Bible Society of South Africa

To The Word – Day 138

1 Chronicles 6–10, Psalm 27

Itekisi yeBhayibhile

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Inzala yababingeleli abakhulu

1Oonyana bakaLevi nguGershon, noKohati, noMerari. 2Oonyana bakaKohati nguAmram, noIzare, noHebron, noUziyeli. 3Abantwana baka-Amram ngooAron, noMosis, noMiriyam. Oonyana baka-Aron ngooNadabhi, noAbhihu, noElazare, noItamare.

4UElazare wazala uFineyasi, uFineyasi wazala uAbhishuwa, 5uAbhishuwa wazala uBhuki, uBhuki wazala u-Uzi, 6u-Uzi wazala uZeraya, uZeraya wazala uMerayoti, 7uMerayoti wazala uAmariya, uAmariya wazala uAhitubhi, 8uAhitubhi wazala uZadoki, uZadoki wazala uAhimazi, 9uAhimazi wazala uAzariya, uAzariya wazala uYohanan. 10UYohanan wazala uAzariya lo wayengumbingeleli ngexesha lokwakhiwa kwendlu kaThixo nguSolomon eJerusalem. 11UAzariya wazala uAmariya, uAmariya wazala uAhitubhi, 12uAhitubhi wazala uZadoki, uZadoki wazala uShalum, 13uShalum wazala uHilekiya, uHilekiya wazala uAzariya, 14uAzariya wazala uSeraya, uSeraya wazala uYozadaki. 15UYozadaki lo wafuduswa nabemi bakwaJuda neJerusalem basiwa ekuthinjweni ngokuya *uNdikhoyo wayebathumele ngoNebhukadenezare.

Enye inzala kaLevi

16Oonyana bakaLevi nguGershon, noKohati, noMerari. 17Naba oonyana bakaGershon: nguLibheni noShimeyi. 18Oonyana bakaKohati nguAmram, noIzare, noHebron, noUziyeli. 19Oonyana bakaMerari nguMali noMushi.

Nazi iinkulu zezindlu zabakwaLevi ngokuzana kwazo izizukulwana ngezizukulwana: 20Kwindlu kaGershon inkulu nguLibheni, ibe nguYahati, uZima, 21uJowa, uIdo, uZera, noYaterayi. 22Kwindlu kaKohati inkulu nguAminadabhi, ibe nguKora, uAsire, 23uElikana, uAbhiyasafu, uAsire, 24uTahati, u-Uriyeli, u-Uziya, noShawule. 25Kwindlu kaElikana ngoonyana bakhe ooAmisayi noAhimoti, 26ibe ngunyana ka-Ahimoti uElikana, ibe ngunyana wakhe uZofayi, ibe nguNahati, 27uEliyabhi, uJeroham, uElikana, [noSamweli], 28ibe ngoonyana bakaSamweli, [uJoweli] owamazibulo noAbhiya umninawa wakhe. 29Kwindlu kaMerari inkulu nguMali, ibe nguLibheni, uShimeyi, u-Uza, 30uShimeya, uHagiya, noAsaya.

Iimvumi

31Aba ngâbo ukumkani uDavide wabaphathisa umbandela weengoma *esibingelelweni *sikaNdikhoyo emva kokuba ityesi yomnqophiso yazinziswa khona. 32Babethwele uxanduva lokulungiselela ngeengoma kwisibingelelo esiyintente, wada ukumkani uSolomon wayakha indlu kaNdikhoyo eJerusalem. Umsebenzi wabo babewuqhuba ngokwemiqathango abayibekelweyo.

