Neemiya 12:1-47
12 Anyantsembe na Alevi adabwerera na Zorobhabhele,+ mwana wamamuna wa Selatiyeli,+ pabodzi na Yesuwa+ ndi awa: Seraya, Yeremiya, Esdhra,
2 Amariya, Maluke, Atuse,
3 Sekaniya, Reumi, Meremoti,
4 Idho, Jinetoi, Abhiya,
5 Miyamini, Madhiya, Bhilga,
6 Semaya, Joyaribhi, Yedhaya,
7 Salu, Amoki, Hilkiya na Yedhaya. Anewa akhali atsogoleri a anyantsembe na a abale awo mu ntsiku za Yesuwa.
8 Alevi akuti akhatsogolera nyimbo zakupereka takhuta pabodzi na abale awo ndi awa: Yesuwa, Bhinui, Kadhimiyeli,+ Serebhiya, Yuda na Mataniya.+
9 Bhakibhukiya na Uni akuti ndi abale awo, akhadalimira kutsogolo kwawo, mbayang’anisana na iwo toera kuphata basa yawo yakuonera.*
10 Yesuwa abala Yoakimu, Yoakimu abala Eliyazibhe,+ Eliyazibhe abala Yoyadha.+
11 Yoyadha abala Yonatani, pontho Yonatani abala Yadhuwa.
12 Anyantsembe akuti akhali atsogoleri a madzindza mu ntsiku za Yoakimu ndi awa: Akhaimirira dzindza ya Seraya,+ akhali Meraiya; akhaimirira dzindza ya Yeremiya, akhali Ananiya;
13 akhaimirira dzindza ya Esdhra,+ akhali Mesulamu; akhaimirira dzindza ya Amariya, akhali Yeowanani;
14 akhaimirira dzindza ya Maluki, akhali Yonatani; akhaimirira dzindza ya Sebhaniya, akhali Zuze;
15 akhaimirira dzindza ya Arimu,+ akhali Adhena; akhaimirira dzindza ya Merayoti, akhali Elkai;
16 akhaimirira dzindza ya Idho, akhali Zakariya; akhaimirira dzindza ya Jinetoni, akhali Mesulamu;
17 akhaimirira dzindza ya Abhiya,+ akhali Zikri; akhaimirira dzindza ya Miniyamini, . . . ;* akhaimirira dzindza ya Moadhiya, akhali Pilitai;
18 akhaimirira dzindza ya Bhilga,+ akhali Samuwa; akhaimirira dzindza ya Semaya, akhali Yeonatani;
19 akhaimirira dzindza ya Joyaribhi, akhali Matenai; akhaimirira dzindza ya Yedhaya,+ akhali Uzi;
20 akhaimirira dzindza ya Salai, akhali Kalai; akhaimirira dzindza ya Amoki, akhali Ebhere;
21 akhaimirira dzindza ya Hilkiya, akhali Asabhiya; akhaimirira dzindza ya Yedhaya, akhali Netanaeli.
22 Atsogoleri a dzindza ya Alevi, kuphatanizambo a anyantsembe, alemberwa mu ntsiku za Eliyazibhe, Yoyadha, Yowanani na Yadhuwa,+ pyenepi pisabveka, mpaka mu utongi wa Dhariyo, mambo wa ku Persya.
23 Madzina a Alevi akuti akhali atsogoleri a madzindza alembwa m’bukhu idalembwa pinthu pidacitika mu ndzidzi unoyu, mpaka mu ntsiku za Yowanani, mwana wamamuna wa Eliyazibhe.
24 Atsogoleri a Alevi akhali Asabhiya, Serebhiya, Yesuwa+ mwana wamamuna wa Kadhimiyeli,+ pontho abale awo akhadalimira kutsogolo kwawo, mbayang’anisana na iwo toera kusimba na kupereka takhuta kuna Mulungu mwakubverana na pitsogolero pya Dhavidhi,+ ntumiki wa Mulungu wandimomwene. Nsoka ubodzi wa anyakuonera ukhadalimira dhuzi na nsoka unango wa anyakuonera.
