1 Chronicles 6
1 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Livayị mụrụ ndị a: Geshọn, Kohat na Merari.
2 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohat mụrụ Amram, Izha, Hebrọn na Uziel.
3 Amram’s children were Miriam and [her younger brothers] Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Amram mụrụ Erọn, Mosis na Miriam. Erọn mụrụ Nadab, Abihu, Elieza na Itama.
4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
Elieza mụrụ Finehaz; Finehaz abụrụ nna Abishua
5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
Abishua bụ nna Buki, Buki abụrụ nna Uzi.
6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
Uzi mụrụ Zerahaya, Zerahaya amụọ Meraiot.
7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Meraiot mụrụ Amaraya, Amaraya amụọ Ahitub.
8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
Ahitub mụrụ Zadọk, Zadọk amụọ Ahimaaz.
9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
Ahimaaz mụrụ Azaraya, Azaraya amụọ Johanan.
10 Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.
Johanan mụrụ Azaraya ọ bụ ya bụ onye ahụ bụ onye nchụaja ụlọnsọ ukwu ahụ Solomọn wuru na Jerusalem.
11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Azaraya mụrụ Amaraya, Amaraya amụọ Ahitub.
12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
Ahitub mụrụ Zadọk, Zadọk amụọ Shalum.
13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
Shalum mụrụ Hilkaya, Hilkaya amụọ Azaraya.
14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
Azaraya mụrụ Seraya, Seraya amụọ Jehozadak,
15 Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent [King] Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] [MTY] to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them [to go to Babylonia].
A dọtara Jehozadak nʼagha mgbe Onyenwe anyị mere ka Nebukadneza dọkpụrụ ndị Juda na Jerusalem nʼagha.
16 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Ụmụ ndị ikom Livayị bụ, Geshọm, Kohat na Merari.
17 Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
Geshọm mụrụ Libni na Shimei.
18 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Ụmụ Kohat bụ Amram, Izha, Hebrọn, na Uziel.
19 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
Merari mụtara Mahali na Mushi. Ndị a bụ ikwu Livayị ndị e depụtara dịka aha nna ha si dị.
20 Gershon’s [oldest] son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jehath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
Ikwu Geshọm bụ Libni, Jahat, Zima,
21 Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
Joa, Ido, Zera na Jeaterai.
22 Kohath’s [other] son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
Ikwu Kohat bụ Aminadab, Kora, Asịa,
23 Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
Elkena, Ebiasaf, Asịa,
24 Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
Tahat, Uriel, Ụzaya na Shaul.
25 Elkanah’s [other] sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
Ụmụ ụmụ Elkena bụ Amasai na Ahimot.
26 Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
Ụmụ ụmụ Ahimot bụ Elkena, Zofai, Nahat,
27 Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Samuel.
Eliab, Jeroham, Elkena na Samuel.
28 Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
Ụmụ Samuel bụ Juel, ọkpara ya, na Abija nke abụọ.
29 Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
Ụmụ ụmụ Merari bụ Mahali, Libni, Shimei, Ụza,
30 Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
Shimea, Hagiya na Asaya.
31 After the Sacred Chest was brought [to Jerusalem, King] David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in [the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
Ndị a bụ ndị ikom Devid họpụtara nye ọrụ ilekọta ndị ọbụ abụ nʼụlọ Onyenwe anyị mgbe e bubatara igbe ọgbụgba ndụ nʼebe ahụ.
32 Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the Sacred Tent, which was also called the Tent of Meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s [workers] built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions [that David had given them].
Ha jere ozi ịbụ abụ ha nʼihu ụlọ ikwu, ya bụ, ụlọ nzute, tutu ruo mgbe Solomọn wuchara ụlọnsọ Onyenwe anyị na Jerusalem. Ha jere ozi ha dịka usoro ije ozi ha si dị.
33 Here is a list of the musicians and their sons: From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
Ndị a bụ ndị ikom ahụ jere ozi, ha na ụmụ ha ndị ikom: Site nʼikwu Kohat: Heman, ọbụ abụ. Ndị a bụ nna nna ya ochie: Juel, nwa Samuel,
34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
nwa Elkena, nwa Jeroham, nwa Eliel, nwa Toa,
35 Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
nwa Zuf, nwa Elkena, nwa Mahat, nwa Amasai,
36 Amasai was the son of [another man whose name was] Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
nwa Elkena, nwa Juel, nwa Azaraya, nwa Zefanaya,
37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
nwa Tahat, nwa Asịa, nwa Ebiasaf, nwa Kora,
38 Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
nwa Izha, nwa Kohat, nwa Livayị, nwa Izrel.
39 Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group [of singers] stood at the right side of Heman. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
Asaf onye na-enyere Heman aka, na-eje ozi nʼakụkụ aka nri ya. Ndị bụ nna nna ya ochie bụ ndị a: Berekaya, nwa Shimea,
40 Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
nwa Maikel, nwa Baaseya, nwa Malkija,
41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
nwa Etni, nwa Zera, nwa Adaya,
42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
nwa Etan, nwa Zima, nwa Shimei,
43 Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
nwa Jahat, nwa Geshọm, nwa Livayị.
44 [A group of singers from] Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluch.
Onye ọzọ na-enyere Heman aka bụ Etan, onye ikwu Merari. Ọ na-anọ nʼaka ekpe ya. Ndị bụ nna nna ochie Etan bụ ndị a, Kishi, nwa Abdi, nwa Maluk,
45 Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
nwa Hashabaya, nwa Amazaya, nwa Hilkaya,
46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
nwa Amzi, nwa Bani, nwa Shema,
47 Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari, and Merari was the son of Levi.
nwa Mahali, nwa Mushi, nwa Merari, nwa Livayị.