33Naba ke abebephathiswe iingoma noonyana babo: Kwindlu kaKohati umbhexeshi wekwayara enkulu ibinguHeman unyana koJoweli, kaSamweli, 34kaElikana, kaJeroham, kaEliyeli, kaTowa, 35kaZufi, kaElikana, kaMahati, ka-Amasayi, 36kaElikana, kaJoweli, ka-Azariya, kaZefaniya, 37kaTahati, ka-Asire, ka-Abhiyasafu, kaKora, 38kaIzare, kaKohati, kaLevi, kaSirayeli. 39Ikwayara enganeno ibibhexeshwa nguAsafu unyana kaBherekiya, kaShimeya, 40kaMikayeli, kaBhaseya, kaMalekiya, 41kaEteni, kaZera, ka-Adaya, 42kaEtan, kaZima, kaShimeyi, 43kaYahati, kaGershon, kaLevi. 44Ikwayara yesithathu ibibhexeshwa nguEtan wendlu kaMerari. UEtan lo ebengunyana kaKishi unyana ka-Abhedi, kaMaluki, 45kaHashabhiya, ka-Amaziya, kaHilekiya, 46ka-Amazi, kaBhani, kaShemere, 47kaMali, kaMushi, kaMerari, kaLevi.

48Amawabo abaLevi ayephathiswe wonke umsebenzi ongomnye esibingelelweni nasendlwini kaThixo.

Inzala ka-Aron

49UAron noonyana bakhe babenyusa amadini eqongeni lamadini atshiswayo, beqhumisela eqongeni leziqhumiso, besenza wonke umsebenzi weyona ndawo ingcwele endlwini kaThixo. Bebengxengxeza egameni lamaSirayeli ngokwemiyalelo yonke kaMosis isicaka sikaThixo.

50Naba oonyana baka-Aron: uAron wazala uElazare, uElazare wazala uFineyasi, uFineyasi wazala uAbhishuwa, 51uAbhishuwa wazala uBhuki, uBhuki wazala u-Uzi, u-Uzi wazala uZeraya, 52uZeraya wazala uMerayoti, uMerayoti wazala uAmariya, uAmariya wazala uAhitubhi, 53uAhitubhi wazala uZadoki, uZadoki wazala uAhimahaze.

Imihlaba eyanikwa abaLevi

(Yosh 21:5-39)

54Nantsi imihlaba eyanikwa inzala ka-Aron wendlu yakwaKohati. Banikwe isabelo sokuqala kwiindawo ezabelwe abaLevi *ngeqashiso. 55Banikwa iHebron ezweni lakwaJuda kunye namadlelo ayo. 56Ke wona amasimi aseHebron kunye neelali eziyingqongileyo zanikwa uKalebhi unyana kaJefune.

57Nazi ke iidolophu namadlelo azo ezanikwa oonyana baka-Aron: iHebron (eyayisisixeko sokuphephela), iLibhena, iYatire, iEshtamowa, 58iHilen, iDebhiri, 59iAshan, neBhete-shemeshe. 60Esizweni sakwaBhenjamin banikwa ezi dolophu zinamadlelo azo: iGebha, iAlemete, neAnatoti. Zizonke ezi dolophu ezazinikwe amaKohati bezilishumi elinantathu.

61Oonyana bakaKohati abaseleyo bazabelwa ngeqashiso iidolophu ezilishumi esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase.

62Oonyana bakaGershon ngokwezindlu zabo banikwa iidolophu ezilishumi elinantathu esizweni sakwaIsakare nasesizweni sakwaNafetali nakwicandelo lesizwe sakwaManase eliseBhashan.

63Oonyana bakaMerari ngokwezindlu zabo bazabelwa ngeqashiso iidolophu ezilishumi elinambini esizweni sakwaRubhen nasesizweni sakwaGadi nasesizweni sakwaZebhulon.

64Ke ngoko amaSirayeli anika abaLevi ezi dolophu zikhankanyiweyo zinamadlelo azo. 65Kwizizwe zakwaJuda, nakwaSimon, nakwaBhenjamin bazifumana ngamaqashiso.

66Ke izindlu ezithile zamaKohati zanikwa iidolophu ezinamadlelo esizweni sakwaEfrayim. 67Kwiintaba zakwaEfrayim banikwa iShekem (eyayisisixeko sokuphephela), neGezere, 68neYokemeham, neBhete-horon, 69neAyalon, neGati-rimon. 70Ke zona izindlu eziseleyo zamaKehati zanikwa iAnere neBhileham namadlelo azo esiqingatheni sesizwe sakwaManase.

