< Neyemi 3 >
1 Eliashibi, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, elongo na Banganga-Nzambe oyo bazalaki sima na ye bakotaki na mosala mpe batongaki lisusu Ekuke ya Bibwele. Babulisaki yango mpe batiaki bizipelo na yango; bongo bakobaki kobongisa mir, babulisaki yango, longwa na ndako molayi ya Meya kino na ndako molayi ya Ananeyeli.
Then Eliashib, the chief priest, got up with his brothers the priests, and took in hand the building of the sheep doorway; they made it holy and put its doors in position; as far as the tower of Hammeah they made it holy, even to the tower of Hananel.
2 Bato ya Jeriko babongisaki eteni ya mir oyo ekanganaki na yango; mpe Zakuri, mwana mobali ya Imiri, atongaki pene na bango.
And by his side the men of Jericho were building. And after them, Zaccur, the son of Imri.
3 Bana mibali ya Senaya basalaki Ekuke ya Mbisi; balatisaki yango mabaya, batiaki bizipelo na yango elongo na basete mpe bakumba na yango.
The sons of Hassenaah were the builders of the fish doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.
4 Meremoti, mwana mobali ya Uri, koko ya Akotsi, abongisaki eteni ya mir oyo elandaki. Meshulami, mwana mobali ya Berekia, mwana mobali ya Meshezabeyeli, azalaki kosala pene na ye; mpe Tsadoki, mwana mobali ya Baana, azalaki kosala mwa mosika na bango.
By their side Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was making good the walls. Then Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabel; and by him, Zadok, the son of Baana.
5 Bato ya Tekoa babongisaki eteni ya mir oyo elandaki, kasi bakambi na bango baboyaki kosala na se ya mitindo ya batambolisi na bango ya misala.
Near them, the Tekoites were at work; but their chiefs did not put their necks to the work of their Lord.
6 Yoyada, mwana mobali ya Paseya, mpe Meshulami, mwana mobali ya Besodia, babongisaki Ekuke ya Yeshana. Balatisaki yango mabaya, batiaki bizipelo, basete mpe bakumba.
Joiada, the son of Paseah, and Meshullam, the son of Besodeiah, made good the old doorway; they put its boards in place and put up its doors, with their locks and rods.
7 Melatia, moto ya Gabaoni, Yadoni, moto ya Meronoti, mpe bato mosusu ya Gabaoni mpe ya Mitsipa oyo bazalaki kosala na se ya bokonzi ya moyangeli ya etuka ya ngambo ya weste ya ebale Efrate bazalaki mpe kosala pene na bango.
By their side were working Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah from the seat of the ruler across the river.
8 Uzieli, mwana mobali ya Araya, moko kati na banyangwisi bibende na moto, abongisaki eteni ya mir oyo elandaki. Bongo Anania, moko kati na basali oyo basalaka malasi, abongisaki eteni mosusu ya mir oyo elandaki. Babongisaki mir ya Yelusalemi kino na esika ya mir monene.
Near them was working Uzziel, the son of Harhaiah, the gold-worker. And by him was Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, building up Jerusalem as far as the wide wall.
9 Refaya, mwana mobali ya Wuri, mokambi ya ndambo ya etuka ya Yelusalemi, abongisaki eteni ya mir oyo elandaki.
Near them was working Rephaiah, the son of Hur, the ruler of half Jerusalem.
10 Yedaya, mwana mobali ya Arumafi, azalaki kosala pembeni na bango. Atushi, mwana mobali ya Ashabinia, azalaki kolanda ye. Boye atongaki eteni ya mir oyo etalanaki na ndako na ye.
By his side was Jedaiah, the son of Harumaph, opposite his house. And by him was Hattush, the son of Hashabneiah.
11 Malikiya, mwana mobali ya Arimi, mpe Ashubi, mwana mobali ya Paati-Moabi, babongisaki eteni mosusu ya mir mpe ndako molayi ya Fulu.
Malchijah, the son of Harim, and Hasshub, the son of Pahath-moab, were working on another part, and the tower of the ovens.
