1 Nyakati 23
1 Daudi alipokuwa mzee aliyeshiba siku, akamfanya Solomoni mwanawe kuwa mfalme juu ya Israeli.
And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
2 Pia akawakusanya pamoja viongozi wote wa Israeli, pamoja na makuhani na Walawi.
and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
3 Walawi waliokuwa na umri wa miaka thelathini au zaidi walihesabiwa, nayo hesabu ya wanaume ilikuwa 38,000.
and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty men.
4 Daudi akasema, “Miongoni mwa hawa, 24,000 watasimamia kazi ya Hekalu la Bwana na 6,000 watakuwa maafisa na waamuzi,
Of these, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,
5 na 4,000 watakuwa mabawabu, na wengine 4,000 watamsifu Bwana kwa ala za uimbaji nilizotoa kwa ajili ya kusudi hilo.”
and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]
6 Daudi akawagawa Walawi katika makundi kufuatana na wana wa Lawi: Gershoni, Kohathi na Merari.
And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Wana wa Wagershoni walikuwa wawili: Ladani na Shimei.
Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
8 Wana wa Ladani walikuwa watatu: Yehieli wa kwanza, Zethamu na Yoeli.
Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.
9 Wana wa Shimei walikuwa watatu: Shelomothi, Hazieli na Harani. Hawa watatu walikuwa viongozi wa jamaa za Ladani.
Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.
10 Nao wana wa Shimei walikuwa wanne: Yahathi, Zina, Yeushi na Beria.
And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.
11 Yahathi alikuwa wa kwanza na Ziza wa pili, lakini Yeushi na Beria hawakuwa na wana wengi; kwa hiyo walihesabiwa kama jamaa moja, wakapewa wajibu kwa pamoja.
And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
12 Wana wa Kohathi walikuwa wanne: Amramu, Ishari, Hebroni na Uzieli.
Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.
13 Wana wa Amramu walikuwa: Aroni na Mose. Aroni waliwekwa wakfu, yeye na wazao wake milele, wawe wakiweka wakfu vitu ambavyo ni vitakatifu mno, kutoa dhabihu mbele za Bwana, kuhudumu mbele zake na kutamka baraka katika Jina la Bwana milele.
Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the Holy of Holies, he and his sons, for all time, to make incense before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name for all time.
14 Wana wa Mose mtu wa Mungu walihesabiwa kama sehemu ya kabila la Lawi.
As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.
15 Wana wa Mose walikuwa: Gershomu na Eliezeri.
Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Wazao wa Gershomu: Shebueli alikuwa wa kwanza.
Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
17 Wazao wa Eliezeri: Rehabia alikuwa wa kwanza. Eliezeri alikuwa na mwana mmoja tu, lakini wana wa Rehabia walikuwa wengi sana.
And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
18 Wana wa Ishari: Shelomithi alikuwa wa kwanza.
Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
19 Wana wa Hebroni walikuwa: Yeria alikuwa wa kwanza, wa pili Amaria, wa tatu Yahazieli, na wa nne Yekameamu.
Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Wana wa Uzieli walikuwa: Mika wa kwanza na Ishia wa pili.
Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.
21 Wana wa Merari walikuwa: Mahli na Mushi. Wana wa Mahli walikuwa: Eleazari na Kishi.
Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazari akafa bila ya kuwa na wana: alikuwa na binti tu. Binamu zao, wana wa Kishi, wakawaoa.
And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.
23 Wana wa Mushi: Mahli, Ederi na Yeremothi; wote walikuwa watatu.
Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.
24 Hawa walikuwa wazao wa Lawi kwa jamaa zao. Wakuu wa jamaa kama walivyoandikwa kwa majina yao na kuhesabiwa kila mmoja, yaani, wenye uwezo wa kufanya kazi kuanzia miaka ishirini au zaidi, waliohudumu katika Hekalu la Bwana.
These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their counted heads, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and upward,
25 Kwa maana Daudi alikuwa amesema, “Kwa vile Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli amewapa watu wake raha na amekuja kuishi Yerusalemu milele,
for David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;
26 Walawi hawahitaji tena kubeba Maskani wala chombo chochote cha utumishi wake.”
and also of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels for its service”;
27 Kulingana na maagizo ya mwisho ya Daudi, Walawi waliohesabiwa ni wale wa kuanzia umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi.
for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
28 Wajibu wa Walawi ulikuwa kuwasaidia wazao wa Aroni kuhudumu katika Hekalu la Bwana: Kuwa wasimamizi wa nyua, vyumba vya pembeni, kutakasa vyombo vitakatifu na utendaji mwingine wowote katika nyumba ya Mungu.
for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29 Walikuwa wasimamizi wa mikate iliyowekwa mezani, unga kwa ajili ya sadaka za nafaka, mikate isiyotiwa chachu, uokaji na uchanganyaji, pamoja na vipimo vyote vya wingi na ukubwa.
and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is stirred, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;
30 Pia ulikuwa wajibu wao kila asubuhi kumshukuru na kumsifu Bwana. Iliwapasa pia kufanya hivyo jioni
and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;
31 na wakati wowote sadaka za kuteketezwa zilipotolewa kwa Bwana siku za Sabato na kwenye sikukuu za Mwezi Mwandamo na katika sikukuu nyingine zilizoamriwa. Iliwapasa kuhudumu mbele za Bwana mara kwa mara kwa idadi maalum na kwa namna waliyokuwa wamepewa maelekezo.
and for all the burnt-offerings—burnt-offerings to YHWH for Sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed times, by number, according to the ordinance on them continually, before YHWH.
32 Hivyo Walawi wakafanya wajibu wao katika Hema la Kukutania, katika Mahali Patakatifu chini ya uongozi wa ndugu zao wazao wa Aroni, kwa ajili ya utumishi katika Hekalu la Bwana.
And they have kept the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of their brothers, the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH.
