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1Zizo ke ezi iintloko zezindlu zooyise, nokubhalwa kwazo emilibeni yokuzalwa, ezenyuka nam, ziphuma eBhabheli, ebukumkanini buka-Artashashta ukumkani: 2koonyana bakaPinehasi nguGershom; koonyana bakaItamare nguDaniyeli; koonyana bakaDavide nguHatushe; 3koonyana bakaShekaniya, koonyana bakaParoshe, nguZekariya, enamadoda abhalwe emilibeni yokuzalwa, alikhulu elinamanci mahlanu; 4koonyana bakaPahati wakwaMowabhi nguEliyohenayi unyana kaZeraya, enamadoda angamakhulu mabini; 5koonyana bakaShekaniya, ngunyana kaYahaziyeli, enamadoda angamakhulu amathathu; 6koonyana baka-Adin nguEbhede unyana kaYonatan, enamadoda amashumi mahlanu; 7koonyana bakaElam nguYeshaya unyana ka-Ataliya, enamadoda amashumi asixhenxe: 8koonyana bakaShefatiya nguZebhadiya unyana kaMikayeli, enamadoda amashumi asibhozo; 9koonyana bakaYowabhi nguObhadiya unyana kaYehiyeli, enamadoda angamakhulu amabini aneshumi elinesibhozo; 10koonyana bakaShelomiti ngunyana kaYosifiya, enamadoda alikhulu elinamanci mathandathu; 11koonyana bakaBhebhayi nguZekariya unyana kaBhebhayi, enamadoda amashumi mabini anesibhozo; 12koonyana baka-Azegadi nguYohanan unyana kaHakatan, enamadoda alikhulu elineshumi linye; 13koonyana bokugqibela baka-Adonikam abamagama angala: nguElifelete, noYehiyeli, noShemaya, benamadoda amashumi mathandathu; 14koonyana bakaBhigwayi ngu-Utayi, noZabhudi, enamadoda amashumi asixhenxe.
15Ndabahlanganisela emlanjeni ongumAhava; samisa khona imihla yamithathu. Ndabagqala abantu nababingeleli, andafumana khona namnye woonyana bakaLevi. 16Ndathumela ukuba kubizwe ooEliyezere, noAriyeli, noShemaya, noElinatan, noYaribhi, noElinatan, noNatan, noZekariya, noMeshulam, abaziintloko; noYoyaribhi noElinatan, abaqondisi-mthetho. 17Ndabasusa baya kuIdo, oyintloko endaweni eyiKasifiya; ndabeka amazwi emlonyeni wabo, ukuba bathethe wona kuIdo nabazalwana bakhe, abakhonzi betempile, endaweni eyiKasifiya, ukuba basizisele abalungiseleli bendlu kaThixo wethu. 18Bathi ke, ngokwesandla sikaThixo wethu esilungileyo esiphezu kwethu, babazìsa kuthi ooIshi-sekele koonyana bakaMahali, unyana kaLevi, unyana kaSirayeli; noSherebhiya, noonyana bakhe nabazalwana bakhe, ishumi elinesibhozo; 19noHashabhiya enoYeshaya koonyana bakaMerari nabazalwana bakhe, noonyana babo, amashumi amabini; 20nakubakhonzi betempile, ababethe ooDavide nabathetheli babanikela ukuba bakhonze kubaLevi; abakhonzi betempile ibingamakhulu amabini anamanci mabini, bonke bebalulwe ngamagama.
21Ndamema inzilo apho emlanjeni ongumAhava, ukuba sizithobe phambi koThixo wethu, sizifunele kuye indlela ethe tye, thina, nentsapho yethu, nemfuyo yethu yonke. 22Ngokuba ndandineentloni ukuba ndicele impi nabamahashe kukumkani, ukuba basincede ezintshabeni endleleni; ngokuba besesithe kukumkani, Isandla sikaThixo wethu siphezu kwabo bonke abamfunayo, ukuba kulunge; namandla akhe nomsindo wakhe uyabachasa bonke abamshiyayo. 23Sazila ukudla ke, samkhunga ngenxa yoko uThixo wethu, wathandazeka sithi.
24Ndahlula kubathetheli bababingeleli ishumi elinababini, ngaphandle koSherebhiya, noHashabhiya, neshumi labazalwana babo; 25ndayilinganisela kubo isilivere, negolide, nempahla, umrhumo wendlu kaThixo wethu, abawurhumayo ukumkani, namaphakathi akhe, nabathetheli bakhe, namaSirayeli onke awayekho apho. 26Ndalinganisela esandleni sabo amakhulu amathandathu anamanci mahlanu eetalente zesilivere,• nekhulu leetalente zeempahla zesilivere, nekhulu leetalente zegolide;• 27namashumi amabini eendebe zegolide ziliwaka leedarike,• neempahla ezimbini zobhedu olubengezela kakuhle, zinqweneleka njengegolide.
28Ndathi kubo, Ningcwele kuYehova, iimpahla zingcwele; negolide nesilivere zingumnikelo wabaqhutywa yintliziyo, kuYehova, uThixo wooyihlo; 29phaphani, nizigcine, nide nizilinganisele phambi kwabathetheli bababingeleli, nabaLevi, nabathetheli bezindlu zooyise zamaSirayeli, eYerusalem, emagumbini endlu kaYehova. 30Ababingeleli nabaLevi bawamkela ke umlinganiso wesilivere negolide nempahla, ukuba bawuzise eYerusalem endlwini yoThixo wethu.
31Saza sanduluka emlanjeni ongumAhava ngomhla weshumi elinesibini wenyanga yokuqala, ukuba size eYerusalem; isandla soThixo wethu saba phezu kwethu, sasihlangula esandleni seentshaba nesabasilaleleyo endleleni. 32Safika eYerusalem, sahlala khona iintsuku zantathu.
33Ngomhla wesiné yalinganiselwa isilivere negolide neempahla, endlwini yoThixo wethu, esandleni sikaMeremoti unyana kaUriya, umbingeleli, enoElazare unyana kaPinehasi, benoYozabhadi unyana kaYeshuwa, noNowadiya unyana kaBhinwi, abaLevi; 34zanikelwa ngokwenani ngokulinganiselwa kwezinto zonke; konke ukulinganiselwa kwabhalwa ngelo xesha. 35Oonyana basemfudusweni, abo babephume ekuthinjweni, basondeza amadini anyukayo kuThixo kaSirayeli: iinkunzi ezintsha zeenkomo zalishumi elinambini, ngenxa yamaSirayeli onke, neenkunzi zeegusha zamashumi asithoba anantandathu, neemvana zamashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe, neenkunzi zeebhokhwe zedini lesono zalishumi elinambini; zonke zaba lidini elinyukayo kuYehova. 36Bayinikela imithetho yokumkani kwiirhuluneli zokumkani, nakumabamba nganeno koMlambo;• abo babanceda abantu, nendlu kaThixo.
