1IziKronike
ISAHLUKO1
1U-Adamu,uShethi,u-Enoshe, 2uKhenani,uMahalalele,uJeredi, 3uHenoki,uMethusela,uLameka, 4UNowa,noShemi,noHamu,noJafete.
5AmadodanakaJafetenguuGomere,noMagogi, noMadayi,noYavan,noTubhali,noMesheki,noTirasi
6AmadodanakaGomere;I-Ashikenazi,neRifati, neTogarima
7AmadodanakaJavaninguno-Elisha,noTharishishi, namaKitimi,namaDodani.
8AmadodanakaHamu:iKushe,neMizraim,iPhuthi, neKhanani
9AmadodanakaKushe:uSebha,noHavila,noSabheta, noRama,noSabhetekaAmadodanakaRamanguuSheba, noDedani
10UKushewazalauNimrodi,yenawaqalawabaligorha emhlabeni
11UMisirayimiwazalaamaLudi,nama-Anami, namaLehabhi,namaNafetuhi, 12namaPatrusi,namaKasluhi,laphokwaphumakhona amaFilisti,namaKafetori
13UKhananiwazalauSidoniizibulolakhe,noHeti, 14namaJebusi,nama-Amori,namaGirigashi, 15namaHivi,nama-Arki,namaSini, 16namaArvadi,namaTsemari,namaHamati.
17AmadodanakaShemi:no-Elamu,no-Ashuri,noArpakishade,noLudi,no-Aramu,no-Use,noHule,noGeteri, noMesheki.
18UArpakishadiwazalauShela,uShelawazalau-Ebhere 19U-Eberewazalaamadodanaamabili:igamalomunye lalinguPhelege;ngokubaemihleniyakheizweladatshulwa; igamalomfowabolalinguJokethane 20UJoketanwazalau-Alemodadi,noShelefe, noHazarmaveti,noJera; 21noHadoramu,no-Uzali,noDikila, 22no-Ebali,no-Abimayeli,noSheba, 23no-Ofiri,noHavila,noJobabiBonkelabobabe ngamadodanakaJokithani
24uShemi,u-Arpakishade,uShela, 25u-Ebere,uPelege,uRehu, 26uSerugi,noNahori,noThera, 27U-Abrama;nguyenau-Abrahama.
28Amadodanaka-Abrahama:u-Isaka,no-Ishmayeli
29Leziziyizizukulwanezabo:Izibulolika-Ishmayeli nguNebhayoti;kwasekubaiKedari,ne-Adibeyeli, neMibisamu, 30uMishima,noDuma,noMasa,noHadadi,noThema, 31noJethuri,noNafishi,noKedema.Lawaangamadodana ka-Ishmayeli
32AmadodanakaKetura,isancinzasika-Abrahama:wazala uZimran,noJokishani,noMedani,noMidiyani,no-Ishibaki, noShuwaOonyanabakaJokishaninguuSheba,noDedani 33OonyanabakaMidiyaninguno-Efa,no-Eferi,noHanoki, no-Abida,no-Elidaha.Bonkelabobabengamadodana kaKetura
34U-Abrahamawazalau-IsakaAmadodanaka-Isaka;uEsawuno-Israyeli.
35Amadodanaka-Esawu:o-Elifazi,noRehuweli, noJewushe,noJalamu,noKora
36Amadodanaka-Elifazi;noThemani,no-Omari,noZefi, noGathamu,noKenazi,noThimna,no-Amaleki
37AmadodanakaRehuweli;noNahati,noZera,noShama, noMiza.
38AmadodanakaSeyiri:uLotan,noShobhali,noZibheyoni, no-Ana,noDishon,no-Ezere,noDishan
39AmadodanakaLothani:uHorinoHomam;uThimna wayengudadewabokaLothani
40AmadodanakaShobali;no-Alian,noManahati,no-Ebali, noShefi,no-Onam.AmadodanakaSibeyoni:ngoSibeyoni; u-Ayano-Ana
41Amadodanaka-Ana;DishonAmadodanakaDishoni nguno-Amramu,no-Eshibani,noJitrani,noKerani.
42Amadodanaka-Ezeri:UBilhan,noZavan,noJakani AmadodanakaDishani;U-Uze,no-Aran
43Lawaangamakhosiabusaezwenilakwa-Edomi, kungakabusinkosiphezukwabantwanabakwa-Israyeli; nguBhelaunyanakaBhehore;igamalomziwakhe yiDinabha.
44WafauBhela,wathiuYobhabhi,unyanakaZera, waseBhotsera,walawulaesikhundlenisakhe.
