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₁Amadodana kaLevi: ngoGereshoni, noKohati, noMerari. ₂Amadodana kaKohati: ngo-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli. ₃Abantwana bakwa-Amramu: ngo-Aroni, noMose, noMiriyamu. Amadodana ka-Aroni: ngoNadabi, no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare, no-Itamari. ₄U-Eleyazare wazala uFinehasi; uFinehasi wazala u-Abishuwa; ₅u-Abishuwa wazala uBuki; uBuki wazala u-Uzi; ₆u-Uzi wazala uZeraya; uZeraya wazala uMerayoti; ₇uMerayoti wazala u-Amariya; u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi; ₈u-Ahithubi wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala u-Ahimahasi; ₉u-Ahimahasi wazala u-Azariya; u-Azariya wazala uJohanani; ₁₀uJohanani wazala u-Azariya; nguye owayengumpristi ethempelini elakhiwa nguSolomoni eJerusalema; ₁₁u-Azariya wazala u-Amariya; u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi; ₁₂u-Ahithubi wazala uSadoki; uSadoki wazala uShalumi; ₁₃uShalumi wazala uHilikiya; uHilikiya wazala u-Azariya; ₁₄u-Azariya wazala uSeraya; uSeraya wazala uJehosadaki; ₁₅kepha uJehosadaki wamuka lapho uJehova ethumba uJuda neJerusalema ngesandla sikaNebukadinesari.

₁₆Amadodana kaLevi: ngoGereshomu, noKohati, noMerari. ₁₇Nanka amagama amadodana kaGereshomu: oLibini noShimeyi. ₁₈Amadodana kaKohati: ngo-Amramu, noJisihari, noHebroni, no-Uziyeli. ₁₉Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli noMushi. Nansi imindeni yamaLevi njengezindlu zawoyise: ₂₀abakwaGereshomu: nguLibini indodana yakhe, noJahati indodana yakhe, noZima indodana yakhe, ₂₁noJowa indodana yakhe, no-Ido indodana yakhe, noZera indodana yakhe, noJewatherayi indodana yakhe. ₂₂Amadodana kaKohati: ngu-Amindaba indodana yakhe, noKora indodana yakhe, no-Asiri indodana yakhe, ₂₃no-Elkana indodana yakhe, no-Ebiyasafa indodana yakhe, no-Asiri indodana yakhe, ₂₄noTathi indodana yakhe, no-Uriyeli indodana yakhe, no-Uziya indodana yakhe, noShawule indodana yakhe.

₂₅Amadodana ka-Elkana: ngo-Amasayi no-Ahimoti. ₂₆U-Elkana-ke, amadodana ka-Elkana: nguSofayi indodana yakhe, noNahati indodana yakhe, ₂₇no-Eliyabe indodana yakhe, noJerohamu indodana yakhe, no-Elkana indodana yakhe. ₂₈Amadodana kaSamuweli: izibulo nguJoweli, nowesibili ngu-Abiya. ₂₉Amadodana kaMerari: ngoMaheli, noLibini indodana yakhe, noShimeyi indodana yakhe, no-Uza indodana yakhe, ₃₀noShimeya indodana yakhe, noHagiya indodana yakhe, no-Asaya indodana yakhe.

₃₁Nampa uDavide abamisela ukuhola ukuhlabelela endlini kaJehova, umphongolo usubekiwe khona. ₃₂Bakhonza ngokuhlabelela phambi kwetabernakele* letende lokuhlangana, uSolomoni waze wakha indlu kaJehova eJerusalema. Bema emsebenzini wabo njengomthetho wabo.

₃₃Yilaba ababemi namadodana abo: kumadodana amaKohati: nguHemani, umhlabeleli, kaJoweli kaSamuweli ₃₄ka-Elkana kaJerohamu ka-Eliyeli kaThowa ₃₅kaSufi ka-Elkana kaMahati ka-Amasayi ₃₆ka-Elkana kaJoweli ka-Azariya kaZefaniya ₃₇kaThati ka-Asiri ka-Ebiyasafa kaKora ₃₈kaJisihari kaKohati kaLevi ka-Israyeli; ₃₉futhi umfowabo u-Asafa owayemi ngakwesokunene sakhe, u-Asafa kaBerekiya kaShimeya ₄₀kaMikayeli kaBahaseya kaNalikhiya ₄₁ka-Ethini kaZera ka-Adaya ₄₂ka-Ethani kaZima kaShimeyi ₄₃kaJahati kaGereshomu kaLevi. ₄₄Amadodana kaMerari abafowabo ayengakwesokunene: ngu-Ethani kaKishi ka-Abidi kaMaluki ₄₅kaHashabiya ka-Amasiya kaHilikiya ₄₆ka-Amisi kaBani kaShemeri ₄₇kaMaheli kaMushi kaMerari kaLevi.

