Nehemia

7 Nomba ilyo fye napwishishe ukukuula ilinga cipya cipya,+ nalibikile ifiibi pa mpongolo.+ Lyena nalisontele bakalinda ba pa mpongolo,+ bakemba+ na bena Lebi.+ 2 Nasontele na Hanani+ munyinane na Hanania uwaleangalila icikuulwa icikalamba ica bashilika+ ukuti baleangalila Yerusalemu, pantu aali uwa cishinka sana kabili aletiina Lesa wa cine+ ukucila ifyo abantu abengi balemutiina. 3 E ico nabebele nati: “Tamufwile ukwisula impongolo sha Yerusalemu ilyo akasuba kashilabalika sana, kabili ilyo abalelonda bashilainuka bafwile ukwisala ifiibi no kufikoma. Kabili mwebe abekala mu Yerusalemu ukuti balelonda umusumba. Bamo baleiminina apo mulebeba ukulaiminina e lyo bambi baleiminina pa ntanshi ya mayanda yabo.” 4 Nomba umusumba wa Yerusalemu ukalamba, lelo abantu bekalamo banono,+ kabili abantu tabakuula amayanda cipya cipya.

5 Lelo Lesa wandi anengele naita abakankaala, inkonkani sha ntungulushi na bantu pa kuti cila muntu alembeshe mu lupwa atuntwike.+ Lyena nasangile ibuuku umo balembele indupwa umo ababalilepo ukwisa ku Yerusalemu batuntwike, kabili ifyo balembelemo ni fi:

6 Kabili aba e bantu ba mu citungu abafumine muli bunkole abo Nebukadnesari imfumu+ ya Babiloni yasendele bunkole,+ kabili ababweleele ku Yerusalemu na ku Yuda, cila muntu ku musumba wakwe.+ 7 Abaletungulula aba bantu bali ni Serubabele,+ Yeshua,+ Nehemia, Asaria, Raamia, Nahamani, Mordekai, Bilishani, Misperete, Bigibai, Nehumu na Baana.

Iyi e mpendwa ya baume abena Israele ababweleele ku Yerusalemu:+ 8 abatuntwike muli Paroshe bali 2,172; 9 abatuntwike muli Shefatia bali 372; 10 abatuntwike muli Ara+ bali 652; 11 abatuntwike muli Pehati-moabu,+ abatuntwike muli Yeshua na Yoabu+ bali 2,818; 12 abatuntwike muli Elamu+ bali 1,254; 13 abatuntwike muli Satu bali 845; 14 abatuntwike muli Sakai bali 760; 15 abatuntwike muli Binui bali 648; 16 abatuntwike muli Bebai bali 628; 17 abatuntwike muli Asigadi bali 2,322; 18 abatuntwike muli Adonikamu bali 667; 19 abatuntwike muli Bigibai bali 2,067; 20 abatuntwike muli Adini bali 655; 21 abatuntwike muli Atere, kabili abatuntwike muli Hisekia bali 98; 22 abatuntwike muli Hashumu bali 328; 23 abatuntwike muli Besai bali 324; 24 abatuntwike muli Harifu bali 112; 25 abatuntwike muli Gibeone+ bali 95; 26 abaume abena Betelehemu na bena Netofa bali 188; 27 abaume abena Anatote+ bali 128; 28 abaume abena Betasimabete bali 42; 29 abaume abena Kiriati-yearimu,+ abena Kefira na bena Beerote+ bali 743; 30 abaume abena Rama na bena Geba+ bali 621; 31 abaume abena Mikimasi+ bali 122; 32 abaume abena Betele+ na bena Ai+ bali 123; 33 abaume abena Nebo imbi bali 52; 34 abatuntwike muli Elamu umbi bali 1,254; 35 abatuntwike muli Harimu bali 320; 36 abaume abena Yeriko bali 345; 37 abaume abena Lode, abena Hadidi na bena Ono+ bali 721; 38 abaume abena Senaa bali 3,930.

39 Impendwa ya bashimapepo+ ababwelele ku Yerusalemu ni yi: Abatuntwike muli Yedaya aba mu ng’anda ya kwa Yeshua bali 973; 40 abatuntwike muli Imere bali 1,052; 41 abatuntwike muli Pashihuri+ bali 1,247; 42 abatuntwike muli Harimu+ bali 1,017.

