negēmiyaa

1 agaliyaavin maganaana negēmiyaavin*+ vaartthaigal: 20-aam varusham kislē* maadhatthil naan sūsaan*+ kōttaiyil* irundhēn. 2 appōdhu, en sagōdharargalil oruvaraana anaaniyum+ vēru silarum yūdhaavilirundhu vandhaargal. baabilōnilirundhu vidudhalaiyaagi+ pōna yūdhargalai patriyum erusalēmai patriyum naan avargalidam visaaritthēn. 3 adharku avargal, “kaidhigalaaga piditthukkondu pōgappadaamal yūdhaa maagaanatthil vidappatta janangal mōsamaana nilaimaiyil irukkiraargal, rombavē avamaanappattu pōyirukkiraargal.+ erusalēmin madhilgal idindhu kidakkindrana.+ adhan nulaivaasalgal sutterikkappattu kidakkindrana”+ endru sonnaargal.

4 idhai kēttadhum naan appadiyē utkaarndhu ala aarambitthēn. adhanpin naalkanakkaaga dhukkam anusaritthukkondum, viradham irundhukondum,+ paralōgatthin kadavulidam jebam seidhukondum irundhēn. 5 “paralōgatthin kadavulaagiya yegōvaavē, adhisayamum arpudhamumaanavarē, ungalmēl anbuvaitthu ungal kattalaigalukku kīlppadigiravargalidam+ maaraadha anbai kaattubavarē, oppandhatthai kaappavarē, 6 dhayavuseidhu adiyēnai paarungal, indru naan seiyum jebatthai kēlungal. ungaludaiya ūliyargalaana isravēlargal seidha paavangalai ungalmun otthukkondu raatthiri pagalaai avargalukkaaga kenjugirēn.+ naanum en janangalum* paavam seidhuvittōm.+ 7 ungalukku pidikkaadha valiyil pōivittōm.+ ungaludaiya ūliyaraana mōsē mūlam nīngal koduttha kattalaigalaiyum vidhimuraigalaiyum nīdhitthīrppugalaiyum+ pinpatraamal irundhuvittōm.

8 mōsē mūlam nīngal sonnadhai* dhayavuseidhu ninaitthu paarungal. nīngal avaridam, ‘en pēchai kētkaamal pōnaal, ungalai matra dhēsangalukku thuratthividuvēn.+ 9 aanaal en valikku thirumbi vandhu, en kattalaigalukku kīlppadindhu nadandhaal, nīngal būmiyin endha mūlaikku thuratthappattirundhaalum angirundhu ungalai kūttikkondu varuvēn.+ en peyarin magimaikkaaga naan thērndhedutthirukkira idatthil+ ungalai kudivaippēn’ endru sonnīrgalē. 10 isravēlargal ungaludaiya ūliyargal, ungaludaiya janangal. avargalai ungaludaiya magaa vallamaiyaalum kaibalatthaalum viduvitthīrgal.+ 11 yegōvaavē, adiyēnin jebatthaiyum ungaludaiya peyarukku bayandhu nadakka virumbugiravargalin jebatthaiyum dhayavuseidhu kēlungal. adiyēn ninaippadhu indru kaikūdi varuvadharku dhayavuseidhu udhavungal. raajaa enakku karisanai kaattumpadi seiyungal”+ endru jebam seidhēn.

naan raajaavukku baanam parimaarugiravanaaga irundhēn.+

2 adhu arthasashtaa raajaa+ aatchi seidha 20-aam varusham,+ nisaan* maadham. raajaavukku munnaal dhraatchamadhu vaikkappattirundhadhu. eppōdhumpōl naan dhraatchamadhuvai edutthu raajaavukku kodutthēn.+ andru naan dhukkamaaga irundhēn. raajaavukku munnaal orunaalum naan appadi irundhadhē illai. 2 adhanaal raajaa ennidam, “un udambukkutthaan ondrumillaiyē, appuram ēn un mugam ippadi vaadiyirukkiradhu? un manadhudhaan* sariyillai endru ninaikkirēn” endraar. adhai kēttadhum naan rombavē bayandhupōnēn.

3 udanē avaridam, “raajaa nīdūli vaalga! ennudaiya munnōrgal adakkam seiyappatta nagaram paaladaindhu kidakkiradhu, adhan nulaivaasalgal erindhu naasamaagivittana.+ appadiyirukkumpōdhu en mugam vaadaamal irukkumaa, raajaavē?” endru kēttēn. 4 adharku raajaa, “naan unakku ēdhaavadhu seiya vēndumaa?” endru kēttaar. udanadiyaaga, paralōgatthin kadavulidam jebam seidhēn.+ 5 pinbu raajaavidam, “ungalukku nalladhaaga pattaal, enmēl ungalukku piriyam irundhaal, yūdhaavukku pōi en munnōrgal adakkam seiyappatta nagaratthai thirumba kattuvadharku+ ennai anuppungal” endru sonnēn. 6 appōdhu, pattatthu raaniyum raajaavin pakkatthil utkaarndhirundhaal. raajaa ennidam, “angē pōvadharku etthanai naalaagum, eppōdhu thirumbi varuvaai?” endru kēttaar. ennai anuppa raajaa virumbugiraar endru therindhadhum,+ thirumbi vara ivvalavu kaalam+ aagum endru sonnēn.

7 pinbu raajaavidam, “naan aatrukku appaalulla* pradhēsatthin+ valiyaagatthaan yūdhaavukku pōga vēndum. adhanaal ungalukku nalladhaaga pattaal, andha pradhēsatthin valiyaaga pōga ennai anumadhikkumpadi angē irukkira aalunargalukku kadidhangalai eludhi kodungal. 8 aalayatthai sērndha kōttaiyin kadhavugalukkum,+ nagaratthin madhilgalukkum,+ naan thangappōgira vīttukkum vēndiya marachattangalai tharumpadi raajaavudaiya vana* adhigaariyaana aasaabukkum kadidham eludhi kodungal” endru kēttukkondēn. en kadavul enakku urudhunaiyaaga irundhadhaal+ raajaa avatrai eludhi kodutthaar.+

9 adhumattumalla, ennōdu padai thalaivargalaiyum kudhiraivīrargalaiyum anuppinaar. naan angirundhu purappattu aatrukku appaalulla pradhēsatthin aalunargalidam vandhu raajaavin kadidhangalai kodutthēn. 10 isravēl janangalukku nalladhu seiya oruvar vandhiruppadhai ōrōniyanaana sanballaatthum+ ammōniya+ adhigaariyaana thobiyaavum+ kēlvippattapōdhu migavum erichal adaindhaargal.

11 kadaisiyil, naan erusalēmukku vandhu sērndhēn. angē mūndru naatkal thanginēn. 12 raatthiriyil elundhu, sila aatkalai kūttikkondu veliyē kilambinēn. aanaal erusalēmukkaaga naan ennenna seiya vēndumendru en kadavul en ullatthil unartthinaarō, adhaiyellaam naan yaaridamum sollavillai. naan ēri pōna kaludhaiyai thavira vērendha mirugamum ennidam illai. 13 andraikku raatthiri ‘pallatthaakku nulaivaasal’+ valiyaaga ‘periya paambin nīrūtrai’ kadandhu ‘kuppaimēttu nulaivaasalukku’+ vandhu sērndhēn. idindhu kidakkum erusalēm madhilgalaiyum neruppil erikkappattirundha adhan nulaivaasalgalaiyum+ paarvaiyittēn. 14 angirundhu ‘nīrūtru nulaivaasalukkum’+ ‘raajaavin kulatthukkum’ pōnēn. aanaal, ennudaiya kaludhai pōvadharku angu idamē irukkavillai. 15 aanaalum, andraikku raatthiri pallatthaakkin*+ valiyaagavē pōi madhilgalai paarvaiyittēn. pinbu, ‘pallatthaakku nulaivaasal’ valiyaaga thirumbi vandhuvittēn.

16 naan engē pōnēn, enna seidhēn endrellaam thunai adhigaarigalukku+ theriyaadhu. ēnendraal, avargalidamum yūdhargalidamum gurumaargalidamum mukkiya pramugargalidamum matra vēlaiyaatkalidamum adhuvarai naan edhaiyumē sollavillai. 17 kadaisiyil avargalidam, “nammudaiya nilaimai evvalavu mōsamaaga irukkiradhu enbadhu ungalukkē theriyum. erusalēm paalaai kidappadhaiyum, adhan nulaivaasalgal erindhu naasamaagiyiruppadhaiyum nīngalē paarkkirīrgal. iniyum indha kēvalamaana nilaimai namakku vēndaam. vaarungal, erusalēmin madhilgalai thirumba kattuvōm” endru sonnēn. 18 pinbu, en kadavul enakku eppadi urudhunaiyaaga irundhaar*+ enbadhaiyum, raajaa ennidam enna sonnaar+ enbadhaiyum avargalidam sonnēn. adharku avargal, “naam udanadiyaaga pōi madhilgalai katta aarambikkalaam” endru solli, andha nalla vēlaiyai seiya oruvarai oruvar urchaagappadutthinaargal.+

19 indha vishayatthai ōrōniyanaana sanballaatthum, ammōniya+ adhigaariyaana thobiyaavum,+ arēbiyanaana kēshēmum+ kēlvippattapōdhu engalai kēli seidhaargal.+ engalai kēvalamaaga pēsi, “enna seigirīrgal? raajaavukku edhiraaga kalagam seigirīrgalō?” endru kēttaargal.+ 20 adharku naan, “vēlaiyai nallapadiyaaga mudikka paralōgatthin kadavul engalukku udhavuvaar.+ avarudaiya ūliyargalaana naangal madhilgalai kattatthaan pōgirōm. erusalēmil ungalukku endha pangum illai, urimaiyum illai; erusalēmin varalaatril ungalukku idamum illai”*+ endru sonnēn.

3 thalaimai guruvaana eliyaasibum+ avarudaiya sagōdharargalaana gurumaargalum ‘aattu nulaivaasalai’+ kattinaargal. adhai arppanam seidhu*+ adharku kadhavugalai vaitthaargal. avargal mēyaa kōburamvaraiyilum+ adhai thodarndhu anaaneyēl kōburamvaraiyilum+ madhilai katti arppanam seidhaargal. 2 aduttha pagudhiyai, erigō ūr aangal+ kattinaargal. aduttha pagudhiyai, imriyin magan sakkūr kattinaar.

3 asenaavin vamsatthaar ‘mīn nulaivaasalai’+ kattinaargal. adharku nilaigalai vaitthu, kadhavugalaiyum thaalppaalgalaiyum thaalppaal kattaigalaiyum+ porutthinaargal. 4 aduttha pagudhiyai, akkōsukku pirandha ūriyaavin magan meremōth+ paludhupaartthaar. aduttha pagudhiyai, meshesaabeyēlukku pirandha peragiyaavin magan mesullaam+ paludhupaartthaar. aduttha pagudhiyai, baanaavin magan saadhōk paludhupaartthaar. 5 aduttha pagudhiyai, thekkōvaa ūr makkal+ paludhupaartthaargal. aanaal, avargaludaiya mukkiya pramugargal vēlai seiya marutthaargal. ēnendraal, mērpaarvai seigiravargalin kīl vēlai seivadhai gaurava kuraichalaaga ninaitthaargal.

6 paseyaavin magan yoyadhaavum pēsōdhiyaavin magan mesullaamum ‘palaiya nagarin nulaivaasalai’+ paludhupaartthaargal. adharku nilaigalai vaitthu, kadhavugalaiyum thaalppaalgalaiyum thaalppaal kattaigalaiyum porutthinaargal. 7 aduttha pagudhiyai, gibiyōniyanaana+ meladhīyaavum misbaavai+ sērndha merōnōtthiyanaana yaadhōnum paludhupaartthaargal. ivargal aatrukku appaalulla* pradhēsatthin+ aalunarudaiya aatchiyin kīl irundhaargal. 8 aduttha pagudhiyai, thanga aasaarigalil oruvaraana araayaavin magan ūsiyēl paludhupaartthaar. aduttha pagudhiyai, vaasanai thailam seigiravargalil oruvaraana ananiyaa paludhupaartthaar. ivargal irandu pērum ‘agandra madhil’+ varaiyaaga kalthalam amaitthaargal. 9 aduttha pagudhiyai, hūrin maganum erusalēmin paadhi maagaanatthukku thalaivarumaana rebaayaa paludhupaartthaar. 10 adutthadhaaga, arumaappin magan yedhaayaa thannudaiya vīttukku edhiril irundha pagudhiyai paludhupaartthaar. aduttha pagudhiyai, aasaabneyaavin magan atthūs paludhupaartthaar.

