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9 Bonke abako-Israyeli babebhaliwe emibhalweni yosendo lasebhukwini lamakhosi ako-Israyeli. AbakoJuda bathunjwa bahanjiswa eBhabhiloni ngoba babengathembekanga.+
2 Abokuqala ukuphenduka emadolobheni akibo kwakungabaphristi, lamaLevi, lezisebenzi zethempelini*+ kanye lamanye ama-Israyeli.
3 Ezinye izizukulwane zakoJuda,+ lezakoBhenjamini,+ lezako-Efrayimi, lezakoManase zafika zahlala eJerusalema.
4 Kwakungu-Uthayi indodana ka-Amihudi, indodana ka-Omri, indodana ka-Imri, indodana kaBhani, owosendo lukaPherezi+ indodana kaJuda.
5 Ezizukulwaneni zikaShilo kwakungu-Asaya izibulo kanye lamadodana akhe.
6 Emadodaneni kaZera+ kwakunguJewuweli labafowabo abangu-690.
7 Ezizukulwaneni zikaBhenjamini kwakunguSalu indodana kaMeshulami, indodana kaHodaviya, indodana kaHasenuwa,
8 lo-Ibheneya indodana kaJerohamu, lo-Ela indodana ka-Uzi indodana kaMikhiri, loMeshulami indodana kaShefathiya, indodana kaRehuweli, indodana ka-Ibhinija.
9 Abafowabo ababebhalwe emibhalweni yosendo babengu-956. Bonke laba babengabakhokheli bezindlu zaboyise.
10 Kubaphristi kwakuloJedaya, loJehoyaribhi, loJakhini,+
11 lo-Azariya indodana kaHilikhiya, indodana kaMeshulami, indodana kaZadokhi, indodana kaMerayothi, indodana ka-Ahithubi owayengumkhokheli endlini kaNkulunkulu* weqiniso,
12 lo-Adaya indodana kaJerohamu, indodana kaPhashuri, indodana kaMalikhija, loMahasayi indodana ka-Adiyeli, indodana kaJahizera, indodana kaMeshulami, indodana kaMeshilemithi, indodana ka-Imeri,
13 labafowabo abangu-1 760 ababengabakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise, amadoda alamandla ayelungele ukwenza umsebenzi endlini kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.
14 AmaLevi kwakunguShemaya+ indodana kaHashubhi, indodana ka-Azirikhamu, indodana kaHashabhiya owosendo lwamaMerari,
15 loBhakhibhakhari, loHereshi, loGalali, loMathaniya indodana kaMikha, indodana kaZikhiri, indodana ka-Asafi,
16 lo-Obhadiya indodana kaShemaya, indodana kaGalali, indodana kaJeduthuni, loBherekhiya indodana ka-Asa, indodana ka-Elikhana owayehlala endaweni yamaNethofa.+
17 Abalindi bamagedi+ kwakunguShalumi, lo-Akhubi, loThalimoni, lo-Ahimani, lomfowabo uShalumi owayengumkhokheli.
18 Kuze kube yilesosikhathi wayesegedini lenkosi elisempumalanga.+ Laba yibo ababelinda emagedini endawo okwakuhlala kuyo amaLevi.
19 UShalumi indodana kaKhore, indodana ka-Ebhiyasafi, indodana kaKhora labafowabo bosendo lukaKhora babekhangela umsebenzi walabo ababelinda itende. Oyise labo babevele bekhangela ithabanikeli likaJehova,* belinda emnyango.
20 UFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Eliyazari+ nguye owayengumkhokheli wabo kudala futhi uJehova wayelaye.
21 UZakhariya+ indodana kaMeshelemiya wayelinda egedini letende lokuhlangana.
22 Wonke amadoda ayekhethwe ukuthi alinde emagedini ayengu-212. Ayehlaliswe kusiya ngosendo lwawo.+ UDavida loSamuyeli umboni*+ banika amadoda la imisebenzi le ngenxa yokuthembeka kwawo.
