1 Chronicles 23
1 And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
Davide atakalamba, ali ndi zaka zambiri, anayika Solomoni mwana wake kukhala mfumu ya Israeli.
2 and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
Iye anasonkhanitsanso pamodzi atsogoleri onse a Israeli, pamodzi ndi ansembe ndi Alevi.
3 and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty men.
Anawerenga Alevi kuyambira a zaka makumi atatu ndi kupitirirapo, ndipo chiwerengero cha amuna onse chinali 38,000.
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,
Davide anati, “Mwa amenewa, amuna 24,000 aziyangʼanira ntchito za mʼNyumba ya Mulungu ndipo 6,000 akhale akuluakulu ndi oweruza.
5 and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]
Amuna 4,000 akhale alonda a pa zipata ndipo 4,000 azitamanda Yehova ndi zipangizo zoyimbira zimene ndazipereka ndi cholinga chimenecho.”
6 And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Davide anagawa Aleviwo mʼmagulumagulu motsatira ana a Levi awa: Geresoni, Kohati ndi Merari.
7 Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
Ana a Geresoni: Ladani ndi Simei.
8 Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.
Ana a Ladani: Mtsogoleri Yehieli, Zetamu ndi Yoweli. Onse analipo atatu.
9 Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.
Ana a Simei: Selomoti, Haziyeli ndi Harani. Onse analipo atatu. Awa anali atsogoleri a mabanja a Ladani.
10 And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.
Ndipo ana a Simei anali: Yahati, Zina, Yeusi ndi Beriya. Awa anali ana a Semei. Onse analipo anayi.
11 And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
Mtsogoleri anali Yahati, ndipo Ziza anali wachiwiri, koma Yeusi ndi Beriya analibe ana aamuna ambiri. Kotero iwo anawerengedwa ngati banja limodzi ndipo anapatsidwa ntchito imodzinso yofanana.
12 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.
Ana a Kohati: Amramu, Izihari, Hebroni ndi Uzieli. Onse analipo anayi.
13 Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the Holy of Holies, he and his sons, for all time, to make incense before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name for all time.
Ana a Amramu: Aaroni ndi Mose. Aaroni ndi zidzukulu zake anapatulidwa kwamuyaya kuti azipereka zinthu zopatulika kwambiri monga nsembe pamaso pa Yehova, komanso kuti azitumikira pamaso pake ndi kumadalitsa anthu mʼdzina lake kwamuyaya.
14 As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.
Ana a Mose munthu wa Mulungu anawerengedwa ngati gawo la fuko la Levi.
15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Ana a Mose: Geresomu ndi Eliezara.
16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
Zidzukulu za Geresomu: Mtsogoleri anali Subaeli.
17 And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
Zidzukulu za Eliezara: Mtsogoleri anali Rehabiya. Eliezara analibe ana ena aamuna, koma ana a Rehabiya anali ochuluka kwambiri.
18 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
Ana a Izihari: Mtsogoleri anali Selomiti.
19 Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Ana a Hebroni: Mtsogoleri anali Yeriya, wachiwiri anali Amariya, Yahazieli anali wachitatu ndipo Yekameamu anali wachinayi.
20 Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.
Ana a Uzieli: Mtsogoleri anali Mika ndipo wachiwiri anali Isiya.
21 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Ana a Merari: Mahili ndi Musi. Ana a Mahili: Eliezara ndi Kisi.
22 And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.
Eliezara anamwalira wopanda ana aamuna. Iye anali ndi ana aakazi okhaokha. Abale awo, ana a Kisi, ndiwo amene anawakwatira.
23 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.
Ana a Musi: Mahili, Ederi ndi Yeremoti. Onse analipo atatu.
24 These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their counted heads, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and upward,
Izi zinali zidzukulu za Levi mwa mabanja awo, atsogoleri a mabanja monga momwe analembedwera mayina awo ndi monga momwenso anawerengedwera, banja lililonse pa lokha. Awa ndi anthu ogwira ntchito oyambira zaka makumi awiri zobadwa kapena kupitirirapo, amene amatumikira mʼNyumba ya Yehova.
25 for David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;
Popeza Davide anati, “Pakuti Yehova Mulungu wa Israeli, wapereka mpumulo kwa anthu ake ndipo wabwera kudzakhala mu Yerusalemu kwamuyaya,
26 and also of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels for its service”;
sikofunikiranso kuti Alevi azinyamula tenti kapena zipangizo za chipembedzo.”
27 for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
Potsata malangizo otsiriza a Davide, Alevi anawerengedwa kuyambira amuna a zaka makumi awiri zakubadwa kapena kupitirirapo.
28 for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
Ntchito ya Alevi inali kuthandiza zidzukulu za Aaroni pa ntchito yotumikira mʼNyumba ya Yehova monga kuyangʼanira mabwalo, zipinda zamʼmbali, kuyeretsa zinthu zonse zachipembedzo, ndiponso kuchita ntchito zina za mʼnyumba ya Mulungu.
29 and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is stirred, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;
Iwo amayangʼanira buledi amene amayikidwa pa tebulo, ufa wa nsembe yachakudya, timitanda ta buledi wopanda yisiti: kuphika ndi kusakaniza, ndiponso miyeso yonse ndi kukula kwake.
30 and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;
Iwo amayimiriranso mmawa uliwonse kuthokoza ndi kutamanda Yehova. Amachitanso chomwecho madzulo,
31 and for all the burnt-offerings—burnt-offerings to YHWH for Sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed times, by number, according to the ordinance on them continually, before YHWH.
ndiponso popereka nsembe zopsereza kwa Yehova pa Sabata ndi pa chikondwerero cha Mwezi Watsopano, ndi pa nthawi yosankhidwa ya Chikondwerero. Iwo amatumikira pamaso pa Yehova nthawi zonse mwa chiwerengero chawo ndi momwe analangizidwira.
32 And they have kept the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of their brothers, the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH.
Ndipo kotero Alevi anachita ntchito yawo ya ku tenti ya msonkhano ya ku Malo Opatulika ndiponso molamulidwa ndi abale awo, zidzukulu za Aaroni, pa ntchito ya mʼNyumba ya Yehova.