12 Shalumi, mwana mobali ya Aloeshi, mokambi ya ndambo ya etuka ya Yelusalemi, elongo na bana na ye ya basi babongisaki eteni ya mir oyo elandaki.
Near them was Shallum, the son of Hallohesh, the ruler of half Jerusalem, with his daughters.
13 Anuni mpe bavandi ya Zanoa babongisaki Ekuke ya Lubwaku. Balatisaki yango mabaya, batiaki bizipelo, basete mpe bakumba. Babongisaki lisusu bametele pene nkama mitano ya mir kino na Ekuke ya Fulu.
Hanun and the people of Zanoah were working on the doorway of the valley; they put it up and put up its doors, with their locks and rods, and a thousand cubits of wall as far as the doorway where the waste material was placed.
14 Malikiya, mwana mobali ya Rekabi, mokambi ya etuka ya Beti-Akeremi, abongisaki Ekuke ya Fulu. Alatisaki yango mabaya, atiaki bizipelo, basete mpe bakumba.
And Malchijah, the son of Rechab, the ruler of the division of Beth-haccherem, made good the doorway of the waste, building it up and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods.
15 Shalumi, mwana mobali ya Koli-Oze, mokambi ya etuka ya Mitsipa, abongisaki Ekuke ya Liziba; atiaki mwanza likolo na yango, alatisaki yango mabaya, atiaki bizipelo, basete mpe bakumba. Atongaki lisusu mir ya Liziba ya Siloe, pembeni ya elanga ya mokonzi, kino na bibutelo oyo ewuta na engumba ya Davidi.
And Shallun, the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the division of Mizpah, made good the doorway of the fountain, building it up and covering it and putting up its doors, with their locks and rods, with the wall of the pool of Shelah by the king's garden, as far as the steps which go down from the town of David.
16 Neyemi, mwana mobali ya Azibuki, mokambi ya ndambo ya etuka ya Beti-Tsuri, abongisaki wuta na esika oyo Shalumi asukelaki kino na esika oyo etalana na bakunda ya Davidi, kino na liziba oyo bato batimola na maboko mpe kino na ndako ya basoda ya mpiko oyo bazalaki kokengela Davidi.
By his side was working Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, ruler of half the division of Beth-zur, as far as the place opposite the last resting-places of David's family, and the pool which was made and the house of the men of war.
17 Balevi, na bokambami ya Rewumi, mwana mobali ya Bani, batongaki longwa na esika oyo Neyemi asukelaki. Ashabia, mokambi ya ndambo ya etuka ya Keila, atongaki mpe pembeni na bango mpo na etuka na ye.
Then came the Levites, Rehum, the son of Bani. By his side was working Hashabiah, ruler of half the division of Keilah, for his division.
18 Bandeko na ye batongaki pembeni na ye, na bokambami ya Binuwi, mwana mobali ya Enadadi, mokambi ya ndambo mosusu ya etuka ya Keila.
After him were working their brothers, Bavvai, the son of Henadad, ruler of half the division of Keilah.
19 Ezeri, mwana mobali ya Jozue, mokambi ya Mitsipa, abongisaki esika mosusu, longwa na esika oyo etalani na ndako oyo babombelaka bibundeli kino na esika oyo bamir ekutana.
And by his side was working Ezer, the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, making good another part opposite the way up to the store of arms at the turning of the wall.
20 Bongo na mopanzi na ye, Baruki, mwana mobali ya Zakayi, abongisaki na bolingo oyo eleka ndelo eteni mosusu ya mir, longwa na esika oyo bamir ekutana kino na Ekuke ya Ndako ya Eliashibi, mokonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe.
After him Baruch, the son of Zabbai, was hard at work on another part, from the turning of the wall to the door of the house of Eliashib, the chief priest.
21 Pene na ye, Meremoti, mwana mobali ya Uri, koko ya Akotsi, abongisaki eteni mosusu ya mir oyo ezalaki longwa na Ekuke ya Ndako ya Eliashibi kino na suka na yango.
