1 Maũndũ 23
1 Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa Daudi aakũrire na agĩkorwo arĩ na mĩaka mĩingĩ-rĩ, agĩtua mũriũ Solomoni mũthamaki wa gũthamakĩra Isiraeli.
And David he was old and he was satisfied days and he made king Solomon son his over Israel.
2 Ningĩ agĩcookanĩrĩria atongoria othe a Isiraeli hamwe na athĩnjĩri-Ngai na Alawii.
And he gathered all [the] leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites.
3 Alawii arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtatũ kana makĩria magĩtarwo, nao arũme othe maarĩ 38,000.
And they were counted the Levites from a son of thirty year[s] and up-wards and it was number their to skulls their to men 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.
From these [are] to act as overseers over [the] work of [the] house of Yahweh twenty and four thousand and officials and judges six thousand.
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.”
And four thousand gatekeepers and four thousand [those] praising Yahweh with instruments which I made to praise.
6 Daudi nĩagayanirie Alawii acio ikundi kũringana na ariũ a Lawi na nĩo Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
And he divided them David divisions. [the] sons of Levi to Gershon Kohath and Merari.
7 Ariũ a Gerishoni maarĩ: Ladani na Shimei.
Of the Gershonite[s] Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ariũ a Ladani maarĩ: Jehieli na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, na Zethamu, na Joeli; othe maarĩ atatũ.
[the] sons of Ladan the chief 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 *Q(K)*) and Haziel and Haran three these [were] [the] heads of the fathers of Ladan.
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 Jahath Zina and Jeush and Beriah these [were] [the] sons of Shimei four.
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 he was Jahath the chief and Zizah the second and Jeush and Beriah not they had many sons and they became a house of a father a group one.
12 Ariũ a Kohathu maarĩ: Amuramu, na Iziharu, na Hebironi, na Uzieli: othe maarĩ ana.
[the] sons of Kohath Amram Izhar 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 he was separated Aaron to consecrate it a holy one of holy ones he and descendants his until perpetuity to make smoke before Yahweh to serve him and to bless in name his until perpetuity.
14 Ariũ a Musa, mũndũ wa Ngai, maataranĩirio na mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi.
And Moses [the] man of God descendants his they were named on [the] tribe of the Levite[s].
15 Ariũ a Musa maarĩ: Gerishomu na Eliezeri.
[the] sons of Moses Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Njiaro cia Gerishomu nĩ: Shebueli nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
[the] sons of Gershom Shebuel 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 they were [the] sons of Eliezer Rehabiah the chief and not it belonged to Eliezer sons other and [the] sons of Rehabiah they were numerous upwards.
18 Ariũ a Iziharu maarĩ: Shelomithu na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
[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.
[the] sons of Hebron Jeriah the chief 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.
[the] sons of Uzziel Micah the chief and Isshiah 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 he died Eleazar and not they belonged to him sons that except daughters and they took them [the] sons of Kish relatives their.
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] descendants of Levi to [the] house of ancestors their [the] chiefs of the fathers to [men] enrolled their by number of names to skulls their doer[s] of the work of [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh from a son of twenty year[s] and up-wards.
25 Nĩgũkorwo Daudi nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Kuona atĩ Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli nĩaheete andũ ake ũhurũko, na nĩokĩte gũtũũra Jerusalemu nginya tene-rĩ,
For he had said David he has given rest Yahweh [the] God of Israel to people his and he has settled in Jerusalem until for ever.
26 Alawii matigũcooka kũbatario nĩgũkuuaga hema ĩrĩa nyamũre kana kĩndũ o nakĩ kĩa iria ihũthagĩrwo cia gũtungata thĩinĩ wayo.”
And also to the Levites there not [is] to carry the tabernacle and all articles its for service its.
27 Kũringana na ciugo cia Daudi cia mũthia, Alawii arĩa maarĩ na ũkũrũ wa mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kana makĩria nĩmatarirwo.
For by [the] words of David last they [were] [the] number of [the] descendants of Levi from a son of twenty year[s] and upwards.
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.
For function their [was] to [the] side of [the] descendants of Aaron for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh over the courts and over the store-rooms and over [the] purification of every holy thing and [the] work of [the] service of [the] house of God.
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.
And to [the] bread of the row and to fine flour for a grain offering and to [the] wafers of the unleavened bread and to the baked cake and to the mixed [dough] and to every measurement and measurement.
30 Ningĩ marũgamage o rũciinĩ gũcookeria Jehova ngaatho na kũmũgooca. Ningĩ magekaga ũguo o hwaĩ-inĩ,
And to stand in the morning in the morning to give thanks and to praise Yahweh and thus to the evening.
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 every of ering up of burnt offerings to Yahweh for the sabbaths for the new moons and for the appointed feasts by number according to [the] ordinance on them continually before Yahweh.
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 they kept [the] duty of [the] tent of meeting and [the] duty of the holy place and [the] duty of [the] descendants of Aaron relatives their for [the] service of [the] house of Yahweh.
