Abagarutse n’Ezira iwabo

Ezira yandika abo bagendana, ntasangemwo Abalewi, maze arungika gushaka abasavyi b'inzu ya Data wacu. Ateye isoni no gusaba umwami abasoda inyuma yo kwishimira ukurinda kwa Data wiwe, ahubwo atangaza igisibo — kandi ifeza n'inzahabu vyapimwe bishika i Yerusalemu ata na kimwe kibuze.

Igice 8.

Aba ni bo bakuru b’imiryango yabo, hamwe n’urutonde rw’amazina y’abaduzanye bava i Babiloni mu gihe c’ingoma y’umwami Arutaziruta:

Mu bana ba Finehasi, Gerishomu; mu bana ba Itamari, Daniyeli; mu bana ba Dawidi, Hatushi.

Mu bana ba Shekaniya; mu bana ba Paroshi: Zekariya, hamwe n’abagabo ijana na mirongo itanu bari ku rutonde rw’amazina.

Mu bana ba Pahati-Mowabu, Eliyehoyenayi mwene Zerahiya, hamwe nawe abagabo amajana abiri.

Mu bana ba Zatu, Shekaniya mwene Yahaziyeli, hamwe nawe abagabo amajana atatu.

Mu bana ba Adini, Ebedi mwene Yonatani, hamwe nawe abagabo mirongo itanu.

Mu bana ba Elamu, Yeshaya mwene Ataliya, hamwe nawe abagabo mirongo irindwi.

Mu bana ba Shefatiya, Zebadiya mwene Mikayeli, hamwe nawe abagabo mirongo umunani.

Mu bana ba Yowabu, Obadiya mwene Yehiyeli, hamwe nawe abagabo amajana abiri na cumi n’umunani.

Mu bana ba Bani, Shelomiti mwene Yosifiya, hamwe nawe abagabo ijana na mirongo itandatu.

Mu bana ba Bebayi, Zekariya mwene Bebayi, hamwe nawe abagabo mirongo ibiri n’umunani.

Mu bana ba Azigadi, Yohanani mwene Hakatani, hamwe nawe abagabo ijana na cumi.

Mu bana ba Adonikamu, abaje inyuma—amazina yabo ni aya: Elifeleti, Yeweli, Shemaya—hamwe na bo abagabo mirongo itandatu.

Mu bana ba Bigivayi, Utayi na Zakuru, hamwe na bo abagabo mirongo irindwi.

Ezira arondera abasavyi b’inzu

Narabakoranirije ku ruzi rutembera ruja i Ahava, maze turaho inkambi iyo misi itatu. Nkaba narasuzumye abantu n’abaherezi, sinahabona abana ba Lewi. Nuko ndatumako abakuru Eliyezeri, Ariyeli, Shemaya, Elinatani, Yaribu, Elinatani, Natani, Zekariya, na Meshulamu, hamwe n’abagabo b’ubwenge Yoyaribu na Elinatani. Narabatumye kwa Ido, umukuru i Kasifiya, mbabwira ico boshikiriza we na bene wabo, abasavyi b’urusengero bo ng’aho, kugira ngo baduzanire abasavyi b’inzu ya Data wa twese. Kubera ko ukuboko kwiza kwa Data wa twese kwari kuri twebwe, baratuzaniye umugabo w’ubwenge yava mu bana ba Mahili mwene Lewi mwene Isiraheli: Sherebiya, hamwe n’abahungu biwe na bene wabo, cumi n’umunani. Hashabiya, hamwe nawe Yeshaya yava mu bana ba Merari, hamwe na bene wabo n’abana babo—bose hamwe mirongo ibiri, n’abasavyi b’urusengero amajana abiri na mirongo ibiri, abo Dawidi n’abatware bagenaniye gukorera Abalewi—bose banditswe ku mazina.

Ng’aho rero, ku ruzi rwa Ahava, naratangaje iminsi yo kwisonzesha, kugira ngo twicishe bugufi imbere ya Data wa twese, dusabe kuri we inzira igororotse kuri twebwe, abana bacu, n’ivintu vyacu vyose. Nari mfise isoni zo gusaba umwami abasoda n’abagendera ku mafarasi bo kudukingira abansi mu nzira, kuko twari twaramubwiye tuti: “Ukuboko kwa Data wa twese kuri ku bamurondera kugira ngo babeho neza, mugabo ububasha bwiwe n’uburake bwiwe biri ku bamuta bose.” Nuko turisonzesha, dusaba Data wa twese ivyo, maze yumviriza isengesho ryacu.

Naratoye abaherezi b’abakuru cumi na babiri—Sherebiya, Hashabiya—hamwe na bene wabo cumi. Narabapimiye ifeza, inzahabu, n’ibikoresho—ishikanwa ry’inzu ya Data wa twese, iryari ryashikaniwe n’umwami, abajanama biwe, abatware biwe, na Isiraheli yose yari ng’aho. Narapimiye mu maboko yabo ifeza ingero amatoni mirongo ibiri na zine, ibikoresho vy’ifeza bingana n’amatoni ane, inzahabu amatoni ane, ibibindi vy’inzahabu mirongo ibiri bingana n’ibihumbi(darika) bitandatu, n’ibikoresho bibiri vy’umuringa mwiza ukayangana, nk’uko inzahabu iri ndimbagwa. Mbabwira nti: “Mwebwe muri beranda kuri Data wa twese, n’ivyo bikoresho ni vyeranda, kandi ifeza n’inzahabu ni ishikanwa ryo ku bushake kuri Data wa twese, Imana ya ba sogokuruza. Mubikebe mubizigame gushika aho muzobipimira imbere y’abaherezi bakuru, Abalewi, n’abakuru b’imiryango ya Isiraheli i Yeruzalemu, mu vyumba vy’inzu ya Data wa twese.”

Abaherezi n’Abalewi baratwaye ifeza ipimwe, inzahabu, n’ibikoresho, kugira ngo babijane i Yeruzalemu, mu nzu ya Data wa twese.

Twaravuye ku ruzi rwa Ahava ku musi ugira cumi na kabiri w’ukwezi kw’ambere, tuja i Yeruzalemu. Ukuboko kwa Data wa twese kwari kuri twebwe, kuradukiza umwansi n’ababidusitakiye mu nzira.

Turashika i Yeruzalemu, turuhukirayo iyo misi itatu. Ku musi ugira kane, ifeza, inzahabu, n’ibikoresho birapimwa mu nzu ya Data wa twese, bishikirizwa Meremoti, umuherezi mwene Uriya, hamwe na Eleyazari mwene Finehasi iruhande yiwe, n’Abalewi Yozabadi mwene Yeshuwa na Nowadiya mwene Binuyi iruhande yabo. Vyose vyarabaruwe biraparagiza, maze uburemere bwose buranditswe ico gihe.

Nuko abari bagize impunzi bagarutse bashikaniye Data wa twese, Imana ya Isiraheli, ibimazi bihiwe: imfizi cumi na zibiri ku bwa Isiraheli yose, amapfizi y’intama mirongo icenda na gatandatu, abana b’intama mirongo irindwi na indwi, n’impene cumi na zibiri z’ibimazi vy’icaha—vyose vyari ibimazi bihiwe kuri Data wa twese. Barashikirije kandi amabwirizwa y’umwami ku batware bakuru b’umwami n’abategetsi b’intara iri Hakurya y’Uruzi, abo rero baraterera abantu n’inzu ya Data wa twese. ^a