¹Now these are the priests and the Levites who went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

¹ Woone yaŋ binde, ngey no ga ti alfagey da Lawitey kaŋ yaŋ kaaru Zerubabel Seyaltiyel izo banda, da Yesuwa banda mo: Seraya, da Irimiya, da Ezra,

²Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

² da Amariya, da Malluk, da Hattus,

³Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

³ da Sekaniya, da Rehum, da Meremot,

⁴Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

⁴ da Iddo, da Jinneton, da Abiya,

⁵Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

⁵ da Miyamin, da Maadiya, da Bilga,

⁶Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.

⁶ da Semaliya, da Yoyarib, da Yedaya,

⁷Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua.

⁷ da Sallu, da Amok, da Hilciya, da Yedaya. Woodin yaŋ no ga ti alfagey ra ibeerey, d'i nya-izey ra waney Yesuwa jirbey ra.

⁸Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was over the thanksgiving, he and his brothers.

⁸ Lawitey mo neeya: Yesuwa, da Binnuwi, da Kadmiyel, da Serebiya, da Yahuda, da Mattaniya, nga kaŋ go saabuyaŋ dooney sanni boŋ, nga nda nga nya-izey.

⁹Also Bakbukiah and Unno, their brothers, were over against them according to their offices.

⁹ Bakbuciya mo, nga nda Unni, i nya-izey ga kay i se ya-haray i goyey nangey ra.

¹⁰Jeshua became the father of Joiakim, and Joiakim became the father of Eliashib, and Eliashib became the father of Joiada,

¹⁰ Yesuwa mo, nga no ka Yoyacim hay, Yoyacim na Eliyasib hay, Eliyasib mo na Yoyada hay,

¹¹and Joiada became the father of Jonathan, and Jonathan became the father of Jaddua.

¹¹ Yoyada mo na Yonata hay, Yonata mo na Yadduwa hay.

¹²In the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers’ households: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

¹² Yoyacim jirbey ra mo alfagayaŋ go no, kaayey windi arkusuyaŋ: Seraya wane, Meraya no. Irimiya wane, Hananiya no.

¹³of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

¹³ Ezra wane, Mesullam no. Amariya wane, Yehohanan no.

¹⁴of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

¹⁴ Malluk wane, Yonata no. Sabaniya wane, Yusufu no.

¹⁵of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

¹⁵ Harim wane, Adna no. Merayot wane, Helkay no.

¹⁶of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

¹⁶ Iddo wane, Zakariya no. Jinneton wane, Mesullam no.

¹⁷of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

¹⁷ Abiya wane, Zikri no. Minyamin da Mowadiya wane, Peltay no.

¹⁸of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

¹⁸ Bilga wane, Sammuwa no. Semaya wane, Yonatan no.

¹⁹and of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

¹⁹ Yoyarib wane, Mattenay no. Yedaya wane, Uzzi no.

²⁰of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

²⁰ Sallay wane, Kallay no. Amok wane, Eber no.

²¹of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

²¹ Hilciya wane, Hasabiya no. Yedaya wane, Netanel no.

²²As for the Levites, in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, there were recorded the heads of fathers’ households; also the priests, in the reign of Darius the Persian.

²² Lawitey binde, Eliyasib jirbey ra i na Yoyada da Yohanan da Yadduwa lasaabu kaayey windi arkusuyaŋ, ngey nda alfagey mo, Persanca Dariyus koytara zamana ra.

²³The sons of Levi, heads of fathers’ households, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

²³ Lawitey kaayey windi arkusey mo, i n'i hantum Baaru Tira ra hal a koy ka to Yohanan Eliyasib izo jirbey ra.

²⁴The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

²⁴ Lawitey do haray arkusey mo neeya: Hasabiya, da Serebiya, da Yesuwa Kadmiyel izo, da ngey nya-izey kaŋ yaŋ g'i gaa, zama i ma saabuyaŋ te mo Irikoy bora Dawda lordo boŋ, jama-da-jama.

²⁵Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the watch at the storehouses of the gates.

²⁵ Mattaniya, da Bakbuciya, da Obadiya, da Mesullam, da Talmon, da Akkub -- ngey no ga ti Irikoy windo me batukoy. I ga meyey jarga jisiri nangey batu mo.

²⁶These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest the scribe.

²⁶ Woone yaŋ, Yoyacim Yesuwa izo jirbey ra wane yaŋ no: Yozadak izo, da mayraykoyo Nehemiya jirbey ra mo, da hantumkwa Alfa Ezra.

²⁷At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with giving thanks, and with singing, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and with harps.

²⁷ Alwaato kaŋ i na Urusalima birni cinaro fay waani mo, i na Lawitiyaŋ ceeci i nangey kulu ra, zama i ma kand'ey Urusalima, zama i ma fay waaniyaŋ bato haggoy da bine kaani, da saabuyaŋ, da baytuyaŋ, i ma can-caŋ da moolo kayna da moolo beeri yaŋ kar.

²⁸The sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain around Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

²⁸ Doonkoy izey mo margu ka fun Urusalima windanta batama ra, da Netofa kawyey ra,

²⁹also from Beth Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had built them villages around Jerusalem.

²⁹ da Bayt-Jilgal mo, da Geba nangey, da Azmabet waney, zama ngey din, doonkoy jin ka kawyeyaŋ cina ngey boŋ se Urusalima windanta.

