Nehemiya 12:1-47
12 Aba ni bo baherezi n’Abalewi baduganye na Zerubabeli+ mwene Shalutiyeli+ be na Yeshuwa+: Seraya, Yeremiya, Ezira,
2 Amariya, Maluku, Hatushi,
3 Shekaniya, Rehumu, Meremoti,
4 Ido, Ginetoyi, Abiya,
5 Miyamini, Mayadiya, Biliga,
6 Shemaya, Yoyaribu, Yedaya,
7 Salu, Amoki, Hilikiya na Yedaya. Abo ni bo bari abakuru b’abaherezi na benewabo mu gihe ca Yeshuwa.
8 Abalewi bari Yeshuwa, Binuwi, Kadumiyeli+, Sherebiya, Yuda na Mataniya+. Mataniya na benewabo ni bo baja imbere mu bijanye n’indirimbo zo gukengurukira Imana.
9 Benewabo Bakibukiya na Uni bahagarara imbere yabo kugira bakore igikorwa* co kurinda urusengero.
10 Yeshuwa yavyaye Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu avyara Eliyashibu+, Eliyashibu na we avyara Yoyada+.
11 Yoyada yavyaye Yonatani, Yonatani na we avyara Yaduwa.
12 Aba ni bo bari abaherezi mu gihe ca Yoyakimu, bakaba n’abakuru b’imigwi mikurumikuru igize umuryango bavamwo: mu bo kwa Seraya+ yari Meraya, mu bo kwa Yeremiya yari Hananiya,
13 mu bo kwa Ezira+ yari Meshulamu, mu bo kwa Amariya yari Yehohanani,
14 mu bo kwa Maluki yari Yonatani, mu bo kwa Shebaniya yari Yozefu,
15 mu bo kwa Harimu+ yari Aduna, mu bo kwa Merayoti yari Helikayi,
16 mu bo kwa Ido yari Zakariya, mu bo kwa Ginetoni yari Meshulamu,
17 mu bo kwa Abiya+ yari Zikiri, mu bo kwa Miniyamini yari . . .*, mu bo kwa Mowadiya yari Pilitayi,
18 mu bo kwa Biliga+ yari Shamuwa, mu bo kwa Shemaya yari Yehonatani,
19 mu bo kwa Yoyaribu yari Matenayi, mu bo kwa Yedaya+ yari Uzi,
20 mu bo kwa Salayi yari Kalayi, mu bo kwa Amoki yari Eberi,
21 mu bo kwa Hilikiya yari Hashabiya, mu bo kwa Yedaya na ho yari Netaneli.
22 Abakuru b’imigwi mikurumikuru igize umuryango w’Abalewi mu gihe ca Eliyashibu, Yoyada, Yohanani na Yaduwa+, baranditswe cokimwe n’abaherezi gushika ku ntwaro ya Dariyo Umuperesi.
23 Abakuru b’imigwi mikurumikuru igize umuryango w’Abalewi banditswe mu gitabu kivuga ivyabaye muri ivyo bihe, gushika mu gihe ca Yohanani mwene Eliyashibu.
24 Abakuru b’Abalewi bari Hashabiya, Sherebiya na Yeshuwa+ mwene Kadumiyeli+. Benewabo b’abarinzi bahagarara mu migwi babangabanganye na bo kugira bashemeze Imana bongere bayikengurukire, bisunze amategeko Dawidi+ wa muntu w’Imana y’ukuri yatanze.
25 Mataniya+, Bakibukiya, Obadiya, Meshulamu, Talimoni na Akubu+ bari abarinzi b’amarembo+. Barinda ivyumba vy’ububiko biri hafi y’amarembo.
26 Abo bakoze mu gihe ca Yoyakimu umuhungu wa Yeshuwa+, Yeshuwa wa Yozadaki, no mu gihe ca buramatari Nehemiya n’umuherezi Ezira+ akaba n’umwimuzi*.
27 Hageze ko bashikiriza Imana uruzitiro rwa Yeruzalemu, bararondeye Abalewi iyo baba hose babazana i Yeruzalemu. Kwari ukugira ngo bashikirize Imana urwo ruzitiro mu munezero, baririmba indirimbo zo kuyikengurukira+, bavuza ivyuma bisama, ibicurarangisho vy’imirya n’inanga.
28 Maze abaririmvyi bamenyerejwe* bakoranira hamwe bavuye mu karere ka Yorodani*, mu micungararo ya Yeruzalemu no mu bigwati vy’Abanyanetofa+.
29 Bavuye n’i Beti-Gilugali+ no mu turere tw’i Geba+ n’i Azimaveti+, kuko abaririmvyi bari bariyubakiye ibigwati mu micungararo ya Yeruzalemu.
30 Nuko abaherezi n’Abalewi barityorora, batyorora n’abantu+, amarembo+ n’uruzitiro+.
31 Maze nsaba abatware bo mu Buyuda ngo burire ku ruzitiro. Vyongeye, nshiraho imigwi ibiri minini y’abaririmba indirimbo zo gukengurukira Imana hamwe n’ababagendanira. Umwe muri iyo migwi y’abaririmba waciye iburyo hejuru ku ruzitiro, ugana kw’irembo ry’ibirundo vy’umunyota+.
