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Iinqhema zabaphristi
1Iinzukulwana zaka-Aroni gade zihlelwe ngeenqhema bunje: Amadodana ka-Aroni bekunguNadabi, u-Abihu, u-Eliyazari no-Itamara. 2UNadabi no-Abihu bahlongakala ngaphambi kokobana uyisabo ahlongakale. Gade banganabantwana, nje-ke u-Eliyazari no-Itamara balotjha njengabaphristi. 3Ngokusizwa nguTsadokhi isizukulwana saka-Eliyazari no-Arhimeleki isizukulwana saka-Itamara, uDavida wabahlukanisa ngokweenqhema zokulotjha. 4Iinzukulwana zaka-Eliyazari gade zineenhloko ezinengi zemindeni kunezaka-Itamara. Yeke iinzukulwana zaka-Eliyazari zahlukaniswa zaba ziinhloko zemindeni ezilitjhumi nesithandathu, kwathi iinzukulwana zaka-Itamara zaba ziinhloko zemindeni ezibunane. 5Bazihlukanisa ngefumbe ngokungakhethi ngombana bekunabarholi bezekolo, iinceku zakaZimu hlangana kweenzukulwana zaka-Eliyazari no-Itamara. 6Umabhalana uTjhemaya umsa kaNetaneli umLevi watlola amabizwabo ebukhoneni bekosi uDavida, iinkhulu, uTsadokhi umphristi, u-Arhimeleki umsa ka-Abiyatari naphambi kweenhloko zemindeni yabaphristi namaLevi. Kwakhethwa babili ngefumbe emndenini ka-Eliyazari, kwakhethwa munye emndenini ka-Itamara.
7Ifumbe yokuthoma yadla uJehoyaribi, yesibili uJedaya,
8yesithathu yadla uRharimu, yesine uSeworimu,
9yesihlanu yadla uMalikiya, yesithandathu uMijamini,
10yekhomba yadla uRhakhotsi, yobunane u-Abiya,
11yethoba yadla uJetjhuwa, yetjhumi uTjhekaniya,
12yetjhumi nanye yadla u-Eliyatjhibu, yetjhumi nambili uJakhimu,
13yetjhumi nantathu yadla uRhupha, yetjhumi nane uYetjhebabi,
14yetjhumi nahlanu yadla uBhiliga, yetjhumi nesithandathu u-Imeri,
15yetjhumi nalikhomba yadla uRheziri, yetjhumi nabunane uHaphitsetsi,
16yetjhumi nethoba yadla uPetarhiya, yamatjhumi amabili uJerhezikheli,
17yamatjhumi amabili nanye yadla uJakini, yamatjhumi amabili nambili uGamulu,
18yamatjhumi amabili nantathu yadla uDelaya, yamatjhumi amabili nane uMazeya.
19Leli-ke lidlhego abahlelwa ngalo lokha nabangena ethempelini lakaSomnini uZimu bona balotjhe. Kwaba ngendlela uyise u-Aroni abayala ngayo, ukuya ngomyalo kaSomnini uZimu wakwa-Israyeli.
Iinqhema zamaLevi amanye
20Iinzukulwana ezinye zakaLevi nazo bezihlelwe ngeenqhema:
eenzukulwaneni zaka-Amramu kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaTjhubayeli,
emadodaneni kaTjhubayeli kwakhutjhwa sakaJerhideya;
21eenzukulwaneni zakaRerhabiya kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaYitjhiya oyihloko yomndeni;
22eenzukulwaneni zakaJitsihari kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaTjhelomothi,
emadodaneni kaTjhelomothi kwakhutjhwa sakaJarhathi;
23eenzukulwaneni zakaRhebroni kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaJeriya oyihloko, alanywe ngu-Amariya, wesithathu kunguJarhaziyeli, wesine kunguJekhamamu;
24eenzukulwaneni zaka-Uziyeli kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaMika,
emadodaneni kaMika kwakhutjhwa sakaTjhamiri;
25eenzukulwaneni zakaYitjhiya umnakwabo kaMika, kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaZakariya.
26-27UMarhili noMutjhi bekumadodana kaMerari;
eenzukulwaneni zakaJaziya umzukulu kaMerari, kwakhutjhwa iinqhema zakaTjhohamu, uZakuri no-Ibri;
28u-Eliyazari bekuyindodana kaMarhili, kodwana gade anganamadodana;
29eenzukulwaneni zakaKhitjhi kwakhutjhwa isiqhema sakaJerarhimiyeli;
30eenzukulwaneni zakaMutjhi kwakhutjhwa iinqhema zakaMarhili, u-Ederi noJerimothi.
Ngilezo-ke iinqhema zamaLevi ngokwemindenawo. 31Nawo-ke aphosa ifumbe njengabomnakwabo okuziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni benza lokho ebukhoneni bekosi uDavida, uTsadokhi, u-Arhimeleki naphambi kweenhloko zemindeni yabaphristi namaLevi. Lokhu bekwenziwa ngokungakhethi phakathi komndeni waloyo oyihloko nowabamlamako.
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