¹ Aba bakele tupilishitu naba Lebi baje bethzile amo na Zelumbambele mwana wa munalume wa Shiyalittiele cho na Jeshwa: Selaiya, Jelwmiya, Ezila, ² Amaliya, Mluki, Halushi, ³ Shekaniya, Lehumi, na Melemothi. ⁴ Bakebo bakele ba Indo, Ngwetho, Ambiya, ⁵ Minyamini, Moandiya, Mbilinga, ⁶ Shemaiya, na Njoiyalimbu, Njendaiya, ⁷ Salu, Amoki, Hilikiya, na Njendaiya. Aba bakele batwamena baba tupilisitu na babu shoko babo mumatangwa a Jeshwa. ⁸ Cho ba Lebiti bakele Jeshwa, Mbinui, Kandimyele, Shelembiya, Junda, na Mataniya uje wakele twamena mu myaso yakushangathzeka, amolika naba bushoko bendi. ⁹ Mbakibukiya na Uni, babushoko babo kubali thzibathanenene athimbu ya bipangi embwe. ¹⁰ Jeshwa wakele ishe ya Joiyakimu, Joiyakimu wakele ishe ya Eliyashimbu, Eliyashimbu wakele ishe ya Joiyanda. ¹¹ Joiyanda wakele ishe ya Jonathani cho Jonathani wakele ishe ya Janduwa, ¹² Mumatangwa a Joiyakimu aba bakele baupilisitu, batwamena babithemi: Melaiya wapwile twamena wa Selaiya, Hananiya wakele twamena wa Yelemiya, ¹³ Meshalamu wakele twamena wa Ezela, Yehohahani wakele twamena wa Amaliya, ¹⁴ Jonathani wakele twamena wa Maluki, cho Yosefa wapwile twamena wa Shembaniya. ¹⁵ Andina wakele twamena wa Halimu, na Helikai wakele wamena wa Melomothi, ¹⁶ Zakaliya wakele twamena wa Indo, Meshulamu wakele twamena wa Ngenethonu, ¹⁷ cho Zikili wakele twamena wa Ambija; Pilitai wakele twamena wa Miniyamini, na Moandiya. ¹⁸ Shamwa wakele twamena wa Mbilinga, Jonathni wakele twamena wa Shemaiya, ¹⁹ Matenai wakele twamena wa Joiyalimbu, Uzi wakele twamena wa Jendaiya, ²⁰ Kalai wakele twamena wa Salu, Emba akele twamena wa Amoki, ²¹ Hashambiya wakele twamena wa Hilikiya, na Nethanele wakele twamena wa Jendaiya. ²² Mumatangwa a Eliyashimbu, ba Lebiti, Joiyanda, Jonathani na Jandwa baba thanene kukala mitwe ya bithemi, na batupilisitu babathanene athimbu ya kuyula cha Ndiyasi ka Pelisha. ²³ Cho bakakulwila ba Lebi, batwamenena babithemi babathanene mu mukanda wa bing'anda nakuketetha kumatangwa a Johanani mwaa wa munalume wa Eliyashimbu. ²⁴ Cho batwamena ba Lebili bakele Hashambiya, Shelembiya, na Jeshwa mwana wa munalume wa Kandamyele, na babushoko babo, baje bemanene na kulikengetha nakwana kushagathzeka nakukandelela, nakukumbulula kumutambela na mutambela, mu kwononokela chikomeyeyo cha Ndabiti, muna Njambi. ²⁵ Mataniya, Mbakimbukiya, Ombandiya, Talimani, na Akumbi bakele bakakunyunga ku bikolo bemanene na kunyunga ku binjubo bya kutulikila kubikolo. ²⁶ Bapangele mumatangwa a Joiyakimu mwana wa munalume wa Jesshwa mwana wa munalume wa Jazandaki, na mumatangwa a Nehemiya ngubelunu na Ezila kapilisitu na mukakuthona. ²⁷ Akuthzilika mbango ya Yelusalema, banu bangwile ba Lebiti kwoshe kubayoyelele, babanene mu Yelusalema bakabwaelele chilika chakuthzilka mwamubwa, naku shangathzeka na kwimba na tungoma twa kutenda, tulyalya na michakaputu. ²⁸ Cho chibunga cha bakakwimba balikungulwile amolika kubitingitingi bya thzengulukila Yelusalema na kutunda mu membo aba Netofathiti. ²⁹ Cho lalo bethzile kutunda ku Mbethi Ngilingale na kutunda ku mahya aku Ngemba na Azinabethi, na bakakwimba balitungilile bakebo