71AmaGershon wona abelwa ngolu hlobo: Kwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase anikwa iGolan yaseBhashan neAshtaroti, zinamadlelo azo. 72Kwisizwe sakwaIsakare anikwa iKadeshe, neDabherati, 73neRamoti, neAnem, zinamadlelo azo. 74Kwisizwe sakwa-Ashere anikwa iMashale, neAbhedon, 75neHukoki, neRehobhi, zikunye namadlelo azo. 76Kwisizwe sakwaNafetali anikwa iKedeshe yaseGalili, neHamon, neKiriyatayim, zinamadlelo azo.

77Abaseleyo kubaLevi yayingoonyana bakaMerari. Bona banikwa ezi dolophu zilandelayo zinamadlelo azo: Kwisizwe sakwaZebhulon banikwa iRimon neTabhore. 78Kwisizwe sakwaRubhen ngaphesheya kweJordan ngasempumalanga kweJeriko banikwa iBhezere esentlango, iYaza, 79iKedemoti, neMefati. 80Kwisizwe sakwaGadi banikwa iRamoti yaseGiliyadi, neMahanayim, 81neHeshbhon, neYazere zinamadlelo azo.

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Inzala kaIsakare

1UIsakare wayenoonyana abane: uTola, uPuwa, uYashubhi, noShimron. 2Oonyana bakaTola ngu-Uzi, noRefaya, noJeriyeli, noYamayi, noIbhesam, noSamweli. Babeziinkulu zezindlu zakwaTola. Ngemihla kaDavide amadoda akwaTola anokungena emkhosini ayengamashumi amabini anambini amawaka anamakhulu amathandathu.

3Unyana kaUzi nguYezeraya. Oonyana baYezeraya nguMikayeli, no-Obhadiya, noJoweli, noIshiya. Bebonke yayiziinkulu zezindlu. 4Babenabafazi noonyana abaninzi; inzala yabo ibingamadoda angamashumi amathathu anantandathu anokungena emkhosini. 5Ewonke amaIsakare ezindlu ngezindlu anokungena emkhosini ayengamashumi asibhozo anesixhenxe samawaka.

Inzala kaBhenjamin

6UBhenjamin wayenoonyana abathathu: uBhela, uBhekere, noYediyali. 7UBhela wayenoonyana abahlanu abaziinkulu zezindlu, bengamagorha anobukroti: uEzebhon, u-Uzi, u-Uziyeli, uJerimoti, noIri. Inzala yabo ibingamadoda angamashumi anambini amawaka anamashumi amathathu anane anokungena emkhosini.

8Naba oonyana bakaBhekere: nguZemira, noYowashe, noElizere, noEliyohenayi, no-Omri, noJeremoti, noAbhiya, noAnatoti, noAlemete. 9Inzala yabo ngokwezindlu ibingamadoda angamashumi amabini amawaka anamakhulu amabini anokungena emkhosini.

10UYediyali wazala uBhilehan. Oonyana bakaBhilehan nguJewushe, noBhenjamin, noEhude, noKenana, noZetan, noTashishe, noAhishare. 11Oonyana bakaYediyali aba babeziinkulu zezindlu, bengamagorha anobukroti. Inzala yabo ibilishumi elinesixhenxe lamawaka anamakhulu amabini amadoda anokungena emkhosini.

12AmaShupim namaHupim yinzala kaIre, ke wona amaHushim yinzala ka-Ahere.

Inzala kaNafetali

13UNafetali, unyana kaYakobi nomkakhe uBhiliha, wazala uGuni, noYezere, noShalum.

Inzala kaManase

14UManase wayeneqadi elingumAramikazi elazala uAseriyeli noMakire uyise kaGiliyadi. 15UMakire lo wathatha uMahaka udade boHupim noShupim. Omnye wenzala kaMakire nguZelofehadi owazala amantombazana kuphela.