25 Mataniya,+ Bhakibhukiya, Obhadhiya, Mesulamu, Talimoni na Akubhi+ akhali anyakuonera masala+ akukoyera pinthu akuti akhali dhuzi na misuwo mikulu ya templo.
26 Iwo atumikira mu ntsiku za Yoakimu mwana wamamuna wa Yesuwa,+ wakuti akhali mwana wamamuna wa Yozadhaki na mu ntsiku za ntongi Neemiya na Esdhra+ wakuti akhali nyantsembe na mulembi.
27 Anthu pikhafuna iwo kupereka mpanda wa Yerusalemu kuna Mulungu,* iwo aenda kasaka Alevi m’mbuto zonsene zikakhala iwo, mbaabweresa ku Yerusalemu toera acite phwando ya kuperekwa* kwa mpanda mwakutsandzaya na nyimbo zakupereka takhuta+ zakuimbwa na pyakuimba napyo pya utale,* pyakuimba napyo pyakucitwa na nkhambala, kuphatanizambo maarpa.
28 Anyakuimba akupfundziswa mwadidi* agumanyikana pabodzi pene, bulukira ku dhistritu,* kupisa pyonsene pya dhuzi na Yerusalemu, ku mamidzi a Anetofa,+
29 ku Bheti-Jiligale,+ kupisa pya Jebha+ na Azimaveti,+ thangwi anyakuimba akhadamanga nyumba zawo dhuzi na Yerusalemu.
30 Pontho anyantsembe na Alevi aceneseka mwakubverana na Mwambo, mbacenesambo mbumba,+ misuwo mikulu+ na mpanda.+
31 Penepo, ine ndacitisa kuti atsogoleri a Yuda akwire mpanda. Kusiyapo pyenepi, ndaikha misoka miwiri mikulu ya anyakuimba nyimbo zakupereka takhuta kuna Mulungu na misoka inango ya anthu toera kuatowera. Nsoka ubodzi wa anyakuimba ukhafamba kunkono wamadyo na padzulu pa mpanda kuenda ku Nsuwo Ukulu wa Mapiri a Dotha.+
32 Osaya pabodzi na hafu ya atsogoleri a Yuda akhafamba nduli mwawo,
33 pabodzi na Azariya, Esdhra, Mesulamu,
34 Yuda, Bhenjamini, Semaya na Yeremiya.
35 Iwo akhali pabodzi na anyantsembe anango akuti akhali na matuluka:*+ Zakariya mwana wamamuna wa Yonatani, Yonatani akhali mwana wamamuna wa Semaya, Semaya akhali mwana wamamuna wa Mataniya, Mataniya akhali mwana wamamuna wa Mikaya, Mikaya akhali mwana wamamuna wa Zakuri, Zakuri akhali mwana wamamuna wa Azafe.+
36 Pontho, abale ace Zakariya akhali Semaya, Azareli, Milalai, Jilalai, Maai, Netanaeli, Yuda na Anani. Iwo akhali na pyakuimba napyo ninga pikhaphatisira Dhavidhi,+ ntumiki wa Mulungu wandimomwene; pontho akhatsogolerwa na mulembi Esdhra.+
37 Pansuwo Ukulu wa ku Ncera,+ iwo apitiriza kufamba na padzulu pa mpanda, apita na pa Masikada+ a Nzinda wa Dhavidhi+ na padzulu Panyumba ya Dhavidhi, mbapitiriza kufamba mpaka Pansuwo Ukulu wa Madzi+ wakuti ukhagumanika kumabulukiro a dzuwa.
