Zerubbabel's Company
1 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Basi, hawa ndio makuhani na Walawi waliopanda na Zerubabeli, mwana wa Shealueli, na Yoshua; Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra;
2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
Amaria, Maluki, Hatushi;
3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Shekania, Harimu, Meremothi;
4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
Ido, Ginethoni, Abia;
5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
Miyamini, Maazia, Bilgai;
6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
Shemaya, Yoyaribu, Yedaya;
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Salu, Amoki, Hilkia, Yedaya. Hawa walikuwa wakuu wa makuhani na ndugu zao siku za Yoshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
Tena Walawi; Yeshua, Binui, Kadmieli, Sherebia, Yuda, na Matania, aliyekuwa juu ya shukrani, yeye na ndugu zake.
9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
Tena Bakbukia na Uno, ndugu zao, kuwaelekea kwa zamu.
10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
Naye Yoshua akamzaa Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu akamzaa Eliashibu, Eliashibu akamzaa Yoyada,
11 and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
Yoyada akamzaa Yohana, Yohana akamzaa Yadua.
12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Na siku za Yoyakimu wakawako makuhani, wakuu wa mbari za mababa; wa Seraya, Meraya; wa Yeremia, Hanania;
13 of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
wa Ezra, Meshulamu; wa Amaria, Yehohanani;
14 of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
wa Maluki, Yonathani; wa Shekania, Yusufu;
15 of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
wa Harimu, Adna; wa Meremothi, Helkai;
16 of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
wa Ido, Zekaria; wa Ginethoni, Meshulamu;
17 of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;
wa Abia, Zikri; wa Miyamini; wa Maazia, Piltai;
18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
wa Bilgai, Shamua; wa Shemaya, Yehonathani;
19 and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
wa Yoyaribu, Matenai; wa Yedaya, Uzi;
20 of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
wa Salu, Kalai; wa Amoki, Eberi;
21 of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
wa Hilkia, Hashabia; wa Yedaya, Nethaneli.
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.
Walawi siku za Eliashibu, na Yoyada, na Yohana, na Yadua, wameandikwa wakuu wa mbari za mababa; tena na makuhani; hata siku za kumiliki kwake Dario, Mwajemi.
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.
Wana wa Lawi, wakuu wa mbari za mababa, wameandikwa katika kitabu cha tarehe, hata siku za Yohana mwana wa Eliashibu.
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.
Nao wakuu wa Walawi; Hashabia, Sherebia, Yeshua, Binui, Kadmieli, na ndugu zao kuwaelekea, ili kusifu na kushukuru, kama amri ya Daudi, mtu wa Mungu, zamu kwa zamu.
25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
Matania, Bakbukia, Obadia, Meshulamu, Talmoni, na Akubu, walikuwa mabawabu, wa kulinda nyumba za hazina penye malango.
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.
Hao walikuwapo siku za Yoyakimu, mwana ya Yoshua, mwana wa Yosadaki, na siku za Nehemia, liwali, na Ezra, kuhani, mwandishi.
At the Dedication
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.
Basi, walipouweka wakfu ukuta wa Yerusalemu wakawatafuta Walawi katika mahali pao pote, ili kuwaleta Yerusalemu, wapate kufanya wakfu pamoja na furaha, na kwa shukrani, na kwa kuimba, kwa matoazi, vinanda na vinubi.
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;
Waimbaji wakakusanyika kutoka uwanda na viunga vya Yerusalemu, na kutoka vijiji vya Wanetofathi;
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.
tena toka Beth-gilgali, na toka mashamba ya Geba na Azmawethi; kwa maana waimbaji hao walikuwa wamejijengea vijiji katika viunga vya Yerusalemu.
30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
Makuhani na Walawi wakajitakasa, nao wakawatakasa watu, na malango, na ukuta.
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:
Ndipo nikawapandisha wakuu wa Yuda juu ya ukuta, nikawaagiza mikutano mikubwa miwili ya hao walioshukuru, na kuandamana; mmoja uende kwa kuume ukutani kuliendea lango la jaa;
32 and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
na baada yao wakaenda Hoshaya, na nusu ya wakuu wa Yuda,
33 and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
na Azaria, na Ezra, na Meshulamu,
34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
na Yuda, na Benyamini, na Shemaya, na Yeremia,
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:
na baadhi ya makuhani wenye baragumu; Zekaria, mwana wa Yonathani, mwana wa Shemaya, mwana wa Matania, mwana wa Mikaya, mwana wa Zakuri, mwana wa Asafu;
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.
na ndugu zake, Shemaya, Azareli, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneli, Yuda, na Hanani, wenye vinanda vya Daudi mtu wa Mungu; Ezra, mwandishi, akawatangulia;
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.
na kwa lango la chemchemi, wakienda moja kwa moja mbele yao, wakapanda madaraja ya mji wa Daudi, uinukapo ukuta, juu ya nyumba ya Daudi, mpaka lango la maji upande wa mashariki.
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;
Na mkutano wa pili wao wenye kushukuru wakaenda kuwalaki, na mimi nikafuata nyuma yao, pamoja na nusu ya watu, ukutani juu ya mnara wa tanuu, mpaka ule ukuta mpana;
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.
na juu ya lango la Efraimu, na kupita lango la kale, na lango la samaki, na mnara wa Hananeli, na mnara wa Hamea, mpaka lango la kondoo; nao wakasimama hapo langoni pa gereza.
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:
Ndivyo walivyosimama mikutano miwili yao walioshukuru nyumbani mwa Mungu, na mimi, na nusu ya mashehe pamoja nami;
41 and the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
na makuhani, Eliakimu, Maaseya, Miyamini, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zekaria na Hanania, wenye baragumu;
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.
na Maaseya, na Shemaya, na Eleazari, na Uzi, na Yehohanani, na Malkiya, na Elamu, na Ezeri. Waimbaji wakaimba kwa sauti kuu, wenye Yezrahia kuwa msimamizi wao.
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.
Wakatoa dhabihu nyingi siku ile, wakafurahi; kwa kuwa Mungu amewafurahisha furaha kuu; na wanawake pia na watoto wakafurahi; hata ikasikiwa mbali sana furaha hiyo ya Yerusalemu.
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.
Na siku hiyo watu wakaagizwa juu ya vyumba vya hazina, kwa sadaka za kuinuliwa, na kwa malimbuko, na kwa zaka, ili kuzikusanya, kwa kadiri ya mashamba ya miji, sehemu zilizoamriwa katika torati za makuhani, na Walawi; kwa maana Yuda waliwafurahia makuhani na Walawi waliotumika.
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.
Wakauangalia ulinzi wa Mungu wao, na ulinzi wa kutakasika, na hao waimbaji na mabawabu vile vile, sawasawa na amri ya Daudi, na ya Sulemani mwanawe.
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.
Kwa kuwa siku za Daudi zamani, Asafu alikuwa mkuu wa waimbaji, na juu ya nyimbo za sifa na shukrani kwa Mungu.
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.
Na Israeli wote, siku za Zerubabeli, na siku za Nehemia, walitoa sehemu za waimbaji na mabawabu, kama ilivyohusika kila siku; nao wakawatakasia Walawi; na Walawi wakawatakasia wana wa Haruni.
