1 Nyakati 6

1 Wana wa Levi walikuwa Gerishoni, Kohathi, na Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Wana wa Kohathi walikuwa Amramu, Izhari, Hebroni, na Uzieli.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Wana wa Amramu walikuwa Aruni, Musa, Miriamu. Wana wa Aruni walikuwa Nadabu, Abihu, Eleazari, na Ithamari.

The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazari akawa baba wa Finehasi, na Finehasi akawa baba wa Abishua.

Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,

5 Abishua akawa baba wa Buki, na Buki akawa baba wa Uzi.

Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.

6 Uzi akawa baba wa Zerahia, na Zerahia akawa baba wa Meraioti.

Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.

7 Meraioti akawa baba wa Amaria, na Amaria akawa baba wa Ahitubi.

Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.

8 Ahitubi akawa baba wa Zadoki, na Zadoki akawa baba wa Ahimazi.

Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.

9 Ahimazi akawa baba wa Azaria, na Azaria akawa baba wa Yohanani.

Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.

10 Yohanani akawa baba wa Azaria, aliye hudumu katika hekalu alilo lijenga Sulemani ndaniya Yerusalemu.

Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 Azaria akawa baba wa Amaria, na Amaria akawa baba wa Ahitubi.

Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.

12 Ahitubi akawa baba wa Zadoki, na Zadoki akawa baba wa Shalumu.

Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.

13 Shalumu akawa baba wa Hilikia, na Hilikia akawa baba wa Azaria.

Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.

14 Azaria akawa baba Seraia, na Seraia akawa baba wa Yehozadaki.

Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.

15 Yehozadaki akaenda matekani Yahweh alipo wapeleka utumwani Yuda na Yerusalemu kwa mkono wa Nebukadneza.

Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Wana wa Levi walikuwa Gerishomu, Kohathi, na Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 Wana wa Gerishomu walikuwa Libini na Shimei.

These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

18 Wana wa Kohathi walikuwa Amramu, Izhari, Hebroni, na Uzieli.

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Wana wa Merari walikuwa Mahili na Mushi. Hawa walikuwa koo za Walawi kwa familia za baba zao.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

20 Uzao wa Gerishomu ulianza na mwanae Libini. Mwana wa Libini alikuwa Jahathi. Mwanae alikuwa Zima.

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Mwanae alikuwa Yoa. Mwanae alikuwa alikuwa Ido. Mwanae alikuwa Zera. Mwanae alikuwa Yeatherai.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

22 Uzao wa Kohathi ulianza na mwanae Aminadabu. Mwanae alikuwa Kora. Mwanae alikuwa Asiri.

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 Mwanae alikuwa Elikana. Mwanae alikuwa Ebiasa. Mwanae alikuwa Asiri.

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

24 Mwanae alikuwa Tahathi. Mwanae alikuwa Urieli. Mwanae alikuwa uzia. Mwanae alikuwa Shauli.

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

25 Wana wa Elikana walikuwa Amasai, Ahimothi, na Elikana.

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 Mwana wa huyu Elikana wa pili alikuwa Zofai. Mwanae alikuwa Nahathi.

As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

27 Mwanae alikuwa Eliabu. Mwanae alikuwa Yehoramu. Mwanae alikuwa Elikana.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

28 Wana wa Samwali walikuwa mzaliwa wa kwanza, Yoeli, na Abija, wa pili.

The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah.

29 Mwana wa Merari alikuwa Mahili. Mwanae alikuwa Libini.

The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Mwanae alikuwa Shimei. Mwanae alikuwa Uza. Mwanae alikuwa Shimea. Mwanae alikuwa Hagia. Mwana alikuwa Asaia.

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 Haya ndio majina ya wanaume ambao Daudi waliwaeka kusimamia muziki katika nyumba ya Yahweh, baada ya sanduku kuja hapo.

These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there.

32 Walitumika kwa kuimba mbele ya hema, hema la kukutania, mpaka Sulemani alipo jenga nyumba ya Yahweh ndani ya Yerusalemu. Walikamilisha wajibu wao kwa kadiri ya maelekezo waliopewa.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.

