Esra 2:1-70
2 Aba e bantu ba mu citungu abafumine ku Babiloni uko bali bankole+ abo Imfumu Nebukadnesari iya Babiloni yasendele,+ lelo ababweleele ku Yerusalemu na ku Yuda, cila muntu ku musumba wakwe.+
2 Abaletungulula aba bantu bali ni Serubabele,+ Yeshua,+ Nehemia, Seraya, Reelaya, Mordekai, Bilishani, Mispari, Bigibai, Rehumu na Baana.
Pa bena Israele abaume ababwelele pali:+
3 abatuntwike muli Paroshe bali 2,172;
4 abatuntwike muli Shefatia bali 372;
5 abatuntwike muli Ara+ bali 775;
6 abatuntwike muli Pehati-moabu,+ abatuntwike muli Yeshua na Yoabu bali 2,812;
7 abatuntwike muli Elamu+ bali 1,254;
8 abatuntwike muli Satu+ bali 945;
9 abatuntwike muli Sakai bali 760;
10 abatuntwike muli Bani bali 642;
11 abatuntwike muli Bebai bali 623;
12 abatuntwike muli Asigadi bali 1,222;
13 abatuntwike muli Adonikamu bali 666;
14 abatuntwike muli Bigibai bali 2,056;
15 abatuntwike muli Adini bali 454;
16 abatuntwike muli Atere, abatuntwike muli Hisekia bali 98;
17 abatuntwike muli Besai bali 323;
18 abatuntwike muli Yora bali 112;
19 abatuntwike muli Hashumu+ bali 223;
20 abatuntwike muli Gibari bali 95;
21 abena Betelehemu bali 123;
22 abena Netofa bali 56;
23 abena Anatote+ bali 128;
24 abena Asimabete bali 42;
25 abena Kiriati-yearimu, abena Kefira na bena Beerote bali 743;
26 abena Rama+ na bena Geba+ bali 621;
27 abena Mikimasi bali 122;
28 abena Betele na bena Ai+ bali 223;
29 abena Nebo+ bali 52;
30 abena Magibishi bali 156;
31 abatuntwike muli Elamu umbi bali 1,254;
32 abatuntwike muli Harimu bali 320;
33 abaume abena Lode, abena Hadidi na bena Ono bali 725;
34 abaume abena Yeriko bali 345;
35 abaume abena Senaa bali 3,630.
36 Bashimapepo+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Yedaya+ aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yeshua+ bali 973;
37 abatuntwike muli Imere+ bali 1,052;
38 abatuntwike muli Pashihuri+ bali 1,247;
39 abatuntwike muli Harimu+ bali 1,017.
40 Abena Lebi+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Yeshua na Kadmiele,+ aba mu lupwa lwa kwa Hodabiya bali 74.
41 Bakemba+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Asafi+ bali 128.
42 Abalelinda impongolo+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Shalumu, abatuntwike muli Atere, abatuntwike muli Talmone,+ abatuntwike muli Akubu,+ abatuntwike muli Hatita na batuntwike muli Shobai, bonse pamo bali 139.
43 Abalebombela pe tempele*+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Siha, abatuntwike muli Hasufa, abatuntwike muli Tabaote,
44 abatuntwike muli Kerose, abatuntwike muli Siaha, abatuntwike muli Padone,
45 abatuntwike muli Lebana, abatuntwike muli Hagaba, abatuntwike muli Akubu,
46 abatuntwike muli Hagabu, abatuntwike muli Salmai, abatuntwike muli Hanani,
47 abatuntwike muli Gidele, abatuntwike muli Gahari, abatuntwike muli Reaya,
48 abatuntwike muli Resini, abatuntwike muli Nekoda, abatuntwike muli Gasamu,
49 abatuntwike muli Usa, abatuntwike muli Pasea, abatuntwike muli Besai,
50 abatuntwike muli Asina, abatuntwike muli Meunimu, abatuntwike muli Nefusimu;
51 abatuntwike muli Bakibuki, abatuntwike muli Hakufa, abatuntwike muli Harihuri,
52 abatuntwike muli Basiluti, abatuntwike muli Mehida, abatuntwike muli Harsha,
53 abatuntwike muli Barikose, abatuntwike muli Sisera, abatuntwike muli Tema,
54 abatuntwike muli Nesiya na batuntwike muli Hatifa.
