IZIKRONIKE I 5

₁Amadodana kaRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli — ngokuba wayeyizibulo; kepha njengokuba wangcolisa umbhede kayise, ubuzibulo bakhe banikwa amadodana kaJosefa indodana kaIsrayeli, futhi akabhalwa ngezizukulwane njengezibulo.

₂Noma uJuda ebenamandla kunabafowabo, kwavela kuye umbusi, ubuzibulo nokho babungobukaJosefa —

₃amadodana-ke kaRubeni, izibulo likaIsrayeli: ngoHanoki, noPhalu, noHesironi, noKarmi.

₄Amadodana kaJoweli: nguShemaya indodana yakhe, noGogi indodana yakhe, noShimeyi indodana yakhe,

₅noMika indodana yakhe, noRewaya indodana yakhe, noBali indodana yakhe,

₆noBera indodana yakhe, owathunjwa nguThiligati-Phileneseri inkosi yaseAsiriya; wayeyisikhulu sabakwaRubeni.

₇Nabafowabo ngemindeni yabo, bebhalwé ngezizukulwane zabo: ngoJehiyeli inhloko noZakariya,

₈noBela ka-Azazi kaShema kaJoweli, owahlala eAroweri kwaze kwaba-seNebo noBali-Mehoni.

₉Ngasempumalanga wakha kwaze kwaba-sekuqaleni kwehlane elisuka emfuleni uEwufrathe, ngokuba izinkomo zabo zanda ezweni lakwaGileyadi.

₁₀Emihleni kaSawule baphaka impi kumaHagiri, awa ngesandla sabo; bahlala ematendeni abo ngasempumalanga yonke yakwaGileyadi.

₁₁Amadodana kaGadi ahlala malungana nabo ezweni laseBashani kwaze kwaba-seSaleka:

₁₂ngoJoweli inhloko, noShafamu owesibili, noJahanayi, noShafati eBashani;

₁₃nabafowabo ngezindlu zawoyise: ngoMikayeli, noMeshulamu, noSheba, noJorayi, noJakani, noZiya, noEbere, beyisikhombisa.

₁₄Labo babengamadodana ka-Abihayili kaHuri kaJarowa kaGileyadi kaMikayeli kaJeshishayi kaJahido kaBuzi;

₁₅uAhi ka-Abidiyeli kaGuni wayeyinhloko yezindlu zawoyise.

₁₆Bahlala kwaGileyadi eBashani nasemizini yalo nasemadlelweni onke aseSharoni kwaze kwaba-semikhawulweni yawo.

₁₇Bonke labo babhalwa ngezizukulwane zabo emihleni kaJothamu inkosi yakwaJuda nasemihleni kaJerobowamu inkosi yakwaIsrayeli.

₁₈Amadodana kaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, amadoda anamandla, amadoda aphatha ihawu nenkemba, ansala umnsalo, ayefundé ukulwa, ayeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi amane nane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha aphuma impi.

₁₉Aphaka impi kumaHagiri, noJeturu, noNafishi, noNodabi.

₂₀Asizwa ekulweni nabo, amaHagiri anikelwa ezandleni zawo nabo bonke ababenawo, ngokuba akhala kuNkulunkulu empini, amncenga, ngokuba ayemethemba.

₂₁Asusa izinkomo zabo, namakamela ayizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisihlanu, nezimvu eziyizinkulungwane ezingamakhulu amabili namashumi ayisihlanu, nezimbongolo eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, nabantu abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu.

₂₂Ngokuba kwawa abaningi befile, lokhu impi yayingekaNkulunkulu. Ahlala esikhundleni sabo aze athunjwa.

₂₃Abantwana benxenye yesizwe sakwaManase bahlala kulelozwe, kusukela eBashani kuze kube-seBali-Hermoninase-Seniri nasentabeni yaseHermoni.

₂₄Nazi izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise: oEferi, noIshi, noEliyeli, noAziriyeli, noJeremiya, noHodaviya, noJahidiyeli, amaqhawe anamandla, amadoda anegama, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise.

₂₅Kepha baphambuka kuNkulunkulu wawoyise, balandela ngokuphinga onkulunkulu babantu balelozwe, uNkulunkulu abachithayo phambi kwabo.

₂₆UNkulunkulu kaIsrayeli wavusa umoya kaPhuli inkosi yaseAsiriya nomoya kaThiligati-Philineseri inkosi yaseAsiriya, wabathumba: abakwaRubeni, nabakwaGadi, nenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase, wabayisa eHala, naseHabori, naseHara, nasemfuleni iGozani kuze kubenamuhla.