33 Hawa walitumika pamoja na wana wao. Katika makabila ya Wakohathi alitoka Hemani mwana muziki. Babu zake walikuwa hawa, kurudi nyuma ya wakati: Hemani alikuwa mwana wa Yoeli. Yoeli alikuwa mwana wa Samweli.

These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 Samweli alikuwa mwana wa Elikana. Elikana alikuwa mwana wa Yerohamu. Yerohamu alikuwa mwana wa Elieli. Elieli alikuwa mwana wa Toa.

the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 Toa alikuwa mwana wa Zufi. Zufi alikuwa mwana wa Elikana. Elikana alikuwa mwana wa Mahathi. Mahathi alikuwa mwana wa Amasai. Amasai alikuwa mwana wa Elikana.

the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 Elikana alikuwa mwana wa Yoeli. Yoeli alikuwa mwana wa Azaria. Azaria alikuwa mwana wa Zefania.

the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 Zefania alikuwa mwana wa Tahathi. Tahathi alikuwa mwana wa Asiri. Asiri alikuwa mwana wa Ebiasa. Ebiasa alikuwa mwana wa Kora.

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

38 Kora alikuwa mwana wa Izhari. Izhari alikuwa mwana wa Kohathi. Kohathi alikuwa mwana wa Levi. Levi alikuwa mwana wa Israeli.

the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 Msaidizi wa Hemani alikuwa Asafu, aliye simama mkono wake wa kuume. Asafu alikuwa mwana Berekia. Berekia alikuwa mwana wa Shimea.

His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 Shimea alikuwa mwana Mikaeli. Mikaeli alikuwa mwana wa Baaseia. Baaseia alikuwa mwana wa Malikiya.

the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

41 Malikiya alikuwa mwana wa Ethini. Ethini alikuwa mwana wa Zera. Zera alikuwa mwana wa Adaia.

the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 Adaia alikuwa mwana wa Ethani. Ethani alikuwa mwana wa Zima. Zima alikuwa mwana wa Shimei.

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43 Shimei alikuwa mwana wa Yahathi. Yahathi alikuwa mwana wa Gerishomu. Gerishomu alikuwa mwana wa Levi.

the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 Upande wa mkono wa koshoto wa Hemani walikuwa wasaidizi wake wana wa Merari. Alikuwa Ethani mwana wa Kishi. Kishi alikuwa mwana wa Abdi. Abdi alikuwa mwana wa Maluki.

On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45 Maluki alikuwa mwana wa Hashabia. Hashabia alikuwa mwana wa Amazia. Amazia alikuwa mwana wa Hilikia.

the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 Hilikia alikuwa mwana wa Amzi. Amzi alikuwa mwana wa Bani. Bani alikuwa mwana wa Shemeri.

the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

47 Shemeri alikuwa mwana wa Mahili. Mahili alikuwa mwana wa Mushi. Mushi alikuwa mwana wa Merari. Merari alikuwa mwana wa Levi.

the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 Walawi, alipangiwa kufanya kazi zote za hema, nyumba ya Mungu.

Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.

49 Aruni na wana wake walitoa sadaka katika madhabahu kwa ajili ya sadaka za kuteketeza; na sadaka katika madhabahu ya uvumba kwa kazi zote katika pa patakatifu. Hizi sadaka zilifanya maombezi kwa ajili ya Waisraeli, kwa kadiri ya yote ambayo Musa mtumishi wa Mungu aliwaamuru.

But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 Uzao wa Aruni una kumbukwa kama ifuatavyo: Mwana wa Aruni alikuwa Eleazari. Mwana Eleazari alikuwa Finehasi. Mwana wa Finehasi alikuwa Abishua.

These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51 Mwana wa Abishua alikuwa Buki. Mwana wa Buki alikuwa Uzi. Mwana wa Buki alikuwa Zerahia.

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 Mwana wa Zerahia alikuwa Meraiothi. Mwana wa Meraiothi alikuwa Amaria. Mwana wa Amaria alikuwa Ahitubi.

