1 Chronicles 23
1 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Daudi alipo kuwa mzee na kukaribia mwisho wa maisha yake, alimfanya Sulemani mwanae mfalme juu ya Israeli.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Aliwakusanya pamoja viongozi wote wa Israeli, na makuhani na Walawi.
3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
Walawi walio kuwa miaka thelathini na zaidi walihesabiwa. Idadi ya elfu thelathini na nane.
4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
Kwa hawa, elfu ishirini na nne walikuwa kusimamia kazi ya nyumba ya Yahweh, na elfu sita walikuwa maaskari na waamuzi.
5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
Elfu nne walikuwa walinzi wa lango, na elfu nne walikuwa wamsifu Yahweh na vyombo nilivyo vitengeneza vya kusifu.” Daudi akasema.
6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Akawatenganisha kwenye vikundi kulingana na wana wa Levi: Gerishoni, Kohathi, na Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
Kwa koo za uzao wa Gerishoni, kulilkuwa na Ladani na Shimei.
8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Palikuwa na watatu wa wana wa Ladani: Yehieli kiongozi, Zethami, na Yoeli.
9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
Palikuwa na watatu wa wana wa Shimei: Shelomothi, Hazieli, na Harani. Hawa walikuwa viongozi wa koo ya Ladani.
10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Palikuwa na wanne wa wana wa Shimei: Yahathi, Ziza, Yeushi, na Beria.
11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
Yahathi alikuwa mkubwa, Ziza wapili, lakini Yeushi na Beria hawakuwa na wana wengi, hivyo walihesabiwa kama ukoo mmoja na kupangiwa kazi sawa.
12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Palikuwa na wanne wa wana wa Kohathi: Amramu, Izhari, Hebroni, na Uzieli.
13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
Hawa walikuwa wana wa Amramu: Aruni na Musa. Aruni alichaguliwa kuandaa vitu vitakatifu, yeye na uzao wake watatoa uvumba kwa Yahweh, kumtumikia na kumpa baraka kwa jina lake.
14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
Lakini kwa Musa mtu wa Mungu, wana wake walihesabiwa kuwa Walawi.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
Wana wa Musa walikuwa Gerishomu na Eliezeri.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
Uzao wa Gerishomu ulikuwa Shebueli mkubwa.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Uzao wa Eliezeri alikuwa Rehabia. Eliezeri hakuwa na wana wengine, lakini Rehabia alikuwa na uzao mkubwa.
18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
Mwana wa Izihari alikuwa Shelomithi kiongonzi.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Uzao wa Hebroni ulikuwa Yeria, mkubwa, Amaria wapili, Yahazieli watatu, na Yekameamu wanne.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
Wana wa Uzieli walikuwa Mika mkubwa, na Ishia wapili.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
Wana wa Merari walikuwa Mahili na Mushi. Wana wa Mahili walikuwa Eleazari na Kishi.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
Eleazari alikufa bila mtoto wa kiume. Alikuwa na mabinti tu. Wana wa Kishi waliwaoa.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Wana wa Mushi watatu walikuwa Mahili, Ederi, na Yeremothi.
24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
Hawa walikuwa uzao wa Lawi kuligana na koo zao. Walikuwa viongozi, wamehesabiwa na kuorodheshwa kwa majina, kuanzia koo zilizo fanya kazi katika nyumba ya Yahweh, kutoka miaka ishirini na zaidi.
25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel has given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
Kwa kuwa Daudi alisema, “Yahweh, Mungu wa Israeli, amewapa pumziko watu wake. Anafanya makao yake Yerusalemu milele.
26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
Walawi hawataitaji kubeba hema la kuabuadia na vifaa vyake vinavyo tumika kwenye utumishi wake.”
27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
Kwa maneno ya Daudi ya mwisho Walawi walihesabiwa, miaka ishirini na kuendelea.
28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
Wajibu wao ulikuwa kuwasaidia wazao wa Aruni katika utumishi wa nyumba ya Yahweh. Walikuwa washughulikie nyuani, vyumbani, utakasaji wa vitu vyote vya Yahweh, na kazi zingine katika utumishi wa nyumba ya Mungu.
29 Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for food offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
Pia walishughulikia mkate wa uwepo, unga safi wa mbegu za sadaka, maandazi ya siotiwa chachu, sadaka za ngano, sadaka ziliochanganywa na mafuta, na vipimo vyote vya idadi n a ukubwa wa vitu.
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:
Pia walisimama kila asubui kumshukuru na kumsifu Yahweh. Pia walifanya hivi jioni
31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
na kila wakati sadaka ya kuteketezwa ilipo tolewa kwa Yahweh, siku ya Sabato na sherehe za mwezi mpya na siku za maakuli. Idadi iliyo pangwa, iliyo tolewa kwa amri, ilipaswa kuwa mbele ya Yahweh.
32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
Walikuwa viongozi wa hema la kukutania, patakatifu, na kuwasaidia ndugu zao wa uzao wa Aruni katika utumishi wa nyumba ya Yahweh.
