Ezara 2:1-70
2 Aaba mbabantu bamucooko ibakapiluka kuzwa mubuzike+ aabo Mwami Nebukadinezara wa Babuloni mbaakatolede mubuzike ku Babuloni+ alimwi ibakapiluka ku Jerusalemu aku Juda, umwi aumwi kumunzi wakwe,+
2 aabo ibakaboola a Zerubabeli,+ Jeshua,*+ Nehemiya, Seraya,* Reelaya, Moodekai, Bilisani, Mizipara, Bigivai, Rehumu a Baana.
Mweelwe wabaalumi bana Israyeli wakali kubikkilizya:+
3 bana ba Parosi ibakali 2,172;
4 bana ba Sefatiya ibakali 372;
5 bana ba Ara+ ibakali 775;
6 bana ba Pahati-moabu,*+ nkokuti bana ba Jeshua a Joabu ibakali 2,812;
7 bana ba Elamu+ ibakali 1,254;
8 bana ba Zatu+ ibakali 945;
9 bana ba Zakai ibakali 760;
10 bana ba Bani* ibakali 642;
11 bana ba Bebai ibakali 623;
12 bana ba Azigadi ibakali 1,222;
13 bana ba Adonikamu ibakali 666;
14 bana ba Bigivai ibakali 2,056;
15 bana ba Adini ibakali 454;
16 bana ba Ateri, iwamumukwasyi wa Hezekiya ibakali 98;
17 bana ba Bezai ibakali 323;
18 bana ba Jora* ibakali 112;
19 bana ba Hasumu+ ibakali 223;
20 bana ba Gibara* ibakali 95;
21 bana ba Betelehemu ibakali 123;
22 baalumi baku Netofa ibakali 56;
23 baalumi baku Anatoti+ ibakali 128;
24 bana ba Azimaveti ibakali 42;
25 bana ba Kiriyati-jearimu, Kefira a Beeroti ibakali 743;
26 bana ba Rama+ a Geba+ ibakali 621;
27 baalumi baku Mikimasi ibakali 122;
28 baalumi baku Beteli a Ai+ ibakali 223;
29 bana ba Nebo*+ ibakali 52;
30 bana ba Magabisi ibakali 156;
31 bana ba Elamu uumbi ibakali 1,254;
32 bana ba Harimu ibakali 320;
33 bana ba Lodi, Hadidi a Ono ibakali 725;
34 bana ba Jeriko ibakali 345;
35 bana ba Senaa ibakali 3,630.
36 Bapaizi mbaaba:+ bana ba Jedaya+ bamuŋanda ya Jeshua+ bakali 973;
37 bana ba Imeri+ bakali 1,052;
38 bana ba Pasuri+ bakali 1,247;
39 bana ba Harimu+ bakali 1,017.
40 Ba Levi mbaaba:+ bana ba Jeshua a Kadimiyeli+ baluzubo lwa Hodaviya bakali 74.
41 Baimbi mbaaba:+ bana ba Asafu+ bakali 128.
42 Bana babalindizi bamilyango mbaaba:+ ibana ba Salumu, bana ba Ateri, bana ba Talimoni,+ bana ba Akubu,+ bana ba Hatita abana ba Sobai, boonse antoomwe bakali 139.
43 Babelesi baatempele*+ mbaaba: bana ba Ziha, bana ba Hasufa, bana ba Tabaoti,
44 bana ba Kerosi, bana ba Siaha, bana ba Padoni,
45 bana ba Lebana, bana ba Hagaba, bana ba Akubu,
46 bana ba Hagabu, bana ba Salimai, bana ba Hanani,
47 bana ba Gideli, bana ba Gahari, bana ba Reaya,
48 bana ba Rezini, bana ba Nekoda, bana ba Gazamu,
49 bana ba Uza, bana ba Paseya, bana ba Besai,
50 bana ba Asina, bana ba Meunimu, bana ba Nefusimu,
51 bana ba Bakibuki, bana ba Hakufa, bana ba Harihuri,
52 bana ba Baziluti, bana ba Mehida, bana ba Harisa,
53 bana ba Barikosi, bana ba Sisera, bana ba Tema,
54 bana ba Neziya abana ba Hatifa.
