1 Meʻa Hokohoko 26

1 Pea koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi lakanga ʻoe kau leʻo matapā: naʻe mei he kau Kohate ʻa Mesilimia ko e foha ʻo Kole, ʻi he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻAsafi.

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 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Mesilimia ko e ʻuluaki fānau ko Sakalia, mo Sitaeli ko hono toko ua, mo Sepatia ko hono toko tolu, pea mo Satinieli ko hono toko fā.

The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,

3 Mo ʻElami ko hono toko nima, mo Sihohanani ko hono toko ono, mo Ilionei ko hono toko fitu.

Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.

4 Pea ko e ngaahi foha foki ʻo ʻOpeti-Itomi, ko e ʻuluaki fānau ko Simaia, mo Sihosapati ko hono toko ua, ko Soa ko hono toko tolu, mo Saka ko hono toko fā, mo Netanili ko hono toko nima,

[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,

5 Ko ʻAmieli ko hono toko ono, mo ʻIsaka ko hono toko fitu, mo Piulitei ko hono toko valu: he naʻe fakamonūʻia ia ʻe he ʻOtua.

Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.

6 Naʻe fanauʻi foki ʻae ngaahi foha ki hono foha ko Simaia, ʻaia naʻe pule ʻi he fale kātoa ʻo ʻenau tamai: he ko e kau tangata mālohi mo toʻa lahi ʻakinautolu.

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 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simaia ko Otini, mo Lefaeli, mo ʻOpeti, mo Elisapati, pea ko hono kāinga ʻoʻona ko e kau tangata mālohi, ʻa Elihu, mo Simakia.

The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.

8 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻo ʻOpeti-ʻItomi: ko kinautolu mo ʻenau ngaahi foha, mo honau kāinga, ko e kau tangata faʻa fai mo mālohi ki he ngāue, ko e toko onongofulu ma ua meia ʻOpeti-itomi.

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 Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Mesilimia ʻae ongo foha ʻe toko ua mo e kāinga, ko e kau tangata mālohi, ko e toko hongofulu ma valu.

Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.

10 Naʻe maʻu foki ʻe Hosa, ʻaia naʻe ʻoe fānau ʻa Melali, ʻae ngaahi foha: ko e lahi ʻi ai ʻa Simili, (he neongo naʻe ʻikai ko e ʻuluaki fānau ia naʻe ngaohi ia ʻe heʻene tamai ke tuʻukimuʻa: )

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 Ko Hilikia ko hono toko ua, mo Tepalia ko hono toko tolu, mo Sakalia ko hono toko fā: ko hono kātoa ʻoe ngaahi foha mo e kāinga ʻo Hosa ko e toko hongofulu ma tolu.

Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.

12 naʻe vahevahe kiate kinautolu ni ʻae kau leʻo matapā, ki he kau tangata naʻe ʻeiki hake, pea naʻe fehangaʻaki ʻa honau ngaahi nofoʻanga leʻo ke tauhi ʻi he fale ʻa Sihova.

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 Pea naʻa nau fai ʻae talotalo, ko e lahi pea ko e siʻi, ʻo fakatatau pe mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ki he ngaahi matapā kotoa pē.

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 Pea ko e vahenga fakahahake naʻe tō kia Silimia. Pea naʻa nau fai ʻae talotalo maʻa Sakalia ko hono foha, ko e tangata poto ʻi he fakakaukau; pea naʻe tō ʻa hono vahenga ʻaʻana ki he feituʻu tokelau.

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 Kia ʻOpeti-ʻItomi ki he potu tonga pea ki hano ngaahi foha ʻoʻona ʻae fale ʻo ʻAsupimi.

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 Pea naʻe tō mai ʻae vahenga kia Supimi mo Hosa ki he feituʻu lulunga, fakataha mo e matapā ko Saleketi ʻi he potu hala ʻoku hake ki ʻolunga, pea naʻe fehangaʻaki ʻae nofoʻanga leʻo ki he nofoʻanga leʻo ʻe taha.

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 Naʻe ʻi he feituʻu hahake ʻae Lau Livai ʻe toko ono, ki he tokelau ʻae toko fā ʻi he ʻaho taki taha, ki he feituʻu tonga ko e toko fā ʻi he ʻaho taki taha, pea ʻi he potu ki ʻAsupimi ko e tautau toko ua.

