1After the wall had been rebuilt and I had set the doors in place, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the Levites were appointed. 2I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citadel, because he was a man of integrity and feared God more than most people do. 3I said to them, “The gates of Jerusalem are not to be opened until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are still on duty, have them shut the doors and bar them. Also appoint residents of Jerusalem as guards, some at their posts and some near their own houses.”
The List of the Exiles Who Returned
4Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt. 5So my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials and the common people for registration by families. I found the genealogical record of those who had been the first to return. This is what I found written there:
6These are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken captive (they returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town, 7in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum and Baanah):
The list of the men of Israel:
39The priests:
43The Levites:
44The musicians:
45The gatekeepers:
46The temple servants:
57The descendants of the servants of Solomon:
61The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they could not show that their families were descended from Israel:
63And from among the priests:
64These searched for their family records, but they could not find them and so were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. 65The governor, therefore, ordered them not to eat any of the most sacred food until there should be a priest ministering with the Urim and Thummim.
66The whole company numbered 42,360, 67besides their 7,337 male and female slaves; and they also had 245 male and female singers. 68There were 736 horses, 245 mules,7:68 Some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Ezra 2:66); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have this verse. 69435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.
70Some of the heads of the families contributed to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 darics7:70 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms of gold, 50 bowls and 530 garments for priests. 71Some of the heads of the families gave to the treasury for the work 20,000 darics7:71 That is, about 375 pounds or about 170 kilograms; also in verse 72 of gold and 2,200 minas7:71 That is, about 1 1/3 tons or about 1.2 metric tons of silver. 72The total given by the rest of the people was 20,000 darics of gold, 2,000 minas7:72 That is, about 1 1/4 tons or about 1.1 metric tons of silver and 67 garments for priests.
73The priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the musicians and the temple servants, along with certain of the people and the rest of the Israelites, settled in their own towns.
Ezra Reads the Law
When the seventh month came and the Israelites had settled in their towns,
17:1 1Maũ 9:27; Thab 68:25Na rĩrĩ, rũthingo rwarĩka gwakwo rĩngĩ, na niĩ ngĩkorwo njĩkĩrĩte mĩrango ihingo-inĩ-rĩ, nĩrĩo arangĩri a ihingo, na aini, na Alawii maathuurirwo. 27:2 Neh 1:2; Neh 2:8Nĩndatuire Hanani mũrũ wa baba mũrũgamĩrĩri wa Jerusalemu, marĩ na Hanania mũnene wa gĩikaro kĩgitĩre kĩa mũthamaki, tondũ aarĩ mũndũ mwĩhokeku, na agetigĩra Ngai gũkĩra andũ arĩa angĩ. 3Ngĩmeera atĩrĩ, “Ihingo cia Jerusalemu itikahingũragwo, o nginya rĩrĩa riũa rĩrĩkoragwo rĩarĩte. Ningĩ o na rĩrĩa arangĩri a ihingo marĩ wĩra-inĩ, nĩmaikarage mahingĩte mĩrango ĩyo, na makamĩĩkĩra mĩgĩĩko. Ningĩ mũthuure aikari a Jerusalemu matuĩke arangĩri, amwe marangagĩre harĩa matuĩrĩirwo kũrangĩra, na arĩa angĩ marangagĩre hakuhĩ na nyũmba ciao.”