₄₈Abafowabo amaLevi banikelelwa yonke inkonzo yetabernakele* lendlu kaNkulunkulu. ₄₉Kepha u-Aroni namadodana akhe bashiya iminikelo e-altare leminikelo yokushiswa nase-altare lempepho, benza nawo wonke umsebenzi wendawo engcwelengcwele, benzela u-Israyeli ukubuyisana njengakho konke ayale ngakho uMose inceku kaNkulunkulu.

₅₀Nanka amadodana ka-Aroni: u-Eleyazare indodana yakhe, noFinehasi indodana yakhe, no-Abishuwa indodana yakhe, ₅₁noBuki indodana yakhe, no-Uzi indodana yakhe, noZeraya indodana yakhe, ₅₂noMerayoti indodana yakhe, no-Amariya indodana yakhe, no-Ahithubi indodana yakhe, ₅₃noSadoki indodana yakhe, no-Ahimahasi indodana yakhe.

₅₄Lezi ziyizindawo zawo zokuhlala njengamakamu* awo emikhawulweni yawo: amadodana ka-Aroni emindeni yamaKohati ngokuba yiwona adliwa yinkatho yokuqala ₅₅wona bawanika iHebroni ezweni lakwaJuda namadlelo alizungezayo. ₅₆Kodwa amasimu omuzi nemizana yawo bakunika uKalebi, indodana kaJefune. ₅₇Banika amadodana ka-Aroni imizi yokuphephela, iHebroni neLibina namadlelo awo, neJatiri, ne-Eshitemowa namadlelo awo, ₅₈neHileni namadlelo alo, neDebiri namadlelo alo, ₅₉ne-Ashani namadlelo alo, neBetiShemeshi namadlelo alo, ₆₀nasesizweni sakwaBenjamini, iGeba namadlelo alo, ne-Alemeti namadlelo alo, ne-Anathoti namadlelo alo. Yonke imizi yawo ngemindeni yawo yayiyimizi eyishumi nantathu.

₆₁Amadodana aseleyo kaKohati anikwa ngenkatho emndenini wesizwe, enxenyeni yesizwe, inxenye kaManase, imizi eyishumi, ₆₂namadodana kaGereshomu ngemindeni yawo esizweni sakwa-Isakare, nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri, nasesizweni sakwaNafetali, nasesizweni sakwaManase, eBashani, imizi eyishumi nantathu, ₆₃namadodana kaMerari ngenkatho ngemindeni yawo esizweni sakwaRubeni, nasesizweni sakwaGadi, nasesizweni sakwaZebuloni imizi eyishumi nambili.

₆₄Abantwana bakwa-Israyeli banika amaLevi leyo mizi namadlelo ayo. ₆₅Banika ngenkatho leyo mizi ebizwe ngamagama esizweni sabantwana bakwaJuda, nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaSimeyoni, nasesizweni sabantwana bakwaBenjamini.

₆₆Eminye imindeni yamadodana kaKohati yayinemizi yemikhawulo yayo esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi. ₆₇Bayinika imizi yokuphephela: iShekemi ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi namadlelo alo, neGezeri namadlelo alo, ₆₈neJokimeyamu namadlelo alo, neBeti Horoni namadlelo alo, ₆₉ne-Ajaloni namadlelo alo, neGati Rimoni namadlelo alo, ₇₀nasenxenyeni yesizwe sakwaManase i-Anere namadlelo alo, neBileyamu namadlelo alo, ibe ngeyomndeni oseleyo wamadodana kaKohati.

₇₁Amadodana kaGereshomu anikwa emndenini wenxenye yesizwe sakwaManase iGolanu, eBashani, namadlelo alo ne-Ashitaroti namadlelo alo; ₇₂nasesizweni sakwa-Isakare iKedeshi namadlelo alo, neDaberati namadlelo alo, ₇₃neRamoti namadlelo alo, ne-Anemi namadlelo alo; ₇₄nasesizweni sakwa-Asheri iMashali namadlelo alo, ne-Abidoni namadlelo alo, ₇₅neHukoki namadlelo alo, neRehobe namadlelo alo; ₇₆nasesizweni sakwaNafetali iKedeshi eGalile namadlelo alo, neHamoni namadlelo alo, neKiriyatayimi namadlelo alo.

₇₇Aseleyo, amadodana kaMerari, anikwa esizweni sakwaZebuloni iRimono namadlelo alo neGhabori namadlelo alo, ₇₈naphesheya kweJordani ngaseJeriko ngasempumalanga kwaseJordani esizweni sakwaRubeni iBeseri ehlane namadlelo alo, neJahasa namadlelo alo, ₇₉neKedemoti namadlelo alo, neMefahati namadlelo alo; ₈₀nasesizweni sakwaGadi iRamoti kwaGileyadi namadlelo alo, neMahanayimi namadlelo alo, ₈₁neHeshiboni namadlelo alo, neJazeri namadlelo alo.