Irhelo labathunjwa ababuyela kwaJuda
1UNebukadinetsari, ikosi yeBhabheli gade athumbe amaJuda wawasa eBhabheli. Abantwaba bebaphume ekuthunjweni babuyela eJerusalema nemizinabo esifundeni sakwaJuda. 2Bebakhamba noZerubhabheli, uJetjhuwa, uNerhemiya, uSeraya, uReyelaya, uMoridekayi, uBhilitjhani, uMisiphari, uBhigivayi, uRerhumu noBhana.
Isibalo samadoda wakwa-Israyeli ngilesi:
3Iinzukulwana zakaParotjhi beziziinkulungwana ezimbili nekhulu namatjhumi alikhomba nambili,
4zakaTjhefathiya zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi alikhomba nambili,
5zaka-Ararhi zimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi alikhomba nahlanu,
6zakaParhathi-Mowabi okutjho amadodana kaJetjhuwa noJowabi, beziziinkulungwana ezimbili namakhulu abunane netjhumi nambili,
7zaka-Elamu ziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu nane,
8zakaZathu zimakhulu alithoba namatjhumi amane nahlanu,
9zakaZakayi zimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi asithandathu,
10zakaBhani zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amane nambili,
11zakaBebayi zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
12zaka-Azigadi ziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namatjhumi amabili nambili,
13zaka-Adonikhamu zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi asithandathu nasithandathu,
14zakaBhigivayi ziziinkulungwana ezimbili namatjhumi amahlanu nasithandathu,
15zaka-Adini zimakhulu amane namatjhumi amahlanu nane,
16zaka-Atheri okutjho zakaHezekhiya zimatjhumi alithoba nabunane,
17zakaBhetsayi zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
18zakaJora zilikhulu netjhumi nambili,
19zakaRhatjhumu zimakhulu amabili namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
20zakaGibhari zimatjhumi alithoba nahlanu.
21Izakhamuzi zeBhethe-Lehema bezilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
22zeNethofa zimatjhumi amahlanu nasithandathu,
23ze-Anatothi zilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nabunane,
24ze-Azimavethi zimatjhumi amane nambili,
25zeKhiriyathi-Arimu, zeKefira neBherothi zimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amane nantathu,
26zeRama neGeba zimakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amabili nanye,
27zeMikimasi zilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nambili,
28zeBhethe-Eli ne-Ayi zimakhulu amabili namatjhumi amabili nantathu,
29zeNebo zimatjhumi amahlanu nambili.
30Iinzukulwana zakaMagibhitjhi bezilikhulu namatjhumi amahlanu nasithandathu,
31zaka-Elamu omunye ziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namatjhumi amahlanu nane,
32zakaRharimu zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amabili.
33Izakhamuzi zeLodi, iRhadidi ne-Ono bezimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amabili nahlanu,
34zeJerikho zimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amane nahlanu,
35zeSenaya ziziinkulungwana ezintathu namakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amathathu.
36Isibalo sabaphristi ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zakaJedaya wendlu kaJetjhuwa zimakhulu alithoba namatjhumi alikhomba nantathu,
37zaka-Imeri ziyikulungwana namatjhumi amahlanu nambili,
38zakaPatjhirhuri ziyikulungwana namakhulu amabili namatjhumi amane nalikhomba,
39zakaRharimu ziyikulungwana netjhumi nekhomba.
40Isibalo samaLevi ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zakaJetjhuwa noKhadimiyeli, okutjho iinzukulwana zakaHodaviya, zimatjhumi alikhomba nane.
41Isibalo sabavumi ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zaka-Asafa, zilikhulu namatjhumi amabili nabunane.
42Isibalo sabalindisango ngilesi:
Iinzukulwana zakaTjhalumu, zaka-Atheri, zakaThalimoni, zaka-Akhubu, zakaRhathitha noTjhobabi, sezizoke bezilikhulu namatjhumi amathathu nethoba.