16Umka-Makire uMahaka wazala unyana awamthiya igama elinguPereshe. Umninawa wakhe nguShereshe, owazala u-Ulam noRakem. 17U-Ulam lo wazala uBhedan. Yiyo leyo ke inzala kaGiliyadi, unyana kaMakire, unyana kaManase.

18Udade boGiliyadi uHamolekete wazala uIshodi, noAbhiyezere, noMala.

19Oonyana bakaShemida nguAhiyan, noShekem, noLiki, noAniyam.

Inzala kaEfrayim

20Nantsi inzala kaEfrayim. UEfrayim wazala uShutela, uShutela wazala uBheredi, uBheredi wazala uTahati, uTahati wazala uEliyada, uEliyada wazala uTahati, 21uTahati wazala uZabhadi, uZabhadi wazala uShutela.

Abanye oonyana bakaEfrayim, uEzere noEladi, babulawa xa babefuna ukuthimba imfuyo yabantu baseGati. 22UEfrayim wabazilela ixesha elide oonyana bakhe abaswelekileyo, baza abazalana naye bafika bamkhuza. 23Emva koko umkakhe wamitha, wazala unyana, waza uEfrayim wamthiya igama elinguBheriya, kuba indlu yakhe ibihlelwe lilishwa.

24UEfrayim wazala nentombi enguShera. UShera lo wayakha iBhete-horon, eyasezantsi neyasentla, wayakha neUzen-shera.

25UEfrayim wazala nonyana onguRefa. URefa lo wazala uReshefe, uReshefe wazala uTela, uTela wazala uTahan, 26uTahan wazala uLadan, uLadan wazala uAmihudi, uAmihudi wazala uElishama, 27uElishama wazala uNune, uNune wazala uYoshuwa.

28Umhlaba abema kuwo oonyana bakaEfrayim yiBhetele namaphandle ayingqongileyo. Ngasempumalanga umda ubuma ngeNaran, ngasentshona ume ngeGezere neelali eziyingqongileyo, uye kutsho naseShekem neelali zakhona, naseAya neelali zakhona. 29Ngasemdeni wakwaManase ibiyiBhete-shehan, iTanaki, iMegido, iDore, neelali ezizingqongileyo. Kulapho yayimi khona inzala kaJosefu unyana kaSirayeli.

Inzala ka-Ashere

30Nantsi inzala ka-Ashere: oonyana nguImna, noIshwa, noIshvi, noBheriya, nodade wabo uSera.

31Oonyana bakaBheriya nguHebhere noMalkiyeli owazala uBhizaviti. 32Ke yena uHebhere wazala uYafelete, noShemere, noHotam, nodade wabo uShuwa.

33Oonyana bakaYafelete nguPasaki, noBhimehali, noAshevati. 34Oonyana bakaShemere nguAhi noRoga, noYehubha, noAram. 35Oonyana bomntakwabo-Shemere uHelem nguZofa, noImna, noSheleshe, noAmali. 36Ke bona oonyana bakaZofa nguSuwa, noHarenefere, noShuwali, noBheri, noImra, 37noBhezere, noHodi, noShama, noShilesha, noItran, noBhera.

38Oonyana bakaYetere nguYefune, noPisepa, noAra. 39Oonyana bakaUla nguAra, noHaniyeli, noRiziya.

40Bonke aba babeyinzala ka-Ashere. Babeziinkulu, bengamadoda akhethiweyo anobukroti, beziinkokheli ezinamagama. Bebonke babengamadoda angamashumi amabini anantandathu amawaka anokungena emkhosini.

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Inzala kaBhenjamin

1Naba oonyana abahlanu bakaBhenjamin ngokuzana kwabo: nguBhela owamazibulo, ibe nguAshbhele, uAhara, 2uNoha, noRafa.

3Oonyana bakaBhela nguAdare, noGera, noAbhihudi, 4noAbhishuwa, noNaman, noAhowa, 5noGera, noShefufan, noHuram.

