1 Bene Lewi ni:

Gerishoni, Kohati na Merari.

2 Bene Kohati ni:

Amuramu, Izihari, Heburoni na Uziyeli.

3 Bene Amuramu ni:

Aroni, Mose na Miriyamu.

Bene Aroni ni:

Nadabu, Abihu, Eliyazeri na Itamari.

4 Eliyazeri yavyaye Finehasi,

Finehasi avyara Abishuwa,

5 Abishuwa avyara Buki,

Buki avyara Uzi,

6 Uzi avyara Zerahiya,

Zerahiya avyara Merayoti,

7 Merayoti avyara Amariya,

Amariya avyara Ahitubu,

8 Ahitubu avyara Sadoki,

Sadoki avyara Ahimazi,

9 Ahimazi avyara Azariya,

Azariya avyara Yohanani,

10 Yohanani avyara Azariya;

ni we yabaye umuherezi mu Ngoro yubatswe na Salomo i Yerusalemu,

11 Azariya avyara Amariya,

Amariya avyara Ahitubu,

12 Ahitubu avyara Sadoki,

Sadoki avyara Shalumu,

13 Shalumu avyara Hilukiya,

Hilikiya avyara Azariya,

14 Azariya avyara Seraya,

Seraya avyara Yehozadaki.

15 Yehozadaki yajanywe nk’inyagano igihe Uhoraho yarekura Abayuda n’ab’i Yerusalemu ngo bajanwe nk’inyagano na Nebukadineza.

16 Bene Lewi ni:

Gerishoni, Kohati na Merari.

17 Aya ni yo mazina ya bene Gerishoni:

Libuni na Shimeyi.

18 Bene Kohati ni:

Amuramu, Izihari, Heburoni na Uziyeli.

19 Bene Merari ni:

Mahuli na Mushi.

Aba ni bo bakuru b’inzu zigize umuryango w’Abalewi, banditswe nk’uko amazu ya ba se ari.

20 Uru ni rwo ruvyaro rwa Gerishomu:

Gerishomu yavyaye Libuni, Libuni avyara Yahati,

Yahati avyara Zima, 21 Zima avyara Yowa,

Yowa avyara Ido, Ido avyara Zera,

Zera avyara Yeyaterayi.

22 Uru ni rwo ruvyaro rwa Kohati:

Kohati yavyaye Aminadabu, Aminadabu avyara Kora,

Kora avyara Asiri, 23 Asiri avyara Elukana,

Elukana avyara Ebiyasafu, Ebiyasafu avyara Asiri,

24 Asiri avyara Tahati, Tahati avyara Uriyeli,

Uriyeli avyara Uziya, Uziya avyara Shawuli.

25 Abakomoka kuri Elukana ni:

Amasayi, Ahimoti.

26 Ahimoti yavyaye Elukana, Elukana avyara Zofayi,

Zofayi avyara Nahati, 27 Nahati avyara Eliyabu,

Eliyabu avyara Yerohamu, Yerohamu avyara Elukana,

Elukana avyara Samweli.

28 Bene Samweli ni:

Yoweli imfura yiwe

na Abiya umuhungu wiwe wa kabiri.

29 Uru ni rwo ruvyaro rwa Merari:

Merari yavyaye Mahuli, Mahuli avyara Libuni,

Libuni avyara Shimeyi, Shimeyi avyara Uza,

30 Uza avyara Shimeya, Shimeya avyara Hagiya,

Hagiya avyara Asaya.

31 Aba ni bo Dawidi yashizeho ngo bazezwe gucuraranga mu ngoro y’Uhoraho isandugu imaze kuhashika. 32 Bakorera Imana mu gucurarangira imbere y’Ihema ry’Ibonaniro, gushika Salomo yubatse Ingoro y’Uhoraho i Yerusalemu. Bakora igikorwa cabo bakurikije amategeko bahawe.

33 Aba ni bo bantu bokora ico gikorwa, hamwe n’abahungu babo:

Abakomoka kuri Kohati ni:

Hemani, umucuraranzi,

mwene Yoweli, Yoweli mwene Samweli,

34 Samweli mwene Elukana, Elukana mwene Yerohamu,

Yerohamu mwene Eliyeli, Eliyeli mwene Towa,

35 Towa mwene Zufi, Zufi mwene Elukana,

Elukana mwene Mahati, Mahati mwene Amasayi,

36 Amasayi mwene Elukana, Elukana mwene Yoweli,

Yoweli mwene Azariya, Azariya mwene Zefaniya,

37 Zefaniya mwene Tahati, Tahati mwene Asiri,

Asiri mwene Ebiyasafu, Ebiyasafu mwene Kora,

38 Kora mwene Izihari, Izihari mwene Kohati,

Kohati mwene Lewi, Lewi mwene Isirayeli;

39 kandi Asafu ni we yari umukuru w’umugwi wakorera i buryo bwa Hemani. Asafu yari mwene Berekiya, Berekiya mwene Shimeya,

40 Shimeya mwene Mikayeli, Mikayeli mwene Bayaseyiya,

Bayaseya mwene Malikiya, 41 Malikiya mwene Etini,

Etini mwene Zera, Zera mwene Adaya,

42 Adaya mwene Etani, Etani mwene Zima,

Zima mwene Shimeyi, 43 Shimeyi mwene Yahati,

Yahati mwene Gerishoni, Gerishomu mwene Lewi.

