Xhosa - The Book of 1st Chronicles

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ISAHLUKO1

1UAdam,uSheti,uEnoshe, 2uKenan,noMahalaleli,noYerede, 3uHenoki,uMethusela,uLameki, 4UNowa,noShem,noHam,noYafete.

5OonyanabakaYafetenguAsheri;uGomere,noMagogi, noMadayi,noYavan,noTubhali,noMesheki,noTirasi

6OonyanabakaGomerenguAshIAshkenazi,neRifati, noTogarma

7OonyanabakaYavannguAsheri;uElisha,noTarshishe, namaKiti,namaDodan

8OonyanabakaHamnguAsheri;namaKushi,neMizraim, namaPuti,namaKanan.

9OonyanabakaKushenguAsheri;uSebha,noHavila, noSabheta,noRama,noSabhetekaOonyanabakaRama nguAzariya.uShebhanoDedan.

10UKushiwazalauNimrodi,yenawaqalawabaligorha ehlabathini

11uMitserayimwazalaamaLudi,nama-Anam, namaLehabhi,namaNafetuhi; 12namaPatrusi,namaKasluhi,aphokwaphumakhona amaFilisti,namaKafetori.

13UKananwazalauTsidon,izibulolakhe,noHeti; 14namaYebhusi,nama-Amori,namaGirgashi; 15namaHivi,nama-Arki,namaSini; 16namaArvadi,namaTsemari,namaHamati

17OonyanabakaShemnguShemUElam,noAsiriya, noArpakishadi,noLudi,noAram,noUtse,noHule, noGetere,noMesheki

18UArpakishadiwazalauShela,uShelawazalauEbhere 19UEbherewazalelwaoonyanaababini,igamalomnye belinguPelege;ngokubangemihlayakhebahlukahluka abemibehlabathi;igamalomninawawakhe belinguYoketan.

20UYoketanwazalauAlemodade,noShelefe, noHatsarmavete,noYera; 21noHadoram,noUzali,noDikela; 22noEbhali,noAbhimayeli,noShebha; 23noOfire,noHavila,noYobhabhiBonkeaba yayingoonyanabakaYoketan. 24uShem,uArpakishadi,uShela, 25uEbhere,uPelege,uRehu, 26noSerugi,noNahore,noTera, 27uAbram;ikwanguyeuAbraham

28Oonyanabaka-AbrahamnguuIsake,noIshmayeli. 29Zizoezikeinzalazabo:owamazibulokaIshmayeli nguNebhayoti;kwalandelauKedare,neAdebheli, neMibhesam;

30uMishma,noDuma,neMasa,noHadade,noTema; 31noYeture,noNafishe,noKedemaNgaboabooonyana bakaIshmayeli

32OonyanabakaKetura,ishweshwelika-Abraham:wazala uZimran,noYokeshan,noMedan,noMidiyan,noIshbhaki, noShuwa.OonyanabakaYokeshannguAsheri;uShebha noDedan

33OonyanabakaMidiyannguAsheri;noEfa,noEfere, noHanoki,noAbhida,noElidahaBonkeabongoonyana bakaKetura.

34UAbrahamwazalauIsakeOonyanabakaIsakenguAyiri; uEsawunoSirayeli

35OonyanabakaEsawunguAsheri;uElifazi,noRehuweli, noYehushe,noYalam,noKora

36OonyanabakaElifazinguAsheri;noTeman,no-Omare, noZefi,noGatam,noKenazi,noTimna,noAmaleki.

37OonyanabakaRehuwelinguAsheri;nguNahati,noZera, noShama,noMiza

38OonyanabakaSehirenguAsheri;uLotan,noShobhali, noTsibheyon,noAna,noDishon,noEzere,noDishan

39OonyanabakaLotannguAsheri;uHorinoHomam: uTimnaubengudadeboLotan.

40OonyanabakaShobhalinguShebhali;noAlian, noManahati,noEbhali,noShefi,no-OnamOonyana bakaTsibheyonnguAsh.uAyanoAna.

41Oonyanabaka-AnanguAsheri;DishonOonyana bakaDishonnguAshnoAmram,noEshbhan,noItran, noKeran.

42OonyanabakaEzerenguEzere;noBhilehan,noZavan, noYakan.OonyanabakaDishanyayinguAsh.u-Utse noAran.

43NgaboabaookumkaniababelawulaezwenilakwaEdom, kungekabikhokumkaniubelawulaoonyanabakaSirayeli; nguBhelaunyanakaBhehore;igamalomziwakhe yiDinabha

44WafauBhela,wathiuYobhabhi,unyanakaZera, waseBhotsera,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe

45WafauYobhabhi,kwalawulauHusham,wasezweni lamaTeman,esikhundlenisakhe.

46WafauHusham,kwalawulauHadadi,unyanakaBhedadi, owawatshabalalisayoamaMidiyanemhlabeni wakwaMowabhi,esikhundlenisakhe;igamalomziwakhe yiAviti.

47WafauHadade,wathiuSamlawaseMaserekawalawula esikhundlenisakhe.

48WafauSamla,kwalawulauSawule,waseRehobhoti yoMlamboesikhundlenisakhe

49WafauSawule,wathiuBhahali-hanan,unyanakaAkebhore,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe

50WafauBhahali-hanan;uHadadewabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe;igamalomziwakhebeliyiPahi;igama lomkakhebelinguMehetabheli,intombikaMatrede, intombikaMezahabhi

51WafanoHadade;IzikhuluzakwaEdomzazala;isikhulu esinguTimna,isikhuluesinguAliya,isikhuluuYeteti, 52isikhuluesinguAholibhama,isikhuluuEla,isikhulu uPinon, 53isikhuluesinguKenazi,isikhuluesinguTeman,isikhulu esinguMibhetsare, 54iNkosanauMagadiyeli,isikhuluuIram.Zizoezo izikhuluzakwaEdom

ISAHLUKO2

1NgaboabooonyanabakaSirayeli;uRubhen,noSimon, noLevi,noYuda,noIsakare,noZebhulon; 2uDan,noYosefu,noBhenjamin,noNafetali,noGadi, noAshere

3OonyanabakaYudanguAsheri;UEre,no-Onan,noShela; abobathathuwabazalelwayintombikaShuwa,

umKananekaziKeuEre,amazibulokaYuda,ubenobubi emehlwenikaYehova;wambulalake.

4UTamareumolokazanawakhewamzalelauPeretse noZera.BonkeoonyanabakaYudabababahlanu.

5OonyanabakaPeretseyayinguAsh.nguHetseron, noHamuli

6OonyanabakaZeranguAsheri;uZimri,noEtan,noHeman, noKalekoli,noDara;bebahlanubebonke.

7OonyanabakaKarminguAsheri;UAkare,owawahlisela ishwangushaamaSirayeli,wenzaubumenemeneentweni esingelwephantsi

8OonyanabakaEtannguEtanuAzariya

9OonyanabakaHetseronawabazalelwanguEtsere; noYerameli,noRam,noKelubhayi

10URamwazalauAminadabhi;uAminadabhiwazala uNashon,inkuluyoonyanabakaYuda. 11uNashonwazalauSalma,uSalmawazalauBhohazi; 12uBhohaziwazalauObhedi,uObhediwazalauYese; 13UYesewazalaamazibuloakheuEliyabhi, noAbhinadabhiowesibini,noShimaowesithathu, 14noNataniyeliowesine,noRadayiowesihlanu; 15no-Otsemowesithandathu,noDavideowesixhenxe; 16OodadewaboibinguTseruyanoAbhigali;Oonyana bakaTseruyayayinguAshuAbhishayi,noYowabhi, noAsaheli;bebathathu.

17UAbhigaliwazalauAmasa;uyiseka-Amasa ebenguYetereumIshmayeli

18UKalebhiunyanakaHetseronwazalaoonyana ngoAzubhaumkakhe,noYeriyoti;noYeshere, noShobhabhi,noArdon

19WafauAzubha,uKalebhiwamthabathelakuyeuEfrata, wamzalelauHure

20uHurewazalau-Uri,u-UriwazalauBhetsaleli

21EmvenikokowayingenauHetseronintombikaMakire, uyisekaGiliyadi,wayizekaeminyakaimashumi mathandathuezelwe;wamzalelauSegubhi

22USegubhiwazalauYahire,obenemiziemashumimabini anamithathuezwenilaseGiliyadi

23WawathabathauGeshurinoAram,namagxamesi akwaYahirekubo,neKenatinamagxamesiayo:izixeko ezimashumimathandathuBonkeabayayingoonyana bakaMakireuyisekaGiliyadi

24EmvakokufakukaHetseroneKalebhefrata,uAbhiya umkaHetseronwamzalelauAshure,uyisekaTekowa

25OonyanabakaYerameli,amazibulokaHetseron, nguRamowamazibulo,noBhuna,no-Oren,no-Otsem, noAhiya

26UYerameliebenomnyeumfazi,ogamabelinguAtara; yenaebenguninaka-Onam

27OonyanabakaRam,amazibulokaYerameli,nguMahatse, noYamin,noEkere

28OonyanabakaOnamnguShamayinoYada.Oonyana bakaShamayiyayinguShemayiuNadabhinoAbhishuri

29Igamalomka-AbhishurelalinguAbhihayili;wamzalela uAbhan,noMolidi

30OonyanabakaNadabhinguAsheri;USeledinoApayim wafaengenabantwana.

31Oonyanabaka-ApayimnguApayim;IshiOonyana bakaIshiyayinguIshiSheshanOonyanabakaSheshan nguSheshan;Ahlayi.

32BonaoonyanabakaYada,umntakwaboShamayi yayinguShemayiWafauYetereengenabantwana

33OonyanabakaYonatannguAsheri;uPeletenoZaza NgaboabooonyanabakaYerameli.

34USheshanebengenanyana,eneentombizodwa USheshanwayenomkhonziongumYiputa,ogama belinguYarha.

35USheshanwamnikauYarehaumkhonziwakheintombi yakhe,yangumkakhe;wamzalelauAtayi

36uAtayiwazalauNatan,uNatanwazalauZabhadi; 37uZabhadiwazalauEfelali,uEfelaliwazalauObhedi; 38uObhediwazalauYehu;uYehuwazalauAzariya; 39uAzariyawazalauHeletse;uHeletsewazalauElesa; 40uElasawazalauSisamayi;uSisamayiwazalauShalum; 41uShalumwazalauYekamiya,uYekamiyawazala uElishama

42OonyanabakaKalebhi,umzalwanakaYerameli, nguMeshaamazibuloakhe,obenguyisekaZifi;noonyana bakaMaresha,ozalauHebron

43OonyanabakaHebronnguAhiyeli;uKora,noTapuwa, noRekem,noShema.

44UShemawazalauRaham,uyisekaYorkoham;uRekem wazalauShamayi

45UnyanakaShamayinguMahon;uMahonnguyise kaBhete-tsure

46UEfa,ishweshwelikaKalebhi,wazalauHaran,noMotsa, noGazeze;uHaranwazalauGazeze.

47OonyanabakaYadayinguAsheri;noRegem,noYotam, noGeshan,noPelete,noEfa,noShahafi

48UMahaka,ishweshwelikaKalebhi,wazalauShebhere noTirana

49WazalanoShahafe,uyisewabaseMademana,noSheva uyisewabaseMakebhena,noyisekaGibheha;intombi kaKalebhiibinguAkesa

50NgaboabooonyanabakaKalebhi,unyanakaHure, amazibulokaEfrata;uShobhaliuyisekaKiriyati-yeharim; 51uSalma,uyisekaBhetelehem,uHarefe,uyisekaBhetegadere

52UShobhali,uyisekaKiriyati-yeharim,wayenoonyana; iHarowe,nesiqingathasamaManahati

53nemizalwaneyaseKiriyati-yeharim;amaItre,namaPuwa, namaShumati,namaMishra;kubokwaphumaamaTsareti namaEshtawoli

54OonyanabakaSalmanguAsheri;iBhetelehem, namaNetofa,iAtarotiyendlukaYowabhi,nesiqingatha samaManahati,namaTsori

55Imizalwaneyababhali,ababehlalaeYabhetse; namaTirati,namaShimehati,namaSukati.Ngawolawo amaKeni,aphumakuHamati,uyisewendlukaRekabhi

ISAHLUKO3

1NgaboabaoonyanabakaDavide,awabazalelwayo eHebron;owamazibulonguAmnonngoAhinowam waseYizereli;owesibiniuDaniyelingoAbhigali waseKarmele; 2owesithathunguAbhisalom,unyanakaMahaka,intombi kaTalemayiukumkaniwaseGeshuri; 3owesihlanunguShefatiyaka-Abhitali;owesithandathu nguItramngoEgelaumkakhe

4AbobathandathuwabazalelwaeHebron;waba neminyakaesixhenxeeneenyangaezintandathu engukumkani;eYerusalemwayengukumkaniiminyaka emashumimathathuanamithathu

5AbakewabazalelwaeYerusalem;uShimeha, noShobhabhi,noNatan,noSolomon,bobane,ngoBhatsheshuwaintombika-Amiyeli; 6noIbhare,noElishama,noElifelete; 7noNoga,noNefege,noYafiya; 8noElishama,noEliyada,noElifelete; 9BonkeaboyayingoonyanabakaDavide,ngaphandle koonyanabamashweshwe,noTamareudadewabo. 10UnyanakaSolomonyayinguRehabheham,uAbhiya unyanawakhe,uAsaunyanawakhe,uYehoshafatiunyana wakhe;

11nguYoramunyanawakhe,nguAhaziyaunyanawakhe, nguYowasheunyanawakhe, 12nguAmatsiyaunyanawakhe,nguAzariyaunyanawakhe, nguYotamunyanawakhe, 13nguAhaziunyanawakhe,nguHezekiyaunyanawakhe, nguManaseunyanawakhe, 14nguAmonunyanawakhe,nguYosiyaunyanawakhe

15OonyanabakaYosiyanguYohananowamazibulo, noYehoyakimowesibini,nguZedekiyaowesithathu, nguShalumowesine

16OonyanabakaYehoyakimnguYekoniyaunyanawakhe, nguZedekiyaunyanawakhe

17OonyanabakaYekoniyanguShela;nguAsere, nguSalatiyeliunyanawakhe;

18noMalkiram,noPedaya,noShenazare,noYekamiya, noHoshama,noNedabhiya

19OonyanabakaPedayangooZerubhabheli,noShimehi, noonyanabakaZerubhabheli;ooMeshulam,noHananiya, noShelomotiudadewabo;

20noHashubha,no-Oheli,noBherekiya,noHasadiya, noYushabhesede;

21OonyanabakaHananiyanguShela;OonyanabakaRefaya, oonyanabaka-Arnan,oonyanabaka-Obhadiya,oonyana bakaShekaniya

22OonyanabakaShekaniyanguShekaniya;Oonyana bakaShemayanguShemaya;nguHatushe,noIgehali, noBhariya,noNehariya,noShafati;

23OonyanabakaNeriyauEliyohenayi,noHezekiya, noAzerikam;

24OonyanabakaEliyohenayingooHodaya,noEliyashibhi, noPelaya,noAkubhi,noYohanan,noDelaya,noAnani;

ISAHLUKO4

1OonyanabakaYudanguAsheri;noPeretse,noHetseron, noKarmi,noHure,noShobhali

2URehaya,unyanakaShobhali,wazalauYahati;uYahati wazalauAhumayinoLahadiYiyoleimizalwane yamaTsora

3NgaboabaabangoonyanabakaEtam;uYizereli,noIshma, noIdebhashe;igamalodadewabobelinguHatseleleponi; 4noPenuweliozalaamaGedore,noEzereozalauHusha NgaboabooonyanabakaHure,amazibulokaEfrata,uyise kaBhetelehem

5UAshuri,uyisekaTekowa,ebenabafaziababini,uHela noNahara.

6uNaharawamzalelauAhuzam,noHefere,noTemeni, noHahashtariNgaboabooonyanabakaNahara

7OonyanabakaHelanguTserete,noItsare,noEtenan.

8UKotsewazalauAnubhi,noTsobhebha,nemizalwanekaAhareliunyanakaHarum

9KekalokuuYabhetseebezukilekunabazalwanabakhe UninawamthiyaigamaelinguYabhetse,esithi,Ndimzele ngokubulaleka

10UYabhetsewamnqulauThixokaSirayeli,wathi, Ngamanawandisikelela,wawandisaummandlawam, isandlasakhosabanam,undigcineebubini,ukubabungabi buhlungukum!UThixowamnikakeokoakucelileyo 11UKelubhi,umninawakaShuwa,wazalauMehire, onguyisekaEshton

12UEshtonwazalauBhete-rafa,noPaseha,noTehina, ozalauIrnahasheNgawolawoamadodaaseReka 13OonyanabakaKenazinguAsheri;uOteniyelinoSeraya, oonyanabakaOteniyeli;Hathath.

14UMehonotayiwazalauOfera;uSerayawazala uYowabhi,ozalaooGeharashim;ngokubabeziingcibi 15OonyanabakaKalebhi,unyanakaYefune;Oonyana bakaElanguKenazi,noIru,noEla,noNaham

16OonyanabakaYehalelinguAsheri;ngooZifi,noZifa, ngooTireyanoAsareli.

17OonyanabakaEzranguYetere,noMerede,noEfere, noYalonWazalauMiriyam,noShamayi,noIshbha,uyise kaEshtemowa.

