1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
10 ¶ And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
22 ¶ The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward. 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. 26 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
27 ¶ And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: 32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 35 And certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets; namely , Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. 38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them , and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. 40 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: 41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. 43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
44 ¶ And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. 45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
Omadina ovapristeli nOvalevi ve uya pamwe naSerubbabel
1 Ovapristeli nOvalevi ovo ve uya pamwe naSerubbabel yaSalatiel naJosua, ovava: Seraja, Jeremia, Esra, 2 Amarja, Malluk, Hattus, 3 Sekanja, Rehum, Meremot, 4 Iddo, Ginnetoi, Abia, 5 Mijamin, Maadja, Bilga, 6 Shemaia naJojarib, Jedaja, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkia, Jedaja. Ovo hano ovakulunhu vovapristeli novovamwaina ovalumenhu pomafiku aJosua.
8 NOvalevi ovava: Josua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Serebja, Juda, Mattanja, ou a wilika pamwe novamwaina ovalumenhu eengudu dovaimbi. 9 NaBakbukja naUnno, ovamwaina ovalumenhu, va kala ofika, ve va taalela mokuwanifa kwavo oshilonga shavo. 10 Ndele Josua okwa li xe yaJehoiakim. Ndele Jehoiakim okwa li xe yaEljasib, naEljasib okwa li xe yaJehoiada, 11 naJehoiada, oye xe yaJonatan, ndele Jonatan oye xe yaJaddua. 12 Ndele ovapristeli ava va li pomafiku aJehoiakim ovakulunhu vomapata: Meraja wepata laSeraja; Hanania wepata laJeremia; 13 Mesullam wepata laEsra, Johanan wepata laAmarja; 14 Jonatan wepata laMalluki; Josef wepata laSebanja; 15 Adna wepata laHarim; Helkai wepata laMerajot; 16 Sakaria wepata laIddo; Mesullam wepata laGinneton; 17 Sikri wepata laAbia; Piltai wepata laMinjamin wokuMoadja; 18 Sammua wepata laBilga; Jonatan wepata laShemaia; 19 Mattenai wepata laJojarib; Ussi wepata laJedaja; 20 Kallai wepata laSallai; Eber wepata laAmok; 21 Hasabja wepata laHilkia; Netanel wepata laJedaja.
22 MOvalevi opomafiku aEljasib, aJehoiada, aJohanan noaJaddua, ovakulunhu vomapata va shangwa novapristeli fiyo okepangelo laDarius, Omupersia. 23 Ovana vaLevi, ovakulunhu vomapata va shangelwa momushangwa womafimbo fiyo okomafiku aJohanan yaEljasib. 24 Ovakulunhu vOvalevi ovava: Hasabja, Serebja naJosua, Kadmiel, novamwaina ovalumenhu ava va kala ofika va shaama navo okuhambelela nokupandula palombwelo laDavid, omulumenhu waKalunga pongudu nongudu: 25 Mattanja naBakbukja, Obadja, Mesullam, Talmon, Akkub ova li ovanangeli vopoivelo, ava va nangela pomalimba opoivelo. 26 Vo ova li pomafiku aJehoiakim yaJosua yaJosadak nopomafiku omupangeli Nehemia nomupristeli Esra, omunongo womishangwa.
Eyapulo lohotekuma yaJerusalem
27 Nohotekuma yaJerusalem eshi ya li i nokuyapulwa, Ovalevi va kongwa meenhele davo adishe, va etwa kuJerusalem va dane oshivilo sheyapulo nehafo nomaimbilo epandulo, nokwiimba nokushika ounghuma nouxumbafeta neenyalilo. 28 Opo nee ovana ovamati vovaimbi va ongala va dja moushiinda waJerusalem nomomikunda dOvanetofa, 29 nomuBet-Gilgal nomomapya aGeba noaAsmavet, osheshi ovaimbi va tula mo momikunda da dingilila Jerusalem. 30 Novapristeli nOvalevi ve lifetifa nova yelifa ovanhu noivelo nekuma. 31 Ndele nda lombwela ovakulunhu vaJuda va londe kohotekuma ndele nda nangekela ko eengudu mbali dinene dovaimbi noyeendo yoshivilo kohotekuma, imwe kolulyo kombinga yOshivelo shoushosho, 32 ndele va shikulwa kuHosaja netata lovakulunhu vaJuda, 33 naAsaria, Esra naMesullam, 34 Juda naBenjamin naShemaia naJeremia, 35 novana ovalumenhu vovapristeli ve nomanghuma, Sakaria yaJonatan yaShemaia yaMattanja yaMikaia yaSakkur yaAsaf, 36 novamwaina ovalumenhu Shemaia naAsareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netanel naJuda, Hanani, ve noishikomwa yaDavid, omulumenhu waKalunga. Ndele Esra omunongo womishangwa a kwatela osheendo komesho. 37 Ndele va enda nokuyuka va koya Oshivelo Shefifiya ndele va londa keendodo doshilando shaDavid konhele apa ohotekuma tai tumbu kombada yongulu yaDavid, fiyo okOshivelo shomeva shokoushilo. 38 Nongudu onhivali yovaimbi ya enda nokuyuka kouninginino, ya shikulwa kwaame noketata lovanhu, twa londa kohotekuma pOshungo yediko lokuteleka omingome, twa enda fiyo okekuma linene, 39 navali twa koya Oshivelo shaEfraim nOshivelo shikulu nOshivelo sheeshi noshungongulu Hananel noshungongulu Hammea fiyo okOshivelo sheedi. Ndele va kanghama, va kala ofika pOshivelo shodolongo. 40 Opo nee eengudu odo mbali dovaimbi da kala ofika mongulu yaKalunga, netata lovakulunhu ola li pwaame; 41 novapristeli Eliakim, Maasea, Minjamin, Mikaia, Eljoenai, Sakaria, Hanania ve nomanghuma, 42 naMaasea naShemaia naEliaser naUssi naJohanan naMalkia naElam naEser. Novaimbi va imba omaimbilo omahambelelo. Ndele Jisrakja okwa li omuwiliki. 43 Ndele mefiku tuu olo va yamba omayambo manene ndele va hafa, osheshi Kalunga e va hafifa unene. Novalikadi yo nounona va hafa, onghee hano ondaka yehafo lokuJerusalem la udika kokule.
Oitimulongo tai ka yandjwa
44 Ndele mefiku tuu olo ovalumenhu va tulwa po okupashukila omalimba, omo mwa li eeshaliyambo, noshipe noitimulongo. Vo va li ve nokwoongela pamhango oitukulwa oyo yovapristeli noyOvalevi ava ve li moshilonga, tai ongelwa komapya oilando, osheshi Juda sha hafela ovapristeli nOvalevi ava va li moshilonga. 45 Ndele vo ova diinina oshilonga shavo mokulongela Kalunga kavo nomokuyelifa, nosho yo ovaimbi novanangeli vopoivelo palombwelo laDavid nolomona waye Salomo. 46 Osheshi noshitonale nokuli, mefimbo laDavid nolomwiimbifi Asaf, kwa li ovawiliki vovaimbi, ndele va imba ehambelelo nepandulo laKalunga. 47 NOvaisraeli aveshe vopomafiku aSerubbabel nopomafiku aNehemia va yandja oitimulongo kovaimbi nokovanangeli vopoivelo paemhumbwe defiku keshe. Ndele va yandja eeshali diyapuki kOvalevi, nOvalevi okOvaaron.