38 Nsoka unango wa anyakuimba nyimbo zakupereka takhuta kuna Mulungu ukhafamba kukhundu inango, pontho ine ndikhaatowera na padzulu pa mpanda pabodzi na hafu ya mbumba, tapita na Panyumba Yandzulu Yakucitira Mapau+ mpaka pa Pfufu Ikulu.*+
39 Pontho tapita na Pansuwo Ukulu wa Efraimu,+ Pansuwo Ukulu wa Nzinda Wakale,+ Pansuwo Ukulu wa Ntsomba,*+ Panyumba Yandzulu ya Ananeli,+ Panyumba Yandzulu ya Meya mpaka Pansuwo Ukulu wa Mabira;+ mbatilimira Pansuwo Ukulu wa Anyakuonera.
40 Pakumalisa, misoka miwiri ya anyakuimba nyimbo zakupereka takhuta kuna Mulungu, yalimira patsogolo panyumba ya Mulungu wandimomwene; natenepa ine pabodzi na hafu ya atongi akhali na ine talimirambo.
41 Afikambo anyantsembe awa akuti akhali na matuluka awo: Eliyakimu, Maseya, Miniyamini, Mikaya, Elioenai, Zakariya, Ananiya,
42 Maseya, Semaya, Eleazare, Uzi, Yeowanani, Malkiya, Elami na Ezeri. Penepo anyakuimba aimba mwakugaluza mukutsogolerwa na Iziraiya.
43 Pa ntsiku ineyi, iwo apereka ntsembe zizinji mbatsandzaya,+ thangwi Mulungu wandimomwene akhadaacitisa kukhala akutsandzaya kakamwe.+ Akazi na ana atsandzayambo, natenepa kutsandzaya mu Yerusalemu kukhabveka nakutali.+
44 Pa ntsiku ineyi, asankhulwa amuna toera ayang’anire+ pyakupereka+ pya misapo yakutoma+ na khundu yacikhumi+ ya pinthu pyakuti pikhaperekwa n’nyumba yakukoyera pinthu. Mwenemo iwo akhafunika kutambira pinthu pikhabweresa anthu bulukira m’minda ya dhuzi na mizinda na pinthu pyakuti pikhaphembwa mwakubverana na Mwambo+ toera piperekwe kuna anyantsembe na Alevi.+ Anthu mu Yuda akhali akutsandzaya thangwi anyantsembe na Alevi akhaphata basa.
45 Iwo atoma kuphata mabasa a Mulungu wawo na mabasa akucenesa, pontho anyakuimba na anyakuonera misuwo mikulu acitambo pibodzi pyene, mwakubverana na pitsogolero pya Dhavidhi na pya mwanace, Salomoni.
46 Thangwi kale kakamwe, mu ntsiku za Dhavidhi na Azafe akhalipo anyakutsogolera anyakuimba, akhalipombo anyakutsogolera nyimbo zakusimba na zakupereka takhuta kuna Mulungu.+
47 Mu ntsiku za Zorobhabhele+ na mu ntsiku za Neemiya, Aizraeli onsene akhapereka pinthu kuna anyakuimba+ na kuna anyakuonera misuwo mikulu,+ mwakubverana na pikhafuna iwo pa ntsiku. Iwo akhapambula pinthu mbapasa Alevi,+ buluka penepo Alevi akhapambulambo mbapasa dzindza ya Aroni.*
Pidzindikiro Pyapantsi
^ Munjira inango: “mu ndzidzi ukhaphata iwo basa.”
^ Pisaoneka kuti m’Malemba Acibhebheri nee alonga dzina ibodzi.
^ Peno: “Anthu pikhafuna iwo kuzimula mpanda wa Yerusalemu.”
^ Peno: “ya kuzimulwa.”
^ Peno: “simbalo.”
^ Fala na Fala: “ana a anyakuimba.”
^ Ineyi ndi dhistritu ikhali dhuzi na Yordani.
^ Peno: “matrombeta.”
^ Peno: “Paredhi Ikulu.”
^ Peno: “Nyama ya m’Madzi.”
^ Fala na Fala: “ana a Aroni.”