18UmkakheuYehudiyawazalauYeredeuyisekaGedore, noHebhereozalaamaSoko,noYekuthiyeliozala amaZanowa.NgaboabooonyanabakaBhitya,intombi kaFaro,awayizekayouMerede

19OonyanabomkakheuHodiya,udadeboNaham:nguyise kaKehilaumGarmi,noEshtemowawaseMahaka.

20OonyanabakaShimonnguAmnon,noRina,noBhenhanan,noTilonOonyanabakaIshingooZohetenoBhenzohete.

21OonyanabakaShela,unyanakaYuda,ngooEreuyise kaLeka,noLadauyisekaMaresha,nemizalwaneyendlu yabasebenzailinenecikizekileyo,yendluka-Ashbheha; 22noYokim,namadodaaseKozebha,noYowashe,noSarafi, ababenobukhosikwaMowabhi,noYashubhilehemzizinto zamandulokeezo.

23Ngaboaboababumbi,nababehleliphakathikwemifuno nasezintangweni,bahlalakhonanokumkaniemsebenzini wakhe.

24OonyanabakaSimonnguNemuweli,noYamin, noYaribhi,noZera,noSawule;

25nguShalumunyanawakhe,nguMibhesamunyana wakhe,nguMishmaunyanawakhe

26OonyanabakaMishmanguIshma;nguHamuweliunyana wakhe,nguZakureunyanawakhe,nguShimehiunyana wakhe

27UShimehiubenoonyanaabalishumielinabathandathu, neentombiezintandathu;abazalwanabakheababanga nabantwanabaninzi;wonkeumzalwanewaboawandanga njengonyanabakaYuda

28BahlalaeBher-shebha,naseMolada,naseHatsarshuwali; 29naseBhiliha,nase-Etsem,naseToladi; 30naseBhetuweli,naseHorma,naseTsikelage; 31naseBhete-markabhoti,naseHatsarsusim,naseBhetebhere,naseShaharayimYiyoleyoimiziyabo,wadawaba ngukumkaniuDavide.

32ImizanayaboyiEtamneAyin,iRimonneToken neAshan:izixekoezihlanu

33nemizanayonkeebeyiphahlileloomizi,kwesa kwaBhahaliZizoezoiindawozabozokuhlala,nokubhalwa kwaboemilibeniyokuzalwa

34noMeshobhabhi,noYamleki,noYoshaunyanakaAmatsiya; 35noYoweli,noYehuunyanakaYosibhiya,unyana kaSeraya,unyanaka-Asiyeli;

36noEliyohenayi,noYakobha,noYeshohaya,noAsaya, noAdiyeli,noYeshimiyeli,noBhenaya;

37noZiza,unyanakaShifi,unyanaka-Alon,unyana kaYedaya,unyanakaShimri,unyanakaShemaya; 38Abobakhankanyiweyongamagama,bazizikhulu emizalwaneniyabo;izindluzooyisezandakakhulu

39BayaentshonalangakweGedore,besaempumalanga komfula,beyifunelautyaniimpahlayaboemfutshane

40Bafumanautyanibukhulile,bubuhle;ilizwelibanzi ngeenxazombini,lizolile,lonwabile;ngokubaabakaHam babemikhonakudala

41BezaabobabhaliweyoamagamangemihlakaHezekiya ukumkaniwakwaYuda,bazixabelaiintentezabo, namadleloabawafumanakhona,bawasingelaphantsi unanamhla;bahlalaemagumbiniabo,ngokubabekukho amadleloemihlambiyabokhona

42KwaphumakubooonyanabakaSimon,amadoda angamakhuluamahlanu,ayaentabeniyakwaSehire, enoPelatiya,noNeyariya,noRefaya,noUziyeli,oonyana bakaIshi

43Bawaxabelaamaqongqoloama-Amalekiabasindileyo, ahlalakhonaunanamhla

ISAHLUKO5

1KekalokuoonyanabakaRubhen,izibulolikaSirayeli (ngokubaebengowamazibulo;ke,ngenxayokubawasenza inqambiisililisikayise,ubuzibulobakhebanikwaoonyana bakaYosefu,unyanakaSirayeli;umlibowokuzalwaawuyi kubalelwaebuzibulo.

2KubauYudawabamkhulukunabazalwanabakhe, kwaphumakuyeumphathi;kebonaubuzibulobaba bobukaYosefu.)

3OonyanabakaRubhen,amazibulokaSirayeli,nguHanoki, noFalu,nguHetseron,noKarmi

4OonyanabakaYowelinguAsheri;nguShemayaunyana wakhe,nguGogiunyanawakhe,nguShimehiunyana wakhe,

5nguMikaunyanawakhe,nguRehayaunyanawakhe, nguBhahaliunyanawakhe, 6nguBheheraunyanawakhe,owafuduswanguTilegatipilenezere,ukumkaniwaseAsiriya;

7Abazalwanabakhengokwemizalwaneyaboemilibeni yokuzalwangokweenzalazabo:iintlokoibinguYehiyeli, noZekariya;

8noBhelaunyanaka-Azazi,unyanakaShema,unyana kaYoweli,ohlelieArohere,wesaeNebhonaseBhahalimeyon;

9Wahlalangasempumalanga,wesaentlangoethabathela emlanjeniongumEfrati;ngokubaimfuyoyaboyayandile ezwenilaseGiliyadi

10NgemihlakaSawulebenzaimfazwenamaHagari,awa ngesandlasabo,ahlalaezintentenizawoezweni lasempumalangalonkelaseGiliyadi

11BahlalaoonyanabakaGadimalungananaboezweni laseBhashan,besaeSaleka.

12UYoweliintloko,noShafamonganeno,noYahanayi, noShafatieBhashan

13AbazalwanababobendluyooyisenguMikayeli, noMeshulam,noShebha,noYorayi,noYakan,noZiya, noHebhere,basixhenxe;

14Ngaboabaoonyanabaka-Abhihayili,unyanakaHuri, unyanakaYarowa,unyanakaGiliyadi,unyanakaMikayeli, unyanakaYeshishayi,unyanakaYado,unyanakaBhuzi; 15uAhi,unyanaka-Abhediyeli,unyanakaGuni,intloko yendluyooyise.

16BahlalaeGiliyadieBhashannasemagxamesiniayo, nasemadlelwenionkeaseSharon,kwadakwesaemdeni wayo

17Bonkeabobabebhalweemilibeniyokuzalwangemihla kaYotamukumkaniwakwaYuda,nangemihla kaYarobhehamukumkaniwakwaSirayeli

18OonyanabakaRubhen,namaGadi,nesiqingathasesizwe sakwaManase,amadodaanobukroti,amadodaanokuphatha ingweletshetshenekrele,nokutolaisaphetha,neengcibi zokulwa,ngamashumiomaneanesineamawaka, anamakhuluasixhenxe,anamancimathandathuaphuma umkhosi

19KwayebenzaimfazwenamaHagari,noYeture, noNifishe,noNodabhi.

20Bancedwakuwo,amaHagarianikelwaesandlenisabo, nabobonkeababenawo;ngokubabekholosengaye

21Bayithimbaimfuyoyabo;iinkamelazaboamashumi amahlanuamawaka,nempahlaemfutshaneamakhulu amabinianamancimahlanuamawaka,namaesile angamawakaamabini,nekhululamawakaamadoda.

22Kwawababaninziababuleweyo;ngokubayayiphuma kuThixoimfazweleyoBahlalakeezintentenizabo,kwada kwasekuthinjweni.

23KeoonyanabesiqingathasesizwesakwaManasebahlala kwelozwe;bathabathelaeBhashan,besaeBhahali-hermon, naseSenire,nasentabeniyeHermon,ukubabaninzikwabo.

24Zizoeziiintlokozezindluzooyise:oEfere,noIshi, noEliyeli,noAzeriyeli,noYeremiya,noHodaviya, noYadiyeli,amagorhaanobukroti,amadodaanegama, iintlokozezindluzooyise

25BamenezakuThixowooyise,bahenyuzangokulandela oothixobezizwezelozwe,awazitshabalalisayouThixo phambikwabo

26UThixokaSirayeliwawuxhokonxaumoyakaPuli ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,nomoyakaTilegati-pilenezere, ukumkaniwaseAsiriya,wabafudusa,amaRubhen, namaGadi,nesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,wabazisa eHala,naseHabhore,naseHara,nasemlanjenioyiGozan, unanamhla

ISAHLUKO6

1OonyanabakaLevinguAsheri;uGershon,noKehati, noMerari.

2OonyanabakaKehatinguShela;noAmram,noItsare, noHebron,noUziyeli

3Oonyanabaka-AmramnguAshuAron,noMosis, noMiriyamOonyanabaka-AronnguAsheri;uNadabhi, noAbhihu,noElazare,noItamare.

4uElazarewazalauPinehasi;uPinehasiwazala uAbhishuwa;

5uAbhishuwawazalauBhuki,uBhukiwazalau-Uzi; 6u-UziwazalauZeraya,uZerahiyawazalauMerayoti;

7uMerayotiwazalauAmariya,uAmariyawazala uAhitubhi; 8uAhitubhiwazalauTsadoki,uTsadokiwazala uAhimahatse;

9uAhimahatsewazalauAzariya,uAzariyawazala uYohanan; 10uYohananwazalauAzariya,(yenakeebengumbingeleli endlwiniawayakhayouSolomoneYerusalem);

11uAzariyawazalauAmariya,uAmariyawazala uAhitubhi;

12uAhitubhiwazalauTsadoki,uTsadokiwazalauShalum; 13uShalumwazalauHilekiya,uHilekiyawazalauAzariya; 14uAzariyawazalauSeraya,uSerayawazalauYotsadaki; 15UYotsadakiwayaekuthinjweni,akuwafudusauYehova amaYudaneYerusalemngoNebhukadenetsare

16OonyanabakaLevinguuGershom,noKehati,noMerari. 17NgawolaamagamaoonyanabakaGershom;uLibheni noShimehi

18OonyanabakaKehatinguAmram,noItsare,noHebron, noUziyeli

19OonyanabakaMeraringuAsheri;uMahali,noMushi YiyoleyoimizalwaneyabaLevi,ngokwezindluzooyise. 20ekaGershom;nguLibheniunyanawakhe,nguYahati unyanawakhe,nguZimaunyanawakhe, 21nguYowaunyanawakhe,nguIdounyanawakhe, nguZeraunyanawakhe,nguYaharayiunyanawakhe 22OonyanabakaKehatinguAsheri;nguAminadabhi unyanawakhe,nguKoraunyanawakhe,nguAsireunyana wakhe,

23nguElikanaunyanawakhe,noAbhiyasafuunyanawakhe, noAsireunyanawakhe, 24nguTahatiunyanawakhe,ngu-Uriyeliunyanawakhe, ngu-Uziyaunyanawakhe,nguSawuleunyanawakhe

25OonyanabakaElikananguElikana;uAmasayi noAhimoti

26KuElikana:oonyanabakaElikana;uTsofayiunyana wakhe,noNahatiunyanawakhe; 27nguEliyabhiunyanawakhe,nguYerohamunyanawakhe, nguElikanaunyanawakhe

28OonyanabakaSamuwelinguAsheri;owamazibulo nguVashni,noAbhiya

29OonyanabakaMeraringuAsheri;nguMaheli, nguLibheniunyanawakhe,nguShimehiunyanawakhe, ngu-Uzaunyanawakhe,

30nguShimehaunyanawakhe,nguHagiyaunyanawakhe, nguAsayaunyanawakhe.

31AbangabowabaphathisayouDavideingomaendlwini kaYehova,kususelakokoyaphumlayoityeya.

32Balungiselelangengomaphambikwentente yokuhlangana,wadauSolomonwayakhaindlukaYehova eYerusalem;bemangokwesikolabongokwesikolabo

33Abangabobabelindilenabantwanababo.koonyana bakaKehatiyanguHemanimvumi,unyanakaYoweli, unyanakaSamuweli;

34unyanakaElikana,unyanakaYeroham,unyana kaEliyeli,unyanakaTowa, 35unyanakaTsufi,unyanakaElikana,unyanakaMahati, unyanaka-Amasayi,

36unyanakaElikana,unyanakaYoweli,unyanakaAzariya,unyanakaZefaniya, 37unyanakaTahati,unyanaka-Asire,unyanakaAbhiyasafu,unyanakaKora;

38unyanakaItsare,unyanakaKehati,unyanakaLevi, unyanakaSirayeli.

39noAsafuumzalwanawakhewemangasekunenekwakhe, uAsafuunyanakaBherekiya,unyanakaShimeha;

40unyanakaMikayeli,unyanakaBhahaseya,unyana kaMalekiya;

41unyanakaEteni,unyanakaZera,unyanaka-Adaya, 42unyanakaEtan,unyanakaZima,unyanakaShimehi; 43unyanakaYahati,unyanakaGershom,unyanakaLevi 44Abazalwanababo,oonyanabakaMerari,bema ngasekhohlo:uEtanunyanakaKishi,unyanaka-Abhedi, unyanakaMaluki;

45unyanakaHashabhiya,unyanaka-Amatsiya,unyana kaHilekiya;

46unyanaka-Amtsi,unyanakaBhani,unyanakaShamere; 47unyanakaMahali,unyanakaMushi,unyanakaMerari, unyanakaLevi

48NabazalwanababoabaLevi,babemiselweumsebenzi wonkewomnqubawendlukaThixo.

49UAronnoonyanabakhebabenyusaamadini esibingelelwenisedinielinyukayo,nasesibingelelweni sesiqhumiso,bamiselwaumsebenziwonkewengcwele kangcwele,bacamagusheleamaSirayeli,ngokokokonke abemwiseleumthethouMosesumkhonzikaThixo

50Ngaboabaoonyanabaka-Aron;nguElazareunyana wakhe,nguPinehasiunyanawakhe,nguAbhishuwaunyana wakhe,

51nguBhukiunyanawakhe,ngu-Uziunyanawakhe, nguZerahiyaunyanawakhe, 52nguMerayotiunyanawakhe,nguAmariyaunyana wakhe,nguAhitubhiunyanawakhe, 53nguTsadokiunyanawakhe,nguAhimahatseunyana wakhe

54Ngawolakeamakhayaabongokweengqilizabo, emideniyabo,ezoonyanabaka-Aron,ngokwemizalwane yakwaKehati,labalelaboiqashiso

55BabanikaiHebronezwenilakwaYuda,namadleloayo ngeenxazonke

56Keamasimialoomzi,nemizanayawo,bawanika uKalebhiunyanakaYefune.

57Babanikaoonyanabaka-AronimiziyakwaYuda: iHebron,umziwokusabela,neLibhenanamadleloayo, neYatire,ne-Eshtemowa,namadleloayo;

58neHilennamadleloayo,neDebhirinamadleloayo; 59neAshannamadleloayo,neBhete-shemeshenamadlelo ayo;

60nakwisizwesakwaBhenjamin;iGebhanamadleloayo, neAlemetenamadleloayo,neAnatotinamadleloayo. Iyonkeimiziyabongokwemizalwaneyaboyabayimizi elishumielinamithathu

61OonyanabakaKehati,abaseleyoemizalwaneniyeso sizwe,banikwaimizielishumiesiqingathenisesizwe sakwaManase,ngeqashisoimizielishumi

62OonyanabakaGershomngokwemizalwaneyabo banikwaizixekoezilishumielinesithathukwisizwe sakwaIsakare,nakwisizwesakwa-Ashere,nakwisizwe sakwaNafetali,nakwisizwesakwaManaseeBhashan.

63OonyanabakaMeraribanikwaiqashiso ngokwemizalwaneyabo,esizwenisakwaRubhen, nasesizwenisakwaGadi,nasesizwenisakwaZebhulon, imizielishumielinamibini

64OonyanabakaSirayelibabanikaabaLeviimizi namadleloayo.

65BabanikangeqashisoesizwenisoonyanabakaYuda, nasesizwenisoonyanabakaSimon,nasesizwenisoonyana bakaBhenjamin,loomiziibizwengamagamaayo.

66EminyeimizalwaneyoonyanabakaKehatiyabanemizi yemidayaboesizwenisakwaEfrayim

67Babanikaimiziyokusabela:iShekemkweleentaba lakwaEfrayim,nedlelolayo;babanikaneGezerenamadlelo ayo;

68neYokemehamnamadleloayo,neBhete-horon namadleloayo;

69neAyalonnamadleloayo,neGati-rimonnamadleloayo; 70nakwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManase;eAnerenedlelo layo,neBhilehamnedlelolayo,emndeniniwamasalela oonyanabakaKehati.

71OonyanabakaGershombanikwaemzalwaneni wesiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,iGolaneBhashan namadleloayo,neAshtarotinamadleloayo.

72nakwisizwesakwaIsakare;iKedeshenamadleloayo, neDabheratinamadleloayo;

73neRamotinamadleloayo,neAnemnamadleloayo.

74nakwisizwesakwa-Ashere;iMashalinamadleloayo, neAbhedonnamadleloayo;

75neHukokinamadleloayo,neRehobhinamadleloayo;

76nakwisizwesakwaNafetali;iKedesheyaseGalili namadleloayo,neHamonnamadleloayo,neKiriyatayim namadleloayo.

