An Sa Masu Gadi a Ƙofofin Urushalima
Garun ya tsaya amma birnin kusan babu kowa, saboda haka Nehemiya ya sa lokutan buɗe ƙofofi da amintattun masu tsaro, sa'an nan, kamar yadda Ubansa ya sa a zuciyarsa, ya buɗe tsohon littafin sunayen waɗanda suka komo daga Babila. Aka ƙidaya iyalai, firistoci, bayi da kyautai, aka kuma sake zaunar da mutane a garuruwa.
7 1Bayan an sāke gina katanga, na kuma sa ƙofofi, sai aka naɗa masu gadin ƙofofi, da mawaƙa, da Lawiyawa. 2Na sa ɗan'uwana Hanani yă lura da Urushalima, tare da Hananiya shugaban kagara, domin shi amintacce ne, yana kuma tsoron Ubanmu fiye da mutane da yawa. 3Na ce musu, “Kada a buɗe ƙofofin Urushalima sai rana ta yi zafi; kuma yayinda masu gadi suke tsaro, bari su rufe ƙofofin su kuma sa musu sakata. Ku naɗa masu tsaro daga mazaunan Urushalima, kowa a wurin aikinsa, kowa yă fuskanci gidansa.”
4Birnin babba ne, amma mutanen da suke cikinsa kaɗan ne, ba a kuma sāke gina gidaje ba tukuna.
An Ƙidaya Mutanen Ubanmu da Suka Dawo Gida
5Sa'an nan Ubana ya sa a zuciyata in tara manyan gari, da shugabanni, da jama'a domin a rubuta su bisa ga asalin zuriyarsu. Na sami littafin zuriyar waɗanda suka fara dawowa, na kuma tarar da an rubuta a ciki,
6Waɗannan su ne mutanen lardin da suka dawo daga zaman bauta, waɗanda Nebukadnezzar sarkin Babila ya kwaso, suka komo Urushalima da Yahuda, kowa zuwa garinsa, 7da suka zo tare da Zerubabel, da Yeshuwa, da Nehemiya, da Azariya, da Ra'amiya, da Nahamani, da Mordekai, da Bilshan, da Misfereti, da Bigwai, da Nehum, da Ba'ana—ga ƙidayar mutanen Isra'ila:
8Zuriyar Farosh, 2,172;
9zuriyar Shefatiya, 372;
10zuriyar Araha, 652;
11zuriyar Fahat-mowab (ta wurin zuriyar Yeshuwa da Yowab), 2,818;
12zuriyar Elam, 1,254;
13zuriyar Zattu, 845;
14zuriyar Zakkai, 760;
15zuriyar Binnuwi, 648;
16zuriyar Bebai, 628;
17zuriyar Azgad, 2,322;
18zuriyar Adonikam, 667;
19zuriyar Bigwai, 2,067;
20zuriyar Adin, 655;
21zuriyar Ater (ta wurin Hezekiya), 98;
22zuriyar Hashum, 328;
23zuriyar Bezai, 324;
24zuriyar Harif, 112;
25zuriyar Gibeyon, 95.
26Mutanen Betlehem da Netofa, 188;
27mutanen Anatot, 128;
28mutanen Bet-azmawet, 42;
29mutanen Kiriyat-yeyarim, da Kefira, da Beyerot, 743;
30mutanen Rama da Geba, 621;
31mutanen Mikmas, 122;
32mutanen Betel da Ai, 123;
33mutanen ɗayan Nebo, 52.
34Zuriyar ɗayan Elam, 1,254;
35zuriyar Harim, 320;
36zuriyar Yeriko, 345;
37zuriyar Lod, da Hadid, da Ono, 721;
38zuriyar Sena'a, 3,930.
39Firistoci: zuriyar Yedahiya (ta wurin gidan Yeshuwa), 973.
40Zuriyar Immer, 1,052;
41zuriyar Fashhur, 1,247;
42zuriyar Harim, 1,017.
43Lawiyawa: zuriyar Yeshuwa (ta wurin Kadmiyel da zuriyar Hodewa), 74.
44Mawaƙa: zuriyar Asaf, 148.
45Masu gadin ƙofofi: zuriyar Shallum, da Ater, da Talmon, da Akkub, da Hatita, da Shobai, 138.
46Masu hidimar haikali: zuriyar Ziha, da Hasufa, da Tabbawot, 47da Keros, da Siya, da Fadon, 48da Lebana, da Hagaba, da Shalmai, 49da Hanan, da Giddel, da Gahar, 50da Reyahiya, da Rezin, da Nekoda, 51da Gazzam, da Uzza, da Faseya, 52da Besai, da Meyunim, da Nefushesim, 53da Bakbuk, da Hakufa, da Harhur, 54da Bazlit, da Mehida, da Harsha, 55da Barkos, da Sisera, da Tema, 56da Neziya, da Hatifa.
57Zuriyar bayin Sulemanu: zuriyar Sotai, da Soferet, da Ferida, 58da Ya'ala, da Darkon, da Giddel, 59da Shefatiya, da Hattil, da Fokeret-hazzebayim, da Amon. 60Dukan masu hidimar haikali da zuriyar bayin Sulemanu sun kai 392.
61Waɗannan su ne waɗanda suka haura daga Tel-mela, da Tel-harsha, da Kerub, da Addon, da Immer, amma ba su iya tabbatar da gidan kakanninsu ko asalin zuriyarsu ba, ko daga Isra'ila suke:
62Zuriyar Delahiya, da Tobiya, da Nekoda, 642.
63Daga cikin firistoci: zuriyar Hobahiya, da Hakkoz, da Barzillai—wanda ya auri ɗaya daga cikin 'ya'yan Barzillai mutumin Gileyad, ya kuma ɗauki sunan iyalin.
64Waɗannan sun nemi rubuce-rubucen asalin zuriyarsu, amma ba su same su ba, saboda haka aka ware su daga aikin firist kamar marasa tsarki. 65Gwamna ya ce musu kada su ci abinci mafi tsarki sai an sami firist wanda zai yi tambaya ta wurin Urim da Tummim. a a v65 Urim da Tummim abubuwa ne masu tsarki da babban firist yake riƙe da su, ana amfani da su don neman tabbataccen hukunci daga Allah a kan tambayoyi masu wuya.
66Dukan taron gaba ɗaya sun kai 42,360, 67ban da bayinsu maza da mata 7,337; suna kuma da mawaƙa maza da mata 245. 68Suna da dawakai 736, da alfadarai 245, 69da raƙuma 435, da jakai 6,720.
70Waɗansu shugabannin iyalai sun ba da gudummawa ga aikin. Gwamna ya ba da kuɗin zinariya 1,000 ga ma'aji, da kwanoni 50, da tufafin firist 530. 71Waɗansu shugabannin iyalai sun ba da kuɗin zinariya 20,000 ga ma'ajin aikin, da azurfa wajen fam 2,750. 72Sauran jama'a kuwa sun ba da kuɗin zinariya 20,000, da azurfa wajen fam 2,500, da tufafin firist 67.
73Firistoci, da Lawiyawa, da masu gadin ƙofofi, da mawaƙa, da waɗansu daga cikin jama'a, da masu hidimar haikali, da dukan Isra'ila suka zauna a garuruwansu. Da wata na bakwai ya zo, mutanen Isra'ila suna cikin garuruwansu.