55 Abatuntwike mu babomfi ba kwa Solomone ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Sotai, abatuntwike muli Soferete, abatuntwike muli Peruda,+
56 abatuntwike muli Yaala, abatuntwike muli Darkone, abatuntwike muli Gidele,
57 abatuntwike muli Shefatia, abatuntwike muli Hatili, abatuntwike muli Pokerete-hasebaimu na batuntwike muli Ami.
58 Bonse abalebombela pe tempele* na batuntwike mu babomfi ba kwa Solomone bali 392.
59 Abafumine ku Tele-mela, ku Tele-harisha, ku Kerubi, ku Adone na ku Imere, abafililwe ukwishiba indupwa sha bashibo kabili abafililwe ukushininkisha nga ca kuti bali bena Israele ni aba:+
60 abatuntwike muli Delaya, abatuntwike muli Tobia, na batuntwike muli Nekoda, bali 652.
61 Kabili abatuntwike muli bashimapepo ababwelele ni aba: abatuntwike muli Habaya, abatuntwike muli Hakose+ na batuntwike muli Barsilai, uwaupile umwana wa kwa Barsilai+ umwina Gileadi kabili uo bainike ishina lya kwa shifyala.
62 Aba balifwaile ibuuku umo balembele intuntuko shabo pa kuti beshibe umo batuntwike, lelo tabalisangile. E ico tababasuminishe ukuba bashimapepo.*+
63 Umulashi* abebele ukuti tabalingile ukulalyako ifya mushilo nga nshi+ mpaka kukabe shimapepo uukabepushishako kuli Lesa ukubomfya Urimu na Tumimu.+
64 Abantu bonse mu lukuta bali 42,360.+
65 Tabapendeeleko abasha babo abaume na basha babo abanakashi abali 7,337 na bakemba abaume na bakemba abanakashi abali 200.
66 Bakabalwe babo bali 736, imfalashi shabo na sho shali 245,
67 ingamila shabo shali 435, ne mpunda shabo shali 6,720.
68 Ilyo bafikile pa ng’anda ya kwa Yehova mu Yerusalemu, bamo pa ntungulushi sha mayanda ya bashibo batuulile imituulo ya kuitemenwa+ iya ng’anda ya kwa Lesa wa cine, pa kuti iyi imituulo baibomfye pa kukuula ing’anda cipya cipya* pali cilya cine cifulo yalipo kale.+
69 Indalama bapeele isha kubomfya ku kukuula ing’anda cipya cipya, shali amadrakima* ya golde 61,000 na ma maina* ya silfere 5,000.+ Bapeele ne mingila ya bashimapepo 100, kabili ifi fyonse bafipeele ukulingana ne fyo bakwete.
70 Kabili bashimapepo, abena Lebi, bakemba, abalelonda impongolo, abalebombela pe tempele* na bantu bambi abashala baikele mu misumba yabo. E fyo abena Israele bonse baikele mu misumba yabo.+
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “Abena Netinimu.” Mu ciHebere, “abapeelwe.” E kutila abapeelwe ku kubombela Lesa.
^ Nelyo “Abena Netinimu.” Mu ciHebere, “abapeelwe.” E kutila abapeelwe ku kubombela Lesa.
^ Nelyo “balibafumishe pali bushimapepo pantu baleti bali abakowela.”
^ Nelyo “Tishata.” Ifi e fyo baleita umulashi wa citungu ca bena Persia.
^ Nelyo “baimike.”
^ Iyi drakima yalelingana na dariki ya golde iya ku Persia iyalefina amagramu ukucilako panono pali 8. Iyi drakima te ilya balandapo mu Malembo ya ciGriki. Moneni Ifyebo Fyalundwako pa B14.
^ Maina iyo balandapo mu Malembo ya ciHebere yalefina amagramu 570. Moneni Ifyebo Fyalundwako pa B14.
^ Nelyo “Abena Netinimu.” Mu ciHebere, “abapeelwe.” E kutila abapeelwe ku kubombela Lesa.
