre wĩra wa hekarũ ya Jehova, nao 6,000 matuĩke anene na atuithania a ciira.
5 four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
Nao andũ 4,000 matuĩke arangĩri a ihingo, nao acio angĩ 4,000 matuĩke a kũgoocaga Jehova marĩ na inanda cia ũini iria heanĩte nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũcio kĩũmbe.”
6 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Daudi nĩagayanirie Alawii acio ikundi kũringana na ariũ a Lawi na nĩo Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Ariũ a Gerishoni maarĩ: Ladani na Shimei.
8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
Ariũ a Ladani maarĩ: Jehieli na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, na Zethamu, na Joeli; othe maarĩ atatũ.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
Ariũ a Shimei maarĩ: Shelomothu, na Hazieli, na Harani, othe maarĩ atatũ. Acio nĩo maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia Ladani.
10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Na ariũ a Shimei maarĩ: Jahathu, na Ziza, na Jeushu, na Beria. Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Shimei; othe maarĩ ana.
11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
Jahathu nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, nake Ziza aarĩ mũnini wake, no Jeushu na Beria matiarĩ na ariũ aingĩ; nĩ ũndũ ũcio maatarirwo ta maarĩ a nyũmba ĩmwe, na makĩheo wĩra ũmwe.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Ariũ a Kohathu maarĩ: Amuramu, na Iziharu, na Hebironi, na Uzieli: othe maarĩ ana.
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.
Ariũ a Amuramu maarĩ: Harũni na Musa. Harũni nĩamũrirwo hamwe na njiaro ciake nginya tene, nĩgeetha maamũrage indo iria theru mũno, na marutagĩre Jehova magongona, na mamũtungatagĩre, na marathimanage thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩake nginya tene.
14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
Ariũ a Musa, mũndũ wa Ngai, maataranĩirio na mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Ariũ a Musa maarĩ: Gerishomu na Eliezeri.
16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
Njiaro cia Gerishomu nĩ: Shebueli nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
17 The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Njiaro cia Eliezeri nĩ: Rehabia na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao. Eliezeri ndaarĩ na ariũ angĩ, no ariũ a Rehabia maarĩ aingĩ mũno.
18 The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
Ariũ a Iziharu maarĩ: Shelomithu na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Ariũ a Hebironi maarĩ: Jeria na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, na Amaria aarĩ wa keerĩ, na Jahazieli aarĩ wa gatatũ, na Jekameamu aarĩ wa kana.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
Ariũ a Uzieli maarĩ: Mika na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, nake Ishia aarĩ mũnini wake.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Ariũ a Merari maarĩ: Mahali na Mushi. Ariũ a Mahali maarĩ: Eleazaru na Kishu.
22 Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
Eleazaru aakuire atarĩ na aanake; aarĩ o na airĩtu. Makĩhikio nĩ ariũ a mũrũ wa nyina na ithe wao Kishu.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Ariũ a Mushi maarĩ: Mahali, na Ederi, na Jeremothu; othe maarĩ atatũ.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the LORD’s house, from twenty years old and upward.
Acio nĩo maarĩ njiaro cia Lawi kũringana na nyũmba ciao: na nĩo maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao ta ũrĩa marĩĩtwa mao maandĩkĩtwo, na maatarirwo mũndũ o mũndũ, ũguo nĩ kuuga aruti a wĩra arĩa maarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa maatungataga hekarũ-inĩ ya Jehova.
25 For David said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
Nĩgũkorwo Daudi nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Kuona atĩ Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli nĩaheete andũ ake ũhurũko, na nĩokĩte gũtũũra Jerusalemu nginya tene-rĩ,
26 Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
Alawii matigũcooka kũbatario nĩgũkuuaga hema ĩrĩa nyamũre kana kĩndũ o nakĩ kĩa iria ihũthagĩrwo cia gũtungata thĩinĩ wayo.”
27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
Kũringana na ciugo cia Daudi cia mũthia, Alawii arĩa maarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kana makĩria nĩmatarirwo.
28 For their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the LORD’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
Wĩra wa Alawii warĩ wa gũteithia njiaro cia Harũni ũtungata-inĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova ta ũũ: kũrũgamĩrĩra nja cia hekarũ na tũnyũmba twa ithaku-inĩ, na gũtherithia indo iria nyamũre, na kũruta mawĩra marĩa mangĩ thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya Ngai.
29 for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;
Nĩo maarĩ arũgamĩrĩri a mĩgate ĩrĩa yaigagwo metha-inĩ, na maruta ma mũtu wa ngano, na tũmĩgate tũrĩa tũtarĩ na ndawa ya kũimbia, na wĩra wa gũkanda na kũruga mĩgate, na mawĩra mothe ma gũthima ũingĩ na mũigana wa indo.
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening;
Ningĩ marũgamage o rũciinĩ gũcookeria Jehova ngaatho na kũmũgooca. Ningĩ magekaga ũguo o hwaĩ-inĩ,
31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD;
na rĩrĩa rĩothe maruta ma njino mangĩarutĩirwo Jehova, mĩthenya ya Thabatũ, na ciathĩ cia Karũgamo ka Mweri, na ciathĩ iria ingĩ ciathanĩtwo. No nginya matungatage mbere ya Jehova mahinda mothe marĩ mũigana ũrĩa ũtuĩtwo, ningĩ na njĩra ĩrĩa maathĩtwo marutage nayo.
32 and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of the LORD’s house.
Na nĩ ũndũ ũcio Alawii magĩthiĩ na mbere kũruta wĩra ũrĩa mehokeirwo wa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, na wa Handũ-harĩa-Hatheru, matongoretio nĩ ariũ a ithe wao a rũciaro rwa Harũni, nĩ ũndũ wa ũtungata wa hekarũ ya Jehova.