48 The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place [where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
Ụmụnna ha ndị Livayị ụfọdụ ka e tinyere nʼọrụ dị iche iche nʼụlọ ikwu, bụ ụlọ Chineke.
49 Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the Very Holy Place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God [well], had given to them.
Ma Erọn na ụmụ ụmụ ya bụ ndị chụrụ aja onyinye nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja nke aja nsure ọkụ, nakwa nʼelu ebe ịchụ aja ihe na-esi isi ụtọ, nke metụtara ọrụ ije ozi niile nʼime Ebe ahụ Kachasị Nsọ, na-ekpuchikwara Izrel mmehie niile ha, nʼusoro dịka ihe niile si dị nke Mosis ohu Chineke nyere nʼiwu.
50 These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
Ụmụ ụmụ Erọn bụ Elieza, na Finehaz, na Abishua,
51 Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
na Buki, na Uzi, na Zerahaya,
52 Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
na Meraiot, na Amaraya, na Ahitub,
53 Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.
na Zadọk, na Ahimaaz.
54 Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.
Ndị a bụ ala na obodo dị iche iche ụmụ Erọn ketara, nke e nyere ikwu Kohat, ụmụ ụmụ Erọn, nʼihi na ọ bụ ha ka e bu ụzọ kenye oke site nʼife nza.
55 They were allotted Hebron [city] in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
Hebrọn, nʼime Juda, ya na ala ịta nri anụ ụlọ niile dị ya gburugburu.
56 but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
Ma ala ubi na obodo nta niile gbara Hebrọn gburugburu ka e nyere Kaleb nwa Jefune.
57 The descendants of Aaron [who were descendants of Kohath] were allotted Hebron, one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone]. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
Ya mere e nyere ụmụ ụmụ Erọn Hebrọn (obodo mgbaba), na Libna, na Jatịa, na Eshtemoa,
58 Hilen, Debir,
na Hilen, na Debịa,
59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh.
na Ashan, na Juta, na Bet-Shemesh, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha.
60 They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth [cities] from the tribe of Benjamin. Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.
Site nʼebo Benjamin e nyere ha obodo Gibiọn, Geba, Alemet, na Anatot, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha. Obodo ndị a, nke e kere nʼetiti ndị ikwu Kohat, dị iri na otu nʼọnụọgụgụ.
61 The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River].
E fere nza tupu e nye ndị fọdụrụ nʼime ikwu Kohat obodo iri site nʼala ọkara ebo Manase.
62 The descendants of Gershon were allotted 13 cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in [the] Bashan [region on the east side of the Jordan River].
E fekwara nza nye agbụrụ niile dị nʼikwu Geshọm obodo iri na atọ na Bashan, site nʼala ebo Isaka, na Asha, na Naftalị, na agbụrụ niile dị nʼikwu Manase.
63 The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
E fekwara nza nye ikwu Merari obodo iri na abụọ site nʼala ebo Ruben, na Gad, na Zebụlọn.
64 The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
Otu a ka ndị Izrel si nye ndị Livayị obodo ndị a na ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ dị.
65 They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
Site nʼebo Juda, na Simiọn, na Benjamin ka e si kenye ha obodo ndị ahụ a kpọrọ aha ha na mbụ.
66 Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
E sitere nʼala ndị ebo Ifrem kenye ụfọdụ nʼime ndị agbụrụ Kohat obodo ụfọdụ.
67 They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone], along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,
Nʼala ugwu ugwu Ifrem e kenyere ha Shekem (obodo mgbaba), na Gaza,
68 Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
na Jokmeam, na Bet-Horon,
69 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
na Aijalon, na, Gat Rimọn, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ gbara ya gburugburu.
70 The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west [of the Jordan River].
Site nʼọkara ebo Manase, ndị Izrel nyere ndị ikwu Kohat fọdụrụ obodo ndị a: Anea na Bileam, tinyere ala ebe ịta nri anụ ụlọ ha.
71 The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east [of the Jordan River]. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in [the] Bashan and Ashtaroth [regions].
Ndị Geshọm natara obodo ndị a: Site nʼagbụrụ ọkara ebo Manase ha natara Golan, nke dị na Bashan, na Ashtarọt, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha.
72 From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
Ebo Isaka nyere ha Kedesh, Daberat,
73 Ramoth, and Anem.
Ramọt na Anem, tinyere ebe ịta nri anụ ụlọ niile dị ha gburugburu.
74 From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
Ebo Asha nyere ha Mashal, Abdon,
75 Hukok, and Rehob.
Hukọk na Rehob, tinyere ebe ịta nri anụ ụlọ niile dị ha gburugburu.
76 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in [the] Galilee [region], and Hammon and Kiriathaim [towns].
Ebo Naftalị nyere ha Kedesh nʼime Galili, Hamọn na Kiriatem, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha.
77 The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
Ndị ebo Zebụlọn nyere ụmụ Merari ndị Livayị fọdụrụ ala ndị a: Jokneam, Kata, Rimọn na Taboa, tinyere ebe ịta nri anụ ụlọ ha.
78 From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
Ma nʼofe osimiri Jọdan, nʼọwụwa anyanwụ obodo Jeriko, ndị ebo Ruben nyere ha obodo Beza dị nʼọzara, nyekwa ha Jahaz,
Kedemot na Mefaat, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha niile.
80 From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region], [the cities of] Mahanaim,
Ndị ebo Gad nyere ha Ramọt nke Gilead, Mahanaim,
81 Heshbon, and Jazer.
Heshbọn na Jeza, tinyere ebe ịta nri nke anụ ụlọ ha niile.
