Uhla Lwabathunjwa Ababuyela EJerusalema NakwaJuda
1Nampa abantu bezwe abakhuphuka ekuthunjweni ababethunjwe nguNebukhadinezari, inkosi yaseBhabhele, ababuyela eJerusalema nakwaJuda, yilowo nalowo waya emzini wakubo, 2bafika noZerubhabhele, uJeshuwa, uNehemiya, uSeraya, uRehelaya, uMoridekhayi, uBhilishani, uMisiphari, uBhigivayi, uRehumi noBhahana.
Inani lamadoda akwa-Israyeli lalimi kanje:
3abozalo lukaPharoshi babeyizi-2 172,
4abolukaShefathiya babeyizi-2 372,
5aboluka-Ara babengama-775,
6abolukaPhahathi Mowabi, bamadodana kaJeshuwa noJowabe, babeyizi-2 812,
7aboluka-Elamu beyi-1 254,
8abolukaZathu, bengama-945,
9abolukaZakhayi bengama-760,
10abolukaBhani bengama-642,
11abolukaBhebayi bengama-623,
12aboluka-Azigadi beyi-1 222,
13aboluka-Adonikhamu bengama-666,
14abolukaBhigivayi beyizi-2 056,
15aboluka-Adini bengama-454,
16aboluka-Atheri kaHezekiya bengama-98,
17abolukaBhezayi bengama-323,
19abolukaHashumi bengama-223,
20abolukaGibhari bengama-95,
21abozalo lwaseBhethlehema babeyi-123,
22amadoda aseNethofa ayengama-56,
23amadoda ase-Anathothi ayeyi-128,
24abozalo lukalwase-Azimavethi babengama-42,
25abaseKiriyathi Arimi, eKhefira, eBheyerothi bengama-743,
26abaseRama naseGebha bengama-621,
27amadoda aseMikhimashi ayeyi-122,
28amadoda aseBhethele nase-Ayi engama-223,
29abozalo lwaseNebho babengama-52,
30abaseMagibhishi beyi-156,
31abozalo luka-Elamu omunye babeyi-1 254,
32abolukaHarimi bengama-320,
33abozalo lwaseLodi, eHadidi, nase-Ono babengama-725,
34abozalo lwaseJerikho bengama-345,
35abozalo lwaseSenawa babeyizi-3 630.
36Abaphristi:
abozalo lukaJedaya, bendlu kaJeshuwa, babengama-973;
37abozalo luka-Imeri babeyi-1 052;
38abozalo lukaPhashuri babeyi-1 247;
39abozalo lukaHarimi babeyi-1 017.
40Abozalo lwabaLevi:
olukaJeshuwa noKhadimiyeli, amadodana kaHodaviya, babengama-74.
41Abahlabeleli bozalo luka-Asafa babeyi-128;
42abozalo lwabalindisango bozalo lukaShalumi, luka-Atheri, lukaThalimoni, luka-Akubhi, lukaHathitha nolukaShobhayi, bonke babeyi-139.
43Izisebenzi zasethempelini yilezi:
abozalo lukaZiha, lukaHasufa, lukaThabhawothi,
44lukaKerosi, lukaSiyaha, lukaPhadoni,
45lukaLebhana, lukaHagabha, luka-Akubhi,
46lukaHagabhi, lukaShamulayi, lukaHanani,
47lukaGideli, lukaGahari, lukaRewaya,
48lukaRezini, lukaNekhoda, lukaGazamu,
49luka-Uza, lukaPhaseya, lukaBhesayi,
50luka-Asina, lukaMehuni, lukaNefisimi,
51lukaBhakhibhukhi, lukaHakhufa, lukaHarihuri,
52lukaBhaziluthi, lukaMehida, lukaHarisha,
53lukaBharikosi, lukaSisera, lukaThema,
54lukaNeziya nozalo lukaHathifa.
55Abozalo lwezinceku zikaSolomoni yilaba:
ababozalo lukaSothayi, lukaHasoferethi, lukaPheruda,
56lukaJahala, lukaDarikoni, lukaGideli,
57lukaShefathiya, lukaHathili, lukaPhokherethi Hazebhayimi nabozalo luka-Ami.
58Zonke izisebenzi zasethempelini nabozalo lwezinceku zikaSolomoni babengama-392.
59Nampa ababuya bevela eTheli Mela, eTheli Harisha, eKherubhi, e-Adani, nase-Imeri, kepha abakwazanga ukusho ukuthi bangabaziphi izindlu zoyise uma babedabuka kwa-Israyeli: 60abozalo lukaDelaya, lukaThobiya nolukaNekoda, bebengama-652.
61Abozalo lwabaphristi: kwakungabozalo lukaHabhaya, lukaHakozi nolukaBharizilayi, owathatha umfazi emadodakazini kaBharizilayi wakwaGileyadi, wabizwa ngegama lawo. 62Laba bazifuna ohleni lwabaphristi olubhaliwe, kepha abafunyanwanga; ngalokho bakhishwa ebuphristini, kwathiwa bangcolile. 63Umbusi wabatshela ukuthi bangakudli okungcwelengcwele, kuze kuvele umphristi one-Urimi neThumimi.
64Lonke ibandla selihlangene laliyizi-42 360,
65ngaphandle kwezinceku zabo nezincekukazi zabo ezaziyi-7 337;
babenabahlabeleli besilisa nabesifazane abangama-200.
66Amahhashi abo ayengama-736;
iminyuzi yabo yayingama-245;
67amakameli abo ayengama-435;
izimbongolo zazingama-672.
68Kuthe ukuba bafike endlini kaSimakade eJerusalema, abanye bezinhloko zoyise banikela ngeminikelo yesihle ukuze kwakhiwe indlu kaSimakade esizeni sayo. 69Banikela ebhokisini lomnikelo ngokwamandla abo: sekukonke okwaqoqwa lapho kwaba ngamadalike egolide angama-61 000, namamane esiliva ayizi-5 000 nezingubo zabaphristi eziyikhulu.
70Abaphristi, abaLevi, abanye abantu, abahlabeleli, abalindisango nabantu ababesebenza ethempelini bahlala emizini yakubo. Wonke u-Israyeli wahlala emizini yakubo.