11 matroru pagudhiyaiyum ‘aduppugalin kōburatthaiyum,’+ aarīmin magan+ malkīyaavum paagaath-mōvaabin magan+ asūbum paludhupaartthaargal. 12 aduttha pagudhiyai, allōgēsin maganum erusalēmin paadhi maagaanatthukku thalaivarumaana sallūm thannudaiya magalgalōdu sērndhu paludhupaartthaar.

13 aanūnum sanōvaa ūr+ janangalum ‘pallatthaakku nulaivaasalai’+ paludhupaartthaargal. adharku nilaigalai vaitthu, kadhavugalaiyum thaalppaalgalaiyum thaalppaal kattaigalaiyum porutthinaargal. avargal ‘kuppaimēttu nulaivaasal’+ varaiyaaga sumaar 1,460 adi* nīlatthukku madhilai paludhupaartthaargal. 14 rēgaapin maganum beth-kērēm maagaanatthukku+ thalaivarumaana malkīyaa, ‘kuppaimēttu nulaivaasalai’ paludhupaartthaar. adharku kadhavugalaiyum thaalppaalgalaiyum thaalppaal kattaigalaiyum porutthinaar.

15 kollōsēyin maganum misbaa maagaanatthukku+ thalaivarumaana sallun, ‘nīrūtru nulaivaasalai’+ paludhupaartthaar. adharku kūrai amaitthu kadhavugalaiyum thaalppaalgalaiyum thaalppaal kattaigalaiyum porutthinaar. adhōdu, ‘raajaavin thōttatthukku’+ pakkatthilulla ‘sēlaa* kulatthin’ madhilai,+ ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthilirundhu’+ kīlē irangugira ‘padikkattu’+ varaiyaagavum paludhupaartthaar.

16 adutthadhaaga, asbūgin maganum beth-sūrin+ paadhi maagaanatthukku thalaivarumaana negēmiyaa, ‘dhaavīdhin kallarai thōttatthukku’+ munnaal aarambitthu, vettappatta kulam varaiyaagavum+ ‘padaivīrargalin paasarai’ varaiyaagavum paludhupaartthaar.

17 aduttha pagudhigalai lēviyargal paludhupaartthaargal. mudhalaavadhaaga, baaniyin magan regūm paludhupaartthaar. adutthadhaaga, kēgilaavin+ paadhi maagaanatthukku thalaivaraana ashabiyaa than maagaanatthin saarbil paludhupaartthaar. 18 aduttha pagudhiyai, avargaludaiya sagōdharargal paludhupaartthaargal. mukkiyamaaga, enaadhaatthin maganum kēgilaavin paadhi maagaanatthukku thalaivarumaana paabaai paludhupaartthaar.

19 adutthadhaaga, mēttu pagudhikku munnaal aarambitthu muttuchuvarukku+ pakkatthilulla aayudhakkidangu varaiyaana pagudhiyai, yesuvaavin maganum+ misbaavin thalaivarumaana ēthsēr paludhupaartthaar.

20 adutthadhaaga, muttuchuvaril aarambitthu thalaimai guruvaana eliyaasibin+ vīttuvaasal varaiyulla pagudhiyai, saabaayin magan+ baaruk miga mummuramaaga paludhupaartthaar.

21 adutthadhaaga, eliyaasibudaiya vīttin vaasalilirundhu adhan munai varaiyulla pagudhiyai, akkōsukku pirandha ūriyaavin magan meremōth+ paludhupaartthaar.

22 adutthadhaaga, yōrdhaan* pradhēsatthai+ sērndha gurumaargal paludhupaartthaargal. 23 adutthadhaaga, benyamīnum asūbum thangaludaiya vīttukku edhirē ulla pagudhiyai paludhupaartthaargal. adutthadhaaga, ananeyaavukku pirandha maaseyaavin magan asariyaa than vīttukku pakkatthil paludhupaartthaar. 24 adutthadhaaga, asariyaavin vīttilirundhu muttuchuvar+ varaikkum, adhai thodarndhu mūlaivaraikkum ulla pagudhiyai, enaadhaatthin magan pinnūi paludhupaartthaar.

25 adutthadhaaga, muttuchuvarukkum raajaavin aranmanaiyai+ ottiya kōburatthukkum, adhaavadhu ‘kaavalar mutratthil’+ irundha uyarndha kōburatthukkum, edhirē ulla pagudhiyai usaayin magan paalaal paludhupaartthaar. aduttha pagudhiyai, paarōshin magan+ pedhaayaa paludhupaartthaar.

26 ōbēlil+ vaalndha aalaya paniyaalargal,*+ kilakkē irukkira ‘thannīr nulaivaasalukkum’+ madhilukku velippakkamaaga nīttikkondirukkum kōburatthukkum munnaalulla pagudhivarai paludhupaartthaargal.

27 adutthadhaaga, madhilukku velippakkamaaga nīttikkondirukkum periya kōburatthin munnaal aarambitthu ōbēlin madhil varaiyulla matroru pagudhiyai, thekkōvaa ūr makkal+ paludhupaartthaargal.

28 ‘kudhirai nulaivaasal’+ thodangi, gurumaargal ovvoruvarum avaravar vīttukku edhirē ulla pagudhiyai paludhupaartthaargal.

29 adutthadhaaga, immērin magan saadhōk+ thannudaiya vīttukku edhirē ulla pagudhiyai paludhupaartthaar.

aduttha pagudhiyai, ‘kilakku nulaivaasalin’ kaavalarum+ sekkaniyaavin maganumaana semaayaa paludhupaartthaar.

30 aduttha pagudhiyai, selēmiyaavin maganaana ananiyaavum saalaapin aaraavadhu maganaana aanūnum paludhupaartthaargal.

adutthadhaaga, peragiyaavin maganaana mesullaam+ thannudaiya vīttukku* munnaal ulla pagudhiyai paludhupaartthaar.

31 adutthadhaaga, thanga aasaarigalin sangatthai sērndha malkīyaa, ‘sōdhanai nulaivaasalin’ edhiril aalaya paniyaalargalum* vyaabaarigalum thangiyirukkira vīduvaraikkum,+ mūlaiyil ulla mēlmaadivaraikkum paludhupaartthaar.

32 mūlaiyil ulla mēlmaadikkum ‘aattu nulaivaasalukkum’+ idaiyilirundha pagudhiyai, thanga aasaarigalum matra vyaabaarigalum paludhupaartthaargal.

4 naangal madhilai thirumba kattuvadhai patri kēlvippattadhum, sanballaath+ kōbatthil kodhitthuppōnaan. adhanaal, yūdhargalai mattamthatti pēsa aarambitthaan. 2 “kaiyaalaagaadha indha yūdhargal enna seivadhaaga ninaikkiraargal? avargalaagavē madhilai kattividuvaargalō? erindhu paalaaga kidakkira karkalai+ vaitthē adhai katti eluppuvaargalō? orē naalil vēlaiyai muditthuvittu bali selutthuvaargalō?” endru thannudaiya sagōdharargalukkum samaariya padaivīrargalukkum munnaal ēlanamaaga pēsinaan.

3 avanukku pakkatthil nindrukondirundha ammōniyanaana+ thobiyaa,+ “ēdhō madhil kattugiraargalaam, oru kullanari ērinaalkūda adhu polapolavendru idindhu vilundhuvidum” endru sonnaan.

4 appōdhu naan, “engal kadavulē, kēlungal. andha aatkal engalai kēvalappadutthugiraargal.+ avargal vaaikku vandhapadi pēsuvadhellaam avargalukkē palikkumpadi seiyungal.+ sūraiyaadappatta porulai pōla avargalai edhirigalin kaiyil kodungal. avargalai vēru dhēsatthukku thuratthungal. 5 madhil kattugiravargalai avargal mattamaaga pēsugiraargal. avargaludaiya kutratthai kandumkaanaamal vittuvidaadhīrgal, avargaludaiya paavatthai mannikkaadhīrgal”+ endru jebam seidhēn.

6 pinbu, naangal thodarndhu madhilai kattinōm. adhilirundha ellaa idaiveligalaiyum inaitthu, paadhi uyaramvarai katti muditthōm. janangal mulu mūchōdu* vēlai seidhukondē irundhaargal.

7 erusalēmin madhilgalai paludhupaarkkum vēlai mummuramaaga nadappadhaiyum, adhan idaiveligal adaikkappattu varuvadhaiyum sanballaatthum thobiyaavum+ arēbiyargalum+ ammōniyargalum asthōtthiyargalum+ kēlvippattavudan kodhitthelundhaargal. 8 gumbalaaga pōi erusalēmai thaakki angē kalavaram undaakka sadhitthittam thīttinaargal. 9 aanaal, naangal engaludaiya kadavulidam jebam seidhuvittu, paadhugaappukkaaga raatthiri pagalaaga kaavalargalai nirutthinōm.

10 irundhaalum yūdhaa janangal, “vēlai seigiravargal* rombavē ōindhuvittaargal, alla alla kallum mannum vandhukondē irukkiradhu. madhilai nammaal katti mudikkavē mudiyaadhu” endru sonnaargal.

11 engal edhirigalkūda, “naam thidudhippendru pōi avargalai thīrtthukkattividalaam, avargaludaiya vēlaiyai mudakkuvadharku adhudhaan vali” endru pēsikkondirundhaargal.

12 edhirigalai sutri vaalndha yūdhargal engalidam vandhapōdhellaam, “andha aatkal ellaa pakkatthilirundhum vandhu thaakkappōgiraargal!” endru thirumba thirumba sonnaargal.

13 madhilukku pinpuram edhirigalukku saadhagamaaga irukkira miga thaalvaana idangalil naan kaavalukku aatkalai nirutthinēn. vaal, ītti, vil aagiyavatrōdu kudumbam kudumbamaaga avargalai nirka vaitthēn. 14 avargal bayappaduvadhai naan paartthavudanē, mukkiya pramugargalidamum+ thunai adhigaarigalidamum janangalidamum, “edhirigalai ninaitthu bayappadaadhīrgal.+ adhisayamaanavarum arpudhamaanavarumaana yegōvaavai+ ninaitthu paarungal. ungal sagōdharargalukkaagavum manaivi makkalukkaagavum vīdugalukkaagavum thunindhu pōraadungal” endru sonnēn.

15 edhirigal thangaludaiya sadhi ambalamaanadhaiyum thangaludaiya thittatthai unmai kadavul kulaitthuvittadhaiyum purindhukondaargal. adhanpin, naangal ellaarum madhilai kattum vēlaiyil marubadiyumaaga iranginōm. 16 andha naalilirundhu, ennudaiya aatkalil paadhi pēr vēlai seidhaargal,+ mīdhi pēr īttiyōdum kēdayatthōdum villōdum udalkavasatthōdum nindraargal. madhilai kattikkondirundha yūdhaa janangalukku avargaludaiya thalaivargal+ aadharavu thandhaargal.* 17 sumai sumappavargal oru kaiyil vēlai seidhaargal, innoru kaiyil aayudhatthai piditthirundhaargal. 18 kattumaana vēlai seidha ovvoruvarum thangaludaiya iduppil vaalai kattikkondaargal. ūdhukombai ūdha vēndiyavan+ enakku pakkatthil nindraan.

19 pinbu, naan mukkiya pramugargalidamum thunai adhigaarigalidamum janangalidamum, “innum niraiya vēlai baakki irukkiradhu. naam madhilai sutrilum dhūradhūramaaga nirkirōm. 20 adhanaal, ūdhukombin satthatthai kētkumpōdhu ellaarum ingē kūdivara vēndum. nammudaiya kadavul namakkaaga pōr seivaar”+ endrēn.