77AbaseleyokoonyanabakaMeraribanikwaesizweni sakwaZebhulon,iRimonnamadleloayo,neTabhore namadleloayo;

78phesheyakweYordan,ngaseYeriko,engasempumalanga kweYordan,banikwaesizwenisakwaRubhen,iBhetsere entlangonamadleloayo,neYatsanamadleloayo;

79neKedemotinamadleloayo,neMefahatinamadleloayo;

80KwayekwisizwesakwaGadi;iRamotiyaseGiliyadi namadleloayo,neMahanayimnamadleloayo; 81neHeshbhonnamadleloayo,neYazerenamadleloayo

ISAHLUKO7

1OonyanabakaIsakarenguTola,noPuwa,noYashubhi, noShimron,bebane.

2OonyanabakaTolanguAsheri;Uzi,noRefaya,noYeriyeli, noYamayi,noIbhesam,noSamuweli,iintlokozezindlu zooyisezikaTola,amagorhaanobukroti,ngokweenzala zawo;inanilawongemihlakaDavidelabangamashumi amabinianamabiniamawaka,anamakhulumathandathu.

3OonyanabakaUzinguShela;OonyanabakaIzerahiya nguIzerahiya;UMikayeli,no-Obhadiya,noYoweli, noIshiya,bebahlanu,bengamadodaaziintlokobonke bephela.

4Ndawonyenabongokweenzalazabo,ngokwezindlu zooyise,kwakukhoizimpizomkhosiwokulwa,amashumi amathathuanamathandathuamawakaamadoda;ngokuba babenabafazinoonyanaabaninzi

5AbazalwanababoemizalwaneniyonkeyakwaIsakare, amagorhaanobukroti,ababhalweemilibeniyokuzalwa amashumiasibhozoanesixhenxeamawaka

6OonyanabakaBhenjaminnguElohim;uBhela,noBhekere, noYedihayeli;bathathu

7OonyanabakaBhelanguShela;UEtsebhon,noUzi, noUziyeli,noYerimoti,noIri;iintlokozezindluzooyise, amagorhaanobukroti;ngokubhalwakwaboemilibeni yokuzalwaamashumiamabinianesibiniamawaka, anamancimathathuanesine.

8OonyanabakaBhekerenguAzariyaUZemira, noYowashe,noEliyezere,noEliyohenayi,no-Omri, noYerimoti,noAbhiya,noAnatoti,noAlameti.Bonkeabo ngoonyanabakaBhekere

9ngokubhalwakwaboemilibeniyokuzalwangokweenzala zabozeentlokozezindluzooyise,amagorhaanobukroti, babengamashumiamabiniamawaka,anamakhulumabini 10OonyanabakaYedihayelinguAsheri;Oonyana bakaBhilehannguBhilehan;noYehushe,noBhenjamin, noEhudi,noKenahana,noZetan,noTarshishe, noAhishahare.

11BonkeabobabengoonyanabakaYedihayeli, ngokweentlokozezindluzooyise,amagorhaanobukroti, alishumielinesixhenxelamawaka,anamakhulumabini, aphumaumkhosiayekulwa

12NoShupimnoHupim,oonyanabakaIre,noHushim, oonyanabaka-Ahhere.

13OonyanabakaNafetaliyayinguAshnoYaziyeli,noGuni, noYezere,noShalum,oonyanabakaBhiliha

14OonyanabakaManasenguAsheri;uAshriyeli awamzalayo:(KeishweshwelakheelingumAramlazala uMakire,uyisekaGiliyadi; 15UMakirewazekaudadeboHupimnoShupim,ogama lodadewabobelinguMahaka;igamalowesibini belinguTselofehadi;uTselofehadiebeneentombi 16UMahakaumkaMakirewazalaunyana,wathiigama lakhenguPereshe;yayeigamalomntakwabo lalinguShereshe;oonyanabakhengu-UlamnoRakem 17OonyanabakaUlamnguAsheri;Bedan.Ngaboabo oonyanabakaGiliyadi,unyanakaMakire,unyana kaManase

18UdadewabouHamoleketewazalauIshode, noAbhiyezere,noMahala

19OonyanabakaShemidangooAhiyan,noShekem,noLiki, noAniyam.

20OonyanabakaEfrayimnguAsheri;noShutela, noBheredeunyanawakhe,noTahatiunyanawakhe, noEliyadaunyanawakhe,noTahatiunyanawakhe, 21noZabhadiunyanawakhe,noShutelaunyanawakhe, noEzere,noEladi;abababulalayoabantubaseGati, ababezalelwekwelozwe,ngokubababehlebeza kuthabathaimfuyoyabo

22WenzaisijwiliuEfrayimuyiseimihlaemininzi,beza kumkhuzaabazalwanabakhe

23Wamngenaumfaziwakhe;wakhawula,wazalaunyana, wathiigamalakhenguBheriya;ngokubabekuhleububi endlwiniyakhe.

24IntombiyakheibinguShera,yakhaiBhete-horon, eyasezantsineyasentla,neUzen-shera 25URefaebengunyanawakhe,noReshefe,noTelaunyana wakhe,noTahanunyanawakhe, 26uLadanunyanawakhe,uAmihudiunyanawakhe, uElishamaunyanawakhe, 27nguNonunyanawakhe,nguYoshuwaunyanawakhe 28Keilifalabo,neendawozokuhlalakwabo,yiBheteli namagxamesiayo;kwaShekemnamagxamesiayo,kwesa eGazanamagxamesiayo;

29EsezandlenizoonyanabakaManaseyiBhete-shehan namagxamesiayo,yiTahanakinamagxamesiayo, yiMegidonamagxamesiayo,yiDorenamagxamesiayo KuzokwakumioonyanabakaYosefu,unyanakaSirayeli.

30Oonyanabaka-AsherenguAshere;UImna,noIshva, noIshuwa,noBheriya,noSeraudadewabo

31OonyanabakaBheriyanguShela;uHebhere, noMalekiyeli,onguyisekaBhirzaviti.

32UHebherewazalauYafelete,noShomere,noHotam, noShuwaudadewabo

33OonyanabakaYafeletenguShela;iPasaki,iBhimhali, neAshvatiNgaboabooonyanabakaYafelete

34OonyanabakaShemereyayinguShemere.uAhi,noRoga, noYehubha,noAram

35OonyanabomntakwabouHelemyayinguAshuTsofa, noImna,noSheleshe,noAmali.

36OonyanabakaTsofanguAsheri;uShuwa,noHarnefere, noShuwali,noBheri,noImra;

37iBhetsere,noHode,noShama,noShilesha,noItran, noBhera

38OonyanabakaYeterenguAshnoYefune,nePispa, neAra.

39OonyanabakaUlanguAsheri;uAra,noHaniyeli, noRetsiya

40Bonkeabobabengoonyanabaka-Ashere:iintloko zezindluzooyise,amagorhaahleliweyoanobukroti, iintlokozezikhuluInanilabongokwemiliboyabo yokuzalwababephumaumkhosi,amadodaangamashumi amabinianamathandathuamawaka

ISAHLUKO8

1UBhenjaminwazalauBhelaamazibuloakhe,uAshbhele owesibini,noAharaowesithathu.

2noNowaowesine,noRafaowesihlanu

3OonyanabakaBhelanguAdare,noGera,noAbhihudi; 4noAbhishuwa,noNahaman,noAhowa, 5noGera,noShefupan,noHuram

6NgaboabaoonyanabakaEhudi:Zizoezoiintloko zezindluzooyisezabemibaseGebha,abafuduselwa eManahati; 7noNahaman,noAhiya,noGera,wabafudusa,wazalauUza,noAhihudi.

8USharayimwazalaezwenilakwaMowabhiemveni kokubandululakwakhe;OoHushimnoBhaharababe ngabafazibakhe.

9WazalauHodesheumkakhe,uYobhabhi,noTsibhiya, noMesha,noMalekam; 10noYewutse,noShakiya,noMirmaNgaboabooonyana bakhe,iintlokozezindluzooyise

11NgoHushimwazalauAbhitubhinoElipahali 12OonyanabakaElipahalinguAsheri;uEbhere,noMisham, noShamed,owakhaiOno,neLodinamagxamesiayo; 13noBheriyanoShema,ababeziintlokozezindluzooyise zabemibaseAyalon,abagqogqayoabemibaseGati; 14noAhiyo,noShashaki,noYeremoti; 15noZebhadiya,noAradi,noAdere; 16noMikayeli,noIspa,noYowa,oonyanabakaBheriya; 17noZebhadiya,noMeshulam,noHezekiya,noHebhere; 18noIshmerayi,noItseliya,noYobhabhi,oonyana bakaElipahali; 19noYakim,noZikri,noZabhedi;

20noElihenayi,noZilethayi,noEliyeli; 21noAdaya,noBheraya,noShimrati,oonyanabakaShimha; 22noIshpan,noHebhere,noEliyeli; 23noAbhedon,noZikri,noHanan; 24noHananiya,noElam,noAntotiya; 25noIfedeya,noPenuweli,oonyanabakaShashaki; 26noShamsherai,noShehariya,noAtaliya; 27noYaresiya,noEliya,noZikri,oonyanabakaYeroham. 28Zizoezoiintlokozezindluzooyisengokweenzalazazo, ziziintlokoabobabehlelieYerusalem 29EGibheyonbekuhlalaozalaamaGibheyon;ogama lomkakhebelinguMahaka; 30UnyanawakhewamazibulonguAbhedon,noTsure, noKishe,noBhahali,noNadabhi, 31noGedore,noAhiyo,noZakere

32uMikelotiwazalauShimeha.Naboabokebabehleli nabazalwanababoeYerusalem,malungananabo 33UNerewazalauKishe;uKishewazalauSawule; uSawulewazalauYonatan,noMalekishuwa, noAbhinadabhi,noEshbhahali

34UnyanakaYonatannguMeribhahali;uMeribhahali wazalauMika.

35OonyanabakaMikanguPiton,noMeleki,noTareya, noAhazi

36uAhaziwazalauYehowada;uYehowadawazala uAlemete,neAzemavete,noZimri;uZimriwazalauMotsa; 37UMotsawazalauBhineha:uRafaebengunyanawakhe, uEleyasaunyanawakhe,uAtseleunyanawakhe; 38UAtseleubenoonyanaabathandathu;ngawola amagamaabo:nguAzerikam,noBhokeru,noIshmayeli, noShehariya,no-Obhadiya,noHanan.Bonkeaba yayingoonyanabaka-Azeli

39OonyanabakaEshekiumkhuluwawakhengu-Ulam amazibuloakhe,nguYehusheowesibini,noElifelete owesithathu

40OonyanabakaUlambabengamagorhaanobukroti, abatolibesaphetha,benoonyanaabaninzi,noonyana boonyana,ikhuluelinamancimahlanuBonkeabo babengoonyanabakaBhenjamin

ISAHLUKOSE-9

1OnkekeamaSirayeliabebhalweemilibeniyokuzalwa; nanzozibhaliweencwadiniyookumkanibakwaSirayeli nabakwaYuda,abathinjelwaeBhabhelingenxayokreqo lwabo.

2Kebonaabaqalayoukuhlalaelifenilaboezixekwenizabo yayingamaSirayeli,nababingeleli,nabaLevi,nabakhonzi betempile

3EYerusalemkwahlalakoonyanabakaYuda,nakoonyana bakaBhenjamin,nakoonyanabakaEfrayim, nabakwaManase;

4ngu-Utayi,unyanaka-Amihudi,unyanakaOmri,unyana kaImri,unyanakaBhani,koonyanabakaPeretse,unyana kaYuda

5NakumaShilo;uAsayaizibulo,noonyanabakhe 6koonyanabakaZerayanguShera;UYehuweli nabazalwanababoibingamakhuluamathandathu,anamanci asithoba

7KoonyanabakaBhenjaminnguIshmayeli;unyana kaMeshulam,unyanakaHodaviya,unyanakaHasenuwa,

8noIbheneyaunyanakaYeroham,noElaunyanakaUzi, unyanakaMikri,noMeshulamunyanakaShefatiya,unyana kaRehuweli,unyanakaIbheniya; 9nabazalwanababongokweenzalazabo:amakhulu asithobaanamancimahlanuanabathandathu.Onkeloo madodaabeziintlokozezindluzooyiseezindlwinizooyise 10nakubabingeleli;noYedaya,noYehoyaribhi,noYakin; 11noAzariya,unyanakaHilekiya,unyanakaMeshulam, unyanakaTsadoki,unyanakaMerayoti,unyanakaAhitubhi,ingangayendlukaThixo;

12noAdaya,unyanakaYeroham,unyanakaPashure, unyanakaMalekiya,noMahaseyi,unyanaka-Adiyeli, unyanakaYazera,unyanakaMeshulam,unyana kaMeshilemiti,unyanakaImere; 13nabazalwanababo,iintlokozezindluzooyise,iwaka elinamakhuluasixhenxe,anamancimathandathu;amadoda anobunkunkqeleekuwusebenzeniumsebenziwendlu kaThixo

14nakubaLevi;nguShemaya,unyanakaHashubhi,unyana ka-Azerikam,unyanakaHashabhiya,koonyanabakaMerari; 15noBhakebhakare,noHereshe,noGalali,noMataniya unyanakaMika,unyanakaZikri,unyanaka-Asafu; 16no-Obhadiya,unyanakaShemaya,unyanakaGalali, unyanakaYedutun,noBherekiyaunyanaka-Asa,unyana kaElikana,obehleliemizaneniyamaNetofa.

17Abamasango:nguShalum,noAkubhi,noTalemon, noAhiman,nabazalwanababo;intlokoinguShalum; 18kudekubengoku,belindeesangwenilokumkani empumalanga,bengabamasangoemibuthanweniyoonyana bakaLevi

19UShalum,unyanakaKore,unyanaka-Abhiyasafu, unyanakaKora,nabazalwanabakhebendlukayise, amaKora,babephetheumsebenziwenkonzo,bengabagcini bamasangoentente,ooyisephezukomkhosikaYehova, bengabagcinibomnyango

20UPinehasi,unyanakaElazare,wayeeyingangayabo ngenxaengaphambili;uYehovawayenaye.

21UZekariyaunyanakaMeshelemiyawayengowesango ekungenenikwententeyokuhlangana

22Bonkebephela,behleliweukubababengabagcini bamasango,babengamakhuluamabini,anashumi-nye linababiniAbobabebhalweemilibeniyokuzalwakwabo emizaneniyabo,abathibonaooDavidenoSamuweli imbonibabamiselaezigxinenizabo

23Bonanoonyanababobabesemasangweniendlu kaYehova,eyindluyomnquba,ngokokugcina.

24Babekhoabamasangongamacalaomane, ngasempumalanga,ngasentshonalanga,ngasentla, nangasezantsi

25Abazalwanababoemizaneniyabobabengabokuza ngomhlawesixhenxeamaxeshangamaxeshakunyenabo

26NgokubaababaLevi,abaphathibamasangoabane, babezigxinazabo,bephetheamagumbinobuncwanebendlu kaThixo

27Ukulala,babeyijikelezaindlukaThixo;ngokuba ukugcinabekukokwabo,kunaboukuyivulaimisongemiso

28Kubobekukhoabaphetheiimpahlazenkonzo;ngokuba babezingenisangenani,bazikhuphengenani

29Kubobekukhokuboababemiselweukuphathaiimpahla neempahlazonkezengcwele,nomguboocoliweyo, newayini,neoli,nentlakaemhlophe,nobulawu

30Koonyanabababingelelibekukhoabacolaubuqholo bobulawu.

31UMatitiya,omnyewakubaLevi,obengowamazibulo kaShalumumKora,ubephetheenyanisekileumsebenzi wokosangeepani.

32KoonyanabakaKehati,kubazalwanababo,bekukho ababephetheizonkaezikroziswayo,ukuzilungisaiisabatha ngeesabatha.

33Zizoezoiimvumi,iintlokozezindluzooyisezabaLevi, ezibezihleliemagumbinizikhululekile;ngokuba beziphetheumsebenziimininobusuku

34ZizoezoiintlokozezindluzooyisezabaLevi, beziziintlokongokweenzalazazo;abobabehleli eYerusalem

35EGibheyonkwakuhlalauyisekaGibheyon,uYehiyeli, ogamalomkakhebelinguMahaka.

36UnyanawakhewamazibulonguAbhedon,yanguTsure, noKishe,noBhahali,noNere,noNadabhi, 37noGedore,noAhiyo,noZekariya,noMikeloti.

38uMikelotiwazalauShimehamKwanabobahlala nabazalwanababoeYerusalem,malungananabazalwana babo.

39KwayeuNerewazalauKishe;uKishewazalauSawule; uSawulewazalauYonatan,noMalekishuwa, noAbhinadabhi,noEshbhahali.

40UnyanakaYonatannguMeribhahali;uMeribhahali wazalauMika

41OonyanabakaMikanguPiton,noMeleki,noTareya, noAhazi

42UAhaziwazalauYara;uYarawazalauAlemete, noAzemavete,noZimri;uZimriwazalauMotsa; 43UMotsawazalauBhineha;noRefayaunyanawakhe, nguEleyasaunyanawakhe,nguAtseleunyanawakhe 44UAtseleubenoonyanaabathandathu;ngawola amagamaabo:nguAzerikam,noBhokeru,noIshmayeli, noShehariya,no-Obhadiya,noHanan;ngaboabooonyana baka-Atsele.

ISAHLUKOSE-10

1KekalokuamaFilistiayesilwanamaSirayeli;asaba amadodaakwaSirayeliphambikwamaFilisti,awaebulewe entabeniyeGilibhowa.

