IZIKRONIKE I 9

₁Wabhalwa-ke wonke uIsrayeli ngezizukulwane; bheka, balotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwaIsrayeli; uJuda wathunjelwa eBabele ngeziphambeko zakhe.

₂Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo babenguIsrayeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini*.

₃EJerusalema kwahlala kubantwana bakwaJuda, nakubantwana bakwaBenjamini, nakubantwana bakwaEfrayimi noManase:

₄ngu-Uthayi ka-Amihudi kaOmri kaImri kaBani kubantwana bakwaPheresi kaJuda.

₅KumaShiloni: nguAsaya izibulo namadodana akhe.

₆Kumadodana kaZera: nguJehuweli nabafowabo, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye.

₇Kumadodana kaBenjamini: nguSalu kaMeshulamu kaHodaviya kaHasenuwa,

₈noIbineya indodana kaJerohamu, noEla kaUzi kaMikiri, noMeshulamu kaShefathiya kaRehuweli kaJibiniya,

₉nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo, bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha. Bonke labobantu babeyizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise.

₁₀Kubapristi: ngoJedaya, noJehoyaribi, noJakini,

₁₁noAzariya kaHilikiya kaMeshulamu kaSadoki kaMerayoti ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu,

₁₂noAdaya kaJerohamu kaPhashuri kaMalikhiya noMahasayi ka-Adiyeli kaJahizera kaMeshulamu kaMeshilemiti kaImeri,

₁₃nabafowabo, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha, amadoda ahlakaniphile emsebenzini wenkonzo yasendlini kaNkulunkulu.

₁₄KumaLevi: nguShemaya kaHashubi ka-Azirikamu kaHashabiya kumadodana kaMerari,

₁₅noBakibakari, noHereshi, noGalali, noMathaniya kaMika kaZikiri ka-Asafa,

₁₆no-Obadiya kaShemaya kaGalali kaJeduthuni, noBerekiya ka-Asa kaElkana owahlala emizaneni yamaNethofa,

₁₇nabalindisango oShalumi, noAkubi, noThalimoni, noAhimani, nabafowabo; uShalumi wayeyinhloko.

₁₈Kwaze kwaba-kulesosikhathi babesesangweni lenkosi ngasempumalanga; babengabalindisango bekamu* labantwana bakwaLevi.

₁₉UShalumi kaKore kaEbiyasafa kaKora, nabafowabo bendlu kayise, amaKorahi, babephethe umsebenzi wenkonzo, bengabalindisango etabernakele*; oyise babemele ikamu* likaJehova bengabalindisango.

₂₀UFinehasi indodana kaEleyazare wayengumbusi phezu kwabo ngesikhathi esidlulileyo. UJehova wayenaye.

₂₁UZakariya indodana kaMeshelemiya wayengumlindisango etendeni lokuhlangana.

₂₂Bonke labo ababekhethiwe ukuba babe-ngabalindisango babengamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili. Babhalwa ngezizukulwane emizaneni yabo, bamiswa ngoDavide noSamuweli umboni ezikhundleni zabo.

₂₃Bona nabantwana babo babephethe amasango endlu kaJehova, indlu yetende, belinda.

₂₄Abalindi babekhona ezinhlangothini ezine: ngasempumalanga, nangasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu.

₂₅Abafowabo emizaneni yabo babeyakungena emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njalo izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuba babe-nabo,

₂₆ngokuba abalindi abane abakhulu ababengamaLevi babesesikhundleni njalo, bephethe amakamelo nengcebo endlini kaNkulunkulu.

₂₇Bahlala ebusuku bezungeza indlu kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kwakungokwabo ukuyilinda, kwakungokwabo futhi ukuyivula ekuseni imihla ngemihla.

₂₈Abanye babephethe izitsha zenkonzo, ngokuba zangeniswa ngokubalwa, zakhishwa ngokubalwa.

₂₉Abanye kubo babemiselwe impahla, nezitsha zonke zendlu engcwele, nempuphu, newayini, namafutha, nenhlaka, namakha.

₃₀Abanye bamadodana abapristi bagxoba amakha aba-ngamafutha.

₃₁UMatithiya omunye, wamaLevi owayeyizibulo likaShalumi umKorahi wayenesikhundla sokubheka izinto ezenziwa emakhanzini.

₃₂Abanye babafowabo bamadodana amaKohati babephethe izinkwa zokubukwa ukuba bazilungise onke amasabatha.

₃₃Kepha abanye, abahlabeleli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zamaLevi, babesemakamelweni bekhululekile kokunye, ngokuba babesemsebenzini wabo imini nobusuku.

₃₄Labo babeyizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bamaLevi, izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo, bahlala eJerusalema.

₃₅EGibeyoni kwahlala uyise kaGibeyoni uJehiyeli ogama lomkakhe lalinguMahakha,

₃₆nendodana yakhe eyizibulo uAbidoni, kanye noSuri, noKishi, noBali, noNeri, noNadabi,

₃₇noGedori, noAhiyo, noZakariya, noMikiloti.

₃₈UMikiloti wazala uShimeyamu. Nabo bahlala nabafowabo eJerusalema malungana nabafowabo.

₃₉UNeri wazala uKishi; uKishi wazala uSawule; uSawule wazala oJonathani, noMaliki-Shuwa, noAbinadaba, noEshi-Bali.

₄₀Indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribi-Bali; uMeribi-Bali wazala uMika.

₄₁Amadodana kaMika: ngoPhithoni, noMeleki, noThareya, noAhazi.

₄₂UAhazi wazala uJara; uJara wazala oAlemeti, noAzimaveti, noZimri; uZimri wazala uMosa;

₄₃uMosa wazala uBineya; uRefaya wayeyindodana yakhe; nguEleyasa indodana yakhe, nguAseli indodana yakhe;

₄₄uAseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa: oAzirikamu, noBokeru, noIshmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babengamadodana ka-Aseli.