21 adhanaal, vidiyarkaalaiyil aarambitthu natchatthirangal thōndrumvarai engalil paadhi pēr vēlai seidhukondirundhaargal, mīdhi pēr īttigalōdu nindrukondirundhaargal. 22 appōdhu naan janangalai paartthu, “raatthiriyil aangal thangal udhaviyaalarudan erusalēmukkul thanga vēndum. avargal raatthiriyil maarimaari nammai kaaval kaappaargal, pagalil vēlai seivaargal” endru sonnēn. 23 naanum, en sagōdharargalum, en udhaviyaalargalum,+ en pinnaal vandha kaavalargalum engal udaigalai kalatravē illai; valadhu kaiyil aayudhatthai piditthukkondē irundhōm.

5 pinbu, aangalum pengalum* thangaludaiya yūdha sagōdharargal seidha aniyaayangalai porukka mudiyaamal pulambi thallinaargal.+ 2 silar, “naangal kulandhaikuttigalōdu niraiya pēr irukkirōm. dhaaniyatthai kadan vaangitthaan ellaarum uyirvaala vēndiyirukkiradhu” endru sonnaargal. 3 innum silar, “vayalgalaiyum dhraatchai thōttangalaiyum vīdugalaiyum adamaanam vaitthudhaan indha panjakaalatthil dhaaniyam vaangugirōm” endru sonnaargal. 4 vēru silar, “raajaavukku vari selutthuvadharkaaga* engal vayalgalaiyum dhraatchai thōttangalaiyum adamaanam vaitthuvittōm.+ 5 naangalum engal sagōdharargalum orē ratthamdhaanē, engaludaiya pillaigalum avargaludaiya pillaigal maadhiridhaanē! aanaal, naangal mattum engal pillaigalai adimaigalaaga virka vēndiyirukkiradhu, engaludaiya pen pillaigal silarai ērkenavē vitruvittōm.+ engal vayalgalum dhraatchai thōttangalum matravargal kaikku pōivittadhaal, ippōdhu engalaal edhuvumē seiya mudiyavillai” endru pulambinaargal.

6 avargal pulambiyadhai kēttapōdhu enakku kōbam patrikkondu vandhadhu. 7 indha prachinaiyai patri yōsitthu paartthēn. pinbu, mukkiya pramugargalaiyum thunai adhigaarigalaiyum paartthu, “ungaludaiya sagōdharargalidamirundhē ēn vatti vaangugirīrgal?”+ endru solli, avargaludaiya thappai thattikkēttēn.

adhōdu, indha prachinaiyai thīrppadharkaaga janangal ellaaraiyum kūdivara sonnēn. 8 naan avargalidam, “nammudaiya yūdha sagōdharargal matra dhēsatthaaridam virkappattirundhaargal. naangal mudindhalavukku avargalai mīttukkondu vandhōm. ippōdhu avargalai nīngalē virkalaamaa?+ avargalai marubadiyum naangal mītka vēndumaa?” endru kēttēn. avargal badhil solla mudiyaamal amaidhiyaagivittaargal. 9 pinbu naan avargalidam, “nīngal seivadhu konjamkūda sariyillai. nīngal nammudaiya kadavulukku bayandhu nadakka vēndaamaa?+ edhirigal nammai kēvalamaaga pēsuvadharku idam kodukkalaamaa? 10 naanum en sagōdharargalum udhaviyaalargalum panatthaiyum dhaaniyatthaiyum kadanaaga kodutthuvarugirōm. ini vattikku kadan koduppadhai dhayavuseidhu naam nirutthividalaam.+ 11 janangaludaiya vayalgalaiyum, dhraatchai thōttangalaiyum, oliva thōppugalaiyum, vīdugalaiyum, nīngal vattiyaaga vaangugira nūtriloru pangu* panatthaiyum, dhaaniyatthaiyum, pudhiya dhraatchamadhuvaiyum, enneiyaiyum indraikkē dhayavuseidhu thiruppi kodutthuvidungal”+ endru sonnēn.

12 adharku andha janangal, “naangal ellaavatraiyum thiruppi kodutthuvidugirōm, inimēl edhaiyum kētka maattōm. nīngal solgirapadiyē seigirōm” endraargal. appōdhu naan gurumaargalai varavalaitthu, sonna vaartthaiyai kaappaatruvadhaaga andha janangalai satthiyam seidhu kodukka sonnēn. 13 adhōdu, en mēlangiyin madippugalai udhari, “sonna vaartthaiyai kaappaatraadha evanaiyum unmai kadavul idhēpōl udharitthallattum. avanudaiya vīttilirundhu idhēpōl avanai udharitthalli, udaimaigal edhuvum illaamal seidhuvidattum” endru sonnēn. adharku sabaiyaar ellaarum, “aamen!”* endru solli yegōvaavai pugalndhaargal. koduttha vaakkai avargal kaappaatrinaargal.

14 arthasashtaa raajaa+ ennai yūdhaavin aalunaraaga+ niyamittha naalilirundhu, adhaavadhu avarudaiya aatchiyin 20-aam varushatthilirundhu+ 32-aam varusham varaikkum,+ indha 12 varushangalaaga naanum en sagōdharargalum aalunarukku kodukkappadugira unavai vaangi saappidavillai.+ 15 aanaal, enakku munbu aalunargalaaga irundhavargal unavukkaagavum dhraatchamadhuvukkaagavum dhinasari 40 velli sēkkalai* vasūlitthu, janangalai kashtappadutthivandhaargal. andha aalunargalin udhaviyaalargalum janangalai adakki odukkinaargal. aanaal naan, kadavulukku bayandhu nadandhadhaal appadi seiyavillai.+

16 madhilai kattugiravargalōdu sērndhu naanum vēlai seidhēn. ennudaiya udhaviyaalargal ellaarumkūda vēlai seiya angē kūdivandhaargal. naangal endha nilatthaiyum edutthukkollavillai.+ 17 yūdhargalilum thunai adhigaarigalilum 150 pērukku naan unavu kodutthēn. matra dhēsangalilirundhu vandhavargalukkum unavu kodutthēn. 18 ennudaiya selavil dhinamum oru kaalaiyum, kolumaiyaana aaru semmariyaadugalum, paravaigalum samaikkappattana. adhōdu, patthu naatkalukku oru dhadavai vidhavidhamaana dhraatchamadhu ēraalamaaga parimaarappattadhu. appadiyirundhum, aalunarukku kodukkappadum unavai naan kēttu vaangavillai. ēnendraal janangal ērkenavē kashtappattu sēvai* seidhukondirundhaargal. 19 en kadavulē, indha janangalukku naan seidha udhavigalai marandhuvidaamal, ennai piriyatthōdu ninaitthu paarungal.+

6 naan madhilai thirumba katti+ adhan ellaa idaiveligalaiyum adaitthuvitta vishayatthai sanballaatthum, thobiyaavum,+ arēbiyanaana kēshēmum,+ matra edhirigalum kēlvippattaargal. (aanaalum, nulaivaasalgalil adhuvarai naan kadhavugalai porutthavillai.)+ 2 sanballaatthum kēshēmum udanadiyaaga ennidam aatkalai anuppi, “ōnō samaveliyil ulla+ graamappuratthil naam sandhitthu pēsalaam, vaa” endru sonnaargal. unmaiyil avargal ennai thīrtthukkatta thittam thīttiyirundhaargal. 3 adhanaal naan avargalidam aatkalai anuppi, “naan oru periya vēlaiyai seidhukondirukkirēn. adhai vittuvittu ungalai paarkka vandhaal vēlai nindrupōgum. ennaal vara mudiyaadhu” endru sonnēn. 4 naangu dhadavai avargal adhē vishayatthai solli anuppinaargal, ovvoru dhadavaiyum naan adhē badhilai solli anuppinēn.

5 adhanpin, aindhaavadhu dhadavaiyaaga sanballaath adhē vishayatthai oru kadidhatthil eludhi, adharku mutthirai pōdaamal than udhaviyaalanidam kodutthu anuppinaan. 6 adhil, “nī matra yūdhargalōdu sērndhu kalagam seiya thittam pōttiruppadhaagavum,+ adharkaagatthaan madhilai kattuvadhaagavum sutriyulla ellaa dhēsatthaarum pēsikkolgiraargal. kēshēmkūda+ appaditthaan solgiraan. kidaittha thagavalgalai vaitthu paarkkumpōdhu, nī endha nēratthilum avargaludaiya raajaavaagividuvaai. 7 adhanaaldhaan, ‘yūdhaavai aala raajaa vandhuvittaar!’ endru erusalēm mulukka unnai patri arivippadharku thīrkkadharisigalai niyamitthirukkiraai. idhellaam raajaavin kaadhukku ettappōgiradhu. adhanaal, nī vandhu engalai sandhitthu pēsu” endru eludhiyirundhaan.

8 adharku naan, “nī solvadhu edhuvumē unmaiyillai. summaa kadhai alakkaadhē” endru badhil anuppinēn. 9 avargal ellaarum engalai bayamuruttha paartthaargal. “yūdhargal sōrndhupōi vēlaiyai vittuviduvaargal, avargalaal madhilai katti mudikkavē mudiyaadhu”+ endru sollikkondirundhaargal. aanaal naan, “kadavulē, enakku balam kodungal”*+ endru jebam seidhēn.

10 pinbu, megēthabēlin pēranum thelaayaavin maganumaana semaayaavai paarkka pōnēn. avan avanudaiya vīttil adaipattu kidandhaan. ennai paartthadhum, “edhirigal ungalai kolai seiya varugiraargal, adhuvum indraikku raatthiriyē varappōgiraargal. adhanaal, naam unmai kadavuludaiya aalayatthukkul pōi kadhavugalai mūdikkondu batthiramaaga irukkalaam” endru sonnaan. 11 aanaal naan, “ennai maadhiri oru aal ippadi ōdi olindhukollalaamaa? ennai pōla oruvan aalayatthukkul pōnaal marana dhandanaiyilirundhu thappa mudiyumaa?+ naan vara maattēn!” endru sonnēn. 12 kadavul avanai anuppiyirukka mudiyaadhu endrum, enakku edhiraaga thīrkkadharisanam solla thobiyaavum sanballaatthumdhaan+ avanukku kūli kodutthirukka vēndum endrum naan purindhukondēn. 13 ennai bayamurutthi paavam seiya vaikkatthaan avargal avanukku kūli kodutthirundhaargal. en peyarai kedutthu, ennai kēvalappaduttha vēndum enbadhudhaan avargaludaiya ennam.

14 “en kadavulē, thobiyaavum+ sanballaatthum seigira aniyaayangalai paarungal. novadhiyaalum matra thīrkkadharisigalumkūda ennai eppōdhum mirattikkondirukkiraargal, avargalai summaa vidaadhīrgal” endru naan jebam seidhēn.

15 mottham 52 naatkalil, adhaavadhu elūl* maadham 25-aam naalil, madhil katti mudikkappattadhu.

