Ku musiwa kwe makuma e Jerusalema
1 Eliyashibi ntungamili we bapirisiti kamilika ne bamwe bapirisiti naye bakayenda bakanomusa nkoba unoyi we Pkhwizi. Bakaupa Ndzimu, bakathama mazhalilo awo, bakabaka beyendambeli kunoti ku Thungamakole ye bali zana (100) naiyo bakaipa Ndzimu bakadwilila kakale bakanoti ku Thungamakole ye Hananeli. 2 Balume be Jerikho bakabaka ku bapa nabo, Zakhuri nkololo wa Imiri kabakabo kubapa nabo.
3 Nkoba wakabe udang'wa we Hwobe wakabakwa ne bakololo ba Hasenaa. Bakatshila makwasayile bakalonga zwizhalilo ne zwiberaberi zwazo zwakathamiwa nge tshipi. 4 Kubapa nabo kwakabe kuli Meremoti nkololo wa Uriya mwana we mwana wa Hakozi, iye kamusa ntha imwe, kubapa naye kwakabe kuli Meshulamu nkololo wa Bherekiya, Bherekiya ali nkololo wa Meshezabele na iye kamusa ntha imwe. Kubapa naye kwabe kuli Zadoki nkololo wa Bhaana na iye kamusa ntha imwe. 5 Kudwa panli kwakamusiwa ne balume be Tekowa koga makulukota abo bakasilonge luboko mu nshingo wa She wabo.
6 Nkoba we Jeshana wakamusiwa ndi Joyada nkololo wa Phaseya na Meshulamu nkololo wa Bhesodeya. Bakatshila makwasayile bakalonga zwizhalilo ne zwiberaberi zwakathamiwa nge tshipi. 7 Kubapa naye kumusiwa kwakathamwa ndi Melatiya we N'gibiyoni na Jadoni we N'meronoti, ne balume be Gibiyoni ne be Mizipha bakabe beshinga balipasi kwe nlauli we ntuthu we golombedzo le Yufuratesi. 8 Kubapanabo kwakabe kumusa Uziele nkololo wa Harihaya, mmwe we bathuli be golide. Kubapa naye kwakabe kuna Hananiya mmwe we bakabe bethama zwithu zwinozhogwa zwinonuhwa zwinozipa naiye wakabe emusabo. Bakamusa Jerusalema kunoti ku guma linoyi Guma bhabi. 9 Refaya nkololo wa Huri, nlauli we gwamu le ntuthu we Jerusalema wakamusa imwe ntha. 10 Kubapa nabo kwakabe kumusa Jedaya nkololo wa Harumafa wakabe emusa pakalingisana nge ng'umba iye, kubapanaye kwakabe kumusa Hatushi nkololo wa Hashabineya. 11 Malikija nkololo wa Harimu na Hashubu nkololo wa Pahatimoabu bakabe bemusa buntha gumwe ne Ngadzi we kunobhikigwa. 12 Kubapanabo kwakabekuna Shalumu nkololo wa Haloheshi, nlauli we ntome kwe ntuthu we Jerusalema iye wakabe ana bakololokadzi babe.
13 Hanuni ne bagali be Zanowa bakamusa Nkoba we Nkuku, bakaumusa bakaulonga zwizhalilo zwawo, bakamusa guma kunoti ku Nkoba we Tjizhalanlota.