6-7Oonyana bakaEhude nguNaman, noAhiya, noGera. Babeziinkulu zezindlu zaseGebha, ezo zanyanzelekayo ukuba zifuduke, zaza zaya eMahanati, zikhokelwa nguGera uyise kaUza noAhihudi.

8UShaharayim wawuqhawula umtshato wakhe nabafazi bakhe, uHushim noBhayara, waya kuma eMowabhi, 9wathatha uHodeshe, wazala uJobhabhi, noZibheya, noMesha, noMalkom, 10noYehuze, noSakiya, noMirma. Oonyana bakhe aba bonke baba ziinkulu zezindlu. 11Ke nomkakhe uHushim wayemzalele uAhitubhi noElipali. 12Oonyana bakaElipali nguHebhere, noMisham, noShemede lowo wayakhayo iOno kwaneLodi neelali ezizingqongileyo.

AmaBhenjamin aseGati naseAyalon

13OoBheriya noShema babeziinkulu zezindlu ezazimi eAyalon zaza zabagxotha abemi baseGati. 14Kwinzala kaBheriya kukho uAhiyo, noShashaki, noYeremoti, 15noZebhadiya, noAradi, noEdere, 16noMikayeli, noIshpa, noYoha.

AmaBhenjamin aseJerusalem

17-18Oonyana bakaElipali nguZebhadiya, noMeshulam, noHizeki, noHebhere, noIshmerayi, noYeziliya, noJobhabhi.

19-21Oonyana bakaShimeyi nguYakim, noZikri, noZabhedi, noElihenayi, noZiletayi, noEliyeli, noAdaya, noBheraya, noShimrati.

22-25Oonyana bakaShashaki nguIshpan, noHebhere, noEliyeli, noAbhedon, noZikri, noHanan, noHananiya, noElam, noAntotiya, noIfediya, noPenuweli.

26-27Oonyana bakaJeroham nguShamsherayi, noShehariya, noAtaliya, noYareshiya, noEliya, noZikri.

28Zizo ezo ke iinkulu zezindlu ezazihlala eJerusalem.

AmaBhenjamin aseGibheyon naseJerusalem

29Ukhokho weGibheyon wayehlala khona eGibheyon. Igama lomkakhe nguMahaka. 30Ngokuzana kwabo oonyana bakhe nguAbhedon owamazibulo, ibe nguZure, uKishe, uBhali, uNadabhi, 31uGedore, uAhiyo, uZekere, 32noMikeloti owazala uShimeya. Nabo nenzala yabo babehlala eJerusalem ngakwamanye amaBhenjamin.

Inzala kakumkani uSawule

33UNere wazala uKishe, uKishe wazala uSawule, uSawule wazala uJonatan, noMalkishuwa, noAbhinadabhi, noEshbhali. 34UJonatan wazala uMeribhali, uMeribhali wazala uMika.

35Oonyana bakaMika nguPiton, noMeleki, noTareya, noAhazi. 36UAhazi wazala uYowada, uYowada wazala uAlemete, noAzemavete, noZimri, waza uZimri wazala uMoza, 37uMoza wazala uBhineya, uBhineya wazala uRafa, uRafa wazala uElasa, uElasa wazala uAzele. 38UAzele ebenoonyana abathandathu, amagama abo inguAzerikam, uBhokeru, uIshmayeli, uShariya, uObhadiya, noHanan. 39Oonyana abathathu bakaEsheki, umntakwabo-Azele ngu-Ulam owamazibulo, ibe nguJewushe noElifelete. 40Oonyana bakaUlam babengamagorha anobuchule kwicala lamatolo. Babenoonyana nabazukulwana abalikhulu elinamashumi amahlanu. Bonke abo babeyinzala kaBhenjamin.

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Abantu ababuye ekuthinjweni

1AmaSirayeli onke adweliswa ngokwemilibo yawo encwadini yookumkani bakwaSirayeli.