55 Bana bababelesi ba Solomoni mbaaba: bana ba Sotai, bana ba Sofereti, bana ba Peruda,+
56 bana ba Jaala, bana ba Darikoni, bana ba Gideli,
57 bana ba Sefatiya, bana ba Hatili, bana ba Pokereti-hazebaimu abana ba Ami.
58 Babelesi baatempele* boonse abana bababelesi ba Solomoni bakali 392.
59 Lino mbaaba ibakaunka kuzwa ku Tele-mela, ku Tele-harisa, ku Kerubi, ku Adoni aku Imeri, pele tiibakali kukonzya kupa bumboni bukkwene kusinizya ciinga cabamausyi nkobakazwida, ikuti naa bakali bana Israyeli:+
60 bana ba Delaya, bana ba Tobiya abana ba Nekoda, bakali 652.
61 Abana babapaizi mbaaba: ibana ba Habaya, bana ba Hakozi,+ bana ba Barizilai, ooyo iwakakwata umwi wabana basimbi ba Barizilai+ muna Gileadi, aboobo wakali kwiitwa zina lyabo.
62 Aaba bakayandaula mumabbuku aamulongo wamazyalani aabo kuti bazyibe mulongo wazyalani lyabo, pele tiibakajanwa oomo pe, aboobo bakagwisyigwa aabupaizi.*+
63 Mweendelezi* wakabaambila kuti tabeelede kulya zintu zisalalisya+ kusikila mane kukabe mupaizi iwakali kukonzya kubuzya kwiinda mukubelesya Urimu a Tumimu.+
64 Mweelwe woonse wambungano yoonse wakali 42,360,+
65 kunze lyabazike babo basankwa abasimbi ibakali 7,337; alimwi bakalijisi abaimbi basankwa abasimbi ibali 200.
66 Mabbiza aabo akali 736, mamyuulu* aabo akali 245,
67 nkamela zyabo zyakali 435, eelyo mbongolo zyabo zyakali 6,720.
68 Lino nobakasika kuŋanda ya Jehova mu Jerusalemu, basilutwe bamwi baziinga zyabamausyi bakasanga cakuliyandila+ kuŋanda ya Leza mwini-mwini, kuti iyakululwe* abusena bwayo.+
69 Kweelana ambobakali kukonzya bakapa ngolida yakubelesya mumulimo iikkwana madirakima* aali 61,000, nsiliva iikkwana mamaina*+ aali 5,000 alimwi azisani zyabapaizi zili 100.
70 Eelyo bapaizi, ba Levi abantu bamwi, baimbi, balindizi bamilyango ababelesi baatempele* bakakkala muminzi yabo, eelyo bana Israyeli bamwi boonse bakakkala muminzi yabo.+
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Nkokuti, Mweendelezi wa Moabu.
^ Naa “Ba Netinimu.” Mu Chihebrayo, “Baabidwe.”
^ Naa “Ba Netinimu.” Mu Chihebrayo, “Baabidwe.”
^ Naa “bakagwisyigwa abupaizi nkaambo tiibakali kusalala.”
^ Naa “Tirisata,” izina lyabulemu lyabana Persia ikwaamba mweendelezi wacooko.
^ Aaba mbanyama bazyalwa ikuti mbongolo yaswaangana abbiza.
^ Naa “yiimikwe.”
^ Dirakima lyomwe lyakaleelene adariki lyomwe lyamali aangolida aaku Persia ilyakali kulema magilamu aali 8.4. Kutali dirakima lyaambwa mu Magwalo aa Banakristo aa Chigiriki. Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B14.
^ Maina yomwe mu Magwalo aa Chihebrayo yakali kulema magilamu aali 570. Amubone Makani Aayungizyidwe B14.
^ Naa “aba Netinimu.” Mu Chihebrayo, “baabidwe.”
