Neemiya

7 Nka mudimba uki’aupu kuibakuulua, naadi muele biibi; akupu ami nkutuula balami ba ku biibi, tuyimba na bena Levi. 2 Akupu ami nkutuula mukuetu mulume Anani bu mukunkushi a Yelusalema, na Ananiya bu mukata a mbalo inyingishibue, muanda baadi muntu a kukulupila ngofu na baadi atshinyi Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi kukila bangi bantu bebungi. 3 Biabia ami nkuibalungula’shi: “Abitungu bibelo bia Yelusalema bishale bifungie mpa na mu midi* na pa bakuete kulama, abitungu bashite biibi na kuibibaa. Na nusangule bantu ba mu Yelusalema bua kuikala balami, bangi balame ku ma mbalo anuibatuulu na bangi namu kumpala kua mashibo aabo.” 4 Aku namu kibundi kibaadi kikata na ki bula, mubaadi bantu bapeela na tababaadi bebakuule mashibo nya.

5 Anka Efile Mukulu ande baadi muntakule bua kubunga bantu ba kinemo, bindonda bia bakunkushi na muilo bua’shi bebafunde mashina muyile kuilondena kua bifuko biabo. Akupu napetele mukanda ufunde mashina muyile kuilondena kua bifuko bia bantu babafikile kumpala, na ami nkupeta mbafunde muanka’shi:

6 Bano nyi bantu ba mu provense babaabadi bakuate benda nabo akupu balukiila, baba babaadi nfumu Nabukondonosore a Babilone mukuate enda nabo na babaadi kunyima balukiile mu Yelusalema na mu Yunda, muntu oso mu kibundi kiabo, 7 baba babaadi bafikie na Zorobabele, Yeshua, Neemiya, Azariya, Ramiya, Nahamani, Mordekayi, Bilshane, Misperete, Biguwai, Nehume, na Baana.

Mu bungi bua bana balume bena Isalele mubaadi: 8 bana ba Paroshe, 2 172; 9 bana ba Shefatia, 372; 10 bana ba Ara, 652; 11 bana ba Pahate-moabe, ba ku bana ba Yeshua na Yoabe, 2 818; 12 bana ba Elame, 1 254; 13 bana ba Zatu, 845; 14 bana ba Zakai, 760; 15 bana ba Binuwi, 648; 16 bana ba Bebai, 628; 17 bana ba Azegade, 2 322; 18 bana ba Adonikame, 667; 19 bana ba Biguwai, 2 067; 20 bana ba Adine, 655; 21 bana ba Atere, ba mu nshibo ya Ezekiya, 98; 22 bana ba Ashume, 328; 23 bana ba Besayi, 324; 24 bana ba Arife, 112; 25 bana ba Gibeone, 95; 26 bana balume ba ku Beteleme na ku Netofa, 188; 27 bana balume ba ku Anatote, 128; 28 bana balume ba ku Bete-azemawete, 42; 29 bana balume ba ku Kiriate-yearime, ku Kefira na ku Berote, 743; 30 bana balume ba ku Rama na ku Geba, 621; 31 bana balume ba ku Mikemase, 122; 32 bana balume ba ku Betele na ku Ai, 123; 33 bana balume ba ku ungi Nebo, 52; 34 bana ba ungi Elame, 1 254; 35 bana ba Arime, 320; 36 bana ba Yeriko, 345; 37 bana ba Lode, Adide na Ono, 721; 38 bana ba Senaa, 3 930.

39 Ba tshite muakuidi: bana ba Yedaya ba mu kifuko kia Yeshua, 973; 40 bana ba Imere, 1 052; 41 bana ba Pashure, 1 247; 42 bana ba Arime, 1 017.

43 Bena Levi: bana ba Yeshua, ba Kadimiyele, ba ku bana ba Odewa, 74. 44 Tuyimba: bana ba Asafe, 148. 45 Balami ba ku biibi: bana ba Shalume, bana ba Atere, bana ba Talmone, bana ba Akube, bana ba Atita, bana ba Shobai, 138.

