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₁Amadodana kaLevi: uGereshoni, uKohathi, noMerari. ₂Amadodana kaKohathi: u-Amramu, uJizihari, uHebhroni no-Uziyeli. ₃Amadodana ka-Amramu: u-Aroni, uMose, noMiriyamu. Amadodana ka-Aroni: uNadabi, u-Abhihu, u-Eleyazare no-Ithamari. ₄U-Eleyazare wazala uFinehasi; uFinehasi wazala u-Abhishuwa; ₅u-Abhishuwa wazala uBhuki; uBhuki wazala u-Uzi; ₆u-Uzi wazala uZeraya; uZeraya wazala uMerayothi; ₇uMerayothi wazala u-Amariya; u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi; ₈u-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki; uZadoki wazala u-Ahimahazi; ₉u-Ahimahazi wazala u-Azariya; u-Azariya wazala uJohanani; ₁₀uJohanani wazala u-Azariya; nguye owayengumphristi endlini eyakhiwa nguSolomoni eJerusalema. ₁₁U-Azariya wazala u-Amariya; u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi. ₁₂U-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki; uZadoki wazala uShalumi; ₁₃uShalumi wazala uHilikiya; uHilikiya wazala u-Azariya; ₁₄u-Azariya wazala uSeraya; uSeraya wazala uJehozadaki, ₁₅kodwa uJehozadaki wahamba ngesikhathi uSimakade ethumba uJuda neJerusalema ngesandla sikaNebukhadinezari.

₁₆Amadodana kaLevi: kwakunguGereshomu, uKhohathi noMerari. ₁₇Nanka amagama amadodana kaGereshomu: nguLibhini noShimeyi. ₁₈Amadodana kaKhohathi: ngu-Amramu, uJizihari, uHebhroni no-Uziyeli. ₁₉Amadodana kaMerari: nguMaheli noMushi. Nansi imindeni yabaLevi ngokokhokho babo: ₂₀kwaGereshomu: kwakunguLibhini, uJahathi, uZima, ₂₁uJowa, u-Ido, uZera noJewatherayi. ₂₂Amadodana kaKhohathi: kwakungu-Aminadaba, uKhora, u-Asiri, ₂₃u-Elikhana, u-Ebhiyasafa, u-Asiri, ₂₄uThathi, u-Uriyeli, u-Uziya, uShawule.

₂₅Amadodana ka-Elikhana: kwakungu-Amasayi no-Ahimothi, ₂₆u-Elikhana, uZofayi, uNahathi, ₂₇u-Eliyabe, uJerohamu no-Elikhana. ₂₈Amadodana kaSamuweli: izibulo kwakunguJoweli, eyesibili kungu-Abhiya. ₂₉Amadodana kaMerari: kwakunguMaheli, uLibhini, uShimeyi, u-Uza, ₃₀uShimeya, uHagiya no-Asaya.

₃₁Nampa abantu uDavide ababeka ukuba bahole ukuhlabelela endlini kaSimakade, ngesikhathi umphongolo usubekwe khona. ₃₂Babekhonza ngokuhlabelela phambi kwethabanakeli lethende lokuhlangana, waze uSolomoni wakha indlu kaSimakade eJerusalema. Babambelela njengokwenqubo yomsebenzi wabo.

₃₃Yilaba ababema namadodana abo: kumadodana amaKhohathi: nguHemani, umhlabeleli, kaJoweli, kaSamuweli, ₃₄ka-Elikhana, kaJerohamu, ka-Eliyeli, kaThowa, ₃₅kaZufi, ka-Elikhana, kaMahathi, ka-Amasayi, ₃₆ka-Elikhana, kaJoweli, ka-Azariya, kaZefaniya, ₃₇kaThathi, ka-Asiri, ka-Ebhiyasafa, kaKhora, ₃₈kaJizihari, kaKhohathi, kaLevi, ka-Israyeli. ₃₉Umfowabo u-Asafa wayemi ngakwesokunene sakhe; u-Asafa, kaBherekhiya, kaShimeya, ₄₀kaMikhayeli, kaBhahaseya, kaNalikhiya, ₄₁ka-Ethini, kaZera, ka-Adaya, ₄₂ka-Ethani, kaZima, kaShimeyi, ₄₃kaJahathi, kaGereshomu, kaLevi. ₄₄Amadodana kaMerari, abafowabo ababema ngakwesokunene: kungu-Ethani, kaKhishi, ka-Abhidi, kaMalukhi, ₄₅kaHashabhiya, ka-Amaziya, kaHilikhiya, ₄₆ka-Amizi, kaBhani, kaShemeri, ₄₇kaMaheli, kaMushi, kaMerari, kaLevi.