45WafauYobhabhi;uHusham,wasezwenilamaTeman, wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe
46WafauHusham;uHadadi,unyanakaBhedadi, owawatshabalalisayoamaMidiyanemhlabeni wakwaMowabhi,wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe; igamalomziwakheyiAviti
47WafauHadadi;uSamlawaseMaserekawaba ngukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe
48WafauSamla;uSawule,waseRehobhotiyoMlambo, wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe
49WafauSawule;uBhahali-hanan,unyanaka-Akebhore, wabangukumkaniesikhundlenisakhe.
50WafauBhahali-hanan;uHadadiwabangukumkani esikhundlenisakhe;igamalomziwakhebeliyiPahi;igama lomkakhelalinguMehetabheli,indodakazikaMatredi, indodakazikaMezahabhi
51UHadadiwafalayeIzikhuluzakwaEdomzazingo; indunauThimna,indunau-Aliya,indunauJethethi, 52nomnumzaneu-Oholibama,nomnumzaneu-Ela, nomnumzaneuPinoni, 53indunauKenazi,indunauThemani,indunauMibisari, 54uMbusiuMagdiyeli,umnumzaneu-IramuLezi yizikhuluzakwa-Edomi
ISAHLUKO2
1LabangamadodanakaIsrayeli;oRubeni,noSimeyoni, noLevi,noJuda,no-Isakare,noZebuloni, 2uDani,noJosefa,noBenjamini,noNafetali,noGadi,noAsheri.
3AmadodanakaJuda;O-Eri,no-Onani,noShela;labo abathathuwabazalelwayindodakazikaShuwa umKhananikazi.U-EriizibulolikaJudawayemubi emehlwenikaJehova;wambulala
4UTamariumalokazanawakhewamzalelauPerezinoZera WonkeamadodanakaJudaayemahlanu.
5AmadodanakaPerezi:noHezironi,noHamuli 6AmadodanakaZera;oZimri,no-Ethani,noHemani, noKalikoli,noDara,beyisihlanubebonke.
7AmadodanakaKarmi:u-Akare,owahliselaishwangusha u-Israyeli,wenzaubumenemeneentwenieqalekisiweyo.
8Amadodanaka-Ethaninguu-Azariya 9AmadodanakaHezironiazalelwawona;noJerameli, noRamu,noKelubhayi.
10URamuwazalau-Aminadaba;u-Aminadabawazala uNaheshoni,isikhulusabantwanabakwaJuda; 11uNaheshoniwazalauSalima,uSalimawazalauBhowazi; 12uBhowaziwazalau-Obede,u-ObedewazalauJese; 13uJesewazalaizibulolakheu-Eliyabe,no-Abinadaba owesibili,noShimaowesithathu, 14uNethaneliowesine,uRadayiowesihlanu, 15no-Ozemowesithupha,noDavideowesikhombisa; 16OdadewabobabengoZeruyano-AbigayiliOonyana bakaSeruyanguu-Abishayi,noJowabe,no-Asaheli, bebathathu.
17U-Abigayiliwazalau-Amasa;uyiseka-Amasa wayenguYetereumIshmayeli
18UKalebiindodanakaHetseroniwazalaoonyanakuAzubaumkakhenakuYeriyoti;noJesheri,noShobabhi,noArdon 19Wafau-Azuba,uKalebiwazithathelau-Efrati owamzalelauHure
20UHurewazalau-Uri,u-UriwazalauBhetsaleli
21EmvenikokowayingenauHetseronintombikaMakire, uyisekaGiliyadi,wayizekaeminyakaimashumi mathandathuezelwe;wamzalelauSegubi
22USegubhiwazalauYayire,owayenemiziengamashumi amabilinantathuezwenilakwaGileyadi
23UGeshurino-Aramubathathakubo,nemiziyaseYahire, neKenatinamagxamesiayo,imiziengamashumi ayisithuphaBonkelabobabengamadodanakaMakiri uyisekaGileyadi
24EmvakokufakukaHetseronieKalebefratha,uAbhiya umkaHetseroniwamzalelau-AshuriuyisekaTekhowa
25AmadodanakaJerameliizibulolikaHetseroni kwakunguRamuizibulo,noBhuna,no-Oreni,no-Otsem, no-Ahiya
26UJerameliwayenomunyeumfazi,ogamalakhelalinguAtara;wayenguninaka-Onamu.
