Nehemiya

7 Lino mbobwakamanina buyo kuyakululwa bwaanda,+ ndakabikka zijazyo;+ mpoonya balindizi bamilyango,+ baimbi+ aba Levi+ bakasalwa. 2 Kumane ndakabikka Hanani+ mwanookwesu a Hananiya silutwe wa Ngazi+ kuti kabalanganya Jerusalemu nkaambo Hananiya wakali mwaalumi uusyomeka kapati alimwi uuyoowa Leza+ mwini-mwini kwiinda bamwi banji. 3 Aboobo ndakabaambila kuti: “Milyango ya Jerusalemu tayeelede kujulwa kusikila zuba lyabala, alimwi nobaciimvwi aawo beelede kujala zijazyo akuzikkiya. Alimwi amubikke bantu bamu Jerusalemu kuba balindizi, umwi aumwi abusena bwakwe bwakulinda alimwi umwi aumwi kumbele lyaŋanda yakwe.” 4 Lino munzi wakali mupati alimwi wakali kwakwabukide, pele bantu ibakali kukkala mumo bakali basyoonto+ alimwi maanda tanaakaninga yakululwa.

5 Pele Leza wangu wakacibikka mumoyo wangu kuti ndibunganye bantu balemekwa, baleli babili alimwi abantu buyo kuti balembwe kweelana amilongo yamazyalani.+ Mpoonya ndakajana bbuku lyamulongo wamazyalani wabaabo bakasaanguna kuboola, eelyo mubbuku eeli ndakajana kulembedwe kuti:

6 Aaba mbabantu bamucooko ibakapiluka kuzwa mubuzike aabo Mwami Nebukadinezara+ wa Babuloni mbaakatolede mubuzike+ alimwi ibakapiluka ku Jerusalemu aku Juda, umwi aumwi kumunzi wakwe,+ 7 aabo ibakaboola a Zerubabeli,+ Jeshua,+ Nehemiya, Azariya,* Raamiya,* Nahamani, Moodekai, Bilisani, Mizipara, Bigivai, Nehumu* a Baana.

Mweelwe wabaalumi bana Israyeli wakali kubikkilizya:+ 8 bana ba Parosi ibakali 2,172; 9 bana ba Sefatiya ibakali 372; 10 bana ba Ara+ ibakali 652; 11 bana ba Pahati-moabu,+ nkokuti bana ba Jeshua a Joabu+ ibakali 2,818; 12 bana ba Elamu+ ibakali 1,254; 13 bana ba Zatu ibakali 845; 14 bana ba Zakai ibakali 760; 15 bana ba Binui ibakali 648; 16 bana ba Bebai ibakali 628; 17 bana ba Azigadi ibakali 2,322; 18 bana ba Adonikamu ibakali 667; 19 bana ba Bigivai ibakali 2,067; 20 bana ba Adini ibakali 655; 21 bana ba Ateri, iwamumukwasyi wa Hezekiya ibakali 98; 22 bana ba Hasumu ibakali 328; 23 bana ba Bezai ibakali 324; 24 bana ba Harifi ibakali 112; 25 bana ba Gibeoni+ ibakali 95; 26 baalumi bana Betelehemu a Netofa ibakali 188; 27 baalumi bana Anatoti+ ibakali 128; 28 baalumi bana Beti-azimaveti ibakali 42; 29 baalumi bana Kiriyati-jearimu,+ Kefira a Beeroti+ ibakali 743; 30 baalumi bana Rama a Geba+ ibakali 621; 31 baalumi baku Mikimasi+ ibakali 122; 32 baalumi baku Beteli+ a Ai+ ibakali 123; 33 baalumi bana ba Nebo uumbi ibakali 52; 34 bana ba Elamu uumbi ibakali 1,254; 35 bana ba Harimu ibakali 320; 36 bana ba Jeriko ibakali 345; 37 bana ba Lodi, Hadidi a Ono+ ibakali 721; 38 bana ba Senaa ibakali 3,930.

