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₁Nampa abantwana bakwa-Israyeli ngomumo wabo, izinhloko zawoyise, nezinduna zezinkulungwane nezamakhulu, nezinduna zabo ezazikhonza inkosi kukho konke okwezigaba, ezazingena, ziphuma inyanga ngenyanga ezinyangeni zonke zomnyaka; kuleso naleso sigaba zazikhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₂Phezu kwesigaba sokuqala ngenyanga yokuqala kwakunguJashobehamu indodana kaZabidiyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₃Wayengowabantwana bakwaPheresi, inhloko yazo zonke izinduna zempi ngenyanga yokuqala. ₄Phezu kwesigaba senyanga yesibili kwakunguDodayi umAhohi nesigaba sakhe; kwakukhona nombusi uMikiloti; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₅Induna yesithathu yempi ngenyanga yesithathu kwakunguBenaya indodana kaJehoyada umpristi, inhloko; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₆Nguye lowo Benaya owayeyiqhawe labangamashumi amathathu nowayephezu kwamashumi amathathu; owesigaba sakhe kwakungu-Amizabadi indodana yakhe. ₇Eyesine ngenyanga yesine kwakungu-Asaheli umfowabo kaJowabe noZebadiya indodana yakhe emva kwakhe; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₈Eyesihlanu ngenyanga yesihlanu kwakunguShamhuti umJizirahi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₉Eyesithupha ngenyanga yesithupha kwakungu-Ira indodana ka-Ikheshi waseThekhowa; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₀Eyesikhombisa ngenyanga yesikhombisa kwakunguHelesi umPheloni wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₁Eyesishiyagalombili ngenyanga yesishiyagalombili kwakunguSibekayi umHushati kumaZera; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₂Eyesishiyagalolunye ngenyanga yesishiyagalolunye kwakungu-Abiyezeri umAnathoti wabakwaBenjamini; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₃Eyeshumi ngenyanga yeshumi kwakunguMaharayi waseNethofa kumaZera; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₄Eyeshumi nanye ngenyanga yeshumi nanye kwakunguBenaya umPirathoni wabantwana bakwa-Efrayimi; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane. ₁₅Eyeshumi nambili ngenyanga yeshumi nambili kwakunguHelidayi waseNethofa ka-Otheniyeli; esigabeni sakhe kwakukhona izinkulungwane ezingamashumi amabili nane.

₁₆Phezu kwezizwe zakwa-Israyeli kwakuyilaba: kwabakwaRubeni u-Eliyazeri indodana kaZikiri wayengumbusi; kwabakwaSimeyoni nguShefathiya indodana kaMahakha; ₁₇kuLevi nguHashabiya indodana kaKemuweli; ku-Aroni nguSadoki; ₁₈kuJuda ngu-Elihu wabafowabo bakaDavide; ku-Isakare ngu-Omri indodana kaMikayeli; ₁₉kuZebuloni ngu-Ishmaya indodana ka-Obadiya; kuNafetali nguJeremoti indodana ka-Aziriyeli; ₂₀kubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi nguHosheya indodana ka-Azaziya; enxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase nguJoweli indodana kaPhedaya; ₂₁enxenyeni kaManase wakwaGileyadi ngu-Ido indodana kaZakariya; kuBenjamini nguJahasiyeli indodana ka-Abineri; ₂₂kuDani ngu-Azareli indodana kaJerohamu. Yilabo ababe yizinduna zezizwe zakwa-Israyeli.

₂₃Kepha uDavide akabalanga umumo waba neminyaka engamashumi amabili nabangaphansi, ngokuba uJehova wayeshilo ukuthi uyakwandisa u-Israyeli ukuba abe ngangezinkanyezi zezulu. ₂₄UJowabe indodana kaSeruya waqala ukubala, kepha akaqedanga; kwaba khona ulaka ngalokho phezu kuka-Israyeli, nomumo awufakwanga encwadini yezindaba zemihla ngemihla yenkosi uDavide.

₂₅U-Azimaveti indodana ka-Adiyeli wayephethe ingcebo yenkosi; uJonathani indodana ka-Uziya wayephethe izinto emasimini, nasemizini, nasemizaneni, nasezinqabeni; ₂₆u-Eziri indodana kaKelubi wayephethe abenza umsebenzi wasendle wokulima umhlabathi; ₂₇uShimeyi waseRama wayephethe izivini; uZabidi waseShefamu wayephethe iwayini elibekelelweyo lithathwe ezivinini; ₂₈uBali Hanani umGederi wayephethe iminqumo nemikhiwane eyayisehlanzeni; uJowashi wayephethe imigodi yamafutha; ₂₉imihlambi eyayiklaba eSharoni yayiphethwe nguShitirayi umSharoni, nemihlambi eyayisezigodini yayiphethwe nguShafati indodana ka-Adilayi; ₃₀u-Obili wakwa-Ishmayeli wayephethe amakamela; uJehedeya umMeronoti wayephethe izimbongolo; ₃₁uJazizi umHagiri wayephethe izimvu. Bonke labo babe yizinduna zemfuyo yenkosi uDavide.

₃₂UJonathani, uyisekazi kaDavide, wayengumluleki, wayengumuntu ohlakaniphileyo nombhali; uJehiyeli indodana kaHakimoni wayenamadodana enkosi; ₃₃u-Ahithofeli wayengumluleki wenkosi; uHushayi umArki wayengumngane wenkosi; ₃₄emva kuka-Ahithofeli kwakunguJehoyada indodana kaBenaya no-Abiyathara; uJowabe wayeyinduna yempi yenkosi.