46 Bafubi ba ku ntempelo:* bana ba Ziha, bana ba Asufa, bana ba Tabaote, 47 bana ba Kerose, bana ba Sia, bana ba Padone, 48 bana ba Lebana, bana ba Agaba, bana ba Salemayi, 49 bana ba Anana, bana ba Gidele, bana ba Ngakare, 50 bana ba Reaya, bana ba Resine, bana ba Nekonda, 51 bana ba Gazame, bana ba Uza, bana ba Paseya 52 bana ba Besai, bana ba Meunime, bana ba Nefushime, 53 bana ba Bakebuke, bana ba Akufa, bana ba Arure, 54 bana ba Baselite, bana ba Mekida, bana ba Aresha, 55 bana ba Barkose, bana ba Sisera, bana ba Tema, 56 bana ba Neziya na bana ba Atifa.

57 Bana ba bafubi ba Salomone: bana ba Sotayi, bana ba Soferete, bana ba Perida, 58 bana ba Yaala, bana ba Darekone, bana ba Gidele, 59 bana ba Shefatia, bana ba Atile, bana ba Pokerete-hasefaine na bana ba Amone. 60 Bafubi boso ba ku ntempelo, na bana ba bafubi ba Salomone babaadi 392.

61 Bantu babaadi batuukile ku Tele-mala, Tele-harsha, Kerube, Adone, na Imere, anka tababaadi bia kushinkamisha bifuko bia bamashabo na kuabadi batuukile bua kuuka su babaadi bena Isalele nyi mbano: 62 bana ba Delaya, bana ba Tobia, bana ba Nekonda, 642. 63 Na mu ba tshite muakuidi: bana ba Abaya, bana ba Akose, bana ba Barzilayi baadi muibakile mukashi ku bana bakashi ba Barzilayi muina Gileade na babaadi abamuitanyina muishina dia muko aaye. 64 Babaadi bakimbe mashina a bantu ba mu bifuko biabo mu mikanda, anka tababaadi beapete, nyi buakinyi tababaadi bebatuule bu ba tshite muakuidi.* 65 Guvernere baadi muibalungule’shi, t’abitungu badie bintu bikile kishila mpa na pa kuikala tshite muakuidi mulombene kuipusha Efile Mukulu ku bukuashi bua Urime na Tumime.

66 Bungi bua bantu ba kakongie koso bubaadi 42 360, 67 kukatusha ba mpika babo balume na bakashi babaadi 7 337; babaadi dingi na tuyimba 245 tulume na tukashi. 68 Nfualasa yabo ibaadi 736, mpunda yabo ikata ibaadi 245, 69 tumelo tuabo tubaadi 435, mpunda yabo ipeela ibaadi 6 720.

70 Bangi ba ku ba nfumu ba bifuko bia bamashabo, babaadi bakuatshishene mufubo. Guvernere baadi muele mu mbalo ya kulamina bintu bia muulo drakme* ya ôlo 1 000, bibakudi 50, na ma nkandio a ba tshite muakuidi 530. 71 Na bangi ba ku ba nfumu ba bifuko bia bamashabo babaadi bele mu mbalo ya kulamina bintu bia muulo bia luibako drakme ya ôlo 20 000, na mine* ya kiamo kia arja 2 200. 72 Na bangi bantu babatuushishe drakme ya ôlo 20 000, mine ya kiamo kia arja 2 000, na ma nkandio a ba tshite muakuidi 67.

73 Na ba tshite muakuidi, bena Levi, balami ba ku biibi, tuyimba, bangi bantu, bafubi ba ku ntempelo, na bangi bena Isalele* boso babashalele mu bibundi biabo. Pabakumbene mueshi wa musambobidi bena Isalele babaadi bapue kushala mu bibundi biabo.