Eyokuqala yezikronike 4

₁ONYANA baka‐Juda: ngu‐Faretse, no‐Hetserone, no‐Kami, no‐Hure, no‐Shobali. ₂Waza u‐Raya, unyana ka‐Shobali, wazala u‐Yahati; wati u‐Yahati wazala u‐Ahumai, no‐Lahadi. Ezi zizizalwane zama‐Tsoreha. ₃Aba ke bavela kuyise we‐Hetame; u‐Yezerele, no‐Yishema, no‐Dibashe: laye igama lodade wabo lingu‐Hatseleliponi: ₄no‐Penuweli, uyise ka‐Gedore; no‐Hezere, uyise ka‐Husha: aba bangonyana baka‐Hure, owamazibulo ka‐Eferata, uyise we‐Beteleheme.

₅Waye u‐Ashure, uyise we‐Tekoha, ebenabafazi babini; ngu‐Hela no‐Nahara. ₆Wati u‐Nahara wamzalela u‐Ahuzame, no‐Hefere, no‐Temeni, no‐Hahashatari: aba bangonyana baka‐Nahara. ₇Nonyana baka‐Hela; ngu‐Tserete, no‐Yetsohare, no‐Etenane. ₈Waye u‐Kotse wazala u‐Hanube, no‐Tsobeba, nezizalwane zika‐Harahele unyana ka‐Harume.

₉Kekaloku u‐Yabetse ebebekekile ngapezu kwabazalwana bake: wati unina wambiza ngegama elingu‐Yabetse, esiti: Ngokuba ndimzele ngobuhlungu. ₁₀Waza wabiza u‐Yabetse kutixo wo‐Sirayeli, esiti: Wanga ungakolisa ukunditamsanqela, uwandise umda wam, siti isandla sako sibe kunye nam, uze undinqande ebubini, ukuze bungandenzi buhlungu! Wati utixo wamamkelisa oko wakucelayo.

₁₁Waye u‐Kelube, umninawe ka‐Shuha, wazala u‐Mehire; lo unguyise ka‐Shetone. ₁₂Wati u‐Shetone wazala u‐Bete‐rafa, no‐Paseha, no‐Tehina uyise we‐Hire‐nahashe; aba bangamadoda ase‐Reka. ₁₃Nonyana baka‐Kenazi; ngu‐Hotineli, no‐Seraya: nonyana baka‐Hotineli; ngu‐Hatati. ₁₄Waye u‐Mehonotai wazala u‐Hofera: no‐Seraya wazala u‐Jowabi, uyise wabasemhlanjeni wencibi; ngokuba bona bebezincibi. ₁₅Nonyana baka‐Kalebi unyana ka‐Jefune; ngu‐Hiru, no‐Ela, no‐Nahame: nonyana baka‐Ela; ngu‐Kenazi. ₁₆Nonyana baka‐Yehaleleli; ngu‐Zifi, no‐Zifa, no‐Tiriya, no‐Asarele. ₁₇Nonyana baka‐Ezera; ngu‐Yetere, no‐Meredi, no‐Heferi, no‐Yalone. Waye u‐Bitiya wazala u‐Miriyame, no‐Shamai, no‐Yisheba uyise we‐Shetemoha: ₁₈wati nomfazi wake ongum‐Judakazi wazala u‐Yeredi uyise we‐Gedore, no‐Kebere uyise we‐Soko, no‐Yekutile uyise we‐Zanoha: aba ke bangonyana baka‐Bitiya intombi ka‐Faro, owazekwayo ngu‐Meredi. ₁₉Nonyana bomfazi ongu‐Hodiya udade ka‐Nahame; nguyise ka‐Kehila um‐Garemi, no‐Shetemoha um‐Mahaka. ₂₀Nonyana baka‐Shimone; ngu‐Amnone, no‐Rinai, no‐Benehanane, no‐Tilone. Nonyana baka‐Yishi; ngu‐Zohete, no‐Bene‐zohete.

