¹ Ava vevatekesi na Valevi vano vakisile palikimo nu Zerubabeli umwana ghwa Shealueli, palikimo nu Yoshua Seraya, Yeremia, Ezra, ² Amaria, Maluki, Hatushi, ³ Shekania, Harimu nu Meremothi.

⁵ Miyamini, Maazia, Bilgai, ⁶ Shemaya, Yoyaribu, Yedaya, ⁷ Salu, Amoki, Hilkia, na Yedaya. Ava valyale vavaha va vatekesi, vahangilanisi vave mufighono fya Yoshua.

⁸ Avalevi valyale Yeshua, Binui, Kadmieli, Sherebia, Yuda, nu Matania, juno alyale ilongosia inyimbo sa kuhongesha, palikimo navahangikisi vake. ⁹ Bakbukia nu Uno, avahangilanisi vave, valyimile palubale pavanave amasiki aghambombo.

¹⁰ Yoshua alyale vise ghwa Yoyakimu, Yoyakimu alyale vise ghwa Eliashibu, Eliashibu alyale vise ghwa Yoyada, ¹¹ Yoyada alyamholile u Yonathani, u Yonathani alyamholile u Yadua.

¹² Mufighono fya Yoyakimu ava valyale vatekesi, vavaha va kikolo; Meraya alyale mbaha ghwa Seraya, u Hanania alyale mlongosi ghwa Yeremia, ¹³ U Meshulamu alyale mlongosi ghwa Ezra, u Yehohanani alyale mlongosi ghwa Amaria, ¹⁴ U Yonathani alyale mlongosi ghwa Maluki, na ju Yosufu alyale mlongosi ghwa Shekania. ¹⁶ U Zekaria alyale mulongosi ghwa Ido, uMeshulamu alyale mulongosi ghwa Ginethoni, na ¹⁷ U Zikri alyale mulongosi ghwa Abiya ughwa Miyamini. Piltai alyale mulongosi ghwa Maazia. ¹⁹ U Matenai alyale mulongosi ghwa Yoyaribu, u Uzi alyale mulongosi hwa Yedaya, ²⁰ U Kalai alyale mulongosi ghwa Salu, u Eberi alyale mulongosi ghwa Amok, ²¹ U Hashabia alyale mulongosi ghwa Hilkia, na ju Nethaneli alyale mulongosi ghwa Yedaya.

²² Mu fighono fya Eliashibu, Avalevi u Eliashibu, u Yodaya, u Yohana, nu Yadua valyalembilwe hene gha kikolo, na vavatekesi valyambilwe amasiki gha vutemi vwa Dariyo ughwa ku Persia. ²³ Avana va Levi na valongosi vave ava kikolo valyalembilwe mu Kitabu cha tarehe kufika mufighono ifya Yohana umwana ghwa Eliashibu.

²⁴ Avavaha va Valevi valyale veva Hashabia, Sherebia, nu Yeshua umwana ghwa Kadmieli, palikimo na vahangilanisi vave, vano valyimieli, pavulongolo pa vanave kukumughinia, na pikumongesia, ikyamula ikimenyule iki kange ikimenyule iki, mulwakusitika indaghilo sa Daudi, umunhu ghwa Nguluve.

²⁵ U Matania, Bakbukia, Obadiya, Meshulamu, Talmoni nu Akubu valyale valoleli va mulyango vano valyale vikwima mufijumba fya kuvika indalama pa malyango. ²⁶ Valyavombile mufighono fya Yoyakimu, umwana ghwa Yoshua, umwana ghwa Yosadaki, na mufighono fya Nehemiya, ugavana nu Ezra untekesi kange mulembi.

²⁷ Mulwakuhumia kuluvumba lwa Yerusalemu, avanhu valyalondile ava Levi poni pano vakikalagha, vakavaleta ku Yerusalemu ulyakuti kuhovokela kukuhumia nu lukelo, palikimo na kuhongesia na kukwimba ni ndingonda, ni fiinande, ni filongilongi. ²⁸ Uvumo vwa vaimbaji valyakong'anile palikimo kuhuma mu wilaya jino jilyasyungutile mu Yerusalemu na kuhuma mufikaja fya Wanetofathi. ²⁹ Valisile kuhuma ku Beth-gilgali na kuhuma kumaghunda agha ku Geba na ku Azmawethi, ulwakuva avaimbaji walijengile ifikala ni Yerusalemu.