Andũ arĩa Maacookire kuuma Ithaamĩrio
47:4 Neh 11:1Na rĩrĩ, itũũra rĩa Jerusalemu rĩarĩ inene mũno na rĩkaarama, no andũ arĩa maatũũraga kuo maarĩ anini, na nyũmba itiakoretwo ciakĩtwo rĩngĩ. 5Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Ngai wakwa akĩnjĩkĩra wendo ngoro-inĩ yakwa wa gũcookanĩrĩria andũ arĩa maarĩ igweta, na anene, na andũ arĩa angĩ nĩguo meyandĩkithie kũringana na nyũmba ciao. Nĩndonire ibuku rĩa marĩĩtwa ma njiaro cia arĩa maarĩ a mbere gũcooka. Ũũ nĩguo ndonire rĩandĩkĩtwo:
67:6 2Maũ 36:20Aya nĩo andũ a bũrũri arĩa maacookire kuuma bũrũri ũrĩa maatahĩirwo, arĩa Nebukadinezaru mũthamaki wa Babuloni aatahĩte akamatwara Babuloni bũrũri wa ũkombo (nao magĩcooka Jerusalemu na Juda, o mũndũ itũũra-inĩ rĩake, 77:7 1Maũ 3:19marehanĩte na Zerubabeli, na Jeshua, na Nehemia, na Azaria, na Raamia, na Nahamani, na Moridekai, na Bilishani, na Misiperethu, na Bigivai, na Nehumu, na Baana):
Mũigana wa andũ a Isiraeli watariĩ ũũ:
8njiaro cia Paroshu ciarĩ 2,172
9na cia Shafatia ciarĩ 372
10na cia Ara ciarĩ 652
11na cia Pahathu-Moabi (iria cioimĩte harĩ Jeshua na Joabu) ciarĩ 2,818
12na cia Elamu ciarĩ 1,254
13na cia Zatu ciarĩ 845
14na cia Zakai ciarĩ 760
15na cia Binui ciarĩ 648
16na cia Bebai ciarĩ 628
17na cia Azigadi ciarĩ 2,322
18na njiaro cia Adonikamu ciarĩ 667
19na njiaro cia Bigivai ciarĩ 2,067
207:20 Ezar 8:6na cia Adini ciarĩ 655
21na cia Ateri (iria cioimĩte harĩ Hezekia) ciarĩ 98
22na cia Hashumu ciarĩ 328
23na cia Bezai ciarĩ 324
24na cia Harifu ciarĩ 112
25na cia Gibeoni ciarĩ 95.
267:26 2Sam 23:28; 1Maũ 2:54nao andũ a Bethilehemu na Netofa maarĩ 188
277:27 Josh 21:18na andũ a Anathothu maarĩ 128
28na andũ a Bethi-Azimavethu maarĩ 42
297:29 Josh 18:25, 26na andũ a Kiriathu-Jearimu, na Kefira, na Beerothu maarĩ 743
30na andũ a Rama na Geba maarĩ 621
31na andũ a Mikimashi maarĩ 122
327:32 Kĩam 12:8na andũ a Betheli na Ai maarĩ 123
33na andũ a Nebo ĩrĩa ĩngĩ maarĩ 52
34na andũ a Elamu ĩrĩa ĩngĩ maarĩ 1,254
35na andũ a Harimu maarĩ 320
367:36 Neh 3:2na andũ a Jeriko maarĩ 345
377:37 1Maũ 8:12na andũ a Lodi, na Hadidi, na Ono maarĩ 721
38na andũ a Senaa maarĩ 3,930.
39Nao athĩnjĩri-Ngai maarĩ:
njiaro cia Jedaia
(iria cioimĩte harĩ nyũmba ya Jeshua) ciarĩ 973
40na cia Imeri ciarĩ 1,052
41na cia Pashuri ciarĩ 1,247
42na cia Harimu ciarĩ 1,017.
43Nao Alawii maarĩ:
a njiaro cia Jeshua (iria cioimĩte harĩ Kadimieli, rũciaro-inĩ rwa Hodavia) ciarĩ 74.
447:44 Neh 11:23Nao aini maarĩ:
njiaro cia Asafu ciarĩ 148.
457:45 1Maũ 9:17Nao aikaria a ihingo maarĩ:
njiaro cia
Shalumu, na Ateri, na Talimoni, na Akubu, na Hatita, na Shobai ciarĩ 138.
