1 Chronicles 23
1 And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Daudi alipokuwa mzee aliyeshiba siku, akamfanya Solomoni mwanawe kuwa mfalme juu ya Israeli.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Pia akawakusanya pamoja viongozi wote wa Israeli, pamoja na makuhani na Walawi.
3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
Walawi waliokuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini au zaidi walihesabiwa, nayo hesabu ya wanaume ilikuwa 38,000.
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
Daudi akasema, “Miongoni mwa hawa, 24,000 watasimamia kazi ya Hekalu la Bwana na 6,000 watakuwa maafisa na waamuzi,
5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David, ] to praise [therewith].
na 4,000 watakuwa mabawabu, na wengine 4,000 watamsifu Bwana kwa ala za uimbaji nilizotoa kwa ajili ya kusudi hilo.”
6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Daudi akawagawa Walawi katika makundi kufuatana na wana wa Lawi: Gershoni, Kohathi na Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
Wana wa Wagershoni walikuwa wawili: Ladani na Shimei.
8 The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Wana wa Ladani walikuwa watatu: Yehieli wa kwanza, Zethamu na Yoeli.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.
Wana wa Shimei walikuwa watatu: Shelomothi, Hazieli na Harani. Hawa watatu walikuwa viongozi wa jamaa za Ladani.
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.
Nao wana wa Shimei walikuwa wanne: Yahathi, Zina, Yeushi na Beria.
11 And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.
Yahathi alikuwa wa kwanza na Ziza wa pili, lakini Yeushi na Beria hawakuwa na wana wengi; kwa hiyo walihesabiwa kama jamaa moja, wakapewa wajibu kwa pamoja.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Wana wa Kohathi walikuwa wanne: Amramu, Ishari, Hebroni na Uzieli.
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.
Wana wa Amramu walikuwa: Aroni na Mose. Aroni waliwekwa wakfu, yeye na wazao wake milele, wawe wakiweka wakfu vitu ambavyo ni vitakatifu mno, kutoa dhabihu mbele za Bwana, kuhudumu mbele zake na kutamka baraka katika Jina la Bwana milele.
14 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
Wana wa Mose mtu wa Mungu walihesabiwa kama sehemu ya kabila la Lawi.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Wana wa Mose walikuwa: Gershomu na Eliezeri.
16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
Wazao wa Gershomu: Shebueli alikuwa wa kwanza.
17 And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Wazao wa Eliezeri: Rehabia alikuwa wa kwanza. Eliezeri alikuwa na mwana mmoja tu, lakini wana wa Rehabia walikuwa wengi sana.
18 — The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.
Wana wa Ishari: Shelomithi alikuwa wa kwanza.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Wana wa Hebroni walikuwa: Yeria alikuwa wa kwanza, wa pili Amaria, wa tatu Yahazieli, na wa nne Yekameamu.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.
Wana wa Uzieli walikuwa: Mika wa kwanza na Ishia wa pili.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Wana wa Merari walikuwa: Mahli na Mushi. Wana wa Mahli walikuwa: Eleazari na Kishi.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
Eleazari akafa bila ya kuwa na wana: alikuwa na binti tu. Binamu zao, wana wa Kishi, wakawaoa.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Wana wa Mushi: Mahli, Ederi na Yeremothi; wote walikuwa watatu.
24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.
Hawa walikuwa wazao wa Lawi kwa jamaa zao. Wakuu wa jamaa kama walivyoandikwa kwa majina yao na kuhesabiwa kila mmoja, yaani, wenye uwezo wa kufanya kazi kuanzia miaka ishirini au zaidi, waliohudumu katika Hekalu la Bwana.
25 For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;
Kwa maana Daudi alikuwa amesema, “Kwa vile Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli amewapa watu wake raha na amekuja kuishi Yerusalemu milele,
26 and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.
Walawi hawahitaji tena kubeba Maskani wala chombo chochote cha utumishi wake.”
27 For by the last words of David was this [done], — the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.
Kulingana na maagizo ya mwisho ya Daudi, Walawi waliohesabiwa ni wale wa kuanzia umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi.
28 For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house of God;
Wajibu wa Walawi ulikuwa kuwasaidia wazao wa Aroni kuhudumu katika Hekalu la Bwana: Kuwa wasimamizi wa nyua, vyumba vya pembeni, kutakasa vyombo vitakatifu na utendaji mwingine wowote katika nyumba ya Mungu.
29 and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size;
Walikuwa wasimamizi wa mikate iliyowekwa mezani, unga kwa ajili ya sadaka za nafaka, mikate isiyotiwa chachu, uokaji na uchanganyaji, pamoja na vipimo vyote vya wingi na ukubwa.
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
Pia ulikuwa wajibu wao kila asubuhi kumshukuru na kumsifu Bwana. Iliwapasa pia kufanya hivyo jioni
31 and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;
na wakati wowote sadaka za kuteketezwa zilipotolewa kwa Bwana siku za Sabato na kwenye sikukuu za Mwezi Mwandamo na katika sikukuu nyingine zilizoamriwa. Iliwapasa kuhudumu mbele za Bwana mara kwa mara kwa idadi maalum na kwa namna waliyokuwa wamepewa maelekezo.
32 and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.
Hivyo Walawi wakafanya wajibu wao katika Hema la Kukutania, katika Mahali Patakatifu chini ya uongozi wa ndugu zao wazao wa Aroni, kwa ajili ya utumishi katika Hekalu la Bwana.
