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₁Iinzukulwana zakaJuda bekunguPeretsi, uRhetsironi, uKarimi, uRhuri noTjhobali.

₂UReyaya indodana kaTjhobali wabeletha uJarhata; uJarhata wabeletha u-Arhumayi noLarhadi. Labo bekumindeni yamaTsora.

₃UJizriyela, uYitjhima noJidibhatjhi bekubasunguli be-Ethamu. Udadwabo bekunguHatsileliponi.

₄UPhenuweli waba msunguli weGedori no-Ezeri waba msunguli weRhutjha. Lezi bekuziinzukulwana zakaRhuri olizibulo laka-Efrata. URhuri waba ngukhokho wamaBhethe-Lehema.

₅U-Atjhirhuri umsunguli weTekhowa gade anabafazi ababili, uRhela noNara. ₆UNara wambelethela u-Arhuzamu, uRheferi nabokhokho bamaTemeni kanye nama-Arhatjhitari. Lezo bekuziinzukulwana zakaNara. ₇Amadodana kaRhela bekunguTserethi, uTsorhari no-Etinani.

₈UKotsi wabeletha u-Anubi noTsobeba. Godu waba ngukhokho womndeni waka-Arharirheli umsa kaHarumu.

₉UJabetsi gade ahlonipheka khulu kunabafowabo. Unina wamthiya ibizo lakaJabetsi asitjho ukuthi: “Ngambeletha ngiseenhlungwini.” ₁₀UJabetsi wathandaza kuZimu wakwa-Israyeli wathi: “Hawu Somnini, kwanga ungangibusisa khulu wandise nemikhawulwami! Beka isandla sakho phezu kwami, ungivikele eengozini bonyana ngibe kude neenhlungu.” Ngambala uZimu wezwa isibawo sakhe.

₁₁UKelubi umnakwabo lakaTjhurha wabeletha uMerhiri onguyise ka-Etjhitoni. ₁₂U-Etjhitoni wabeletha indlu yakaRafa, uPaseyarha noTerhina umsunguli wedorobho iNarhatjhi. Labo bekubabantu beReka.

₁₃Amadodana kaKenazi bekungu-Otiniyeli noSeraya. Amadodana ka-Otiniyeli kunguRhatathi ₁₄noMewonotayi owabeletha u-Ofira. USeraya wabeletha uJowabi umsunguli womrhoba wabososino. Bathiyelelwa bunje ngombana bekubabantu ababososino.

₁₅Amadodana kaKalebi umsa kaJefune bekungu-Iru, u-Ela noNamu. Umsa ka-Ela kunguKenazi.

₁₆Amadodana kaJehaleleli bekunguZifu noZifa, uTiriya no-Asariyeli.

_17-18Amadodana ka-Ezra bekunguJeteri, uMeredi, u-Eferi noJaloni. UMeredi wathatha uBhitiya indodakazi kaFaro, wambelethela uMiriyamu, uTjhamayi no-Yitjhibharhi umsunguli we-Etjhitemowa. Labo bekubantwana bakaBhithiya. Umkakhe weJudiya wambelethela uJeredi umsunguli weGedori, uRheberi umsunguli weSoko noJekhutiyeli umsunguli weZanuwarhi.

₁₉UHodiya wathatha udadwabo kaNarhamu. Iinzukulwana zakhe bekumaGarimu abahlali beKheyila, namaMaka abahlali be-Etjhitemowa.

₂₀Amadodana kaTjhimoni bekungu-Amnoni, uRina, uBhen-Rhanani noTiloni.

Iinzukulwana zakaYitjhi bekunguZorhethi noBhen-Zorhethi.

₂₁Amadodana kaTjhela umsa kaJuda bekungu-Eri onguyise kaLeka noLada umsunguli weMaretjha kanye nemindeni yesigungu sabaluki belineni eBhethe-Atjhibeya. ₂₂Godu gade anguyise kaJokhimu nabantu beKozeba, kanye noJowatjhi noSarafu abatjhada emndenini wamaMowabi bebahlala khona; kodwana babuyela eBhethe-Lehema godu, ukuya ngokwesiko lakade. ₂₃Bekubabumbi egade bahlala eNethayimu neGedera, basebenzela ikosi yakhona.

₂₄Iinzukulwana zakaSimiyoni bekunguNemuweli, uJamini, uJaribi, uZerarhi noSawula. ₂₅USawula gade anguyise kaTjhalumu onguyise kaMibisamu uyise kaMitjhima. ₂₆Iinzukulwana zakaMitjhima kunguRhamuweli, uyise kaZakuru onguyise kaTjhimeyi. ₂₇UTjhimeyi gade anamadodana alitjhumi nathandathu namadodakazi asithandathu. Kodwana abafowabo akhange babe nabentwana abanengi. Nje-ke, ikoro yakwaSimiyoni akhange ibe yinengi njengeyabantu bakwaJuda. ₂₈Gade bahlala eBheritjheba, eMolada, eRhatsari-Tjhuwali, ₂₉eBhilirha, e-Etsemu, eToladi, ₃₀eBhethuweli, eRhorima, eTsikhilagi, _31-32eBhethe-Marikabothi, eRhatsari-Susimu, eBhethe-Bhiri neTjharayimu.

Lawo bekumadorobho kanye nemizawo bekwaba sikhathi sokubusa kwakaDavida. Godu bebanamadorobho amanye amahlanu: i-Ethamu, i-Ayini, iRimoni, iTokeni ne-Atjhani, ₃₃kanye nemizana yoke ewabhodileko bekube seBhali. Lezi-ke, bekuziindawo zabo zokuhlala.

Amabizo agade aserhelweni leenzukulwana zabo bekungilawa: ₃₄uMetjhobabi, uJamleki, uJotjha umsa ka-Amatsiya, ₃₅uJuweli, uJehu, umsa kaJotjhibiya omsa kaSeraya, umsa ka-Asiyeli, ₃₆u-Eliyowenayi, uJakhobha, uJetjhorhaya, u-Asaya, u-Adiyeli, uJesimiyeli, uBhenaya, ₃₇uZiza, umsa kaTjhifi omsa ka-Aloni, umsa kaJedaya omsa kaTjhimri, umsa kaTjhemaya. ₃₈Boke ababaliwekwabo gade babarholi bemindenabo. Kwathi lokha imindenabo nayikhula ngamandla, ₃₉baya esangweni lomrhoba weGedoro ukuya ngepumalanga yawo, bafunela izimvu neembuzi zabo amadlelo. ₄₀Bafunyana bonyana amadlelo anothile, inarha isithabathaba nokobana inokuthula godu izothile ngombana ngesikhatheso amaRhamu amanye gade ahlala lapho. ₄₁Bekusemihleni kaHezekhiya, ikosi yakwaJuda lokha amadoda aserhelweni ngehla nakangenela inarha. Abhubhisa imizi yamatende wabahlali kanye nemithombo yamanzi; abe amadlha nabantu egade bahlala lapho kangangobana akhange basabuya. Ahlala endawenabo ngombana gade inamadlelo aneleko wezimvu neembuzi zawo.

₄₂Amakhulu amahlanu wabantwaba okungebekoro kaSimiyoni baphuma baya eentabeni zeSeyira barholwa nguPelatiya, uNiyariya, uRefaya no-Uziyeli okumadodana kaYitjhi. ₄₃Babulala ama-Amalekhi agade asasele lapho asindile, nanamhlanje basahlala lapho.