Bathu bakagala mu Jerusalema
1 Batugamili be bathu bakabe begala ku Jerusalema, ndizo bathu bekokandila kuti batole nsha ng'ompela muna ili gumi kuti banogala ku Jerusalema nzi nkulu wakayengemala, ha bali zhanalume ibo besala mu mizi mimwe. 2 Bathu bakalumbidza kwazo bathu bakabe bazwidigwa kugala ku Jerusalema. 3 Ibaba batungamili be mituthu bakabe begala mu Jerusalema koga mu mizi ye Juda nthu mmwe ne mmwe wakabe egala pa nsha uwe: Baiziraela ne bapirisiti ne Balevi ne bashingi be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu ne bakololo be balanda ba Solomoni. 4 Mu Jerusalema kwakabe kugala bamwe be bakololo ba Juda ne bamwe be bakololo ba Bhenjamini. Kudwa mu ludzi gwe Bajuta kwakabe kuli: Athaya we nkololo wa Uziya, ne nkololo wa Zekariya ne nkololo wa Amariya ne nkololo wa Shefatiya ne nkololo wa Mahalaleli ne nkololo wa Perezi, 5 na Maaseya nkololo wa Bharuku ne nkololo wa Kholihozeya, ne nkololo wa Adaya ne nkololo wa Joyaribu ne nkololo wa Zekariya ne nkololo wa Shela. 6 Bakololo ba Perezi bakabe begala mu Jerusalema bose bose bakabe bali mazana manna ana makumi ali tathatu ana mido ili zhanakadzi (468) ye balume bakasima. 7 Kudwa mu bakololo ba Bhenjamini kwakabe kuli: Salu nkololo wa Meshulamu ne nkololo wa Jowadi ne nkololo wa Pedaya ne nkololo wa Kolaya ne nkololo wa Maseya ne nkololo wa Itiyeli ne nkololo wa Jeshaya, 8 bamwe bakabe banaye bakabe bali bo Gabhayi na Salayi ngono bose bose bakabe bali mazana ali zhanalume ana makumi mabili ana mido ili zhanakadzi (928). 9 Jowele nkololo wa Zikiri wakabe ali iye nlingilili nkulu, Juda nkololo wa Hasenuwa iye wakabe entobela nge mamo.
10 Kudwa mu bapirisiti kwa kabe kuli: Jedaya nkololo wa Joyaribu na Jakini, 11 na Seraya iye ali nkololo wa Hilikiya, ne nkololo wa Meshulamu, ne nkololo wa Zadoki ne nkololo wa Meraoti ne nkololo wa Ahitubu wakabe ali mpirisiti nkulu, 12 ne makamu abo bakabe beshinga nshingo we Ng'umba ye Ndzimu bakabe bali balume bali mazana ali zhanakadzi ana makumi mabili ana mido mibili (822) na Adaya nkololo wa Jerohamu ne nkololo wa Pelaliya ne nkololo wa Amuzi, Amuzi ali nkololo wa Zekariya, Zekariya ali nkololo wa Pashihuri, Pashihuri ali nkololo wa Malikhiya, 13 ne bamwe batungamili be misha, ibo bose bakabe bali mazana mabili ana makumi manna ana babili (242) ibo bali bo Amashisayi ne nkololo wa Azarele ne nkololo wa Ahezayi ne nkololo wa Meshilemoti ne nkololo wa Imeri, 14 ne makamu mamwe iwo akabe ali balume bakasima bose bose bakabe bali zana ling'ompela lina makumi ali mabili ana bali zhanakadzi (128). Ntungamili wabo nkulu wakabe edang'wa Zabadiyele iye ali nkololo wa Hagedolimu. 15 Kudwa mu Balevi kwakabe kuli Shemaya iye ali nkololo wa Hashubu ne nkololo wa Azirikamu ne nkololo wa Hashabiya ne nkololo wa Bhuni, 16 na Shabethayi na Jozabadi batungamili be Balevi bakabe bakalingisana nge nshingo we tjakuzhe kwe Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, 17 na Mataniya nkololo wa Mika, Mika iye ali nkololo wa Zabadi, Zabadi ali nkololo wa Asafa wakabe akatungamila mu kutangisa mitembezelo ye kuboka Ndzimu, ne gamu la Mataniya linoyi Bhakubhukiya, na Abada we nkololo wa Shamuya, Shamuya ali nkololo wa Galali, Galali ali nkololo wa Jeduthuni. 18 Balevi bose bose bakabe bali mu nzi wakayengemala bakabe bali mazana ali mabili ana makuni ali zhanakadzi ana banna (284). 19 Balingilili be mikoba yakabe ili Akubu na Talimoni ne makamu abo, bose bose bakabe bali balingilili be mikoba bakabe bali zana ling'ompela lina makumi ali kutendeka ana babili (172). 20 Baiziraela bamwe bakasala ne bapirisiti ne Balevi bakabe bali mu mizi yose ye Juda ngono mmwe ne mmwe ali gele pa lukata gugwe. 21 Bashingili be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu ibo bakanogala ku Dombo le Ofele ngono Ziha na Gishipa ndibo bakabe bakalingisana nabo. 22 Nlingilili we Balevi mu Jerusalema wakabe ali Uzi, Uzi ali nkololo wa Bhani, Bhani ali nkololo wa Hashabiya, Hashabiya ali nkololo wa Mataniya, Mataniya ali nkololo wa Mika. Uzi wakabe ali we ludzi gwa Asafa iye wakabe akalingisana ne bambi mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. 23 Bambi bakabe bali pasi kwe ndaulo ya mambo, yakabe ili iyo inolakidza kuti nge zhuba banoshwa bathamani. 24 Pethahiya nkololo wa Meshezabele, Meshezabele ali nkololo wa Zera, Zera ali nkololo wa Juda iye wakabe ali mmilili we zwiyitikalo zose zwakalingisana bathu.
