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8 Bano nyi ba nfumu ba bifuko na mashina a bantu abaabadi bafunde ku kifuko na kifuko, babaadi batuukie nami mu Babilone mu mafuku a kumunana kua nfumu Artakesese: 2 mu bana ba Finease, Gershome; mu bana ba Itamare, Ndaniele; mu bana ba Davide, Atushe; 3 mu bana ba Shekanya, mu bana ba Paroshe, Zekariya, na aye baadi na bana balume 150 babaabadi bafunde mashina; 4 mu bana ba Pahate-moabe, Elieho-enai muana a Zeraya, na aye baadi na bana balume 200; 5 mu bana ba Zatu, Shekania, muana a Yahaziyele, na aye baadi na bana balume 300; 6 mu bana ba Adine, Ebede muana a Yonatane, na aye baadi na bana balume 50; 7 mu bana ba Elame, Yeshaya muana a Ataliya, na aye baadi na bana balume 70; 8 mu bana ba Shefatia, Zebadia muana a Mikaele, na aye baadi na bana balume 80; 9 mu bana ba Yoabe, Obadia muana a Yekiele, na aye baadi na bana balume 218; 10 mu bana ba Bani, Shelomite muana a Yosifiya, na aye baadi na bana balume 160; 11 mu bana ba Bebai, Zekariya muana a Bebai, na aye baadi na bana balume 28; 12 mu bana ba Azegade, Yohanane muana a Akatane, na aye baadi na bana balume 110; 13 mu bana ba Adonikame baba babaadi ba nfudiilo, mashina aabo ngano: Elifelete, Yeyele, na Shemaya na abo babaadi na bana balume 60; 14 na mu bana ba Biguwai, Utai, na Zabude na abaadi na bana balume 70.

15 Nebabungile ku muela awalala ku Akawa, na atue nkushala kuakua munda mua mafuku asatu. Anka panaadi mutalule muilo na ba tshite muakuidi, ntshi naadi mupete muntu su ngumune a ku bena Levi paapa. 16 Biabia ami nkuitanyisha Eliezere, Ariyele, Shemaya, Elenatane, Yaribe, Elenatane, Natane, Zekariya, na Meshulame babaadi abakunkusha bantu, na Yoyaribe na Elenatane babaadi balongieshi. 17 Akupu ami nkuibatumina eyi pabitale Ido mukunkushi a mbalo ibaabadi abetanyina bu Kasifiya, ami nkuibalungula bua kulungula Ido na bakuabo balume bafubi ba ku ntempelo,* abaadi mu Kasifiya bua kuitutuadila bafubi bua nshibo y’Efile Mukulu eetu. 18 Bu bibaadi Efile Mukulu eetu e netu* abaadi betutuadile muntu mudimukie mu bana ba Maheli muikulu a Levi muana a Isalele, kuamba’shi, Sherebiya na bana baye balume na bakuabo balume, bantu 18; 19 na Ashabiya aye baadi na Yeshaya a ku bena Merari, bakuabo balume na bana babo balume, bantu 20. 20 Kubaadi bafubi ba ku ntempelo* 220, abaadi Davide na bakunkushi batuule bua kukuasha bena Levi, boso buabo abaadi bebatemune mu mashina aabo.

21 Akupu ami nkulungula bantu boso bua kuishidika kuakua ku muela wa Akawa, buatudia kuiyisha kumpala kua Efile Mukulu eetu, bua kukimba bukunkushi buaye bua luendo luetu, buetu, bua bana betu, na bua bintu bietu bioso. 22 Naadi mupushe buufu bua kuteka nfumu basalayi na bantu abatambushaa nfualasa bua kuitukaluila muishinda kui beshikuanyi betu, muanda tubaadi balungule nfumu’shi: “Efile Mukulu eetu, e na baba boso abamukimbi, anka bukome buaye na nsungu yaye bi kui baba boso abamusumbushena.” 23 Biabia atue nkuishidika na nkuteka Efile Mukulu eetu pabitale uno muanda, na aye nkuteemesha kuiyaya kuetu.

24 Biabia ami nkusangula bakata ba ba tshite muakuidi 12 kuamba’shi, Sherebiya na Ashabiya pamune na bakuabo balume ekumi. 25 Akupu ami nkuibapimina kiamo kia arja, ôlo, na bintu, kia buntu kibaadi nfumu na bantu baye abatuushaa malango, na bakunkushi baye, na bena Isalele boso babaadi paapa batuushe bua nshibo y’Efile Mukulu eetu. 26 Kunyima ku’ami kuibipima naadi muibape ntalanta* 650 ya kiamo kia arja, bintu bia kiamo kia arja 100 bi muulo wa ntalanta ibidi, ntalanta ya ôlo 100, 27 bibakudi bipeela 20 bia ôlo bi muulo wa darike* 1 000, na bintu bibidi bia kiamo kia munyinga ki buwa kimonga akipenyapenya bi buwa nka bu ôlo.

28 Akupu ami nkuibalungula’shi: “Nui beselele kui Yehowa na bintu bi selele, na kiamo kia arja na ôlo, nkia buntu kia mu kukumiina kiabadi batuushe bua Yehowa, Efile Mukulu a ba mashenu kulu. 29 Nuibilame kalolo mpa na pa nuibipimi kumpala kua bakata ba ba tshite muakuidi, bena Levi na bakunkushi ba bifuko bia Isalele mu Yelusalema, mu tudimbo* tua nshibo ya Yehowa.” 30 Biabia ba tshite muakuidi na bena Levi, nkuata kiamo kia arja, ôlo, na bintu bibaabadi bebapimine buashi bebituale ku Yelusalema ku nshibo ya Efile Mukulu eetu.

31 Nfudiilo a bioso atue nkukatuka ku muela wa Akawa mu efuku dia 12 dia mueshi wa kumpala bua kuenda ku Yelusalema, na Efile Mukulu eetu baadi netu na baadi muitupaashe ku maasa a beshikuanyi betu na kui bantu abatuukishenaa muishinda bua kukitshishena bibubi. 32 Biabia tubafikile ku Yelusalema na atue nkushala kuakua munda mua mafuku asatu. 33 Na muifuku dia kananka tubapimine kiamo kia arja, ôlo, na bintu mu nshibo y’Efile Mukulu eetu, na atue nkuibipa Meremote muana a tshite muakuidi Uriyah, na aye baadi na Eleazare muana a Finease, na abo abaadi na bena Levi, Yosabade muana a Yeshua na Noadiya muana a Binuwi. 34 Bintu bioso bibaadi bibadikibue na bipimibue, na bushito boso bubaadi bufundibue. 35 Bantu boso babaabadi bakuate benda nabo mu dingi eumbo, akupu balukiila, nkulambula Efile Mukulu a Isalele milambu ya kushiika kaalo, ngombe ilume 12 bua Isalele oso, mikooko ilume 96, mikooko ilume yana 77, na mbushi ilume 12, bu mulambu wa muluisho; bino bioso bibaadi mulambu wa kushiika kaalo bua Yehowa.

36 Akupu atue nkupa bantu abaleshaa mpala ya nfumu* na ba guvernere ba mu nsenga i abua bushiya bua muela* mukanda wa nfumu, na abo nkukuatshishena muilo na nshibo y’Efile Mukulu a binyibinyi.