After him Meremoth, the son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, was working on another part, from the door of the house of Eliashib as far as the end of his house.
22 Banganga-Nzambe oyo bazalaki kovanda na bamboka mike-mike ya zingazinga, bango mpe babongisaki sima na ye.
After him were working the priests, the men of the lowland.
23 Benjame mpe Ashubi, bango mpe babongisaki eteni ya mir oyo ezalaki liboso ya bandako na bango, longwa na esika oyo basukelaki. Pene na bango, Azaria, mwana mobali ya Maaseya mpe koko ya Anania, abongisaki pembeni ya ndako na ye.
After them came Benjamin and Hasshub, opposite their house. After them Azariah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made good the wall by the house where he himself was living.
24 Pene na ye, Binuwi, mwana mobali ya Enadadi, abongisaki eteni mosusu, longwa na ndako ya Azaria kino na esika oyo bamir ekutana mpe kino na songe.
After him Binnui, the son of Henadad, was working on another part, from the house of Azariah as far as the turning of the wall and the angle.
25 Palali, mwana mobali ya Uzayi, abongisaki longwa na esika oyo etalani na esika oyo bamir ekutana, esika oyo etalani na ndako molayi oyo eleki ndako ya mokonzi na molayi, pembeni ya lopango ya Boloko. Pene na ye, Pedaya, mwana mobali ya Pareoshi,
Palal, the son of Uzai, made good the wall opposite the angle and the tower which comes out from the higher part of the king's house, by the open space of the watch. After him was Pedaiah, the son of Parosh.
26 elongo na basali ya Tempelo, oyo bazalaki kovanda na ngomba Ofeli, babongisaki kino na esika oyo etalani na Ekuke ya Mayi, na ngambo ya este, mpe na ndako oyo eleki na molayi.
(Now the Nethinim were living in the Ophel, as far as the place facing the water doorway to the east, and the tower which comes out.)
27 Pembeni na bango, bato ya Tekoa babongisaki eteni mosusu ya mir longwa na ndako molayi oyo eleki molayi kino na mir ya Ofeli.
After him the Tekoites were making good another part, opposite the great tower which comes out, and up to the wall of the Ophel.
28 Longwa na Ekuke ya Bampunda, moko na moko kati na Banganga-Nzambe abongisaki liboso ya ndako na ye.
Further on, past the horse doorway, the priests were at work, every one opposite his house.
29 Pene ya Banganga-Nzambe, Tsadoki, mwana mobali ya Imeri, abongisaki liboso ya ndako na ye. Bongo pembeni na ye, Shemaya, mwana mobali ya Shekania, mokengeli Ekuke ya ngambo ya este, abongisaki eteni na ye.
After them Zadok, the son of Immer, was working opposite his house. And after him Shemaiah, the son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east door.
30 Pene na ye, Anania, mwana mobali ya Shelemiya, mpe Anuni, mwana mobali ya motoba ya Tsalafi, babongisaki eteni mosusu ya mir. Bongo pene na bango, Meshulami, mwana mobali ya Berekia, abongisaki liboso ya ndako na ye.
After him Hananiah, the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, were making good another part. After him Meshullam, the son of Berechiah, made good the wall opposite his room.
31 Pene na Meshulami, Malikiya, moko kati na basali oyo banyangwisaka bibende na moto, abongisaki eteni na ye kino na ndako ya basali ya Tempelo mpe ya bato ya mombongo. Eteni yango etalani na Ekuke ya Kokengela mpe kino na shambre ya likolo, na esika oyo bamir ekutana.
After him Malchijah, one of the gold-workers to the Nethinim and the traders, made good the wall opposite the doorway of Hammiphkad and as far as the way up to the angle.
32 Bongo banyangwisi bibende na moto mpe bato ya mombongo babongisaki longwa na shambre ya likolo, na esika oyo bamir ekutani, kino na Ekuke ya Bibwele.
And between the way up to the angle and the sheep door, the gold-workers and the traders made good the wall.