16 adhai kēlvippatta edhirigalum, adhai paarttha sutruvattaara janangalum rombavē avamaanappattuppōnaargal.+ engal kadavuludaiya udhaviyaaldhaan indha vēlaiyai muditthōm enbadhai purindhukondaargal. 17 andha naatkalil, yūdhaavai sērndha mukkiya pramugargal+ thobiyaavukku pala kadidhangalai anuppi vaitthaargal, thobiyaavum avargalukku badhil anuppi vaitthaan. 18 yūdhaavil niraiya pēr avanai aadharippadhaaga urudhimoli edutthaargal. ēnendraal, avan aaraakin maganaagiya+ sekkaniyaavukku marumaganaaga irundhaan. adhōdu, avanudaiya magan yegōnaan, peragiyaavukku pirandha mesullaamin+ magalai kalyaanam seidhirundhaan. 19 andha mukkiya pramugargal thobiyaavai patri ennidam pugalndhu pēsikkondē iruppaargal. pinbu, naan sonnadhai avanukku theriyappadutthuvaargal. udanē, thobiyaa ennai miratti kadidhangal anuppuvaan.+

7 madhil katti mudikkappattadhum+ naan adharku kadhavugalai vaitthēn.+ pinbu, vaayirkaavalargalaiyum+ paadagargalaiyum+ lēviyargalaiyum+ niyamitthēn. 2 erusalēmai nirvagikkum poruppai, en sagōdharan anaanikkum+ kōttai+ thalaivar ananiyaavukkum kodutthēn. ananiyaa migavum nambagamaanavar, matravargalaivida adhiga bayabakthiyullavar.+ 3 naan avargal irandu pēridamum, “veyil ērumvarai erusalēmin nulaivaasalgal thirakkappada kūdaadhu. iruttuvadharku munbē vaayirkaavalargal avatrin kadhavugalai mūdi thaalppaal pōda vēndum. erusalēmil kudiyirukkira janangalilirundhu nīngal kaavalargalai thērndhedutthu, silarai kaaval idangalilum matravargalai avaravar vīttukku munnaalum nirutthungal” endru sonnēn. 4 nagaram peridhaagavum visaalamaagavum irundhadhu. aanaal, angu konjam pērdhaan kudiyirundhaargal,+ orusila vīdugaldhaan kattappattirundhana.

5 andha samayatthil, mukkiya pramugargalaiyum thunai adhigaarigalaiyum janangalaiyum ondrukūtti avargaludaiya peyargalai vamsaavali pattiyalil padhivu seivadharku+ en kadavul en ullatthai thūndinaar. appōdhu, mudhalil vandhavargaludaiya vamsaavali pattiyalin butthagatthai naan paartthēn. adhil ippadi eludhiyirundhadhu:

6 maagaanatthai sērndha indha janangalai nēbukaathnēchaar raajaa+ baabilōnukku piditthukkondu pōyirundhaan.+ avargal angirundhu erusalēmukkum yūdhaavukkum thirumbi vandhu avaravar nagarangalil kudiyērinaargal.+ 7 avargal ellaarum serubaabēl,+ yesuvaa,+ negēmiyaa, asariyaa, raamiyaa, nagamaani, mordhegaai, pilsaan, misberēth, pikvaai, negūm, baanaa aagiyavargaludan thirumbi vandhirundhaargal.

thirumbi vandha isravēl aangalin ennikkai idhudhaan:+ 8 paarōshin vamsatthaar 2,172; 9 seppatthiyaavin vamsatthaar 372; 10 aaraakin vamsatthaar+ 652; 11 paagaath-mōvaabin parambaraiyil+ vandha yesuvaa matrum yōvaabin vamsatthaar+ 2,818; 12 ēlaamin vamsatthaar+ 1,254; 13 satthūvin vamsatthaar 845; 14 sakkaayin vamsatthaar 760; 15 pinnūyin vamsatthaar 648; 16 pebaayin vamsatthaar 628; 17 asgaatthin vamsatthaar 2,322; 18 adhōnikaamin vamsatthaar 667; 19 pikvaayin vamsatthaar 2,067; 20 aadhinin vamsatthaar 655; 21 adhērin valivandha esēkkiyaavin vamsatthaar 98; 22 aasūmin vamsatthaar 328; 23 pēsaayin vamsatthaar 324; 24 aarīppin vamsatthaar 112; 25 gibiyōnin vamsatthaar+ 95; 26 bethlagēm matrum netthōbaa ūr aangal 188; 27 aanadhōth ūr+ aangal 128; 28 beth-asmaavēth ūr aangal 42; 29 kīriyaath-yeyaarīm,+ keppiraa, matrum pērōth ūr+ aangal 743; 30 raamaa matrum kebaa ūr+ aangal 621; 31 mikmaas ūr+ aangal 122; 32 betthēl+ matrum aayi ūr+ aangal 123; 33 matroru nēbō ūrin aangal 52; 34 matroru ēlaamin vamsatthaar 1,254; 35 aarīmin vamsatthaar 320; 36 erigō ūr aangal 345; 37 lōdhu, aadhīth, matrum ōnō ūr+ aangal 721; 38 sēnaagaa ūr aangal 3,930.

39 gurumaargal:+ yedhaayaavin vamsatthaaraagiya yesuvaavin kudumbatthaar 973; 40 immērin vamsatthaar 1,052; 41 paskūrin vamsatthaar+ 1,247; 42 aarīmin vamsatthaar+ 1,017.

43 lēviyargal:+ odhaaviyaavin valivandha kathmiyēlin vamsatthaaraana+ yesuvaavin vamsatthaar 74. 44 paadagargal:+ aasaapin+ vamsatthaar 148. 45 vaayirkaavalargal:+ sallūmin vamsatthaar, adhērin vamsatthaar, thalmōnin vamsatthaar, akkūpin+ vamsatthaar, adhidhaavin vamsatthaar, matrum shōbaayin vamsatthaar mottham 138 pēr.

46 aalaya paniyaalargal:*+ sīgaavin vamsatthaar, asubaavin vamsatthaar, thapaagōtthin vamsatthaar, 47 kērōsin vamsatthaar, sīyaavin vamsatthaar, paadhōnin vamsatthaar, 48 lebaanaavin vamsatthaar, agaapaavin vamsatthaar, salmaayin vamsatthaar, 49 aanaanin vamsatthaar, kitthēlin vamsatthaar, kaagaarin vamsatthaar, 50 raayaavin vamsatthaar, rēthsīnin vamsatthaar, negōthaavin vamsatthaar, 51 gaasaamin vamsatthaar, ūtsaavin vamsatthaar, paseyaavin vamsatthaar, 52 pesaayin vamsatthaar, meyūnīmin vamsatthaar, nebishasīmin vamsatthaar, 53 pakpūkkin vamsatthaar, akupaavin vamsatthaar, arkūrin vamsatthaar, 54 paslītthin vamsatthaar, megithaavin vamsatthaar, arshaavin vamsatthaar, 55 pargōsin vamsatthaar, siseraavin vamsatthaar, thaamaavin vamsatthaar, 56 nethsiyaavin vamsatthaar, athibaavin vamsatthaar.

57 saalomōnudaiya ūliyargalin vamsatthaar:+ sōdhaayin vamsatthaar, soberētthin vamsatthaar, peridhaavin vamsatthaar, 58 yaalaavin vamsatthaar, dhargōnin vamsatthaar, kitthēlin vamsatthaar, 59 seppatthiyaavin vamsatthaar, atthīlin vamsatthaar, pogerēth-sebaayimin vamsatthaar, aamōnin vamsatthaar. 60 aalaya paniyaalargalum*+ saalomōnudaiya ūliyargalin vamsatthaarum mottham 392 pēr.

61 thel-melaa, thel-arsaa, kērub, aadhōn, immēr aagiya idangalilirundhu silar vandhaargal. aanaal, thandhaivali kudumbatthaiyum pūrvīgatthaiyum patriya atthaatchigal avargalidam illai. adhanaal, thaangal isravēlargal enbadhai avargalaal nirūbikka mudiyavillai.+ avargaludaiya vivaram: 62 thelaayaavin vamsatthaar, thobiyaavin vamsatthaar, matrum negōthaavin vamsatthaar 642 pēr. 63 gurumaargalin vamsatthaar: abaayaavin vamsatthaar, akkōsin vamsatthaar,+ parsilaavin+ vamsatthaar; indha parsilaa, kīlēyaatthiyanaana parsilaavin magalgalil orutthiyai kalyaanam seidhadhaal avaludaiya kudumba peyaraal alaikkappattaar. 64 ivargal ellaarum thangaludaiya vamsaavaliyai urudhiseiya padhivēdugalai thēdinaargal. aanaal, avatrai kandupidikka mudiyaadhadhaal gurumaargalaaga sēvai seiyum thagudhiyai ilandhaargal.+ 65 guruvaanavar vandhu ūrīmaiyum thummīmaiyum+ vaitthu kadavulai visaarikkumvarai magaa parisutthamaana unavu porulgal edhaiyum ivargal saappida kūdaadhendru+ aalunar*+ sollivittaar.

66 sabaiyaar mottham 42,360 pēr.+ 67 avargalai thavira vēlaikkaarargalum vēlaikkaarigalum+ 7,337 pēr; paadagar paadagigal+ 245 pēr. 68 kudhiraigal 736, kōvēru kaludhaigal* 245, 69 ottagangal 435, kaludhaigal 6,720.

70 thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargal silar kattumaana vēlaikkaaga nankodaigalai kodutthaargal.+ aalunar* 1,000 thanga kaasugalaiyum* 50 kinnangalaiyum gurumaargalukkaana 530 angigalaiyum+ nankodaiyaaga thandhaar. 71 thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargal silar 20,000 thanga kaasugalaiyum 2,200 velli kaasugalaiyum* nankodaiyaaga thandhaargal. 72 matra janangal 20,000 thanga kaasugalaiyum 2,000 velli kaasugalaiyum gurumaargalukkaana 67 angigalaiyum kodutthaargal.

73 gurumaargalum lēviyargalum vaayirkaavalargalum paadagargalum+ aalaya paniyaalargalum* podhu janangalil silarum matravargalum avaravar nagarangalil kudiyērinaargal.+ ēlaam maadham aarambippadharkul,+ isravēlargal ellaarumē avaravar nagarangalil kudiyēriyirundhaargal.+

8 ‘thannīr nulaivaasalin’+ edhiril irundha podhu sadhukkatthil janangal ellaarum orumanadhaaga kūdivandhaargal. isravēlargalukku mōsēyin mūlam yegōvaa kodutthirundha thiruchatta butthagatthai+ edutthu varumpadi nagaleduppavaraagiya* esraavai+ avargal kēttukkondaargal. 2 adhu ēlaam maadham mudhal naal.+ guruvaagiya esraa sabaiyaaga+ kūdivandhirundha aangalukkum, pengalukkum, kēttu purindhukolgira vayadhilirundha matra ellaarukkum munbaaga thiruchattatthai edutthuvandhaar. 3 ‘thannīr nulaivaasalin’ edhiril podhu sadhukkatthil kūdivandhirundha aangalukkum, pengalukkum, purindhukolgira vayadhilirundha matra ellaarukkum munbaaga vidiyarkaalai thodangi matthiyaanamvarai avar adhai satthamaaga vaasitthaar.+ ellaarum thiruchatta butthagatthin vaartthaigalai kūrndhu gavanitthu kēttaargal.+ 4 nagaleduppavaraagiya* esraa, andha naalukkaagavē seiyappatta maratthaalaana oru mēdaimēl nindrukondirundhaar. avarudaiya valadhu pakkatthil matthitthiyaa, sēmaa, aanaayaa, uriyaa, ilkkiyaa, maaseyaa aagiyavargalum, avarudaiya idadhu pakkatthil pedhaayaa, mīshaavēl, malkīyaa,+ aasūm, as-padhaanaa, sagariyaa, mesullaam aagiyavargalum nindrukondirundhaargal.

