The divisions of priests
1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron:
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. 3With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering. 4A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants. 5They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
6The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites – one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib,
the second to Jedaiah,
8the third to Harim,
the fourth to Seorim,
9the fifth to Malkijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,
10the seventh to Hakkoz,
the eighth to Abijah,
11the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shekaniah,
12the eleventh to Eliashib,
the twelfth to Jakim,
13the thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer,
15the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17the twenty-first to Jakin,
the twenty-second to Gamul,
18the twenty-third to Delaiah
and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
The rest of the Levites
20As for the rest of the descendants of Levi:
From the sons of Amram: Shubael;
from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21As for Rehabiah, from his sons, Ishiah was the first.
22From the Izharites: Shelomoth;
from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23The sons of Hebron:
Jeriah the first,24:23 Two Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 23:19); most Hebrew manuscripts The sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
24The son of Uzziel: Micah;
from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25The brother of Micah: Ishiah;
from the sons of Ishiah: Zechariah.
26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27The sons of Merari:
from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur and Ibri.
28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29From Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.
These were the Levites, according to their families.
31They also cast lots, just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the eldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.
Ikundi Cia Athĩnjĩri-Ngai
124:1 Ezar 6:18; Thaam 6:23Ici nĩcio ciarĩ ikundi cia ariũ a Harũni:
Ariũ a Harũni maarĩ Nadabu, na Abihu, na Eleazaru, na Ithamaru. 224:2 Alaw 10:1-2No rĩrĩ, Nadabu na Abihu nĩmakuire ithe wao atakuĩte, na matiarĩ na ciana cia aanake; nĩ ũndũ ũcio Eleazaru na Ithamaru magĩtungata marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai. 3Zadoku wa rũciaro rwa Eleazaru na Ahimeleku wa rũciaro rwa Ithamaru nĩo maateithĩrĩirie Daudi kũmagayania ikundi, nĩ ũndũ wa mũtaratara wa ũtungata ũrĩa maathuurĩirwo. 4Atongoria arĩa aingĩ moimĩte njiaro-inĩ cia Eleazaru gũkĩra arĩa moimĩte njiaro-inĩ cia Ithamaru, nao makĩgayanio ta ũũ: kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Eleazaru kwarĩ na atongoria a nyũmba ikũmi na atandatũ, na kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Ithamaru kwarĩ na atongoria a nyũmba anana. 524:5 1Maũ 24:31Maamagayanirie na kĩhooto na ũndũ wa gũcuuka mĩtĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩ haarĩ na anene a handũ-harĩa-haamũre, na anene a nyũmba ya Ngai gatagatĩ-inĩ ka njiaro icio cia Eleazaru na cia Ithamaru.
624:6 1Maũ 18:16Shemaia mũrũ wa Nethaneli, ũrĩa mwandĩki-marũa Mũlawii, nĩandĩkire marĩĩtwa mao arĩ mbere ya mũthamaki na anene aya: Zadoku ũrĩa-mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, na Ahimeleku mũrũ wa Abiatharu, na atongoria a nyũmba cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai na cia Alawii. Nyũmba ĩmwe ĩgathuurwo kuuma kũrĩ Eleazaru, na ĩrĩa ĩngĩ ĩgathuurwo kuuma kũrĩ Ithamaru.
724:7 Ezar 2:36; Neh 12:6Mũtĩ wa mbere wagũire kũrĩ Jehoiaribu,
na wa keerĩ kũrĩ Jedaia,
824:8 Ezar 2:39; Neh 12:6na wa gatatũ kũrĩ Harimu,
na wa kana kũrĩ Seroimu,
9na wa gatano kũrĩ Malikija,
na wa gatandatũ kũrĩ Mijamini,
1024:10 Neh 12:4, 17; Luk 1:5na wa mũgwanja kũrĩ Hakozu,
na wa kanana kũrĩ Abija,
11na wa kenda kũrĩ Jeshua,
na wa ikũmi kũrĩ Shekania,
12na wa ikũmi na ũmwe kũrĩ Eliashibu,
na wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ kũrĩ Jakimu,
13na wa ikũmi na ĩtatũ kũrĩ Hupa,
na wa ikũmi na ĩna kũrĩ Jeshebeabu,
1424:14 Ezar 2:37; Jer 20:1na wa ikũmi na ĩtano kũrĩ Biliga,
na wa ikũmi na ĩtandatũ kũrĩ Imeri,
1524:15 Neh 10:20na wa ikũmi na mũgwanja kũrĩ Heziri,
na wa ikũmi na ĩnana kũrĩ Hapizezu,
16na wa ikũmi na kenda kũrĩ Pethahia,
na wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kũrĩ Jehezekeli,
17na wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ũmwe kũrĩ Jakini,
na wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na igĩrĩ kũrĩ Gamuli,
18na wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩtatũ kũrĩ Delaia,
na wa mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ĩna kũrĩ Maazia.
19Ũyũ nĩguo warĩ mũtaratara wa ũtungata wao rĩrĩa maatoonya hekarũ ya Jehova, kũringana na watho ũrĩa maatuĩrĩirwo nĩ ithe wao Harũni, ta ũrĩa Jehova Ngai wa Isiraeli aamwathĩte.
Alawii arĩa Angĩ
20Njiaro iria ingĩ cia Lawi ciarĩ:
kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a Amuramu: nĩ Shubaeli;
na kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a Shubaeli: nĩ Jehedeia.
2124:21 1Maũ 23:17Kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a Rehabia:
nĩ Ishia na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao.
22Kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Iziharu: nĩ Shelomothu;
na kuuma ariũ a Shelomothu: nĩ Jahathu.
2324:23 1Maũ 23:19Ariũ a Hebironi maarĩ: Jeria na nĩwe warĩ mũtongoria wao, Amaria aarĩ wa keerĩ, nake Jahazieli aarĩ wa gatatũ, na Jekameamu aarĩ wa kana.
24Mũrũ wa Uzieli: aarĩ Mika;
kuuma ariũ a Mika: nĩ Shamiru.
25Mũrũ wa nyina na Mika: aarĩ Ishia;
kuuma ariũ a Ishia: nĩ Zekaria.
2624:26 1Maũ 6:19Ariũ a Merari: maarĩ Mahali na Mushi.
Mũrũ wa Jaazia: aarĩ Beno.
27Ariũ a Merari:
kuuma kũrĩ Jaazia: maarĩ Beno, na Shohamu, na Zakuri, na Ibiri.
28kuuma kũrĩ Mahali: nĩ Eleazaru, ũrĩa ũtaarĩ na aanake.
29Kuuma kũrĩ Kishu: nĩ mũriũ Jerameeli.
30Nao ariũ a Mushi: maarĩ Mahali, na Ederi, na Jeremothu.
Acio nĩo maarĩ Alawii kũringana na nyũmba ciao. 3124:31 1Maũ 24:5O nao nĩmacuukire mĩtĩ o ta ũrĩa ariũ a ithe wao a rũciaro rwa Harũni meekire, marĩ mbere ya Mũthamaki Daudi o na mbere ya Zadoku, na Ahimeleku, na atongoria a nyũmba cia athĩnjĩri-Ngai na cia Alawii. Nyũmba cia mũrũ wa nyina ũrĩa mũkũrũ ciekirwo o ta ũrĩa nyũmba cia ũrĩa mũnini mũno ciekirwo.