14 Malikija nkololo wa Rekhabo, nlauli we ntuthu we Bhetehakeremu wakamusa Nkoba we Tjizhalanlota bakatshila phanda bakalonga zwizhalilo ne zwiberaberi zwawo zwakathamiwa nge tshipi. 15 Shalumu nkololo wa Kholihozeya nlauli we ntuthu we Mizipha ibo bakamusa Nkoba we Nsenya, kauthulila, kalonga nge zwizhalilo zwawo zwina zwiberaberi zwakathamiwa nge tshipi. Wakabuya kamusa guma le Dziba le Shela, lipa nnda wa mambo we milibo, kunoti kunodelukila kudwa mu nzi nkulu wa Dafite. 16 Kudwa panli kwakabe kuna Nehemiya nkololo wa Azibhuku, nlauli we ntha imwe ye ntuthu we Bhetizuri, wakamusa kudwa pakulingisana nge zwikumbo zwabo Dafite kunoti kudziba lakazwithamigwa ne ng'umba dze babhayani. 17 Kudwa panli kwakabe kuli Balevi naibo bemusabo: Rehumu nkololo wa Bhani kudwapo kuti Hashabiya, nlauli we buntha gwe ntuthu we Keila wakamusa pakabe pali kwe ntuthu uwe.
18 Kudwa pabali kwakabe kuti Bhinuyi nkololo wa Henadadi, nlauli we gwamu le ntuthu we Keila. 19 Kudwa panli kwakabe kuna Ezeri nkololo wa Jeshuwa, ali nlauli we Mizipha wakamusa kulingisana ne ng'umba ye zwibhayano kunoti ku ndzibo. 20 Kudwa panli kwakabe kuna Bharuku nkololo wa Zabhayi emusa kudwa ku ndzibo kunoti ku nkoba we ng'umba ye ntungamili we bapirisiti Eliyashibi. 21 Wakabe etobegwa ndi Meremoti nkololo wa Uriya, Uriya ali nkololo wa Hakozi (Kozi), wakabe emusa kudwa pa nkoba we ng'umba ya Eliyashibi kunoti kunopelela ng'umba ya Eliyashibi. 22 Kudwa panli kwakabe kuna bapirisiti, balume bakabe bedwa mu mizi yakapoteleka ngono bakamusabo. 23 Kudwa pabali kwakabe kuli Bhenjamini na Hashubu ibo bakamusa ku lingisana nge ng'umba yabo. Kudwapo kwakabe kuli Azariya nkololo wa Maaseya, Maaseya ali nkololo wa Ananiya wakamusa kubapa nge ng'umba iye. 24 Kudwa panli kwakabe kuli Bhinuyi nkololo wa Henadadi emusa kudwapa ng'umba ya Azariya kunoti ku ndzibo. 25 Palale nkololo wa Uzayi wakamusa kulingisana ne pa mashanganilo ne thungamakole inopubuka idwa mu ng'umba ya mambo tja pezhugwi kwe tjing'umbana tje nlingilili. Kudwa panli kwakabe kuli Pedaya nkololo wa Paroshi 26 ne balanda be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu bakabe begala mu ntuthu wakatuthumala we Ofele bakamusa kunoti ku nkoba unoyi we Vula uku bhezhuba neku thungamakole. 27 Kudwa pabali kwakabe kuna Tekowa emusa kulingisana ne thungamakole hwulu kunoti ku guma le Ofele.
28 Pezhugwi kwe nkoba unoyi we Mbizi bapirisiti bakabe bemusa pakalingisana ne ng'umba dzabo. 29 Kudwapabali kwakabe kuli Zadoki nkololo wa Imeri emusa kulingisana ne ng'umba iye. Kudwa panli kwakabe kumusa Shemaya nkololo wa Shekaniya, nlingilili we Nkoba we Bhezhuba. 30 Kudwa panli kwakabe kumusa Hananiya nkololo wa Shelemiya na Hanuni, Hanuni ali nkololo we butathatu wa Zalafa. Kudwapabali kwakabe kumusa Meshulamu nkololo wa Bherekiya emusa kulingisana nge ng'umba iye.
31 Kudwa panli kwabe kuna Malikija mmwe we bathuli be golide emusa edwapa ng'umba ye balanda be Ng'umba ye Ndzimu nepa ng'umba dze batengi kakale bali batengesi be zwija kulingisana nge Nkoba unoshogwa zwithu zwazha. 32 Pakati kwe tjing'umbana tjiku ndzibo ne Nkoba we Pkhwizi kwakabaakanyiwa ne bathuli be golide ne batengi kakale batengesi.
