Eyokuqala yezikronike 9

₁Kwa njalo o‐Sirayeli bonke baba̔lelwa ngokuzalwa: bona ke, baba̔lwa encwadini yokumkani bo‐Sirayeli no‐Juda, ababefuduselwa e‐Babilone ngenxa yokugqita kwabo.

₂KEKALOKU abemi bokuqala, abo bezayo ezimfuyweni zabo, ezixekweni zakowabo, bebengaba‐Sirayeli, abaperisite, aba‐Levi, naba‐Netini. ₃Nase‐Yerusaleme bahlala abosapo luka‐Juda, nabosapo luka‐Benjamine, nabosapo luka‐Frayime no‐Manase.

₄Ngu‐Hutai, unyana ka‐Hamihude, unyana ka‐Omri, unyana ka‐Yimri, unyana ka‐Bani, kulo usapo luka‐Faretse unyana ka‐Juda. ₅Nakuwo ama‐Shilo: ngu‐Hasaya owamazibulo, nonyana bake. ₆Nakonyana baka‐Zera: ngu‐Yeyuli, nabazalwana babo, amakulu matandatu anamashumi asitoba.

₇Nakubo onyana baka‐Benjamine: ngu‐Salu, unyana ka‐Meshulame, unyana ka‐Hodaviya, unyana ka‐Hasenuwa; ₈no‐Bineya, unyana ka‐Yerohame; no‐Ela, unyana ka‐Huzi, unyana ka‐Mikeri; no‐Meshulame, unyana ka‐Shefatiya, unyana ka‐Rehule, unyana ka‐Biniya; ₉nabazalwana babo, ngezizukulwana zabo, amakulu alitoba anamashumi mahlanu anesitandatu. Lamadoda onke ebezintloko zendlu zoyise kwindlu zoyise zawo.

₁₀Nakubo abaperisite: ngu‐Yedaya, no‐Yoyaribe, no‐Yakine, ₁₁no‐Hazariya, unyana ka‐Hilikiya, unyana ka‐Meshulame, unyana ka‐Tsadoki, unyana ka‐Merayoti, unyana ka‐Ahitube, umpati wendlu katixo; ₁₂no‐Hadaya, unyana ka‐Yerohame, unyana ka‐Pashure, unyana ka‐Malekiya; no‐Mahasai, unyana ka‐Hadiyeli, unyana ka‐Yazera, unyana ka‐Meshulame, unyana ka‐Meshilemiti, unyana ka‐Yimeri; ₁₃nabazalwana babo, intloko zendlu zoyise zabo, iwaka linye elinamakulu asixe̔nxe anamashumi matandatu; amadoda akalipileyo emsebenzini wenkonzo yayo indlu katixo.

