Nehemiya

12 Aba ni bo batambyi n’Abalewi bazanye na Zerubabeli+ umuhungu wa Salatiyeli+ na Yeshuwa:+ Seraya, Yeremiya, Ezira, 2 Amariya, Maluki, Hatushi, 3 Shekaniya, Rehumu, Meremoti, 4 Ido, Ginetoyi, Abiya, 5 Miyamini, Madiya, Biluga, 6 Shemaya, Yoyaribu, Yedaya, 7 Salu, Amoki, Hilukiya na Yedaya. Abo ni bo bari abatware b’abatambyi n’abavandimwe babo mu gihe cya Yeshuwa.

8 Abalewi ni Yeshuwa, Binuwi, Kadimiyeli,+ Sherebiya, Yuda na Mataniya+ wayoboraga abaririmbaga indirimbo zo gushimira Imana, afatanyije n’abavandimwe be. 9 Kandi abavandimwe babo ari bo Bakibukiya na Uni bahagararaga bateganye na bo mu gihe babaga bacunga umutekano.* 10 Yeshuwa yabyaye Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu abyara Eliyashibu,+ Eliyashibu abyara Yoyada.+ 11 Yoyada abyara Yonatani naho Yonatani abyara Yaduwa.

12 Mu gihe cya Yoyakimu aba ni bo bari abatambyi bari bahagarariye imiryango ya ba sekuruza: Meraya yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Seraya,+ Hananiya yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Yeremiya. 13 Meshulamu yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Ezira,+ Yehohanani yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Amariya. 14 Yonatani yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Maluki, Yozefu yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Shebaniya. 15 Adina yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Harimu,+ Helikayi yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Merayoti. 16 Zekariya yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Ido, Meshulamu yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Ginetoni. 17 Zikiri yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Abiya,+ uwari uhagarariye umuryango wa Miniyami ni. . . .* Pilitayi yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Mowadiya. 18 Shamuwa yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Biluga,+ Yehonatani yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Shemaya. 19 Matenayi yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Yoyaribu, Uzi yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Yedaya.+ 20 Kalayi yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Salayi, Eberi yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Amoki. 21 Hashabiya yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Hilukiya, Netaneli yari ahagarariye umuryango wa Yedaya.

22 Abari bahagarariye imiryango y’Abalewi n’iy’abatambyi banditswe mu gihe cya Eliyashibu, Yoyada, Yohanani na Yaduwa,+ kugeza mu gihe cy’ubutegetsi bwa Dariyo w’Umuperesi.

23 Abalewi bari bahagarariye imiryango ya ba sekuruza, banditswe mu gitabo cy’ibyabaye muri icyo gihe kugeza mu gihe cya Yohanani umuhungu wa Eliyashibu. 24 Abatware b’Abalewi ni Hashabiya, Sherebiya na Yeshuwa+ umuhungu wa Kadimiyeli.+ Abavandimwe babo bahagararaga bateganye na bo mu gihe cyo gusingiza Imana no kuyishimira hakurikijwe itegeko rya Dawidi+ umuntu w’Imana y’ukuri. Itsinda rimwe ry’abarinzi ryabaga riteganye n’irindi tsinda ry’abarinzi. 25 Mataniya,+ Bakibukiya, Obadiya, Meshulamu, Talumoni na Akubu+ bahagararaga ku marembo+ bakarinda ibyumba byo kubikamo ibintu byabaga hafi y’amarembo y’urusengero. 26 Abo bakoze umurimo mu gihe cya Yoyakimu umuhungu wa Yeshuwa,+ umuhungu wa Yosadaki no mu gihe cya guverineri Nehemiya n’umutambyi Ezira+ akaba n’umwanditsi.*

27 Mu gihe cyo gutaha inkuta za Yerusalemu bashatse Abalewi babavana aho babaga hose, babazana i Yerusalemu kugira ngo bizihize ibirori byo gutaha izo nkuta, kandi banezerwe baririmba indirimbo zo gushimira Imana,+ bacuranga ibyuma birangira n’inanga na nebelu.* 28 Abakomoka ku baririmbyi bateranira hamwe baturutse mu karere ka Yorodani, mu turere dukikije Yerusalemu no mu midugudu y’abaturage b’i Netofa,+ 29 n’i Beti-gilugali+ no mu masambu y’i Geba+ no muri Azimaveti,+ kuko abaririmbyi bari bariyubakiye imidugudu impande zose za Yerusalemu. 30 Nuko abatambyi n’Abalewi bariyeza,* beza n’abandi bantu+ n’amarembo+ n’inkuta.+

