Neyemi 11

1 Bakambi ya bato bayaki kovanda na Yelusalemi. Ndambo mosusu kati na bato babetaki zeke mpo ete moto moko kati na bato zomi aya kovanda na Yelusalemi, engumba ya bule; mpe mpo ete bato libwa oyo batikali bavanda kati na bingumba na bango.

And the rulers of the people dwelt in Jerusalem, —and, the rest of the people, cast lots, to bring in one out of ten to dwell in Jerusalem, the holy city, and nine parts in [other] cities.

2 Bato bapambolaki moto nyonso oyo amipesaki ye moko mpo na kovanda na Yelusalemi.

And the people bestowed a blessing on all the men, who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

3 Tala bakambi ya bituka oyo bavandaki na Yelusalemi; nzokande na tango wana, bana ya Isalaele, Banganga-Nzambe, Balevi, basali ya Tempelo mpe bakitani ya basali ya Salomo bavandaki kati na bingumba ya Yuda, moko na moko kati na mabele mpe engumba na ye;

Now, these, are the chiefs of the province, who dwelt in Jerusalem, but, in the cities of Judah, dwelt every man in his possession throughout their cities, Israel, the priests, and the Levites and the Nethinim, and the Sons of the Servants of Solomon.

4 mpe bato ya Yuda mpe ya Benjame bavandaki kati na Yelusalemi: Mpo na bakitani ya Yuda: Ataya, mwana mobali ya Oziasi, mwana mobali ya Zakari, mwana mobali ya Amaria, mwana mobali ya Shefatia, mwana mobali ya Maalalele, mokitani ya Peretsi;

And, in Jerusalem, dwelt certain of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin, —Of the sons of Judah, Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

5 mpe Maaseya, mwana mobali ya Baruki, mwana mobali ya Koli-Oze, mwana mobali ya Azaya, mwana mobali ya Adaya, mwana mobali ya Yoyaribi, mwana mobali ya Zakari, moko kati na bakitani ya Shiloni.

and Maaseiah son of Baruch, son of Col-hozeh, son of Hazaiah, son of Adaiah, son of Joiarib, son of Zechariah, son of the Shilonite.

6 Bakitani nyonso ya Peretsi oyo bavandaki kati na Yelusalemi bazalaki mibali nkama minei na tuku motoba na mwambe.

All the sons of Perez who were dwelling in Jerusalem, four hundred and sixty-eight, men of ability.

7 Mpo na bakitani ya Benjame: Salu, mwana mobali ya Meshulami, mwana mobali ya Yoedi, mwana mobali ya Pedaya, mwana mobali ya Kolaya, mwana mobali ya Maaseya, mwana mobali ya Itieli, mwana mobali ya Ezayi;

And, these, are the sons of Benjamin, —Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah;

8 mpe Gabayi elongo na Salayi. Bango nyonso bazalaki bato nkama libwa na tuku mibale na mwambe.

and, after him, Gabbai, Sallai, —nine hundred and twenty-eight.

9 Joeli, mwana mobali ya Zikiri, azalaki mokambi na bango; mpe Yuda, mwana mobali ya Asenuwa, azalaki molandi ya mokambi ya engumba.

And, Joel son of Zichri, was in charge over them, —and, Judah son of Hassenuah, was over the city, as second.

10 Kati na Banganga-Nzambe: Yedaeya, mwana mobali ya Yoyaribi, mwana mobali ya Yakini;

Of the priests, Jedaiah son of Joiarib, Jachin;

11 Seraya, mwana mobali ya Ilikia, mwana mobali ya Meshulami, mwana mobali ya Tsadoki, mwana mobali ya Merayoti, mwana mobali ya Ayitubi, mokambi ya Ndako ya Nzambe

Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, chief ruler of the house of God;

12 elongo na bandeko na bango, nkama mwambe na tuku mibale na mibale oyo bazalaki kosala na Ndako ya Nzambe; Adaya, mwana mobali ya Yeroami, mwana mobali ya Pelalia, mwana mobali ya Amitsi, mwana mobali ya Zakari, mwana mobali ya Pashuri, mwana mobali ya Malikiya

and their brethren who were doing the work of the house, eight hundred and twenty-two, —and Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah;

13 elongo na bandeko na bango, nkama mibale na tuku minei na mibale oyo bazalaki bakambi ya mabota; Amashisayi, mwana mobali ya Azareyeli, mwana mobali ya Azayi, mwana mobali ya Meshilemoti, mwana mobali ya Imeri, azalaki mpe elongo na bango.

and his brethren, ancestral chiefs, two hundred and forty-two, —and Amashsai son of Azarel, son of Ahzai, son of Meshillemoth, son of Immer;

14 Azalaki mpe elongo na bandeko na ye, nkama moko na tuku mibale na mwambe oyo bazalaki basoda ya mpiko. Zabidieli, mwana mobali ya Gedolimi, nde azalaki mokambi na bango.

and their brethren, strong men of ability, a hundred and twenty-eight, —and, he who was in charge of them, was Zabdiel, son of Haggedolim.