5 uyaramaana mēdaiyil nindrukondirundha esraa, janangal ellaarum paarkkumpadi andha butthagatthai thirandhaar. udanē, ellaarum elundhu nindraargal. 6 appōdhu esraa, magatthuvamulla unmai kadavulaagiya yegōvaavai pugalndhaar. udanē janangal ellaarum, “aamen! aamen!”*+ endru solli, thangal kaigalai vaanatthukku nēraaga viritthaargal. pinbu, yegōvaavukku munbaaga mandipōttu, tharaivaraikkum kunindhu vananginaargal. 7 adhanpin yesuvaa, baani, serebiyaa,+ yaamin, akkūp, sapedhaai, odhiyaa, maaseyaa, kēlidhaa, asariyaa, yōsabath,+ aanaan, pelaayaa aagiya lēviyargal thiruchattatthai vilakki sonnaargal.+ janangalum nindrukondē adhai kēttaargal. 8 ippadi, esraavum lēviyargalum unmai kadavuludaiya thiruchatta butthagatthilirundhu satthamaaga vaasitthu, adhai thelivaaga vilakki, adhan artthatthai janangalin manadhil padhiya vaitthaargal. vaasikkappatta vishayangalai ellaarum purindhukolvadharku udhavi seidhaargal.*+

9 thiruchattatthilulla vaartthaigalai kētta janangal ellaarum aludhukondirundhaargal. adhanaal aalunaraaga* irundha negēmiyaavum, nagaleduppavarum* guruvumaana esraavum,+ janangalukku katrukkoduttha lēviyargalum angu kūdiyirundhavargalai paartthu, “indha naal ungal kadavulaagiya yegōvaavukku parisutthamaana naal.+ adhanaal varutthappadaadhīrgal, alaadhīrgal” endru sonnaargal. 10 pinbu negēmiyaa avargalidam, “nīngal pōi nalla nalla unavu vagaigalai saappidungal, inippaana baanangalai kudiyungal, ondrumē illaadhavargalukku palagaarangalai anuppi vaiyungal.+ indha naal nam ejamaanukku parisutthamaana naal. adhanaal sōgamaaga irukkaadhīrgal. yegōvaa tharum sandhōshamdhaan ungalukku balattha kōttai”* endru sonnaar. 11 lēviyargalum, “alaadhīrgal! idhu parisutthamaana naal, varutthappadaadhīrgal” endru solli janangalai amaidhippadutthinaargal. 12 udanē janangal ellaarum, saappidavum kudikkavum palagaarangalai kodukkavum kondaadi magilavum+ angirundhu purappattu pōnaargal. ēnendraal, avargal ellaarum thangalukku vilakki sollappatta vishayangalai purindhukondaargal.+

13 irandaam naalil, thiruchatta vaartthaigalai innum aalamaaga purindhukolvadharkaaga, thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalum gurumaargalum lēviyargalum nagaleduppavaraagiya* esraavai sūlndhukondaargal. 14 ēlaam maadha pandigaiyinpōdhu+ isravēlargal kūdaarangalil thanga vēndumendru mōsē mūlam yegōvaa koduttha kattalai thiruchattatthil eludhappattirundhadhai appōdhu avargal therindhukondaargal. 15 adhōdu, ellaa nagarangalilum erusalēmilum irukkira janangalidam, “thiruchattatthil eludhiyirukkirapadiyē malaippagudhikku pōi oliva mara kilaigalaiyum, ennei mara* kilaigalaiyum, kulinaaval mara kilaigalaiyum, pērīcha ōlaigalaiyum, matra adarndha mara kilaigalaiyum konduvandhu kūdaarangalai amaiyungal” endru arivippu seiya vēndumendra+ vishayatthaiyum therindhukondaargal.

16 adhanpadiyē, janangal pōi adarndha mara kilaigalai konduvandhu thangal mottaimaadigalilum, mutrangalilum, unmai kadavuludaiya aalaya pragaarangalilum,+ ‘thannīr nulaivaasalin’+ pakkatthil irundha podhu sadhukkatthilum, ‘eppiraayīm nulaivaasalin’+ pakkatthil irundha podhu sadhukkatthilum kūdaarangalai amaitthaargal. 17 ippadi, erusalēmukku thirumbi vandha sabaiyaar ellaarum kūdaarangalai amaitthu adhil thanginaargal. nūnin maganaana yōsuvaavin+ naalilirundhu andha naalvarai isravēlargal avvalavu sirappaaga andha pandigaiyai kondaadiyadhē illai. sandhōshatthil dhēsamē kalaikattiyadhu.+ 18 mudhal naalilirundhu kadaisi naalvarai, unmai kadavulin thiruchatta butthagam dhinamum vaasikkappattadhu.+ ēlu naatkalukku pandigai kondaadappattadhu. ettaam naalil, thiruchattatthinpadiyē oru visēsha maanaadu ērpaadu seiyappattadhu.+

9 andha maadham 24-aam naalil isravēlargal kūdivandhaargal. dhukka thuni* udutthikkondu, thangalmēl mannai vaarippōttukkondu, viradham irundhaargal.+ 2 isravēlargal matra dhēsatthaaraivittu pirindhu nindru,+ thaangalum thangal munnōrgalum seidha paavangalai otthukkondaargal.+ 3 pinbu avargal angēyē nindru, avargaludaiya kadavulaagiya yegōvaavin thiruchatta butthagatthai mūndru maninēratthukku satthamaaga vaasitthaargal.+ aduttha mūndru maninēratthukku thangal paavangalai otthukkondum, thangaludaiya kadavulaagiya yegōvaavai vanangikkondum irundhaargal.

4 yesuvaa, baani, kathmiyēl, shebaniyaa, punni, serebiyaa,+ baani, kenaani aagiyavargal lēviyargalin mēdaiyil nindrukondu,+ satthamaaga thangal kadavulaagiya yegōvaavidam vēndinaargal. 5 yesuvaa, kathmiyēl, baani, aasaabneyaa, serebiyaa, odhiyaa, shebaniyaa, petthagiyaa aagiya lēviyargal ippadi sonnaargal: “elundhu, ungal kadavulaagiya yegōvaavai endrendrum pugalungal.+ engal kadavulē, ungaludaiya magimaiyaana peyarai ivargal pugalattum. ungal peyarai naangal evvalavu pugalndhaalum pōtrinaalum pōdhaadhu.

6 yegōvaavē, nīngal oruvardhaan kadavul.+ nīngaldhaan vaanatthaiyum, ēn vaanaadhi vaanatthaiyum, adhan padaigalaiyum,* būmiyaiyum adhilulla ellaavatraiyum, kadalaiyum adhilulla ellaavatraiyum padaitthīrgal. nīngaldhaan ellaa uyirgalaiyum vaala vaikkirīrgal. vaanatthilulla padaigal* ungalukku munnaal thalaivanangugindrana. 7 yegōvaavē, nīngaldhaan unmai kadavul. aabiraamai thērndhedutthu,+ ūr endra kaldhēyargalin nagaratthilirundhu kūttikkondu vandhu,+ avarukku aabiragaam endru peyar vaitthavar+ nīngaldhaan. 8 aabiragaam nenjaara visuvaasam vaitthirundhadhai nīngal paartthu,+ kaanaaniyargalukkum ētthiyargalukkum emōriyargalukkum perisiyargalukkum ebūsiyargalukkum kirgaasiyargalukkum sondhamaana dhēsatthai avarudaiya sandhadhikku koduppadhaaga oppandham seidhīrgal.+ nīngal nīdhiyullavar enbadhaal, koduttha vaakkurudhigalai kaappaatrinīrgal.

9 egipthil engal munnōrgal patta paadugalai paartthīrgal,+ sengadalukku munnaal avargal kadhariya kadharalai kēttīrgal. 10 paarvōnum avanudaiya ūliyargalum avanudaiya janangalum engal munnōrgalidam agangaaratthōdu* nadandhukondadhaal,+ avargalukku edhiraaga adhisayangalaiyum arpudhangalaiyum seidhīrgal.+ ippadi, ungal peyarukku indruvarai pugal sērtthirukkirīrgal.+ 11 engal munnōrgalukku munbaaga kadalai pilandhīrgal, avargal kaaindha tharaiyil nadandhupōnaargal.+ aanaal avargalai thuratthikkondu vandhavargalai, kondhalikkum kadalukkul kallai thūkki erivadhupōl thūkki erindhīrgal.+ 12 pagalil mēga thūn mūlam vali kaattinīrgal, raatthiriyil neruppu thūn mūlam velicham kaattinīrgal.+ 13 paralōgatthilirundhu sīnaai malaikku irangi vandhu avargalidam pēsinīrgal.+ nīdhiyaana thīrppugalaiyum nambagamaana* sattangalaiyum arumaiyaana vidhimuraigalaiyum kattalaigalaiyum kodutthīrgal.+ 14 ungaludaiya parisutthamaana ōivunaalai patri avargalukku theriyappadutthi,+ ungal ūliyaraagiya mōsē mūlam kattalaigalaiyum vidhimuraigalaiyum sattangalaiyum kodutthīrgal. 15 avargalukku pasiyedutthapōdhu vaanatthilirundhu unavai kodutthīrgal,+ thaagamedutthapōdhu karpaaraiyilirundhu thannīrai thandhīrgal.+ nīngal koduppadhaaga urudhimoli thandha dhēsatthukku pōi adhai sondhamaakkikkollumpadi avargalidam sonnīrgal.

16 aanaal, engal munnōrgal agangaaramaaga nadandhaargal,+ murattu pidivaadham piditthaargal,+ ungal kattalaigalai alatchiyam seidhaargal. 17 ungaludaiya pēchai kētka marutthaargal.+ nīngal seidha maaberum arpudhangalai marandhaargal. avargal murattu pidivaadham piditthu, egipthukkē adimaigalaai thirumbi pōvadharkaaga oru thalaivarai niyamitthaargal.+ aanaal kadavulē, nīngal mannikkiravar,* karisanaiyum* irakkamum ullavar, sīkkiratthil kōbappadaadhavar, maaraadha anbai alavillaamal kaattubavar.+ adhanaal nīngal avargalai kaividavillai.+ 18 avargal thangatthil oru kandrukkutti silaiyai seidhu, ‘nammai egipthilirundhu kūttikkondu vandha dheivam idhudhaan’+ endru sonnapōdhilum, ungalai thuliyum madhikkaamal pala akkiramangal seidhapōdhilum, 19 avargalukku migundha irakkam kaattinīrgal. nīngal avargalai vanaandharatthilēyē vittuvidavillai.+ pagalil mēga thūn mūlam vali kaattuvadhaiyum, raatthiriyil neruppu thūn mūlam velicham kaattuvadhaiyum nirutthividavillai.+ 20 avargal vivēgatthōdu* nadandhukolvadharkaaga ungaludaiya arumaiyaana sakthiyai kodutthīrgal.+ avargaludaiya pasiyai pōkkuvadharku mannaavai kodutthīrgal.+ avargaludaiya thaagatthai thīrppadharku thannīrai kodutthīrgal.+ 21 vanaandharatthil 40 varushangalaaga avargalukku unavu thandhīrgal,+ avargalukku oru kuraiyum vaikkavillai. avargaludaiya udai palaiyadhaagi pōgavum illai,+ avargaludaiya paadhangal vīngi pōgavum illai.

22 avargalukku raajyangalaiyum dhēsangalaiyum pagudhi pagudhiyaaga pangupōttu kodutthīrgal.+ adhanaal esbōnin+ raajaavaagiya sīgōnin dhēsatthaiyum+ paasaanin raajaavaagiya ōgin+ dhēsatthaiyum avargal kaippatrinaargal. 23 avargaludaiya vamsatthaarai vaanatthu natchatthirangalai pōla peruga vaitthīrgal.+ pinbu, avargaludaiya munnōrgalukku tharuvadhaaga urudhimoli kodutthirundha dhēsatthukku kūttikkondu vandhīrgal.+ 24 avargal andha dhēsatthai sondhamaakkikkondaargal.+ angu vaalndhuvandha kaanaaniyargalai nīngal avargalmun thōrkaditthīrgal.+ andha kaanaaniyargalaiyum avargaludaiya raajaakkalaiyum ishtampōl nadatthumpadi avargal kaiyil vittuvittīrgal. 25 madhil sūlndha nagarangalaiyum+ selippaana dhēsatthaiyum+ avargal kaippatrinaargal. nalla nalla porulgal niraindha vīdugalaiyum, ērkenavē vetti vaikkappattirundha thannīr thottigalaiyum, dhraatchai thōttangalaiyum, oliva thōppugalaiyum,+ kaaitthu kulungum marangalaiyum sondhamaakkikkondaargal. thirupthiyaaga saappittu kolukoluvendru aanaargal. nīngal allikkoduttha nanmaigal ellaavatraiyum anubavitthu magilndhaargal.

