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₁Nazi izigaba zamadodana ka-Aroni: amadodana ka-Aroni: ngoNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari. ₂Kepha oNadabi no-Abihu bandulela uyise ukufa, bengenabantwana; ngalokho o-Eleyazare no-Itamari kuphela babe ngabapristi. ₃ODavide, noSadoki wamadodana ka-Eleyazare, no-Ahimeleki wamadodana ka-Itamari babahlukanisa ngezigaba zabo njengenkonzo yabo. ₄Kwafunyaniswa emadodaneni ka-Eleyazare amadoda amaningi ayizinhloko kunasemadodaneni ka-Itamari; bahlukaniswa kanje: emadodaneni ka-Eleyazare kwakukhona abayishumi nesithupha abayizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, nasemadodaneni ka-Itamari babe yisishiyagalombili njengezindlu zawoyise. ₅Bahlukaniswa ngenkatho, laba nalaba, ngokuba kwakukhona izikhulu zendlu engcwele nezikhulu zikaNkulunkulu emadodaneni ka-Eleyazare nasemadodaneni ka-Itamari.

₆UShemaya, indodana kaNethaneli, umbhali ongowamaLevi, wabaloba phambi kwenkosi, nezikhulu, noSadoki, nezikhulu, noSadoki umpristi, no-Ahimeleki indodana ka-Abiyathara, nezinhloko zawoyise babapristi namaLevi; enye indlu yawoyise yakhishelwa u-Eleyazare, nenye yakhishelwa u-Itamari.

₇Inkatho yokuqala yadla uJehoyaribi, neyesibili uJedaya, ₈neyesithathu uHarimi, neyesine uSehorimi, ₉neyesihlanu uMalikhiya, neyesithupha uMijamini, ₁₀neyesikhombisa uHakhosi, neyesishiyagalombili u-Abiya, ₁₁neyesishiyagalolunye uJeshuwa, neyeshumi uShekaniya, ₁₂neyeshumi nanye u-Eliyashibi, neyeshumi nambili uJakimi, ₁₃neyeshumi nantathu uHupha, neyeshumi nane uJeshebeyabe, ₁₄neyeshumi nanhlanu uBiliga, neyeshumi nesithupha u-Imeri, ₁₅neyeshumi nesikhombisa uHeziri, neyeshumi nesishiyagalombili uHaphisesi, ₁₆neyeshumi nesishiyagalolunye uPhethahiya, neyamashumi amabili uJehezekeli, ₁₇neyamashumi amabili nanye uJakini, neyamashumi amabili nambili uGamuli, ₁₈neyamashumi amabili nantathu uDelaya, neyamashumi amabili nane uMahaziya.

₁₉Lezo zaziyizigaba zabo njengenkonzo yabo ukuba bangene endlini kaJehova njengomthetho ababewunikwe ngesandla sika-Aroni uyise, njengalokho uJehova uNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli ebemyalile.

₂₀Abaseleyo emadodaneni kaLevi babe yilaba: emadodaneni ka-Amramu nguShubayeli; emadodaneni kaShubayeli nguJehedeya. ₂₁KuRehabiya: emadodaneni kaRehabiya: nguJishiya inhloko. ₂₂KumaJisihari: nguShelomoti; emadodaneni kaShelomoti: nguJahati. ₂₃Amadodana kaHebroni: nguJeriya inhloko, no-Amariya owesibili, noJahaziyeli owesithathu, noJekameyamu owesine. ₂₄Amadodana ka-Uziyeli: nguMika; emadodaneni kaMika: nguShamiri. ₂₅Umfowabo kaMika: nguJishiya; emadodaneni kaJishiya: nguZakariya. ₂₆Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi; amadodana kaJahaziya: nguBeno. ₂₇Amadodana kaMerari: ngoJahaziya, noBeno, noShohamu, noZakuri, no-Ibiri. ₂₈KuMaheli: ngu-Eleyazare, owayengenabantwana. ₂₉KuKishi, kungamadodana kaKishi: nguJerameli. ₃₀Amadodana kaMushi: ngoMaheli, no-Edere, noJerimoti. Yilabo ababe ngamadodana amaLevi ngezindlu zawoyise. ₃₁Nalabo benza inkatho njengabafowabo, amadodana ka-Aroni, ebusweni bukaDavide inkosi, noSadoki, no-Ahimeleki, nezinhloko zawoyise babapristi namaLevi, inhloko yawoyise njengomfowabo omncane.