AmaJuda athinjwa, asiwa eBhabheli, ngenxa yokunganyaniseki kwawo. 2Abokuqala ababuya ekuthinjweni bangena balanda ilifa labo ngamaSirayeli athile, nababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabasebenza endlwini kaThixo. 3Bekukho abendlu kaJuda, nabendlu kaBhenjamin, nabendlu kaEfrayim nekaManase ababehlala eJerusalem.

4Nazi iinkulu zabendlu kaJuda ababehlala eJerusalem: Kwinzala kaPereze, unyana kaJuda, inkulu ngu-Utayi, unyana ka-Amihudi, unyana kaOmri, unyana kaImri, unyana kaBhani. 5Kwindlu kaShela inkulu nguAsaya izibulo, noonyana bakhe. 6Kwindlu kaZera inkulu nguJeweli. Bebonke abantu bendlu yakwaJuda babengamakhulu amathandathu anamashumi alithoba.

7Nazi iinkulu zamaBhenjamin awayehlala eJerusalem: nguSalu kaMeshulam kaHodaviya kaHasenuwa; 8uIbheneya kaJeroham; uEla kaUzi kaMikri; noMeshulam kaShefatiya kaRuweli kaIbheniya. 9La madoda ke ayeziinkulu zezindlu zakowawo. Ewonke la maBhenjamin ayengamakhulu alithoba anamashumi amahlanu anantandathu.

Ababingeleli ababemi eJerusalem

10Naba ababingeleli ababehlala eJerusalem: nguYedaya, uJoyaribhi, uJakin, 11uAzariya kaHilekiya kaMeshulam kaZadoki kaMerayoti ka-Ahitubhi, owayeligosa elikhulu lendlu kaThixo, 12uAdaya kaJehoram kaPashure kaMalekiya, noMasayi ka-Adiyeli kaYazera kaMeshulam kaMeshilemiti kaImere.

13Ababingeleli ababeziinkulu zezindlu babeliwaka elinamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi amathandathu. Babeziingcungela kumsebenzi wendlu kaThixo.

14Naba abaLevi ababehlala eJerusalem: nguShemaya kaHashubhi ka-Azerikam kaHashabhiya, wendlu kaMerari, 15uBhakebhakare, uHerese, uGalali, uMataniya kaMika kaZikri ka-Asafu, 16uObhadiya kaShemaya, kaGalali kaJedutun, noBherekiya ka-Asa kaElikana, owayehlala kwiilali zamaNetofa.

Abagcini-masango

17Naba abagcini-masango bendlu kaThixo ababehlala eJerusalem: nguShalum, noAkubhi, noTalmon, noAhiman, nabantakwabo. Intloko yabo ibinguShalum. 18Unangoku basagada isango elingasempumalanga, elo adla ngokungena ngalo ukumkani. Mandulo babegada amasango eekampu zabaLevi.

19UShalum unyana kaKore, unyana ka-Abhiyasafu, unyana kaKora, kunye namawabo amaKora, wayephathiswe umsebenzi wokugada amasango endlu kaThixo kanye njengoko ookhokho babo babegada isango lentente esisibingelelo *sikaNdikhoyo. 20Mandulo uFineyasi, unyana kaElazare, wayebongamele abagcini-masango, yaye uNdikhoyo wayenaye. 21UZekariya, unyana kaMeshelemiya, naye wayengumgcini-sango kwindlu kaNdikhoyo.

22Bebonke abagcini-masango bendlu kaThixo babengamakhulu amabini aneshumi elinesibini. Babebalwa ngokwemimandla abahlala kuyo. Ookhokho babo babenikwe uxanduva lokuba ngabagcini-masango ngukumkani uDavide nomshumayeli uSamweli, kuba babengamadoda athembekileyo. 23Bona nenzala yabo babesoloko ke begada amasango endlu kaNdikhoyo. 24Babegada amasango kumacala omane; empumalanga nasentshonalanga, ngasentla nangasezantsi. 25Aba bagadi babencediswa ngamawabo asezilalini awayedla ngokuza kubabambela iintsuku zibe sixhenxe. 26Bekukho abaLevi abane abangabaphathi babagadi. Bona babethenjiwe, begada amagumbi noovimba bendlu kaThixo. 27Ebusuku babelala kufuphi nendlu kaThixo, ukuze bayaluse, baze bayivule yonke intsasa.

