Makupo e babhayani
1 Eyi i ndongoloso ye misholo ye misha ye Iziraela ne misholo ye dzikhuta ne makulukota akabe eshinga ali pasi kwa mambo muna zwe bushe. Mu mwedzi mmwe ne mmwe mu gole kwakabe kushinga zolo le gupo le balume bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 2 Jeshobimu nkololo wa Zabidiyeli wakabe akalingisana ne gupo le kutanga mu mwedzi we kutanga, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 3 Wakabe ali tjizekugwana tja Perezi kakale ali nlauli we batungamili bose be babhayani mu mwedzi we kutanga. 4 Ntungamili we babhayani we bubili mu mwedzi we bubili wakabe ali Dodai we N'ahohi, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 5 Ntungamili we babhayani we mwedzi we butatu wakabe ali Bhenaya nkololo wa Jehoyada we mpirisiti, ndiye wakabe ali nlauli, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 6 Bhenaya iwoyu wakabe ali gombalume le balume bali makumi matatu (30), nkololo uwe Amizabadi wakabe ali iye nlauli we gupo ileli. 7 Ntungamili we babhayani we bunna mu mwedzi we bunna wakabe ali Asaheli hama ya Joabu itobegwa ndi Zebasiya, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 8 Ntungamili we babhayani we bushanu we mwedzi we bushanu wakabe ali Shamuhuti we N'izirati, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 9 Ntungamili we babhayani we butathatu mu mwedzi we butathatu wakabe Ira nkololo wa Ikeshi we N'tekowa, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 10 Ntungamili we babhayani we butendeka mu mwedzi we butendeka wakabe ali Helezi we ku Peloni mmwe we bakololo ba Ifureimi, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 11 Ntungamili we babhayani we buzhanakadzi mu mwedzi we buzhanakadzi wakabe ali Sibhekayi we Hushahi ali N'zerahi, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 12 Ntungamili we babhayani we buzhanalume mu mwedzi we buzhanalume wakabe ali Abiezeri we Anatoti ali N'bhenjamini, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 13 Ntungamili we babhayani we bugumi mu mwedzi we bugumi wakabe ali Maharayi we Netofa ali N'zerahi, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 14 Ntungamili we babhayani we bugumi lina kung'ompela le mwedzi we bugumi lina nng'ompela wakabe ali Bhenaya we Piratoni ali mmwe we bakololo ba Ifureimi, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000). 15 Ntungamili we babhayani we bugumi lina babili le mwedzi we gumi lina mibili wakabe ali Helidayi we Netofati edwa mu nsha we Othiniyeli, mu gupo lile bakabe bali zwiwulu zwili makumi mabili ana bali banna (24 000).
Buyendisi gwe njudzi dze Iziraela
16 Eyi ndiyo ndongoloso ye buyendisi gwe njudzi dze bathu be Iziraela: Mu ludzi gwa Rubheni kwakabe kuli Eliezeri nkololo wa Zikiri, muna gwe Basimiyoni kwakabe kuli Shefatiya nkololo wa Maaka, 17 muna gwa Levi kwakabe kuli Hashabiya nkololo wa Kemuele, muna gwa Aroni kwakabe kuli Zadoki, 18 muna gwa Juda kwakabe kuli Elihu, mmwe we hama dza Mambo Dafite, muna gwa Isakari Omuri nkololo wa Mikaele, 19 muna gwa Zebuluni kwakabe kuli Ishamaiya nkololo wa Obadiya, muna gwa Nafutali kwakabe kuli Jerimoti nkololo wa Aziriele, 20 muna gwa Ifureimi kwakabe kuli Hosheya nkololo wa Azaziya, mu gwamu gwa Manase kwakabe kuli Jowele nkololo wa Pedaya, 21 mu gwamu gwa Manase mu Giliyadi kwakabe kuli Ido nkololo wa Zekariya, muna gwa Bhenjamini kwakabe kuli Jasiele nkololo wa Abineri 22 muna gwa Dani kwakabe kuli Azarele nkololo wa Jerohamu. Ibaba bakabe bali batungamili be njudzi dze Iziraela.
23 Dafite azobala balume bakabe bana makole apasi kwe ali makumi mabili (20) ngoti Yahwe bakabe bagadzabgwe kuti banowowatsha bathu be Iziraela bakabe banji se nyenyedzi dze zhuzhugwi. 24 Joabu nkololo wa Zeruya wakatangisa kubabala ngono kasipedze koga ngekwe kubala bathu ikoko bushongola gwe Ndzimu gwawila Baiziraela ne mbalo yakatogwa ikasikwagwe mu hwalo dze zwiyitikalo zwa Dafite.
