1 Maũndũ 6

1 Ariũ a Lawi maarĩ: Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Ariũ a Kohathu maarĩ: Amuramu, na Iziharu, na Hebironi, na Uzieli.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Ciana cia Amuramu ciarĩ: Harũni, na Musa, na Miriamu. Ariũ a Harũni maarĩ: Nadabu, na Abihu, na Eleazaru, na Ithamaru.

The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

4 Eleazaru nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Finehasi, na Finehasi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Abishua,

Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

5 na Abishua nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Buki, na Buki nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Uzi,

Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.

6 na Uzi nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Zerahia, na Zerahia nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Meraiothu,

Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

7 na Meraiothu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Amaria, na Amaria nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ahitubu,

Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

8 na Ahitubu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Zadoku, na Zadoku nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ahimaazu,

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

9 na Ahimaazu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Azaria, na Azaria nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Johanani,

Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

10 na Johanani nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Azaria (ũrĩa watungataga arĩ mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ĩrĩa Solomoni aakire kũu Jerusalemu),

Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 na Azaria nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Amaria, na Amaria nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Ahitubu,

Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

12 na Ahitubu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Zadoku, na Zadoku nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Shalumu,

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

13 na Shalumu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Hilikia, na Hilikia nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Azaria,

Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

14 na Azaria nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Seraia, na Seraia nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Jehozadaku.

Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadaku nĩathaamirio hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jehova aarekereirie andũ a Juda na a Jerusalemu matahwo nĩ Nebukadinezaru.

Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Ariũ a Lawi maarĩ: Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.

So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Gerishoni: Libini na Shimei.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

18 Ariũ a Kohathu maarĩ: Amuramu, na Iziharu, na Hebironi, na Uzieli.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Ariũ a Merari maarĩ: Mahili na Mushi. Icio nĩcio mbarĩ cia Alawii ciandĩkĩtwo kũringana na maithe mao:

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.

20 Ariũ a Gerishoni maarĩ: mũriũ Libini, nake Jehathu aarĩ mũriũ wa Libini, nake Zima aarĩ mũriũ wa Jehathu,

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 nake Joa aarĩ mũriũ wa Zima, nake Ido aarĩ mũriũ wa Joa, nake Zera aarĩ mũriũ wa Ido, nake Jeatherai aarĩ mũriũ wa Zera.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

22 Njiaro cia Kohathu ciarĩ: mũriũ Aminadabu, nake Kora aarĩ mũriũ wa Aminadabu, nake Asiru aarĩ mũriũ wa Kora,

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 nake Elikana aarĩ mũriũ wa Asiru, nake Ebiasafu aarĩ mũriũ wa Elikana, nake Asiru aarĩ mũriũ wa Ebiasafu,

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

24 nake Tahathu aarĩ mũriũ wa Asiru, nake Urieli aarĩ mũriũ wa Tahathu, nake Uzia aarĩ mũriũ wa Urieli, nake Shauli aarĩ mũriũ wa Uzia.

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son.

25 Njiaro cia Elikana ciarĩ: Amasai na Ahimothu,

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth

26 nake mũriũ aarĩ Elikana, nake Zofai aarĩ mũriũ wa Elikana, nake Nahathu aarĩ mũriũ wa Zofai,

and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

27 nake Eliabu aarĩ mũriũ wa Nahathu, nake Jerohamu aarĩ mũriũ wa Eliabu, nake Elikana aarĩ mũriũ wa Jerohamu, nake Samũeli aarĩ mũriũ wa Elikana.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

28 Ariũ a Samũeli maarĩ: Joeli irigithathi, na mũriũ wa keerĩ aarĩ Abija.

The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.

29 Njiaro cia Merari ciarĩ: Mahili, nake mũriũ aarĩ Libini, nake Shimei aarĩ mũriũ wa Libini, nake Uza aarĩ mũriũ wa Shimei,

Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 nake Shimea aarĩ mũriũ wa Uza, nake Hagia aarĩ mũriũ wa Shimea, nake Asaia aarĩ mũriũ wa Hagia.