27AmadodanakaRamuizibulolikaJerameli:ngoMahazi, noJamini,no-Ekeri
28Amadodanaka-OnamuayengoShamayinoJada. AmadodanakaShamayingunoNadabi,no-Abishuri 29Igamalomka-Abhishurilalingu-Abhihayili;wamzalela o-AbhaninoMolidi.
30AmadodanakaNadabingunoSeledino-Aphayimi, kephauSelediwafaengenabantwana.
31Amadodanaka-Aphayimi:IshiAmadodanaka-Ishi: SheshanAmadodanakaSheshani;Ahlai
32AmadodanakaJadaumfowabokaShamayinguuJetheri noJonathani;uJetheriwafaengenabantwana.
33AmadodanakaJonathani:uPhelethinoZazaLawa kwakungamadodanakaJerameli
34USheshaniwayengenamadodana,enamadodakaziodwa FuthiuSheshaniwayenenceku,umGibhithe,ogamalakhe lalinguJariha.
35USheshaniwanikauJarihaincekuyakheindodakazi yakheibengumkakhe;wamzalelau-Athayi
36U-AthayiwazalauNathani,uNathaniwazalauZabadi; 37uZabadiwazalau-Efelali,u-Efelaliwazalau-Obede; 38u-ObedewazalauJehu,uJehuwazalau-Azariya,
39u-AzariyawazalauHeletse,uHeletsewazalau-Eleyasa, 40u-EleyasawazalauSisamayi,uSisamayiwazala uShalumi;
41UShalumwazalauYekamiya,uYekamiyawazala uElishama.
42AmadodanakaKalebiumfowabokaJerameli:nguMesha izibulolakhe,onguyisekaZifi;lamadodanakaMaresha, uyisekaHebroni.
43AmadodanakaHebroni:uKora,noTaphuwa,noRekemi, noShema
44UShemawazalauRahamu,uyisekaYorikowamu; uRekemuwazalauShamayi
45UnyanakaShamayinguMahon;uMahonwazalaiBhetetsure
46UEfa,ishweshwelikaKalebhi,wazalauHarana, noMotsa,noGazeze;uHaranawazalauGazezi.
47AmadodanakaJadayinguuRegemi,noJothamu, noGeshan,noPheleti,no-Efa,noShahafi
48UMahaka,isancinzasikaKalebhi,wazalauShebhere noTirana
49WazalanoShahafiuyisewabaseMademana,noSheva uyisewabaseMakebhena,noyisekaGibheha;intombi kaKalebhiibingu-Akisa
50LabababengamadodanakaKalebiindodanakaHure izibulolika-Efratha;uShobaliuyisekaKiriyatiJeharimi, 51uSalima,uyisewabaseBhetelehem,uHarefe,uyise wabaseBhete-gadere
52UShobhaliuyisekaKiriyatiJeharimiwayenamadodana; neHarowe,nenxenyeyamaManahati
53ImindeniyaseKiriyatiJeharimi;amaItiri,namaPhuhi, namaShumati,namaMishira;kubokwaphumaabaseZareti nama-Eshtawoli
54AmadodanakaSalima;iBhetelehem,namaNethofa,neAtharoti,nendlukaJowabe,nenxenyeyamaManaheti, namaZori
55ImindeniyababhaliababehlalaeJabezi;amaTirati, namaShimeyati,namaSukati.LawangamaKheniaphuma kuHamatiuyisewendlukaRekabi
ISAHLUKO3
1LawaangamadodanakaDavideazalelwawonaeHebroni; izibulongu-Amnoniku-AhinohamawaseJizreyeli; owesibiliuDaniyeliku-AbigayiliwaseKarmeli; 2owesithathungu-AbisalomuindodanakaMahakha indodakazikaTalimayiinkosiyaseGeshuri,neyesinenguAdoniyaindodanakaHagiti;
3owesihlanunguShefathiyaka-Abitali,owesithupha nguJitireyamuku-Egilaumkakhe
4LabaabayisithuphawabazalelwaeHebroni;wabusa khonaiminyakaeyisikhombisanezinyangaeziyisithupha; eJerusalemawabusaiminyakaengamashumiamathathu nantathu
5LabawabazalelwaeJerusalema;oShimeya,noShobabi, noNathani,noSolomoni,bobane,kuBatiShuwaindodakazi ka-Amiyeli;
6no-Ibhari,no-Elishama,no-Elifeleti, 7noNoga,noNefegi,noJafiya, 8no-Elishama,no-Eliyada,no-Elifeleti, abayisishiyagalolunye.