₄₈Abafowabo abaLevi banikwa inkonzo yonke yethabanakeli lendlu kaNkulunkulu. ₄₉U-Aroni namadodana akhe babeshiya iminikelo e-althare leminikelo yokushiswa nase-althare lempepho, benza wonke umsebenzi endaweni engcwelengcwele, benzela u-Israyeli ukubuyisana njengakho konke ayale ngakho uMose, inceku kaNkulunkulu.

₅₀Nanka amadodana ka-Aroni: ngu-Eleyazare, uFinehasi, u-Abhishuwa, ₅₁uBhuki, u-Uzi, uZeraya, ₅₂uMerayothi, u-Amariya, u-Ahithubi, ₅₃uZadoki no-Ahimahazi.

₅₄Nazi izindawo zawo zokuhlala, izinkambu zawo emingceleni yawo: amadodana ka-Aroni awomndeni kaKhohathi, ngokuba yiwo adliwa wunkatho kuqala. ₅₅Wona anikwa iHebhroni, kwaJuda namadlelo alizungezileyo. ₅₆Kepha amasimu omuzi nemizana yawo bakunika uKhalebhu, indodana kaJefune. ₅₇Abozalo luka-Aroni balunika imizi yokuphephela: iHebhroni, neLibhina namadlelo ayo, iJathiri, ne-Eshithemowa namadlelo ayo, ₅₈iHileni namadlelo alo, iDebhiri namadlelo alo, ₅₉i-Ashani namadlelo alo, iBhethi Shemeshi namadlelo alo. ₆₀Esizwaneni sakwaBhenjamini bawanika iGebha namadlelo alo, i-Alemethi namadlelo alo, ne-Anathothi namadlelo alo. Isiyonke imizi yawo ngokwemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eli-13.

₆₁Abozalo lukaKhohathi ababesele banikwa ngonkatho imizi elishumi emndenini, engxenyeni yesizwana sakwaManase, emindenini yakhona ngokwemindeni yawo. ₆₂Abozalo lukaGereshomu, ngemindeni yabo, anikwa esizwaneni sakwa-Isakhare, nesakwa-Asheri, nesakwaNafethali, nasengxenyeni yesizwana sakwaManase, eBhashani, kwaba yimizi eli-13. ₆₃Abozalo lukaMerari banikwa ngonkatho ngokwemindeni yabo esizwaneni sakwaRubeni, nakwesakwaGadi, nakwesakwaZebuloni, kwaba yimizi eli-12.

₆₄Abakwa-Israyeli banika abaLevi leyo mizi namadlelo ayo. ₆₅Leyo mizi ebizwe ngamagama banikwa yona ngonkatho esizwaneni sakwaJuda, nakwesakwaSimeyoni, nakwesakwaBhenjamini.

₆₆Eminye imindeni yabozalo lukaKhohathi yayinemizi emingceleni yesizwana sakwa-Efrayimi. ₆₇Bayinika imizi yokuphephela: iShekhemi, ezintabeni kwa-Efrayimi, namadlelo alo, iGezeri namadlelo alo, ₆₈iJokhimeyamu namadlelo alo, iBhethi Horoni namadlelo alo, ₆₉i-Ajaloni namadlelo alo, iGathi Rimoni namadlelo alo, ₇₀nasengxenyeni yesizwana sakwaManase, i-Anere namadlelo alo, neBhileyamu namadlelo alo, kwaba ngokomndeni owawusele wozalo lukaKhohathi.

₇₁Abozalo lukaGereshomu banikwa emndenini wengxenye yesizwana sakwaManase iGolanu, iBhashani namadlelo alo, i-Ashitharothi namadlelo alo; ₇₂nasesizwaneni sakwa-Isakhare, iKedeshi namadlelo alo, iDabherathi namadlelo alo, ₇₃iRamothi namadlelo alo, i-Anemi namadlelo alo; ₇₄nasesizwaneni sakwa-Asheri: iMashali namadlelo alo, i-Abhidoni namadlelo alo, ₇₅iHukhokhi namadlelo alo, iRehobe namadlelo alo; ₇₆nasesizwaneni sakwaNafethali, iKedeshi, eGalile, namadlelo alo, iHamoni namadlelo alo, iKiriyathayimi namadlelo alo.

₇₇Kwathi abozalo lukaMerari abebesele banikwa esizwaneni sakwaZebuloni: iRimono namadlelo alo, iGabhori namadlelo alo, ₇₈phesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko, empumalanga neJordani, esizwaneni sakwaRubeni, banikwa iBhezeri, ehlane, namadlelo alo, iJahaza namadlelo alo, ₇₉iKedemothi namadlelo alo, neMefahathi namadlelo alo; ₈₀nasesizwaneni sakwaGadi, banikwa iRamothi, kwaGileyadi, namadlelo alo, iMahanayimi namadlelo alo, ₈₁iHeshibhoni namadlelo alo, neJazeri namadlelo alo.