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

53 Mwana wa Ahitubi alikuwa Zadoki. Mwana wa Zadoki alikuwa Ahimazi.

Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

54 Hizi ni sehemu ambazo wazao wa Aruni walipangiwa kuishi, wazao wa Aruni ambao walitoka katika koo za Wakohathi (maeneo ya kwanza yalikuwa yao).

Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

55 Walipewa Hebroni katika nchi ya Yuda na nchi ya malisho,

to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;

56 lakini maeneo ya mji na vijiji alipewa Kalebu mwana wa Yefune.

but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57 Kwa wazao wa Aruni waliwapa: Hebroni ( mji wa makimblio), na Libina pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Yatiri, Eshitemoa pamoja na nchi ya malisho,

To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,

58 Hileni pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Debiri pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,

59 Waliwapa uzao wa Aruni: Ashani pamoja na nchi ya malisho na Bethi Shemeshi pamoja na nchi ya malisho;

Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;

60 na kutoka katika kabila la Benjamini walipewa Geba pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Alemethi pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Anothothi na nchi ya malisho. Jumla ya miji yao ilikuwa kumi na tatu.

and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

61 Uzao mwengine wa Kohathi waliwapa kwa sehemu miji kumi kutoka kwa kabila la Manase.

To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.

62 Kwa uzao wa Gerishomu kwa koo zao tofauti walipewa miji kumi na tatu kutoka kwa makabila ya Isakari, Asheri, Naftali, na nusu ya kabila la Manase huko Bashani.

To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63 Kwa uzao wa Merari walipewa miji kumi, kulingana na koo zao, kutoka kwa makabila ya Rubeni, Gadi, na Zebuluni.

To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64 Hivyo watu wa Israeli walitoa hii miji pamoja na nchi za malisho kwa Walawi.

The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.

65 Walitoa kwa sehemu miji iliyo tajwa awali kutoka katika kabila la Yuda, Simeoni, na Benjamini.

They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

66 Kwa baadhi ya koo za Wakohathi walitoa miji kutoka kwa kabila la Efraimu.

Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 Waliwapa: Shekemu ( mji wa makimbilio) pamoja na nchi ya malisho katika milima ya Efraimu, Gezeri na nchi ya malisho,

They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands,

68 Jokimeamu pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Bethi Horoni pamoja na nchi ya malisho,

Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,

69 Aiyaloni pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Gathi Rimoni pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands;

70 Nusu ya kabila la Manase waliwapa Wakohathi: Aneri pamoja na nchi ya malisho na Bileamu pamoja na nchi ya malisho. Hizi zikawa mali za koo za Wakohathi.

and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

71 Kwa uzao wa Gerishomu kutoka koo za nusu ya kabila la Manase, waliwapa: Golani huko Baashani na nchi ya malisho na Ashitarothi pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;

72 Kabila la Isakari liliwapa uzao wa Gerishomu: Kedeshi pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Dabera pamoja na nchi ya malisho,

and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,

73 Ramothi pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Anemu pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;

74 Isakari alipokea kutoka kwa kabila la Asheri: Mashali pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Abdoni pamoja na nchi ya malisho,

and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,

75 Hukoki pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Rehobu pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;

76 Walipokea kutoka kabila la Naftali: Kedeshi iliyo Galileya pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Hamoni pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Kiriathaimu pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.

77 Kwa Walawi wengine, uzao wa Merari, walipewa kutoka kabila la Zebuluni: Rimono pamoja na nchi ya malisho na Tabori pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands;

78 Kwa wao pia walipewa, upande wa pili wa Yordani huko Yeriko, kwa upande wa mashariki mwa mto: Bezeri katika jangwa pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Yahzahi pamoja na nchi ya malisho,

and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,

79 Kedemothi pamoka na nchi ya malisho, ma Mefathi pamoja na nchi ya malisho. Hizi zilitolewa kutoka kabila la Rubeni.

Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;

80 Walawi walipokea kutoka kabila la Gadi: Ramothi ya Gileadi pamoja na nchi ya malisho, Mahanaimu pamoja na nchi ya malisho,

and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,

81 Heshiboni pamoja na nchi ya malisho, na Yazeri pamoja na nchi ya malisho.

Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.