26 nīngal ivvalavu seidhum, ungal pēchai kētkaamal ungaludaiya thiruchattatthai mīrinaargal.*+ ungalidam thirundhi varumpadi echarittha ungaludaiya thīrkkadharisigalai kondraargal. ungalai thuliyum madhikkaamal akkiramam seidhaargal.+ 27 adhanaal edhirigalin pidiyil sikki thavikkumpadi avargalai vittuvittīrgal.+ vēdhanai thaanga mudiyaadhapōdhellaam ungalidam kadhari aludhaargal, nīngal paralōgatthilirundhu adhai kēttīrgal. migundha irakkatthōdu mītpargalai anuppi, edhirigalin pidiyilirundhu avargalai kaappaatrinīrgal.+

28 aanaal, prachinai thīrndhavudanēyē avargal marubadiyum ketta valiyil pōnaargal,+ nīngal marubadiyum avargalai edhirigalin pidiyil vittuvittīrgal.+ andha edhirigal avargalai aattippadaitthapōdhu* thirumba ungalidam udhavi kēttu kenjinaargal.+ nīngal paralōgatthilirundhu adhai kēttu migundha irakkatthōdu marubadiyum marubadiyum avargalai kaappaatrinīrgal.+ 29 thiruchattatthai kadaippidikka solli nīngal echaritthapōdhum, avargal agangaaratthōdu ungal kattalaigalai mīrinaargal;+ vaalvalikkum vidhimuraigalai+ pinpatraamal paavam seidhaargal. ungal valikku thirumbivara vidaappidiyaaga marutthaargal, ungal pēchai kētkaamal murandupiditthaargal. 30 nīngal etthanaiyō varushangalaaga porumaiyōdu+ thīrkkadharisigalai anuppi echaritthukkondē irundhīrgal. aanaal, avargal adhai kaadhil pōttukkollavē illai. kadaisiyil, matra dhēsatthaarin kaiyil avargalai vittuvittīrgal.+ 31 appōdhumkūda migundha irakkam kaatti, avargalai alikkaamal vittīrgal.+ nīngal karisanaiyum* irakkamum ulla kadavul+ enbadhaal avargalai kaividaamal kaappaatrinīrgal.

32 magatthuvamulla engal kadavulē, maavallavarē, arpudhamaanavarē, oppandhatthai kaappavarē, maaraadha anbai kaattubavarē,+ asīriya raajaakkalin naalilirundhu+ indha naalvarai naangalum engal raajaakkalum adhigaarigalum+ gurumaargalum+ thīrkkadharisigalum+ munnōrgalum anubavittha kashtangalaiyellaam arpamaaga ninaikkaadhīrgal. 33 engalukku vandha thunbangalukkaaga ungalai naangal kutrappaduttha mudiyaadhu. nīngal nīdhiyullavar. nīngal unmaiyaaga nadandhukondīrgal. naangaldhaan ketta valiyil nadandhōm.+ 34 engal raajaakkalum adhigaarigalum gurumaargalum munnōrgalum ungal thiruchattatthai kadaippidikkavillai, ungaludaiya kattalaigalaiyum echarippugalaiyum* kaadhukodutthu kētkavillai. 35 avargal thangaludaiya raajyatthil vaalndhu, nīngal allikkoduttha nanmaigal ellaavatraiyum anubavitthu magilndha kaalatthilum sari, nīngal thandha valamaana, visaalamaana dhēsatthil kudiyirundha kaalatthilum sari, ungalukku sēvai seiyavō+ ketta palakkangalaivittu vilagavō illai. 36 adhanaal, indru naangal adimaigalaaga irukkirōm.+ endha dhēsatthin vilaichalaiyum valangalaiyum anubavikkumpadi engal munnōrgalai kudivaitthīrgalō andha dhēsatthil naangal adimaigalaaga irukkirōm. 37 naangal paavangal seidhadhaal vēru raajaakkalukku engalai adimaigalaakkivittīrgal. engal dhēsatthin amōga vilaichalai avargaldhaan anubavikkiraargal.+ engalaiyum engal aadumaadugalaiyum ishtampōl adakki aalugiraargal. naangal thaviyaai thavikkirōm.

38 adhanaal, naangal urudhiyaana thīrmaanatthōdu ōr oppandhatthai+ eludhi vaitthirukkirōm. engal adhigaarigalum lēviyargalum gurumaargalum thangal mutthiraiyai pōttu adhai urudhippadutthi irukkiraargal.”+

10 mutthirai pōttu+ adhai urudhippadutthiyavargal ivargaldhaan:

9 adhai urudhippadutthiya lēviyargal ivargaldhaan: asaniyaavin magan yesuvaa, enaadhaath vamsatthil vandha pinnūi, kathmiyēl,+ 10 shebaniyaa, odhiyaa, kēlidhaa, pelaayaa, aanaan, 11 mikkaa, rēgōp, ashabiyaa, 12 sakkūr, serebiyaa,+ shebaniyaa, 13 odhiyaa, baani, peninu.

14 adhai urudhippadutthiya janangalin thalaivargal ivargaldhaan: paarōsh, paagaath-mōvaab,+ ēlaam, satthū, baani, 15 punni, asgaath, pebaai, 16 adhōniyaa, pikvaai, aadhin, 17 adhēr, esēkkiyaa, aasūr, 18 odhiyaa, aasūm, pēsaai, 19 aarīp, aanadhōth, nebaai, 20 makbiyaas, mesullaam, ēsīr, 21 meshesaabeyēl, saadhōk, yadhuvaa, 22 pelatthiyaa, aanaan, aanaayaa, 23 ōseyaa, ananiyaa, asūp, 24 allōgēs, pilgaa, sōbēk, 25 regūm, ashapanaa, maaseyaa, 26 agiyaa, aanaan, aanan, 27 mallūk, aarīm, baanaa.

28 gurumaargal, lēviyargal, vaayirkaavalargal, paadagargal, aalaya paniyaalargal,* thiruchattatthai pinpatruvadharkaaga matra dhēsatthaaraivittu vandhavargal,+ avargaludaiya manaivigal, pillaigal, vivaram therindhavargal* aagiya ellaarum 29 thangaludaiya sagōdharargalōdum mukkiya pramugargalōdum sērndhu urudhimoli edutthaargal. unmai kadavulin ūliyaraana mōsē mūlam kodukkappatta thiruchattatthaiyum ejamaanaagiya yegōvaavin kattalaigalaiyum nīdhitthīrppugalaiyum vidhimuraigalaiyum gavanamaai kadaippidippadhaaga vaakkurudhi kodutthu,* 30 “naangal matra dhēsatthaarukku pen kodukkavum maattōm, avargalidamirundhu pen edukkavum maattōm.+

31 virpanai seivadharkaaga avargal thangaludaiya sarakkugalaiyum dhaaniyangalaiyum ōivunaalilō+ vērendha parisuttha naalilō+ konduvandhaal naangal avatrai vaanga maattōm. ēlaam varushatthil vivasaayam seiya maattōm,+ naangal koduttha kadangalaiyellaam ratthu seidhuviduvōm.+

32 naangal ovvoruvarum varushaa varusham engal kadavulin aalaya sēvaikkaaga oru sēkkalil* mūndriloru paagatthai koduppadhaaga urudhimoli tharugirōm.+ 33 padaiyal rottigal,+ dhinamum selutthugira* unavu kaanikkaigal,+ ōivunaatkalilum+ maadha pirappugalilum*+ seluttha vēndiya dhagana baligal, pandigaikkaala virundhugal,+ parisutthamaana porulgal, isravēlargalin paava parigaara baligal+ aagiyavatrukkaagavum, engal kadavuludaiya aalayatthin matra ellaa vēlaigalukkaagavum andha thogaiyai kaanikkaiyaaga koduppōm.

34 thiruchattatthil eludhiyirukkirapadiyē,+ varushaa varusham engal kadavulaagiya yegōvaavin balipīdatthil erippadharkaana viragugalai konduvaruvōm. thandhaivali kudumbangalin varisaippadiyē gurumaargalilum lēviyargalilum janangalilum yaaryaar endhendha kaalatthil avatrai konduvara vēndumendru kulukkal pōttu thīrmaanippōm. 35 varushaa varusham engaludaiya nilatthin mudhal vilaichalaiyum ellaa vagaiyaana marangalin mudhal kanigalaiyum yegōvaavin aalayatthukku konduvaruvōm.+ 36 thiruchattatthil eludhiyirukkirapadi engaludaiya mūttha magangalaiyum engaludaiya kaalnadaigalin+ mudhal kuttigalaiyum kandrugalaiyum engal kadavuludaiya aalayatthil sēvai seigira gurumaargalidam konduvaruvōm.+ 37 engaludaiya mudhal vilaichalin mudhal maavu,*+ kaanikkaigal, ellaa vagaiyaana marangalin palangal,+ pudhiya dhraatchamadhu, ennei+ aagiyavatrai engal kadavuludaiya aalayatthin sēmippu* araigalukku+ edutthu varuvōm. adhumattumallaamal, engaludaiya ellaa vēlaanmai nagarangalilirundhum patthiloru paagatthai sēgarikkira lēviyargalukkaaga+ engaludaiya nilatthin vilaichalilirundhu patthiloru paagatthai konduvaruvōm.

38 lēviyargal patthiloru paagatthai sēgarikkumpōdhu aarōnin vamsatthai sērndha gurumaargal avargalōdu iruppaargal. lēviyargal andha patthiloru paagatthilirundhu patthiloru paagatthai edutthu kadavuludaiya aalayatthin+ sēmippu* araigalil vaippaargal. 39 dhaaniyam, pudhiya dhraatchamadhu, ennei+ aagiya kaanikkaigalai+ isravēlargalum lēviyargalum angu konduvaruvaargal. andha araigalildhaan aalaya paatthirangal vaikkappadum. sēvai seigira gurumaargalum vaayirkaavalargalum paadagargalum angudhaan thanguvaargal. naangal engaludaiya kadavuludaiya aalayatthai alatchiyappaduttha maattōm”+ endru sonnaargal.

11 janangalin thalaivargal erusalēmil+ kudiyirundhaargal. aanaal janangalai porutthavarai, patthu pēril oruvar andha parisuttha nagaratthil kudiyiruppadharkaaga kulukkal+ muraiyil thērndhedukkappattaargal. mīdhi onbadhu pēr avaravar nagarangalilēyē kudiyirundhaargal. 2 erusalēmil kudiyirukka manappūrvamaaga sammadhittha aatkal ellaaraiyum janangal vaaltthinaargal.

3 erusalēmil kudiyirundha maagaana thalaivargal ivargaldhaan. (matra isravēlargalum gurumaargalum lēviyargalum aalaya paniyaalargalum*+ saalomōnudaiya ūliyargalin vamsatthaarum+ yūdhaavilulla vēru nagarangalil thangaludaiya sondha nilatthil kudiyirundhaargal.+

4 adhōdu yūdhaa, benyamīn janangalil silar erusalēmil kudiyirundhaargal.) yūdhaa janangalil angu kudiyirundhavargal ivargaldhaan: paarēsin vamsatthil+ vandha magalaaleyēlukku pirandha seppatthiyaavin elluppēranum amariyaavin kolluppēranum sagariyaavin pēranum usiyaavin maganumaana atthaayaa, 5 sēlaaviyanaana sagariyaavukku pirandha yōyaaripin maganaana adhaayaavin elluppēranum hasaayaayin kolluppēranum kollōsēyin pēranum baarukkin maganumaana maaseyaa. 6 erusalēmil kudiyirundha paarēsin vamsatthai sērndha thiramaiyaana aangal mottham 468 pēr.

7 benyamīn janangalil angu kudiyirundhavargal ivargaldhaan: yesaayaavukku pirandha itthiyēlin maganaana maaseyaavin elluppēranum kolaayaavin kolluppēranum pedhaayaavin pēranum yōvētthin maganumaana mesullaamin magan sallu,+ 8 kappaai, sallaai ena mottham 928 pēr. 9 sikriyin magan yōvēl avargaludaiya kangaaniyaaga irundhaar, nagaratthin aduttha kangaaniyaaga asenūvaavin magan yūdhaa irundhaar.