43 Impendwa ya bena Lebi+ ababwelele ni yi: Abatuntwike muli Yeshua, aba mu lupwa lwa kwa Kadmiele+ kabili abatuntwike muli Hodeba bali 74. 44 Impendwa ya bakemba+ ababwelele ni yi: Abatuntwike muli Asafi+ bali 148. 45 Abalelinda impongolo+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Shalumu, abatuntwike muli Atere, abatuntwike muli Talmone, abatuntwike muli Akubu,+ abatuntwike muli Hatita, na batuntwike muli Shobai, bonse pamo bali 138.

46 Abalebombela pe tempele*+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Siha, abatuntwike muli Hasufa, abatuntwike muli Tabaote, 47 abatuntwike muli Kerose, abatuntwike muli Sia, abatuntwike muli Padone, 48 abatuntwike muli Lebana, abatuntwike muli Hagaba, abatuntwike muli Salmai, 49 abatuntwike muli Hanani, abatuntwike muli Gidele, abatuntwike muli Gahari, 50 abatuntwike muli Reaya, abatuntwike muli Resini, abatuntwike muli Nekoda, 51 abatuntwike muli Gasamu, abatuntwike muli Usa, abatuntwike muli Pasea, 52 abatuntwike muli Besai, abatuntwike muli Meunimu, abatuntwike muli Nefushesimu, 53 abatuntwike muli Bakibuki, abatuntwike muli Hakufa, abatuntwike muli Harihuri, 54 abatuntwike muli Basiliti, abatuntwike muli Mehida, abatuntwike muli Harsha, 55 abatuntwike muli Barikose, abatuntwike muli Sisera, abatuntwike muli Tema, 56 abatuntwike muli Nesiya na batuntwike muli Hatifa.

57 Abatuntwike mu babomfi ba kwa Solomone+ ababwelele ni aba: Abatuntwike muli Sotai, abatuntwike muli Soferete, abatuntwike muli Perida, 58 abatuntwike muli Yaala, abatuntwike muli Darkone, abatuntwike muli Gidele, 59 abatuntwike muli Shefatia, abatuntwike muli Hatili, abatuntwike muli Pokerete-hasebaimu, abatuntwike muli Amone. 60 Bonse abalebombela pe tempele*+ na batuntwike mu babomfi ba kwa Solomone bali 392.

61 Abafumine ku Tele-mela, ku Tele-harisha, ku Kerubi, ku Adone na ku Imere, abafililwe ukwishiba indupwa sha bashibo kabili abafililwe ukushininkisha nga ca kuti bali bena Israele ni aba:+ 62 abatuntwike muli Delaya, abatuntwike muli Tobia na batuntwike muli Nekoda bali 642. 63 Kabili abatuntwike muli bashimapepo ababwelele ni aba: abatuntwike muli Habaya, abatuntwike muli Hakose,+ na batuntwike muli Barsilai,+ uwaupile umwana wa kwa Barsilai umwina Gileadi kabili uo bainike ishina lya kwa shifyala. 64 Aba balifwaile ibuuku umo balembele intuntuko shabo pa kuti beshibe umo batuntwike, lelo tabalisangile, e ico tababasuminishe ukuba bashimapepo.*+ 65 Umulashi*+ abebele ukuti tabalingile ukulalyako ifya mushilo nga nshi,+ mpaka kukabe shimapepo uukabepushishako kuli Lesa ukubomfya Urimu na Tumimu.+

66 Abantu bonse mu lukuta bali 42,360.+ 67 Tabapendeeleko abasha babo abaume na basha babo abanakashi,+ abali 7,337; na bakemba abaume na bakemba abanakashi+ abali 245. 68 Bakabalwe babo bali 736, imfalashi shabo na sho shali 245, 69 ingamila shabo shali 435 ne mpunda shabo shali 6,720.

70 Bamo pa ntungulushi sha mayanda ya bashibo batuulile imituulo ya kubomfya pa kukuula itempele cipya cipya.+ Umulashi* atuulile amadrakima* ya golde 1,000, imbale shafonka 50, e lyo ne mingila ya bashimapepo+ 530. 71 Kabili bamo pa ntungulushi sha mayanda ya bashibo batuulile amadrakima ya golde 20,000 na ama maina* ya silfere 2,200, pa kuti iyi mituulo baibomfye pa kukuula itempele cipya cipya. 72 Kabili abantu bambi batuulile amadrakima ya golde 20,000, ama maina ya silfere 2,000 ne mingila ya bashimapepo 67.

73 Kabili bashimapepo, abena Lebi, abalelonda impongolo, bakemba,+ abantu bamo, abalebombela pe tempele* na bena Israele bambi abashala* baikele mu misumba yabo.+ Ilyo umweshi walenga 7 wafikile,+ abena Israele bonse ninshi bekala mu misumba yabo.+