Mizi mimwe
25 Bamwe bathu be Juda bakagala paminda dzabo ku Kiriyatiaribha neku Diboni neku Jekabezele 26 neku Jeshuwa neku Molada neku Betipeleti 27 neku Hazarishuali neku Bheerisheba 28 neku Zikilagi neku Mekona ne mizana yayo, 29 neku Enirimoni neku Zora neku Jarimuti 30 neku Zanowa neku Adulamu neku Lakhishi neku Azeka. Bakagala kudwatjose ku Bheerisheba kunoti ku nkuku we Hinomu. 31 Bathu be Bhenjamini ibo bakagala kudwapa Geba ne kuyendila mbeli ku Mikimashi neku Aya neku Bhetele ne mizana yayo neku 32 Anatoti neku Nobu neku Ananiya 33 neku Hazori neku Rama neku Gitayimi 34 neku Hadidi neku Zeboyimi neku Nebalate 35 neku Lodi neku Ono neku nkuku unodang'wa we Baluki. 36 Makupo mamwe e Balevi be Juda bakanogala ku Bhenjamini.
People Who Settled in Jerusalem
1 The nation's leaders and their families settled in Jerusalem. But there was room for only one out of every ten of the remaining families, and so they asked God to show them who would live there. 2 Then everyone else asked God to bless those who were willing to live in Jerusalem.
3 Some of the people of Israel, the priests, the Levites, the temple workers, and the descendants of Solomon's servants lived on their own property in the towns of Judah. But the leaders of the province lived in Jerusalem with their families.
The Judah Tribe
4-6 From the Judah tribe, two leaders settled in Jerusalem with their relatives. One of them was Athaiah son of Uzziah. His ancestors were Zechariah, Amariah, Shephatiah, Mahalalel, and Perez, the son of Judah. From the descendants of Perez, 468 of the best men lived in Jerusalem.
The other leader from Judah was Maaseiah the son of Baruch. His ancestors were Colhozeh, Hazaiah, Adaiah, Joiarib, Zechariah, and Shelah, the son of Judah.
The Benjamin Tribe
7-8 From the Benjamin tribe, three leaders settled in Jerusalem. The first was Sallu son of Meshullam, and the others were Gabbai and Sallai. Sallu's ancestors were Joed, Pedaiah, Kolaiah, Maaseiah, Ithiel, and Jeshaiah. Altogether, there were 928 men of the Benjamin tribe living in Jerusalem. 9 Joel son of Zichri was their leader, and Judah son of Hassenuah was second in command.
Priests
10 Four priests settled in Jerusalem. The first was Jedaiah; he was the son of Joiarib and the uncle of Jachin.
11 The second priest to settle there was Seraiah son of Hilkiah. His ancestors were Meshullam, Zadok, Meraioth, and Ahitub, who had been a high priest. 12 Altogether, there were 822 from his clan who served in the temple.
The third priest to settle there was Adaiah son of Jeroham. His ancestors were Pelaliah, Amzi, Zechariah, Pashhur, and Malchijah. 13 Altogether, there were 242 clan leaders among his relatives.
The fourth priest to settle there was Amashsai son of Azarel. His ancestors were Ahzai, Meshillemoth, and Immer. 14 Altogether, there were 128 brave warriors from their clans, and their leader was Zabdiel son of Haggedolim.
Levites
15 Several Levites settled in Jerusalem. First, there was Shemaiah son of Hasshub. His ancestors were Azrikam, Hashabiah, and Bunni.
16 Next, there were Shabbethai and Jozabad, the Levite leaders in charge of the work outside the temple.
17 Then there was Mattaniah son of Mica. His ancestors were Zabdi and Asaph. Mattaniah led the temple choir in the prayer of praise. Bakbukiah, who also settled in Jerusalem, was his assistant.
Finally, there was Abda son of Shammua; his grandfather was Galal, and his great-grandfather was Jeduthun.
18 Altogether, 284 Levites settled in the holy city.
Temple Guards and Others
19 One hundred seventy-two temple guards settled in Jerusalem; their leaders were Akkub and Talmon.
20 The rest of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, lived on their own property in the other towns of Judah. 21 But the temple workers lived in the section of Jerusalem known as Ophel, and the two men in charge of them were Ziha and Gishpa.
22 Uzzi son of Bani was the leader of the Levites in Jerusalem. His grandfather was Hashabiah, his great-grandfather was Mattaniah, and his great-great-grandfather was Mica. He belonged to the Asaph clan that was in charge of the music for the temple services, 23 though the daily choice of music and musicians was decided by royal decree of the Persian king.
24 The people of Israel were represented at the Persian court by Pethahiah son of Meshezabel from the Zerah clan of the Judah tribe.
The People in the Other Towns and Villages
25 Some of the people of Judah lived in the following towns near their farms: Kiriath-Arba, Dibon, Jekabzeel, 26 Jeshua, Moladah, Beth-Pelet, 27 Hazar-Shual, Beersheba, 28 Ziklag, Meconah, 29 Enrimmon, Zorah, Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, Lachish, and Azekah. In fact, they settled the towns from Beersheba in the south to Hinnom Valley in the north.
31 The people of Benjamin lived in the towns of Geba, Michmash, Aija, Bethel with its nearby villages, 32 Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 35 Lod, and Ono, as well as in Craft Valley. 36 Several groups of Levites from the territory of Judah were sent to live among the people of Benjamin.