Nehemiya 12:1-47
12 Aba mbakuidi ne bena Lewi bavua babande ne Zelubabela+ muana wa Shalatiele,+ ne Yeshua:+ Selaya, Yelemiya, Ezela,
2 Amalia, Maluke, Hatusha,
3 Shekaniya, Lehuma, Melemota,
4 Ido, Ginetoi, Abiya,
5 Miyamina, Mâdaya, Bilega,
6 Shemaya, Yoyaliba, Yedaya,
7 Salu, Amoka, Hilekiya, ne Yedaya. Aba bavua bamfumu ba bakuidi ne bana babu mu matuku a Yeshua.
8 Bena Lewi bavua Yeshua, Binui, Kadamiele,+ Shelebaya, Yuda, ne Matanaya+ uvua ulombola misambu ya diela nayi Nzambi tuasakidila pamue ne bana babu.
9 Bana babu Bakabukiya ne Uni bavua bimana batangilangane nabu bua midimu ya bulami.*
10 Yeshua wakalela Yoyakima, ne Yoyakima wakalela Eleyashiba,+ ne Eleyashiba wakalela Yoyada.+
11 Yoyada wakalela Yonatana, ne Yonatana wakalela Yadua.
12 Mu matuku a Yoyakima, aba ke bavua bakuidi, bamfumu ba nzubu ya batatu: bua Selaya,+ Melaya; bua Yelemiya, Hananiya;
13 bua Ezela,+ Meshulama; bua Amalia, Yehohanana;
14 bua Maluki, Yonatana; bua Shebanya, Jozefe;
15 bua Halima,+ Adena; bua Melayota, Helekai;
16 bua Ido, Zekâya; bua Ginetona, Meshulama;
17 bua Abiya,+ Zikeli; bua Minyamina, . . .;* bua Moadiya, Piletai;
18 bua Bilega,+ Shamua; bua Shemaya, Yehonatana;
19 bua Yoyaliba, Matenai; bua Yedaya,+ Uzi;
20 bua Salai, Kalai; bua Amoka, Ebê;
21 bua Hilekiya, Hashabeya; bua Yedaya, Netanele.
22 Bavua bafunde mêna a bamfumu ba nzubu ya batatu ya bena Lewi mu matuku a Eleyashiba, Yoyada, Yohanana, ne Yadua+ anu muvuabu bafunde a bakuidi, too ne ku bukalenge bua Dayawesha muena Pelasa.
23 Bavua bafunde mêna a bena Lewi bavua bamfumu ba nzubu ya batatu mu mukanda wa malu a bikondo abi, too ne ku matuku a Yohanana muana wa Eleyashiba.
24 Bamfumu ba bena Lewi bavua Hashabeya, Shelebaya, ne Yeshua+ muana wa Kadamiele,+ ne bana babu bavua bimana batangilangane nabu bua kutumbisha Nzambi ne kumuela tuasakidila bilondeshile mêyi a Davidi+ muntu wa Nzambi mulelela, tshisumbu tshia balami tshipetangana ne tshisumbu tshia balami.
25 Matanaya,+ Bakabukiya, Obadaya, Meshulama, Talemona, ne Akuba+ bavua balami ba ku biibi,+ balama nzubu ya dilamina bintu ivua ku biibi.
26 Bantu aba bavua benze mudimu mu matuku a Yoyakima muana wa Yeshua+ muana wa Yozadaka ne mu matuku a Nehemiya nguvena ne Ezela+ muakuidi ne mutentudi wa mikanda.*
27 Pavuabu bakeba kubanjija bimanu bia Yelushalema, bakakeba bena Lewi miaba yonso ivuabu basombele, kuluabu nabu ku Yelushalema bua kuenza dibanjija ne disanka, ne misambu ya kuela nayi Nzambi tuasakidila,+ ne bintu bia kukumakaja, biombelu bia nshinga, ne nzenze.
28 Bana ba bimbi ba misambu* bakadisangisha bumbukila mu distrike,* ku nseke yonso ya Yelushalema, mu miaba ya kusombela ya bena Netofa,+
29 ku bete-gilegala,+ ne mu mpata ya Geba+ ne Azamaweta,+ bualu bimbi ba misambu bavua badienzele miaba ya kusombela kumpenga kuonso kua Yelushalema.
