Nehemaya 12
1 Ndị a bụ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị ndị so Zerubabel nwa Shealtiel na Jeshua lọta. Seraya, Jeremaya, Ezra,
This is a list of the priests and Levites who came back with Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua, the high priest: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
2 Amaraya, Maluk, Hatush,
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
3 Shekanaya, Rehum, Meremot,
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
4 Ido, Gineton, Abija
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
5 Mijamin, Maadaya, Bilga,
Miniamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
6 Shemaya, Joiarib, Jedaya,
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Salu, Amok, Hilkaya na Jedaya. Ndị a niile bụ ndị ndu ndị nchụaja na ndị na-enyere ndị ndụ aka nʼụbọchị Jeshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their relatives in Jeshua's time.
8 Ndị Livayị so ha bụ ndị a: Jeshua, Binui, Kadmiel, Sherebaya, Juda nakwa Matanaya, onye ya na ndị otu ya na-elekọta ofufe ekele.
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who with his fellow Levites was in charge of the songs of praise.
9 Bakbukaya, na Unni, ndị otu ha nọ na ncherita ihu nʼofufe ahụ.
Two other Levites, Bakbukiah and Unni, stood opposite them in the service.
10 Jeshua mụrụ Joiakim, Joiakim mụrụ Eliashib, Eliashib mụrụ Joiada,
Jeshua the high priest was the father of Joiakim, who was the father of Eliashib, who was the father of Joiada,
11 Joiada mụrụ Jonatan, ebe Jonatan mụrụ Jadua.
who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Jaddua.
12 Ndị a bụ ndịisi ikwu ndị nchụaja nʼoge ndụ Joiakim. Meraia bụ onyeisi ụmụ Seraya, Hananaya bụ onyeisi ụmụ Jeremaya,
In Joiakim's time, these were the family leaders of the priests: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
13 Meshulam bụ onyeisi ụmụ Ezra, Jehohanan, onyeisi ụmụ Amaraya;
of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
14 Jonatan, onyeisi ụmụ Maluk; Josef bụ onyeisi ụmụ Shekanaya;
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
15 nke Harim, Adna, nke Meremot, Helkai;
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
16 Zekaraya, onyeisi ụmụ Ido; Meshulam, onyeisi ụmụ Gineton
of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
17 Zikri, onyeisi ụmụ Abija; Piltai, onyeisi ụmụ Modaya na Miniamin
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
18 Shamua, onyeisi ụmụ Bilga, Jehonatan, onyeisi ụmụ Shemaya;
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
19 Matenai, onyeisi ụmụ Joiarib; Uzi, onyeisi ụmụ Jedaya;
of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
20 Kalai, onyeisi ụmụ Salu; Eba, onyeisi ụmụ Amok,
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
21 Hashabaya, onyeisi ụmụ Hilkaya; Netanel, onyeisi ndị Jedaya.
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
22 E dekọtara aha ndịisi ezinaụlọ ndị Livayị niile nʼụbọchị Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan na Jadua, nakwa nke ndị nchụaja nʼakwụkwọ nʼoge ọchịchị Daraiọs bụ eze Peshịa.
The family leaders of the Levites in the time of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, in addition to those of the priests, were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian.
23 E dekwara aha ndịisi ndị Livayị niile nʼakwụkwọ tutu ruo nʼoge Johanan nwa Eliashib dị ndụ.
As for the genealogy of the sons of Levi, the family leaders up to the time of Johanan, son of Eliashib, were listed in the Book of the Records.
24 Ndị a bụ ndịisi ndị Livayị nʼoge ahụ: Hashabaya, Sherebaya, Jeshua, nwa Kadmiel na ndị otu ha. Ha kere onwe ha ụzọ abụọ. Ụzọ abụọ ndị a na-eguzokwa na-eche ibe ha ihu mgbe ọbụla ha na-abụku Chineke abụ otuto na ekele. Otu ụzọ na-amalite nke ọzọ azaghachi, dịka Devid onye nke Chineke si nye ya nʼiwu.
The Levite leaders were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, son of Kadmiel, together with their fellow Levites, who stood opposite them, each section giving praise and thanks and responding to one another, as arranged by David, the man of God.
