IZIKRONIKE I 4

₁Amadodana kaJuda: ngoPheresi, noHesironi, noKarmi, noHure, noShobali.

₂URewaya indodana kaShobali wazala uJahati; uJahati wazala oAhumayi noLahadi. Leyo yayiyimindeni yamaSorati.

₃Yilaba abangabakayise kaEtamu: oJizreyeli, noIshima, noIdibashi — igama likadadewabo lalinguHaseleliponi —

₄noPhenuweli uyise kaGedori, noEzeri uyise kaHusha. Yilabo ababengamadodana kaHure izibulo likaEfratha, uyise kaBetlehema.

₅UAshuri uyise kaThekhowa wayenabafazi ababili, oHela noNahara.

₆UNahara wamzalela oAhuzamu, noHeferi, noThemeni, noHawahashitari. Yilabo ababengamadodana kaNahara.

₇Amadodana kaHela: ngoSereti, noJisihari, noEthinani.

₈UKhosi wazala oAnubi, noSobeba, nemindeni ka-Ahariheli indodana kaHarumu.

₉UJabesi wayetuseka kunabafowabo; unina wamqamba igama lokuthi uJabesi*, ethi: Ngokuba ngamzala ngibuhlungu.

₁₀UJabesi wabiza uNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli, wathi: Sengathi ungangibusisa nokungibusisa, wandise umkhawulo wami, isandla sakho sibe-nami, ungivikele ebubini, ngingehlelwa ngubuhlungu. UNkulunkulu wamnika akucelayo.

₁₁UKelubi umfowabo kaShuha wazala uMehiri owayenguyise kaEshitoni.

₁₂UEshitoni wazala uBeti-Rafa, noPhaseya, noThehina uyise kaIri-Nahashi Yilabo ababengamadodana kaRekha.

₁₃Amadodana kaKenazi: ngo-Otheniyeli noSeraya; amadodana kaOtheniyeli: nguHathati.

₁₄UMehonothayi wazala uOfira; uSeraya wazala uJowabe uyise wesigodi sabakhandi, ngokuba babengabakhandi.

₁₅Amadodana kaKalebi indodana kaJefune: ngoIru, noEla, noNahamu, namadodana kaEla, noKenazi.

₁₆Amadodana kaJehaleli: ngoZifi, noZifa, noThiriya, noAsareli.

₁₇Amadodana kaEzra: ngoJetheri, noMeredi, noEferi, noJaloni; wazala oMiriyamu, noShamayi, noIshiba uyise kaEshitemowa.

₁₈Umkakhe umJudakazi wazala uJeredi uyise kaGedori, noHebere uyise kaSoko, noJekuthiyeli uyise kaZanowa. Kepha abanye babengamadodana kaBithiya indodakazi kaFaro eyathathwa nguMeredi.

₁₉Amadodana omkaHodiya udadewabo kaNahamu ayenguyise kaKeyila umGarimi noEshitemowa umMahakha.

₂₀Amadodana kaShimoni: ngoAmnoni, noRina, noBeni-Hanani, noThiloni. Amadodana kaIshi: ngoZoheti noBeni-Zoheti.

₂₁Amadodana kaShela indodana kaJuda: nguEri uyise kaLekha, noLahada uyise kaMaresha, nemindeni yendlu yabaluka ilineni elicolekileyo bendlu ka-Ashibeya,

₂₂noJokimi, nabantu baseKhozeba, noJowashi, noSarafi ababebusa kwaMowabi, noJashubi-Lehemi. Ngezasendulo kodwa lezizindaba.

₂₃Labo babengababumbi nabakhileyo eNethayimi naseGedera; bahlala khona nenkosi ngomsebenzi wayo.

₂₄Amadodana kaSimeyoni: ngoNemuweli, noJamini, noJaribi, noZera, noShawule,

₂₅noShalumi indodana yakhe, noMibisamu indodana yakhe, noMishima indodana yakhe.

₂₆Amadodana kaMishima: ngoHamuweli indodana yakhe, noZakuri indodana yakhe, noShimeyi indodana yakhe.

₂₇UShimeyi wayenamadodana ayishumi nesithupha namadodakazi ayisithupha; kepha abafowabo babengenabantwana abaningi, nomndeni wabo awandanga njengabantwana bakwaJuda.

₂₈Bahlala eBeri-Sheba, naseMolada, naseHasari-Shuwali,

₂₉naseBiliha, nase-Esemi, naseTholadi,

₃₀naseBetuweli, naseHorma, naseSikilagi,

₃₁naseBeti-Marikaboti, naseHasari-Susimi, naseBeti-Biri, naseShaharayimi. Yileyo eyayiyimizi yabo kwaze kwabusa uDavide.

₃₂Imizana yabo yayiyiEtamu, neAyini, neRimoni, neThokheni, neAshani, imizi eyisihlanu,

₃₃kanye nayo yonke imizana eyayiyizungeza lemizi kwaze kwaba-seBali. Lezo zaziyizindawo zabo, bebhalwé ngezizukulwane zabo.

₃₄Futhi oMeshobabi, noJamileki, noJosha indodana ka-Amasiya,

₃₅noJoweli, noJehu kaJoshibiya kaSeraya ka-Asiyeli,

₃₆noEliyohenayi, noJahakhoba, noJeshohaya, noAsaya, noAdiyeli, noJesimiyeli, noBenaya,

₃₇noZiza kaShifi ka-Aloni kaJedaya kaShimri kaShemaya;

₃₈labo ababizwé ngamagama babeyizikhulu emindenini yabo; izindlu zawoyise zanda kakhulu.

₃₉Baya ngasekungeneni eGedori ngasohlangothini lwasempumalanga kwesigodi ukufunela izimvu zabo idlelo.

₄₀Bafumana idlelo elivundileyo nelihle; izwe lalibanzi nxazombili, lizolile, linokuthula, ngokuba ababehlala khona kuqala babengabakwaHamu.

₄₁Labo abalotshwé ngamagama bafika ezinsukwini zikaHezekiya inkosi yakwaJuda, bachitha amatende abo namaMehuni afunyanwa khona, bawaqothula kuze kube-namuhla, bahlala esikhundleni sabo, ngokuba kwakukhona idlelo lezimvu zabo lapho.

₄₂Abanye babo, amadodana kaSimeyoni, abantu abangamakhulu ayisihlanu, baya entabeni yaseSeyiri benezinduna zabo oPhelathiya, noNehariya, noRefaya, noUziyeli, amadodana kaIshi.

₄₃Bachitha insali yama-Amaleki ephunyukileyo, bahlala khona kuze kubenamuhla.