Rebuilding the Wall of Jerusalem
1 This is how the city wall was rebuilt. The High Priest Eliashib and his fellow priests rebuilt the Sheep Gate, dedicated it, and put the gates in place. They dedicated the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.
2 The men of Jericho built the next section.
Zaccur son of Imri built the next section.
3 The clan of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate.
4 Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built the next section.
Meshullam, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Meshezabel, built the next section.
Zadok son of Baana built the next section.
5 The men of Tekoa built the next section, but the leading men of the town refused to do the manual labor assigned them by the supervisors.
6 Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah rebuilt Jeshanah Gate. They put the beams and the gates in place, and put in the bolts and bars for locking the gate.
7 Melatiah from Gibeon, Jadon from Meronoth, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah built the next section, as far as the residence of the governor of West-of-Euphrates.
8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah, a goldsmith, built the next section.
Hananiah, a maker of perfumes, built the next section, as far as Broad Wall.
9 Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section.
10 Jedaiah son of Harumaph built the next section, which was near his own house.
Hattush son of Hashabneiah built the next section.
11 Malchijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath Moab built both the next section and the Tower of the Ovens.
12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of the other half of the Jerusalem District, built the next section. (His daughters helped with the work.)
13 Hanun and the inhabitants of the city of Zanoah rebuilt the Valley Gate. They put the gates in place, put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate, and repaired the wall for fifteen hundred feet, as far as the Rubbish Gate.
14 Malchijah son of Rechab, ruler of the Beth Haccherem District, rebuilt the Rubbish Gate. He put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars for locking the gate.
15 Shallum son of Colhozeh, ruler of the Mizpah District, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He covered the gateway, put the gates in place, and put in the bolts and the bars. At the Pool of Shelah he built the wall next to the royal garden, as far as the stairs leading down from David's City.
16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of half of the Bethzur District, built the next section, as far as David's tomb, the pool, and the barracks.
Levites Who Worked on the Wall
17 The following Levites rebuilt the next several sections of the wall:
Rehum son of Bani built the next section;
Hashabiah, ruler of half of the Keilah District, built the next section on behalf of his district;
18 Bavvai son of Henadad, ruler of the other half of the Keilah District, built the next section;
19 Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, built the next section in front of the armory, as far as the place where the wall turns;
20 Baruch son of Zabbai built the next section, as far as the entrance to the house of the High Priest Eliashib;
21 Meremoth, the son of Uriah and grandson of Hakkoz, built the next section, up to the far end of Eliashib's house.
Priests Who Worked on the Wall
22 The following priests rebuilt the next several sections of the wall:
Priests from the area around Jerusalem built the next section;
23 Benjamin and Hasshub built the next section, which was in front of their houses;
Azariah, the son of Maaseiah and grandson of Ananiah, built the next section, which was in front of his house;
24 Binnui son of Henadad built the next section, from Azariah's house to the corner of the wall;
25-26 Palal son of Uzai built the next section, beginning at the corner of the wall and the tower of the upper palace near the court of the guard;
Pedaiah son of Parosh built the next section, to a point on the east near the Water Gate and the tower guarding the Temple. (This was near that part of the city called Ophel, where the Temple workers lived.)
Other Builders
27 The men of Tekoa built the next section, their second one, from a point opposite the large tower guarding the Temple as far as the wall near Ophel.
28 A group of priests built the next section, going north from the Horse Gate, each one building in front of his own house.
29 Zadok son of Immer built the next section, which was in front of his house.
Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, keeper of the East Gate, built the next section.
30 Hananiah son of Shelemiah and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, built the next section, their second one.
Meshullam son of Berechiah built the next section, which was in front of his house.
31 Malchijah, a goldsmith, built the next section, as far as the building used by the Temple workers and the merchants, which was by the Miphkad Gate to the Temple, near the room on top of the northeast corner of the wall.
32 The goldsmiths and the merchants built the last section, from the room at the corner as far as the Sheep Gate.