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Bible Society of Kenya
Bible Society of Kenya
Madaraka, Nairobi
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Tel: 254 20602807
E-mail: info@biblesociety-kenya.org

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1LERO banu nibo banyakataga Nabalevi abarugireyo na Zerubaberi mutabani wa Seralityeri, na Yesuha, Seraya, Yeremiya, Ezera; 2Amaliya, Maruki, Hatusi; 3Sekaniya, Rehumu, 4Meremosi; Ido, Ginesoi, Abiya; 5,6Miyamini, Maadiya, Biriga; Semaya, na Yoyalibu, Yedaya; 7Saru, Amoki, Hirikiya, Yedaya. Nibo bakaba bali abakuru ba banyakatagara nabene babu omu biro bya Yesuha. 8Kandi Abalevi: Yesuha, Binui, Kadimyeri, Serebiya, Yuda, na Mataniya, ayarole’raga ebyokusima, uwe na bene babu. 9Kandi Bakibukiya na Uno, bene babu bakabarole’ra omu mbu. 10Kandi Yesuha akazara Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu yazara Eryakibu, Eryasibu yazara Yoyada, 11Yoyada yazara Yonasani, Yonasani yazara Yuda. 12Kandi omu biro bya Yoyakimu hakaba haroho banyakatagara, emitwe yenju zabaisebo: owa Seraya, Meraya; owa Yeremiya, Hananiya; 13nia; owa Ezera, Mesuramu; 14owa Amaliya, Yehohanani; owa Maruki, Yonasani; 15owa Sebaniya, Yusufu; owa Halimu, Adina; owa Mwrayosi, Herekai; 16owa Ido, Zekaliya; owa Ginesoni, Mesuramu; 17owa Abiya Zikiri; owa Minyamini, owa 18Moadiya, Piritai; owa Biriga, Samua; owa Semaya, Yehonasani; 19owa Yoyalibu, Matenai; 20owa Yedaya, Uzi; owa Sarai, 21Karai; owa Amoki, Ebere; owa Hirikiya, Hasabiya; owa 22Yedaya, Nataneri. Abalevi omu biro bya Eryasibu, Yoyada, na Yohanani, na Yadua, bakabara nkemitwe yenju zabaisebo: na banyakatagara, omu businge bwa Dalyo Omuperesi. 23Abana ba Levi, emitwe yenju zabaisebo, bakahandikwa omu kitabu kyebyomu businge, nokuhikya ebiro bya Yohanani mutabani wa Eryasibu. 24Nabakuru Babalevi: Hasabiya, Serebiya, na Yesuha mutabani wa Kasimyeri, hamu na bene babu ababarolerie, okukugiza nokusima nkekiragiro kya Daudi omusaija wa Ruhanga okukikaba kiri, orubu norubu. 25Mataniya, na Bakibikiya, Obadiya, Mesuramu, Talimoni, Akuba, bakaba bali bakumirizi nibalinda ha nju zamahu’ro agaha malembo. 26Banu bakaba bali omu biro bya Yoyakimu mutabani wa Yesuha, mutabani wa Yozadaki, omu biro bya Nehemiya omulemi, nomu biro bya Ezera nyakatagara omuhandiki. 27Kandi ha kusororwa kwa muhuruzi ya Yerusalemu bakase’ra Abalevi omu biikaro byabu byona, babalete Yerusalemu, okwerinda okusororwa nokusemererwa, nokusima, nokuzina, nenjogera, nendongo, nenanga. 28Na batabani babazini ba kesoroza hamu, abarugire omu kyeya ekyayehingulirize Yerusalemu, nabarugire omu bika Byabanetofasi; 29nabarugire Besigirigali, nabarugire omu bwe’re bwa Geba na Azimavesi: baitu abazini bakaba beyombekire ebika okwehinguliriza Yerusalemu. 30Na banyakatagara Nabalevi bakesemeza bonka; bakasemeza abantu, namalembo, na muhuruzi. 