43Iinsebenzi zethempeli ngilezi:
Iinzukulwana zakaTsirha, zakaRhasufa nezakaThabhawothi,
44zakaKherosi, zakaSiyaha nezakaPadoni,
45zakaLebana, zakaRhagaba nezaka-Akhubu,
46zakaRhagabi, zakaTjhamlayi nezakaRhanani,
47zakaGideli, zakaGarhari nezakaRaya,
48zakaRetsini, zakaNekhoda nezakaGazamu,
49zaka-Uza, zakaPaseyarha nezakaBesayi,
50zaka-Asina, zakaMewunimu nezakaNefusimu,
51zakaBakhibhukhi, zakaRhakhufa nezakaRharirhuri,
52zakaBhatsiluthi, zakaMerhida nezakaRharitjha,
53zakaBarikhosi, zakaSisera nezakaTemarhi,
54zakaNetsiyarhi nezakaRhathifa.
55Iinzukulwana zeenceku zakaSolomoni ngilezi:
Iinzukulwana zakaSothayi, zakaHasoferethi nezakaPeruda,
56zakaJala, zakaDarikhoni nezakaGideli,
57zakaTjhefathiya, zakaRhathili, zakaPhokerethi-Hatsebayimu nezaka-Ami.
58Sezizoke iinceku zethempelini kanye neenzukulwana zeensebenzi zakaSolomoni bezimakhulu amathathu namatjhumi alithoba nambili.
59Abalandelakwaba ngilabo ebegade baphuma emzini weTeli-Melarhi, weTeli-Rharitjha, weKerubu, we-Adani newe-Imeri. Kodwana akhange bakwazi ukuzihlathulula bonyana badabukaphi ngokwekoro nokobana kungabe basizukulwana sakwa-Israyeli na. 60Bona-ke bebamakhulu asithandathu namatjhumi amahlanu nambili, baziinzukulwana zakaDelaya, zakaThobiya nezakaNekhoda.
61Godu bekunjalo ngabaphristi bemindeni kaRhobaya, kaHakhotsi neyakaBharzilayi. (Umndeni kaBharzilayi bewubizwa ngebizweli ngombana ukhokhwabo gade athethe umfazi emadodakazini wakwaBharzilayi umGiliyadi.) 62Abaphristabo baphenya ukutloliswa kwabo erhelweni leenzukulwana ebegade sele zitlolisiwe, kodwana akhange bafunyanwe lapho. Nje-ke bakhutjhwa ebuphristini njengabangakahlambuluki. 63Umbusi wesikhatheso wabatjela bonyana akukameli bahlanganyele ekudleni kweminikelo ecwenge khulu ukufikela lapha kuzakuba nomphristi omkhulu owenza iqunto nge-urimi nethumimi. 64Sele bahlangene baboke bebaziinkulungwana ezimatjhumi amane nambili namakhulu amathathu namatjhumi asithandathu.
65Ngaphezu kwalabo bekunalaba:
amakhoboka namakhobokakazi aziinkulungwana ezilikhomba namakhulu amathathu namatjhumi amathathu nalikhomba,
abavumi abaduna nabasikazi abamakhulu amabili,
66iinjomani ezimakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amathathu nantandathu,
iimeyila ezimakhulu amabili namatjhumi amane nahlanu,
67amakamela amakhulu amane namatjhumi amathathu nahlanu,
abodumbana abaziinkulungwana ezisithandathu namakhulu alikhomba namatjhumi amabili.
68Ezinye iinhloko zemindeni zathi lokha nazifika ethempelini lakaSomnini eJerusalema, zanikela umnikelo wesihle kobana kwakhiwe ithempeli lakaZimu endawenalo. 69Zanikela ngokwamandlazo esikhwameni somsebenzi wokwakha, kwaba pheze makhilogremu amakhulu amahlanu wegolide, amakhilogremu aziinkulungwana ezintathu wesiliva nekhulu leemphuraphura zabaphristi.
70Abaphristi, amaLevi kanye nabanye abantu bahlala eJerusalema nemaphethelwenalo. Abavumi, abalindisango, iinsebenzi zethempeli kanye nenengi lama-Israyeli bahlala emizinabo.
