¹ Atuthzibukitho twakushoka akele Nehemiya, ngubelunu, mwana wa munalume wa Hakaliya na Zendekiya, ² Selaya, Azaliya, Jelemiya, ³ Peshihula, Amaliya, Malikija, ⁴ Hatushi, Shembaniya, Maluki, ⁵ Halimu, Melemothi, Ombandiya, ⁶ Ndanyele, Nginethoni, Mbaluchi, ⁷ Meshulamu, Ambija, Minjamini, ⁸ Maziya, Mbilingai, Shemaiya. Aba bapwile tupilisitu. ⁹ Ba Lebiti bapwile: Jeshwa mwana wa munalume wa Azaniya, Mbinwi wa muchithemi chaba Hanandandi, Kandimyele, ¹⁰ nabakwabo ba Lebite, Shembaniya, Hondiya, Kelita, Pelaiya, Hanani, ¹¹ Mika, Lehombi, Hashambiya, ¹² Zakyule, Shelembiya, ¹³ Hondiya, Mbani, na Mbeninu. ¹⁴ Batwamena ba banu bapwile: Paloshi, Pahathi- Moabu, Elamu, Zatu, Mbani, ¹⁵ Mbuni, Azingandi, Mbembai, ¹⁶ Andonija, Mbingibai, Andini, ¹⁷ Atale, Hezekiya, Azuli, ¹⁸ Hondiya, Hashumi. Mbezai, ¹⁹ Halifi, Anathothi, Nembai, ²⁰ Mangipiyashi, Meshulamu, Hezile, ²¹ Meshezambele, Zandoki,Jandwa, ²² Pelatiya, Hanani, Anaiya, ²³ Hosheya, Hananiya, Hashumbi, ²⁴ Haloheshi,Piliha, Shombeki, ²⁵ Lehumi, Hashambina, Maseiya, ²⁶ Ahiya, Hanani, Anani, ²⁷ Maluki, Halimu na Mbana. ²⁸ Ngwe ku banu boshe, baje bapwile tupilisitu, Lebiti, tunyungi twa bikolo, bakakwimba, bingamba ba temebele, na boshe baje ba lyangunwine bakebo babenya kutunda ku banu bamafuti na kulyana bakebo babenya kunyunga mathiko a Njambi, kukumbathanako banakathzi babo, bana babo babanalume, na bana babo babanakathzi baje bali na mana na kuthzibithitha, ²⁹ bali kumbathanene na bandolome babo, bakulunu babo na kulikuta bakebo babenya amolika na bilongetha na chithingo cha kwenda mu lithiko lya Njambi, lije lya banene Mosesa ngamba ya Njambi na kuli kengetha na kwononokela mashiko a Yehoba Shukulu wetu na majwi na bilika byendi. ³⁰ Twalishikile ngwetu kutukana bana betu babanakathzi kuli banu bamu lifuti nameme kwambata bana babo babanakathzi kuli bana betu babanalume. ³¹ Cho lalo twalishikile ngwetu mona ngwe banu bamulifuti banena byuma nameme nona yaku landetha alitangwa lya Sabata, kutukailanda kutunda kuli bakebo alitangwa lya Sabata nameme alitangwa lya kuthzila. Amyaka itanu na ibali yoshe tukechela mahya etu kuhwima, na kuthzimanga na makongo oshe. ³² Twalitabelelele mathiko akwana bimbongo bya muwayawaya lutatu a mwaka woshe bya bipangi bya njubo ya Njambi, ³³ bikwathe kulikende lyaku mesho a Njambi, na mulambu wa nona walitangwa nalitangwa, na milambu ya kwochela ama Sabata, na chilika cha mukutenama kwa ngonde na chilika cha ku lyangula na milambu ya kuthzila, na milambu ya bubi ya kuthzimanganenako Isalela, amolika na bipangi byoshe bya njubo ya Njambi yetu. ³⁴ Yetu— tupilisitu, ba Lebiti, na banu— batile njuka ya mulambu wa mabaya. Cho njuka yangula chithemi muka chimo chinena mabaya mu njubo ya Njambi yetu athimbu ibanangula mu mwaka umo, mangana bochele amutula wa Yehoba Njambi yetu, ngwe mubanachithono mulithiko. ³⁵ Twalishikile kunena bushuka bwakulibanga bwakushoka mulibu lyetu ku njubo ya Yehoba, mu mwaka woshe bushuka bwa kuli chiti choshe. ³⁶ Bana betu batwatwa babanalume, na bingombe byetu kwetheketha mubachithonene mu lithiko— na bana ba ntwatwa baba ngombe betu na bana ba ntwtwa ba bimanga betu bakabanena ku njubo ya Yehoba Njambi yetu, kuli tupilisitu baje bakapanga mu nujubo ya Njambi yetu. ³⁷ Tukanena kulya chakuli banga chakushumitha chetu na nona ya milambu, na bushuka bwa muti woshe na binyu by bihya na mathzi a olyu, kuli tupilisitu, kubitsenge bya ku njubo ya Njambi yetu.Tukanena chimo kulikumi kuli ba Leviti kutunda mu libu lyetu mwafwa ba Lebiti ba kutambula chimo ku likumi mu bimbongi byoshe kuje tukapangela. ³⁸ Kapilisitu wa Alone, napande kukala na Lebiti muje batambula chimo kulikumi. Cho Lebiti napande kunena likumi lya chimo kulikumi ku njubo ya Njambi yetu mubitula ya bithenge. ³⁹ Akulinga banu bamu Isalela na ba kakulwila ba Lebiti bakanena makungulwila wa nona ya binyu bya bihya na mathzi a olyu ku bithenge kuje batulikila bitenga bya kuthzila na kuje kubapangela tupilisitu, na baka kunyunga kubikolo nakuje bakatumbama baka kwimba. Kutu katha kulumbilitha njubo ya Njambi yetu embwe.