1 Maũndũ 23
1 Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Daudi aakũrire na agĩkorwo arĩ na mĩaka mĩingĩ-rĩ, agĩtua mũriũ Solomoni mũthamaki wa gũthamakĩra Isiraeli.
So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Ningĩ agĩcookanĩrĩria atongoria othe a Isiraeli hamwe na athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Alawii arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ kana makĩria magĩtarwo, nao arũme othe maarĩ 38,000.
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4 Daudi akiuga atĩrĩ, “Thĩinĩ wa aya, 24,000 nĩ marũgamagĩrĩre wĩra wa hekarũ ya Jehova, nao 6,000 matuĩke anene na atuithania a ciira.
Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of YHWH; and six thousand were officers and judges:
5 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.”
Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised YHWH with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6 Daudi nĩagayanirie Alawii acio ikundi kũringana na ariũ a Lawi na nĩo Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Ariũ a Gerishoni maarĩ: Ladani na Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
8 Ariũ a Ladani maarĩ: Jehieli na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, na Zethamu, na Joeli; othe maarĩ atatũ.
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 Ariũ a Shimei maarĩ: Shelomothu, na Hazieli, na Harani, othe maarĩ atatũ. Acio nĩo maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia Ladani.
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
10 Na ariũ a Shimei maarĩ: Jahathu, na Ziza, na Jeushu, na Beria. Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Shimei; othe maarĩ ana.
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 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.
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
12 Ariũ a Kohathu maarĩ: Amuramu, na Iziharu, na Hebironi, na Uzieli: othe maarĩ ana.
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Ishar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 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.
The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before YHWH, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
14 Ariũ a Musa, mũndũ wa Ngai, maataranĩirio na mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi.
Now concerning Moses the man of Elohim, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
15 Ariũ a Musa maarĩ: Gerishomu na Eliezeri.
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Njiaro cia Gerishomu nĩ: Shebueli nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17 Njiaro cia Eliezeri nĩ: Rehabia na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao. Eliezeri ndaarĩ na ariũ angĩ, no ariũ a Rehabia maarĩ aingĩ mũno.
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 Ariũ a Iziharu maarĩ: Shelomithu na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
19 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.
Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Ariũ a Uzieli maarĩ: Mika na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, nake Ishia aarĩ mũnini wake.
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
21 Ariũ a Merari maarĩ: Mahali na Mushi. Ariũ a Mahali maarĩ: Eleazaru na Kishu.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 Eleazaru aakuire atarĩ na aanake; aarĩ o na airĩtu. Makĩhikio nĩ ariũ a mũrũ wa nyina na ithe wao Kishu.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 Ariũ a Mushi maarĩ: Mahali, na Ederi, na Jeremothu; othe maarĩ atatũ.
The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 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.
These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from the age of twenty years and upward.
25 Nĩgũkorwo Daudi nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Kuona atĩ Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli nĩaheete andũ ake ũhurũko, na nĩokĩte gũtũũra Jerusalemu nginya tene-rĩ,
For David said, YHWH Elohim of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
26 Alawii matigũcooka kũbatario nĩgũkuuaga hema ĩrĩa nyamũre kana kĩndũ o nakĩ kĩa iria ihũthagĩrwo cia gũtungata thĩinĩ wayo.”
And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
27 Kũringana na ciugo cia Daudi cia mũthia, Alawii arĩa maarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kana makĩria nĩmatarirwo.
For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
28 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.
Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of YHWH, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of Elohim;
29 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.
Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
30 Ningĩ marũgamage o rũciinĩ gũcookeria Jehova ngaatho na kũmũgooca. Ningĩ magekaga ũguo o hwaĩ-inĩ,
And to stand every morning to thank and praise YHWH, and likewise at even;
31 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.
And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto YHWH in the Sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before YHWH:
32 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.
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of YHWH.