30 Bakuidi ne bena Lewi bakadikezula, ne bakakezula bantu,+ biibi+ ne tshimanu.+
31 Pashishe ngakabandisha bakokeshi ba mu Yuda pa mutu pa tshimanu. Meme kusungula kabidi bisumbu bibidi binene bia bantu bavua bimba misambu ya kuela nayi Nzambi tuasakidila ne bantu bavua benda babalonda mu milongo, ne tshisumbu tshimue tshivua tshienda ku dia balume pa tshimanu tshitangile ku Tshiibi tshia Mishiki ya Butu.+
32 Hoshaya ne tshia bibidi tshia bakokeshi ba mu Yuda bavua benda babalonda mu nyima,
33 pamue ne Azaya, Ezela, Meshulama,
34 Yuda, Benyamina, Shemaya, ne Yelemiya.
35 Bavua ne ndambu wa bana ba bakuidi bikale ne mpungi:+ Zekâya muana wa Yonatana muana wa Shemaya muana wa Matanaya muana wa Mikaya muana wa Zakû muana wa Asafa,+
36 ne bana babu Shemaya, Azalele, Milalai, Gilalai, Mâi, Netanele, Yuda, ne Hanani, bikale ne biombelu bia misambu bia Davidi+ muntu wa Nzambi mulelela; ne Ezela+ mutentudi wa mikanda* uvua wenda kumpala kuabu.
37 Pakafikabu ku Tshiibi tshia ku Mpokolo wa mâyi+ bakaya buludiludi ku tshibandilu+ tshia Tshimenga tshia Davidi,+ kupitshilabu mu kajila kadi kabande ku tshimanu tshia pa mutu pa Nzubu wa Davidi, kuyabu too ne ku Tshiibi tshia Mâyi+ ku est.
38 Tshisumbu tshikuabu tshia bimbi ba misambu ya diela nayi Nzambi tuasakidila tshiakayila luseke lukuabu,* ne mvua ntshilonda ne tshia bibidi tshia bantu; bakayila pa mutu pa tshimanu, kupitshilabu pa Tshibumba tshia Mfulu,+ kuya too ne ku Tshimanu Tshinene+
39 ne pa mutu pa Tshiibi tshia Efelayima+ kuya too ne ku Tshiibi tshia Tshimenga tshia Kale+ too ne ku Tshiibi tshia Mishipa,+ Tshibumba tshia Hananele,+ Tshibumba tshia Mea, too ne ku Tshiibi tshia Mikoko;+ ne bakimana ku Tshiibi tshia Balami.
40 Ndekelu wa bionso, bisumbu bibidi bia bimbi ba misambu ya kuela nayi Nzambi tuasakidila biakimana kumpala kua nzubu wa Nzambi mulelela; meme panyi ne tshia bibidi tshia balombodi bindondi bamvua nabu tuakimana,
41 ne bakuidi Eleyakima, Maaseya, Minyamina, Mikaya, Eleyehoenai, Zekâya, ne Hananiya, bikale ne mpungi,
42 ne Maaseya, Shemaya, Eleazâ, Uzi, Yehohanana, Malakiya, Elama, ne Ezê. Bimbi ba misambu bakimba ne dîyi dikole ku bulombodi bua Yizelaya.
43 Dituku adi bakafila milambu ya bungi ne bakasanka,+ bualu Nzambi mulelela uvua mubasankishe ne disanka dia bungi. Bantu bakaji ne bana bakasanka pabu,+ kuenzabi ne: disanka dia mu Yelushalema diumvuike too ne kule menemene.+
44 Dituku adi bakateka bantu balume bua kutangila nzubu ya dilamina bintu+ bua mapa,+ bua bintu bia kumpala bia pa madimi,+ ne bua bia dikumi.+ Bavua ne bua kusangishilamu bintu bia mu madimi a mu bimenga bivua Mikenji yilomba+ bua bakuidi ne bena Lewi,+ bualu kuvua disanka mu Yuda bua bakuidi ne bena Lewi bavua benza mudimu.
45 Bakatuadija kukumbaja malu avuabu ne bua kuenza bua Nzambi wabu ne malu avuabu ne bua kukumbaja bua dilengejibua, anu muvua bimbi ba misambu ne balami ba ku biibi benze, bilondeshile mêyi a Davidi ne a muanende Solomo.
46 Bualu ku kale mu matuku a Davidi ne Asafa, kuvua balombodi* bua bimbi ba misambu ne bua misambu ya kutumbisha nayi Nzambi ne ya kumuela nayi tuasakidila.+
47 Kabidi mu matuku a Zelubabela+ ne mu matuku a Nehemiya, Isalele mujima uvua upesha bimbi ba misambu+ ne balami ba ku biibi+ bintu bilondeshile majinga a ku dituku ne ku dituku. Bavua kabidi bateka bintu ku luseke bua bena Lewi,+ ne bena Lewi bavua bateka bintu ku luseke bua ndelanganyi ya Alona.
Note
^ Anyi pamuapa: “pavuabu benza mudimu.”
^ Bidi bimueneka patoke ne: mu mifundu ya mu tshiena Ebelu kamuena dîna muaba eu to.
^ Anyi “mufundi.”
^ Anyi “Bimbi ba misambu bapiluke.”
^ Mmumue ne: distrike divua dinyunguluke Yadene.
^ Anyi “mufundi.”
^ Anyi “kumpala.”
^ Ku mua.: “mitu.”
