Nehemiya 12:1-47
12 Aaba mbabapaizi aba Levi ibakazwa mubuzike a Zerubabeli+ mwana wa Sealitiyeli+ a Jeshua:+ Seraya, Jeremiya, Ezara,
2 Amariya, Maluki, Hatusi,
3 Sekaniya, Rehumu, Meremoti,
4 Ido, Ginetoi, Abija,
5 Mijamini, Maadiya, Biliga,
6 Semaya, Joyaribu, Jedaya,
7 Salu,* Amoki, Hilikiya a Jedaya. Aaba mbabakali basilutwe babapaizi abanabokwabo mumazuba aa Jeshua.
8 Ba Levi mbaaba: Jeshua, Binui, Kadimiyeli,+ Serebiya, Juda a Mataniya,+ walo abanabokwabo mbabakali kulanganya baabo ibakali kwiimba nyimbo zyakulumba Leza.
9 Alimwi banabokwabo, Bakibukiya a Uni, bakalilangene ambabo nobakali kubeleka milimo yabo yabulindizi.*
10 Jeshua wakazyala Joyakimu, Joyakimu wakazyala Eliyasibu+ awalo Eliyasibu wakazyala Joyada.+
11 Eelyo Joyada wakazyala Jonatani awalo Jonatani wakazyala Jadua.
12 Kumazuba aa Joyakimu, aaba mbabakali bapaizi, basilutwe baziinga zyabamausyi: muciinga ca Seraya,+ Meraya; muciinga ca Jeremiya, Hananiya;
13 muciinga ca Ezara,+ Mesulamu; muciinga ca Amariya, Jehohanana;
14 muciinga ca Maluki, Jonatani; muciinga ca Sebaniya, Josefa;
15 muciinga ca Harimu,+ Adina; muciinga ca Merayoti, Helikai;
16 muciinga ca Ido, Zekariya; muciinga ca Ginetoni, Mesulamu;
17 muciinga ca Abija,+ Zikiri; muciinga ca Minjamini,...;* muciinga ca Moadiya, Pilitai;
18 muciinga ca Biliga,+ Samua; muciinga ca Semaya, Jehonatani;
19 muciinga ca Joyaribu, Matenai; muciinga ca Jedaya,+ Uzi;
20 muciinga ca Salai, Kalai; muciinga ca Amoki, Eberi;
21 muciinga ca Hilikiya, Hasabiya; muciinga ca Jedaya, Netaneli.
22 Basilutwe baziinga zyabamausyi baba Levi mumazuba aa Eliyasibu ibakalembwa bakali ba Joyada, Johanani a Jadua,+ mbubonya mbuli bapaizi kusikila kubwami bwa Dariyo muna Persia.
23 Bana ba Levi ibakali basilutwe baziinga zyabamausyi bakali kulembwa mubbuku lyazintu zyakali kucitika kuciindi eeco, mane kusikila kumazuba aa Johanani mwana wa Eliyasibu.
24 Basilutwe baba Levi bakali ba Hasabiya, Serebiya, Jeshua+ mwana wa Kadimiyeli+ abanabokwabo mbobakalangene limwi mukutembaula akwiimba nyimbo zyakulumba Leza kweelana amalailile aa Davida+ muntu wa Leza mwini-mwini, nkamu yabalindizi yakalilangene ankamu yabalindizi iimbi.
25 Mataniya,+ Bakibukiya, Obadiya, Mesulamu, Talimoni a Akubu+ bakali kulindilila kabali balindizi bamilyango,+ kabalindilila ziyobwedo zyakumilyango yatempele.
26 Aaba bakabeleka mumazuba aa Joyakimu mwana wa Jeshua+ mwana wa Jozadaki amumazuba aa Nehemiya mweendelezi alimwi a Ezara+ mupaizi, sikukkopolola.*
27 Kuciindi cakwaabwa kwabwaanda bwa Jerusalemu, bakayandaula ba Levi, eelyo bakabaleta ku Jerusalemu kuzwa mumasena aabo oonse nkobakali kukkala ikutegwa bazoocite pobwe lyakwaaba bwaanda cakusekelela, akwiimba nyimbo zyakulumba+ kubelesya miyuwa, tuntimbwa azibelesyo zimbi zyakwiimbya.
28 Mpoonya bana babaimbi* bakabungana antoomwe kuzwa mucooko,* kuzwa mumasena aazingulukide Jerusalemu, mutunzi twabana Netofati,+
29 kuzwa ku Beti-giligala+ akumyuunda ya Geba+ a Azimaveti,+ nkaambo baimbi bakayakide tunzi kuzinguluka Jerusalemu yoonse.
