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9 Woke ama-Israyeli atloliswa erhelweni lokulandelana kweenzukulwana begodu atloliwe eNcwadini yamaKhosi wakwa-Israyeli. UJuda wasiwa ekudingisweni eBhabhiloni ngebanga lokungathembeki kwakhe.+ 2 Izakhamuzi zokuthoma ezabuyela endawenazo emadorobhenazo, bekungamanye ama-Israyeli, abaphristi, amaLevi neensebenzi zethempeli.*+ 3 Ezinye iinzukulwana zakaJuda,+ zakaBhenjamini,+ zaka-Efrayimu nezakaManase zahlala eJerusalema: 4 Ngu-Utayi indodana ka-Amihudi indodana ka-Omri indodana ka-Imri indodana kaBhani, weenzukulwana zakaPeretsi+ indodana kaJuda. 5 KumaTjhilo, bekungu-Asaya izibulo namadodanakhe. 6 Emadodaneni kaZerarhi,+ nguJeyeli nabama-690 kubafowabo.
7 Eenzukulwaneni zakaBhenjamini, nguSalu indodana kaMetjhulamu indodana kaHodaviya indodana kaHasenuwa, 8 uJibineya indodana kaJerorhamu, u-Ela indodana ka-Uzi indodana kaMikiri, noMetjhulamu indodana kaTjhefathiya indodana kaRewuyeli indodana kaJibiniya. 9 Abafowabo njengombana batlolwe erhelweni lokulandelana kweenzukulwana bebama-956. Woke amadoda la bewaziinhloko zeenkoro zaboyise.
10 Ebaphristini, bekunguJedaya, uJehoyaribi, uJakini,+ 11 u-Azariya indodana kaRhilikhiya indodana kaMetjhulamu indodana kaTsadokhi indodana kaMerayothi indodana ka-Arhithubi, umdosiphambili wendlu kaZimu weqiniso, 12 u-Adaya indodana kaJerorhamu indodana kaPhatjhirhuri indodana kaMalikiya, uMasayi indodana ka-Adiyeli indodana kaJarhizera indodana kaMetjhulamu indodana kaMetjhilemithi indodana ka-Imeri, 13 nabafowabo, iinhloko zeenkoro zaboyise, amadoda ayi-1 760 anamandla nobukghoni, ebewalungele ukwenza umsebenzi wendlu kaZimu weqiniso.
14 EmaLevini, bekunguTjhemaya+ indodana kaRhatjhubi indodana ka-Azrikhamu indodana kaRhatjhabiya weenzukulwana zakaMerari 15 noBhakhibhakhari, uRheretjhi, uGalali, uMathaniya indodana kaMika indodana kaZikiri indodana ka-Asafa, 16 u-Obadiya indodana kaTjhemaya indodana kaGalali indodana kaJedutuni, noBherekiya indodana ka-Asa indodana ka-Elikhana obekahlala eendaweni zamaNethofa.+
17 Abalindisango+ bekunguTjhalumu, u-Akhubu, uThalimoni, u-Arhimani begodu umfowabo uTjhalumu bekayihloko, 18 kanti bekube sikhatheso bekasesangweni lekosi nca ngepumalanga.+ Laba bekubalindisango bamakampa wamaLevi. 19 UTjhalumu indodana kaKhore indodana ka-Ebiyasafu indodana kaKhorarhi nabafowabo bekorwakhe, amaKhorarhi, bebangamele umsebenzi owenziwako, bengamele nabalindisango betende begodu aboyise bangamela ikampa kaJehova babalindi bobungeno. 20 BekunguFiniyasi+ indodana ka-Elazara+ obekamdosiphambili wabo esikhathini esidlulileko; uJehova bekanaye. 21 UZakariya+ indodana kaMetjhelemiya bekamlindisango ebungenweni betende lokuhlangana.