2AmaFilistiathanambendenoSawulenoonyanabakhe; amaFilistiababulalauYonatan,noAbhinadabhi, noMalekishuwa,oonyanabakaSawule.

3KwabanzimaukulwakuSawule;bambethaabatoli, wamlimazakubatoli.

4WathiuSawulekumphathiweentongazakhe,Rhola ikrelelakho,undihlabengalo;hlezebezeaba bangalukileyo,badlalengamAkavumaumphathi weentongazakhe;ngokubaebesoyikakunene.USawule walithabathaikrele,waziwisaphezukwalo

5WabonaumphathiweentongazakheukubaufileuSawule, waziwisanayephezukwekrele,wafa

6WafakeuSawule,noonyanabakheabathathu,nendlu yakheyonkekunye;

7AthionkeamadodaakwaSirayeliabesentilinileyo, akubonaukubakusatyiwe,ukubaufileuSawulenoonyana bakhe,ayishiyaimiziyawo,asaba;ezakeamaFilisti,ahlala kuyo

8Kwathingengomso,amaFilistiezakubhunyula ababuleweyo,amfumanauSawulenoonyanabakhebewile entabeniyeGilibhowa

9Ambhunyula,ayithabathaintlokoyakheneentongazakhe, athumelaezwenilamaFilistingeenxazonke,ukubaaluxele oludabalumnandikwizithixozabonasebantwini

10Azibekaiintongazakheendlwiniyezithixozawo, ukakayilwakhealubethelelaendlwinikaDagon.

11Kwathi,yakuvayonkeiYabhesheyaseGiliyadikonke abekwenzileamaFilistikuSawule

12Esukaonkeamadodaanobukroti,awuthabathaumzimba kaSawule,nemizimbayoonyanabakhe,ayanazo eYabheshe,awangcwabaamathamboabophantsikomoki eYabheshe,azilaukudlaiintsukuzasixhenxe

13WafakeuSawulengokukreqakwakheawameneza ngakokuYehova,kwilizwilikaYehovaangaligcinanga, nangokubuzisakoneshologu,ukubaambuzekuye; 14akabuzangakuYehova;wambulalake,wabuguqulela ubukumkanikuDavideunyanakaYese.

ISAHLUKOSE-11

AbuthelanaonkeamaSirayelikuDavideeHebron,esithi, Uyabona,silithambolakhonenyamayakho

2Kananjalokwakudala,okouSawuleebengukumkani, ibinguweobuphumaungenisaamaSirayeli;wathiuYehova uThixowakhokuwe,Wenauyakubalusaabantubam amaSirayeli,wenauyakubayingangayabantubam amaSirayeli

3AyakeonkeamadodaamakhuluakwaSirayeli kukumkanieHebron;WenzaumnqophisonawouDavide eHebronphambikoYehova;amthambisauDavideukuba abengukumkanikumaSirayeli,ngokwelizwilikaYehova ngesandlasikaSamuweli.

4UDavidenamaSirayelionkebezaeYerusalem(yiYebhusi keleyo);aphoabekhonaamaYebhusi,abemibelizwe

5BathiabemibaseYebhusikuDavide,Akuyikungenaapha. WayithimbauDavideinqabayaseZiyon:ngumzikaDavide kelowo

6WathiuDavide,OwaxabeleamaYebhusikwasentloko, wobayintlokonomthetheliKwenyukakuqalauYowabhi unyanakaTseruya,wabayintloko

7WahlalauDavideenqabeniyomkhosi;ngenxayokobathi sisixekosikaDavide

8Wawakhaumzingeenxazonke,wathabathelaeMilo, wajikelezisa;

9UDavidewayaebamkhulungokubamkhulu,ngokuba uYehovawemikhosiubenaye.

10ZizoeziiintlokozamagorhaabenawouDavide, womelezananayeebukumkaninibakhe,enamaSirayeli onke,ukubaamenzeukumkani,ngokwelizwilikaYehova kuSirayeli.

11LiloeliinanilamagorhakaDavide;UYashobheham, umHakimon,intlokoyabaphathi-mikhosi,wathirhuthu intshuntsheyakhekumakhuluomathathuawahlatywayo ngasihlandlosinye

12EmvakwakhenguElazareunyanakaDodo,umAhowa, engomnyewamagorhaamathathu

13YenawayenoDavideePas-damim;amaFilisti ayebuthelenekhonaukubaalwe.Kwakukhoisiqwenga somhlaba,sinerhasi;basabaabantuphambikwamaFilisti

14Bemisaesazulwinisesiqwengaeso,basihlangula, bawaxabelaamaFilisti;uYehovawabasindisake ngosindisoolukhulu

15Kwehlaisithathusabaphathi-mikhosiemashumini amathathu,bayaewenikuDavide,emqolombeni waseAdulam;yayeimpiyamaFilistiyayimiseiintente entiliniyamaRafa

16NgeloxeshauDavidewayesezintabeni,kukhoikampu yamaFilistieBhetelehem

17WalangazelelauDavide,wathi,Akwababendingasezwa amanziequlalaseBhetelehem,elisesangweni!

18AtyhobozaumkhosiwamaFilistilowowomathathu, akhaamanziequlenilaseBhetelehemelisesangweni, awathabatha,awazisakuDavide;akavumaukuwasela uDavide,wawathululelakuYehova

19wathi,Makubeleekum,Thixowam,ukwenzaloonto; ngokubaawazisaumphefumlowawoesichengeni akavumakeukuwaselaEnzaezozintolamagorha mathathu.

20KeuAbhishayi,umninawakaYowabhi,yenaube eyintlokoyabathathuWathi

21Kubobathathuubebekekengaphezukwabobobabini; ngokubaebengumthetheliwawo,akafikelelanga kwabathathubokuqala

22nguBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada,unyanawendoda enobukrotiyaseKabhetseli,ezenzozininzi;wabulala iingonyamaezimbinizakwaMowabhi;wehla,wabulala ingonyamaemhadini,ngeminiyekhephu.

23YenawabulalaindodaengumYiputa,indodaenewonga, ekubhitezintlanu;umYiputalowoephetheintshuntshe enjengomthiwabaluki;Wehlakewayakuyeephethe intonga,wayihluthaintshuntsheesandlenisomYiputalowo, wambulalakwangentshuntsheyakhe

24WenzaezozintouBhenayaunyanakaYehoyada;waba negamakekumagorhalawomathathu

25Wayebekekileyenaphakathikwamashumiamathathu lawo,kodwaakafikangakwabathathubokuqala.UDavide wammisaphezukwabalindibakhe

26KananjaloamagorhaomkhosiibinguAsaheliumninawa kaYowabhi,noElihananunyanakaDodowaseBhetelehem; 27nguShamotiwaseHarori,noHeletsewasePelon;

28noIraunyanakaIkeshewaseTekowa,noAbhiyezere waseAnatoti;

29noSibhekayiumHusha,noIlayiumAhowa;

30noMaharayiwaseNetofa,noHelediunyanakaBhahana waseNetofa;

31noItayiunyanakaRibhayiwaseGibheha,koonyana bakaBhenjamin,noBhenayawasePiratoni;

32noHuraiwasentlanjeniyaseGahashe,nguAbhiyeli waseArbhati;

33noAzemavetewaseBhaharumiti,noEliyabha waseShahalibhon;

34oonyanabakaHashemwaseGizon,nguYonatanunyana kaShageumHarari;

35uAhiyamunyanakaSakareumHarari,uElifaliunyana kaUre;

36noHeferewaseMekerati,noAhiyawasePeloni; 37nguHetserowaseKarmele,uNaharayiunyana kaEzebhayi;

38noYoweliumninawakaNatan,noMibhareunyana kaHagiri;

39noTselekiumAmon,noNaharayiwaseBheroti, umphathiweentongazikaYowabhiunyanakaTseruya; 40noIraumItiri,noGarebheumItri;

41u-UriyaumHeti,noZabhadiunyanaka-Alayi; 42uAdinaunyanakaShiza,umRubhen,umthetheli wamaRubhen,enamashumiamathathu;

43noHananunyanakaMahaka,noYoshafatiwaseMiteni; 44u-UziyawaseAshtera,uShamanoYehiyelioonyana bakaHotanwaseAroeri;

45uYedihayeliunyanakaShimri,noYowaumninawa wakhe,umTitsi;

46uEliyeliwaseMahavi,noYeribhayi,noYoshaviya, oonyanabakaElinaham,noItimaumMowabhi;

47uEliyeli,no-Obhedi,noYasiyeliwaseMesobha

ISAHLUKOSE-12

1Ngaboaba,abezayokuDavideeTsikelage,esavingcekile ngenxakaSawuleunyanakaKishe,bengamagorhaancedisa emfazweni

2bexhobeizaphetha,besawulangamatyengesokunene nangesokhohloisandla,besawulangeentolo, bengabakubazalwana bakaSawule, bengabakumaBhenjamin

3InkuluibinguAhiyezere,yanguYowashe,oonyana bakaShemahawaseGibheha;noIziyelinoPeleteoonyana baka-Azemavete;noBheraka,noYehuwaseAnatoti; 4noIshmayawaseGibheyon,igorhakumashumiomathathu lawo,ephetheamashumiomathathulawo;noYeremiya, noYahaziyeli,noYohanan,noYobhadiwaseGedera; 5uEluzayi,noYerimoti,noBheliya,noShemariya, noShefatiyawaseHarufi;

6uElikana,noIsiya,noAzareli,noYozere,noYashobheham, amaKora;

7noYowela,noZebhadiya,oonyanabakaYeroham waseGedore

8KumaGadiazahlulakhona,ayakuDavideemboniselweni entlango,amadodaanobukroti,amadodaokulwa, anokuxhobelaingweletshetshenengweletshetshe,ubuso bawobunjengobengonyama,enamendunjengamabhadi ezintabeni;

9uEzereinkulu,noObhadiyaowesibini,noEliyabhi owesithathu, 10uMishmanaowesine,uYeremiyaowesihlanu; 11uAtayiowesithandathu,uEliyeliowesixhenxe; 12uYohananowesibhozo,uElizabhadiowesithoba; 13uYeremiyaweshumi;

14Abo,koonyanabakaGadi,ibiziintlokozomkhosi;emnye kuboengomncinaneubelilingeneikhulu;omkhulukubo ubelilingeneiwaka

15NgaboabobayiwelayoiYordanngenyangayokuqala, izele,ihambaphezukweendongazayo;babasababonke abasezihlanjeniempumalanganasentshonalanga

16KwayaaboonyanabakaBhenjaminbakaYuda emboniselwenikuDavide

17WaphumauDavide,wayakubakhawulela,wathikubo, Ukubanizakumninoxolo,ukubanindincede,intliziyoyam yobanyeneyenu;keukubanizekundingcatsha ezintshabenizam,kungekhobubiesandlenisam,wolibona elolizwi,uThixouThixowoobawobethu,ohlwaye.

18UmoyawamthigqubuthuuAmasayi,intloko yabaphathi-mikhosi,wathi,Singabakho,Davide;

singakuwe,nyanakaYeseUxolo,uxololubekuwe,uxolo lubekubancedibakho;ngokubauyakuncedauThixo wakhoWabamkelakeuDavide,wabamisaaba ngabathethelibamaqela.

19KwabakhoabaphambelakuDavidekuDavide,ekuyeni kwakhenamaFilistiukubakuliwenoSawule,abawanceda; ngokubazacebisanazamndululaizikhuluzamaFilisti, zisithi,WowelaenkosiniyakheuSawule,senzakaleke.

20EkuyenikwakheeTsikelage,wagalelekakuye abakwaManase,uAdena,noYozabhadi,noYedihayeli, noMikayeli,noYozabhadi,noElihu,noZiletayi,abathetheli bamawakaakwaManase

21BonabancedisananoDavidekuloomatutu;ngokuba babengamagorhaanobukrotibonke,bengabathetheli emkhosini

22Ngokubangeloxeshababesiyaiiminingeemini kuDavideukumnceda,yadayangumkhosiomkhulu, njengomkhosikaThixo

23Ngawolaamananiomkhosioxhobeleimfazwe,eza kuDavideeHebron,ukubabuguqulelwekuyeubukumkani bukaSawule,ngokwelizwilikaYehova

24OonyanabakaYudaabaphetheikhakanentshuntshe babengamawakaamathandathu,anamakhuluasibhozo, exhobeleimfazwe

25KoonyanabakaSimon,amagorhaanobukrotiemfazweni ngamawakaasixhenxeanekhulu

26KoonyanabakaLevingamawakaamane,anamakhulu mathandathu.

27KeuYehoyadawayeeyingàngayoonyanabaka-Aron, enamawakaamathathuanamakhuluasixhenxe;

28Utsadoki,indodanaeligorhaelinobukroti,nendlukayise, ngabathetheliabamashumimabinianababini

29KoonyanabakaBhenjamin,abazalwanabakaSawule, ngamawakaamathathu;kwadakwabangokuuninzilwabo lugcinaisigxinasendlukaSawule

30KoonyanabakaEfrayimamashumiamabiniamawaka, anamakhuluasibhozo,amagorhaanobukroti,amadoda anegamaezindlwinizooyise

31KwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManaselishumi elinesibhozolamawaka,ababalulwangamagama,ukuba bayekumenzaukumkaniuDavide

32KoonyanabakaIsakare,abawaziyoabawaqondayo amaxesha,ukwazelaangeekwenzaamaSirayeli;iintloko zaboibingamakhuluamabini;Bonkeabazalwanababo benzangokomlomowabo

33KwaZebhulon,abaphumaumkhosi,abaxhobelaukulwa, beneentongazonkezemfazwe,ngamashumiomahlanu amawaka,behlohlauluhlu,bengenazintliziyozimbaxa.

34KwaNafetali,yabangabathetheliabaliwaka, benamashumiamathathuanesixhenxeamawaka,aphethe amakhakaneentshuntshe

35KwaDanabaxhobeleimfazwe,babengamashumi amabinianesibhozoamawaka,anamakhulumathandathu

36Kwa-Ashere,abaphumaumkhosi,abaxhobelaimfazwe, babengamashumiamaneamawaka

37phesheyakweYordan,kumaRubhen,namaGadi, nakwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,beneentonga zonkezeempahlazokulwa,ikhuluelinamancimabini lamawaka

38Onkeloomadodaokulwaahlohlauluhlu,aya enentliziyoephelelisekileyoeHebron,ukubaamenze ukumkaniuDavidekumaSirayelionkeKananjalonamanye

amaSirayelionkeayenantliziyo-nyeyokumenzaukumkani uDavide.

39AyenoDavideaphoiintsukuezintathu,esidlaesela; ngokubaabazalwanabawobayebewalungiselele.

40Keabobabekufuphinabo,kwaIsakare,nakwaZebhulon, nakwaNafetali,bezisaisonkangeeesile,neenkamela, neendlebe,neenkomo,nesonka,nomgubo,nezicumba zamakhiwane,nezicumbazeerasintyisi,newayini,neoli, neenkomo,nempahlaemfutshaneyaninzi,ngokuba bekuyintabalalakwaSirayeli

ISAHLUKOSE-13

1WacebisanauDavidenabathethelibamawaka nabamakhulu,iingangazonke

2WathiuDavidekwibandlalonkelakwaSirayeli,Ukuba kuthekwalungakuni,ukuthikuvelakuYehovauThixo wethu,masithumelekubazalwanabethuabaseleyoezweni lonkelakwaSirayeli,ezindawenizonkeeziseleyoezweni lakwaSirayeli,kwanakubabingelelinabaLeviabasemizini yabonasemadlelweniabo,bahlanganisanekuthi; 3siyibuyiselekuthiityeyayoThixowethu;ngokuba asibuzangangayongemihlakaSawule

4Lathilonkeibandla,makwenjiwenjalo;ngokuba lalilungileelozwiemehlweniabantubonke.

5WawabizelandawonyekeuDavideonkeamaSirayeli, wathabathelaeShihoreyaseYiputa,wadawesaekungeneni eHamati,ukubaayithabatheityeyakaThixoeKiriyatiyeharim

6WenyukakeuDavidenamaSirayelionke,wayaeBhahala, eyiKiriyati-yeharimekwaYuda,ukubaayinyusekhona ityeyakaThixo,uYehovaohleliphezukweekerubhi, ebizwangegamalakhe

7BayikhwelisaityeyakaThixoenqwelwenientsha, ukuphumaendlwinika-Abhinadabhi;u-UzanoAhiyo beyiqhubainqwelo

8UDavidenamaSirayelionkebabeqambaphambikoThixo ngamandlaaboonke,nangeengoma,nangeehadi, nangemirhubhe,nangeengqongqo,namacangci, nangeexilongo.

9BakufikaesandenisikaKidon,u-Uzawesaisandlasakhe ukubaayibambeityeya;ngokubaiinkomobezikhubeka 10WavuthaumsindokaYehovaku-Uza,wambethangenxa enokubawasaisandlasakheetyeyeni;wafelakhona phambikoThixo

11UDavidewavuthangumsindongenxaenokubauYehova emtyhobozelengotyhobozou-Uza,wathiloondawo yiPeretse-uzaunanamhla.

12UDavidewamoyikauThixongaloomini,wathi, NdothininaukuyizisakumityeyakaThixo?