44 Abandi bari bafatanije na we bari i bubamfu bwiwe ni abakomoka kuri Merari:

Etani yari mwene Kishi, Kishi mwene Abudi,

Abudi mwene Maluki, 45 Maluki mwene Hashabiya,

Hashabiya mwene Amaziya, Amaziya mwene Hilukiya,

46 Hilukiya mwene Amuzi, Amuzi mwene Bani,

Bani mwene Shemeri, 47 Shemeri mwene Mahuli,

Mahuli mwene Mushi, Mushi mwene Merari,

Merari mwene Lewi.

48 Abandi Balewi bagenzi babo bari bashinzwe ibindi bikorwa vyo mw’ihema, inzu y’Imana. 49 Ariko Aroni n’abo mu ruvyaro rwiwe ni bo bari bashinzwe gutanga ibimazi ku gicaniro co guturirirako ibimazi n’ico guturirirako ibimota neza hamwe n’ibikorwa vyose bijanye n’ivyakorerwa Ahera Cane, harimwo gutanga impongano z’Abisirayeli, nk’uko Mose umusavyi w’Imana yari yarabitegetse.

50 Aba ni bo bakomoka kuri Aroni:

Aroni yavyaye Eliyazeri, Eliyazeri avyara Finehasi,

Finehasi avyara Abishuwa, 51 Abishuwa avyara Buki,

Buki avyara Uzi, Uzi avyara Zerahiya,

52 Zerahiya avyara Merayoti, Merayoti avyara Amariya,

Amariya avyara Ahitubu, 53 Ahitubu avyara Sadoki,

Sadoki avyara Ahimazi.

54 Ibi ni vyo bisagara bahawe ngo babemwo nk’uko vyari vyaragenywe, vyari vyahawe abo mu nzu ya Kohati bo mu ruvyaro rwa Aroni, kuko umugabane wa mbere wari uwabo:

55 Bahawe Heburoni mu Buyuda n’uburagiro buhakikuje. 56 Ariko imirima n’ibigwati bikikuje ico gisagara vyahawe Kalebu mwene Yefune.

57 Nuko abakomoka kuri Aroni bahawe ibisagara vy’ubuhungiro ari vyo Heburoni, Libuna, Yatiri, Eshitemowa, 58 Hileni, Debiri, 59 Ashani, Yuta n’i Beti-Shemeshi, hamwe rero n’uburagiro bwaho.

60 Mu muryango wa Benyamini bahawe i Gibeyoni, Geba, Alemeti n’i Anatoti, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho.

Ibisagara, vyahawe Abakohati, vyari icumi na bitatu vyose hamwe.

61 Abasigaye mu Bakohati bahawe umugabane w’ibisagara cumi mu gice kimwe c’umuryango wa Manase.

62 Abakomoka kuri Gerishomu, umuryango ku muryango, bahawe ibisagara icumi na bitatu vyo mu miryango ya Isakari, Asheri na Nafutali, no mu gice kimwe c’umuryango wa Manase cari i Bashani.

63 Abakomotse kuri Merari, umuryango ku muryango, bahawe umugabane w’ibisagara icumi na bibiri vyo mu miryango ya Reyubeni, Gadi na Zebuloni.

64 Nuko Abisirayeli baha Abalewi ivyo bisagara n’uburagiro bwavyo.

65 Mu miryango ya Yuda, Simeyoni na Benyamini, baronse umugabane w’ivyo bisagara vyavuzwe, hakoreshejwe ubufindo.

66 Bamwe bo mu Bakohati bahawe ibisagara vyabo mu muryango wa Efurayimu.

67 Mu misozi y’Abefurayimu bahawe Shekemu nk’igisagara c’ubuhungiro, na Gezeri, 68 Yokimeyamu, Beti-Horoni, 69 Ayaloni n’i Gati-Rimoni, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho.

70 Kandi mu gice kimwe c’Abamanase, Abisirayeli batanze Aneri na Bileyami, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho, ku miryango yasigaye y’Abakohati.

71 Abagerishomu baronse aha hakurikira:

Mu gice c’umuryango w’Abamanase

baronse ibisagara Golani h’i Bashani n’i Ashitaroti, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho;

72 Mu muryango wa Isakari baronse Kedeshi, Daberati, 73 Ramoti na Anemi, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho;

74 Mu muryango wa Asheri baronse Mashali, Abudoni, 75 Hukoki n’i Rehobu, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho.

76 No mu muryango wa Nafutali baronse Kedeshi i Galilaya, Hamoni na Kiriyatayimu, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho.

77 Abandi bakomoka kuri Merari basigaye mu Balewi, baronse aha hakurikira:

Mu muryango wa Zebuloni baronse Yokineyami, Karita, Rimoni na Tabori, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho;

78 mu muryango wa Reyubeni hakurya ya Yorodani mu buseruko bwa Yeriko baronse Bezeri mu bugaragwa, Yahiza, 79 Kedemoti na Mefayati, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho;

80 no mu muryango wa Gadi baronse Ramoti h’i Gileyadi, Mahanayimu, 81 Heshiboni na Yazeri, hamwe n’uburagiro bwaho.