IZIKRONIKE I 6

₁Amadodana kaLevi: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari.

₂Amadodana kaKohati: ngoAmramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, noUziyeli.

₃Abantwana bakwa-Amramu: ngoAroni, noMose, noMiriyamu. Amadodana ka-Aroni: ngoNadabi, noAbihu, noEleyazare, noItamari.

₄UEleyazare wazala uFinehasi; uFinehasi wazala uAbishuwa;

₅uAbishuwa wazala uBuki; uBuki wazala u-Uzi;

₆u-Uzi wazala uZeraya; uZeraya wazala uMerayoti;

₇uMerayoti wazala uAmariya; uAmariya wazala uAhithubi;

₈uAhithubi wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uAhimahasi;

₉uAhimahasi wazala uAzariya; uAzariya wazala uJohanani;

₁₀uJohanani wazala uAzariya; nguye owayengumpristi ethempelini elakhiwa nguSolomoni eJerusalema;

₁₁uAzariya wazala uAmariya; uAmariya wazala uAhithubi;

₁₂uAhithubi wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uShalumi;

₁₃uShalumi wazala uHilikiya; uHilikiya wazala uAzariya;

₁₄uAzariya wazala uSeraya; uSeraya wazala uJehosadaki;

₁₅kepha uJehosadaki wamuka lapho uJehova ethumba uJuda neJerusalema ngesandla sikaNebukadinesari.

₁₆Amadodana kaLevi: ngoGereshomu, noKohati, noMerari.

₁₇Nanka amagama amadodana kaGereshomu: oLibini noShimeyi.

₁₈Amadodana kaKohati: ngoAmramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, noUziyeli.

₁₉Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi. Nansi imindeni yamaLevi njengezindlu zawoyise:

₂₀abakwaGereshomu: nguLibini indodana yakhe, noJahati indodana yakhe, noZima indodana yakhe,

₂₁noJowa indodana yakhe, noIdo indodana yakhe, noZera indodana yakhe, noJewatherayi indodana yakhe.

₂₂Amadodana kaKohati: nguAminadaba indodana yakhe, noKora indodana yakhe, noAsiri indodana yakhe,

₂₃noElkana indodana yakhe, noEbiyasafa indodana yakhe, noAsiri indodana yakhe,

₂₄noTahati indodana yakhe, noUriyeli indodana yakhe, noUziya indodana yakhe, noShawule indodana yakhe.

₂₅Amadodana kaElkana: ngoAmasayi noAhimoti.

₂₆UElkana-ke, amadodana kaElkana: nguSofayi indodana yakhe, noNahati indodana yakhe,

₂₇noEliyabe indodana yakhe, noJerohamu indodana yakhe, noElkana indodana yakhe.

₂₈Amadodana kaSamuweli: izibulo nguJoweli, nowesibili nguAbiya.

₂₉Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli, noLibini indodana yakhe, noShimeyi indodana yakhe, noUza indodana yakhe,

₃₀noShimeya indodana yakhe, noHagiya indodana yakhe, noAsaya indodana yakhe.

₃₁Nampa uDavide abamisela ukuhola ukuhlabelela endlini kaJehova, umphongolo usubekiwe khona.

₃₂Bakhonza ngokuhlabelela phambi kwetabernakele* letende lokuhlangana, uSolomoni waze wakha indlu kaJehova eJerusalema. Bema emsebenzini wabo njengomthetho wabo.

₃₃Yilaba ababemi namadodana abo: kumadodana amaKohati: nguHemani umhlabeleli kaJoweli kaSamuweli

₃₄kaElkana kaJerohamu kaEliyeli kaThowa

₃₅kaSufi kaElkana kaMahati ka-Amasayi

₃₆kaElkana kaJoweli ka-Azariya kaZefaniya

₃₇kaTahati ka-Asiri kaEbiyasafa kaKora

₃₈kaJisihari kaKohati kaLevi kaIsrayeli;

₃₉futhi umfowabo uAsafa owayemi ngakwesokunene sakhe, uAsafa kaBerekiya kaShimeya

₄₀kaMikayeli kaBahaseya kaMalikhiya

₄₁kaEthini kaZera ka-Adaya

₄₂kaEthani kaZima kaShimeyi

₄₃kaJahati kaGereshomu kaLevi.

₄₄Amadodana kaMerari abafowabo ayengakwesokunene: nguEthani kaKishi ka-Abidi kaMaluki

₄₅kaHashabiya ka-Amasiya kaHilikiya

₄₆ka-Amisi kaBani kaShemeri

₄₇kaMaheli kaMushi kaMerari kaLevi.

