Incwadzi Yekucala YeTikhronike
27 Leli linani lema-Israyeli, tinhloko temindeni, tindvuna tetinkhulungwane, netindvuna temakhulu,+ kanye netindvuna tawo lebetisebentela inkhosi+ kuto tonkhe tindzaba lebetiphatselene nemacembu lebeketa ngekushintjana* inyanga nenyanga, tonkhe tinyanga temnyaka; licembu ngalinye beliba netisebenti letingu-24 000.
2 Lobekaphetse licembu lekucala lebelisebenta ngenyanga yekucala, bekunguJashobeyamu+ indvodzana yaZabdiyeli, futsi bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 3 Jashobeyamu bekavela esitukulwaneni saPheresi+ futsi bekayinhloko yato tonkhe tindvuna temacembu labekabelwe kusebenta ngenyanga yekucala. 4 Lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesibili bekunguDodayi+ wesive sema-Ahoha,+ Mikilothi angumholi futsi bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 5 Indvuna yelicembu lesitsatfu lebeyabelwe kutsi isebente ngenyanga yesitsatfu bekunguBhenaya+ indvodzana yaJehoyada+ umphristi lomkhulu. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 6 Bhenaya bekalisotja lelilichawe kulawa langu-30 futsi awaphetse. Umholi welicembu lakhe bekungu-Amizabadi indvodzana yakhe. 7 Wesine lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesine, bekungu-Asaheli+ umnakaboJowabe.+ Indvodzana yakhe Zebadiya yangena esikhundleni sakhe. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 8 Wesihlanu lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesihlanu bekunguShamhuthi umJizrahi. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 9 Wesitfupha lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesitfupha, bekungu-Ira+ indvodzana ya-Ikheshi umThekhowa.+ Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 10 Wesi-7 lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesi-7, bekunguHelesi+ umPheloni wesive saka-Efrayimu. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 11 Wesi-8 lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesi-8, bekunguSibhekayi+ umHusha wesitukulwane saZera.+ Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 12 Wesi-9 lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesi-9, bekungu-Abiyezeri+ um-Anathothi+ wakaBhenjamini. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 13 Wesi-10 lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesi-10, bekunguMaharayi+ umNethofa wesitukulwane saZera.+ Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 14 Wesi-11 lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesi-11, bekunguBhenaya+ wasePhirathoni wesive saka-Efrayimu. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe. 15 Wesi-12 lobekaphetse licembu lebelisebenta ngenyanga yesi-12, bekunguHeldayi umNethofa, wase-Othniyeli. Bebangu-24 000 ecenjini lakhe.
16 Laba bekubaholi betive taka-Israyeli: Esiveni sakaRubeni bekungu-Eliyezeri indvodzana yaZikhri; esiveni sakaSimeyoni bekunguShefathiya indvodzana yaMakha; 17 esiveni sakaLevi bekunguHashabiya indvodzana yaKhemuweli; esitukulwaneni sa-Aroni bekunguSadoki; 18 esiveni sakaJuda bekungu-Elihu,+ umnakaboDavide; esiveni saka-Isakhari bekungu-Omri indvodzana yaMikhayeli; 19 esiveni sakaZebuloni bekungu-Ishmaya indvodzana ya-Obadiya; esiveni sakaNaftali bekunguJerimothi indvodzana ya-Azriyeli; 20 esiveni saka-Efrayimu bekunguHosheya indvodzana ya-Azaziya; lobekangumholi wehhafu yesive sakaManase bekunguJoweli indvodzana yaPhedaya; 21 umholi wehhafu yesive sakaManase lebesiseGileyadi bekungu-Ido indvodzana yaZakhariya; wesive sakaBhenjamini bekunguJasiyeli indvodzana ya-Abneri;+ 22 wesive sakaDani bekungu-Azareli indvodzana yaJerohamu. Laba-ke bekungibo baholi betive taka-Israyeli.
23 Davide akazange ababale labo lebebaneminyaka lengu-20 budzala kuya phansi, ngobe Jehova bekatsembisile kutsi utakwenta ema-Israyeli abe manyenti ngangetinkhanyeti temazulu.+ 24 Jowabe indvodzana yaSeruya abesacalile kuwabala kodvwa akazange acedze. Intfukutselo yaNkulunkulu yawavutsela ema-Israyeli* ngenca yaloko,+ futsi lelinani alizange lifakwe emlandvweni wangetikhatsi teNkhosi Davide.
25 Azmavethi indvodzana ya-Adiyeli bekabuke tindzawo tekugcina umcebo wenkhosi.+ Jonathani indvodzana ya-Uziya bekabuke tindlu tekugcina tintfo lebetisemasimini, emadolobheni, emakhaya nasemibhoshongweni. 26 Ezri indvodzana yaKhelubi bekaphetse tisebenti tasemasimini. 27 Shimeyi waseRama abebuke emasimu emagilebisi; Zabdi waseShefamu bekabuke sivuno salamasimu emagilebisi lebekwentiwa ngawo liwayini. 28 Bhali-hanani umGederi bekabuke emasimu etihlahla temncumo netemsikhamori+ eShefela;+ Jowashi bekabuke kwabiwa kwemafutsa. 29 Shitrayi waseSharoni+ bekanakekela imihlambi yetilwane lebetidla eSharoni, bese kutsi Shafati indvodzana ya-Adilayi anakekela imihlambi lebeyisematsafeni. 30 Obili waka-Ishmayeli bekanakekela emakamela; Jedeya waseMeronothi bekanakekela timbongolo.* 31 Jazizi umHagari bekanakekela imihlambi yetimvu neyetimbuti. Bonkhe laba bebatindvuna lebetibuke tintfo teNkhosi Davide.
32 Jonathani,+ umntfwana wemnakaboDavide, bekangumeluleki, ayindvodza lehlakaniphile aphindze abe ngumabhalane, kantsi Jehiyeli indvodzana yaHakhamoni bekabuke emadvodzana enkhosi.+ 33 Ahithofeli+ bekangumeluleki wenkhosi bese Hushayi+ um-Akhi angumngani* wayo. 34 Esikhundleni sakhe, Ahithofeli walandzelwa boJehoyada indvodzana yaBhenaya+ na-Abiyatha;+ Jowabe+ bekayindvuna yelibutfo lenkhosi.