13UDavideakayisakuyeityeyaemzinikaDavide; wayisonga,wayiphambukiselaendlwinikaObhedi-edom waseGati

14YahlalaityeyakaThixoemzinikaObhedi-edom, endlwiniyakhe,iinyangazantathuUYehovawayisikelela indlukaObhedi-edom,nezintozonkeanazo

ISAHLUKOSE-14

1KekalokuuHiram,ukumkaniwaseTire,wathumela abathunywakuDavide,nemisedare,neengcibizeendonga, neengcibizemithi,ukumakhelaindlu

2WaziuDavideukubauYehovaumqinisilewaba ngukumkanikumaSirayeli;baphakanyiselwaphezulu ubukumkanibakhengenxayabantubakheamaSirayeli 3UDavidewabuyawazekaabanyeabafazieYerusalem; uDavidewazalaabanyeoonyananeentombi. 4Ngawolaamagamaoonyanabakhe,abenaboeYerusalem; noShamuwa,noShobhabhi,noNatan,noSolomon; 5noIbhare,noElishuwa,noElipaleti; 6noNoga,noNefege,noYafiya; 7noElishama,noBheliyada,noElifeleti

8EvakeamaFilistiukubauDavideuthanjiswewaba ngukumkanikumaSirayelionke,enyukaonkeamaFilisti, ayakufunauDavide.WevauDavide,waphumawaya kubakhawulela

9AfikakeamaFilisti,arhawulaentiliniyamaRafa 10WabuzauDavidekuThixo,wathi,Ndinyukenandiye kumaFilisti?Wowanikelanaesandlenisam?Wathi uYehovakuye,Nyuka;ngokubandiyakuwanikela esandlenisakho.

11BenyukakebayaeBhahali-peratsim;uDavide wawaxabelakhonaWathiuDavide,UThixouzityhobozele iintshabazamngesandlasam,njengokutyhobozakwamanzi; ngenxayokobathiigamalaloondawoyiBhahali-peratsim

12Azishiyaaphoizithixozawo,wabawiselaumthetho uDavide,batshiswangomlilo.

13AphindaamaFilistiyaathisaaentilinileyo

14UDavidewabuyawabuzakuThixo;WathiuThixokuye, Musaukunyukaubalandele;jikaumkekuwo,ufikekuwo malunganemithiyemibhaka

15Wothi,ekuvenikwakhoisandisokuhambaemantloko emithiyemibhaka,wanduleukuphumauyekulwa; ngokubauThixouphumilephambikwakho,ukuba awuxabeleumkhosiwamaFilisti

16WenzauDavidenjengokouThixowamwiselaumthetho ngako;bawuxabelaumkhosiwamaFilisti,bathabathela eGibheyon,besanaseGezere

17LwaphumalwagqibailizweudumolukaDavide; uYehovawazenzazonkeiintlangaukubazinkwantye nguye

ISAHLUKOSE-15

1UDavidewazenzelaizindluemzinikaDavide; wayilungiselelaindawoityeyakaThixo,wayimiselaintente 2WathiuDavide,MayingathwalwaityeyakaThixo ngabangebaLevi;ngokubaunyulebonauYehovaukuba bayithwaleityeyakaThixo,bamlungiselelengonaphakade 3UDavidewawabizelandawonyeonkeamaSirayeli eYerusalem,ukubaityeyakaYehovainyuswe,isiwe endaweniyayoabeyilungiseleyona

4WabahlanganisakeuDavideoonyanabaka-Aron nabaLevi;

5KoonyanabakaKehatiyangu-Eriyeli;yangu-Uriyeli umthetheli,nabazalwanabakhe,belikhuluelinamanci mabini

6koonyanabakaMerariyanguElikhayeli;uAsaya umthetheli,nabazalwanabakhe,bengamakhuluamabini anamancimabini

7KoonyanabakaGershomyangu-Asheri;UYoweli umthetheli,nabazalwanabakhe,belikhuluelinamanci mathathu

8KoonyanabakaElitsafanyanguUShemayaumthetheli, nabazalwanabakhe,bengamakhuluamabini.

9koonyanabakaHebronyanguAsheriyeli;nguEliyeli umthetheli,nabazalwanabakhe,bengamashumiasibhozo.

10koonyanabakaUziyeliyanguShela;20 yanguAminadabhiumthetheli,nabazalwanabakhe, belikhuluelinashumi-nyelinababini

11UDavidewabizauTsadokinoAbhiyatareababingeleli, nabaLeviooUriyeli,noAsaya,noYoweli,noShemaya, noEliyeli,noAminadabhi;

12Wathikubo,NiziintlokozezindluzooyisezabaLevi; zingcwalisenininanabazalwanabenu,ninyuseityeya kaYehovauThixokaSirayeli,izeaphondiyilungiselele khona;

13ngokuba,yabingenininjeenayinyusayokwasekuqaleni, wasityhobozelauYehovauThixowethu,ngokuba singamfunangangokwesiko

14BazingcwalisakeababingelelinabaLevi,ukuba bayinyuseityeyakaYehovauThixokaSirayeli.

15BayithwalaoonyanabakaLeviityeyakaThixo, njengokoabemwiseleumthethouMosesngokwelizwi likaYehova,emagxeniabo,ngezibondaezikuwo.

16WathiuDavidekubathethelibabaLevi,mabamise abazalwanababobabeziimvumi,beneempahlazokuvuma: imirhubhe,neehadi,namacangciakhenkcezayo, kuphakanyiswengesandisovuyo

17AbaLevibammiselauHemanunyanakaYoweli; nakubazalwanabakheuAsafuunyanakaBherekiya; nakoonyanabakaMerari,abazalwanababo,uEtanunyana kaKushaya;

18bekunyenabonabazalwanababoabakwinqanaba lesibini:nguZekariya,noBhen,noYahaziyeli, noShemiramoti,noYehiyeli,noUni,noEliyabhi, noBhenaya,noMahaseya,noMatitiya,noElifelehu, noMikeneha,no-Obhedi-edom,noYehiyeli,abamasango 19Iimvumi,ooHeman,noAsafu,noEtan,baba ngabokuvakalisangamacangciobhedu; 20noZekariya,noHaziyeli,noShemiramoti,noYehiyeli, noUni,noEliyabhi,noMahaseya,noBhenaya,ngemirhubhe, ngoAlamoti;

21ooMatitiya,noElifelehu,noMikeneha,no-Obhedi-edom, noYehiyeli,noAzaziyangeehadi,ngeehadi,ukuba bahlabele.

22UKenaniyaumphathiwabaLeviubemeleukuvuma ingoma,ngokubaebeyincutshe 23OoBherekiyanoElikanababengabamasangoetyeya.

24OoShebhaniya,noYehoshafati,noNataniyeli, noAmasayi,noZekariya,noBhenaya,noEliyezere, ababingeleli,babengabokuvuthelangamaxilongophambi kwetyeyakaThixo,Oo-Obhedi-edomnoYehiya babengabamasangoetyeya

25WenyukakeooDavide,namadodaamakhulu akwaSirayeli,nabathethelibamawaka,ukuyakuyinyusa ityeyayomnqophisokaYehovaendlwinikaObhedi-edom, bevuya

26KwathiekubancedenikukaThixoabaLevi,bayithwala ityeyayomnqophisokaYehova,babingelelaiinkunzi ezintshazeenkomozasixhenxe,neenkunzizeegusha zasixhenxe

27Wayambetheinguboyokwalekayelinenecikizekileyo uDavide,nabaLevibonkeababethweleityeya,neemvumi,

noKenaniyaumphathiwabathwali;keuDavide wayebhinqeiefodiyelinenemhlophe.

28OnkekeamaSirayeliayeyinyusaityeyayomnqophiso kaYehovaeduma,enesandisezigodlo,nesamaxilongo, nesamacangci,evakalisangemirhubhenangeehadi.

29KwathikeekufikenikwetyeyayomnqophisokaYehova emzinikaDavide,walunguzangefestileuMikali,intombi kaSawule,wabonaukumkaniuDavideesina,eqamba, wamcekisaentliziyweniyakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-16

1BayingenisaityeyakaThixo,bayimisaesazulwini sententeabeyimiseleyonauDavide;basondezaamadini anyukayo,nemibingeleloyoxolo,phambikoThixo

2WagqibakeuDavideukunyusaamadinianyukayo, nemibingeleloyoxolo,wabasikelelaabantuegameni likaYehova

3WababelabonkeabantubakwaSirayeli,ethabathela kwindodawesanakumfazi;elowowamnikaintenda yesonka,nomlinganisowewayini,nesicumbaseerasintyisi 4WamisaphambikwetyeyakaYehovaabalungiseleli kubaLevi,bababale,babulele,badumiseuYehovauThixo kaSirayeli

5YanguAsafuintloko,yanguZekariyaemvakwakhe, noYehiyeli,noShemiramoti,noYehiyeli,noMatitiya, noEliyabhi,noBhenaya,no-Obhedi-edom,noYahaziyeli, ngeempahlazemirhubhenangeehadi;UAsafuyena wakhalisaamacangci

6OoBhenayanoYahaziyeliababingelelibenzaisandi ngamaxilongongamaxeshaonke,phambikwetyeya yomnqophisokaThixo

7WazangaloominiuDavidewabanikelakuqalalengoma yokubulelakuYehovaesandlenisika-Asafunabazalwana bakhe

8BulelanikuYehova,nqulaniigamalakhe,Yazisani ezizweniizenzozakheezincamisileyo.

9Vumanikuye,mbetheleniuhadi,Xoxaningemisebenzi yakheyonkeebalulekileyo

10Qhayisaningegamalakheelingcwele,Mayivuye intliziyoyabamngxameleyouYehova

11MfuneniuYehovanamandlaakhe,Funaniubusobakhe ngamaxeshaonke.

12Khumbulaniimisebenziyakheebalulekileyo, awayenzayo,Izimangazakhenezigwebozomlomowakhe 13MbewukaSirayeli,yomkhonziwakhe,Nyana bakaYakobi,banyulwabakhe

14NguYehovauThixowethuyena;zisehlabathinilonke izigwebozakhe

15Hlalaniniwukhumbulaumnqophisowakhe;Ilizwi awalimiselaiwakalezizukulwana;

16AwanqophisanangalonoAbraham,Nokufungakwakhe kuIsake;

17WakumisaukubalibengummiselokuYakobi,Kube ngumnqophisoongunaphakadekuSirayeli;

18Esithi,NdikunikailizwelakwaKanan,Libelicandelo lelifalenu;

19Nisenimbalwa,nimbalwa,ningabasemzinikuyo

20Bahambabesukakolunyeuhlanga,bayekolunye uhlanga,Besukakobunyeubukumkani,bayekwabanye abantu

21Akavumelangamntuukubaabacudise,Wohlwaya ookumkaningenxayabo;

22Esithi,Musaniukubachukumisaabathanjiswabam, Musaniukubaphathakakubiabaprofetibam.

23VumanikuYehova,nonkehlabathi;vakalisaniusindiso lwakheimihlangemihla

24Balisaniezintlangeniuzukolwakhe;imisebenziyakhe ebalulekileyoezintlangenizonke.

25NgokubamkhuluuYehova,engowokudunyiswakunene; Uyoyikekayenangaphezukoothixobonke

26Ngokubabonkeoothixobezizweabantozanto; UYehovayenawenzaamazulu

27Uzukonozukolusebuswenibakhe;kukhoamandla nemigcoboendaweniyakhe

28MnikeniuYehova,ninamizalwaneyezizwe,Mnikeni uYehovauzukonamandla.

29MnikeniuYehovauzukolwegamalakhe;sondezani umnikelo,nizephambikwakhe;

30Thuthumelaniphambikwakhe,nonkehlabathi; Elimiweyoliyakuzinzangoko,lingashukumi

31Malivuyeizulu,ligcobeihlabathi,Makuthiwe ezintlangeni,UYehovangukumkani.

32Malugqumeulwandlenokuzalakwalo;Makagcobe amasimi,nentoyonkeekuwo;

33IzeimemeleleimithiyehlathiphambikoYehova; Ngokubaesizakuligwebaihlabathi

34BulelanikuYehova;ngokubaulungile;Ngokuba ingunaphakadeincebayakhe.

35Yithini,Sisindise,Thixowosindisolwethu,Usibuthe, usihlanguleezintlangeni,Ukuzesibulelekwigamalakho elingcwele,Sizingcengendumisoyakho.

36MakabongweuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,kudekuse ephakadeniBathibonkeabantu,Amen,badumisa uYehova.

37Wabashiyaaphophambikwetyeyayomnqophiso kaYehovaooAsafunabazalwanabakhe,ukubabalugiselele phambikwetyeyangamaxeshaonke,ngokwentoyemini ngangeminiyayo;

38no-Obhedi-edomnabazalwanababo,bengamashumi amathandathuanesibhozo;noObhedi-edom,unyana kaYedutun,noHosa,bengabamasango;

39noTsadokiumbingelelinabazalwanabakheababingeleli phambikomnqubakaYehova,esigangeniesiseGibheyon; 40ukubabanyuseamadinianyukayokuYehova esibingelelwenisedinielinyukayoamaxeshaonke,kusasa nangokuhlwa,njengokokubhaliweyoemyalelweni kaYehova,awawumiselaamaSirayeli; 41BabenaboooHemannoYedutun,nabanyeabanyulwa, abobabekhankanywengamagama,ukubababulele kuYehova,ngokubaingunaphakadeincebayakhe; 42benooHemannoYedutun,benamaxilongo,namacangci, abobenzaisandibeneempahlazokuvumazikaThixo; OonyanabakaYedutunbengabamasango 43Bayakebonkeabantu,elowowayaendlwiniyakhe; wabuyauDavide,wayakusikelelaindluyakhe

ISAHLUKOSE-17

1Kekalokukwathi,xaahleliyouDavideendlwiniyakhe, wathiuDavidekuNatanumprofeti,Uyabona,mnandihleli endlwiniyemisedare;keyonaityeyayomnqophiso kaYehovaiphantsikwamalengalenga

2WathiuNatankuDavide,Konkeokusentliziyweniyakho, kwenze;ngokubauThixounawe.

3Kwathingobobusuku,lafikailizwilikaThixokuNatan, lisithi,

4HambauyekuthikuDavideumkhonziwam,Utsho uYehovaukuthi,Akuyikundakhelaindluyokubandihlale; 5Ngokubaandihlalangandlwini,kususelakulaamini ndawanyusayongayoamaSirayeli,unanamhla;ndisuka ententenindiyeententeni,ndisukeemnqubenindiye emnqubeni

6Ekuhambenikonke,endakuhamba-hambayo namaSirayelionke,khendathethaizwinanakumnye kubagwebibakwaSirayeli,endabawiselaumthetho wokwalusaabantubam,lokuthi,Yininaukuba ningandakheliindluyemisedare?

7KengokowotshoukuthikumkhonziwamuDavide, UtshouYehovawemikhosiukuthi,Ndakuthabathamna edlelweni,ekulandeleniimpahlaemfutshane,ukubaube yingangayabantubamamaSirayeli;

8ndabanawekukokonkeowahambakuko,ndazinqumla zonkeiintshabazakhophambikwakho,ndakwenzela igamanjengegamalabakhuluabasehlabathini;

9NdiyakubamiselaindawoabantubamamaSirayeli, ndibatyale,bemeemanxuweniabo,bangabisagungqa; oonyanabobutshijolobangabuyibabonakalise, njengasekuqaleni;

10kususelakulaaminindabamiselaabantubam amaSirayeliabagwebi.ndiyakuzithobazonkeiintshaba zakhoKendithikuwe,UYehovauyakukwakhelaindlu 11Kothi,xaitheyazalisekaimihlayakhoyokubauye kooyihlo,ndiyiphakamiseemvakwakhoimbewuyakho, eyakuvelakoonyanabakho;ndibuzinziseubukumkani bakhe

12Nguyeoyakundakhelaindlu,ndiyizinziseitroneyakhe, kudekuseephakadeni

13Mnandiyakubanguyisekuye,yenaabengunyanawam; andiyikuyisusaincebayamkuye,njengokondayisusayo kowayephambikwakho;

14Ndiyakummisaendlwiniyam,nasebukumkaninibam, kudekuseephakadeni,itroneyakheiziswekudekuse ephakadeni

15Njengaloomazwionke,njengaloombonowonke, wenjenjalouNatanukuthethakuDavide.

16WayaukumkaniuDavide,wahlalaphambikoYehova, wathi,Ndingubanina,YehovaThixo,iyintoninaindlu yam,ukubaudeundizisenalapha?

17Kusekuncinaneokokeemehlweniakho,Thixo;uthethe nangendluyomkhonziwakhowasingisamgama, wandikhangela,wandenzaumntu,wandinyusa,Yehova Thixo

18UsayakongezantoninauDavide,ukuthethakuwe ngokusingiseleekuzukiswenikomkhonziwakholo? ngokubauyamaziumkhonziwakho

19Yehova,ubenzengenxayomkhonziwakho, nangokwentliziyoyakho,bonkeobobukhulu,ukwazisaezi zenzozonkezikhulukangaka 20Yehova,akukhounjengawe;akukhoThixongaphaya kwakho,njengokokonkesikuvileyongeendlebezethu 21Luluphinauhlangaehlabathiniapha,olunjengabantu bakhoamaSirayeli,awayakuzikhululelalonauThixo, ukubalibengabantubakhe,ukubaakumiseleigama

elikhulu,eloyikekayo,ngokugxothaiintlangaphambi kwabantubakhoowabakhululayoeYiputa?

22WabenzaabantubakhoamaSirayelibabangabantu bakho,kudekuseephakadeni;wena,Yehova,waba nguThixokubo.