25 Ndị nche na-eche ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ịchịkọba ihe nke ụlọnsọ bụ ndị a: Matanaya, Bakbukaya, Ọbadaya, Meshulam, Talmon na Akub.
They were joined by Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storehouses at the gates.
26 Ha jere ozi ha nʼoge Joiakim nwa Jeshua, nwa Jozadak, dị ndụ, na nʼoge Nehemaya bụ onyeisi ọchịchị, na nʼoge Ezra bụkwa onye nchụaja, na onye nkuzi okwu Chineke.
They served in the time of Joiakim, son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the time of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
27 Mgbe a na-edo mgbidi Jerusalem ọhụrụ ahụ nsọ, e sitere nʼobodo niile ndị Livayị bi kpọọ ha ka ha bịa nye aka iji ọṅụ mee mmemme ido nsọ ahụ. Ha bịakwara jiri abụ ekele na ihe egwu dị iche iche dịka ụbọ akwara, ịgba na une kelee Chineke.
In order to dedicate the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were called from everywhere they were living to come to Jerusalem and celebrate with joy the dedication with songs of praise and thanks, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
28 Ndị ọbụ abụ sitekwara nʼobodo niile dị gburugburu Jerusalem bịa, ọ bụladị site nʼobodo niile ndị Netofa,
The singers were also brought in from the area around Jerusalem and from the villages of the Netophathites,
29 na Bet-Gilgal, na akụkụ Geba na Azmavet, nʼihi na ha ewuorola onwe ha obodo nta dị iche iche gburugburu Jerusalem.
as well as from Beth-gilgal and from the area of Geba and Azmaveth, for the singers had built villages for themselves all around Jerusalem.
30 Mgbe ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị dochara onwe ha ọcha, ha dokwara ndị Izrel niile, na ọnụ ụzọ ama niile, na mgbidi ahụ ọcha.
Once the priests and the Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
31 E mere m ka ndị ndu Juda niile rigoro nʼelu mgbidi ahụ. Nʼebe ahụ ka m kenyere otu ndị ọbụ abụ abụọ inye ekele. Otu ụzọ gara akụkụ aka nri nke elu mgbidi ahụ ruo nʼỌnụ Ụzọ Ama Ikpofu Ahịhịa.
I had the leaders of Judah go up on the wall, and arranged two large choirs that to give thanks. One group went to right along the wall to the Refuse Gate.
32 Hoshaya na ọkara ndị ndu Juda na-eso ha nʼazụ,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them,
33 ha na Azaraya, Ezra, Meshulam,
with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
34 Juda, Benjamin, Shemaya, Jeremaya
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
35 na ndị nchụaja ndị a ndị na-afụ opi, tinyere Zekaraya nwa Jonatan, nwa Shemaya. Ndị bụ nna nna Zekaraya bụ Matanaya, Mikaya na Zakua, ndị ikwu Asaf.
as well as some of the priests with trumpets, and Zechariah, son of Jonathan, son of Shemaiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Micaiah, son of Zaccur, son of Asaph,
36 Ndị otu ya, bụ Shemaya, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel, Juda na Hanani. Ha niile ji ngwa egwu ha, ụdị ngwa egwu ndị ahụ Devid onye nke Chineke nyere nʼiwu na ndị ọbụ abụ ga-eji. Ezra, bụ ode akwụkwọ nọ nʼihu na-edu ha.
and his fellow priests, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani, along with the musical instruments as required by David, the man of God. Ezra the scribe led them.
37 Mgbe ha rutere nʼỌnụ Ụzọ ama Isi Iyi, ha rigooro nʼelu nkwasa nrigo ụlọ elu e si abata nʼobodo Devid, si ebe ahụ gafee ụlọeze Devid, gaakwa lọghachi nʼỌnụ Ụzọ Ama Mmiri, nke dị nʼakụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ obodo ahụ.
At the Fountain Gate they headed straight up by the stairs of the city of David, where the wall goes uphill, above the house of David, and on to the Water Gate on the east.
38 Ndị ọbụ abụ nke ọzọ bụ ndị na-enye ekele gara ụzọ aka ekpe. Mụ onwe m sooro ha nʼelu mgbidi ahụ, tinyere ọkara ndị mmadụ ahụ, gafee Ụlọ elu Ite Ọkụ jeruo Mgbidi Sara Mbara.
