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Basi, hawa ndio makuhani na Walawi waliopanda na Zerubabeli, mwana wa Shealueli, na Yoshua; Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra;
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
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Amaria, Maluki, Hatushi;
Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
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Shekania, Harimu, Meremothi;
Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
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Ido, Ginethoni, Abia;
Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,
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Miyamini, Maazia, Bilgai;
Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
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Shemaya, Yoyaribu, Yedaya;
Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,
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Salu, Amoki, Hilkia, Yedaya. Hawa walikuwa wakuu wa makuhani na ndugu zao siku za Yoshua.
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
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Tena Walawi; Yeshua, Binui, Kadmieli, Sherebia, Yuda, na Matania, aliyekuwa juu ya shukrani, yeye na ndugu zake.
The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who, with his associates, led the songs of thanksgiving.
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Tena Bakbukia na Uno, ndugu zao, kuwaelekea kwa zamu.
Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood across from them in the services.
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Naye Yoshua akamzaa Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu akamzaa Eliashibu, Eliashibu akamzaa Yoyada,
Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,
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Yoyada akamzaa Yohana, Yohana akamzaa Yadua.
Joiada was the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.
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Na siku za Yoyakimu wakawako makuhani, wakuu wa mbari za mababa; wa Seraya, Meraya; wa Yeremia, Hanania;
In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of the family of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
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wa Ezra, Meshulamu; wa Amaria, Yehohanani;
of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
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wa Maluki, Yonathani; wa Shekania, Yusufu;
of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
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wa Harimu, Adna; wa Meremothi, Helkai;
of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
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wa Ido, Zekaria; wa Ginethoni, Meshulamu;
of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
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wa Abia, Zikri; wa Miyamini; wa Maazia, Piltai;
of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;
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wa Bilgai, Shamua; wa Shemaya, Yehonathani;
of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jonathan;
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wa Yoyaribu, Matenai; wa Yedaya, Uzi;
of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
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wa Salu, Kalai; wa Amoki, Eberi;
of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
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wa Hilkia, Hashabia; wa Yedaya, Nethaneli.
of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; and of Jedaiah, Nethanel.
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Walawi siku za Eliashibu, na Yoyada, na Yohana, na Yadua, wameandikwa wakuu wa mbari za mababa; tena na makuhani; hata siku za kumiliki kwake Dario, Mwajemi.
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.
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Wana wa Lawi, wakuu wa mbari za mababa, wameandikwa katika kitabu cha tarehe, hata siku za Yohana mwana wa Eliashibu.
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
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Nao wakuu wa Walawi; Hashabia, Sherebia, Yeshua, Binui, Kadmieli, na ndugu zao kuwaelekea, ili kusifu na kushukuru, kama amri ya Daudi, mtu wa Mungu, zamu kwa zamu.
The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God.
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Matania, Bakbukia, Obadia, Meshulamu, Talmoni, na Akubu, walikuwa mabawabu, wa kulinda nyumba za hazina penye malango.
Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.
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Hao walikuwapo siku za Yoyakimu, mwana ya Yoshua, mwana wa Yosadaki, na siku za Nehemia, liwali, na Ezra, kuhani, mwandishi.
They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
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Basi, walipouweka wakfu ukuta wa Yerusalemu wakawatafuta Walawi katika mahali pao pote, ili kuwaleta Yerusalemu, wapate kufanya wakfu pamoja na furaha, na kwa shukrani, na kwa kuimba, kwa matoazi, vinanda na vinubi.
At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving and singing, accompanied by cymbals, harps, and lyres.
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Waimbaji wakakusanyika kutoka uwanda na viunga vya Yerusalemu, na kutoka vijiji vya Wanetofathi;
The singers were also assembled from the region around Jerusalem, from the villages of the Netophathites,
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tena toka Beth-gilgali, na toka mashamba ya Geba na Azmawethi; kwa maana waimbaji hao walikuwa wamejijengea vijiji katika viunga vya Yerusalemu.
from Beth-gilgal, and from the fields of Geba and Azmaveth, for they had built villages for themselves around Jerusalem.
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Makuhani na Walawi wakajitakasa, nao wakawatakasa watu, na malango, na ukuta.
After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.
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Ndipo nikawapandisha wakuu wa Yuda juu ya ukuta, nikawaagiza mikutano mikubwa miwili ya hao walioshukuru, na kuandamana; mmoja uende kwa kuume ukutani kuliendea lango la jaa;
Then I brought the leaders of Judah up on the wall, and I appointed two great thanksgiving choirs. One was to proceed along the top of the wall to the right, toward the Dung Gate.