₄₈Abafowabo amaLevi banikelelwa yonke inkonzo yetabernakele* lendlu kaNkulunkulu.

₄₉Kepha uAroni namadodana akhe bashiya iminikelo ealtare leminikelo yokushiswa nasealtare lempepho, benza nawo wonke umsebenzi wendawo engcwelengcwele, benzela uIsrayeli ukubuyisana njengakho konke ayalé ngakho uMose inceku kaNkulunkulu.

₅₀Nanka amadodana ka-Aroni: uEleyazare indodana yakhe, noFinehasi indodana yakhe, noAbishuwa indodana yakhe,

₅₁noBuki indodana yakhe, noUzi indodana yakhe, noZeraya indodana yakhe,

₅₂noMerayoti indodana yakhe, noAmariya indodana yakhe, noAhithubi indodana yakhe,

₅₃noSadoki indodana yakhe, noAhimahasi indodana yakhe.

₅₄Lezi ziyizindawo zawo zokuhlala njengamakamu* awo emikhawulweni yawo: amadodana ka-Aroni emindeni yamaKohati — ngokuba yiwona adliwa yinkatho yokuqala —

₅₅wona bawanika iHebroni ezweni lakwaJuda namadlelo alizungezayo.

₅₆Kodwa amasimu omuzi nemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi indodana kaJefune.

₅₇Banika amadodana ka-Aroni imizi yokuphephela, iHebroni neLibina namadlelo awo, neJatiri, ne-Eshitemowa namadlelo awo,

₅₈neHileni namadlelo alo, neDebiri namadlelo alo,

₅₉neAshani namadlelo alo, neBetiShemeshi namadlelo alo,

₆₀nasesizweni sakwaBenjamini iGeba namadlelo alo, neAlemeti namadlelo alo, neAnathoti namadlelo alo. Yonke imizi yawo ngemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu.

₆₁Amadodana aseleyo kaKohati anikwa ngenkatho emndenini wesizwe, enxenyeni yesizwe, inxenye kaManase, imizi eyishumi,

₆₂namadodana kaGereshomu ngemindeni yawo esizweni sakwaIsakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali, nasesizweni sakwaManase eBashani imizi eyishumi nantathu,

₆₃namadodana kaMerari ngenkatho ngemindeni yawo esizweni sakwaRubeni, nasesizweni sakwaGadi, nasesizweni sakwaZebuloni imizi eyishumi nambili.

₆₄Abantwana bakwaIsrayeli banika amaLevi leyomizi namadlelo ayo.

₆₅Banika ngenkatho leyomizi ebizwé ngamagama esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda, nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni, nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaBenjamini.

₆₆Eminye imindeni yamadodana kaKohati yayinemizi yemikhawulo yayo esizweni sakwaEfrayimi.

₆₇Bayinika imizi yokuphephela: iShekemi ezintabeni zakwaEfrayimi namadlelo alo, neGezeri namadlelo alo,

₆₈neJokimeyamu namadlelo alo, neBeti-Horoni namadlelo alo,

₆₉neAjaloni namadlelo alo, neGati-Rimoni namadlelo alo,

₇₀nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase iAnere namadlelo alo, neBileyamu namadlelo alo, ibe-ngeyomndeni oseleyo wamadodana kaKohati.

₇₁Amadodana kaGereshomu anikwa emndenini wenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase iGolanu eBashani namadlelo alo neAshitaroti namadlelo alo;

₇₂nasesizweni sakwaIsakare iKedeshi namadlelo alo, neDaberati namadlelo alo,

₇₃neRamoti namadlelo alo, neAnemi namadlelo alo;

₇₄nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri iMashali namadlelo alo, neAbidoni namadlelo alo,

₇₅neHukoki namadlelo alo, neRehobe namadlelo alo;

₇₆nasesizweni sakwaNafetali iKedeshi eGalile namadlelo alo, neHamoni namadlelo alo, neKiriyatayimi namadlelo alo.

₇₇Aseleyo, amadodana kaMerari, anikwa esizweni sakwaZebuloni iRimono namadlelo alo neThabori namadlelo alo,

₇₈naphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga kwaseJordani esizweni sakwaRubeni iBeseri ehlane namadlelo alo, neJahasa namadlelo alo,

₇₉neKedemoti namadlelo alo, neMefahati namadlelo alo;

₈₀nasesizweni sakwaGadi iRamoti kwaGileyadi namadlelo alo, neMahanayimi namadlelo alo,

₈₁neHeshiboni namadlelo alo, neJazeri namadlelo alo.