¹The princes of the people lived in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in the other cities.

¹Huchiin mite lalte Jerusalem ah a teng ua: mi dangten leng, khopi siangthou Jerusalema teng ding sawmte laka khat pi ding leh khopi dantea theihna seh kuate teng dingin ai a san ua.

²The people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

²Huan miten Jerusalema teng dinga uttaka amau leh amau kipe te tengteng vual a jawlta ua.

³Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem; but in the cities of Judah everyone lived in his possession in their cities: Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon’s servants.

³Huchiin Jerusalema teng bial sunga hausate heaite ahi uh: himahleh Juda khopite ah mi chih amau khopite uah michih a tan chiat uah amau a teng ua, huaite, Israel, siampute, Levi mite loeh Nithinim mite leh, Solomon sikhate tate.

⁴In Jerusalem lived certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah: Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalalel, of the children of Perez;

⁴Jerusalem ah Juda tate laka leh Benjamin tate laka kuate hiam a teng uhi. Juda tate lakah: Athaia Uzzia tapa, Zedaria tapa, Amaria tapa, Sephatia tapa, Mehalalel tapa, Peraez tate lakah;

⁵and Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of the Shilonite.

⁵Maaseia Baruk tapa, Kol-hoze tapa, Hazaia tapa, Adaia tapa, Joiarib tapa, Zekaria tapa, Silon mi tapa.

⁶All the sons of Perez who lived in Jerusalem were four hundred sixty-eight valiant men.

⁶Jerusalema teng Perez taqpate tengteng za li sawmguk leh giat pasal hangsan ahi uh.

⁷These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah.

⁷Huan hiaite Benjamin tapate ahi uh: Sallu Mesullam tapa, Joed tapa, Pedaia tapa, Kolaia tapa, Maaseia tapa, Ithiel tapa, Jesaia tapa.

⁸After him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty-eight.

⁸Huan a nungin Gabbai, Salai, za kua sawmnih leh giat.

⁹Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.

⁹Huan Joel Zikri tapa a heutu uh ahi: huan Juda Hassenua tapa khopi tunga nihna ahi.

¹⁰Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin,

¹⁰Siampute lakah: Jedaia Joiarib, Jakin tapa,

¹¹Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of God’s house,

¹¹Seraia Hilkia tapa, Mesullam tapa, Zadok tapa, Meraioth tapa, Ahitub tapa, Pathian ina vaihawm,

¹²and their brothers who did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty-two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,

¹²leh a unaute uh huai ina nasep sem, za giat sawmnihh leh nih: Huan Adaia Jeroham tapa, Pelalia tapa, Amzi tapa, Zekaria tapa, Pashur tapa, Malkija tapa,

¹³and his brothers, chiefs of fathers’ households, two hundred forty-two; and Amashsai the son of Azarel, the son of Ahzai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

¹³Leh a unaute, pipute inkote hausate, za nih sawmli leh nih: huan Amasai Azarel tapa, Ahzai tapa, Mesillemot tapa, Immer tapa,

¹⁴and their brothers, mighty men of valor, one hundred twenty-eight; and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of Haggedolim.

¹⁴leh a unaute uh, mi hat hangsante, za leh sawmnih leh giat: huan a heutu uh Zabdiel, Haagedolim tapa ahi.

¹⁵Of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

¹⁵Huan Levi mite lakah: Semaia Hassub tapa, Azrikam tapa, Hasabia tapa, Bunni tapa;

¹⁶and Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chiefs of the Levites, who had the oversight of the outward business of God’s house;

¹⁶Sabbethai leh Jozabad, Levi mite hausate laka, Pathian in polam nasepa houtu;

¹⁷and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who was the chief to begin the thanksgiving in prayer, and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

¹⁷Huan Mattania Mika tapa, Zabdi tapa, Asaph tapa, thumnaa kipahthugen pankhe pipen ahi, Huan Bakbukia, a unaute laka nihna; huan Abda Sammua tapa, Galal tapa, Jeduthun tapa.

¹⁸All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred eighty-four.

¹⁸Khopi siangthou sunga Levi mite tengteng za nih sawmgiat leh li.

¹⁹Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brothers, who kept watch at the gates, were one hundred seventy-two.

¹⁹Huai banah kongkhakngakte, Akkub, Talmon, leh a unaute uh kongpite ngakte, za sawmsagih leh nih ahi uh.

²⁰The residue of Israel, of the priests, the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, everyone in his inheritance.

²⁰Huan Israel laka omlaite, siampute laka, Levi mite, Juda khopite tengteng ah a om ua, mi chih a gouluahna chiat uah.

²¹But the Nethinim lived in Ophel: and Ziha and Gishpa were over the Nethinim.

²¹Himahleh Ophel ah Nithinim mite a teng uh: huan Ziha leh Gispa Nithimin mite tungah a om uh.

²²The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica, of the sons of Asaph, the singers, over the business of God’s house.

²²Jerusalema Levi mite heutu leng Bani tapa Uzzi ahi, Hasabia tapa, Mattania tapa, Mika tapa, Asaph tapate, Pathian in nasepnaa, lasamite;

²³For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.

²³Amau tungtang thu-ah kumpipa akipana thupiak, ni tenga a kiphamoh bangin, lasamite adinga dan kipsa lah a om ngala.

²⁴Pethahiah the son of Meshezabel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king’s hand in all matters concerning the people.

²⁴Huan Pethahia Mesezabel tapa, Juda tapa Zera tate laka mipite tungtang thu tengteng amah kumpipa khut ah a om a.

²⁵As for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah lived in Kiriath Arba and its towns, and in Dibon and its towns, and in Jekabzeel and its villages,

²⁵Huan khuate, a lute uh toh a hihleh, Juda tate laka a khenkhatte Kiriath-arba leh huaia khuate ah, Dibon leh huaia khuate ah, Jekabzeel leh huaia khotate ah a teng ua;

²⁶and in Jeshua, and in Moladah, and Beth Pelet,

²⁶Jesua leh Molada leh, Beth-pelet ah;

²⁷and in Hazar Shual, and in Beersheba and its towns,

²⁷Hazarsual leh, Beerseba leh huaia khuate ah;

²⁸and in Ziklag, and in Meconah and in its towns,

²⁸Ziklag leh, Mekona leh huaia khuate ah;

²⁹and in En Rimmon, and in Zorah, and in Jarmuth,

²⁹Enrimmon leh, Zora leh, Jarmut ah;

³⁰Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its towns. So they encamped from Beersheba to the valley of Hinnom.

³⁰Zanoa, Adullam leh a khotate uah, Lakis leh huai loute, Azeka leh huaia khuate. Huchiin Beer-seba akipan Hinnom guam tanin giahbuk a bawl uhi.

³¹The children of Benjamin also lived from Geba onward, at Michmash and Aija, and at Bethel and its towns,

³¹Benjamin tate leng Geba akipanin a tengtou jel ua, Mikmas leh Aija ah, Beth-el leh huaia khuate ah;

³²at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

³²Anathoth, Nob, Anania ah;

³³Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

³³Hazor, Rama, Gittaim;

³⁴Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

³⁴Hadid, Zeboim. Neballat;

³⁵Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

³⁵Lod, leh Ono, khutsiamte guam ah.Huan Levi mite lakah, Judaa hihdingte banghiam Benjamin toh a kizom hi.

³⁶Of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah settled in Benjamin’s territory.

³⁶Huan Levi mite lakah, Judaa hihdingte banghiam Benjamin toh a kizom hi.