32 Inyuma yabo hagendera Hoshaya n’ica kabiri c’abatware bo mu Buyuda,
33 na Azariya, Ezira, Meshulamu,
34 Yuda, Benyamini, Shemaya na Yeremiya.
35 Bari kumwe na bamwe mu bahungu b’abaherezi bafise inzumbete+, ari bo Zakariya umuhungu wa Yonatani, Yonatani wa Shemaya, Shemaya wa Mataniya, Mataniya wa Mikaya, Mikaya wa Zakuri, Zakuri wa Asafu+,
36 na benewabo Shemaya, Azareli, Milalayi, Gilalayi, Mayayi, Netaneli, Yuda na Hanani. Bari bafise ibicurarangisho vya Dawidi+ wa muntu w’Imana y’ukuri. Ezira+ wa mwimuzi* ni we yari imbere yabo.
37 Bageze kw’irembo ryo kw’isôko+ baciye bagenda batumbereye imbere yabo, badugana ku ngazi+ z’igisagara ca Dawidi+ baciye ku kadugo k’uruzitiro haruguru y’inzu ya Dawidi. Barabandanya gushika kw’irembo ry’amazi+, amaja mu buseruko.
38 Uwundi mugwi w’abaririmba indirimbo zo gukenguruka waciye ibubamfu*. Nari inyuma yawo ndi kumwe n’ica kabiri c’abantu. Twaciye hejuru ku ruzitiro, duca ku munara w’amafuru+, turagenda gushika ahitwa uruhome rwagutse+.
39 Hanyuma duca hejuru kw’irembo rya Efurayimu+, turabandanya gushika kw’irembo ry’igisagara ca kera+. Maze turagenda duca kw’irembo ry’amafi+, ku munara wa Hananeli+, ku munara wa Meya no kw’irembo ry’intama+, duhagarara kw’irembo ry’abarinzi.
40 Amaherezo iyo migwi ibiri y’abaririmba indirimbo zo gukenguruka ishika imbere y’inzu y’Imana y’ukuri irahagarara. Nanje ni ho nahagaze ndi kumwe n’ica kabiri c’abatware bo hasi
41 n’abaherezi bafise inzumbete ari bo Eliyakimu, Mayaseya, Miniyamini, Mikaya, Eliyowenayi, Zakariya na Hananiya.
42 Nari kumwe kandi na Mayaseya, Shemaya, Eleyazari, Uzi, Yehohanani, Malikiya, Elamu na Ezeri. Abaririmvyi baririmvye n’ijwi rirenga bahagarikiwe na Izurahiya.
43 Nuko kuri uwo musi bashikana ibimazi vyinshi kandi baranezerwa+ kuko Imana y’ukuri yatumye bagira umunezero mwinshi. N’abagore n’abana baranezerewe+ ku buryo umunezero w’abari i Yeruzalemu wumvikana kure+.
44 Kuri uwo musi hagenwa abagabo bajejwe ivyumba vy’ububiko+ vyo gushiramwo intererano+, ivyimbuwe ubwa mbere*+ n’ivy’icumi+. Ivyo vyumba bari kuvyegeranirizamwo imigabane y’ivyimbuwe mu mirima ikikuje ibisagara. Yari imigabane ihabwa abaherezi n’Abalewi+ nk’uko amategeko abisaba+. Mu Buyuda hari umunezero kubera ko abaherezi n’Abalewi bariko bakora igikorwa cabo.
45 Abo baherezi n’Abalewi bari batanguye kwitwararika ivyo bajejwe mu gikorwa c’Imana yabo n’igikorwa bajejwe co gutyorora abantu n’ibintu, bakurikije amategeko Dawidi n’umuhungu wiwe Salomo batanze. Abaririmvyi n’abarinzi b’amarembo na bo bagize ukwo nyene
46 kuko kera cane mu gihe ca Dawidi na Asafu hariho abakuru bayobora abaririmvyi, bakitwararika n’ibijanye n’indirimbo zo gushemeza Imana no kuyikengurukira+.
47 Mu gihe ca Zerubabeli+ no mu gihe ca Nehemiya, Abisirayeli bose baraha intererano abaririmvyi+ n’abarinzi b’amarembo+ zihuye n’ivyo bakenera ku musi ku musi. Vyongeye, baraha intererano nyeranda* Abalewi+, Abalewi na bo bagaha* abakomoka kuri Aroni.
Utujambo tw'epfo
^ Hashobora kandi kuvugwa ngo «bahagarara imbere yabo bari ku gikorwa.»
^ Biboneka ko mu gisomwa c’igiheburayo ata zina rihari.
^ Canke «umwanditsi.»
^ Mu giheburayo havuga ngo «abahungu b’abaririmvyi.»
^ Mu giheburayo havuga ngo «mu ntara.»
^ Canke «wa mwanditsi.»
^ Canke «ku rundi ruhande.»
^ Canke «umushuzo.»
^ Canke «barashira ku ruhande umugabane ugenewe.»
^ Canke «bagashira ku ruhande umugabane ugenewe.»