10 gurumaargalil angu kudiyirundhavargal ivargaldhaan: yōyaaripin magan yedhaayaa, yaagīn,+ 11 unmai kadavuludaiya aalaya adhigaarigalil oruvaraana agithūppukku+ pirandha meraayōtthin elluppēranum saadhōkkin kolluppēranum mesullaamin pēranum ilkkiyaavin maganumaana seraayaa, 12 aalaya vēlai seidha avargaludaiya sagōdharargal ena mottham 822 pēr. malkīyaavukku pirandha paskūrin+ maganaana sagariyaavin elluppēranum amsiyin kolluppēranum pelliyaavin pēranum erōgaamin maganumaana adhaayaa, 13 thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalaana avarudaiya sagōdharargal ena mottham 242 pēr. immērin elluppēranum mesillēmōtthin kolluppēranum agasaayin pēranum asareyēlin maganumaana amaasasaai, 14 balasaaligalaagavum dhairiyasaaligalaagavum irundha avargaludaiya sagōdharargal ena mottham 128 pēr. selvaakkaana kudumbatthai sērndha sapthiyēl avargalukku kangaaniyaaga irundhaar.

15 lēviyargalil angu kudiyirundhavargal ivargaldhaan: punniyin elluppēranum ashabiyaavin kolluppēranum asarīkkaamin pēranum asūppin maganumaana semaayaa,+ 16 unmai kadavuludaiya aalayatthin velivēlaigalai gavanitthuvandha lēviyargalin thalaivargalaana sapedhaai+ matrum yōsabath;+ 17 aasaapin+ kolluppēranum sapthiyin pēranum mīgaavin maganum jeba nēratthil kadavulai thudhitthu paadum paadagar kuluvin+ iyakkunarumaana matthaniyaa,+ ivarudaiya irandaavadhu sagōdharanaana pakpukkiyaa, edhitthūnin+ kolluppēranum kaalaalin pēranum sammuvaavin maganumaana apthaa. 18 parisuttha nagaratthilirundha lēviyargal ellaarum 284 pēr.

19 vaayirkaavalargalil angu kudiyirundhavargal ivargaldhaan: akkūp, thalmōn,+ avargaludaiya sagōdharargal ena mottham 172 pēr.

20 mīdhiyirundha isravēlargalum gurumaargalum lēviyargalum yūdhaavin matra nagarangalil avaravarudaiya sondha nilangalil kudiyirundhaargal. 21 aalaya paniyaalargal*+ ōbēlil kudiyirundhaargal.+ sīgaavum kisbaavum aalaya paniyaalargalukku* adhigaarigalaaga irundhaargal.

22 paadagargalaana aasaapin vamsatthil vandha mikkaavin elluppēranum matthaniyaavin+ kolluppēranum ashabiyaavin pēranum baaniyin maganumaana usī, erusalēmil lēviyargalin kangaaniyaaga irundhaar. ivar unmai kadavuludaiya aalaya vēlaigalai gavanitthuvandhaar. 23 paadagargalukku andhandha naal thēvaippaduvadhai* kodukka vēndum endru raajaa kattalai kodutthirundhaar.+ 24 yūdhaavin maganaana sēraaguvin vamsatthil vandha meshesaabeyēlin magan petthagiyaa makkaludaiya vivagaarangal ellaavatrilum raajaavukku aalōsanai solbavaraaga irundhaar.

25 yūdhaa janangalil silar kīriyaath-arbaavilum+ adhan sitrūrgalilum,* thībōnilum adhan sitrūrgalilum, egaapseyēlilum+ adhan graamangalilum, 26 yesuvaavilum, molaadhaavilum,+ beth-paalētthilum,+ 27 aathsaar-suvaalilum,+ peyer-sebaavilum adhan sitrūrgalilum, 28 siklaaguvilum,+ mēgōnaavilum adhan sitrūrgalilum, 29 en-rimmōnilum,+ sōraavilum,+ yarmūtthilum, 30 sanōvaavilum,+ adhullaamilum adhan graamangalilum, laakīsilum+ adhan nilangalilum, asekkaavilum+ adhan sitrūrgalilum vaalndhuvandhaargal. peyer-sebaavilirundhu innōm pallatthaakkuvarai+ avargal kudiyirundhaargal.

31 benyamīn janangal kebaavilum,+ mikmaashilum, aayaavilum, betthēlilum+ adhan sitrūrgalilum, 32 aanadhōtthilum,+ nōbuvilum,+ ananeyaavilum, 33 aathsōrilum, raamaavilum,+ kitthaayīmilum, 34 aadhītthilum, sebōyimilum, nebalaatthilum, 35 lōdhuvilum, kaittholilaaligalin pallatthaakkaagiya ōnōvilum+ kudiyirundhaargal. 36 yūdhaavil vaalndhuvandha lēviyargalil sila pirivinar benyamīn pagudhiyil kudiyērinaargal.

12 salaatthiyēlin+ magan serubaabēludanum+ yesuvaavudanum+ erusalēmukku thirumbi vandha gurumaargalum lēviyargalum ivargaldhaan: seraayaa, erēmiyaa, esraa, 2 amariyaa, mallūk, atthūs, 3 sekkaniyaa, regūm, meremōth, 4 itthō, kinēdhō, abiyaa, 5 miyaamin, maadhiyaa, pilgaa, 6 semaayaa, yōyaarib, yedhaayaa, 7 sallu, aamōk, ilkkiyaa, yedhaayaa. ivargal yesuvaavin kaalatthil thangaludaiya sagōdharargalukkum gurumaargalukkum thalaivargalaaga irundhaargal.

8 thirumbi vandha lēviyargal ivargaldhaan: yesuvaa, pinnūi, kathmiyēl,+ serebiyaa, yūdhaa, nandri paadalgalai paaduvadhil than sagōdharargalukku thalaimaithaangiya matthaniyaa.+ 9 ivargaludaiya sagōdharargalaana pakpukkiyaavum unniyum ivargalukku edhiril nindrukondu kaavalkaatthaargal.* 10 yesuvaavukku pirandhavar yoyagīm, yoyagīmukku pirandhavar eliyaasip,+ eliyaasibukku pirandhavar yoyadhaa.+ 11 yoyadhaavukku pirandhavar yōnatthaan, yōnatthaanukku pirandhavar yadhuvaa.

12 yoyagīmin kaalatthilirundha thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalaana gurumaargal ivargaldhaan: seraayaa+ kudumbatthukku meraayaa, erēmiyaa kudumbatthukku ananiyaa, 13 esraa+ kudumbatthukku mesullaam, amariyaa kudumbatthukku yegōnaan, 14 meligu kudumbatthukku yōnatthaan, shebaniyaa kudumbatthukku yōsēppu, 15 aarīm+ kudumbatthukku athnaa, meraayōth kudumbatthukku elgaai, 16 itthō kudumbatthukku sagariyaa, kinēdhōn kudumbatthukku mesullaam, 17 abiyaa+ kudumbatthukku sikri, miniyaamīn kudumbatthukku . . . ,* movadhiyaa kudumbatthukku pildhaai, 18 pilgaa+ kudumbatthukku sammuvaa, semaayaa kudumbatthukku yegōnatthaan, 19 yōyaarib kudumbatthukku mathnaai, yedhaayaa+ kudumbatthukku usī, 20 sallaai kudumbatthukku kallaai, aamōk kudumbatthukku ēbēr, 21 ilkkiyaa kudumbatthukku ashabiyaa, yedhaayaa kudumbatthukku nedhaneyēl.

22 gurumaargalin peyargal padhivu seiyappattadhu pōlavē eliyaasip, yoyadhaa, yōganaan, yadhuvaa+ aagiyōrin kaalatthil vaalndha lēviyargaludaiya thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalin peyargalum padhivu seiyappattana. persiya raajaavaana dhariyuvin aatchi kaalam varaiyaaga appadi padhivu seiyappattana.

23 eliyaasibbin magan yōganaanin kaalamvaraiyaaga vaalndha lēviyargaludaiya thandhaivali kudumba thalaivargalin peyargal andha kaalatthin saritthira butthagatthil padhivu seiyappattana. 24 lēviyargalin thalaivargalaana ashabiyaa, serebiyaa, kathmiyēlin+ magan yesuvaa+ aagiyavargalukku edhiril avargaludaiya sagōdharargalaana kaavalargal unmai kadavulin ūliyaraana dhaavīdhu koduttha arivuraigalinpadi+ kadavulukku pugalum nandriyum seluttha thogudhi thogudhiyaaga nindraargal. 25 matthaniyaa,+ pakpukkiyaa, obadhiyaa, mesullaam, thalmōn, akkūp+ aagiyavargal nulaivaasalgalukku pakkatthil sēmippu araigalai kaavalkaatthapadi nindraargal.+ 26 ivargal yōthsadhaakkukku pirandha yesuvaavin+ maganaana yoyagīmin kaalatthilum, aalunaraana negēmiyaavum nagaleduppavaraana esraa+ endra guruvum vaalndha kaalatthilum sēvai seidhaargal.

27 janangal erusalēm madhilgalin arppana vilaavai sandhōshamaaga kondaada ninaitthaargal. adhanaal, jaalraakkalōdum yaalgalōdum matra narambisai karuvigalōdum nandri paadalgal+ paaduvadharkaaga lēviyargalai ellaa idangalilirundhum thēdi kandupiditthu erusalēmukku kūttikkondu vandhaargal. 28 paadagargalin vamsatthai sērndhavargal* maagaanatthilirundhum,* erusalēmin sutruvattaaratthilirundhum, netthōbaatthiyargalin graamangalilirundhum,+ 29 beth-kilgaalilirundhum,+ kebaa+ matrum asmaavētthin+ naattuppurangalilirundhum vandhu kūdinaargal. ēnendraal, paadagargal erusalēmai sutriyulla pagudhigalil thangalukkaaga graamangalai amaitthirundhaargal. 30 gurumaargalum lēviyargalum thangalai thūimaippadutthiyadhōdu, janangalaiyum+ nulaivaasalgalaiyum+ madhilaiyum+ thūimaippadutthinaargal.

31 adhanpin, naan yūdhaavin thalaivargalai kūppittu madhilmēl ērumpadi sonnēn. adhōdu, nandri paadalgal paadugiravargalaiyum avargalōdu ūrvalam pōgiravargalaiyum irandu periya kulukkalaaga piritthēn. mudhalaavadhu kuluvinar ‘kuppaimēttu nulaivaasalukku’+ nēraaga valadhu pakkamaaga madhilmēl nadandhu pōnaargal. 32 osaayaavum yūdhaavin thalaivargalil paadhi pērum avargalukku pinnaal nadandhu pōnaargal. 33 avargalōdu asariyaa, esraa, mesullaam, 34 yūdhaa, benyamīn, semaayaa, erēmiyaa aagiyavargal pōnaargal. 35 ekkaalangalai+ piditthukkondu avargalōdu pōna gurumaargalin vamsatthaar ivargaldhaan: aasaabukku+ pirandha sakkūrin maganaana migaayaavin elluppēranum matthaniyaavin kolluppēranum semaayaavin pēranum yōnatthaanin maganumaana sagariyaa, 36 avarudaiya sagōdharargalaana semaayaa, asareyēl, milaalaai, kilaalaai, magaai, nedhaneyēl, yūdhaa, anaani. ivargal unmai kadavulin ūliyaraana dhaavīdhin isai karuvigalai+ piditthukkondu pōnaargal. nagaleduppavaraana esraa+ ivargalukku munbaaga nadandhu pōnaar. 37 avargal ellaarum ‘nīrūtru nulaivaasalilirundhu’+ ‘dhaavīdhin nagaratthu padikkattu’+ valiyaaga pōi, dhaavīdhin aranmanaikku mēlē pōgum madhilai kadandhu, kilakkilulla ‘thannīr nulaivaasalai’+ adaindhaargal.

38 nandri paadalgal paadum irandaavadhu kuluvinar edhir dhisaiyil madhilmēl nadandhu vandhaargal. avargalukku pinnaal naanum janangalil paadhi pērum nadandhu pōnōm. naangal ‘aduppugalin kōburatthai’+ kadandhu, ‘agandra madhil’+ varaikkum pōi, 39 angirundhu ‘eppiraayīm nulaivaasalai’+ kadandhu ‘palaiya nulaivaasalukkum,’+ adhanpin ‘mīn nulaivaasalukkum,’+ ‘anaaneyēl kōburatthukkum,’+ ‘mēyaa kōburatthukkum,’ ‘aattu nulaivaasalukkum’+ pōnōm. adhanpin, ‘kaaval nulaivaasalil’ vandhu nindrōm.