₁₄Nakubo aba‐Levi: ngu‐Shemaya, unyana ka‐Hashube, unyana ka‐Zarikame, unyana ka‐Hashabiya, kubo onyana baka‐Merari; ₁₅no‐Bakebakari, no‐Hereshe, no‐Galali, no‐Mataniya, unyana ka‐Mika, unyana ka‐Zikeri, unyana ka‐Safa; ₁₆no‐Hobadiya, unyana ka‐Shemaya, unyana ka‐Galali, unyana ka‐Jedutune; no‐Berekiya, unyana ka‐Asa, unyana ka‐Lekana, owahlala emizini yama‐Netofati. ₁₇Nabalindimnyango; ngu‐Shalume, no‐Hakube, no‐Talimone, no‐Ahimane, nabazalwana babo: u‐Shalume ebenguye omkulu. ₁₈Kwada kwakaloku, esangweni lokumkani ngasempumalanga, aba bebengabalindimnyango emikosini yosapo luka‐Levi. ₁₉Kanjalo u‐Shalume, unyana ka‐Kore, unyana ka‐Abiyasafa, unyana ka‐Kora, nabazalwana bake bendlu kayise, ama‐Kora, bebepezu kwomsebenzi benkonzo, bengabagcini beminyango yetabanakele: njengokuba oyise babo bebepezu kwomnquba kayehova, bengabagcini bendawo yokungena, ₂₀akuba u‐Finehasi unyana ka‐Elezari ebeyinkosi pezu kwabo ngapambili, uyehova enaye. ₂₁U‐Zekariya, unyana ka‐Meshelemiya, ebengumlindimnyango elucangweni lwentente yentlangano. ₂₂Bonke abo baketwayo babe ngabalindi eminyangweni, bebengamakulu mabini aneshumi linesibini. Aba baba̔lelwa ngemizi yabo, owati u‐Davide, no‐Samyali umboni, wabamisa ebusebenzini babo. ₂₃Baye bona nonyana babo bebepezu kwamasango ayo indlu kayehova, indlu yentente, ngemivaṙasho. ₂₄Ngasemacaleni omane bebeko abalindimnyango abo, ngasempumalanga, ngasentshonalanga, ngasenode, nangasesuyide. ₂₅Nabazalwana babo, ababe‐semizini yabo, bamiselwa ukuza emva kwemihla esixe̔nxe, ngamaxesha ngamaxesha, babe nabo ekukonzeni. ₂₆Ngokuba ebusebenzini obo bebengabane abalindimnyango abakulu, abebengaba‐Levi; bona bapezu kwenkambili napezu kwendyebo zendlu katixo. ₂₇Baye belalisa ngokungqonga indlu katixo, ngokuba bekugcinwa ngabo, bekukokwabo nokuvula ngemiso ngemiso. ₂₈Bati inxenye yabo bapezu kwezinto zenkonzo, ukuba bazingenise ngenani, nokuba bazipumise ngenani kanjako. ₂₉Nenxenye yabo bamiswa pezu kwempahla, kwa pezu kwempahla zonke zeyingcwele indawo, napezu kwomgubo ocolekileyo, neveyine, neoli, nentlakamhlope, nezimnandi. ₃₀Nakonyana babaperisite abanye bamanya amafuta ezimnandi. ₃₁No‐Matitiya, owakubo aba‐Levi, obengowamazibulo ka‐Shalume um‐Kora, ebesebusebenzini pezu kwomsebenzi wezinto ezojiweyo. ₃₂Nakonyana bama‐Kohati, kubo abazalwana babo, abanye babepezu kwezonka zokuṙozwa, ukuba zilungiswe ngesabata ngesabata. ₃₃Nakubo aba abanye bebengabaculi, intloko zendlu zoyise pakati kwaba‐Levi, ezinkambilini, bekululekile; ngokuba bebebangwa ngumsebenzi lowo, imini nobusuku. ₃₄Aba bebezintloko zendlu zoyise pakati kwaba‐Levi, ngezizukulwana zabo, inkosi. Aba bahlala e‐Yerusaleme.

₃₅NASE‐GIBEYONE wahlala uyise we‐Gibeyone, u‐Yeyeli: igama lomfazi wake lalingu‐Mahaka: ₃₆nonyana wake wamazibulo, ngu‐Habedoni; nabanye, ngu‐Tsure, no‐Kishe, no‐Bali, no‐Nere, no‐Nadabi, ₃₇no‐Gedore, no‐Ahiyo, no‐Zekariya, no‐Mikelote. ₃₈Waye u‐Mikelote wazala u‐Shimame. Bati ke naba bahlala nabazalwana babo e‐Yerusaleme, malungana nabazalwana babo. ₃₉Kekaloku u‐Nere wazala u‐Kishe; no‐Kishe wazala u‐Saule: no‐Saule wazala u‐Jonatane, no‐Maleki‐shuha, no‐Abinadabi, no‐Shebali. ₄₀Nonyana ka‐Jonatane ebengu‐Meribi‐bali; waza u‐Meribi‐bali wazala u‐Mika: ₄₁nonyana baka‐Mika bebengaba: u‐Pitone, no‐Meleke, no‐Tareha. ₄₂Waye u‐Ahazi wazala u‐Yara; no‐Yara wazala u‐Halemete, no‐Hazamaveti, no‐Zimri; wati u‐Zimri wazala u‐Motsa; ₄₃no‐Motsa wazala u‐Bineha: u‐Refaya ebengunyana wake; u‐Elehasa ebengunyana wake; u‐Atsele ebengunyana wake. ₄₄Kekaloku u‐Atsele ebenonyana batandatu, abamagama angala: u‐Zarikame, u‐Bokeru, no‐Shimayeli, no‐Shehariya, no‐Hobadiya, no‐Hanane. Aba bangonyana baka‐Atsele.