23Kaloku,Yehova,ilizwiolithethileyongomkhonzi wakho,nangendluyakhe,malibeyinyanisokudekuse ephakadeni,wenzenjengokouthethileyo;

24ukuzeliqiniseke,ukuzelikhuluigamalakho ngonaphakade,kuthiwe,UYehovawemikhosi,uThixo kaSirayeli,nguThixokuSirayeli;

25Ngokubawena,Thixowam,ukutyhilileezindlebeni zomkhonziwakho,ukubauyakumakhelaindlu.Ngenxa yokoumkhonziwakhoufumeneintliziyoyokuthandaza phambikwakho

26Kaloku,Yehova,unguyeuThixowena;uzithethileke ngomkhonziwakhoezizintozilungileyo

27Kalokumakukholekekuweukuyisikelelaindlu yomkhonziwakho,ukubaihlaleihleliphambikwakho ngonaphakade;ngokubawena,Yehova,uyisikelele, yosikelelekakengonaphakade

ISAHLUKOSE-18

1Kwathiemvenikokubanjalo,uDavidewawaxabela amaFilisti,waweyisa,wayihluthaiGatinamagxamesiayo esandlenisamaFilisti

2WawaxabelaamaMowabhi;amaMowabhiaba ngabakhonzibakaDavide,azisaiminikelo

3UDavidewamxabelauHadadezereukumkani waseTsobha,wadawesaeHamati,ekuyenikwakhe ukuqinisaubukumkanibakheemlanjeniongumEfrati

4UDavidewathimbaiwakaleenqwelozokulwa, namawakaasixhenxeamahasheakhwelwayo,namashumi amabiniamawakaomqikela;uDavidewawanqumla imisiphaonkeamahasheeenqwelozokulwa,washiyakuwo ikhululeenqwelozokulwa.

5Ezaama-AramaseDamaskoezakumncedauHadadezere ukumkaniwaseTsobha,uDavidewaxabelakuma-Aram amashumiamabinianamabiniamawakaamadoda.

6UDavidewamisaikampukwa-ArameDamasko;amaAramabangabakhonzibakaDavide,abazisaiminikelo UYehovawamgcinauDavidekonkeaphoabehambakhona.

7WawathabathauDavideiingweletshetshezegolide ebezikubakhonzibakaHadadezere,wawazisaeYerusalem 8KwanaseTibhatinaseKun,imizikaHadadezere,uDavide wathabathaubheduoluninzikunene,awalwenzauSolomon ulwandlelobhedu,neentsika,nempahlayobhedu.

9WevauTohuukumkaniwaseHamati,ukubauDavide uyixabeleyonkeimpikaHadadezereukumkani waseTsobha;

10wathumelauHadoram,unyanawakhe,kukumkani uDavide,ukubaambuzeukuphilakwakhe,amsikelele, ngenxayokubaebelwilenoHadarezere,wameyisa; UHadadezerewayesilwanoTowu;eneempahlazonke zegolide,nezesilivere,nezobhedu

11NezoezoukumkaniuDavidewazingcwalisela kuYehova,kunyenesiliverenegolideabeyithabathekuzo zonkeezontlanga;kumaEdom,nakuMowabhi, nakoonyanabaka-Amon,nakumaFilisti,nakuAmaleki. 12UAbhishayiunyanakaTseruyawaxabelaamaEdom eSihlanjeniseTyuwa,ishumielinesibhozolamawaka

13WamisaikampukwaEdom;abangabakhonzi bakaDavideonkeamaEdom.UYehovawamgcinauDavide konkeaphoabehambakhona

14WayeengukumkanikeuDavidekumaSirayelionke; 15KeuYowabhi,unyanakaTseruya,wayephetheumkhosi; noYehoshafati,unyanaka-Ahiludi,umkhumbuziwezinto zakomkhulu

16UTsadokiunyanaka-Ahitubhi,noAbhimelekiunyana ka-Abhiyatare,babengababingeleli;uShavesha ubengumbhali;

17uBhenayaunyanakaYehoyadaubephetheabancinithi nezigidimi;oonyanabakaDavidebabengabathetheli kukumkani.

ISAHLUKOSE-19

1Kwathiemvenikoko,wafauNahashe,ukumkani woonyanabaka-Amon,wathiunyanawakhewaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.

2WathikeuDavide,MandimenzeleincebauHanununyana kaNahashe,njengokubanoyisewandenzelainceba UDavidewathumelaabathunywaukubabaye kumthuthuzelangenxakayiseBezakeabakhonzi bakaDavideezweniloonyanabaka-AmonkuHanun,ukuba bamthuthuzele.

3Bathiabathetheliboonyanabaka-AmonkuHanun, UcingaukubauDavideuzukisauyihlonaemehlweniakho, ngokubaethumeabakhuzikuwe?Abakhonzibakheabeze kuwenaukuzebaligocagoce,balibhukuqe,balihloleilizwe?

4WabathabathakeuHanunabakhonzibakaDavide, wabacheba,wazicandaphakathiiingubozaboukuya kutshoezimpundu,wabandululake

5Bahamba,bamxelelauDavideukwenziwakwaloo madoda.Wathumelaukubaahlangatyezwe;ngokuba amadodalawoayehlazisiwekuneneWathiukumkani, HlalanieYerikozidezihlumeiindevuzenu,nandule ukubuyake.

6Babonaoonyanabaka-Amon,ukubabazinukisile kuDavide,bathumelakeooHanunnoonyanabaka-Amon kwa-AramephakathikweMilambo,nakwa-Aram-mahaka, naseTsobha,iwakaleetalentezesilivere,ukubabaqeshe iinqwelozokulwanabamahashe

7Baziqeshelaamashumiamathathuanamabiniamawaka eenqwelozokulwa,nokumkaniwaseMahaka,nabantu bakhe;ezakezamisaiintentephambikweMedebha Bahlanganisanaoonyanabaka-Amonemiziniyabo,beza kulwa

8WevauDavide,wamthumauYowabhinomkhosiwonke wamagorha

9Baphumaoonyanabaka-Amon,bakhauluhlulokulwa phambikwesangolomzi;ookumkaniababezilebababodwa endle.

10WabonauYowabhiukubaimfazweibhekekuye, ngaphambilinangasemva,wanyulaemadodenionke akwaSirayeli,wakhauluhlumalunganama-Aram 11Abanyeabantuwabanikelaesandlenisika-Abhishayi umninawawakhe,bakhauluhlumalunganoonyanabakaAmon

12Wathi,Ukubaama-Aramatheandeyisa,wondinceda; ukubabathebakoyisaoonyanabaka-Amon,ndokusindisa mna

13Yomelela,somelelengenxayabantubakowethu, nangenxayemiziyoThixowethu;uYehovamakenzeoko kulungileyoemehlweniakhe

14WasondelauYowabhinabantuababenayekuma-Aram ukubaalwe.asabaebuswenibakhe.

15Babonaoonyanabaka-Amonukubaasabileama-Aram, basabanabophambikoAbhishayiumkhuluwawakhe, bangenakuwoumzi.WafikauYowabhieYerusalem.

16Abonaama-AramukubaoyiswangamaSirayeli, athumelaabathunywa,awarholaama-Aramabephesheya koMlambo;

17KwaxelwakuDavide;wahlanganisaamaSirayelionke, wayiwelaiYordan,wayakuwo,wakhauluhluukubaalwe nawoWakhauluhluuDavideukubaalwenama-Aram, alwanaye

18Asabaama-AramphambikwamaSirayeli;UDavide wabulalakuma-Aramamawakaasixhenxeamadoda ahambangeenqwelozokulwa,namashumiamaneamawaka angumqikela,wabulalanoShofakiumthetheliwomkhosi.

19BabonaabakhonzibakaHadadezereukubaboyisiwe phambikwamaSirayeli,baxolelananoDavide,bamkhonza, akabasaphindaama-AramukubancedaoonyanabakaAmon

ISAHLUKO20

1Kwathi,ekuphelenikomnyaka,ngexeshalokuphuma kookumkaniukuyakulwa,uYowabhiwayeyiphethe umkhosiimpi,walonakalisailizweloonyanabaka-Amon, wayingqingaiRabhaKeuDavideyenawayehleli eYerusalem.UYowabhiwayihlaselaiRabha, wayitshabalalisa

2UDavidewasithabathaisithsabasokumkaniwabo entlokweniyakhe,wasifumanasiyitalenteyegolide ubunzimabaso,sinamatyeanqabileyo;sabaentlokweni kaDavide;kananjalowaphumanamaxhobaaloomzi,abe maninzikunene.

3Keabantuababekhonawabakhupha,wabasikangeesarha, nangezisizilozesinyithi,nangeempahlaezibukhali zesinyithi.WenjenjalouDavidekwimiziyonkeyoonyana baka-AmonWabuyelaeYerusalemuDavidenabantu bonke

4Kwathiemvenikoko,kwaliwanamaFilistieGezere; NgeloxeshauSibhekayiumHushawaxabelauSipayi, obengoonyanabamaRafa,boyiswa

5KwabuyakwabakhoimfazwenamaFilisti;uElihanan unyanakaYahirewambulalauLami,umzalwanakaGoliyati waseGati,oluthilwentshuntsheyakhelwalungangomthi wabaluki

6KwabuyakwabakhoimfazweeGati,aphokwakukho indodaenkulungesiqu,eminweneenzwane zazingamashumiamabinianesine;emithandathuesandleni ngasinye,emithandathuelunyawenilunye;nayeke wayengunyanakaRafa

7WawangcikivakeamaSirayeli,wambulalauYonatan unyanakaShimeha,umkhuluwakaDavide

8AbabazalelwaRafaeGati;bawangesandlasikaDavide, nangesandlasabakhonzibakhe

ISAHLUKO21

USathanawemakumaSirayeli,waxhokonxauDavide ukubaawabaleamaSirayeli.

2WathiuDavidekuYowabhinakubathethelibabantu, Khaniye,niwabaleamaSirayeli,nithabathelaeBher-shebha, nidenisekwaDan;nilizisekum,ndilaziinanilabo

3WathiuYowabhi,UYehovamakabongezeleleabantu bakheizihlandloezilikhulu,bengangokobangakhona;Yini nakeukubainkosiyamifunelento?yininaukubaabe lityalakuSirayeli?

4LaqiniselailizwilokumkanikuYowabhiWemkake uYowabhi,wawajikelezaonkeamaSirayeli,weza eYerusalem

5UYowabhiwamnikauDavideinanilokubalwakwabantu OnkekeamaSirayeliabaliwakaelinekhululamawaka amadodaarholaikrele;namaYudaabangamakhuluomane anamanciasixhenxeamawakaamadodaarholaikrele

6AkababalelangauLevinoBhenjamin;ngokubailizwi lokumkanibelicekisekakuYowabhi

7KwabakubiemehlwenikaThixongenxayalento; wawaxabelakeamaSirayeli.

8WathiuDavidekuThixo,Ndonilekunenengalento ndiyenzileyo;kalokukhawubukhweleliseubugwenxa bomkhonziwakho;ngokubandenzeubudengeobukhulu.

9WathethauYehovakuGadi,imbonikaDavide,esithi, 10YiyauthethekuDavide,uthi,UtshouYehovaukuthi, Ndikubekelaizintoezintathu;zinyuleleibenyekuzo, ndiyenzekuwe

11WayakeuGadikuDavide,wathikuye,UtshouYehova ukuthi,Zinyule;

12nokubayiminyakaemithathuyendlala;nokuba ziinyangaezintathuugxothwaziintshabazakho,nekrele leentshabazakholikufikela;nokubayimihlaemithathu yekrelelikaYehova,nendyikityayokufaezweni, isithunywasikaYehovasisonakalisaemideniyonke yakwaSirayeli.Kalokukekhawucingeintoendombuyisela yonakondithumileyo

13WathiuDavidekuGadi,Ndididekilekunene; Mandingaweliesandlenisomntu,ngokubaininziimfesane yakhe;

14UYehovawathobakeindyikityayokufakwaSirayeli; kwawaamashumiasixhenxeamawakaamadoda kwaSirayeli

15UThixowathumaisithunywaeYerusalem,ukuba siyitshabalalise.Sakubonaukubasiyatshabalalisa,wabona uYehova,wazohlwayangenxayobubiobo,wathi kwisithunywaesositshabalalisayo,Kwanele,sithobe kalokuisandlasakhoKeisithunywasikaYehovasimi ngasesandenisikaOrnanumYebhusi

16UDavidewawaphakamisaamehloakhe,wabona isithunywasikaYehovasimiphakathikomhlabanezulu, sitherhuthuikrelelasongesandla,lolulelephezu kweYerusalemWazauDavidenamadodaamakhulu akwaSirayeli,bezigubungelengeenguboezirhwexayo, bawangobuso

17WathiuDavidekuThixo,Asindimnaothemababalwe abantu?Mnandonile,ndenzaububiokunene;kodwaezi zimvuzenzentonina?YehovaThixowam,isandlasakho masibephezukwam,nendlukabawo;kodwahayi ebantwinibakho,ukubababulawe

18SathiisithunywasikaYehovakuGadimakatsho kuDavide,enyukeuDavide,ammiseleuYehova isibingeleloesandenisikaOrnanumYebhusi

19WenyukauDavidengelizwilikaGadi,awalithethayo egamenilikaYehova.

20WajikauOrnan,wasibonaisithunywa;oonyanabakhe abaneababenayebazimelaKekalokuuOrnanwayebhula ingqolowa.

21WezauDavidekuOrnan,uOrnanwakhangela,wambona uDavide,waphumaesandeni,waqubudakuDavide, ebhekiseubusobakheemhlabeni

22WathiuDavidekuOrnan,Ndinikelendawoyesanda, ndimakheleuYehovakhonaisibingelelo,undinike ngexabisoelizalisekileyo,sithintelweisibethoebantwini

23WathiuOrnankuDavide,Yithabathelekuwe,inkosi yamukumkaniyenzeokulungileyoemehlweniayo; Ndinikelakonke

24WathiukumkaniuDavidekuOrnan,Hayi;ndiya kusithengangexabisoelizalisekileyo;ngokubaandiyi kumthabathelantoiyeyakhouYehova,ndinyuseamadini anyukayoendiwazuzengelize

25UDavidewamnikauOrnanngaloondawoiishekele zegolideezibunzimabumakhulumathandathu

26WakhelaaphokeuDavideisibingelelokuYehova, wanyusaamadinianyukayonemibingeleloyoxolo, wanqulauYehova;wamphendulangomliloophuma ezulwini,phezukwesibingelelosedinielinyukayo

27WathethauYehovakwisithunywa;walibuyisela esingxotyenisaloikrelelakhe

28Ngeloxesha,akubonauDavideukubauYehova umphenduleesandenisikaOrnanumYebhusi,wamana ebingelelakhona

29KeumnqubakaYehova,awawenzayouMosesentlango, nesibingelelosedinielinyukayo,bezisesigangeni eGibheyonngeloxesha

30UDavideubengenakuyaphambikwawoamquqele uThixo;ngokubaubesoyikaikrelelesithunywasikaYehova.

ISAHLUKO22

1WathiuDavide,YiyoleindlukaYehovauThixo;sisoesi isibingelelosedinielinyukayosikaSirayeli

2WathiuDavide,mabahlanganiselwendawonye abasemziniabasezwenilakwaSirayeli;wamisaabaqingqi bokuqingqaamatyeaxholiweyo,okwakhaindlukaThixo 3UDavidewalungisaisinyithisasininzisezikhonkwane zeengcangozamasangonesezibandakanyiso;nobhedu oluninzi,alwabanakulinganiswa; 4nemisedareyamininzi;ngokubaabaseTsidonnabaseTire bazisaimisedareyamininzikuDavide

5WathiuDavide,USolomonunyanawammncinane, uthambile;keindluezakwakhelwauYehova yeyokukhulisa,inyuseigamalakhenodumolwakhe emazwenionke;ngokokendokhandimlungiselele WalungisakeuDavidekakhulu,phambikokufakwakhe

6WambizauSolomonunyanawakhe,wamwisela umthethowokubaamakheleuYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, indlu

7WathiuDavidekuSolomon,Nyanawam,ndandisithi entliziyweniyam,ndiyakulakhelaigamalikaYehova uThixowamindlu

8KelafikakumilizwilikaYehova,lisithi,Uphalazeigazi lalininzi,wenzaiimfazweezinkulu;akuyikulakhelandlu igamalam,ngokubauphalazeigazielininziehlabathini phambikwam.

9Yabona,uyakuzalelwaunyana;yenauyakubayindoda yoxolo;ndiyakumphumzaezintshabenizakhezonke ngeenxazonke;ngokubaliyakubanguSolomonigama lakhe,ndiwanikeuxolonokuzolaamaSirayelingeemini zakhe

10Nguyeoyakulakhelaigamalamindlu;Yenauyakuba ngunyanawam,mnandibenguyisekuye;ndiyiqiniseitrone yobukumkanibakhekwaSirayeli,kudekuseephakadeni 11Kaloku,nyanawam,uYehovamakabenawe;ube nempumelelo,uyakheindlukaYehovauThixowakho, njengokoakuthethileyongawe

12KodwauYehovamakakunikeubulumkonokuqonda, akuwiseleumthethongamaSirayeli,ukubauwugcine umyalelokaYehovauThixowakho

13Uyakwandulaukubanempumelelo,xauthewakugcina ukuyenzaimimiselonamasiko,awathiuYehova wamwiselauMosesumthethongawongenxayamaSirayeli Yomelelaukhaliphe;musaniukunkwantya,musani ukunkwantya

14Uyabona,ngembandezeloyamindlukaYehova ndiyilungiseleikhululamawakaeetalentezegolide,newaka leetalentezesilivere;nobhedunesinyithi, abungenakulinganiswananto;ndilungisenemithinamatye; ungongezakuyo.

