1 Bus 23 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Daudi ku yaakuzire, yaahika omu ngingo za bukuru, yaayemeka omutabani Solomooni kuba omugabe wa Isiraeli.

² Bwanyima Daudi yaateeranira hamwe abakuru ba Isiraeli n'Abahongyerezi n'Abaleevi.

³ Abaleevi, okwiha aha b'emyaka makumi ashatu y'obukuru n'okweyongyerayo baabarwa, boona baahika abashaija obukumi bushatu n'enkumi munaana.

⁴ Ahari abo obukumi bubiri n'enkumi ina, Daudi yaagira ati: Babe ab'okukora omurimo gw'omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho. Enkumi mukaaga babe abategyeki n'abaramuzi.

⁵ Enkumi ina babe abarinzi b'amarembo; n'abandi enkumi ina babe ab'okuhimbisa Nyakubaho, nibateera ebirikugamba ebi naakozire kumuhimbisisa.

⁶ Daudi yaababaganisa omu bicweka, nk'oku batabani ba Leevi aba bari: Gereshomu, Kohati na Meraari.

⁷ Batabani ba Gereshomu bakaba bari Ladani na Shimei.

⁸ Batabani ba Ladani ni bashatu: Yahieli mukuru waabo, na Zetamu, na Yoeli.

⁹ Batabani ba Shimei bonshatu ni Shelomooti, Hazieli na Harani. Abo bakaba bari bakuru b'emiryango ya baishenkuru ba Ladani.

¹⁰ Reero batabani ba Shimei ni Yahati, Ziina, Yeushi na Beriya. Abo bana bakaba bari batabani ba Shimei.

¹¹ Yahati niwe yaabaire ari mukuru omuribo, nihakurataho Ziiza. Kwonka Yeushi na Beriya tibarazaire batabani baingi. Nikyo omu kubara okwo baayetereirwe omuryango gwa baishenkurubo.

¹² Batabani ba Kohati ni bana: Amuraamu, Izihaari, Heburooni na Uzieli.

¹³ Batabani ba Amuraamu ni Arooni na Musa. Arooni akashoroorwa kuguma ari ow'okuhaasirira ebintu ebirikwera, ngu we n'abaijukuru bagume booterere Nyakubaho obubaani, n'okumuheereza n'okushabira abantu emigisha omu iziina rye ebiro byona.

¹⁴ Kwonka batabani ba Musa omuntu wa Ruhanga bakaba nibabarirwa omu b'oruganda rwa Leevi.

¹⁵ Batabani ba Musa ni Gereshomu na Eliezeeri.

¹⁶ Omuri beene Gereshomu, omukuru ni Shebueli.

¹⁷ Beene Eliezeeri, omukuru ni Rehabiya. Eliezeeri tarazaire bandi batabani, kureka owaazaire abatabani baingi ni Rehabiya.

¹⁸ Omuri beene Izihaari, Shelomiti niwe yaabaire ari mukuru omu ruganda.

¹⁹ Beene Heburooni ni Yeriya mukuru waabo, na Amariya orikumukurata, owa kashatu Yahazieli, n'owa kana Yekameamu.

²⁰ Beene Uzieli ni Miika mukuru waabo, na Isihiya orikumukurata.

²¹ Meraari akazaara Mahili na Muushi, Mahili yaazaara Eleazaari na Kiishi.

²² Eleazaari akafa atazaire batabani, kureka abahara. Beene waabo batabani ba Kiishi baabashwera.

²³ Muushi akazaara abatabani bashatu: Mahili, Ederi na Yeremooti.

²⁴ Abo nibo beene Leevi, nk'oku emiryango ya baishenkurubo eri, kandi bakuru b'emiryango ya baishenkurubo, nibo baahandiikirwe, nk'oku amaziina gaabo, buri omwe ow'emyaka makumi abiri n'okukiraho, gaabaire gari. Bakaba bari ab'okukora omurimo gw'obuheereza omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho.

Emirimo y'Abaleevi

²⁵ Manya Daudi akagira ati: Mukama Ruhanga wa Isiraeli ahaire abantu be obusingye, kandi aryaguma omuri Yerusalemu ebiro byona.

²⁶ N'ahabw'ekyo Abaleevi tibaakyetengwa kuheeka butaaho nari ebintu ebirikukoresibwa aha bw'omurimo gwabwo ogw'okuramya.

²⁷ Mbwenu ahabw'eki Daudi yaahereerukire kuragiira, Abaleevi boona abahikize emyaka makumi abiri y'obukuru n'okukiraho bakahandiikwa kukora omurimo gw'obuheereza.

²⁸ Kwonka omurimo gwabo gube ogw'okuhwera beene Arooni, nibakora emirimo y'obuheereza omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho nibareeberera ebibuga, ebishengye, n'okucuma ebintu byona ebirikwera eby'omuri Nyaruju ya Ruhanga;

²⁹ kandi n'okubakwatsa omu by'emigaati y'okumurikwa, n'omu by'ebitambo by'esaano, n'obubanda bw'emigaati etatumbisiibwe, ebitambo ebyokize, n'ebijwangiibwemu amajuta g'omuoliva; n'ebintu byona eby'okurengyesa obwingi n'obuhango;

³⁰ na buri kasheeshe kuguma nibeemerera kusiima n'okuhimbisa Nyakubaho, n'omu mwabazyo batyo;

³¹ na baaba nibatambira Mukama ebitambo bicwekize ahari zaasabato, nari ahari buri kuboneka kw'okwezi, n'aha biro by'amagyenyi kuguma bari omu maisho ga Nyakubaho, nk'omubaro gwabo ogurikwetengwa oku gurikwingana.

³² Bagume batyo nibareeberera Eihema ry'okubugabuganiramu, n'Omwanya Ogurikwera; nibakwatsa batabani ba Arooni, beene waabo, omurimo gw'obuheereza omuri Nyaruju ya Nyakubaho.