31 Hanyuma nzana abatware b’Abayuda bahagarara hejuru y’urukuta. Nanone nshyiraho korari ebyiri nini z’abaririmbyi baririmba indirimbo zo gushimira Imana bagendagenda. Korari imwe inyura mu ruhande rw’iburyo hejuru y’urukuta* igana ku Irembo Banyuzamo Imyanda yo Gutwika.+ 32 Hoshaya na kimwe cya kabiri cy’abatware b’i Buyuda barabakurikira, 33 bari kumwe na Azariya, Ezira, Meshulamu, 34 Yuda, Benyamini, Shemaya na Yeremiya. 35 Bari kumwe n’abahungu b’abatambyi bari bafite impanda,*+ harimo Zekariya umuhungu wa Yonatani, umuhungu wa Shemaya, umuhungu wa Mataniya, umuhungu wa Mikaya, umuhungu wa Zakuri, umuhungu wa Asafu,+ 36 n’abavandimwe be, ari bo Shemaya, Azareli, Milalayi, Gilalayi, Mayi, Netaneli, Yuda na Hanani, bafite ibikoresho by’umuziki bya Dawidi+ umuntu w’Imana y’ukuri kandi umwanditsi Ezira+ yabagendaga imbere. 37 Banyura hejuru y’Irembo ry’Iriba*+ barakomeza banyura hafi ya esikariye*+ zijya mu Mujyi wa Dawidi,+ banyura ku rukuta ruzamuka ruri hejuru y’Inzu ya Dawidi maze bagera ku Irembo ry’Amazi+ iburasirazuba.

38 Indi korari y’abaririmbyi yaririmbaga indirimbo zo gushimira Imana inyura ku rundi ruhande. Nanjye ndayikurikira ndi kumwe n’abantu bangana na kimwe cya kabiri, tugenda hejuru y’urukuta tunyura hejuru y’Umunara w’Ifuru+ tugera ku Rukuta Rugari.+ 39 Turakomeza tunyura hejuru y’Irembo rya Efurayimu,+ dukomereza ku Irembo ry’Umujyi wa Kera+ maze tugera ku Irembo ry’Amafi.*+ Nanone tunyura ku Munara wa Hananeli+ no ku Munara wa Meya, tugera no ku Irembo ry’Intama.*+ Nuko iyo korari y’abaririmbyi igeze ku Irembo ry’Abarinzi, turahagarara.

40 Amaherezo za korari ebyiri z’abaririmbyi zaririmbaga indirimbo zo gushimira Imana zihagarara ku rusengero rw’Imana y’ukuri, nanjye ndahagarara ndi kumwe n’abatware bangana na kimwe cya kabiri, 41 n’abatambyi, ari bo Eliyakimu, Maseya, Miniyamini, Mikaya, Eliyowenayi, Zekariya na Hananiya bafite impanda, 42 na Maseya, Shemaya, Eleyazari, Uzi, Yehohanani, Malikiya, Elamu na Ezeri. Abaririmbyi na bo bakomezaga kuririmba mu ijwi riranguruye bayobowe na Izurahiya.

43 Nuko kuri uwo munsi batamba ibitambo byinshi kandi baranezerwa,+ kuko Imana y’ukuri ari yo yari yatumye bagira ibyishimo byinshi. Abagore n’abana na bo baranezerewe+ ku buryo amajwi y’ibyishimo y’abari i Yerusalemu yumvikaniraga kure.+

44 Nanone kuri uwo munsi hari abagabo bahawe inshingano yo kurinda aho+ babikaga amaturo,+ imyaka yeze mbere+ n’ibya cumi.+ Bagombaga gukusanya imyaka yabaga yeze mu mirima ikikije imijyi, iyo Amategeko yageneraga+ abatambyi n’Abalewi.+ Abaturage b’i Buyuda barishimye cyane kubera ko abatambyi n’Abalewi bakoraga imirimo. 45 Nuko batangira gukora imirimo Imana yabo yabahaye, bakora n’imirimo yo kweza ibintu n’abantu. Uko ni na ko abaririmbyi n’abarinzi b’amarembo babigenje bakurikije itegeko rya Dawidi n’umuhungu we Salomo, 46 kuko kera, mu gihe cya Dawidi na Asafu, habagaho abayoboraga abaririmbyi hakabaho n’indirimbo zo gusingiza Imana no kuyishimira.+ 47 Kandi Abisirayeli bose bo mu gihe cya Zerubabeli+ no mu gihe cya Nehemiya batangaga amaturo agenewe abaririmbyi+ n’abarinzi b’amarembo,+ hakurikijwe ibyo babaga bakeneye buri munsi. Nanone batangaga ibyabaga bigenewe Abalewi,+ Abalewi na bo bagatanga ibyabaga bigenewe abakomoka kuri Aroni.