< Nehemia 3 >
1 Kisha Eliashibu, kuhani mkuu, akasimama pamoja na ndugu zake makuhani, wakajenga lango la kondoo. Walitakasa na kuweka milango yake. Waliweka wakfu hadi mnara wa Hamea na hadi mnara wa Hananeli.
And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;
2 Baada yao watu wa Yeriko walijenga, na baada yao Zakuri mwana wa Imri alijenga.
and by his hand have men of Jericho built; and by their hand hath Zaccur son of Imri built;
3 Wana wa Senaa wakajenga lango la samaki. Wanaweka mihimili yake na kuweka milango yake na vyuma vyake na makomeo yake.
and the fish-gate have sons of Hassenaah built, they have walled it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
4 Meremoth aliandaa sehemu inayofuata. Yeye ni mwana wa Uria mwana wa Hakosi. Na baada yao Meshulamu akatengeneza. Yeye ni mwana wa Berekia mwana wa Meshezabeli. Karibu nao Sadoki akatengeneza. Yeye ni mwana wa Baana.
And by their hand hath Merimoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened; and by his hand hath Meshullam son of Berechiah, son of Meshezabeel, strengthened; and by his hand hath Zadok son of Baana strengthened;
5 Baada yao Watekoi wakatengeneza, lakini viongozi wao walikataa kufanya kazi iliyoagizwa na wakuu wao.
and by his hand have the Tekoites strengthened, and their honourable ones have not brought in their neck to the service of their Lord.
6 Yoyada mwana wa Pasea, na Meshulamu mwana wa Besodeya, walitengeneza lango la Kale. Wanaweka mihimili, na kuweka milango yake na vyuma vyake na makomeo yake.
And the old gate have Jehoiada son of Paseah, and Meshullam son of Besodeiah, strengthened; they have walled it, and set up its doors, and its locks, and its bars.
7 Nao, Melatia Mgibeoni, na Yadoni Meronothi, watu wa Gibeoni na Mispa, walifanyia matengenezo juu ya sehemu ambapo mkuu wa mkoa wa ng'ambo ya Mto aliishi.
And by their hand hath Melatiah the Gibeonite strengthened, and Jadon the Meronothite, men of Gibeon and of Mizpah, to the throne of the governor beyond the River.
8 Na baada yake Uzieli mwana wa Harhaya, mmoja wa wafua dhahabu, akatengeneza; na baada yake Hanania, mtengenezaji wa manukato. Wakajenga tena Yerusalemu mpaka Ukuta mpana.
By his hand hath Uzziel son of Harhaiah of the refiners strengthened; and by his hand hath Hananiah son of [one of] the compounders strengthened; and they leave Jerusalem unto the broad wall.
9 Na baada yao Refaya mwana wa Huri akajenga. Alikuwa mtawala wa nusu ya wilaya ya Yerusalemu.
And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened.
10 Na baada yao Yedaya mwana wa Harumafu akajenga karibu na nyumba yake. Na baada yake Hatushi mwana wa Hashabneya akajenga.
And by their hand hath Jedaiah son of Harumaph strengthened, and over-against his own house; and by his hand hath Hattush son of Hashabniah strengthened.
11 Malkiya mwana wa Harimu na Hashubu mwana wa Pahat Moabu, wajenga sehemu nyingine pamoja na mnara wa tanuu.
A second measure hath Malchijah son of Harim strengthened, and Hashub son of Pahath-Moab, even the tower of the furnaces.
12 Baada yao Shalumu mwana wa Haloheshi, mkuu wa nusu ya wilaya ya Yerusalemu, akajenga, pamoja na binti zake.
And by his hand hath Shallum son of Halohesh, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened, he and his daughters.
13 Hanuni na wenyeji wa Zanoa walijenga lango la bondeni. Walijenga tena na kuweka milango yake, na vyuma vyake na makomeo yake. Walijenga dhiraa elfu hadi lango la jaa.
The gate of the valley hath Hanun strengthened, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they have built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and a thousand cubits in the wall unto the dung-gate.
14 Malkiya, mwana wa Rekabu, mkuu wa wilaya ya Beth-Hakeremu, akajenga lango la jaa. Alijenga na kuweka milango yake, na vyuma vyake na makomeo yake.
And the dung-gate hath Malchijah son of Rechab, head of the district of Beth-Haccerem, strengthened; he doth built it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars.
15 Shalumu mwana wa Kolhoze, mkuu wa wilaya ya Mispa, akajenga lango la Chemchemi. Alijenga, na kuweka kifuniko juu yake na kuweka milango yake na vyuma vyake na makomeo yake. Alijenga upya ukuta wa Pwani wa Silowamu kwa bustani ya mfalme, hadi ngazi ya kuongoza kutoka mji wa Daudi.
And the gate of the fountain hath Shallum son of Col-Hozeh, head of the district of Mizpah, strengthened: he doth build it, and cover it, and set up its doors, its locks, and its bars, and the wall of the pool of Siloah, to the garden of the king, and unto the steps that are going down from the city of David.
16 Nehemia mwana wa Azbuki, mtawala wa nusu ya wilaya ya Beth-suri, akajenga mahali hapo, toka maburini ya Daudi, mpaka birika lililojengwa na watu, na nyumba ya watu wenye nguvu.
