Anthu a Atate Abwerera Kwawo
Mndandanda wa akapolo obwerera, fuko ndi fuko ndi mzinda ndi mzinda, ansembe, Alevi, oimba ndi atumiki a Kachisi, onse pamodzi 42,360. Ena sangathe kutsimikizira mzere wawo ndipo akuletsedwa kudya chakudya cha ansembe. Atafika ku nyumba yogumuka ya Atate wathu, atsogoleri akupereka mwaufulu kuti imangidwenso.
2 1Awa ndi anthu a m'chigawo amene anachoka ku ukapolo—amene Nebukadinezara mfumu ya Babulo anawatenga ukapolo ku Babulo. Anabwerera ku Yerusalemu ndi ku Yuda, aliyense ku mudzi wake. 2Anabwera pamodzi ndi Zerubabeli, Yesua, Nehemiya, Seraya, Reelaya, Moridekai, Bilisani, Misipara, Bigivai, Rehumu, Baana—chiwerengero cha amuna a Isiraeli:
3Ana a Parosi, 2,172; 4ana a Sefatiya, 372; 5ana a Ara, 775; 6ana a Pahati-mowabu, ndiwo ana a Yesua ndi Yowabu, 2,812; 7ana a Elamu, 1,254; 8ana a Zatu, 945; 9ana a Zakai, 760; 10ana a Bani, 642; 11ana a Bebai, 623; 12ana a Azigadi, 1,222; 13ana a Adonikamu, 666; 14ana a Bigivai, 2,056; 15ana a Adini, 454; 16ana a Ateri, ndiwo a Hezekiya, 98; 17ana a Bezai, 323; 18ana a Yora, 112; 19ana a Hasumu, 223; 20ana a Gibara, 95; 21amuna a Betelehemu, 123; 22amuna a Netofa, 56; 23amuna a Anatoti, 128; 24amuna a Azimaveti, 42; 25amuna a Kiriati-arimu, Kefira, ndi Beeroti, 743; 26amuna a Rama ndi Geba, 621; 27amuna a Mikimasi, 122; 28amuna a Beteli ndi Ai, 223; 29amuna a Nebo, 52; 30amuna a Magibisi, 156; 31ana a Elamu wina, 1,254; 32ana a Harimu, 320; 33amuna a Lodi, Hadidi, ndi Ono, 725; 34amuna a Yeriko, 345; 35amuna a Senaa, 3,630.
36Ansembe: ana a Yedaya, a banja la Yesua, 973; 37ana a Imeri, 1,052; 38ana a Pasuri, 1,247; 39ana a Harimu, 1,017.
40Alevi: ana a Yesua ndi Kadimieli, a ana a Hodaviya, 74. 41Oyimba: ana a Asafu, 128. 42Alonda a zipata: zidzukulu za Salumu, Ateri, Talimoni, Akubu, Hatita, ndi Sobai—onse pamodzi 139.
43Otumikira a m'kachisi: ana a Ziha, ana a Hasufa, ana a Tabaoti, 44ana a Kerosi, ana a Siaha, ana a Padoni, 45ana a Lebana, ana a Hagaba, ana a Akubu, 46ana a Hagabu, ana a Samilai, ana a Hanani, 47ana a Gideli, ana a Gahari, ana a Reaya, 48ana a Rezini, ana a Nekoda, ana a Gazamu, 49ana a Uza, ana a Paseya, ana a Besai, 50ana a Asina, ana a Meunimu, ana a Nefisimu, 51ana a Bakibuku, ana a Hakufa, ana a Harihuri, 52ana a Baziluti, ana a Mehida, ana a Harisa, 53ana a Barikosi, ana a Sisera, ana a Tema, 54ana a Neziya, ndi ana a Hatifa.
55Ana a antchito a Solomo: ana a Sotai, ana a Hasofereti, ana a Peruda, 56ana a Yaala, ana a Darikoni, ana a Gideli, 57ana a Sefatiya, ana a Hatili, ana a Pokereti-hazebaimu, ndi ana a Ami. 58Onse otumikira a m'kachisi ndi ana a antchito a Solomo analipo 392.
59Awa ndi amene anachoka ku Tel-mela, Tel-harisa, Kerubi, Adani, ndi Imeri, koma sanathe kutsimikiza kuti iwo kapena mabanja awo anali a Isiraeli: 60ana a Delaya, ana a Tobiya, ndi ana a Nekoda, 652. 61Mwa ana a ansembe: ana a Habaya, ana a Hakozi, ndi ana a Barizilai, amene anakwatira mwana wamkazi wa Barizilai Mgileadi natenga dzina la banja limenelo. 62Anafufuza mayina awo m'mabuku a mibadwo, koma sanawapeze, nachotsedwa muunsembe monga odetsedwa. 63Bwanamkubwa anawauza kuti asadye zakudya zopatulika kwambiri mpaka patadzapezeka wansembe woyimirira ndi Urimu ndi Tumimu. a a v63 Urimu ndi Tumimu zinali zinthu zopatulika zimene mkulu wa ansembe ananyamula, nazigwiritsa ntchito kufunafuna chitsogozo cha Mulungu pa zisankho zovomerezeka.
64Msonkhano wonse pamodzi analipo 42,360, 65osawerengera antchito awo aamuna ndi aakazi, amene analipo 7,337; ndipo anali ndi oyimba 200 aamuna ndi aakazi. 66Akavalo awo analipo 736, nyulu zawo 245, 67ngamira zawo 435, ndi abulu awo 6,720.
68Pamene anafika ku nyumba ya Atate wathu ku Yerusalemu, ena mwa atsogoleri a mabanja anapereka zopereka za ufulu za nyumba ya Atate wathu, kuti ayimangenso pamalo pake. 69Molingana ndi kutha kwawo, anapereka ku chuma cha ntchito ndalama zagolide 61,000, siliva wa pafupifupi mapaundi 6,250, ndi zovala za ansembe zana limodzi.
70Ansembe, Alevi, ena mwa anthu, oyimba, alonda a zipata, ndi otumikira a m'kachisi anakhazikika m'mizinda yawo—Isiraeli yonse m'mizinda yawo.