1 Chronicles 24
1 The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Tala bituka ya bana mibali ya Aron: Nadabi, Abiyu, Eleazari mpe Itamari.
2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Nadabi mpe Abiyu bakufaki liboso ya tata na bango mpe batikalaki kobota te. Eleazari mpe Itamari basalaki mosala na bango ya bonganga-Nzambe.
3 David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
Tala ndenge Davidi akabolaki bango kolanda misala oyo bapesaki bango: Tsadoki, na etuka ya Eleazari; Ayimeleki, na etuka ya Itamari.
4 There were more leading men among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants, so they divided Eleazar's descendants into sixteen groups. They did this by heads of clans and by Ithamar's descendants. These divisions were eight in number, corresponding to their clans.
Bamonaki ete kati na bakitani ya Eleazari, bana mibali bazalaki ebele koleka bato oyo bazalaki kati na bakitani ya Itamari. Boye, bakabolaki bana mibali ya Eleazari lokola bakonzi ya mabota zomi na motoba mpe bana mibali ya Itamari lokola bakonzi ya mabota mwambe.
5 They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
Babetaki zeke mpo na kokabola bango, pamba te kati na bakitani ya Eleazari mpe ya Itamari, ezalaki na bakambi ya Esika ya bule mpe bakambi ya mosala ya Nzambe.
6 Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One clan was drawn by lot from Eleazar's descendants, and then the next would be drawn from Ithamar's descendants.
Shemaya, mokomi mikanda, mwana mobali ya Netaneeli, na libota ya Levi, akomaki bakombo na bango na miso ya mokonzi, ya bakambi, ya Nganga-Nzambe Tsadoki, ya Ayimeleki, mwana mobali ya Abiatari; mpe ya bakambi ya mabota ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe Balevi. Babetaki zeke mbala mibale mpo na etuka ya Eleazari, mpe mbala moko, mpo na etuka ya Itamari.
7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
Tala ndenge bakambi ya mabota baponamaki na nzela ya zeke: zeke ya liboso ekweyaki epai ya Yeoyaribi; zeke ya mibale ekweyaki epai ya Yedaeya;
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
zeke ya misato ekweyaki epai ya Arimi; zeke ya minei ekweyaki epai ya Seorimi;
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
zeke ya mitano ekweyaki epai ya Malikiya; zeke ya motoba ekweyaki epai ya Miyamini;
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
zeke ya sambo ekweyaki epai ya Akotsi; zeke ya mwambe ekweyaki epai ya Abiya;
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
zeke ya libwa ekweyaki epai ya Jozue; zeke ya zomi ekweyaki epai ya Shekania;
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
zeke ya zomi na moko ekweyaki epai ya Eliashibi; zeke ya zomi na mibale ekweyaki epai ya Yakimi;
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
zeke ya zomi na misato ekweyaki epai ya Upa; zeke ya zomi na minei ekweyaki epai ya Yeshebeabi;
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
zeke ya zomi na mitano ekweyaki epai ya Biliga; zeke ya zomi na motoba ekweyaki epai ya Imeri;
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
zeke ya zomi na sambo ekweyaki epai ya Eziri; zeke ya zomi na mwambe ekweyaki epai ya Apitsetsi;
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
zeke ya zomi na libwa ekweyaki epai ya Petaya; zeke ya tuku mibale ekweyaki epai ya Ezekieli;
17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
zeke ya tuku mibale na moko ekweyaki epai ya Yakini; zeke ya tuku mibale na mibale ekweyaki epai ya Gamuli;
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
zeke ya tuku mibale na misato ekweyaki epai ya Delaya; zeke ya tuku mibale na minei ekweyaki epai ya Maazia.
19 This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.
Ezalaki ndenge wana nde bakabolaki bango mpe bazalaki kolandana kati na mosala mpo na kokota kati na Tempelo ya Yawe. Bazalaki kosala misala na bango kolanda mibeko oyo tata na bango, Aron, apesaki bango, mpe ndenge Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, atindaki ye.
20 These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Tala bakitani mosusu ya Levi oyo bazalaki bakambi ya bituka: Shubaeli, mpo na etuka ya Amirami; Yedeya, mpo na etuka ya Shubaeli;
21 As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
Yishiya, mpo na etuka ya Reabia;
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Shelomoti, mpo na etuka ya Yitseari; Yaati, mpo na etuka ya Shelomiti.
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Bana mibali ya Ebron: mwana ya liboso, Yeriya; mwana ya mibale, Amaria; mwana ya misato, Yaazieli; mpe mwana ya minei, Yekameami;
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
Shamiri, mpo na etuka ya Mishe, mwana mobali ya Uzieli;
25 The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
Zakari, mpo na etuka ya Yishiya, ndeko mobali ya Mishe.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
Bana mibali ya Merari: Maali mpe Mushi. Beno, mpo na etuka ya Yaaziya.
27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
Bakitani ya Merari: na nzela ya mwana na ye ya mobali Yaaziya: Beno, Shoami, Zakuri mpe Ibiri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
Na nzela ya mwana na ye ya mobali Maali: Eleazari oyo atikalaki kobota te.
29 From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
Mpo na Kishi: Yerameeli, mwana na ye ya mobali.
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
Bana mibali ya Mushi: Maali, Ederi mpe Yerimoti. Bango wana nde bazalaki bakitani ya Levi kolanda bituka na bango.
31 These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
Bango mpe babetaki zeke lokola bandeko na bango ya mibali, bakitani ya Aron, na miso ya mokonzi Davidi, ya Tsadoki, ya Ayimeleki, ya bakambi ya mabota ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe ya Balevi. Boye bazalaki komona mabota nyonso ndenge moko, ezala libota ya kulutu to ya leki.
