Izigaba zabalindisango nabaphathi bengcebo yethempeli, nezinduna, nabahluleli
1Izigaba zabalindisango zaziyilezi: kumaKorahi: nguMeshelemiya indodana kaKore emadodaneni ka-Asafa. 2UMeshelemiya wayenamadodana: nguZakariya izibulo, noJediyayeli owesibili, noZebadiya owesithathu, noJatiniyeli owesine, 3no-Elamu owesihlanu, noJehohanani owesithupha, no-Eliyohenayi owesikhombisa. 4U-Obede Edomi wayenamadodana: nguShemaya izibulo, noJehozabadi owesibili, noJowa owesithathu, noSakari, owesine, noNethaneli owesihlanu, 5no-Amiyeli owesithupha, no-Isakare owesikhombisa, noPhewuletayi owesishiyagalombili, ngokuba uNkulunkulu wambusisa.
6Naye uShemaya indodana yakhe wazalelwa amadodana ayebusa indlu kayise, ngokuba ayengamaqhawe anamandla. 7Amadodana kaShemaya: ngo-Othini, noRefayeli, no-Obede, no-Elizabadi, nabafowabo ababe ngamadoda anamandla, o-Elihu noSemakiya. 8Bonke labo babe ngamadodana ka-Obede Edomi, bona namadodana abo nabafowabo, amadoda aqinileyo anamandla enkonzweni, engamashumi ayisithupha nambili ka-Obede Edomi. 9UMeshelemiya wayenamadodana nabafowabo, amadoda anamandla, eyishumi nesishiyagalombili. 10Naye uHosa wabantwana bakwaMerari wayenamadodana: nguShimri inhloko noma wayengesilo izibulo, uyise wambeka waba yinhloko 11noHilikiya owesibili, noThebaliya owesithathu, noZakariya owesine; onke amadodana nabafowabo bakaHosa babe yishumi nantathu.
12Lezo zigaba zabalindisango, izinhloko zabantu, zaba nemfanelo yazo njengabafowabo ukukhonza endlini kaJehova. 13Benza inkatho yesango ngesango, omncane njengomkhulu, ngezindlu zawoyise. 14Inkatho yasempumalanga yadla uShelemiya. Base benza inkatho ngoZakariya indodana yakhe, umluleki ohlakaniphileyo; wadliwa yinkatho yasenyakatho. 15Eyaseningizimu yadla u-Obede Edomi namadodana akhe ukulinda inqolobane, 16eyasentshonalanga oShuphimi noHosa ngasesangweni laseShaleketi, ngasemendweni owenyukayo, abalindi ngabalindi. 17Ngasempumalanga ayekhona amaLevi ayisithupha, ngasenyakatho emane ngosuku, ngaseningizimu emane ngosuku, nasenqolobaneni emabili ngamabili. 18EParibari ngasentshonalanga ayemane emendweni, naseParibari uqobo ayemabili.
19Yilezo ezaziyizigaba zabalindisango emadodaneni amaKorahi nasemadodaneni kaMerari.
20KumaLevi u-Ahiya wayephethe ingcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu nengcebo yezinto ezingcwele. 21Amadodana kaLadani, amadodana kaGereshoni akwaLadani, izinhloko zawoyise zakwaLadani umGereshoni, amaJehiyeli, 22amadodana amaJehiyeli, oZethamu noJoweli umfowabo, ayephethe ingcebo endlini kaJehova.
23Kuma-Amramu, nakumaJisihari, nakumaHebroni, nakuma-Uziyeli, 24uShebuweli indodana kaGereshomu kaMose wayengumphathisikhwama. 25Abafowabo: ku-Eliyezeri: nguRehabiya indodana yakhe, noJeshaya indodana yakhe, noJoramu indodana yakhe, noZikiri indodana yakhe, noShelomoti indodana yakhe. 26Yena uShelomoti nabafowabo babephethe yonke ingcebo yezinto ezingcwele ezangcweliswa nguDavide inkosi, nezinhloko zawoyise, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zempi. 27Empini nasempangweni bakungcwelisela ukulungisa indlu kaJehova, 28kanye nakho konke uSamuweli umboni, noSawule indodana kaKishi, no-Abineri indodana kaNeri, noJowabe indodana kaSeruya ababekungcwelisile; yilowo nalowo owayengcwelisile okuthile, kwaba phansi kwesandla sikaShelomoti nabafowabo.
29KumaJisihari uKhenaniya namadodana akhe babephethe umsebenzi ongaphandle kwa-Israyeli, beyizinduna nabahluleli. 30KumaHebroni uHashabiya nabafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa, babe ngababonisi kwa-Israyeli phesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga emsebenzini wonke kaJehova nasenkonzweni yenkosi. 31KumaHebroni uJeriya wayeyinhloko, kumaHebroni njengezizukulwane zawo ngezindlu zawoyise. Ngomnyaka wamashumi amane wokubusa kukaDavide kwafunwa, kwafunyanwa phakathi kwawo amaqhawe anamandla eJazeri kwaGileyadi. 32Abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, babe yizinkulungwane ezimbili namakhulu ayisikhombisa, izinhloko zawoyise, ezenziwa ababonisi phezu kwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadi nenxenye yesizwe sabakwaManase ezindabeni zonke zikaNkulunkulu nasezindabeni zenkosi.