22 Boke labo ebebakhethwe bona bagade iindawo zokungena isibalo sabo besima-212. Bebaseendaweni zabo zokuhlala ngokulandelana kwabo erhelweni leenzukulwana.+ UDavida noSamyela umboni wemibono+ bababeka eenkhundleni zabo ngebanga lokuthembeka kwabo. 23 Bona namadodanabo bebangamele umsebenzi wokugadwa kwamasango wendlu kaJehova,+ indlu yetende. 24 Abalindisango bebasemahlangothini amane, epumalanga, etjingalanga, etlhagwini nesewula.+ 25 Ngeenkhathi ezithileko, abafowabo bekufuze beze bavela eendaweni abahlala kizo bazokusebenza nabo amalanga alikhomba. 26 Bekuneenduna ezine zabalindisango ezibekwe eenkhundleni zazo ngebanga lokuthembeka kwazo. BezimaLevi begodu zibaphathi beendawo zokudlela namabulungelo wamagugu wendlu kaZimu weqiniso.+ 27 Bebahlala ubusuku boke eendaweni zabo ezibhode indlu kaZimu weqiniso ngombana bebatlhogomela umsebenzi wabonogada begodu bebaphathiswe isilodlhelo bavula indlu qobe ekuseni.
28 Abanye babo bebangamele izinto ezisetjenziswa+ emsebenzini; bebazibala nabazingenisako bebazibale nabazikhuphako. 29 Abanye babo bebabekwe bona bangamele iinsetjenziswa, bangamele zoke iinsetjenziswa ezicwengileko,+ iflowuru esefiweko,+ iwayini,+ amafutha,+ ipepho emhlophe+ namafutha webhalisamu.+ 30 Amanye amadodana wabaphristi bewadidiyela amakha wamafutha webhalisamu. 31 UMatitiya ongomunye wamaLevi, obekalizibulo lakaTjhalumu umKhorarhi, bekangamele izinto ezibhagwe emapanini ngebanga lokuthembeka kwakhe.+ 32 Abanye babafowabo abamaKhehathi bebangamele uburotho obubekwa ngamalarha,*+ bona babulungiselele qobe ngesabatha.+
33 Laba bekubavumi, iinhloko zeenkoro zamaLevi. Bebaseendaweni zokudlela. Bebatjhatjhululiwe ekwenzeni eminye imisebenzi ngombana bekufuze babe semsebenzini imini nobusuku. 34 Laba bebaziinhloko zeenkoro zaboyise zamaLevi njengombana batlolwe erhelweni lokulandelana kweenzukulwana. Bebahlala eJerusalema.
35 Uyise kaGibiyoni, uJehiyeli, bekahlala eGibiyoni.+ Igama lomkakhe bekunguMaka. 36 Indodanakhe elizibulo bekungu-Abidoni, ilandelwa nguTsuri, uKhitjhi, uBhali, uNeri, uNadabi, 37 uGedori, u-Arhiyo, uZakariya noMikhilothi. 38 UMikhilothi waba nguyise kaTjhimiyamu. Boke bebahlala eduze nabafowabo eJerusalema, kuhlanganise nabanye abafowabo. 39 UNeri+ waba nguyise kaKhitjhi; uKhitjhi waba nguyise kaSawula;+ uSawula waba nguyise kaJonathani,+ uMaliki-Tjhuwa,+ u-Abinadaba+ no-Etjhi-Bhali.* 40 Indodana kaJonathani bekunguMeribi-Bhali.+ UMeribi-Bhali* waba nguyise kaMikha.+ 41 Amadodana kaMikha bekunguPitoni, uMeleki, uTarhireya no-Arhazi. 42 U-Arhazi waba nguyise kaJara; uJara waba nguyise ka-Alemethi, u-Azimavethi noZimri. UZimri waba nguyise kaMotsa. 43 UMotsa waba nguyise kaBhiniya, indodana kaBhiniya kunguRefaya, indodana kaRefaya kungu-Eliyasa, indodana ka-Eliyasa kungu-Atseli. 44 U-Atseli bekanamadodana asithandathu, amagamawo bekungu-Azrikhamu, uBhokeru, u-Itjhimayeli, uTjheyariya, u-Obadiya noRhanani. La bekumadodana ka-Atseli.