The other choir group went in the opposite direction. I followed them, along with half the people, on the wall passing the Tower of the Ovens, on to the Broad Wall,
39 Anyị sitekwara nʼebe ahụ gafee Ọnụ Ụzọ Ama Ifrem, Ọnụ Ụzọ ama Jeshana, Ọnụ Ụzọ Ama Azụ, Ọnụ Ụzọ Ama Ụlọ Elu Hananel, ruokwa nʼỌnụ Ụzọ Ama Ụlọ Elu Narị na ruo nʼỌnụ Ụzọ Ama Atụrụ, kwụsị nʼỌnụ Ụzọ Ama Ndị Nche.
over the Ephraim Gate, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate, stopping at the Guard Gate.
40 Ya mere, ụzọ ndị mmadụ abụọ na-abụ abụ ekele nye Chineke zukọtara bata nʼụlọnsọ ukwu. Esokwa m ha bata, mụ na ọkara ndị ndu,
Both thanksgiving choirs then took their places in God's Temple. I followed with the group of leaders that was with me,
41 tinyere ndị nchụaja ndị a: Eliakịm, Maaseia, Miniamin, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zekaraya na Hananaya. Ndị a niile ji opi ha.
along with the priests blowing their trumpets: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah.
42 Ndị ọzọ sokwa bata bụ ndị a: Maaseia, Shemaya, Elieza, Uzi, Jehohanan, Malkija, Elam na Eza. Onyendu ndị ọbụ abụ ahụ niile bụ Jezrahaya.
Then came the singers Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer, and the choirs sang, directed by Jezrahiah.
43 Ha chụrụ ọtụtụ aja nʼụbọchị ahụ nʼihi na Chineke nyere ha oke ọṅụ. Ụmụnta na ndị inyom sokwa ṅụrịa ọṅụ. Ha nụkwara ụda ọṅụ ndị Jerusalem site nʼebe dị anya.
Many sacrifices were offered that day, celebrating that God had brought them so much happiness, tremendous happiness. The women and children also celebrated, and the sounds of joy in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
44 Nʼoge ahụ ka a họpụtara ndị ikom na-elekọta ụlọ ịchịkọba ihe, ebe a na-achịkọba onyinye mkpụrụ mbụ, na onyinye otu ụzọ nʼụzọ iri. A na-esite nʼobodo gbara Jerusalem gburugburu na-ewebata nʼụlọ ịchịkọba ihe onyinye niile e nyere nʼiwu maka ọdịmma ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị. E si otu a na-ewebata ya nʼihi na ọrụ ndị nchụaja na ndị Livayị na-arụ na-atọ ndị Juda ụtọ nke ukwuu.
On the same day men were put in charge over the storerooms that contained the offerings, the first part of the crops, and tithes. What was allocated by the Law for the priests and Levites was brought into these storerooms from the fields around the towns, because all the people of Judah were happy for the service of the priests and Levites.
45 Nʼihi na ha na-arụ ọrụ Chineke ahụ ha ketara ịrụ, ya na ọrụ ido ndị mmadụ na ihe ọbụla nsọ. Otu a kwa ka ndị ọbụ abụ, na ndị na-eche nche sị arụkwa ọrụ a dịka iwu Devid na Solomọn nwa ya nyere si dị.
They were responsible for the worship of their God and for the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, following the instructions of David and his son Solomon.
46 Ọ bụ nʼoge Devid na Asaf ka e bidoro inwe ndị ndu abụ ito na ikele Chineke.
For long ago, back in the time of David and Asaph, directors had been appointed for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanks to God.
47 Ya mere, nʼoge Zerubabel na Nehemaya, ndị Izrel niile na-ewebata onyinye e ji akwagide ọrụ ndị ọbụ abụ, na ndị nche, na ndị Livayị. Ha kewapụtakwara oke ruru ndị Livayị ndị ọzọ iche, ndị Livayị nʼonwe ha kwa, kewapụtara oke ruru ụmụ Erọn nʼime ihe e nyere ha dịka e si nye ya nʼiwu.
So in the time of Zerubbabel and of Nehemiah, everyone in Israel provided the daily food allowances for the singers and the gatekeepers. They also made sure to provide for the other Levites, and the Levites gave a share of this to the descendants of Aaron.