After him hath Nehemiah son of Azbuk, head of the half of the district of Beth-Zur, strengthened, unto over-against the graves of David, and unto the pool that is made, and unto the house of the mighty ones.
17 Baada yake, Walawi walijenga, pamoja na Rehumi mwana wa Bani na baada yake, Hashabia, mtawala wa nusu ya wilaya ya Keila, kwa wilaya yake.
After him have the Levites strengthened, [and] Rehum son of Bani: by his hand hath Hashabiah, head of the half of the district of Keilah, strengthened, for his district.
18 Baada yake watu wa nchi zao walijenga, ikiwa ni pamoja na Binui mwana wa Henadadi, mkuu wa nusu ya wilaya ya Keila.
After him have their brethren strengthened, [and] Bavvai son of Henadad, head of the half of the district of Keilah.
19 Baada yake alijenga Ezeri, mwana wa Yeshua, mtawala wa Mispa, alijenga sehemu nyingine kuelekea ghala ya silaha, kwenye kona ya ukuta.
And Ezer son of Jeshua, head of Mizpah, doth strengthen, by his hand, a second measure, from over-against the ascent of the armoury at the angle.
20 Baada yake Baruki, mwana wa Zakai, akajenga kwa hiari sehemu nyingine, toka kona ya ukuta mpaka mlango wa nyumba ya Eliashibu, kuhani mkuu.
After him hath Baruch son of Zabbai hastened to strengthen a second measure from the angle unto the opening of the house of Eliashib the high priest.
21 Baada yake Meremothi, mwana wa Uria, mwana wa Hakosi, akajenga sehemu nyingine, toka mlango wa nyumba ya Eliashibu mpaka mwisho wa nyumba ya Eliashibu.
After him hath Meremoth son of Urijah, son of Koz, strengthened, a second measure, from the opening of the house of Eliashib even unto the completion of the house of Eliashib.
22 Kisha baada yake makuhani, watu wa eneo hilo karibu na Yerusalemu, walijenga.
And after him have the priests, men of the circuit, strengthened.
23 Baada yao Benyamini na Hashubu walijenga kuielekea nyumba yao. Baada yao Azaria mwana wa Maaseya, mwana wa Anania, alijenga karibu na nyumba yake.
After them hath Benjamin strengthened, and Hashub, over-against their house; after him hath Azariah son of Maaseiah, son of Ananiah, strengthened, near his house.
24 Baada yake Binui mwana wa Henadadi akajenga sehemu nyingine, kutoka nyumba ya Azaria hadi kona ya ukuta.
After him hath Binnui son of Henadad strengthened, a second measure, from the house of Azariah unto the angle, and unto the corner.
25 Palali, mwana wa Uzai, akajenga juu ya kona ya ukuta na mnara unaoenea juu kutoka nyumba ya juu ya mfalme katika uwanda wa walinzi. Baada yake Pedaya mwana wa Paroshi akajenga.
Palal son of Uzai, from over-against the angle, and the tower that is going out from the upper house of the king that [is] at the court of the prison; after him Pedaiah son of Parosh.
26 Sasa watumishi wa hekalu waliokaa Ofeli walijenga mpaka upande wa Hifadhi ya Maji upande wa mashariki wa mnara unaojitokeza.
And the Nethinim have been dwelling in Ophel, unto over-against the water-gate at the east, and the tower that goeth out.
27 Baada yake, Watekoi walijenga sehemu nyingine, kuelekea mnara mkubwa ulio nje, mpaka ukuta wa Ofeli.
After him have the Tekoites strengthened, a second measure, from over-against the great tower that goeth out, and unto the wall of Ophel.
28 Makuhani wakajenga juu ya lango la farasi, kila mmoja kuelekea nyumba yake.
From above the horse-gate have the priests strengthened, each over-against his house.
29 Baada yao Sadoki, mwana wa Imeri, alijenga sehemu hiyo kuelekea nyumba yake. Na baada yake Shemaya mwana wa Shekania, mlinzi wa lango la mashariki, akajenga.
After them hath Zadok son of Immer strengthened, over against his house; and after him hath Shemaiah son of Shechaniah, keeper of the east gate, strengthened.
30 Baada yake Hanania, mwana wa Shelemia, na Hanuni, mwana wa sita wa Salafu, wakajenga sehemu nyingine. Meshulamu mwana wa Berekia akajenga kuelekea kwenye vyumba vyake.
After him hath Hananiah son of Shelemiah strengthened, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, a second measure; after him hath Meshullam son of Berechiah strengthened, over-against his chamber.
31 Baada yake Malkiya, mmoja wa wafua dhahabu, akajenga mpaka nyumba ya watumishi wa hekalu na wafanyabiashara waliokuwa wakielekea lango la gereza na mpaka chumba cha juu cha pembeni.
After him hath Malchijah son of the refiner strengthened, unto the house of the Nethinim, and of the merchants, over-against the gate of the Miphkad, and unto the ascent of the corner.
32 Wafanyabiashara wa dhahabu na wafanyabiashara walijenga kati ya chumba cha juu cha kona na Lango la Kondoo.
And between the ascent of the corner and the sheep-gate, have the refiners and the merchants strengthened.