1 Maũndũ 9
1 Andũ a Isiraeli othe nĩmandĩkĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa marĩa maarĩ mbuku-inĩ ya athamaki a Isiraeli. Andũ a Juda nĩmatahĩtwo magatwarwo Babuloni nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga kwĩhokeka.
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 Na rĩrĩ, andũ arĩa maambire gũcooka gũikara mĩgũnda-inĩ yao o kũu matũũra-inĩ mao, maarĩ andũ amwe a Isiraeli, na athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Alawii, na ndungata cia hekarũ.
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 Andũ arĩa maatũũraga Jerusalemu kuuma Juda, na Benjamini, na Efiraimu, na Manase maarĩ:
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Uthai mũrũ wa Amihudu, mũrũ wa Omuri, mũrũ wa Imuri, mũrũ wa Bani wa rũciaro rwa Perezu mũrũ wa Juda.
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 Andũ a Shiloni maarĩ: Asaia ũrĩa warĩ irigithathi, na ariũ ake.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 Kuuma Zera aarĩ: Jeueli. Andũ othe a kuuma Juda maarĩ 690.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 Andũ a Benjamini maarĩ: Salu mũrũ wa Meshulamu, mũrũ wa Hodavia, mũrũ wa Hasenua;
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 na Ibineia mũrũ wa Jerohamu; Ela mũrũ wa Uzi, mũrũ wa Mikiri; na Meshulamu mũrũ wa Shefatia, mũrũ wa Reueli, mũrũ wa Ibinija.
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 Andũ a kuuma Benjamini, ta ũrĩa maandĩkĩtwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa ciao, maarĩ 956. Arũme acio othe maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai maarĩ: Jedaia, na Jehoiaribu, na Jakini;
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 na Azaria mũrũ wa Hilikia, mũrũ wa Meshulamu, mũrũ wa Zadoku, mũrũ wa Meraiothu, mũrũ wa Ahitubu ũrĩa warĩ mũmenyereri mũnene wa nyũmba ya Ngai;
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 na Adaia mũrũ wa Jerohamu, mũrũ wa Pashuru, mũrũ wa Malikija; na Maasai mũrũ wa Adieli, mũrũ wa Jahazera, mũrũ wa Meshulamu, mũrũ wa Meshilemithu, mũrũ wa Imeri.
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 Athĩnjĩri-Ngai arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba ciao maarĩ 1,760. Maarĩ arũme maarĩ na ũhoti, na nĩ meehokeirwo gũtungata nyũmba-inĩ ya Ngai.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 Alawii maarĩ: Shemaia mũrũ wa Hashubu, mũrũ wa Azirikamu, mũrũ wa Hashabia ũrĩa Mũmerari,
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 na Bakabakari, na Hereshi, na Galali, na Matania mũrũ wa Mika, mũrũ wa Zikiri, mũrũ wa Asafu;
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 na Obadia mũrũ wa Shemaia, mũrũ wa Galali, mũrũ wa Jeduthuni; na Berekia mũrũ wa Asa, mũrũ wa Elikana, arĩa maaikaraga matũũra-inĩ ma Anetofathi.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 Arangĩri a ihingo maarĩ: Shalumu, na Akubu, na Talimoni, na Ahimani na ariũ a nyina, na Shalumu mũnene wao,
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 acio maigĩtwo kĩhingo-inĩ kĩa mũthamaki mwena wa irathĩro, nginya ihinda-inĩ rĩu. Acio nĩo maarĩ arangĩri a ihingo a gĩkundi kĩa Alawii.
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 Shalumu mũrũ wa Kore, mũrũ wa Ebiasafu, mũrũ wa Kora, na athiritũ ake arangĩri a ihingo kuuma nyũmba yake ya Akohathu. Acio nĩo meehokeirwo ũrangĩri wa itoonyero rĩa hema o ta ũrĩa maithe mao meehokeirwo ũrangĩri wa itoonyero rĩa Gĩikaro kĩa Jehova.
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 Mahinda ma mbere Finehasi mũrũ wa Eleazaru nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra arangĩri a ihingo, nake Jehova aarĩ hamwe nake.
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 Zekaria mũrũ wa Meshelemia nĩwe warĩ mũrangĩri wa itoonyero rĩa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Arĩa othe maathuurĩtwo matuĩke arangĩri a ihingo maarĩ 212. Marĩĩtwa mao nĩmandĩkirwo maandĩko-inĩ ma njiarwa ciao, matũũra-inĩ mao. Arangĩri a ihingo maigirwo o mũndũ harĩa ehokeirwo nĩ Daudi na Samũeli ũrĩa muoni-maũndũ.
