Nehemia

7 Alo lubumbu lupwa’tu kūbakululwa,+ natūla milango;+ kupwa kwatongwa ne batulama ba ku kibelo,+ batuimba,+ ne bene Levi.+ 2 Penepo napa mwanetu Hanani+ lupusa lwa kutala Yelusalema, pamo ne Hanania mukatampe wa Nsakwa Mikomo,+ mwanda wadi muntu ukulupilwa bininge kadi wakaminwe Leza wa bine+ kupita bantu bakwabo bavule. 3 Ebiya nebanena’mba: “Bibelo bya Yelusalema kebifwaninwepo kushitulwa kufika ne mu dyuba kampumpu, kadi kitatyi kyonso kyobalama, bafwaninwe kushita milango bele’ko ne tulé. Kadi tūla bekadi ba Yelusalema bu batulama, ense pandi pa kulamina kadi ense kampalampala na yandi njibo.” 4 Kibundi kyadi kikatampe kadi kibaye, mwadi bantu batyetye,+ mobo nao adi keaubakulwilwe.

5 Ino Leza wami watūla mu mutyima wami mulangwe wa kubungila pamo ba bulēme ne baledi bampingakani ne bantu amba balembwe mungya misuku.+ Ebiya nasokola mukanda wa misuku ya boba bakandile dibajinji, nemutana mulembwe amba:

6 Bano’ba i bantu ba ntanda ya bubikavu* batambile mu misungi yaselelwe, bobaselēle ku Babiloni bu misungi+ kudi Nebukaneza+ mulopwe wa Babiloni kupwa bajokela ku Yelusalema ne ku Yuda mwenda mafuku, muntu ne muntu mu kibundi kyabo,+ 7 boba baile na Zelububele,+ Yeshua,+ Nehemia, Azadia, Laamia, Nahamani, Modekai, Bileshane, Misepala, Bikivai, Nehume, ne Baane.

Mu bana-balume bene Isalela mubadilwa ne bano:+ 8 bana ba Paloshi 2 172; 9 bana ba Shefatia 372; 10 bana ba Alahe+ 652; 11 bana ba Pahata-Moabu,+ ba ku bana ba Yeshua ne Yoabe+ 2 818; 12 bana ba Elama+ 1 254; 13 bana ba Zatu 845; 14 bana ba Zakai 760; 15 bana ba Binui 648; 16 bana ba Bebai 628; 17 bana ba Azakade 2 322; 18 bana ba Adonikama 667; 19 bana ba Bikivai 2 067; 20 bana ba Adine 655; 21 bana ba Atele, ba Hezekia 98; 22 bana ba Hashuma 328; 23 bana ba Bezai 324; 24 bana ba Hadife 112; 25 bana ba Ngibeone+ 95; 26 bana-balume ba Betelema ne Netofa 188; 27 bana-balume ba Anatote+ 128; 28 bana-balume ba Bete-Azamaveta 42; 29 bana-balume ba Kidiata-Yeadimi,+ Kefila, ne Belote+ 743; 30 bana-balume ba Lama ne Ngeba+ 621; 31 bana-balume ba Mikemase+ 122; 32 bana-balume ba Betele+ ne Ai+ 123; 33 bana-balume ba Nebo mukwabo 52; 34 bana ba Elama mukwabo 1 254; 35 bana ba Hadime 320; 36 bana ba Yediko 345; 37 bana ba Lode, Hadida, ne Ono+ 721; 38 bana ba Sena 3 930.

39 Babitobo:+ bana ba Yedaia ba njibo ya Yeshua 973; 40 bana ba Imele 1 052; 41 bana ba Pashula+ 1 247; 42 bana ba Hadime+ 1 017.

43 Bene Levi:+ bana ba Yeshua, ba Kademiele,+ ba ku bana ba Hodeva 74. 44 Batuimba:+ bana ba Asafa+ 148. 45 Batulama ba ku kibelo:+ bana ba Shalumu, bana ba Atele, bana ba Talamone, bana ba Akuba,+ bana ba Hatita, bana ba Shobai 138.

46 Bengidi ba ku tempelo:*+ bana ba Ziha, bana ba Hasufa, bana ba Tabaote, 47 bana ba Kelosa, bana ba Shia, bana ba Padone, 48 bana ba Lebana, bana ba Hakaba, bana ba Salamai, 49 bana ba Hanana, bana ba Ngidele, bana ba Ngahala, 50 bana ba Leaya, bana ba Lezina, bana ba Nekoda, 51 bana ba Ngazama, bana ba Uzā, bana ba Pasea, 52 bana ba Besai, bana ba Meunime, bana ba Nefusheshimi, 53 bana ba Bakebuke, bana ba Hakufa, bana ba Halule, 54 bana ba Bazedite, bana ba Mehida, bana ba Halusha, 55 bana ba Balakosa, bana ba Shisela, bana ba Tēma, 56 bana ba Nezia, bana ba Hatifa.

57 Bana ba bengidi ba Solomone:+ bana ba Sotai, bana ba Sofelete, bana ba Pedida, 58 bana ba Yala, bana ba Dalakona, bana ba Ngidele, 59 bana ba Shefatia, bana ba Hatile, bana ba Pokelete-Hazebaimi, bana ba Amona. 60 Bengidi bonso ba ku tempelo*+ ne bana ba bengidi ba Solomone i 392.

61 Kadi bano’ba bo batambile ku Tele-Mela, Tele-Halusha, Kelube, Adone, ne Imele, inoko bakomenwe kujingulula njibo ya bashabo ne kobatambile, shi badi bene Isalela:+ 62 bana ba Delaya, bana ba Tobia, bana ba Nekoda 642. 63 Ku babitobo nako: bana ba Habaia, bana ba Hakoze,+ bana ba Balezilai, wasongele mukaji mu bana ba Balezilai+ mwine Ngileade, kaityilwa pa dyabo dijina. 64 Bano’ba bakimbile bilembwa bya majina abo mwanda wa kuyuka musuku wabo, ino kebebimwenepo, penepo batalulwa mu butobo.*+ 65 Mbikavu*+ webalombola’mba kebafwaninwepo kudya bintu bijila nakampata+ kufika ne byokwikala kitobo wa kwipangula Udimi ne Tumimi.+

66 Bungi bonso bwa kipwilo kituntulu i bantu 42 360,+ 67 kutalula’mo bapika babo+ 7 337 bana-balume ne bana-bakaji; kadi badi ne na batuimba 245 bana-balume ne bana-bakaji.+ 68 Tubalwe twabo twadi 736, ne bimbulu 245, 69 ne bangamedia 435, ne bampunda nabo 6 720.

70 Mitwe imo ya mobo a bashabo yakweshe ku mwingilo.+ Mbikavu* waleta mu kibīko kya byabulēme ndakuma* 1 000 ya olo, ngeso 50, ne minkukumba 530 ya babitobo.+ 71 Kadi mitwe imo ya mobo a bashabo yaletele mu kibīko kya mwingilo ndakuma 20 000 ya olo, ne mina* 2 200 ya ndalama. 72 Bantu bakwabo nabo baleta ndakuma 20 000 ya olo, ne mina 2 000 ya ndalama, ne minkukumba 67 ya babitobo.

73 Babitobo, ne bene Levi, ne batulama ba ku kibelo, ne batuimba,+ ne bantu bamo, ne bengidi ba ku tempelo,* ne bene Isalela bakwabo bonso* bashikata mu bibundi byabo.+ Kitatyi kyabwene kweji wa busamba-bubidi,+ bene Isalela badi kebashikete mu bibundi byabo.+