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 Aya nĩo andũ arĩa Daudi aatuire arũgamĩrĩri a ũini nyũmba-inĩ ya Jehova thuutha wa ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro gũkinya kũu.

These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.

32 Maatungataga na ũini Hema-inĩ-ya-Gũtũnganwo o nginya rĩrĩa Solomoni aakire hekarũ ya Jehova kũu Jerusalemu. Nao maarutaga wĩra wao kũringana na mawatho marĩa maatuĩtwo.

And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they would stand according to their order in the ministry.

33 Aya nĩo andũ arĩa maarutaga wĩra, hamwe na ariũ ao: Kuuma kũrĩ Akohathu maarĩ: Hemani ũrĩa mũini, mũrũ wa Joeli, mũrũ wa Samũeli,

Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 mũrũ wa Elikana, mũrũ wa Jerohamu, mũrũ wa Elieli, mũrũ wa Toa,

the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 mũrũ wa Zufu, mũrũ wa Elikana, mũrũ wa Mahathu mũrũ wa Amasai,

the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 mũrũ wa Elikana, mũrũ wa Joeli, mũrũ wa Azaria, mũrũ wa Zefania,

the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 mũrũ wa Tahathu, mũrũ wa Asiru, mũrũ wa Ebiasafu, mũrũ wa Kora,

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

38 mũrũ wa Iziharu, mũrũ wa Kohathu, mũrũ wa Lawi, mũrũ wa Isiraeli;

the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 na Asafu, mũthiritũ wa Hemani, ũrĩa watungataga mwena wake wa ũrĩo: Asafu aarĩ mũrũ wa Berekia, mũrũ wa Shimea,

And there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 mũrũ wa Mikaeli, mũrũ wa Baaseia, mũrũ wa Malikija

the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

41 mũrũ wa Ethini, mũrũ wa Zera, mũrũ wa Adaia,

the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 mũrũ wa Ethani, mũrũ wa Zima, mũrũ wa Shimei,

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43 mũrũ wa Jahathu, mũrũ wa Gerishoni, mũrũ wa Lawi;

the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 na kuuma kũrĩ athiritũ ao, Amerari, arĩa maatungataga marĩ mwena wake wa ũmotho, maarĩ: Ethani mũrũ wa Kishi, mũrũ wa Abudi, mũrũ wa Maluku,

Now the sons of Merari, their brothers, were on the left: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45 mũrũ wa Hashabia, mũrũ wa Amazia, mũrũ wa Hilikia,

the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 mũrũ wa Amuzi, mũrũ wa Bani, mũrũ wa Shemeri,

the son of Amzi, the son of Boni, the son of Shemer,

47 mũrũ wa Mahali, mũrũ wa Mushi, mũrũ wa Merari, mũrũ wa Lawi.

the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 Alawii arĩa maarĩ a thiritũ yao maagaĩirwo mawĩra marĩa mangĩ mothe ma hema ĩrĩa nyamũre, o ĩyo nyũmba ya Ngai.

There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

49 No Harũni na njiaro ciake nĩo maarutaga magongona kĩgongona-inĩ kĩa igongona rĩa njino, na kĩgongona-inĩ gĩa gũcinĩrwo ũbumba, na wĩra wothe warutagwo ũkonainie na Handũ-hau-Hatheru-Mũno, nĩ ũndũ wa kũhoroheria andũ a Isiraeli mehia, kũringana na ũrĩa Musa ndungata ya Ngai yaathanĩte.

Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.

50 Ici nĩcio njiaro cia Harũni: Mũriũ aarĩ Eliazaru, nake mũriũ wake aarĩ Finehasi, nake Abishua aarĩ mũriũ wa Finehasi,

Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51 nake Buki aarĩ mũriũ wa Abishua, nake Uzi aarĩ mũriũ wa Buki, nake Zerahia aarĩ mũriũ wa Uzi,

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 nake Meraiothu aarĩ mũriũ wa Zerahia, nake Amaria aarĩ mũriũ wa Meraiothu, nake Ahitubu aarĩ mũriũ wa Amaria,

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

53 nake Zadoku aarĩ mũriũ wa Ahitubu, nake Ahimaazu aarĩ mũriũ wa Zadoku.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 Na rĩrĩ, gũkũ nĩkuo kũndũ kũrĩa maagaĩirwo kũrĩ bũrũri wao (nakuo kwagaĩirwo njiaro cia Harũni iria ciarĩ cia mbarĩ ya Kohathu, tondũ igai rĩa mbere rĩarĩ rĩao):

And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.

