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1 Lino Devedi naakacembaala wakabikka Solomoni mwanaakwe kuba mwami wa Isilayeli.
Mulimo wa Balevi
2 Mwami Devedi wakabunganya Baisilayeli boonse, bapaizi antoomwe a Balevi. 3 Balevi boonse bakajisi myaka iili makumi otatwe akwiindilila bakabalwa. Mweelwe wabaalumi aaba wakali zyuulu zili makumi otatwe alusele. 4 Devedi wakati, “Kuzwa muli baaba bali zyuulu zili makumi obilo aane beelede kunoolanga mulimo wakuyaka ŋanda ya Mwami Leza. Bali zyuulu zili cisambomwe mbabanooendelezya akubeteka. 5 Bali zyuulu zyone mbabanoolindila milyango. Bali zyuulu zyone mbabanootembaula Mwami Leza azigwali-gwali nzindakapa kuti zibelesegwe mumulimo ooyu.”
6 Mboobu Devedi mbwaakaandaanya Balevi muziinga. Kwakali Bagesyoni, Bakohati a Bamaleli.
7 Bana ba Gesyoni mbaa: Ladani a Syimeyi. 8 Bana ba Ladani mbaa: Johiyeli uuli ngowakusaanguna, Zetamu, a Joweli. Antoomwe bakali botatwe. 9 Bana ba Syimeyi mbaa: Syelomoti, Haziyeli a Halani. Antoomwe bakali botatwe. Aaba mbabasololi bamikwasyi ya Ladani. 10 Bana ba Syimeyi mbaa: Jahati, Ziza, Jeusyi a Baliya. Aaba mbabana bone ba Syimeyi. 11 Mukuzyalwa kwabo Johati ngowakali musololi, kumane kwaza Ziza. Pele ba Jeusyi a Beliya bakanyina bana balombe banji-banji, nkaako bakabalwa kuti mmukwasyi omwe akupegwa lukono lomwe.
12 Bana Bakohati mbaa: Amulamu, Iziha, Hebuloni a Uziyeli. Antoomwe bakali bone. 13 Bana ba Amulamu mbaa: Aloni a Mozesi. Aloni wakazandulwa alunyungu lwakwe kukabe kutamani kuti kabalanga zintu zisalalisya zya Mwami Leza. Mbabanoopaizya ku Mwami Leza kumubelekela akuleleka bantu muzina lya Mwami Leza kukabe kutamani. 14 Bana ba Mozesi muntu wa Leza bakabalilizigwa a Balevi. 15 Bana ba Mozesi mbaa: Gesyomu a Eliyezaa. 16 Kuli balunyungu lwa Gesyomu, Syubaeli ngowakusaanguna. 17 Kuli balunyungu lwa Eliyezaa, Lahabiya ngowakusaanguna. Eliyezaa wakanyina bana bambi balombe. Pele bana balombe ba Lahabiya bakali banji.
18 Kubana ba Iziha, Syelomiti wakusaanguna. 19 Bana ba Hebuloni mbaa: Jeliya ngowakusaanguna, kumane ngu Amaliya, Jahaziyeli a Jekameyamu. 20 Bana ba Uziyeli mbaa: Mika uuli ngowakusaanguna kumane ngu Isyiya.
21 Bana ba Melali mbaa: Mali a Musyi. Bana ba Mali mbaa: Eliyazaa a Kisyi. 22 Eliyazaa wakafwa kanyina mwana mulombe, wakajisi buyo basimbi. Bana bokwabo bamwi, bana ba Kisyi bakabakwata. 23 Bana ba Musyi mbaa: Mali, Eda a Jelemoti. Antoomwe bakali botatwe. 24 Aaba mbabalunyungu lwa Levi muziinga amikwasyi yabo, mbubonya mbuli mbubakabalwa akulembwa. Omwe-omwe wabaaba wakajisi myaka iili makumi obilo naa kwiindilila wakajisi bulizi mumulimo wakubelekela muŋanda ya Mwami Leza.
25 Mboobu Devedi mbwaakaambide, “Mukuti Mwami Leza wa Isilayeli waleta luumuno kubantu bakwe akuti uzookkala mu Jelusalemu kukabe kutamani. 26 Nkaako Balevi tabacinoobwezi limbi tente niziba zibelesyo zyalyo.” 27 Balevi bali aamyaka iili makumi obilo akwiindilila bakabalwa mbubonya mbuli mwami Devedi mbwaakalailila. 28 Mulimo wa Balevi wakali wakugwasya Aloni abalunyungu lwakwe mukukutauka mulimo wamuŋanda ya Mwami Leza. Mbabakali kulanga mabbuwa atwaanda twawo, kusalazya zintu zya Mwami Leza, akucita milimo imwi kuŋanda ya Leza. 29 Bakali kulanga cinkwa cacituuzyo, busu bwacipaizyo camaila, atunkwa tupapalete tutakwe mimena, kuvwelanya akukanga, kweeleka akupima zyoonse zipegwa kuŋanda ya Mwami Leza. 30 Lyoonse cifumo-fumo baleelede kulumba akutembaula Mwami Leza. Baleelede kunoocita oobo kumangolezya. 31 Kapati ziindi zyoonse lyakali kupegwa zipaizyo zyamasabata, likkala mwezi, aziindi zyamapobwe amwi. Bakaleelede kubelekela Mwami Leza buyandika lyoonse kabazulide mbubonya mbuli mbubakalaililwa. 32 Aboobo Balevi bakabeleka milimo yamutente lyakuswaanganina amubusena busalala kabalangwa ababunyina bana ba Aloni.