Iinzukulwana zakaLevi ezabeletha abaphristi abakhulu
1Amadodana kaLevi bekunguGeritjhoni, uKhehathi noMerari. 2Amadodana kaKhehathi kungu-Amramu, uJitsihari, uRhebroni no-Uziyeli. 3Abantwana baka-Amramu kungu-Aroni, uMosi noMiriyamu. Amadodana ka-Aroni kunguNadabi, u-Abihu, u-Elazara no-Itamara.
4U-Elazara wabeletha uFiniyasi; uFiniyasi wabeletha u-Abitjhuwa.
5U-Abitjhuwa wabeletha uBhukhi; uBhukhi wabeletha u-Uzi.
6U-Uzi wabeletha uZerarhiya; uZerarhiya wabeletha uMerayothi.
7UMerayothi wabeletha u-Amariya; u-Amariya wabeletha u-Arhithubi.
8U-Arhithubi wabeletha uTsadokhi; uTsadokhi wabeletha u-Arhimahatsi.
9U-Arhimahatsi wabeletha u-Azariya; u-Azariya wabeletha uJorhanana.
10UJorhanana wabeletha u-Azariya. (Yena waba mphristi wokuthoma ethempelini elakhiwe nguSolomoni eJerusalema.)
11U-Azariya wabeletha u-Amariya; u-Amariya wabeletha u-Arhithubi.
12U-Arhithubi wabeletha uTsadokhi; uTsadokhi wabeletha uTjhalumu.
13UTjhalumu wabeletha uRhilikhiya; uRhilikhiya wabeletha u-Azariya.
14U-Azariya wabeletha uSeraya; uSeraya wabeletha uJehotsadakhi.
15UJehotsadakhi wathunjwa ngesikhathi uSomnini anikela uJuda neJerusalema esandleni sakaNebukadinetsari.
Ezinye iinzukulwana zakaLevi
16Amadodana kaLevi bekunguGeritjhomu, uKhehathi noMerari. 17Lawa mabizo wamadodana kaGeritjhomu: uLibini noTjhimeyi. 18Amadodana kaKhehathi bekungu-Amramu, uJitsihari, uRhebroni no-Uziyeli. 19Amadodana kaMerari bekunguMarhili noMutjhi.
Laba bekumindeni yamaLevi ukuya ngabokhokhwabo:
20UGeritjhomu gade anguyise kaLibini onguyise kaJarhathi, uyise kaZima onguyise 21kaJowarhi, uyise ka-Ido onguyise kaZerarhi, uyise kaJeyathirayi.
22UKhehathi gade anguyise ka-Aminadabi onguyise kaKhorarhi, uyise ka-Asiri onguyise 23ka-Elikhana, uyise ka-Ebiyasafu onguyise ka-Asiri, uyise 24kaTarhathi onguyise ka-Uriyeli, uyise ka-Uziya onguyise kaSawula.
25Amanye amadodana ka-Elikhana bekungu-Amasayi no-Arhimothi. 26U-Arhimothi gade anguyise ka-Elikhana onguyise kaTsofayi, uyise kaNarhathi onguyise 27ka-Eliyabu, uyise kaJerorhamu onguyise ka-Elikhana. 28Amadodana kaSamyela bekunguJuweli izibulo, yesibili kungu-Abiya.
29Iinzukulwana zakaMerari bekunguMarhili onguyise kaLibini, uyise kaTjhimeyi onguyise ka-Uza, uyise 30kaTjhimeya onguyise kaRhagiya, uyise ka-Asaya.
Abavumi bethempelini
31UDavida wabeka amadoda bona aphathe zomvumo endlini kaSomnini emva kokobana umfaji wesivumelwano uhlaliswe lapho. 32Alotjha ngomvumo phambi kwethaberinakeli okulitende lokuhlanganela, bekwaba sikhathi lapha uSolomoni akha khona ithempeli lakaSomnini eJerusalema. Enza imisebenzawo ngokuya ngomyalo abekelwa wona.
33Naka amadoda enza umsebenzi lo ngokumukeza aboyise: KebakwaKhehathi umkhaleli bekunguHemani, umsa kaJuweli omsa kaSamyela, 34umsa ka-Elikhana omsa kaJerorhamu, umsa ka-Eliyeli omsa kaTowarhi, 35umsa kaTsufi omsa ka-Elikhana, umsa kaMarhathi omsa ka-Amasayi, 36umsa ka-Elikhana omsa kaJuweli, umsa ka-Azariya omsa kaTsefaniya, 37umsa kaTarhathi omsa ka-Asiri, umsa ka-Ebijasafu omsa kaKhorarhi, 38umsa kaJitsirhari omsa kaKhenathi, umsa kaLevi omsa ka-Israyeli.
39U-Asafa umfowabo kaHemani wajama ngesidleni sakhe. U-Asafa bekuyindodana kaBherekiya, umsa kaTjhimeya 40omsa kaMikayeli, umsa kaBaheseya omsa kaMalikiya, 41umsa ka-Ethini omsa kaZerarhi, umsa ka-Adaya 42omsa ka-Etana, umsa kaZima omsa kaTjhimeyi, 43umsa kaJarhathi omsa kaGeritjhomu, umsa kaLevi.