23 Wona lamadodana awo ayekhangela umsebenzi wokulinda emagedini endlu kaJehova,+ ithabanikeli.
24 Abalindi babesemaceleni womane, empumalanga, entshonalanga, enyakatho laseningizimu.+
25 Izikhathi ngezikhathi abafowabo kwakumele babuye bevela ezindaweni ababehlala kuzo bezobancedisa okwensuku eziyisikhombisa.
26 Kwakulezinduna zabalindi ezine ezaziphathiswe umsebenzi lo ngoba zazithembekile. ZazingamaLevi futhi zazikhangela izindlu zokudlela lezindlu zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso.+
27 Babelinda ubusuku bonke besezindaweni zabo, begombolozele indlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso ngoba babephathiswe umsebenzi wokulinda. Yibo ababelekhiye yendlu kaNkulunkulu njalo babevula iminyango yayo nsuku zonke ekuseni.
28 Abanye babo babekhangela izitsha+ ezazisetshenziswa ekukhonzeni. Babezibala nxa bezingenisa, baphinde bazibale nxa bezikhipha.
29 Abanye bakhethwa ukuthi bakhangele ezinye izitsha, lazo zonke izitsha ezingcwele,+ lefulawa ecolekileyo,+ lewayini,+ lamafutha,+ lenhlaka yokwenza impepha,+ lamafutha ebhalisamu.+
30 Amanye amadodana abaphristi ayesenza amafutha ebhalisamu anukelelayo.
31 UMathithiya umLevi owayelizibulo likaShalumi owosendo lukaKhora, wayephiwe umsebenzi wokukhangela izinto ezazibhekhwa ngamapani+ ngoba wayethembekile.
32 Abanye abafowabo ababevela emulini yamaKhohathi babelomsebenzi wokwenza isinkwa sokubukiswa+ masabatha wonke.+
33 Bonke laba babengabahlabeleli ababengabakhokheli bezimuli zamaLevi, ababesebenzisa izindlu zokudlela. Babengenzi eminye imisebenzi ngoba kwakumele babe semsebenzini wabo ubusuku lemini.
34 Laba babengabakhokheli bezimuli zamaLevi ababebhalwe emibhalweni yosendo. Babezinduna njalo behlala eJerusalema.
35 UJeyiyeli uyise kaGibhiyoni+ wayehlala eGibhiyoni. Umkakhe kwakuthiwa nguMahakha.
36 Izibulo lakhe kwakungu-Abhidoni, elandelwa nguZuri, loKhishi, loBhali, loNeri, loNadabi,
37 loGedori, lo-Ahiyo, loZakhariya, loMikhilothi.
38 UMikhilothi wazala uShimeyamu. Bonke babehlala duze labafowabo eJerusalema ndawonye labanye abafowabo.
39 UNeri+ wazala uKhishi, uKhishi wazala uSawuli,+ uSawuli wazala uJonathani,+ loMalikhi-shuwa,+ lo-Abhinadabi,+ lo-Eshibhali.
40 UJonathani wazala uMeribhi-bhali,+ uMeribhi-bhali wazala uMikha.+
41 Amadodana kaMikha kwakunguPhithoni, loMeleki, loThareya lo-Ahazi.
42 U-Ahazi wazala uJara, uJara wazala u-Alemethi, lo-Azimavethi, loZimri. UZimri wazala uMoza.
43 UMoza wazala uBhineya, uyise kaRefaya, uyise ka-Eleyasa, uyise ka-Azeli.
44 U-Azeli wayelamadodana ayisithupha, u-Azirikhamu, loBhokheru, lo-Ishmayeli, loSheyariya, lo-Obhadiya, loHanana. La yiwo amadodana ka-Azeli.
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “lamaNethinimi.” NgesiHebheru, “abayizipho.”
^ Kumbe, “ethempelini likaNkulunkulu.”
^ Kumbe, “inkamba kaJehova.”
^ Khangela iNgcazelo Yamabala.