55 Maaheirwo Hebironi kũu Juda, o hamwe na ũrĩithio ũrĩa warigiicĩirie.

And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,

56 No mĩgũnda na matũũra marĩa maakuhĩrĩirie itũũra inene maaheirwo Kalebu mũrũ wa Jefune.

but they gave the fields of the city, and the villages, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

57 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio njiaro cia Harũni ciaheirwo Hebironi (itũũra inene rĩa kũũrĩra) na Libina, na Jatiri, na Eshitemoa,

Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,

58 na Hileni, na Debiri,

also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,

59 na Ashani, na Juta, na Bethi-Shemeshu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo.

as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.

60 Na kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini maaheirwo Gibeoni, na Geba, na Alemethu, na Anathothu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo. Matũũra marĩa maagaĩirwo mĩhĩrĩga ya Akohathu mothe maarĩ ikũmi na matatũ.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.

61 Njiaro icio ingĩ cia Kohathu ciaheirwo matũũra ikũmi, kuuma kũrĩ nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase.

Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

62 Njiaro cia Gerishoni, mbarĩ o mbarĩ ciagaĩirwo matũũra ikũmi na matatũ kuuma kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru, na wa Asheri, na wa Nafitali, na kuuma kũrĩ gĩcunjĩ kĩa mũhĩrĩga wa Manase ũrĩa ũrĩ Bashani.

and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.

63 Njiaro cia Merari, mbarĩ o mbarĩ, ciagaĩirwo matũũra ikũmi na meerĩ kuuma kũrĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, na wa Gadi, na wa Zebuluni.

Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.

64 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio andũ a Isiraeli makĩhe Alawii matũũra macio na ũrĩithio wamo.

Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,

65 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, na wa Simeoni, na wa Benjamini makĩmahe matũũra macio magwetetwo.

and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names.

66 Mbarĩ imwe cia Akohathu ciaheirwo matũũra nĩ mũhĩrĩga wa Efiraimu matuĩke bũrũri wao.

And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 Kuuma bũrũri ũrĩa ũrĩ irĩma wa Efiraimu maaheirwo Shekemu (itũũra rĩa kũũrĩra), na Gezeri,

Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,

68 na Jokimeamu, na Bethi-Horoni,

as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,

69 na Aijaloni, na Gathi-Rimoni, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo.

and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.

70 Na kuuma nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase-rĩ, andũ a Isiraeli makĩheana matũũra ma Aneri na Bileamu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo, kũrĩ mbarĩ iria ingĩ cia Akohathu.

Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.

71 Agerishoni maagaĩirwo matũũra maya: Kuuma nuthu ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase makĩheo Golani kũu Bashani, o na Ashitarothu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo;

And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

72 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru makĩheo Kadeshi, na Daberathu,

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs,

73 na Ramothu, na Anemu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo;

as well as Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;

74 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Asheri makĩheo Mashali, na Abidoni,

truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;

75 na Hukoku, na Rehobu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo;

as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

76 Na kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Nafitali makĩheo Kedeshi kũu Galili, na Hamoni, na Kiriathaimu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo.

moreover, from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.

77 Amerari (Alawii arĩa angĩ) maagaĩirwo matũũra maya: Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Zebuluni makĩheo Jokineamu, na Karita, na Rimono, na Taboru, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo;

Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;

78 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni mũrĩmo wa Jorodani mwena wa irathĩro wa Jeriko, makĩheo Bezeri werũ-inĩ, na Jahaza,

and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;

79 na Kedemothu, na Mefaathu, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo;

as well as Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

80 na kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Gadi makĩheo Ramothu o kũu Gileadi, na Mahanaimu,

indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;

81 na Heshiboni, na Jazeri, hamwe na ũrĩithio wamo.

then too, Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.