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 O ene na njiaro ciao nĩo maarũgamagĩrĩra ũrangĩri wa ihingo cia nyũmba ya Jehova, nyũmba ĩrĩa yetagwo Hema.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 Arangĩri a ihingo maarĩ mĩena yothe ĩna: irathĩro, na ithũĩro, na gathigathini, na gũthini.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 Ariũ a ithe wao a matũũra mao nĩmookaga rĩmwe na rĩmwe magateithania mawĩra nao ihinda rĩa mĩthenya mũgwanja.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 No anene arĩa ana maaroraga arangĩri a ihingo, arĩa maarĩ Alawii, nĩmehokeirwo kũmenyerera tũnyũmba na igĩĩna cia nyũmba ya Ngai.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 Maikaraga ũtukũ wothe hakuhĩ na nyũmba ya Ngai nĩgeetha mamĩrangagĩre; na nĩo maamenyagĩrĩra cabi ya kũmĩhingũra o rũciinĩ.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Amwe ao maarĩ amenyereri a indo iria ciatũmagĩrwo ũtungata-inĩ wa hekarũ; nĩmacitaraga ikĩrutwo na igĩcookio nyũmba thĩinĩ.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Angĩ maaheetwo wĩra wa kũmenyerera indo cia nyũmba na indo iria ingĩ ciothe ciakoragwo handũ-harĩa-haamũre, o hamwe na mũtu, na ndibei, na maguta, na ũbani, na mahuti marĩa manungi wega.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 No athĩnjĩri-Ngai amwe nĩo maarutaga wĩra wa gũtukania mahuti macio manungi wega.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 Mũlawii wetagwo Matithia, irigithathi rĩa Shalumu ũrĩa Mũkoora, nĩwe wehokeirwo wĩra wa gũthondeka mĩgate ya maruta.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 Ariũ a ithe amwe ao a mũhĩrĩga wa Kohathu nĩo marũgamagĩrĩra ũthondeki wa mĩgate ya kũigĩrĩrwo metha-inĩ hĩndĩ ya thabatũ.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Arĩa maarĩ aini, na atongoria a nyũmba cia Alawii, maaikaraga tũnyũmba-inĩ kũu hekarũ thĩinĩ na matiarutaga mawĩra mangĩ tondũ maarĩ a kũmenyerera wĩra ũcio wao mũthenya na ũtukũ.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Acio othe maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba cia Alawii, na anene o ta ũrĩa maandĩkĩtwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa njiarwa ciao, nao maatũũraga Jerusalemu.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Jeieli ithe wa Gibeoni aatũũraga Gibeoni. Mũtumia wake eetagwo Maaka,
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 na mũriũ wake wa irigithathi eetagwo Abidoni, akarũmĩrĩrwo nĩ Zuru, na Kishu, na Baali, na Neri, na Nadabu,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 na Gedori, na Ahio, na Zekaria, na Mikilothu.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 Mikilothu nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Shimeami. O nao maikaraga hakuhĩ na andũ ao kũu Jerusalemu.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 Neri aarĩ ithe wa Kishu, nake Kishu aarĩ ithe wa Saũlũ, nake Saũlũ aarĩ ithe wa Jonathani, na Maliki-Shua, na Abinadabu, na Eshi-Baali.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 Mũriũ wa Jonathani eetagwo Meribu-Baali, na nĩwe warĩ ithe wa Mika.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Ariũ a Mika maarĩ: Pithoni, na Meleku, na Taharea, na Ahazu.
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 Ahazu aarĩ ithe wa Jara, nake Jara aarĩ ithe wa Alemethu, na Azimavethu, na Zimuri, nake Zimuri aarĩ ithe wa Moza.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 Moza aarĩ ithe wa Binea, nake Refaia aarĩ mũriũ wa Binea, nake Eleasa aarĩ mũriũ wa Refaia, nake Azeli aarĩ mũriũ wa Eleasa.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Azeli aarĩ na ariũ atandatũ, na maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa mao: Azirikamu, na Bokeru, na Ishumaeli, na Shearia, na Obadia, na Hanani. Acio nĩo maarĩ ariũ a Azeli.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