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na baada yao wakaenda Hoshaya, na nusu ya wakuu wa Yuda,
Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed,
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na Azaria, na Ezra, na Meshulamu,
along with Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam,
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na Yuda, na Benyamini, na Shemaya, na Yeremia,
Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah,
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na baadhi ya makuhani wenye baragumu; Zekaria, mwana wa Yonathani, mwana wa Shemaya, mwana wa Matania, mwana wa Mikaya, mwana wa Zakuri, mwana wa Asafu;
and some of the priests with trumpets, and also Zechariah son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph,
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na ndugu zake, Shemaya, Azareli, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneli, Yuda, na Hanani, wenye vinanda vya Daudi mtu wa Mungu; Ezra, mwandishi, akawatangulia;
and his associates—Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, and Hanani—with the musical instruments prescribed by David the man of God. Ezra the scribe led the procession.
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na kwa lango la chemchemi, wakienda moja kwa moja mbele yao, wakapanda madaraja ya mji wa Daudi, uinukapo ukuta, juu ya nyumba ya Daudi, mpaka lango la maji upande wa mashariki.
At the Fountain Gate they went directly up the steps of the City of David on the ascent to the wall and passed above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.
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Na mkutano wa pili wao wenye kushukuru wakaenda kuwalaki, na mimi nikafuata nyuma yao, pamoja na nusu ya watu, ukutani juu ya mnara wa tanuu, mpaka ule ukuta mpana;
The second thanksgiving choir proceeded to the left, and I followed it with half the people along the top of the wall, past the Tower of the Ovens to the Broad Wall,
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na juu ya lango la Efraimu, na kupita lango la kale, na lango la samaki, na mnara wa Hananeli, na mnara wa Hamea, mpaka lango la kondoo; nao wakasimama hapo langoni pa gereza.
over the Gate of Ephraim, the Jeshanah Gate, the Fish Gate, the Tower of Hananel, and the Tower of the Hundred, as far as the Sheep Gate. And they stopped at the Gate of the Guard.
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Ndivyo walivyosimama mikutano miwili yao walioshukuru nyumbani mwa Mungu, na mimi, na nusu ya mashehe pamoja nami;
The two thanksgiving choirs then stood in the house of God, as did I, along with the half of the officials accompanying me,
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na makuhani, Eliakimu, Maaseya, Miyamini, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zekaria na Hanania, wenye baragumu;
as well as the priests with their trumpets—Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah—
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na Maaseya, na Shemaya, na Eleazari, na Uzi, na Yehohanani, na Malkiya, na Elamu, na Ezeri. Waimbaji wakaimba kwa sauti kuu, wenye Yezrahia kuwa msimamizi wao.
and also Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. Then the choirs sang out under the direction of Jezrahiah.
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Wakatoa dhabihu nyingi siku ile, wakafurahi; kwa kuwa Mungu amewafurahisha furaha kuu; na wanawake pia na watoto wakafurahi; hata ikasikiwa mbali sana furaha hiyo ya Yerusalemu.
On that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard from afar.
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Na siku hiyo watu wakaagizwa juu ya vyumba vya hazina, kwa sadaka za kuinuliwa, na kwa malimbuko, na kwa zaka, ili kuzikusanya, kwa kadiri ya mashamba ya miji, sehemu zilizoamriwa katika torati za makuhani, na Walawi; kwa maana Yuda waliwafurahia makuhani na Walawi waliotumika.
And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.
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Wakauangalia ulinzi wa Mungu wao, na ulinzi wa kutakasika, na hao waimbaji na mabawabu vile vile, sawasawa na amri ya Daudi, na ya Sulemani mwanawe.
They performed the service of their God and the service of purification, along with the singers and gatekeepers, as David and his son Solomon had prescribed.
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Kwa kuwa siku za Daudi zamani, Asafu alikuwa mkuu wa waimbaji, na juu ya nyimbo za sifa na shukrani kwa Mungu.
For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there were directors for the singers and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.
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Na Israeli wote, siku za Zerubabeli, na siku za Nehemia, walitoa sehemu za waimbaji na mabawabu, kama ilivyohusika kila siku; nao wakawatakasia Walawi; na Walawi wakawatakasia wana wa Haruni.
So in the days of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, all Israel contributed the daily portions for the singers and gatekeepers. They also set aside daily portions for the Levites, and the Levites set aside daily portions for the descendants of Aaron.