₂₁Onyana baka‐Shela unyana ka‐Juda: ngu‐Here uyise we‐Leka, no‐Lahada uyise we‐Maresha, nezizalwane zendlu yabasebenzayo ngeqiya eshiceneyo, abendlu ka‐Shabeha, ₂₂no‐Yokime, namadoda ase‐Kozeba, no‐Yohashe, no‐Sarafi, ababenobukosi e‐Mowabi, no‐Yashubi‐leheme: kodwa zezakudala izinto ezi. ₂₃Aba bangababumbi, nabahlalayo pakati kwezityalwa nendonga: bahlala kona kunye nokumkani ngenxa yomsebenzi wake.

₂₄ONYANA baka‐Simone: ngu‐Nemuweli, no‐Yamine, no‐Yaribe, no‐Zera, no‐Saule: ₂₅u‐Shalume ngunyana wake; u‐Mibisame ngunyana wake; u‐Mishema ngunyana wake. ₂₆Nonyana baka‐Mishema: u‐Hamuweli ngunyana wake; u‐Zakure ngunyana wake; u‐Shimehi ngunyana wake. ₂₇Kekaloku u‐Shimehi wabenonyana abalishumi linesitandatu, nentombi ezintandatu; kodwa abaninawe bake bebengenabantwana abaninzi; kanjalo sonke isizalwane sakowabo besingenakwanda njengokwosapo luka‐Juda. ₂₈Bahlala e‐Beresheba, nase‐Molada, nase‐Hatsare‐shuhali, ₂₉nase‐Bileha, nase‐Hetseme, nase‐Toladi, ₃₀nase‐Betuweli, nase‐Horema, nase‐Tsikilage, ₃₁nase‐Betemarakaboti, nase‐Hatsare‐susime, nase‐Bete‐biri, nase‐Sharayime: ezi bezizizixeko zabo kwada kwaba ngukumkani u‐Davide. ₃₂Imizi yabo ibiyi‐Hetame, ne‐Hayine, ne‐Rimone, ne‐Tokene, ne‐Hashane, izixeko ezihlanu; ₃₃nayo yonke imizi yabo ebingqonga izixeko ezo kwada kwase‐Bali. Ezi zindawo zabo zokuhlala, nokuba̔lelwa kwabo ngokuzalwa. ₃₄No‐Meshobabe, no‐Yamleki, no‐Yoshai unyana ka‐Amatsiya, ₃₅no‐Joweli, no‐Jehu, unyana ka‐Yoshibiya, unyana ka‐Seraya, unyana ka‐Hasiyeli, ₃₆no‐Eliwenai, no‐Yahakoba, no‐Yeshohaya, no‐Hasaya, no‐Hadiyeli, no‐Yesimile, no‐Benaya, ₃₇no‐Ziza, unyana ka‐Shifi, unyana ka‐Alone, unyana ka‐Yedaya, unyana ka‐Shimri, unyana ka‐Shemaya: ₃₈aba ababaliweyo ngamagama bebezinkosi ezizalwaneni zabo; kanjalo indlu yoyise yabo yanda kakulu.

₃₉Bahamba baya ngasekungenweni kwe‐Gedore, ngasempumalanga yesihlambo, ukuba bafunele izimvu zabo idlelo. ₄₀Bafumana idlelo elityebileyo elihle, nelizwe elibanzi, elonwabileyo, elixolileyo: ngokuba abaka‐Hame bebemi kona ngapambili. ₄₁Baye besiza aba ababa̔liweyo ngamagama emihleni ka‐Hezekiya ukumkani wo‐Juda, bacita intente zabo, nama‐Mahone abefunyanwa kona, babalahlela ekutshatyalalisweni kwada kwanamhla nje, bahlala ezikundleni zabo; ngokuba idlelo elilungele izimvu zabo beliko kona. ₄₂Kwapuma kubo, kwa kubo abalusapo luka‐Simone, ukuya entabeni ye‐Sehire, amadoda amakulu mahlanu: u‐Pelatiya, no‐Nehariya, no‐Refaya, no‐Huziyeli, onyana baka‐Yishi, bebezintloko zawo. ₄₃Aza abeta isisalela sabasindileyo pakati kwama‐Amaleki, ahlala kona kwada kwanamhla nje.