467:46 Neh 3:26Nacio ndungata cia hekarũ ciarĩ:
njiaro cia
Ziha, na Hasufa, na Tabaothu,
47na Keroso, na Sia, na Padoni,
48na Lebana, na Hagaba, na Shalimai,
49na Hanani, na Gideli, na Gaharu,
50na Reaia, na Rezini, na Nekoda,
51na Gazamu, na Uza, na Pasea,
52na Besai, na Meunimu, na Nefisimu,
53na Bakabuku, na Hakufa, na Harihuru,
54na Baziluthu, na Mehida, na Harasha,
55na Barikosi, na Sisera, na Tema,
56na Nezia, na Hatifa.
57Nacio njiaro cia ndungata cia Solomoni ciarĩ:
njiaro cia
Sotai, na Soferethu, na Perida,
58na Jaala, na Darikoni, na Gideli,
59na Shefatia, na Hatili, na Pokerethu-Hazebaimu, na Amoni.
607:60 1Maũ 9:2Ndungata cia hekarũ hamwe na njiaro cia ndungata cia Solomoni maarĩ andũ 392.
61Nao aya nĩo maambatire kuuma matũũra ma Teli-Mela, na Teli-Harasha, na Kerubu, na Adoni, na Imeri, no matingĩonanirie atĩ nyũmba ciao ciarĩ cia njiaro cia Isiraeli:
62njiaro cia
Delaia, na Tobia, na Nekoda ciarĩ 642.
63Na kuuma kũrĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai:
njiaro cia
Hobaia, na Hakozu, na Barizilai (mũndũ ũrĩa wahikĩtie mwarĩ wa Barizilai ũrĩa Mũgileadi, na eetanagio na rĩĩtwa rĩu).
64Andũ acio nĩmacaririe maandĩko ma nyũmba ciao, no matiigana kũmona, nĩ ũndũ ũcio makĩeherio thiritũ-inĩ ya athĩnjĩri-Ngai, magĩtuuo ta andũ maarĩ na thaahu. 657:65 Thaam 28:30Nake barũthi wa kũu akĩmaatha matikarĩe irio iria therie mũno, o nginya gũkaagĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai ũratungata na Urimu na Thumimu.
66Andũ acio othe marĩ hamwe maarĩ 42,360, 67gũtatarĩtwo ndungata ciao cia arũme na cia andũ-a-nja 7, 337; ningĩ nĩ maarĩ na aini arũme na andũ-a-nja 245. 68Maarĩ na mbarathi 736, na nyũmbũ 245, 69na ngamĩĩra 435, na ndigiri 6,720.
70Atongoria amwe a nyũmba nĩmarutire indo ciao nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũcio. Barũthi wa kũu nĩaheanire durakima 1,0007:70 nĩ ta kilo inyanya na nuthu (8.5) cia thahabu, na mbakũri 50, na nguo cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai 530, nacio ikĩigwo kĩgĩĩna-inĩ. 717:71 1Maũ 29:7Nao atongoria amwe a nyũmba nĩmaheanire indo nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũcio, durakima 20,0007:71 nĩ ta kilo 170 cia thahabu, na ratiri 2,2007:71 nĩ ta tani ĩmwe na robo (1:25) cia betha, nacio ikĩigwo kĩgĩĩna-inĩ. 727:72 Thaam 25:2Mũigana wa kĩrĩa kĩaheanirwo nĩ andũ arĩa angĩ warĩ durakima 20,000 cia thahabu, na ratiri 2,0007:72 nĩ ta tani ĩmwe na gĩcunjĩ gĩa ikũmi (1:1) cia betha, na nguo 67 cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai.
737:73 Thab 34:22; Ezar 3:1Athĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Alawii, na aikaria a ihingo, na aini na ndungata cia hekarũ, marĩ hamwe na andũ amwe ao, na andũ arĩa angĩ a Isiraeli magĩaka na magĩtũũra matũũra-inĩ mao.