Bayendisi be thundu dze bushe
25 Eyi i ndongoloso ye bathu bakabe bakalingisana ne kuyendisa thundu dze bushe: Kwakabe kuli Azimaveti nkololo wa Adiele, wakabe akalingisana ne matula e shango ne matula e mizi mikulu ne matula e mizi ne thungamakole kwakabe kuli Jonatani nkololo wa Uziya. 26 Wakabe akatungamila bakabe beshinga mu minda kwakabe kuli Eziri nkololo wa Khelubu. 27 Wakabe akatungamila minda dze zhambi kwakabe kuli Shimeyi edwa ku Rama, wakabe akalingisana ne hali dze nkumbi we zhambi kwakabe kuli Zabidi edwa ku Shefamu. 28 Wakabe akalingisana ne zwe miti ye mitoba neye mipaya ku tjibata kwakabe kuli Bhalehanani edwa ku Gederi, matula e mafuta e mitoba kwakabe kuli Joashi. 29 Wakabe akalingisana ne danga liku Sharoni kwakabe kuli Shitirayi edwa ku Sharoni, danga liku mikuku kwakabe kuli Shafati nkololo wa Adilayi. 30 Kamela dzakabe dzakalingisana na Obili we N'ishamaeli, madonki akabe akalingisana na Jedaya we N'meronoti Pkhwizi ne mbudzi zwakabe zwakalingisana na Jazizi we N'hagiri. 31 Bose ibaba bakabe bali batjengeti be thundu dza Mambo Dafite.
Bakumbuludzi ba Dafite
32 Jonatani basekulu ba Dafite wakabe ali nkumbuludzi kakale ali nkwalili. Iye na Jehiele nkololo wa Hakimoni bakabe bali ibo batjengeti be bakololo ba mambo. 33 Ahithofele wakabe ali nkumbuludzi wa mambo. Hushayi we N'ariki wakabe ali nkwinya wa mambo. 34 Ahithofeli wakabe etobegwa ndi Jehoyada nkololo wa Bhenaya kube kuti Abiathari. Joabu wakabe ali nlauli we babhayani be bushe.
Military and Civil Organization
1 This is the list of the Israelite heads of families and clan leaders and their officials who administered the work of the kingdom. Each month of the year a different group of twenty-four thousand men was on duty under the commander for that month.
2-15 The following were the commanders for each month:
First month: Jashobeam son of Zabdiel (he was a member of the clan of Perez, a part of the tribe of Judah)
Second month: Dodai, a descendant of Ahohi (Mikloth was his second in command)
Third month: Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest; he was the leader of “The Thirty” (his son Ammizabad succeeded him as commander of this group)
Fourth month: Asahel, brother of Joab (his son Zebadiah succeeded him)
Fifth month: Shamhuth, a descendant of Izhar
Sixth month: Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa
Seventh month: Helez, an Ephraimite from Pelon
Eighth month: Sibbecai from Hushah (he was a member of the clan of Zerah, a part of the tribe of Judah)
Ninth month: Abiezer from Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin
Tenth month: Maharai from Netophah (he was a member of the clan of Zerah)
Eleventh month: Benaiah from Pirathon in the territory of the tribe of Ephraim
Twelfth month: Heldai from Netophah (he was a descendant of Othniel)
Administration of the Tribes of Israel
16-22 This is the list of the administrators of the tribes of Israel:
Tribe AdministratorReuben Eliezer son of ZichriSimeon Shephatiah son of MaacahLevi Hashabiah son of KemuelAaron ZadokJudah Elihu, one of King David's brothersIssachar Omri son of MichaelZebulun Ishmaiah son of ObadiahNaphtali Jeremoth son of AzrielEphraim Hoshea son of AzaziahWest Manasseh Joel son of PedaiahEast Manasseh Iddo son of ZechariahBenjamin Jaasiel son of AbnerDan Azarel son of Jeroham23 King David did not take a census of the people who were under the age of twenty, because of the Lord's promise to make the people of Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. 24 Joab, whose mother was Zeruiah, began to take a census, but he did not complete it. God punished Israel because of this census, so the final figures were never recorded in King David's official records.
Administrators of the Royal Property
25-31 This is the list of those who administered the royal property:
Royal storerooms: Azmaveth son of Adiel
Local storerooms: Jonathan son of Uzziah
Farm labor: Ezri son of Chelub
Vineyards: Shimei from Ramah
Wine cellars: Zabdi from Shepham
Olive and sycamore trees (in the western foothills): Baal Hanan from Geder
Olive oil storage: Joash
Cattle in the Plain of Sharon: Shitrai from Sharon
Cattle in the valleys: Shaphat son of Adlai
Camels: Obil, an Ishmaelite
Donkeys: Jehdeiah from Meronoth
Sheep and goats: Jaziz, a Hagrite
David's Personal Advisers
32 Jonathan, King David's uncle, was a skillful adviser and a scholar. He and Jehiel son of Hachmoni were in charge of the education of the king's sons. 33 Ahithophel was adviser to the king, and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend and counselor. 34 After Ahithophel died, Abiathar and Jehoiada son of Benaiah became advisers. Joab was commander of the royal army.