44Abafowabo bangekhohlo bekumadodana kaMerari: U-Etana umsa kaKhitjhi omsa ka-Abidi, umsa kaMaluki 45omsa kaRhatjhabiya, umsa ka-Amatsiya omsa kaRhilikhiya, 46umsa ka-Amitsi omsa kaBhani, umsa kaTjhemeri 47omsa kaMarhili, umsa kaMutjhi omsa kaMerari, umsa kaLevi.
48AmaLevi amanye anikelwa eminye imisebenzi ethaberinakelini okuyindlu kaSomnini uZimu. 49Kodwana u-Aroni neenzukulwana zakhe bebaqalene nomsebenzi we-aldari lokutjhisa imihlabelo kanye ne-aldari lokutjhisa itjhwalo. Godu gade baqalene nomsebenzi wendawo ecwenge khulu nokwenzela u-Israyeli itethelelo kuZimu ngokuya ngendlela uMosi inceku kaZimu agade ayale ngayo.
50Nanzi-ke iinzukulwana zaka-Aroni: U-Aroni gade anguyise ka-Elazara onguyise kaFiniyasi uyise ka-Abitjhuwa onguyise 51kaBhukhi uyise ka-Uzi onguyise kaZerarhiya uyise 52kaMerayothi onguyise ka-Amariya uyise ka-Arhithubi onguyise 53kaTsadokhi uyise ka-Arhimahatsi.
Iindawo zamaLevi zokuhlala
54AmaKhehathi, aziinzukulwana zaka-Aroni, akhethwa ngefumbe bona amukele nanzi iimfunda ezilandelako kobana ahlale kizo: 55Enarheni yakwaJuda amukeliswa iRhebroni namadlelo ayibhodileko, 56kodwana amasimu nemizana yeRhebroni besele yabelwe uKhalebi umsa kaJefune.
57Iinzukulwana zaka-Aroni zabelwa amadorobho wobuphephelo:
iRhebroni, iLibhina namadlelwayo, iJatiri, i-Etjhitemowa namadlelwayo,
58iRhilezi namadlelwayo, iDebiri namadlelwayo,
59i-Atjhani namadlelwayo, iBhethe-Tjhemetjhi namadlelwayo.
60Esifundeni sekoro yakwaBhenjamini iinzukulwana zaka-Aroni zabelwa iGeba namadlelwayo, i-Alemethi namadlelwayo kanye ne-Anatothi namadlelwayo. Sele awoke amadorobho wemindeni le bekalitjhumi nantathu.
61Amadorobho alitjhumi wesiquntu sekoro kaManase abelwa ngefumbe labo ebebahlobene neenzukulwana eziseleko zakaKhehathi.
62Amadorobho alitjhumi nantathu ngeemfundeni zekoro ka-Isakari, ka-Atjheri, kaNafitali nekoro kaManase eBhatjhani abelwa imindeni yeenzukulwana zakaGeritjhomu.
63Amadorobho alitjhumi nambili ngeemfundeni zekoro kaRubeni, kaGadi neyakaZebuloni abelwa ngefumbe imindeni yeenzukulwana zakaMerari.
64Nje-ke bakwa-Israyeli babela amaLevi amadorobho la kanye namadlelwawo. 65Amadorobho eemfundeni zakwaJuda, kwaSimiyoni nakwaBhenjamini abalwe ngehla nawo abiwa ngefumbe.
66Abanye bemindeni yamaKhehathi bebabelwe imizi nemikhawulwayo ngesifundeni sekoro ka-Efrayimu. 67Bebamukeliswe iindawo ezilandelako njengamadorobhabo wobuphephelo:
iTjhekemu eentatjaneni zakwa-Efrayimu namadlelwayo,
68iJokimeyamu namadlelwayo,
iBhethe-Rhoroni namadlelwayo,
69i-Ayaloni namadlelwayo,
iGathi-Rimoni namadlelwayo.
70Godu ezinye zeenzukulwana eziseleko zakaKhehathi zabelwa esifundeni sesiquntu sekoro yakwaManase
71AmaGeritjhomu abelwa lokhu:
Esifundeni sesiquntu sekoro kaManase
iGolani engeBhatjhani namadlelwayo,
i-Atjhitarothi namadlelwayo.
72Esifundeni sekoro ka-Isakari
74Esifundeni sekoro ka-Atjheri
75iRhukhokhi namadlelwayo,
76Esifundeni sekoro kaNafitali
iKhedetjhi engeGalile namadlelwayo,
iKhiriyatayimu namadlelwayo.
77Iinzukulwana eziseleko zamaMerari zabelwa:
Esifundeni sekoro kaZebuloni
78Esifundeni sekoro yakwaRubeni ngaphetjheya kweJordani nangepumalanga yeJerikho
iBhetseri engerhalawumbeni namadlelwayo,
79iKhedemothi namadlelwayo,
80Esifundeni sekoro yakwaGadi
iRamothi engeGiliyadi namadlelwayo,
iMarhanayimu namadlelwayo,
81iRhetjhiboni namadlelwayo,