1 Nyakati 26
1 Huu ulikuwa mgawanyiko wa walinzi wa lango: Kutoka kwa Wakora, Meshelemia mwana wa Kore, wa uzao wa Asafu.
This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Meshelemia alikuwa na wana wa kiume: Zekaria mzaliwa wa kwanza, Yediaeli wapili, Zebadia watatu, Yathinieli wanne,
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 Elamu watano, Yehohanani wasita, Eliehoenai wasaba.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Obedi alikuwa na wana wa kiume: Shemaia wa kwanza, Yehozabadi wapili, Yoa watatu, na Sakari wanne, na Nethanieli watano,
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 Amieli wasita, Isakari wasaba, Peulethai wanane, kwa kuwa Mungu alimbariki Obedi Edomu.
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Kwa Shemaia mwanae walizawa wana walio tawala familia zao; walikuwa wanaume wenye uwezo mbali mbali.
Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.
7 Wana wa Shemaia walikuwa Othini, Refaeli, Obedi, na Elizabadi. Ndugu zake Elihu na Semakia walikuwa wanaume wenye uwezo mbali mbali.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 Hawa wote walikuwa uzao wa Obedi Edomu. Wao na wanao na ndugu zao walikuwa wanaume wenye uwezo wa kufanya wajibu wao katika huduma ya hema la kuabudia. Palikuwa na sitini na mbili walio kuwa na undugu na Obedi Edomu.
All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.
9 Meshelemia alikuwa na wana na ndugu, wanaume wenye uwezo, jumla ya kumi na nane.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Hosa, mzao wa Merari, alikuwa na wana: Shimiri kiongozi (japo hakuwa mzaliwa wa kwanza, baba yake alimfanya kiongozi),
Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.
11 Hilikia wapili, Tebalia watatu, Zekaria wanne. Wote wa wana wa Hosa na ndugu walikuwa kumi na tatu kwa idadi.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 Huu mgawanyiko wa walinzi wa lango, sambamba na viongozi, ulikuwa na majukumu, kama ndugu zao, kutumika katika nyumba ya Yahweh.
Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.
13 Walirusha kura, wadogo kwa wakubwa, kulingana na familia zao, kwa kila lango.
By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.
14 Kura ilipo rushwa kwa lango la mashariki, ilimuangukia Shelemia. Kisha wakarusha kura kwa Zekaria mwana wake, mshauri makini, na kura yake ikatokea lango la kaskazini.
Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.
15 Kwa Obedi Edomu kulipangiwa lango la kusini, na wanae walipangiwa nyumba za ghala.
Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.
16 Shufimu na Hosa walipangiwa lango la magharibi pamoja na lango la Shalekethi, kwa barabara ya juu. Lindo lilikabiidhiwa kwa kila familia.
Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.
17 Kwa mashariki walikuwa Walawi sita, kaskazini kwa siku moja, kusini kwa siku moja, na nyumba za ghala wawili.
Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.
18 Katika ua kuelekea magharibi wanne walipangwa, wanne barabarani, na wawili katika ua.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 Haya yalikuwa magawanyiko ya walinzi wa lango. Palijazwa na uzao wa Kora na Merari.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 Miongoni mwa Walawi, Ahija alikuwa kiongozi wa hazina ya nyumba ya Mungu, na hazina ya vitu vya Yahweh.
Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.
21 Wazao wa Ladani, walitoka kwa Gerishoni kupitia kwake na walio kuwa viongozi wa familia za Ladani Mgerishoni, walikuwa Yehieli na wanae,
[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.
22 Zethamu, na Yoeli kaka yake, aliyesimamia ghala za nyumba ya Yahweh.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Kulikuwa na askari walio chukuliwa kwa koo za Amramu, Izhari, Hebroni, na uzieli.
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Shebueli mwana wa Gerishomu mwana wa Musa, alikuwa msimamizi wa nyumba za ghala.
[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.
25 Ndugu zake wa ukoo wa Eliezeri walikuwa Rehabia mwanae, mwana wa Rehabia Yeshaia, mwana wa Yeshaia Yoramu, mwana wa Yoramu Zikiri, na mwana wa Zikiri Shelomothi.
[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.
26 Shelomothi na ndugu zake walikuwa wasimamizi wa nyumba zote za ghala zinazo hifadhi vitu vyote vya Yahweh, ambavyo Daudi mfalme, viongozi wa familia, wakuu wa maelfu na mamia, na wakuu wa jeshi walivyo vitenga.
Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.
27 Walitenga vitu walivyo vichukuwa kwenye mapambano kwa ajili ya kutunza nyumba ya Yahweh.
Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.
28 Pia walikuwa wahusika wa kila kitu kilicho tengwa kwa ajili ya Yahweh na Samweli nabii, Sauli mwana wa Kishi, Abneri mwana wa Neri, na Yoabu mwana wa Zeruia. Kila kitu kilicho tengwa kwa ajili ya Yahweh kilikuwa chini ya ulinzi wa shelomothi na ndugu zake.
And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.
29 Wa uzao wa Izhari, Kenania na wana wake walikuwa wahusika wa mambo ya ndani ya Israeli. Walikuwa maafisa na waamuzi.
From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.
30 Wa uzao wa Hebroni, Hashabia na kaka zake, wanaume wenye uwezo 1, 700, walikuwa wahusika wa kazi ya Yahweh na kazi ya mfalme. Walikuwa upande wa mgharibi mwa Yordani.
From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.
31 Kutoka uzao wa Hebroni, Yeriya alikuwa kiongozi wa uzao wake, walihesabiwa kutoka orodha za familia zao. Katika mwaka wa arobaini wa utawala wa Daudi walitathimini kumbukumbu na kugundua miongoni mwao wanaume wa uwezo katika Yazeri ya Gileadi.
It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].
32 Yerija alikuwa na ndugu 2, 700, walio kuwa viongozi wenye uwezo katika familia. Daudi aliwafanya waangalizi wa makabila ya Rubeni na Gadi, na nusu kabila la Manase, kwa kila jambo linalo muhusu Mungu, na kwa mambo ya mfalme.
Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.
