1 Ihe E Mere 24
1 Ndị a bụ otu e si kenye ụmụ Erọn ọrụ ije ozi ha: Ụmụ ndị ikom Erọn bụ Nadab, na Abihu, na Elieza, na Itama.
Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Ma Nadab na Abihu nwụrụ tupu nna ha anwụọ. Ha amụtaghị ụmụ ndị ikom, ya mere, Elieza na Itama jere ozi dịka ndị nchụaja.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.
3 Devid kewara ha dịka usoro ije ozi ha ga-esi dị. Ọ bụ Zadọk onye ikwu Elieza, na Ahimelek onye ikwu Itama nyeere Devid aka ime nke a.
And David distributed them, that is, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.
4 Ọnụọgụgụ ndị ndu a chọtara nʼikwu Elieza karịrị ọnụọgụgụ ndị ndu a chọtara nʼikwu Itama. Nʼihi ya, e sitere nʼikwu Elieza nweta ndịisi ezinaụlọ iri na isii, sitekwa nʼikwu Itama nweta ndịisi ezinaụlọ asatọ.
And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the leading men, than of the sons of Ithamar. Therefore, he divided them so that there were, of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen leaders by their families, and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.
5 E kere ha na-eleghị onye ọbụla anya nʼihu, site nʼife nza, nʼihi na e nwere ndịisi ozi ebe nsọ, nweekwa ndịisi ozi Chineke nʼetiti ndị ikwu Elieza na Itama.
Then he divided among them, in both families, by lot. For there were leaders of the sanctuary and leaders of God, as much from the sons of Eleazar as from the sons of Ithamar.
6 Ode akwụkwọ Shemaya, nwa Netanel, onye Livayị, dekọtara aha ndị a niile nʼihu eze, na ndịisi ozi eze, ya bụ, Zadọk onye nchụaja, na Ahimelek nwa Abịata, na ndịisi ezi ndị nchụaja, na nke ndị Livayị. E sitere nʼikwu Elieza, họrọ otu ezinaụlọ, sitekwa nʼikwu Itama họrọ otu ezinaụlọ.
And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote these down before the king and the leaders, with Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and also the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. And there was one house, which was preeminent over the others, that of Eleazar; and there was another house, which had the others under it, that of Ithamar.
7 Nza nke mbụ mara Jehoiarib nke abụọ a maa Jedaya
Now the first lot went forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 nke atọ, Harim nke anọ, Seorim
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 nke ise, Malkija nke isii, Mijamin
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 nke asaa, Hakoz nke asatọ, Abija
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 nke itoolu, Jeshua nke iri, Shekanaya
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 nke iri na otu, Eliashib nke iri na abụọ, Jakim
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 nke iri na atọ, Hupa nke iri na anọ, Jeshebeab
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 nke iri na ise, Bilga nke iri na isii, Imea
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 nke iri na asaa, Hezia nke iri na asatọ, Hapizez
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 nke iri na itoolu, Petahaya nke iri abụọ, Jehezkel
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 nke iri abụọ na otu, Jakin nke iri abụọ na abụọ, Gamul
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 nke iri abụọ na atọ, Delaya nke iri abụọ na anọ, Maazaya.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 Otu a ka e si keere ha usoro ije ozi ha mgbe ha batara nʼụlọnsọ ukwu Onyenwe anyị. E mere ya dị ka ụkpụrụ nna nna ha Erọn nyere ha si dị, dịka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel si nye ya nʼiwu.
These were their courses according to their ministries, so that they would enter into the house of the Lord in accord with their practice, under the hand of Aaron, their father, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had instructed.
20 Ndị a bụkwa ndị ndu a họpụtara nʼebo Livayị: Site nʼụmụ Amram, a họpụtara Shubuel. Site nʼụmụ Shubuel a họpụtara Jehdeia.
Now of the sons of Levi who were remaining, there were Shubael, from the sons of Amram, and Jehdeiah, from the sons of Shubael.
21 Site nʼụmụ Rehabaya, onye mbụ a họpụtara bụ Ishaya.
Also, there were Isshiah, the leader from the sons of Rehabiah,
22 Site na ndị Izha a họpụtara Shelomot. Sitekwa nʼụmụ Shelomot a họpụtaara Jahat.
and truly Shelomoth, the son of Izhar, and Jahath, the son of Shelomoth,
23 Site nʼụmụ Hebrọn a họpụtara Jeraya, nwa mbụ ya, Amaraya nwa nke abụọ ya, Jahaziel nwa nke atọ ya na Jekameam nwa nke anọ ya.
and his son, Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 A họpụtara Maịka nwa Uziel, sitekwa nʼụmụ Maịka họpụta Shamia.
The son of Uzziel was Micah. The son of Micah was Shamir.
25 A họpụtara nwanne Maịka nke nwoke aha ya bụ Ishaya, sitekwa nʼụmụ Ishaya họpụta Zekaraya.
The brother of Micah was Isshiah. And the son of Isshiah was Zechariah.
26 Site nʼụmụ Merari e nwere Mahali na Mushi. A họpụtakwara Beno nwa Jaazia.
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Uzziah was Beno.
27 Sitekwa nʼụmụ Merari a họpụtara ụmụ Jaazia ndị a: Beno, Shoham, Zakua na Ibri.
Also, the son of Merari: Uzziah, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
28 Site nʼụmụ Mahali a họpụtara Elieza, ma Elieza nʼonwe ya amụtaghị nwa nwoke.
In addition, the son of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no children.
29 Site nʼụmụ Kish a họpụtara Jerameel.
Truly, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
30 Site nʼụmụ Mushi, a họpụtara Mahali, na Eda na Jerimot. Ndị a niile bụ ndị Livayị dịka ezinaụlọ ha si dị.
The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
31 Dịka e mere mgbe a na-ahọpụta ụmụ Erọn, e ji ife nza kenye ha niile ọrụ ha kwesiri ịrụ nʼotu nʼotu, onye ukwu ha na onye nta ha. E mere ya nʼihu eze Devid, na Zadọk, na Ahimelek, na ndịisi ezinaụlọ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị niile. Mgbe a na-efe nza a, e mesoro ndị ikom niile otu mmeso, ma okenye ha ma ndị na-etolite etolite.
And they also cast lots concerning their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families, as much concerning the elder as the younger. The lot divided all things equitably.
