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,

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

²Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

² da Amariya, da Malluk, da Hattus,

²Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

³Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

³ da Sekaniya, da Rehum, da Meremot,

³Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

⁴Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

⁴ da Iddo, da Jinneton, da Abiya,

⁴Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,

⁵Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

⁵ da Miyamin, da Maadiya, da Bilga,

⁵Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

⁶Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.

⁶ da Semaliya, da Yoyarib, da Yedaya,

⁶Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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,

¹⁰And Jeshua begat Joiakim, and Joiakim begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,

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.

¹¹and Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

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.

¹²And in the days of Joiakim were priests, heads of fathers' [houses]: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

¹³of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

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

¹³of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

¹⁴of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

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

¹⁴of Malluchi, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

¹⁵of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

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

¹⁵of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

¹⁶of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

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

¹⁶of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

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

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

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

¹⁸of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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

¹⁸of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

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

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

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

²⁰of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

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

²⁰of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

²¹of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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

²¹of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethanel.

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.

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

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.

²³The sons of Levi, heads of fathers' [houses], were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

²⁷And at 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 thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.

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,

²⁸And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of the Netophathites;

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.

²⁹also from Beth-gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.

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.

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

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.

³¹Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies that gave thanks and went in procession; [whereof one went] on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

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

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

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

³³and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

³³ da Azariya, da Ezra, da Mesullam,

³³and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

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

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

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

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,

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;

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.

³⁶and his brethren, 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.

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.

³⁷And by the fountain 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 unto the water gate eastward.

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.

³⁸And the other company of them that gave thanks went to meet them, and I after them, with the half of the people, upon the wall, above the tower of the furnaces, even unto the broad wall,

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.

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 unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.

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.

⁴⁰So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me;

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.

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

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.

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

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.

⁴³And they 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.

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.

⁴⁴And on that day were men appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-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 that waited.

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.

⁴⁵And they kept the charge of their God, and the charge of the purification, and [so did] the singers and the porters, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.

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.

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

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.

⁴⁷And all 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.