³⁰ Avatekesi na Valewi valivalisie, kange vakavavalasia avanhu, amalyango ni mbumba. ³¹ Kange nililyale na valongosi va Yuda kuluta munkyanya muluvumba, najune kusalula ifipugha fivili ifikome ifya makutano agha vano valyahongisie. Umo alyalutile ulubale ulwakundio munkyanya muluvumba kulunguma kulilyango lya jaa. ³² I Hosyaya ni nusu ja valongosi va Yuda valyambingilile, ³³ pa mbele bahapuo akaluta ku Azaria, u Ezra nu Meshulamu, ³⁴ Yuda, Benyamini, Shemaya, Yeremia ³⁵ na vana va vatekesi vano valyale ni talumbeta, naju Zekaria umwana ghwa Yonathani, umwana ghwa Shemaya, umwana ghwa Mataniya, umwana ghwa Mikaya, umwana ghwa Zakuri, umwana ghwa Asafu. ³⁶ Kange ikkikolo cha Zekaria, Shemaya, Azareli, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneli, Yuda, Hanani, palikimo ni fyombo fya nyimbo ifya Daudi umunhu ghwa Nguluve. U Ezra umulembi alyale pavulongolo pa vanave. ³⁷ Na palililyango lya lusasa valyalutile nyimana vuvulalo vwa likaja lya Daudi ulwa kutogha mu mbumba, mukyanya munyumba ya Daudi, kulilyango lya Malenga ulubale lwa kuvudibulilo vwa lijuva.

³⁸ Kange avaimbaji avange vano valyahongisie vakaluta ulubale ulunge. Nilyavavingilile mukyanya mulivumba palikimo ni nusu ja vanhu, pakyanya pa mnara ghwa fihwani, kufika ku mbumba imbaha, ³⁹ pakyanya pa lilyango lya Efraimu nu mulyango ghwa pakali, na kulilyango lya samaki nu mnara ghwa Hananeli nu mnara ghwa Hamea, ku lilyango lya Ng'olo, pe vakimagha pa mulyango ghwa valoleli. ⁴⁰ Pe uluo pe amakutano ghavili gha vano valyamongisie valyapatile uvwelefu vwave munyumba ja Nguluve, na jume vulevule nikatolagha uvwelefu vwango ni nusu ja valongosi palikimo nune.

⁴¹ Pe avatekesi vakatola uvwelefu vwave u Eliakimu, Maaseya, Miyamini, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zekaria, nu Hanania avanya tarumbeta, ⁴² Maaseya, nu Shemaya, Eleazari, Uzi, Yehohanani, Malkiya, Elamu, Ezeri. Avaimbaji valyimbile nu Yezrahia hene vimilili. ⁴³ Valihumisie ilitekelo ilivaha ikighono kila, vakahovoka, ulwa kuva Unguluve alyale avahovwise nu lukelo ulukome. Kange avamama na vana valyahovwike. Pa uluo ulukelo lwa mu Yerusalemu lukapulikika kuhuma kuvutali.

⁴⁴ Ikighono ikyo avanhu valyasalulivwe pakyanya pa nyumba ja kuvika indalama vwimila ifya kusangula, ifipeke ifilongosi, nu mpeto ulwa kukang'ania nkate nuvanave kula kunosilondeka mundaghilo sa vatekesi na Valevi. Umunhughweni alyasaluliwe kuvomba imbombo mumaghunda gha pavupipi nilikaja. Ulwa kuva u Yuda alyakelile vwimila avatekesi na valevi vano valyimile pavulongolo pa vanave. ⁴⁵ Valyavombile uvuvombi vwa Nguluve ghwave, ni mbombo ja luvalasio, muluno idaghile u Daudi nu lwa mwanake uSulemani, nda vulevule ⁴⁶ Pakali pa vukulu, mufighono fya Daudi nu Asafu, kwe valyale uvimilili na vaimbaji, kange kwe silyale inyimbo za kughia na kuhongesya kwa Nguluve. ⁴⁷ Mu fighono fya Zerubabeli na mufighono fya Nehemia, u Israeli voni valyahumisie ifya jatu kuvimbaji na valoleli va mlyango. Vakavika pa lubale ifya Valevi, na Valevi vakavika palubale ifa va Haruni.