15Unabobebaninziabasebenzibomsebenzi,abaxholi neengcibizamatyenezemithi,nabalumkileyoemisebenzini yonke.

16Igolide,nesilivere,nobhedu,nesinyithi,yinto engenakubalwaSuk’ume,wenze,uYehovaabenawe 17UDavidewabawiselaumthethozonkeiinkosana zakwaSirayeli,ukubazincedeuSolomonunyanawakhe, wathi,

18AkananinauYehovauThixowenu?Akaniphumzanga nangeenxazonke?ngokubawabanikelaesandlenisam abemibelizweeli;loyiswailizwephambikoYehova, naphambikwabantubakhe.

19Kengokozinikeleniiintliziyozenunemiphefumloyenu ekumquqeleniuYehovauThixowenu;sukaninime, niyakheingcwelekaYehovauThixo,ukuzeningenise ityeyayomnqophisokaYehova,neempahlaezingcwele zikaThixo,endlwinileyoiyakwakhelwaigamalikaYehova

ISAHLUKO23

1Kekaloku,xauDavidewayesel'aluphele,ehambisekile ebudaleni,wamenzauSolomonunyanawakheukumkani kumaSirayeli

2WazihlanganisazonkeizikhuluzakwaSirayeli nababingelelinabaLevi

3BabalwakeabaLevi,kwathabathelakominyaka imashumimathathukominyakaimashumimathathuezelwe kwenyusa;inanilabongokweentlokozabo,indoda ngendoda,labangamashumiomathathuanesibhozo amawaka

4kuboamashumiamabinianesineamawaka,abaphethe umsebenziwendlukaYehova;amawakaamathandathu ngabaphathinabagwebi

5Kananjaloamawakaamaneayengabagcini-masango; amawakaamaneadumisauYehovangeempahla endazenzayo,watshouDavide,ukubabadumisengazo

6UDavidewabahlulabazizahlulongokoonyanabakaLevi, yanguGershon,noKehati,noMerari.

7KumaGershonyanguLadannoShimehi; 8OonyanabakaLadannguAsheri;intlokoibinguYehiyeli, noZetam,noYoweli;

9OonyanabakaShimehiyayinguAshuShelomiti, noHaziyeli,noHaran,bebathathuZizoezoiintloko zezindluzooyisezikaLadan

10OonyanabakaShimehinguYahati,noZina,noYehushe, noBheriya.AbobaneyayingoonyanabakaShimehi.

11UYahatiwayengomkhulu,uZizaengowesibini;ke uYehushenoBheriyabebengenanyanabaninzi;ngokoke babalelwakumnyengokwendlukayise.

12OonyanabakaKehatinguAsheri;noAmram,noItsare, noHebron,noUziyeli,bebane

13Oonyanabaka-AmramnguAsheri;bahlulwaooAron noMoses;bahlulelwauAronukubaazingcwaliseezonanto zingcwelekangcwele,yenanoonyanabakhe,kudekuse ephakadeni,baqhumiselengesiqhumisophambikoYehova, balungiselelekuye,basikeleleegamenilakhekudekuse ephakadeni

14KeuMoses,umfowakwaThixo,oonyanabakhe babizwangokwesizwesakwaLevi

15OonyanabakaMosesyayinguGershomnoEliyezere 16KoonyanabakaGershomnguShebhuweliinkulu.

17KoonyanabakaEliyezerenguRehabheyainkulu UEliyezereakabangananyanabambi;keoonyana bakaRehabheyabebebaninzikunene.

18koonyanabakaItsareyayinguItsareUShelomitiinkulu 19koonyanabakaHebronyanguAsheriyeli;nguYeriya inkulu,noAmariyaowesibini,noYahaziyeliowesithathu, noYekamamowesine

20koonyanabakaUziyeliyanguShela;nguMikainkulu, noYesiyaowesibini.

21OonyanabakaMeraringuAsheri;uMahali,noMushi OonyanabakaMaheliyayinguShelauElazarenoKishe

22WafauElazareengenanyana,eneentombizodwa; zazekwangoonyanabakaKishe,abazalwanabazo 23OonyanabakaMushiyayinguAshUMahali,noEdere, noYeremoti;

24NgaboabooonyanabakaLevingokwezindluzooyise; iinkuluzezindluzooyisengokwababalwayokubongenani lamagamangokweentlokozabo,ababesebenzaumsebenzi wenkonzoyendlukaYehova,bethabathelakominyaka imashumimabiniezelwe,banyuse.

25WathiuDavide,UYehova,uThixokaSirayeli, ubaphumzileabantubakhe,ukubabahlaleeYerusalem kudekuseephakadeni

26KananjalokubaLevi;bangabisawuthwalaumnquba, neempahlazawozonkezenkonzoyawo

27KubangokwamazwikaDavideokugqibelababalwa abaLevi,kwathabathelakominyakaimashumimabini ezelwe,kwenyusa;

28ngokubaisikhundlasabosibesesoonyanabaka-Aron, emsebenziniwendlukaYehova,ezintendelezweni, nasemagumbini,nasekuhlanjululwenikwezintozonke ezingcwele,nomsebenziwenkonzoyendlukaThixo; 29nezonkazokubonisa,nomguboocoliweyo,ube ngumnikelowokudla,nezonkaezingenagwele,nezonka

epanini,nokuqhotsayo,nomlinganisoweentozonke, nobukhulu;

30nokumaimisongemiso,bebulela,bedumisauYehova, kwangokunjalonangokuhlwa;

31nowokunyusaonkeamadinianyukayokuYehova ngeesabatha,nasekuthwasenikwenyanga,nangamaxesha amisiweyo,ngenani,ngokwesikolawo,ngamaxeshaonke phambikoYehova;

32bagcineisigxinasententeyokuhlangana,nesigxina sengcwele,nesigxinasoonyanabaka-Aron,abazalwana babo,enkonzweniyendlukaYehova

ISAHLUKO24

1Ngawolakeamaqelaoonyanabaka-AronOonyanabakaAronnguAsheri;uNadabhi,noAbhihu,noElazare, noItamare

2BafaooNadabhinoAbhihuphambikoyise,bengenanyana; babangababingeleliooElazarenoItamare.

3WabahlulauDavide:yanguTsadokikoonyana bakaElazare,yanguAhimelekikoonyanabakaItamare, ngodidilwaboekonzweniyabo.

4KwafunyanwakoonyanabakaElazare,amadoda aziintlokoamaninzi,ngaphezukoonyanabakaItamare; bahlukangokunjalo.KoonyanabakaElazare,iintloko zezindluzooyisezabalishumielinantandathu,zasibhozo koonyanabakaItamare,ngokwezindluzooyise

5Babahlulangamaqashiso,abababanaba;ngokuba abathethelibengcwele,nabaphathibendlukaThixo, koonyanabakaElazare,nakoonyanabakaItamare

6UShemayaunyanakaNataniyeli,umbhali,omnye wakubaLevi,wababhalaphambikokumkani,nabathetheli, noTsadokiumbingeleli,noAhimelekiunyanakaAbhiyatare,naphambikweentlokozezindluzooyise zababingelelinezabaLevi; 7IqashisolokuqalalaphumanoYehoyaribhi,elesibini noYedaya; 8owesithathunoHarim,owesinenoSeorim; 9elesihlanunoMalekiya,elesithandathunoMiyamin; 10elesixhenxenoHakotse,elesibhozonoAbhiya; 11elesithobanoYeshuwa,eleshuminoShekaniya; 12eleshumielinanyenoEliyashibhi,eleshumielinesibini noYakim; 13eleshumielinesithathunoHupa,eleshumielinesine noYeshebhehabhi; 14eleshumielinesihlanunoBhiliga,eleshumi elinesithandathunoImere; 15eleshumielinesixhenxenoHetsire,eleshumi elinesibhozonoAfese; 16eleshumielinesithobanoPetaya,elamashumiomabini noYehezekeli; 17elamashumiomabiniananyenoYakin,elamashumi omabinianesibininoGamuli; 18elamashumiomabinianesithathunoDelaya,elamashumi omabinianesinenoMahatsiya 19Lulooloudidilwabo,lwenkonzoyaboyokungena endlwinikaYehova,ngokwesikolaboelanikwanguAron uyise,njengokowamwiselayoumthethouYehovauThixo kaSirayeli

20KekoonyanabakaLeviabaseleyongaba:koonyana baka-AmramngukoonyanabakaShubhayeli nguShubhayeli;UYehdeya

21NgoRehabhiya:koonyanabakaRehabhiya,inkulu nguIshiya.

22kumaItsare;koonyanabakaShelomotinguShelomoti; eYahati.

23OonyanabakaHebronnguAriya.nguYeriyainkulu, noAmariyaowesibini,noYahaziyeliowesithathu, noYekamamowesine

24KoonyanabakaUziyeliyangukoonyanabakaMika nguMika;Shamir

25KoonyanabakaIshiyanguIshiyaumninawakaMika; uZekariya

26OonyanabakaMeraringuMalinoMushi,oonyana bakaYahaziya;Beno.

27OonyanabakaMeraringoYahaziya;uBheno,noShoham, noZakure,noIbri

28KuMalikuphumauElazare,ongabangananyana.

29NgoKishe:unyanakaKishenguYerameli

30OonyanabakaMushiyayinguAshUMahali,noEdere, noYerimoti.NgaboabooonyanabakaLevingokwezindlu zooyise

31Babawiselaamaqashisonabokwanjengabazalwana babo,oonyanabaka-Aron,phambikoDavideukumkani, noTsadoki,noAhimeleki,neentlokozezindluzooyise zababingelelinezabaLevi,iinkuluzezindluzooyise kwanjengabazalwanababo.

ISAHLUKO25

1UDavidenabathetheli-mkhosibabahlulelainkonzo yoonyanabaka-Asafu,noHeman,noYedutun,baprofeta ngeehadi,nemirhubhe,namacangci,nenanilabenzi bomsebenzingokwenkonzoyabo; 2koonyanabaka-Asafuyangu-Asafu;nguZakure, noYosefu,noNetaniya,noAsharela;oonyanabaka-Asafu bephethwenguAsafu,beprofeta,bephethwengokomyalelo wokumkani

3kuYedutun:oonyanabakaYedutun;OoGedaliya,noTseri, noYeshaya,noHashabhiya,noMatitiya,bebathandathu, bephantsikwesandlasikayiseuYedutun,eprofetangohadi, ebulela,edumisauYehova.

4KuHeman:oonyanabakaHeman;uBhukiya,noMataniya, noUziyeli,noShebhuweli,noYerimoti,noHananiya, noHanani,noEliyata,noGidaleti,noRomamti-ezere, noYoshebhekasha,noMaloti,noHotire,noMahaziyoti; 5BonkeabababengoonyanakuHeman,imboniyokumkani emazwinikaThixo,ukubaaluphakamiseuphondo.UThixo wamnikauHemanoonyanaabalishumielinabane, neentombiezintathu.

6Bonkeababephantsikwesandlasikayiseekuvumeni endlwinikaYehova,benamacangci,nemirhubhe,neehadi, enkonzweniyendlukaThixo,ngokomyalelowokumkani, ooAsafu,noYedutun,noHeman.

7Inanilabokunyenabazalwanababoababefundisiwe ukuvumaiingomazikaYehova,bonkeabakwaziyo, lalingamakhuluamabinianamanciasibhozoanesibhozo 8Bawisaamaqashisoesigxina:njengokoanjaloomncinane, wanjaloomkhulu,okwaziyokunyenofundiswayo.

9IqashisolokuqalalaphumangoAsafu,noYosefu:yena, nabazalwanabakhe,noonyanabakhe,babalishumi elinababini; 10elesithathunoZakure:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini;

11elesinenoItseri:yenanoonyanabakhenabazalwana bakhebabalishumielinababini; 12elesihlanunoNetaniya:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 13elesithandathunoBhukiya:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 14elesixhenxenoYesharela:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 15elesibhozonoYeshaya:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 16elesithobanoMataniya:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 17eleshuminoShimehi:yenanoonyanabakhenabazalwana bakhebabalishumielinababini; 18eleshumielinanyenoAzareli:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 19eleshumielinesibininoHashabhiya:yenanoonyana bakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 20eleshumielinesithathunoShubhayeli:yenanoonyana bakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 21eleshumielinesinenoMatitiya:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 22eleshumielinesihlanunoYeromoti:yenanoonyana bakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 23eleshumielinesithandathunoHananiya:yenanoonyana bakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini; 24eleshumielinesixhenxenoYoshebhekasha:yena noonyanabakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumi elinababini;

25eleshumielinesibhozonoHanani:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini;

26eleshumielinesithobanoMaloti:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini;

27elamashumiomabininoEliyata:yenanoonyanabakhe nabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini;

28elamashumiomabiniananyenoHotire:yenanoonyana bakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumielinababini;

29elamashumiomabinianesibininoGidaleti:yena noonyanabakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumi elinababini;

30elamashumiomabinianesithathunoMahaziyoti:yena noonyanabakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumi elinababini;

31elamashumiomabinianesinenoRomamti-ezere:yena noonyanabakhenabazalwanabakhebabalishumi elinababini.

ISAHLUKO26

1Keamaqelaabamasango:kumaKora yayinguMeshelemiyaunyanakaKore,kubooonyanabakaAsafu.

2OonyanabakaMeshelemiyanguZekariyaowamazibulo, noYedihayeliowesibini,noZebhadiyaowesithathu, noYateniyeliowesine;

3noElamowesihlanu,nguYohananowesithandathu, nguEliyohenayiowesixhenxe.

4OonyanabakaObhedi-edomnguShemayaowamazibulo, noYozabhadiowesibini,noYowaowesithathu,noSakare owesine,noNataniyeliowesihlanu;

5noAmiyeliowesithandathu,noIsakareowesixhenxe, noPeultaiowesibhozo;ngokubauThixowamsikelela

6KenakuShemaya,unyanawakhe,kwazalwaoonyana abalawulaindlukayise;ngokubababengamagorha anobukroti

7OonyanabakaShemayanguShemaya;uOteni,noRefayeli, no-Obhedi,noElizabhadi,kunyenabazalwanabakhe, amadodaanobukroti,uElihunoSemakiya 8BonkeabobakoonyanabakaObhedi-edom,bona noonyanababo,nabazalwanababo,amadodaavileyo, enamandlaenkonzweni,bebengamashumiamathandathu anababinikuObhedi-edom

9UMeshelemiyaubeenoonyananabazalwana,amadoda anobukroti,ishumielinesibhozo

10NoHosa,koonyanabakaMerari,ubenoonyana;17:10 UShimriinkulu(kuba,nakubawayengengowamazibulo, uyisewamenzainkulu;

11noHilekiyaowesibini,noTebhaliyaowesithathu, noZekariyaowesine;bebonkeoonyananabazalwana bakaHosababalishumielinabathathu

12Lookeamaqelaabamasango,iinkuluzamagorha, zaphathiswaizigxina,ukubazilungiseleleendlwini kaYehova

13Bawisaamaqashiso,ngomncinanenangomkhulu, ngokwezindluzooyise,isangongesango 14IqashisolasempumalangalaphumanoShelemiyaKe uZekariyaunyanawakhe,umphakathioqiqileyo, bamwiselaamaqashiso;laphumaiqashisolakhelingasentla 15elikaObhedi-edomlabalelangasezantsi;nakoonyana bakheindluka-Asupim.

16ElooShupimnoHosalabalelangasentshonalanga,kunye nesangoleShaleketeemendwenionyukayo,umlindo umalunganomlindo.

17NgasempumalangababebathandathuabaLevi;ngasentla bebaneimihlangemihla;ngasezantsibebaneimihla ngemihla;

18Emaphandleningasentshonalangababaneemendweni, bababiningaphandle

19Ngawolawoamaqelaabamasango,koonyanabakaKora, nakoonyanabakaMerari

20KubaLeviuAhiya,obephetheubuncwanebendlu kaThixo,nobuncwanebezintoezingcwele.

21NgokuphatheleleoonyanabakaLadan;Oonyana bakaGershonabakwaLadan,iintlokozezindluzooyise zakwaLadanumGershon,nguYehiyeli.

22OonyanabakaYehiyelinguAsheri;uZetamnoYoweli umninawawakheabaphetheubuncwanebendlukaYehova 23kuma-Amram,namaItsare,namaHebron,namaUziyeli; 24uShebhuweli,unyanakaGershom,unyanakaMoses, ebeyingangayobuncwane.

25nabazalwanabakhebakwaEliyezere;nguRehabhiya unyanawakhe,noYeshaya,unyanawakhe,noYoram unyanawakhe,noZikriunyanawakhe,noShelomoti unyanawakhe.