39 Bapaizi+ mbaaba: bana ba Jedaya bamuŋanda ya Jeshua bakali 973; 40 bana ba Imeri bakali 1,052; 41 bana ba Pasuri+ bakali 1,247; 42 bana ba Harimu+ bakali 1,017.

43 Ba Levi+ mbaaba: bana ba Jeshua iwaluzubo lwa Kadimiyeli+ baluzubo lwa Hodeva bakali 74. 44 Baimbi mbaaba:+ bana ba Asafu+ bakali 148. 45 Balindizi bamilyango mbaaba:+ ibana ba Salumu, bana ba Ateri, bana ba Talimoni, bana ba Akubu,+ bana ba Hatita abana ba Sobai, boonse antoomwe bakali 138.

46 Babelesi baatempele*+ mbaaba: bana ba Ziha, bana ba Hasufa, bana ba Tabaoti, 47 bana ba Kerosi, bana ba Sia,* bana ba Padoni, 48 bana ba Lebana, bana ba Hagaba, bana ba Salimai, 49 bana ba Hanani, bana ba Gideli, bana ba Gahari, 50 bana ba Reaya, bana ba Rezini, bana ba Nekoda, 51 bana ba Gazamu, bana ba Uza, bana ba Paseya, 52 bana ba Besai, bana ba Meunimu, bana ba Nefusesimu,* 53 bana ba Bakibuki, bana ba Hakufa, bana ba Harihuri, 54 bana ba Baziliti,* bana ba Mehida, bana ba Harisa, 55 bana ba Barikosi, bana ba Sisera, bana ba Tema, 56 bana ba Neziya abana ba Hatifa.

57 Bana bababelesi ba Solomoni+ mbaaba: bana ba Sotai, bana ba Sofereti, bana ba Perida,* 58 bana ba Jaala, bana ba Darikoni, bana ba Gideli, 59 bana ba Sefatiya, bana ba Hatili, bana ba Pokereti-hazebaimu abana ba Amoni.* 60 Babelesi baatempele*+ boonse abana bababelesi ba Solomoni bakali 392.

61 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:+ 62 bana ba Delaya, bana ba Tobiya abana ba Nekoda, bakali 642. 63 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. 64 Aaba bakayandaula mumabbuku aamulongo wamazyalani aabo kuti bazyibe mulongo wazyalani lyabo, pele tiibakajanwa oomo pe, aboobo bakagwisyigwa aabupaizi.*+ 65 Mweendelezi*+ wakabaambila kuti tabeelede kulya zintu zisalalisya+ kusikila mane kukabe mupaizi iwakali kukonzya kubuzya kwiinda mukubelesya Urimu a Tumimu.+

66 Mweelwe woonse wambungano yoonse wakali 42,360,+ 67 kunze lyabazike babo basankwa abasimbi+ ibakali 7,337; alimwi bakalijisi abaimbi basankwa abasimbi ibali 245.+ 68 Mabbiza aabo akali 736, mamyuulu* aabo akali 245, 69 nkamela zyabo zyakali 435, eelyo mbongolo zyabo zyakali 6,720.

70 Basilutwe bamwi baziinga zyabamausyi bakasanga kumulimo.+ Mweendelezi* wakapa kuciyobwedo madirakima* aangolida aali 1,000, mitiba iili 50 azisani zyabapaizi+ zili 530. 71 Alimwi kwakali basilutwe bamwi baziinga zyabamausyi ibakapa kuciyobwedo madirakima aangolida aali 20,000 amamaina* aansiliva aali 2,200 kugwasyilizya mulimo. 72 Eelyo bantu bambi bakapa madirakima aangolida aali 20,000, mamaina aansiliva aali 2,000 azisani zyabapaizi zili 67.

73 Eelyo bapaizi, ba Levi, balindizi bamilyango, baimbi,+ bantu bambi, babelesi baatempele* abana Israyeli boonse bakakkala muminzi yabo.+ Lino mumwezi waciloba,+ bana Israyeli bakalikkede kale muminzi yabo.+