1 Maũndũ 26
1 Ikundi cia arangĩri a ihingo: kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Kora maarĩ: Meshelemia mũrũ wa Kore, ũmwe wa ariũ a Asafu.
This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Ariũ a Meshelemia maarĩ: Zekaria, na nĩwe warĩ wa irigithathi, na Jediaeli aarĩ wa keerĩ, na Zebadia aarĩ wa gatatũ, na Jathinieli aarĩ wa kana,
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 na Elamu aarĩ wa gatano, na Jehohanani aarĩ wa gatandatũ, na Eliehoenai aarĩ wa mũgwanja.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Ariũ a Obedi-Edomu maarĩ: Shemaia, na nĩwe warĩ wa irigithathi, na Jehozabadu aarĩ wa keerĩ, na Joa aarĩ wa gatatũ, na Sakaru aarĩ wa kana, na Nethaneli aarĩ wa gatano,
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 na Amieli aarĩ wa gatandatũ, na Isakaru aarĩ wa mũgwanja, na Peulethai aarĩ wa kanana, nĩgũkorwo Ngai nĩarathimĩte Obedi-Edomu.
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Mũriũ Shemaia o nake aarĩ na ariũ ake, arĩa maarĩ atongoria thĩinĩ wa nyũmba ya ithe wao, tondũ maarĩ andũ ehoti.
Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.
7 Ariũ a Shemaia maarĩ: Othini, na Refaeli, na Obedi, na Elizabadu, nao andũ a nyũmba yao, Elihu, na Semakia, maarĩ andũ ehoti.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 Acio othe maarĩ a njiaro cia Obedi-Edomu; o hamwe na ariũ ao, na andũ a nyũmba yao maarĩ andũ ehoti, na maarĩ na hinya wa kũruta wĩra. Njiaro cia Obedi-Edomu othe maarĩ andũ 62.
All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.
9 Meshelemia nĩ aarĩ na ariũ ake na andũ a nyũmba yao, arĩa maarĩ andũ ehoti, othe maarĩ andũ 18.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Ariũ a Hosa ũrĩa Mũmerari maarĩ: Shimuri na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao (o na gũtuĩka tiwe warĩ irigithathi, ithe nĩamũthuurĩte atuĩke mũtongoria wao),
Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.
11 Hilikia aarĩ wa keerĩ, nake Tabalia aarĩ wa gatatũ, na Zekaria aarĩ wa kana. Ariũ a Hosa na andũ a nyũmba yao othe maarĩ andũ 13.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 Ikundi icio cia arangĩri a ihingo ciĩtanĩtio na anene ao, ciarĩ na mawĩra ma gũtungata thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Jehova o ta andũ arĩa angĩ a nyũmba yao.
Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.
13 Andũ ethĩ na andũ akũrũ o ũndũ ũmwe nĩmacuukĩire o kĩhingo mĩtĩ kũringana na nyũmba ciao.
By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.
14 Mũtĩ wa Kĩhingo kĩa Irathĩro wagwĩrĩire Shelemia. Ningĩ magĩcuuka mĩtĩ nĩ ũndũ wa mũriũ Zekaria, ũrĩa warĩ mũheani kĩrĩra mũũgĩ, nake akĩgwĩrwo nĩ mũtĩ wa Kĩhingo gĩa Gathigathini.
Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.
15 Mũtĩ wa Kĩhingo gĩa Gũthini wagwĩrĩire Obedi-Edomu, naguo mũtĩ wa nyũmba-ya-kũigwo-indo ũkĩgwĩra ariũ ake.
Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.
16 Mĩtĩ ya Kĩhingo gĩa Ithũĩro, na Kĩhingo gĩa Shalekethu mwena wa njĩra ya rũgongo, yagwĩrĩire Shupimu na Hosa. Arangĩri maaikaraga metanĩrĩire.
Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.
17 O mũthenya gwakoragwo na Alawii atandatũ mwena wa irathĩro, na Alawii ana mwena wa gathigathini, na Alawii ana mwena wa gũthini, na Alawii eerĩ mahinda mothe nyũmba-inĩ ya kũigwo-indo.
Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.
18 Nayo nja ya mwena wa ithũĩro, Alawii ana maikaraga njĩra-inĩ, na Alawii eerĩ maikaraga kũu nja.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 Icio nĩcio ciarĩ ikundi cia arangĩri a ihingo arĩa maarĩ a njiaro cia Kora na Merari.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 Alawii arĩa angĩ nĩo maarũgamagĩrĩra igĩĩna cia nyũmba ya Ngai na igĩĩna cia indo iria nyamũre.
Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.
21 Njiaro cia Ladani, arĩa maarĩ Agerishoni na ũndũ wa Ladani, na maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia Ladani ũcio Mũgerishoni, maarĩ: Jehieli,
[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.
22 na ariũ a Jehieli, na Zethamu, na mũrũ wa nyina Joeli. Acio nĩo maarũgamagĩrĩra igĩĩna cia hekarũ ya Jehova.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Amuramu, na Iziharu, na Hebironi, na Uzieli maarĩ:
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Shubaeli wa rũciaro rwa Gerishomu mũrũ wa Musa, na nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa kũrũgamĩrĩra igĩĩna.
[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.
25 Andũ a nyũmba yao kuuma kũrĩ Eliezeri: maarĩ mũriũ Rehabia, na Jeshia aarĩ mũriũ wa Rehabia, na Joramu aarĩ mũriũ wa Jeshia, na Zikiri aarĩ mũriũ wa Joramu, na Shelomithu aarĩ mũriũ wa Zikiri.
[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.
26 Shelomithu na andũ a nyũmba yao nĩo maarũgamagĩrĩra igĩĩna ciothe cia indo iria ciarĩ nyamũre nĩ Mũthamaki Daudi, na indo iria ciarĩ nyamũre nĩ atongoria a nyũmba arĩa maarĩ anene a ikundi cia ngiri ngiri na ikundi cia igana igana, na ikaamũrwo nĩ anene arĩa angĩ a mbũtũ cia ita.
Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.
27 Indo imwe cia iria ciatahĩtwo mbaara-inĩ maaciamũrĩire wĩra wa gũcookereria hekarũ ya Jehova.
Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.
28 Na rĩrĩ, indo ciothe iria ciaamũrĩtwo nĩ Samũeli ũrĩa muoni-maũndũ, na ikaamũrwo nĩ Saũlũ mũrũ wa Kishu, na Abineri mũrũ wa Neri, na Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia, na indo iria ingĩ ciothe ciaamũrĩtwo-rĩ, ciamenyagĩrĩrwo nĩ Shelomithu na andũ a nyũmba yao.
And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.
29 Kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Iziharu: Kenania na ariũ ake nĩmaheirwo mawĩra na kũu nja ya hekarũ matuĩke anene na aciirithania a Isiraeli.
From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.
30 Kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Hebironi: maarĩ Hashabia na andũ a nyũmba yao, andũ ehoti 1,700; nĩo maarũgamĩrĩire wĩra wa Jehova wothe kũu Isiraeli mwena wa ithũĩro wa Jorodani, o na wĩra wa gũtungatĩra mũthamaki.
From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.
31 Kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Hebironi, Jeria nĩwe warĩ mũnene wao kũringana na maandĩko ma njiarwa cia nyũmba ciao. Mwaka wa mĩrongo ĩna wa ũthamaki wa Daudi nĩ gwatuĩririo maandĩko-inĩ, na gũkĩoneka thĩinĩ wao andũ ehoti o kũu Jazeri ya Gileadi.
It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].
32 Jeria aarĩ na andũ a nyũmba yao 2,700 arĩa maarĩ ehoti na maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba, nake Mũthamaki Daudi akĩmatua arũgamĩrĩri a andũ a Rubeni, na a andũ a Gadi, na nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase maũndũ-inĩ mothe marĩa maakonainie na Ngai, o na marĩa maakonainie na ũhoro wa mũthamaki.
Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.