15 Kati na Balevi: Shemaya, mwana mobali ya Ashubi, mwana mobali ya Azirikami, mwana mobali ya Ashabia, mwana mobali ya Buni;

And, of the Levites, Shemaiah son of Hasshub, son of Azrikam, son of Hashabiah, son of Bunni;

16 Shabetayi mpe Yozabadi oyo bazalaki na molongo ya bakambi ya Balevi mpe bazalaki na mokumba ya misala ya libanda ya Ndako ya Nzambe;

and Shabbethai and Jozabad, over the outside business of the house of God, of the chiefs of the Levites;

17 Matania, mwana mobali ya Mishe, mwana mobali ya Zabidi, mwana mobali ya Azafi, mokambi oyo azalaki kotinda banzembo ya matondi na tango ya losambo; Bakibukia, molandi kati na bandeko na ye mpe Abida, mwana mobali ya Shamuwa, mwana mobali ya Galali mpe mwana mobali ya Yedutuni.

and Mattaniah son of Mica, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, leader of the praise who giveth thanks, in prayer, and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, —and Obadiah son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

18 Balevi nyonso oyo bazalaki kovanda kati na engumba ya bule bazalaki nkama mibale tuku mwambe na minei.

All the Levites in the holy city, were two hundred and eighty-four.

19 Bakengeli bikuke: Akubi, Talimoni elongo na bandeko na bango, oyo bazalaki bakengeli bikuke. Bango nyonso bazalaki bato nkama moko na tuku sambo na mibale.

And, the door-keepers—Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren who were keeping watch in the gates, were a hundred and seventy-two.

20 Ndambo mosusu ya bana ya Isalaele elongo na Banganga-Nzambe mpe Balevi bazalaki kovanda kati na bingumba nyonso ya Yuda, moto na moto, na mabele oyo bakoko na ye batikelaki ye.

But, the residue of Israel, the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.

21 Basali ya Tempelo bazalaki kovanda na ngomba Ofeli, mpe Tsika elongo na Gishipa bazalaki bakambi na bango.

Howbeit, the Nethinim, were dwelling in Ophel, —and, Ziha and Gishpa, were over the Nethinim.

22 Uzi, mwana mobali ya Bani, mwana mobali ya Ashabia, mwana mobali ya Matania, mwana mobali ya Mishe, mwana mobali ya Azafi, azalaki mokambi ya Balevi kati na Yelusalemi. Uzi azalaki moko kati na bakitani ya Azafi, oyo bazalaki na mokumba ya kokamba misala ya mindule kati na Ndako ya Nzambe.

And, the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem, was Uzzi son of Bani, son of Hashabiah, son of Mattaniah, son of Mica, —of the sons of Asaph the singers, to take lead in the business of the house of God.

23 Misala ya bayembi ezalaki kotambolisama mokolo na mokolo na mitindo ya mokonzi.

For, the commandment of the king, was upon them, —as to a fixed provision for the singers, the need of a day upon its day.

24 Petaya, mwana mobali ya Meshezabeyeli, moko kati na bakitani ya Zera, mwana mobali ya Yuda, azalaki kalaka ya mokonzi mpo na kotala makambo nyonso ya bato.

And, Pethahiah son of Meshezabel, of the sons of Zerah, son of Judah, was at the hand of the king, in every matter pertaining to the people.

25 Bato mosusu ya ekolo ya Yuda bavandaki kati na Kiriati-Ariba mpe na bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, kati na Diboni mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, kati na Yekabisheli mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike,

And, as for the villages in their fields, some of the sons of Judah, dwelt in Kiriath-arba, and the hamlets thereof, and in Dibon, and the hamlets thereof, and in Jekabzeel, and the villages thereof;

26 kati na Yeshua, kati na Molada, kati na Beti-Paleti,

and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and in Beth-pelet;

27 kati na Atsari-Shuwali, kati na Beri-Sheba mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike,

and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba, and the hamlets thereof;

28 kati na Tsikilagi, kati na Mekona mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike,

and in Ziklag, and in Meconah, and in the hamlets thereof,

29 kati na Eini-Rimoni, kati na Tsorea, kati na Yarimuti,

and in En-rimmmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth;

30 kati na Zanoa, Adulami mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike, kati na Lakishi mpe bilanga na yango ya zingazinga, mpe kati na Azeka mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike. Boye bavandaki na etuka mobimba longwa na Beri-Sheba kino na Lubwaku ya Inomi.

Zanoah, Adullam and their villages, Lachish, and the fields thereof, Azekah, and the hamlets thereof, —so they encamped from Beer-sheba, unto the valley of Hinnom.

31 Bakitani ya Benjame balongwaki na Geba mpe bakendeki kovanda kati na Mikimasi, Aya, Beteli mpe bamboka na yango ya mike-mike,

And, the sons of Benjamin, [dwelt] from Geba, to Michmas and Aija, and Bethel, and the hamlets thereof:

32 kati na Anatoti, Nobi mpe Anania,

Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah;

33 kati na Atsori, Rama mpe Gitayimi,

Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim;

34 kati na Adidi, Tseboyimi mpe Nebalati,

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat;

35 kati na Lodi mpe Ono, lubwaku ya bato oyo basalaka misala ya maboko.

Lod and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

36 Masanga mosusu ya Balevi ya Yuda ekendeki kovanda kati na bato ya Benjame.

Howbeit, of the Levites, certain courses of Judah, pertained unto Benjamin.