babenya membo kuthzengulwitha Yelusalema. ³⁰ Cho tupilisitu naba Lebiti balijelethele bakebo babenya, cho lalo nakujeletha banu, bikolo na mbango. ³¹ Cho njakele nabatwamena baba Yunda kuya nakweta helu lya mbango, cho njangwile bibunga bibali byakama bya bakakwimba bije byanene kushangala. Chibunga chimo chaile nakulithungama a mbango kuyehi na chikolo chaku Ndangi. ³² Hoshaiya na chilika cha batwamena baba Yunda baba kabangeyeye, ³³ cho anima yabo kwaile Azaliya, Ezila, Meshulamu, ³⁴ Yunda, Mbenjamini, Shemaiya, Njelemiya, ³⁵ na bamo bana batupilisitu na bimatolombita, na Zakaliya mwana wa munalume wa Jonathani mwana wa munalume wa Shamaiya mwana wa munalume wa Zakikale mwana wa munalume wa Asafi. ³⁶ Kuje lalo kwakele babushoko ba Zakaliya, Shemaiya, Azaleli, Milalai, Ngilalai, Mai, Nethanel, Juda, Hanani, na bimbitho bya Ndabiti muna wa Njambi. Ezila mukakuthona wakele mulutwe lwabo. ³⁷ Ku chikolo chakumamanuthwilo baile nakuthungama helu lya nganda ya Ndabiti, nakushondoloka kumbongi ya njubo ya helu ya chela cha Ndabiti, ku chikolo chaku mema aku kunto. ³⁸ Bakakwimba bakwabo babaje banene ku shangethzeka baile mungila ikwabo. Njabakabele a mbango ya njubo na banu bamo helu lya kaposhi ka Obenisi, nakweta ku thina ya mbango ya njubo, ³⁹ na helu lya chikolo cha Efulemu, na ku chikolo chalaja, na kuchikolo cha kubithina ku kaposhi kakuli Hananeli na ku kaposhi, kachita, kuchikolo cha bimanga, cho bemanene a chikolo cha kanyungi. ⁴⁰ Cho bakakwimba boshe baje banene bishangathzeka bambatele byela byabo munjubo ya Njambi, cho yange lalo njambatele mwela wange a molika na bakabipangi bamo a molika nange. ⁴¹ Cho batupilisitu bambatele byela byabo: Elikayimu, Moseiya, Miniyamini, Mikaiya, Elioenai, Zekaliya, na Hananiya, kumolika na bitolombita, ⁴² cho lalo naba Moseiya, Shemaiya, Eleazale, Uzi, Jehohananai, Malikiya, Elamu, na Ezela na bakakwimba bali pange bakebo babenya kuthzibahala na Jezilahaiya wakele twamena wabo. ⁴³ Cho banene chikombelo chakama manene alitangwa lije, na kubwahelela, omo Njambi nabapanga kupwa bakubwahelela manene. Cholalo banakathzi nabanike babwahelelele. Cho kubwahelela kwa Yelusalema kwathzikanene kulyala. ⁴⁴ Alitangwa lije banalume babangwile kupwa bakakukenga ama njubo akutulikila bya kukungulula, bushuka bwakulubanga, na chimo chakulikumi, nakubyaka amolika mu byela bitondahala mathiko aba tupilisitu naba Lebiti. Aliwoshe bamwanene kupanga mu mahya muyehi na bibongi. Ali Yunda wa bwahelele ali batupilisitu naba Kebiti baje bemanene mulutwe lwendi. ⁴⁵ Bamwethele bipangi bya Njambi yabo, na bipangi bya kulijeletha, ngwe mubalingile bakakwimba na bakakunyunga kubikolo, mukunyunga na lithiko lya Ndabiti na munendi wa munalume Solomoni. ⁴⁶ Kulaja mumatangwa a Ndabiti na Asafi, bapwile bakakutwamenena baka kwimba, cho kwakele myaso yakushangathzeka nakulyana kuli Njambi. ⁴⁷ Mumatangwa a Zelumbambele na mumatangwa a Nehemiya, ba Isalela boshe banene byela alitangwa lya bakakwimba na bakunyunga kubikolo. Cho bangwileko chela chibatabethele chije chapwile cha ba Lebiti, naba Lebiti bangwile chela chibatabethele kupwa chaba kakulwila ba Aloni.