Abanye abaLevi

28Abanye kubaLevi babephethe ubugcwabalala obusetyenziswayo xa kunqulwa. Yonke into ephumayo babeyibhala, baphinde benjenjalo naxa ibuyayo. 29Abanye babephethe yonke enye impahla yendlu kaThixo, kunye nomgubo wengqolowa, newayini, namafutha omnquma, nentlaka yokuqhumisa, neziqholo. 30Umsebenzi wokucola iziqholo wona ubuphethwe ngababingeleli.

31UMatitiya, omnye wabaLevi, owayelizibulo likaShalum umKora, wayephathiswe uxanduva lokosa izonka zomnikelo. 32Kumawabo amaKohati bekukho aphathiswe umsebenzi wokosa izonka ebezibekwa etafileni *ngeMihla yokuPhumla.

33Iintloko zezindlu zabaLevi eziziimvumi bezihlala emagumbini endlwini kaThixo, zingaphathiswanga wumbi umsebenzi, kuba uxanduva lweengoma beluphethwe zizo emini nasebusuku.

34Zizo ezi ke iintloko zezindlu zabaLevi ezaziziinkulu ezihlala eJerusalem.

Ookhokho bakaSawule nenzala yakhe

(1 Gan 8:29-38)

35UYehiyeli, ukhokho weGibheyon, wayehlala khona. Igama lomkakhe nguMahaka. 36Ngokuzana kwabo oonyana bakhe nguAbhedon owamazibulo, ibe nguZure, uKishe, uBhali, uNere, uNadabhi, 37uGedore, uAhiyo, uZekariya, noMikeloti. 38UMikeloti wazala uShimeya. Nabo nenzala yabo bebehlala eJerusalem ngakumawabo.

39UNere wazala uKishe, uKishe wazala uSawule, uSawule wazala uJonatan, noMalkishuwa, noAbhinadabhi noEshbhali. 40UJonatan wazala uMeribhali, uMeribhali wazala uMika.

41Oonyana bakaMika nguPiton, noMeleki, noTareya, 42noAhazi owazala uYara. UYara wazala uAlemete, noAzemavete, noZimri, waza uZimri wazala uMoza, 43uMoza wazala uBhineya, uBhineya wazala uRefaya, uRefaya wazala uElasa, uElasa wazala uAzele. 44UAzele ebenoonyana abathandathu. Amagama abo nguAzerikam, uBhokeru, uIshmayeli, uShariya, uObhadiya, noHanan.

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Ukufa kukaSawule noonyana bakhe

(1 Sam 31:1-13)

1Aqubisana amaFilistiya namaSirayeli, aswantsuliswa amaSirayeli, kwawa inkitha yawo kuloo ntaba iGilibhowa. 2AmaFilistiya awasukela, athana mbende noSawule kunye noonyana bakhe, aza ababulala bobathathu oonyana bakaSawule, uJonatan, noAbhinadabhi, kunye noMalkishuwa. 3Laba shushu idabi kufuphi noSawule, abatoli bamchana, bamngxwelerha.

4Kweso sithuba uSawule ubhekise kumfana owayephatha izikhali zakhe, wenjenje: “Rhola ikrele, undigwaze. Andifuni kuvuyelelwa zeziya ntlanga zingalukanga.”

Loo mfana kambe akazange avume kuyenza loo nto, kuba wayesoyika. USawule ke urhole ikrele lakhe, waza waziphosa kulo. 5Wathi akubona uSawule efile, naye loo mfana waziphosa kwelakhe ikrele. 6Kwanjalo ke ukufa kukaSawule, noonyana bakhe bobathathu, kunye nendlu yakhe iphela.

7AmaSirayeli onke angaphesheya kwentili athi akubona ukuba umkhosi uswantsulisiwe, nokuba uSawule kunye noonyana bakhe bawile, ashiya iidolopu zawo, abhaca. Afika amaFilistiya, ahlala kwezo dolophu zawo.

