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₁Wabhalwa-ke wonke u-Israyeli ngezizukulwane; bheka, balotshiwe encwadini yamakhosi akwa-Israyeli; uJuda wathunjelwa eBabele ngeziphambeko zakhe. ₂Abakhileyo kuqala emafeni abo emizini yabo babe ngu-Israyeli, nabapristi, namaLevi, namaNethini.*

₃EJerusalema kwahlala kubantwana bakwaJuda, nakubantwana bakwaBenjamini, nakubantwana bakwa-Efrayimi noManase: ₄ngu-Uthayi ka-Amihudi ka-Omri ka-Imri kaBani kubantwana bakwaPheresi kaJuda. ₅KumaShiloni: ngu-Asaya izibulo namadodana akhe. ₆Kumadodana kaZera: nguJehuweli nabafowabo, bengamakhulu ayisithupha namashumi ayisishiyagalolunye. ₇Kumadodana kaBenjamini: nguSalu kaMeshulamu kaHodaviya kaHasenuwa, ₈no-Ibineya indodana kaJerohamu, no-Ela ka-Uzi kaMikiri, noMeshulamu kaShefathiya kaRehuweli kaJibiniya, ₉nabafowabo ngezizukulwane zabo, bengamakhulu ayisishiyagalolunye namashumi ayisihlanu nesithupha. Bonke labo bantu babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise ngokwezindlu zawoyise.

₁₀Kubapristi: ngoJedaya, noJehoyaribi, noJakini, ₁₁no-Azariya kaHilikiya kaMeshulamu kaSadoki kaMerayoti ka-Ahithubi, umphathi wendlu kaNkulunkulu, ₁₂no-Adaya kaJerohamu kaPhashuri kaMalikhiya noMahasayi ka-Adiyeli kaJahizera kaMeshulamu kaMeshilemiti ka-Imeri, ₁₃nabafowabo, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise, beyinkulungwane namakhulu ayisikhombisa namashumi ayisithupha, amadoda ahlakaniphile emsebenzini wenkonzo yasendlini kaNkulunkulu.

₁₄KumaLevi: nguShemaya kaHashubi ka-Azirikamu kaHashabiya kumadodana kaMerari, ₁₅noBakibakari, noHereshi, noGalali, noMathaniya kaMika kaZikiri ka-Asafa, ₁₆no-Obadiya kaShemaya kaGalali kaJeduthuni, noBerekiya ka-Asa ka-Elkana owahlala emizaneni yamaNethofa, ₁₇nabalindisango oShalumi, no-Akubi, noThalimoni, no-Ahimani, nabafowabo; uShalumi wayeyinhloko. ₁₈Kwaze kwaba kuleso sikhathi babe sesangweni lenkosi ngasempumalanga; babe ngabalindisango bekamu* labantwana bakwaLevi. ₁₉UShalumi kaKore ka-Ebiyasafa kaKora, nabafowabo bendlu kayise, amaKorahi, babephethe umsebenzi wenkonzo, bengabalindisango etabernakele;* oyise babemele ikamu* likaJehova bengabalindisango. ₂₀UFinehasi indodana ka-Eleyazare wayengumbusi phezu kwabo ngesikhathi esidlulileyo. UJehova wayenaye. ₂₁UZakariya indodana kaMeshelemiya wayengumlindisango etendeni lokuhlangana.

₂₂Bonke labo ababekhethiwe ukuba babe ngabalindisango babe ngamakhulu amabili neshumi nambili. Babhalwa ngezizukulwane emizaneni yabo, bamiswa ngoDavide noSamuweli umboni ezikhundleni zabo. ₂₃Bona nabantwana babo babephethe amasango endlu kaJehova, indlu yetende, belinda. ₂₄Abalindi babekhona ezinhlangothini ezine: ngasempumalanga, nangasentshonalanga, nangasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu. ₂₅Abafowabo emizaneni yabo babeyakungena emva kwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa njalo izikhathi ngezikhathi ukuba babe nabo, ₂₆ngokuba abalindi abane abakhulu ababe ngamaLevi babe sesikhundleni njalo, bephethe amakamelo nengcebo endlini kaNkulunkulu. ₂₇Bahlala ebusuku bezungeza indlu kaNkulunkulu, ngokuba kwakungokwabo ukuyilinda, kwakungokwabo futhi ukuyivula ekuseni imihla ngemihla. ₂₈Abanye babephethe izitsha zenkonzo, ngokuba zangeniswa ngokubalwa, zakhishwa ngokubalwa. ₂₉Abanye kubo babemiselwe impahla, nezitsha zonke zendlu engcwele, nempuphu, newayini, namafutha, nenhlaka, namakha. ₃₀Abanye bamadodana abapristi bagxoba amakha aba ngamafutha. ₃₁UMatithiya, omunye wamaLevi, owayeyizibulo likaShalumi umKorahi wayenesikhundla sokubheka izinto ezenziwa amakhanzini. ₃₂Abanye abafowabo bamadodana amaKohati babephethe izinkwa zokubukwa ukuba bazilungise onke amasabatha.

₃₃Kepha abanye, abahlabeleli, izinhloko zezindlu zawoyise zamaLevi, babe semakamelweni bekhululekile kokunye, ngokuba babe semsebenzini wabo imini nobusuku.

₃₄Labo babe yizinhloko zezindlu zawoyise bamaLevi, izinhloko ezizukulwaneni zabo, bahlala eJerusalema.

₃₅EGibeyoni kwahlala uyise kaGibeyoni uJehiyeli ogama lomkakhe lalinguMahakha, ₃₆nendodana yakhe eyizibulo u-Abidoni, kanye noSuri, noKishi, noBali, noNeri, noNadabi, ₃₇noGedori, no-Ahiyo, noZakariya, noMikiloti. ₃₈UMikiloti wazala uShimeyamu. Nabo bahlala nabafowabo eJerusalema malungana nabafowabo. ₃₉UNeri wazala uKishi; uKishi wazala uSawule; uSawule wazala oJonathani, noMaliki Shuwa, no-Abinadaba, no-Eshi Bali. ₄₀Indodana kaJonathani yayinguMeribi Bali; uMeribi Bali wazala uMika. ₄₁Amadodana kaMika: ngoPhithoni, noMeleki, noThareya, no-Ahazi. ₄₂U-Ahazi wazala uJara; uJara wazala o-Alemeti, no-Azimaveti, noZimri; uZimri wazala uMosa; ₄₃uMosa wazala uBineya; uRefaya wayeyindodana yakhe; ngu-Eleyasa indodana yakhe, ngu-Aseli indodana yakhe; ₄₄u-Aseli wayenamadodana ayisithupha; amagama awo yilawa: o-Azirikamu, noBokeru, no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya, no-Obadiya, noHanani; labo babe ngamadodana ka-Aseli.