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 Ki Paʻapaʻa ki lulunga, ko e toko fā ʻi he hala, pea ko e toko ua ʻi Paʻapaʻa.

At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.

19 Ko hono ngaahi vahevahe ia ʻoe kau leʻo matapā ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Kole, pea ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Melali.

Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].

20 Pea ʻi he kau Livai, naʻe pule ʻa ʻAhisa ki he ngaahi koloa ʻi he fale ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ki he ngaahi koloa ʻoe ngaahi meʻa naʻe fakatapui.

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 Ko kinautolu ni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Latani: ko e ngaahi foha ʻoe tangata Kesomi ko Latani, ko e tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi tamai, ʻio, ʻo Latani ko e tangata Kesomi, ko Sehieli.

[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 Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Sehieli eni ko Sitami, mo Soeli ko hono tokoua, ʻaia naʻe pule ki he ngaahi koloa ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova.

Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.

23 ‌ʻOe kakai ʻAmilami, mo e kakai ʻIsa, ko e kakai Hepeloni, mo e kakai ʻUsili:

Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

24 Pea ko Sipueli ko e foha ʻo Kesomi, ko e foha ʻo Mōsese, naʻe pule ia ki he ngaahi koloa.

[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 Pea ko hono kāinga ʻia ʻEliesa: ko hono foha ʻoʻona ko Lihapea, mo Sesaia ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Solami ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Sikili ko hono foha ʻoʻona, mo Silomiti ko hono foha ʻoʻona.

[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 Pea ko e Silomiti ko ia mo hono ngaahi kāinga naʻe pule ki he ngaahi koloa ʻoe meʻa naʻe fakatapui, ʻaia naʻe fakatapui ʻe Tevita ko e tuʻi, mo e houʻeiki ʻoe ngaahi tamai, ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ki he ngaahi toko afe, mo e ngaahi teau, pea mo e houʻeiki naʻe pule ki he kautau.

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 Naʻa nau faʻa fakatapui mei he koloa naʻe maʻu ʻi he ngaahi tau, ke tokoni ʻaki ʻae fale ʻo Sihova.

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 Pea mo ia kotoa pē naʻe fakatapui ʻe Samuela. ko e tangata kikite, mo Saula ko e foha ʻo Kisi, mo ʻApina ko e foha ʻo Nea, mo Soape ko e tama ʻa Seluia: mo ia kotoa pē naʻe fakatapui ha meʻa, naʻe puleʻi ia ʻe Silomiti, pea mo hono ngaahi kāinga.

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 Pea ʻoe kakai ʻo ʻIsa, naʻe tuku ʻa Kinania mo hono ngaahi foha ki he ngāue ʻituʻa ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻio, ko e kau matāpule mo e kau fakamaau.

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 Pea ʻoe kakai Hepeloni naʻe matāpule ʻa Hasapea pea mo hono kāinga, ko e kau tangata toʻa, pea ko e toko taha afe ma fitungeau, ʻiate kinautolu ʻo ʻIsileli ʻi he kauvai mai ki heni ʻo Soatani ki lulunga, ʻi he ngāue ʻa Sihova, pea ʻi he ngāue ʻae tuʻi.

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 Pea ʻi he kakai Hepeloni naʻe ʻeiki hake ʻa Selisa, ʻio, ʻiate kinautolu ʻo Hepeloni, ʻo fakatatau mo e ngaahi toʻutangata ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai. Naʻe kumi ʻakinautolu ʻi hono fāngofulu taʻu ʻoe pule ʻa Tevita, pea naʻe ʻilo ʻiate kinautolu ʻae kau tangata mālohi lahi mo toʻa ʻi Sesa ʻo Kiliati.

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 Pea ko hono kāinga, ko e kau tangata toʻa, naʻe toko ua afe ma fitungeau, ko e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi he ngaahi tamai, ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ʻe he tuʻi ko Tevita, ke pule ki he faʻahinga ʻo Lupeni, mo e faʻahinga ʻo Kata, mo hono vaheua ʻoe faʻahinga ʻo Manase, ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē naʻe kau ki he ʻOtua, mo e meʻa kotoa pē naʻe kau ki he tuʻi.

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.