8Ngengomso xa amaFilistiya aya kuphanga impahla yâbo babewe edabini, afika izidumbu zooSawule noonyana bakhe ziqungquluze apho kuloo ntaba iGilibhowa. 9Amkhulula izixhobo zakhe zemfazwe uSawule, athatha intloko yakhe nezixhobo zakhe, athumela izigidimi kulo lonke elamaFilistiya, ukuba ziye kuvakalisa iindaba zoloyiso *koothixo bawo nakubantu bawo. 10Izikrweqe zikaSawule azibeka endlwini yothixo wawo, intloko yakhe ayixhoma endlwini yothixo wawo uDagoni.

11Zathi zakuvakala kubemi bonke baseJabheshe eGiliyadi iindaba zento yonke eyenziwe kuSawule ngamaFilistiya, 12kwanduluka onke amagorha alapho, azithatha izidumbu zooSawule noonyana bakhe, azisa eJabheshe. Emva koko bawathatha amathambo abo, baya kuwangcwaba ngaphantsi komthi omkhulu eJabheshe, baza bazila iintsuku ezisixhenxe.

13USawule lo ke wafa kuba esuke akathembeka *kuNdikhoyo. Akazange alithobele ilizwi likaNdikhoyo, wada waya kubuzisa nakoosiyazi, efuna isikhokelo, 14endaweni yokubuzisa kuNdikhoyo. Ngoko ke uNdikhoyo wambulala, waza umbuso lowo wawunikezela kuDavide unyana kaJese.

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IINDUMISO 27

Umthandazo wokubonga

Umhobe kaDavide.

1*InguNdikhoyo nje ondikhanyiselayo,

inguye nje ondisindisayo, ndingoyika ntoni?

InguNdikhoyo nje inqaba yam, ndingoyika bani?

2Xa bendidlavula abantw' abakhohlakeleyo,

iintshaba zam nabandileqayo,

kokhubeka kwabona, bawe.

3Nokuba ndingade ndingqongwe ngumkhosi,

andiyi kuba naluvalo konke.

Nokuba ndirhawulwe yimfazwe,

ndiya kuthembela ngoNdikhoyo.

4Ndinqwenela into enye kuphela kuNdikhoyo,

ndaye ndifuna yona kanye:

le yokuba ze ndihlale kwaNdikhoyo yonke imihla yobomi bam,

ndiqwalasele ubuhle bakhe, ndimfune endlwini yakhe.

5Kaloku wondikhusela enqabeni yakhe ngexesha lobubi,

andifihle engontsini endlwini yakhe,

ndithi ngcu phezulu eliweni.

6Ngoko ke ndiya kuzikrobela iintshaba ezindingqongileyo,

ndinikele uNdikhoyo idini endlwini yakhe,

ndinemivuyo ndicula, ndivumela uNdikhoyo.

7Ndive, Ndikhoyo, xa ndizibika kuwe;

yiba nenceba kum, undiphulaphule.

8Kweli wena uthi: “Funani ubuso bam,”

intliziyo yam yathi: “Ewe, ndiyafuna ukukubona, Ndikhoyo.”

9Mus' ukuzifihla kum, Ndikhoyo,

ungasilahli ngomsindo isicaka sakho.

Wena mncedi wam, mus' ukundilahla;

uzungandishiyi, Thixo wam, Mkhululi wam.

10Xa ndilahlwe ngubawo noma,

wondichola yena uNdikhoyo.

11Ndifundise indlela yakho, Ndikhoyo,

undikhokele endleleni elungileyo,

kuba zininzi iintshaba zam.

12Uzungandiyekeli kwabandivukelayo,

kuba andivukele amangqina obuxoki,

afutha ukundenzakalisa.

13Ngenene ndobuxhamla kambe ububele bukaNdikhoyo

lo gama ndisadla amazimba.

14Thembela kuNdikhoyo; yomelela, ube nesibindi!

Ewe, thembela kuNdikhoyo wena!

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