31Nubwo natembya abakuru ba Yuda ha muhuruzi, nataho ebitebe bibiri ebikoto abasimire, kandi bagenda basorogere; ekitebe kimu kikagenda ha mukono gwobulyo ha muhuruzi hali irembo lyobusa: 32habakuratira Hosaya, nekicweka kyakuratira Hosaya, nekicweka kyabakuru ba Yuda, 33na Azaliya, Ezera, na Mesuramu, 34Yuda, na Benyamini, na Semaya, 35na Yeremiya, nabamu hali batabani ba banyakatagara banyina amakondere: Zekaliya mutabani wa Yonasani, mubani wa Semaya, mutabani wa Mataniya, mutabani wa Mikaya, mutabanai wa Zakuru, mutabani 36wa Asafu; na bene babu, Semaya, na Azareli, Mirarai, Girarai, Maai, Netaneri, na Yuda, Hanani, bakwasire ebintu ebigamba ebya Daudi omusaija wa Ruhanga; kandi Ezera omuhandiki akaba abebembire: 37bahingura ha irembo lyensoro yamaizi, bayeyongera omu maiso, batemba amatembero gorubuga rwa Daudi, nambere muhuruzi etemba, ha ruguru yenju ya Daudi okuhikya ha irembo eryamaizi burugaizoba. 38Nekitebe ekindi ekyabo abasimire bagenda okubatangi’ra nanyowe nabahondera, hamu nekicweka ekyabantu, ha muhuruzi, haruguru yorukomero rwekomi, nokuhikya ha muhuruzi egalihire; 39na haruguru yirembo lya Eferaimu, kandi haihi nirembo erikuru, nirembo eryencu, norukomero rwa Hananeri, norukomero rwa Haneha, nokuhikya ha irembo lyentama: bayeme’raho omu irembo lyabalinzi. 40Nukwo ebitebe bibiri byayemerire biti ebyabo abasimire omu nju ya Ruhanga, nanyowe, nekicweka kyabalemi hamu nanyowe: 41nabanyakatagara na banyakatagara, Eryakimu, Maaseya, Minyamini, Mikaya, Eryoenai, Zekaliya, na Hananiya, 42bakwasire amakondere; na Maseya, na Semaya, na Eryeza, na Uzi, na Yehohanani, na Malikiya, na Eramu na Ezere. Kandi abazini bakazina muno, hamu na Yezirahiya omurolerezi wabu. 43Kandi bahayo ebyonzira ebikoto ha kiro kiri, basemererwa; baitu Ruhanga akabaha okusemererwa; baitu Ruhanga akabaha okusemererwa nokusemererwa kwingi; nabakazi nabana abato basemererwa: nukwo okwahu’rwa hara. 44Kandi ha kiro eki bakataho absaija ha bisika ebyebintu byokwahura, habwebihongwa ebihimbwa, habwebihongwa ebihimbwa, habwemiganuro, habwebicweka bya ikumi, okubihunikamu nkemisiri eyembuga okwekaberi, emigano eyaragirwe ebiragiro habwa banyakatagara Nabalevi: baitu Yuda ekasemererwa habwa banyakatagara na habwa Abalevi abayemerire. 45Kandi bakerinda ebi ebyaragirwe Ruhanga wabu, nebi ebyaragirwe ha kusemeza, nukwo nabazini nabakumirizi bakozire bati, nkekiragiro kya Daudi okukiri, nekya Sulemani mutabaniwe. 46Baitu omu biro bya Daudi na Asafu ira, hakaba haroho omukuru wabazini nebizina ebyokugiza nebyokusima hali Ruhanga. 47Na Isareri yona omu biro bya Zerubaberi, nomu biro bya Nehemiya, balaga emigabo ya bazini nabakumiririzi, nkokwetaga kwa bukyabukya okukukaba kuli: kandi bayezaga habwa Abalevi; Nabalevi bayezaga habwabana na Aroni.