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26 Nanka amaqembu abalindi bamagedi:+ Ezizukulwaneni zikaKhora kwakuloMeshelemiya+ indodana kaKhore, owosendo luka-Asafi. 2 Amadodana kaMeshelemiya kwakuyilawa: Izibulo kwakunguZakhariya, eyesibili kunguJediyeli, eyesithathu kunguZebhadiya, eyesine kunguJathiniyeli, 3 eyesihlanu kungu-Elami, eyesithupha kunguJehohanani, eyesikhombisa kungu-Eliyeho-nayi. 4 Amadodana ka-Obhedi-edomi kwakuyilawa: Izibulo kwakunguShemaya, eyesibili kunguJehozabhadi, eyesithathu kunguJowa, eyesine kunguSakhari, eyesihlanu kunguNethaneli, 5 eyesithupha kungu-Amiyeli, eyesikhombisa kungu-Isakhari, eyesi-8 kunguPhewulethayi. UNkulunkulu wayebusise u-Obhedi-edomi ngokumnika amadodana la.
6 Indodana yakhe uShemaya yayilamadodana ayengabakhokheli bendlu kayise ngoba ayelamandla futhi ezingcitshi. 7 Amadodana kaShemaya kwakungu-Othini, loRafayeli, lo-Obhedi, lo-Elizabhadi. Abafowabo baka-Elizabhadi, u-Elihu loSemakhiya labo babezingcitshi. 8 Bonke laba babengamadodana ka-Obhedi-edomi. Bona lamadodana abo labafowabo babezingcitshi futhi befanele ukwenza umsebenzi. Babengu-62, bengabemuli ka-Obhedi-edomi. 9 UMeshelemiya+ wayelamadodana labafowabo. Babengu-18 njalo bezingcitshi. 10 UHosa owayengowosendo lukaMerari wayelamadodana. Indodana yakhe uShimiri yiyo eyayingumkhokheli. Lanxa yayingayisilo izibulo, uyise wayibeka ukuthi ibe ngumkhokheli. 11 Eyesibili kwakunguHilikhiya, eyesithathu kunguThebhaliya, eyesine kunguZakhariya. Wonke amadodana labafowabo bakaHosa babengu-13.
12 Emaqenjini la abalindi, abakhokheli babelemisebenzi okwakumele bayenze njengabo bonke abafowabo. Babesenza inkonzo endlini kaJehova. 13 Yikho benza inkatho+ kungelani lokuthi izimuli zabo zazinkulu loba zizincane, ukuze babone ukuthi ngobani ababezalinda kuliphi igedi. 14 Inkatho yecele elisempumalanga yadla uShelemiya. UZakhariya indodana yakhe eyayingumeluleki ohlakaniphileyo bayenzela inkatho, yaba ngeyecele elisenyakatho. 15 Inkatho yecele eliseningizimu yadla u-Obhedi-edomi futhi amadodana akhe+ aphiwa umsebenzi wokulinda iziphala. 16 Inkatho yecele elisentshonalanga yadla uShuphimi loHosa.+ Babezakuba seduze legedi leShalekhethi eceleni komgwaqo oqansayo. Iqembu ngalinye lalilinda liseceleni kwelinye. 17 Empumalanga kwakulinda amaLevi ayisithupha, enyakatho kulinda amane usuku ngalunye. Eningizimu kwakulinda amane usuku ngalunye futhi eziphaleni+ ayelinda ngababili ngababili. 18 Evurandini elisentshonalanga kwakulinda amaLevi amane emgwaqweni omkhulu,+ besekulinda lamanye amabili evurandini. 19 La yiwo amaqembu abalindi ayengawosendo lukaKhora lolukaMerari.
20 KumaLevi u-Ahija nguye owayekhangela izindlu zokugcinela inotho yendlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso lezinto eziligugu ezazenziwe zaba ngcwele.*+ 21 Emadodaneni kaLadani owayeyisizukulwane sikaGeshoni, kwakuloJehiyeli+ owayengomunye wabakhokheli bezimuli zezizukulwane zikaLadani 22 kanye lamadodana kaJehiyeli, uZethami lomfowabo uJoweli. Yibo ababekhangela izindlu zenotho yendlu kaJehova.+ 23 Kwabosendo luka-Amramu, lo-Izihari, loHebroni, lo-Uziyeli,+ 24 uShebhuweli indodana kaGeshomu indodana kaMosi nguye owayengumkhokheli futhi ekhangela iziphala. 25 Abafowabo ababeyizizukulwane zika-Eliyezeri+ kwakunguRehabhiya,+ loJeshaya, loJoramu, loZikhiri, loShelomothi. 26 UShelomothi labafowabo yibo ababekhangela zonke izinto eziligugu ezazenziwe zaba ngcwele.+ INkosi uDavida+ labakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise,+ lezinduna zezinkulungwane, lezikhulu kanye lezinduna zamabutho yibo ababenze izinto lezo zaba ngcwele. 27 Empahleni+ ababezithumbe ezimpini+ bathatha ezinye bazenza zaba ngcwele ukuze zisetshenziswe ekulungiseni indlu kaJehova. 28 Bathatha lakho konke uSamuyeli umboni*+ ayekwenze kwaba ngcwele, lalokho uSawuli indodana kaKhishi, lo-Abhineri+ indodana kaNeri, loJowabi+ indodana kaZeruya+ ababekwenze kwaba ngcwele. UShelomithi labafowabo yibo abaphiwa umsebenzi wokukhangela konke okwakwenziwe kwaba ngcwele.
29 Kwabosendo luka-Izihari,+ uKhenaniya lamadodana akhe abaphiwanga imisebenzi endlini kaNkulunkulu. Kodwa babekwa ukuthi babe yiziphathamandla labahluleli+ ko-Israyeli.
30 Kwabosendo lukaHebroni,+ uHashabhiya labafowabo, amadoda angu-1 700 ayezingcitshi, babekwa ukuthi babe ngabaphathi ko-Israyeli esabelweni esasisentshonalanga kukaJodani ukuze benze wonke umsebenzi kaJehova lowenkosi. 31 Kwabosendo lukaHebroni, uJerija+ nguye owayengumkhokheli wabendlu kayise. Ngomnyaka wesi-40 wokubusa kukaDavida+ kwadingwa amadoda alamandla futhi azingcitshi phakathi kwamaHebroni, atholakala eJazeri+ eGiliyadi. 32 Abafowabo bakaJerija babengu-2 700 futhi babezingcitshi njalo bengabakhokheli bezimuli zaboyise. Ngakho uDavida wababeka ukuthi bakhokhele abakoRubheni, labakoGadi, labengxenye yesizwana sakoManase kuzo zonke indaba eziphathelane loNkulunkulu weqiniso kanye lenkosi.