³⁰The priests and the Levites purified themselves; and they purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

³⁰ Alfagey da Lawitey mo na ngey boŋ hanandi. I na jama mo hanandi, da birno meyey, da birni windanta cinaro.

³¹Then I brought up the princes of Judah on the wall, and appointed two great companies who gave thanks and went in procession. One went on the right hand on the wall toward the dung gate;

³¹ Waato din gaa no ay kaaru birni cinaro boŋ, in da Yahuda laabukoyey. Ay na doonkoy jama hinka suuban kaŋ yaŋ ga saabuyaŋ te, i ma sasare ka dira care banda. I ra jama fa ma gana kambe ŋwaari gaa haray birni cinaro boŋ ka koy Birji Meyo do haray.

³²and after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,

³² I banda mo Hoseya dake i gaa, da Yahuda laabukoy jarey,

³³and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

³³ da Azariya, da Ezra, da Mesullam,

³⁴Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

³⁴ da Yahuda, da Benyamin, da Semaya, da Irimiya,

³⁵and certain of the priests’ sons with trumpets: Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph;

³⁵ da alfaga ize fooyaŋ kaŋ yaŋ gonda hilliyaŋ i banda. Zakariya Yonata izo, Semaya ize, Mattaniya ize, Mikaya ize, Zakkur ize, Asaf ize go no,

³⁶and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

³⁶ da nga nya-izey Semaya, da Azarel, da Milalay, da Jilalay, da Maay, da Netanel, da Yahuda, da Hanani. Ngey no ka bara nda Irikoy bora Dawda dooni jinayey, hantumkwa Ezra mo go i jine.

³⁷By the spring gate, and straight before them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the ascent of the wall, above the house of David, even to the water gate eastward.

³⁷ I kaaru Hari-mo Meyo do haray, ka koy jina sururu. I kaaru Dawda birno kaarimi harey boŋ, birni cinaro zijanta, hala Dawda windo boŋ beene, kal a ma kaa ka to Hari Meyo gaa kaŋ ga wayna funay haray guna.

³⁸The other company of those who gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, on the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even to the broad wall,

³⁸ I jama fa mo kaŋ yaŋ ga saabuyaŋo te koy k'i kubay. Ay mo go g'i gana, in da jama jare fa ay banda birni cinaro boŋ, Feema Cinari Kuuko boŋ, ka kaa hala Cinari Tafa din do.

³⁹and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

³⁹ Ifraymu Meyo boŋ mo, da Me Zeena do koyne, da Hamisa Meyo do mo, da Hananeyel Cinari Kuuko do, da Zangu Cinari Kuuko do, hal a ma kaa Feeji Meyo do, i kay noodin surum! Batukoy Meyo do.

⁴⁰So stood the two companies of those who gave thanks in God’s house, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

⁴⁰ Yaadin no jama hinka din kaŋ yaŋ ga saabuyaŋ te Irikoy windo ra kay d'a, in da dabarikooney jara kaŋ yaŋ go ay bande.

⁴¹and the priests, Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;

⁴¹ Alfagey mo, ngey: Eliyacim, da Maaseya, da Minyamin, da Mikaya, da Eliyowenay, da Zakariya, da Hananiya gonda hilliyaŋ i banda.

⁴²and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.

⁴² Maaseya mo go no, da Semaya, da Eliyezar, da Uzzi, da Yehohanan, da Malciya, da Elam, da Ezer. Doonkoy mo na jinde sambu gumo, ngey d'i jine bora Yezrahiya.

⁴³They offered great sacrifices that day, and rejoiced; for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and the women also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

⁴³ I na sargay beeriyaŋ salle han din hane. I go ga farhã, zama Irikoy naŋ han din hane i ma farhã gumo da bine kaani. Wayborey da zankey, ngey mo farhã, hala baa nangu mooro i ga maa Urusalima farhãyaŋo yooja.

⁴⁴On that day were men appointed over the rooms for the treasures, for the wave offerings, for the first fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites who waited.

⁴⁴ Han din hane no i na boroyaŋ daŋ jinay jisiyaŋ fuwey sanni boŋ, beene sambuyaŋ sargayey sabbay se, da boŋ-jina wane, da zakka wane mo, zama i m'i margu i ra ka fun birney windanta farey ra, mate kaŋ i daŋ asariya* ra alfagey da Lawitey sabbay se. Zama Yahuda kunda maa kaani alfagey da Lawitey sabbay se kaŋ yaŋ goono ga kay Irikoy windo goyo ra k'a te.

⁴⁵They performed the duty of their God, and the duty of the purification, and so did the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

⁴⁵ I na ngey Irikoyo goyo haggoy, da hanandiyaŋ goyo mo. Yaadin mo no doonkoy da windi me batukoy te Dawda nda nga izo Suleymanu lordo boŋ.

⁴⁶For in the days of David and Asaph of old there was a chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

⁴⁶ Zama Dawda jirbey ra, da waato Asaf waney, doonkoy jine boro go no. Dooniyaŋ go no mo, saabuyaŋ da sifayaŋ wane yaŋ, Irikoy se.

⁴⁷All Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, as every day required: and they set apart that which was for the Levites; and the Levites set apart that which was for the sons of Aaron.

⁴⁷ Israyla kulu binde, Zerubabel jirbey, da Nehemiya jirbey ra, i na doonkoy baa da batukoy wano mo no zaari kulu muraadey boŋ. I na baa fay waani mo Lawitey sabbay se. Lawitey mo na Haruna izey wano fay waani.