40 kadaisiyil, nandri paadalgal paadum irandu paadagar kuluvinarum unmai kadavulin aalayatthukku munnaal vandhu nindraargal. avargalōdu naanum thunai adhigaarigalil paadhi pērum, 41 ekkaalangalai vaitthirundha eliyaakkīm, maaseyaa, miniyaamīn, migaayaa, eliyōnaai, sagariyaa, ananiyaa aagiya gurumaargalum, 42 maaseyaa, semaayaa, eleyaasaar, usī, yegōnaan, malkīyaa, ēlaam, ēthsēr aagiyavargalum nindrōm. paadagargal isragiyaavin thalaimaiyil satthamaaga paadinaargal.

43 andru avargal bramaandamaana alavil baligalai selutthi magilndhaargal.+ unmai kadavul avargalai sandhōshatthin ellaikkē kondupōnaar. pengalum pillaigalumkūda migavum sandhōshappattaargal.+ erusalēm janangalin sandhōsha kural romba dhūramvarai kēttadhu.+

44 kaanikkaigalum,+ mudhal vilaichalum,+ patthiloru paagamum+ vaikkappadugira sēmippu araigalai+ gavanikka andru aangal niyamikkappattaargal. avargal, thiruchattatthinpadi gurumaargalukkum lēviyargalukkum+ nagarangalin vayalgalilirundhu vandhu sēra vēndiya pangugalai+ sēgaritthu, angē vaikka vēndiyirundhadhu. gurumaargalum lēviyargalum sēvai seivadhai paartthu yūdhaa janangal ellaarum sandhōshatthōdu avatrai kodutthaargal. 45 gurumaargalum lēviyargalum thangal kadavuludaiya vēlaigalaiyum thūimai sadangugalaiyum seidhaargal. paadagargalum vaayirkaavalargalumkūda, dhaavīdhum avarudaiya magan saalomōnum kodutthirundha arivuraigalinpadi thangaludaiya vēlaigalai seidhaargal. 46 dhaavīdhum aasaabum vaalndha pūrva kaalatthil, kadavulai pugalndhum avarukku nandri solliyum paadiya paadagar kulukkalukku thalaivargal irundhaargal.+ 47 serubaabēlin+ kaalatthilum negēmiyaavin kaalatthilum vaalndha isravēlargal, paadagargalukkum+ vaayirkaavalargalukkum+ dhinasari thēvaiyinpadi pangugal kodutthaargal. lēviyargalukku thara vēndiya pangaiyum kodutthaargal.+ lēviyargal aarōnin vamsatthaarukku thara vēndiya pangai kodutthaargal.

13 andru janangalukku munnaal mōsēyin butthagam vaasikkappattadhu.+ adhil, unmai kadavuludaiya sabaiyin paagamaaga aavadharku ammōniyargalaiyum mōvaabiyargalaiyum+ orupōdhum anumadhikka kūdaadhu endru eludhappattirundhadhu.+ 2 ēnendraal, avargal isravēlargalukku unavum thannīrum tharavillai. adhumattumalla, isravēlargalai sabikka solli pilēyaamukku kūli kodutthaargal.+ aanaal, engal kadavul andha saabatthai aasīrvaadhamaaga maatrinaar.+ 3 thiruchattam vaasikkappattadhai kēttadhum, matra dhēsatthaar* ellaarum isravēl janangalilirundhu thaniyaaga pirikkappattaargal.+

4 idharkumun engal kadavuludaiya aalayatthin sēmippu* araigalai guruvaagiya eliyaasip gavanitthuvandhaar.+ avar thobiyaavin+ sondhakkaarar. 5 avar thobiyaavukku oru periya sēmippu* araiyai kodutthirundhaar. adharkumun angudhaan unavu kaanikkaiyum saambiraaniyum paatthirangalum vaikkappattirundhana. adhōdu, lēviyargalukkum paadagargalukkum vaayirkaavalargalukkum sēra vēndiya patthiloru paagamaana* dhaaniyam,+ pudhiya dhraatchamadhu, ennei+ aagiyavaiyum gurumaargalukku kodukkappadugira kaanikkaiyum vaikkappattirundhana.+

6 idhellaam nadandhapōdhu naan erusalēmil illai. arthasashtaa raajaa+ baabilōnai aatchi seidha 32-aam varushatthil+ naan avaridam thirumbi pōyirundhēn. sila kaalatthukku piragu naan avaridam viduppu kēttu vaangikkondu, 7 marubadiyum erusalēmukku vandhēn. appōdhu eliyaasip+ seidhirundha oru periya aniyaayatthai paartthēn. unmai kadavulin aalaya pragaaratthilulla sēmippu* arai ondrai avar thobiyaavukku+ kodutthirundhaar. 8 adhai paartthadhum enakku bayangara kōbam vandhadhu. adhanaal, thobiyaavin vīttu saamaangalaiyellaam andha sēmippu* araiyilirundhu veliyē thūkkiyerindhēn. 9 adhanpin, sēmippu* araigalai+ suttham seiyumpadi kattalai kodutthēn. unmai kadavuludaiya aalayatthin paatthirangalaiyum unavu kaanikkaiyaiyum saambraaniyaiyum+ thirumbavum angē konduvandhu vaitthēn.

10 lēviyargalukku sēra vēndiya pangugal+ kodukkappadaadhadhaal,+ avargalum paadagargalum aalaya vēlaigalai vittuvittu avaravar vayal nilangalukku+ pōivittadhaiyum therindhukondēn. 11 adhanaal naan, “unmai kadavuludaiya aalayatthai ēn ippadi alatchiyamaaga vittirukkirīrgal?”+ endru thunai adhigaarigalai kadumaiyaaga thittinēn.+ pinbu, aalaya vēlaigalai vittuvittu pōnavargalai kūttikkondu vandhu thirumbavum avaravar poruppil vaitthēn. 12 yūdhaa janangal ellaarum, patthiloru paagam+ dhaaniyatthaiyum pudhiya dhraatchamadhuvaiyum enneiyaiyum sēmippu araigalukku konduvandhaargal.+ 13 pinbu, sēmippu araigalai gavanippadharkaaga guruvaana selēmiyaavaiyum nagaleduppavaraana saadhōkkaiyum lēviyargalil oruvaraana pedhaayaavaiyum niyamitthēn. matthaniyaavin pēranum sakkūrin maganumaana aanaanai avargalukku udhaviyaalaraaga thērndhedutthēn. ivargal ellaarum nambagamaanavargal endru peyaredutthavargal. thangal sagōdharargalukku pangugalai kodukkum poruppai ivargalidam oppadaitthēn.

14 en kadavulē, naan seidhiruppadhai ninaitthu paarungal.+ ungaludaiya aalayatthukkaagavum angu vēlai seigira aatkalukkaagavum naan unmaiyōdu seidha edhaiyum marandhuvidaadhīrgal.+

15 andha kaalatthil, yūdhaa janangal ōivunaalilē dhraatcharasa aalaigalil vēlai seivadhaiyum,+ dhaaniya mūttaigalai konduvandhu kaludhaigalmēl ētruvadhaiyum paartthēn.+ adhōdu, dhraatchamadhuvaiyum dhraatchai palangalaiyum atthi palangalaiyum matra sarakkugalaiyum avargal erusalēmukku konduvaruvadhai paartthēn. adhanaal, ōivunaalil porulgalai virpanai seiya kūdaadhendru avargalai echaritthēn.* 16 erusalēm nagaratthilirundha thīru janangal, angirundha yūdhaa janangalidam mīngalaiyum ellaavidha sarakkugalaiyum ōivunaalil virpanai seidhukondirundhaargal.+ 17 adhanaal naan yūdhaavin mukkiya pramugargalidam, “nīngal ōivunaalaikkūda madhikkaamal ēn ippadi attūliyam seigirīrgal? 18 ungaludaiya munnōrgal ippadi seidhadhaaldhaanē nam kadavul namakkum indha nagaratthukkum indha gadhiyai vara vaitthirukkiraar? ippōdhu nīngal ōivunaalai avamadhitthu,+ isravēlargalmēl avarukku irukkira kōbatthai innum kilarividugirīrgal” endru solli avargalai kadumaiyaaga thittinēn.

19 adhanaal, ōivunaal aarambippadharku munbē saayangaalatthil erusalēmin kadhavugalai mūduvadharku uttharavu pōttēn. ōivunaal mudiyumvarai kadhavugalai thirakka kūdaadhu endrum kattalai kodutthēn. ōivunaalil yaarum sarakkugalai ullē konduvaraamal paartthukkolla ennudaiya udhaviyaalargal silarai kadhavugalukku pakkatthil nirutthinēn. 20 adhanaal, vyaabaarigalum palavidha sarakkugalai virpavargalum ondrirandu dhadavai raatthiriyil erusalēmukku veliyē kaatthu kidandhaargal. 21 naan avargalidam, “edharkaaga raatthiri nēratthil ippadi madhilukku veliyē kaatthu kidakkirīrgal? innoru dhadavai ungalai ingē paartthaal, aatkalai vaitthu thuratthiyadippēn” endru echaritthēn. adhan piragu, ōivunaalil avargal andha pakkam varavē illai.

22 lēviyargal thangalai thavaraamal thūimaippadutthikkondu, nagara nulaivaasalgalai kaavalkaatthu, ōivunaalai parisutthamaana naalaaga anusarikka vēndum+ endru sonnēn. en kadavulē, indha vishayatthukkaagavum ennai ninaitthu paarungal. eppōdhum pōla ippōdhum alavukadandha anbōdu* enakku irakkam kaattungal.+

23 andha naatkalil yūdhargal asthōtthiyargalilum+ ammōniyargalilum mōvaabiyargalilum+ pen edutthirundhadhai+ therindhukondēn. 24 avargaludaiya pillaigalil paadhi pēr asthōth moliyilum mīdhi pēr matra moligalilum pēsinaargal. aanaal, avargalil yaarukkumē yūdhargalin moli theriyavillai. 25 adhanaal naan avargalai kadumaiyaaga thittinēn, sabitthēn; silarai aditthu,+ avargaludaiya mudiyai pidunginēn. adhōdu, matra dhēsatthaarukku pen kodukkappōvadhillai endrum, avargal naduvilirundhu thangalukkō thangaludaiya magangalukkō pen edukkappōvadhillai endrum kadavulmēl satthiyam seidhu kodukkumpadi sonnēn.+ 26 pinbu, “matra dhēsatthu pengalai kalyaanam seidhadhaaldhaanē isravēlin raajaavaana saalomōn paavam seidhaar? avarai pōla oru raajaa vēru engumē irundhadhillai.+ avarai kadavul nēsitthadhaaldhaan+ isravēl dhēsam muluvadharkum raajaavaakkinaar. appadippattavaraiyē matra dhēsatthu pengal paavam seiya vaitthuvittaargal.+ 27 nīngalumkūda matra dhēsatthu pengalai kalyaanam seidhukondu nammudaiya kadavulukku dhrōgam seidhirukkirīrgalē.+ nīngal ivvalavu kēvalamaaga nadandhiruppadhai nambavē mudiyavillai” endrēn.

28 thalaimai guru eliyaasibbin+ maganaana yoyadhaavin+ magangalil oruvan, ōrōniyanaana sanballaatthin+ magalai kalyaanam seidhirundhadhaal avanai ennidamirundhu thuratthiyaditthēn.

29 en kadavulē, gurutthuva sēvaiyaiyum gurumaargalōdum lēviyargalōdum seiyappatta oppandhatthaiyum+ avargal eppadi avamadhitthaargal enbadhai marandhuvidaadhīrgal.

30 matra dhēsatthaarudaiya sagavaasatthai adiyōdu vittuvittu sutthamaaga vaalvadharku naan ellaarukkum udhavinēn. gurumaargalaiyum lēviyargalaiyum marubadiyum avaravar vēlaiyil niyamitthēn.+ 31 mudhal vilaichalai konduvaravum, andhandha kaalangalil viragugalai konduvaravum ērpaadu seidhēn.+

en kadavulē, ennai piriyatthōdu ninaitthu paarungal.+