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₁Nazi iintloko zamaqela abagcini-masango endlu kaThixo: KumaKora yayinguMeshelemiya unyana kaKore wendlu ka-Asafu. ₂UMeshelemiya wayenoonyana abasixhenxe: yayinguZekariya owamazibulo, ibe nguYediyali, uZebhadiya, uYateniyeli, ₃uElam, uYohanan, noEliyehunayi.

_4-5Bekukho no-Obhedi-edom owathamsanqelwa nguThixo waba noonyana abasibhozo. YayinguShemaya owamazibulo, ibe nguYozabhadi, uYowa, uSakare, uNataniyeli, uAmiyeli, uIsakare, noPewuletayi. ₆Unyana kaObhedi-edom, uShemaya, wazala oonyana abaziinkokheli, nditsho amagorha anobukroti. ₇Oonyana bakaShemaya aba ngoo-Oteni, noRafayeli, no-Obhedi, noElizabhadi, kunye nabona badume ngobukroti uElihu noSemakiya. ₈Ke kwinzala nezizalwana zikaObhedi-edom kwabakho amadoda angamashumi amathandathu anambini awaba ngabagcini-masango, yaye ayenobukroti kulo msebenzi. ₉Kwinzala nezizukulwana zikaMeshelemiya kwakukho amakroti alishumi elinesibhozo.

_10-11KumaMerari yayinguHosa noonyana bakhe abane: uShimri, noHilekiya, noTebhaliya, noZekariya. UShimri wamiselwa ubukhulu nguyise nakuba wayengelozibulo. Kwinzala nezizalwane zikaHosa abagcini-masango kwindlu kaThixo babelishumi elinantathu.

₁₂La maqela abagcini-masango aphantsi kweenkokheli zawo xa ewonke ayenesigxina sawo sokulungiselela endlwini *kaNdikhoyo. ₁₃Amaqela la ênza *amaqashiso kumsebenzi wamasango, kungekho ukhethe phakathi komncinci nomkhulu.

₁₄Iqashiso lokugada isango elingasempumalanga laphuma noShelemiya. Unyana wakhe uZekariya, owayedume ngamacebo, naye wenzelwa *amaqashiso, laphuma kwelokuba agade isango langasentla. ₁₅Iqashiso likaObhedi-edom laba lelokugada isango langasezantsi, eloonyana bakhe laba lelokugada oovimba. ₁₆ElooShupim noHosa iqashiso laba lelokugada isango elingasentshonalanga kunye nesango leShalekethe endleleni enyukayo. Abagadayo babengamaqela alandelanayo. ₁₇Mihla le abaLevi abagada ngasempumalanga babebathandathu, bebane ngasentla, bebane nangasezantsi. Koovimba abalindi aba babegada ngababini ngababini. ₁₈Kwinkundla yangasentshonalanga babebane endleleni, babe babini enkundleni phakathi.

₁₉Ngawo lawo ke amaqela abagcini-masango abayinzala kaKora nabayinzala kaMerari.

₂₀Amawabo abaLevi ayongamele oovimba bendlu kaThixo noovimba bokugcina izinto ezingcwele.

₂₁ULadan, unyana kaGershon, wazala uYehiyeli nabanye oonyana ababeziinkulu zezindlu. ₂₂Oonyana bakaYehiyeli, uZetam nomninawa wakhe uJoweli, babongamele oovimba bendlu *kaNdikhoyo.

₂₃Bekukho nama-Amram, amaIzare, amaHebron, namaUziyeli aphathiswe imisebenzi ethile. ₂₄UShebhuweli umzukulwana kaGershom unyana kaMosis ebengunondyebo wendlu kaThixo. ₂₅UShebhuweli wayezalana noShelomiti. Kaloku uElizere, umntakwabo-Gershom, wazala uRabhiya, uRhabhiya wazala uYeshaya, uYeshaya wazala uYoram, uYoram wazala uZikri, uZikri wazala uShelomiti. ₂₆UShelomiti lo nezizukulwana zakhe wayongamele zonke izipho ezazinikelwe kuThixo ngukumkani uDavide neenkulu zezindlu namanye amadoda amakhulu awayeziingqwayi-ngqwayi nezithwala-ndwe zomkhosi. ₂₇Kaloku la madoda ayethathe inxalenye yamaxhoba emfazwe, anikela ngawo khon' ukuze indlu kaThixo ibe nokulungiswa. ₂₈Yonke into eyayinikelwe *ngumshumayeli uSamweli, nokumkani uSawule unyana kaKishe, noAbhinere unyana kaNere, noJowabhi unyana kaZeruya, nayiphi na enye into eyayinikelwe, yayisesandleni sikaShelomiti nezizalwane zakhe.

₂₉Kwinzala kaIzare uKenaniya noonyana bakhe baphathiswa umsebenzi ongenguwo owendlu kaThixo. Lo msebenzi wawukukugcina ucwangco nokuthetha amatyala akwaSirayeli.

₃₀Kwinzala kaHebron uHashabhiya nezizalwane zakhe babesenza umsebenzi kaNdikhoyo nowekomkhulu kumaSirayeli angasentshonalanga kweJordan. La maHebron ayeliwaka elinamakhulu asixhenxe, engamakroti. ₃₁Inkulu yamaHebron yayinguJeriya. Ngonyaka wamashumi amane elawula uDavide yaphandwa inzala kaHebron, kwafunyanwa amaHebron angamagorha eYozere kummandla waseGiliyadi. ₃₂UJeriya wayenezizalwana ezingamawaka amabini anamakhulu asisixhenxe. La madoda ayengooyise bezindlu, engamakroti, waza ukumkani uDavide wabenza abaphathi bamaRubhen namaGadi nesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase, khon' ukuze benze umsebenzi kaThixo nowekomkhulu.