26LoShelomotinabazalwanabakhebaphathiswabonke ubuncwanebezintoezingcwele,abezingcwalisileuDavide ukumkani,neentlokozezindluzooyise,nabathetheli bamawakanabamakhulu,nabathethelibomkhosi

27Okwemfazwenokwamaxhoba,kwangcwaliselwaukuba kulungiseindlukaYehova

28KonkeabekungcwalisileuSamuweliimboni,noSawule unyanakaKishe,noAbhinereunyanakaNere,noYowabhi unyanakaTseruya;zonkeizintoezingcwalisiweyozaba phantsikwesandlasikaShelomotinabazalwanabakhe

29KumaItsare,uKenaniyanoonyanabakhebephethe umsebenziongaphandlekwaSirayeli,bengababhali nabagwebi

30KumaHebron,uHashabhiyanabazalwanabakhe,iwaka elinamakhuluasixhenxe,amadodaanobukroti,ababephethe amaSirayelinganenokweYordanngasentshonalanga, emisebenziniyonkekaYehova,nasenkonzweniyokumkani

31KumaHebronnguYeriyaintloko,kumaHebron ngokweenzalazooyiseKwafunwangomnyaka wamashumiomanewobukumkanibukaDavide, kwafunyanwakuwoamagorhaanobukrotieYazere yaseGiliyadi

32Abazalwanabakhe,amadodaanobukroti, babengamawakaamabinianamakhuluasixhenxe,iintloko zezindluzooyise,awathiukumkaniuDavidewabamisa abathethelikumaRubhen,namaGadi,nesiqingathasesizwe sakwaManase,kwintoyonkeekaThixo,nakwimicimbi yokumkani

ISAHLUKO27

1OonyanabakaSirayelingokwenanilabo,iintloko zezindluzooyise,nabathethelibamawakanabamakhulu, nababhalibabo,ababelungiselelaukumkanikuzozonke iindawozamaqela,abephumanenyangangenyanga, ngenyangazonkezomnyaka,iqelangalinye lalingamashumiamabinianesineamawaka

2Phezukweqelalokuqalangenyangayokuqala ibinguYashobhehamunyanakaZabhediyeli;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka

3koonyanabakaPeretseibiyintlokoyabathethelibonke bomkhosingenyangayokuqala

4PhezukweqelalenyangayesibinilaliphethwenguDodayi umAhowa,umphathiweqelalakheinguMikeloti;eqeleni lakheibingamashumiamabinianesineamawaka 5Umthetheliwesithathuwomkhosingenyangayesithathu ibinguBhenaya,unyanakaYehoyada,umbingeleli oyintloko;eqelenilakheibingamashumiamabinianamane amawaka

6NguyelouBhenaya,igorhaphakathikwamashumi amathathulawo,ephetheamashumiomathathulawo; eqelenilakheinguAmizabhadiunyanawakhe

7OwesinengenyangayesineibinguAsaheliumninawa kaYowabhi,inguZebhadiyaunyanawakheemvakwakhe; eqelenilakheibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka 8Owesihlanuumthethelingenyangayesihlanu ibinguShamhutiumIzra;eqelenilakheibingamashumi amabinianamaneamawaka.

9OwesithandathungenyangayesithandathuibinguIra unyanakaIkeshe,waseTekowa;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka

10OwesixhenxengenyangayesixhenxeibinguHeletse umPelon,wakoonyanabakaEfrayim;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka

11OwesibhozongenyangayesibhozoibinguSibhekayi umHusha,wakumaZera;eqelenilakheibingamashumi amabinianamaneamawaka.

12OwesithobangenyangayesithobaibinguAbhiyezere waseAnatoti,wakumaBhenjamin;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka.

13OweshumingenyangayeshumiibinguMaharayi umNetofawakumaZera;eqelenilakheibingamashumi amabinianamaneamawaka 14Oweshumielinanyengenyangayeshumielinanye ibinguBhenayaumPiratoni,wakoonyanabakaEfrayim; eqelenilakheibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka 15Oweshumielinesibiningenyangayeshumielinesibini ibinguHeledayiumNetofa,kaOteniyeli;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianesineamawaka 16KeezizwenizakwaSirayeliibisithi:kumaRubhen ibinguEliyezereunyanakaZikri;kumaSimonnguShefatiya unyanakaMahaka; 17kubaLevinguHashabhiyaunyanakaKemuweli;kwaAronnguTsadoki; 18kwaYuda,inguElihu,omnyewakubazalwana bakaDavide;kwaIsakare,inguOmriunyanakaMikayeli; 19kwaZebhulonnguIshmayaunyanakaObhadiya; kwaNafetalinguYerimotiunyanaka-Azeriyeli; 20koonyanabakaEfrayimnguHosheyaunyanaka-Azaziya; kwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManase,nguYoweliunyana kaPedaya; 21kwisiqingathasesizwesakwaManaseeGiliyadi, ibinguIdounyanakaZekariya;kwaBhenjamin, nguYahasiyeliunyanaka-Abhinere;

22kwaDannguAzareliunyanakaYeroham;Ezi yayiziinkosanazezizwezakwaSirayeli

23UDavideakalithabathangainanilabaminyakaimashumi mabinibezelwe,nabangaphantsi;ngokubauYehovawathi uyakuwandisaamaSirayelinjengeenkwenkwezizezulu

24UYowabhiunyanakaTseruyawaqalaukubala,akagqiba; kwabakhouburhalarhumeobabakhophezukwamaSirayeli; alafakwainanielokwingxeloyemicimbiyemihla yokumkaniuDavide

25ObephetheubuncwanebokumkaninguAzemavete unyanaka-Adiyeli,obephetheoovimbabasendle, nasemizini,nasemizini,nasezinqabeni,nguYehonatan unyanakaUziya;

26Obephetheabenzaumsebenziwokulimaamasimi nguEzeriunyanakaKelubhi;

27ObephetheizidiliyanguShimehiwaseRama;obephethe izidiliyazezidiliya,ezingontsinizewayini,ibinguZabhedi umShifemi;

28Obephetheiminqumanemisikomoreesemathafeni, ibinguBhahali-hananumGedere;

29ObephetheiinkomoezidlaeSharonnguShitrayi umSharon;

30OwayephetheiinkamelaubenguObhiliumIshmayeli;

31OwayephetheimihlambiyayinguYaziziumHagiri. Bonkeabayayingabaphathibempahlaebiyekakumkani uDavide

32UYonatan,uyisekazikaDavide,ubengumphakathi, indodaesisilumko,umbhali;uYehiyeli,unyana kaHakimoni,ebenoonyanabokumkani

33UAhitofeleubengumphakathiwokumkani,noHushayi umArkiubelidlelanelokumkani;

34EmvakoAhitofelenguYehoyadaunyanakaBhenaya, noAbhiyatare;umthetheliwomkhosiwokumkani inguYowabhi

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1WabahlanganisakeuDavidezonkeiinkosana zakwaSirayeli,abathethelibezizwe,nabathethelibamaqela ababelungiselelaukumkaningokwamaqela,nabathetheli bamawaka,nabathetheli-makhulu,nabalindibempahla yonkenempahlayokumkani,noonyanabakhe,nababusi, namagorha,namagorhaonkeaseYerusalem.

2WesukawemangeenyawouDavideukumkani,wathi, Ndiphulaphuleni,bazalwanabam,bantubam;

3WathikeuThixokum,Uzeungalakhelindluigamalam, ngokubauyindodayemfazwe,uphalazeigazielininzi

4KewandinyulauYehova,uThixokaSirayeli,endlwini yonkekabawo,ukubandibengukumkanikumaSirayeli ngonaphakade;nakwindlukaYuda,indlukabawo; koonyanabakabawoubekholekilekum,ukubaandenze ukumkanikumaSirayelionke

5Nakoonyanabambonke(ngokubaundinikeoonyana abaninziuYehova),unyuleuSolomonunyanawam,ukuba ahlaleetroneniyobukumkanibukaYehovakumaSirayeli

6Wathikum,USolomon,unyanawakho,nguyeoya kwakhaindluyamneentendelezozam;ngokuba ndizinyuleleyenaukubaabengunyanawam,ndibenguyise kuyemna;

7ndibuzinziseubukumkanibakhekudekuseephakadeni, ukubauthewaqiniselaukuyenzaimithethoyamnamasiko am,njengokokunjalonamhla

8KalokukeemehlweniamaSirayelionke,ibandla likaYehova,nasezindlebenizoThixowethu,gcinani,nifune yonkeimithethokaYehovauThixowenu,ukuzenilihluthe elilizwelihle,nilishiyelibelilifakoonyanabenuemva kwenu,kudekuseephakadeni

9KewenaSolomon,nyanawam,uzeumaziuThixo kayihlo,umkhonzengentliziyoepheleleyo, nangomphefumloovumayo;ngokubauYehova uyazingxokazonkeiintliziyo,akuqondekonkeukuyila kweengcamango;ukubauthewamshiya,wokulahla naphakade

10Lumkangoku;ngokubauYehovaukunyuleukuba wakheindluibeyeyengcwele;yomelelawenze.

11UDavidewamnikauSolomonunyanawakhe isilinganisosevaranda,nesezindluzayo,nesoovimbabayo, nesamagumbiayoaphezulu,nesamagumbiayoaphakathi, nesendawoyokucamagusha;

12nesakhelosezintozonkeabenazongomoya, seentendelezozendlukaYehova,nesamagumbiokudlela onkengeenxazonke,nesobuncwanebendlukaThixo, nobuncwanebezintoezingcwele;

13nesamaqelaababingeleli,nabaLevi,nesomsebenzi wonkewenkonzoyendlukaYehova,neseempahlazonke zenkonzoyendlukaYehova

14nesezintozegolide,ngokobunzimabegolideyeempahla zonkezeenkonzongeenkonzo;nesilivereyeempahlazonke zesilivere,ngokobunzimabeempahlazonkezeenkonzo ngeenkonzo;

15nobunzimabeziphathozegolide,nobezibanezazo zegolide,ngokobunzimabesiphathongesiphatho, nobezibanezaso,nobeziphathozesiliverengokobunzima besiphathosezibane,nobezibanezasongokomsebenzi wesiphathongasinyesezibane.

16negolidengokobunzimabeetafilezokucwangcisaizonka, betafilengetafile;kwanesilivereyeetafilezesilivere

neseendebezegolideecocekileyo,nesezityazokutshiza, nesezityazokutshiza,neseendebezegolide,ngokobunzima bendebengendebe;nesiliverengokobunzimabendebe ngendebezesilivere; 18nesesibingelelosesiqhumisosegolideehluziweyo, ngokobunzima;nesilinganisosenqwelo,seekerubhi zegolide,ezoluleamaphikoazo,zisithelisaityeya yomnqophisokaYehova.

19Konkeoko,watshouDavide,uYehovawandiqondisa ngokubhalangesandlasakhephezukwam,yonke imisebenziyalomzekeliso

20WathiuDavidekuSolomonunyanawakhe,Yomelela ukhaliphe,wenze.Musaukoyika,musaukuqhiphuka umbilini;ngokubauYehovauThixo,uThixowam,unawe; akayikukuyekela,akayikukushiya,udeuwugqibewonke umsebenziwenkonzoyendlukaYehova.

21Yabona,amahleloababingelelinabaLevi,abanawe kuwowonkeumsebenziwendlukaThixo;

ISAHLUKO29

WathiuDavideukumkanikwibandlalonke,USolomon unyanawam,okuphelakonyuliweyonguThixo,mncinane, uthambile;keumsebenzimkhulu,ngokubaibhotweeli asilelomntu,lelikaYehovauThixo.

2Ngokoke,ngamandlaamonke,ndiyilungiseleindlu kaThixowamigolideibeyeyezintozegolide,nesilivere yezintozesilivere,nobhedulwezintozesilivere,ubhedu lwezintozesinyithi,isinyithisezezintozesinyithi,nezomthi zezemithi;amatyeebherilo,namatyeokufakwa, abengezelayo,nangemibala,namatyeonkeanqabileyo, namatyeemarmore,abemaninzi

3KananjalongenxayokubandiyithandaindlukaThixo wam,kulungekum,igolidenesilivere,endiyinikeindlu kaThixowam,ndiyinikeindlukaThixowamngaphezu kwakokonkeendiyilungiseleindluengcwele;

4amawakaamathathueetalentezegolide,yasegolideni yakwaOfire,namawakaasixhenxeeetalentezesilivere ehluziweyoyokwalekaiindongazezindlungayo;

5ukubayeyezintongezintozegolide,ibeyeyezinto ngezintozesilivere,ibeyeyemisebenziyonkeyesandla seengcibiNgubaninakeoqhutywayintliziyoukuyinikela namhlainkonzoyakhekuYehova?

6Zazaiintlokozezindluzooyise,nezikhuluzezizwe zakwaSirayeli,nabathethelibamawakanabamakhulu, nabaphathibomsebenziwokumkani,banikela ngokuqhutywayintliziyo;

7BanikelakwinkozoyendlukaThixoigolideyaziitalente ezingamawakaamahlanuneedarikeezilishumilamawaka, nesilivereyaziitalenteezingamawakaalishumi,nobhedu lwaziitalenteezingamawakaalishumielinesibhozo, nesinyithisaziitalenteezingamawakaalikhulu.

8Aboke,kwafumanekakuboamatyeanqabileyo, bawanikelaebuncwanenibendlukaYehova,esandleni sikaYehiyeliumGershom

9Bakuvuyelaabantuukunikelakwabongokuqhutywa yintliziyo;ngokubabanikelangokuqhutywayintliziyo ephelelisileyokuYehovaKananjalouDavideukumkani wavuyangovuyoolukhulu

10UDavidewambongauYehovaphambikwebandlalonke, wathiuDavide,Mawubongwewena,Yehova,Thixo kaSirayeli,ubawowethu,kudekuseephakadeni

11Bobakho,Yehova,ubukhulu,namandla,nozuko, noloyiso,nobungangamsha;bobakho,Yehova, ubukumkani;uphakamilewayintlokoyeentozonke

12Ubutyebinozukoluvelakuwe,ulawulazonkeizinto; kusesandlenisakhoamandlanokomelela;kusesandleni sakhoukukhulisanokomelezaiintozonke

13Kengoko,Thixowethu,sinokubulelakuwe,sidumise igamalakhoelibekekileyo.

14Ngokubandingubaninamna,bangoobaninaabantu bam,ukubasidesibenamandlaokunikangokuqhutywa yintliziyonjengoku?ngokubazonkeizintoziphumakuwe, sikunikaeziphumaesandlenisakho

15Ngokubasingabaphambukeliphambikwakho, silundwendwenjengoobawobethubonke;injengesithunzi imihlayethuehlabathiniapha,kungekhothembalakuhlala 16YehovaThixowethu,yonkelengxokolo,siyilungisele ukulakhelaindluigamalakhoelingcwele,ivelaesandleni sakho,yeyakhoyonke

17Ndiyazi,Thixowam,ukubauyayicikidaintliziyo; ukholiswakokuthetyeMnake,ekuthinityekwentliziyo yam,ndizinikengokuqhutywayintliziyozonkeezizinto Ngokukendibonengovuyoabantubakhoabakhoyoapha, benikelakuwengokuqhutywayintliziyo

18Yehova,Thixoka-Abraham,kaIsake,kaSirayeli, oobawobethu,kugcinengonaphakadeokoekuyileni kweengcingazeentliziyozabantubakho,uyibhekisekuwe intliziyoyabo;

19uSolomonunyanawamumnikeintliziyoephelelisileyo, yokugcinaimithethoyakho,nezingqinozakho,nemimiselo yakho,ayenzeyonke,alakheelibhotwendililungiseleleyo 20WathiuDavidekwibandlalonke,KhanibongeuYehova uThixowenuLambongalonkeibandlauYehovauThixo wooyise,bathoba,baqubudakuYehovanakukumkani

21BabingelelakuYehovaimibingelelo,banyusaamadini anyukayokuYehovangengomsoemvakwaloomini,iwaka leenkunziezintshazeenkomo,linyeleenkunzizeegusha, newakaleemvana,neminikeloyazoethululwayo, nemibingeleloemininzi,ngenxayamaSirayelionke

22BadlabaselangaloominiphambikoYehovangovuyo olukhulu.USolomonunyanakaDavidebamenzaukumkani ngokwesibini,bamthambisaphambikoYehovaukubaabe yinganga,noTsadokiabengumbingeleli

23WahlalakeuSolomonetronenikaYehova njengokumkaniesikhundlenisikaDavideuyise,waba nempumelelo;amthobelaonkeamaSirayeli

24Bonkeabathetheli,namagorha,kwanoonyanabonke bokumkaniuDavide,basilulamelaisandlasikaSolomon ukumkani.

25UYehovawamenzamkhulukakhuluuSolomon emehlweniamaSirayelionke,wamnikaindiliyobukumkani, engabangakhokookumkanibonkekwaSirayeli ababengaphambikwakhe.

26KekalokuuDavideunyanakaYesewayengukumkani kumaSirayelionke

27KeimihlaabengukumkanikumaSirayeliibiyiminyaka emashumimane;wabaneminyakaesixhenxeengukumkani eHebron,iminyakaemashumimathathuanamithathu engukumkanieYerusalem

28Wafake,eyingwevuenkulu,ehambisekileebudaleni, ehambisekileebudaleni,enobutyebi,nozuko;uSolomon unyanawakhewabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe

29IzintozikaDavideukumkani,ezokuqalanezokugqibela, nanzozibhaliweencwadinikaSamuweliimboni, nasencwadinikaNatanumprofeti,encwadinikaGadi imboni; 30kunyenobukumkanibakhebonke,nobugorhabakhe, nezintoezamhlelayoyena,namaSirayeli,nezikumkani zonkezamazwe