30 Kumane bapaizi aba Levi bakalisalazya, alimwi bakasalazya bantu,+ milyango+ abwaanda.+
31 Mpoonya ndakaleta basilutwe baba Juda atala aabwaanda. Kuyungizya waawo, ndakabikka nkamu zyobilo zipati zyabasikwiimba nyimbo zyakulumba Leza alimwi amakamu aabasikubatobela, eelyo nkamu imwi yakali kweenda atala aabwaanda kulubazu lwakululyo kugama ku Mulyango wa Milwi ya Mulota.+
32 Hosaya acisela cabasilutwe baba Juda bakali kweenda musyule lyabo,
33 antoomwe a Azariya, Ezara, Mesulamu,
34 Juda, Benjamini, Semaya a Jeremiya.
35 Antoomwe ambabo kwakali bana babapaizi bamwi ibakajisi myeembo:+ Zekariya mwana wa Jonatani mwana wa Semaya mwana wa Mataniya mwana wa Mikaya mwana wa Zakuri mwana wa Asafu,+
36 abanabokwabo ba Semaya, Azareli, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netaneli, Juda a Hanani, kabajisi zibelesyo zyakwiimbya zya Davida+ muntu wa Leza mwini-mwini; eelyo Ezara+ sikukkopolola* ngowakali kubasololela.
37 Nobakasika ku Mulyango wa Kasensa+ bakeenda mane bainda aa Matantilo+ aa Munzi wa Davida+ kabatanta bwaanda bwiinda atala aa Ŋanda ya Davida, kumane bakagama kujwe ku Mulyango wa Maanzi.+
38 Nkamu iimbi yabasikwiimba nyimbo zyakulumba Leza yakali kweendela kulubazu lumbi,* eelyo mebo ndakaitobela musyule antoomwe acisela cabantu, bakainda atala aabwaanda akwiinda Ngazi ya Zitofwu+ alimwi a Bwaanda Bupati,+
39 akwiinda Mulyango wa Efraimu+ akugama ku Mulyango wa Munzi wa Kaindi+ mane kuyoosika ku Mulyango wa Nswi+ aku Ngazi ya Hananeli+ a Ngazi ya Mea akuzumanana mane kuyoosika ku Mulyango wa Mbelele;+ mpoonya bakaima a Mulyango wa Balindizi.
40 Mukuya kwaciindi nkamu zyobilo zyabasikwiimba nyimbo zyakulumba Leza zyakasika akwiima kuŋanda ya Leza mwini-mwini; alimwi andime antoomwe acisela cabaleli babili twakasika,
41 alimwi abapaizi ba: Eliyakimu, Maaseya, Minjamini,* Mikaya, Eliunai, Zekariya a Hananiya kabajisi myeembo,
42 alimwi a Maaseya, Semaya, Eleazara, Uzi, Jehohanana, Malikiya, Elamu a Ezeri. Lino baimbi ibakali kulanganizyigwa a Izirahiya bakaimbisya kapati.
43 Mubuzuba oobo bakatuula zipaizyo zinji akusekelela,+ nkaambo Leza mwini-mwini wakabapa kusekelela alukondo lupati. Abalo bamakaintu abana bakasekelela+ cakuti kusekelela ooku ikwakali mu Jerusalemu kwakamvwigwa akumasena aali kule kapati.+
44 Mubuzuba oobo kwakasalwa baalumi kuti balanganye ziyobwedo+ imwakali kubikkwa zyakusanga,+ micelo mitaanzi+ azipaanzi zyakkumi.+ Mulinzizyo bakeelede kubikka zyaabilo nzyobakali kuyobolola kuzwa mumyuunda yamuminzi izyakeelede kupegwa kubapaizi aba Levi+ kweelana a Mulawo,+ nkaambo kwakaba kusekelela mu Juda akaambo kabapaizi aba Levi ibakali kubeleka.
45 Alimwi bakatalika kuzuzikizya mikuli yabo kuli Leza amikuli yabo yakusalazya, abalo baimbi abalindizi bakacita oobo kweelana amalailile aa Davida a Solomoni mwanaakwe.
46 Nkaambo kalekale mumazuba aa Davida a Asafu kwakali beendelezi* babaimbi alimwi abanyimbo zyakutembaula akulumba Leza.+
47 Lino mumazuba aa Zerubabeli+ amumazuba aa Nehemiya bana Israyeli boonse bakali kupa zyaabilo zyabaimbi+ azyabalindizi bamilyango+ kweelana azyakali kuyandika abuzuba. Alimwi bakali kuzyaaba kuba Levi,+ eelyo ba Levi bakali kuzyaaba kuli balunyungu lwa Aroni.
Bupanduluzi buyungizyidwe
^ Ambweni ooyu ngo Salai iwaambwa mukapango 20.
^ Naa ambweni, “milimo yabo yabukombi.”
^ Kulibonya kuti mu Magwalo aa Chihebrayo tiikwakabikkwa zina aawa.
^ Naa “mulembi.”
^ Naa “baimbi bayiisyidwe kwiimba.”
^ Nkokuti, cooko kuzinguluka Jordano.
^ Naa “mulembi.”
^ Naa “kumbele.”
^ Mu Chihebrayo, “basilutwe.”