9BonkelabobabengamadodanakaDavide,ngaphandle kwamadodanaezancinza,noTamariudadewabo
10IndodanakaSolomonikwakunguRehobowamu,noAbiyaindodanayakhe,no-Asaindodanayakhe, noJehoshafatiindodanayakhe, 11uJoramuindodanayakhe,u-Ahaziyaindodanayakhe, uJowashiindodanayakhe, 12u-Amasiyaindodanayakhe,u-Azariyaindodanayakhe, uJothamuindodanayakhe, 13u-Ahaziindodanayakhe,uHezekiyaindodanayakhe, uManaseindodanayakhe, 14u-Amoniindodanayakhe,uJosiyaindodanayakhe
15AmadodanakaJosiya:izibulonguJohanani, uJehoyakimieyesibili,uZedekiyaeyesithathu,uShalum yesine.
16AmadodanakaJehoyakimi:nguJekoniyaindodana yakhe,noZedekiyaindodanayakhe
17AmadodanakaJekoniya;no-Aseri,noSalatiyeli indodanayakhe, 18noMalikiramu,noPhedaya,noShenazare,noJekamiya, noHoshama,noNedabiya.
19AmadodanakaPhedaya:ngoZerubhabheli,noShimeyi, namadodanakaZerubhabheli;noMeshulamu,noHananiya, noShelomotiudadewabo; 20noHashuba,no-Oheli,noBerekiya,noHasadiya, noJushabhesedi,bebahlanu
21OonyanabakaHananiyanguAmadodanakaRefaya, amadodanaka-Arnani,amadodanaka-Obadiya,amadodana kaShekaniya
22AmadodanakaShekaniya:ngoShekaniya;namadodana kaShemaya;noHathushe,noJigali,noBhariya,noNeyariya, noShafati,beyisithupha
23AmadodanakaNehariya:ngoSheriya;o-Eliyohenayi, noHezekiya,no-Azirikam,bebathathu
24Amadodanaka-Eliyohenayi:ngoHodaya,no-Eliyashibi, noPhelaya,no-Akubi,noJohanani,noDalaya,no-Anani, beyisikhombisa
ISAHLUKO4
1AmadodanakaJuda;noPerezi,noHezironi,noKarmi, noHure,noShobali.
2UReyayaindodanakaShobaliwazalauJahati;uJahati wazalao-AhumayinoLahadiLenaimindeniyamaZora
3Labababengabakayiseka-Etamu;noJizreyeli,no-Ishma, no-Idibhashi;igamalodadewabolalinguHatseleleponi
4noPenuweli,uyisekaGedori,no-Ezeri,uyisekaHusha LawaangamadodanakaHure,izibulolika-Efratha,uyise kaBetlehema
5U-AshuriuyisekaThekhowawayenabafaziababili,uHela noNahara
6UNaharawamzalelau-Ahuzam,noHeferi,noThemeni, noHahashitariLawakwakungamadodanakaNahara
7AmadodanakaHela:ngoZereti,noJezowari,no-Etinani. 8UKhoziwazalao-Anubi,noSobeba,nemindenikaAhariheliindodanakaHarumu
9UJabesiwayetusekakunabafowabo;uninawaqamba igamalakhengokuthiuJabezi,ethi:"Ngokubangamzala ngosizi."
10UJabeziwakhulekakuNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,wathi: “Sengathiungangibusisanokungibusisa,wandise umkhawulowami,isandlasakhosibenami,ungivikele ebubini,ukuzekungabilusizikimi!FuthiuNkulunkulu wamnikalokhoayekucelile
11UKelubhiumfowabokaShuwawazalauMehiri, owayenguyiseka-Eshitoni. 12U-EshitoniwazalauBetrafa,noPhaseya,noThehina uyiseka-Irinahashi.LawangamadodaaseReka. 13AmadodanakaKenazinguno-OtheniyelinoSeraya; namadodanaka-Otheniyeli;Hathath 14UMehonothayiwazalau-Ofira;ngobababeyizingcweti 15AmadodanakaKalebiindodanakaJefune:ngo-Asheri, indodanakaJefune;Amadodanaka-ElanguKenazi 16AmadodanakaJehalelingunoZifi,noZifa,noThiriya, no-Asareli
17Amadodanaka-Ezra:ngoJetheri,noMeredi,no-Eferi, noYalon;wazalauMiriyam,noShamayi,no-Ishibhauyise ka-Eshitemowa
18UmkakheuJudahwazalauJerediuyisekaGedori, noHebhereuyisekaSoko,noJekuthiyeliuyisekaZanowa. LawaangamadodanakaBithiyaindodakazikaFaro eyathathwanguMeredi
19AmadodanaomkakheuHodiya,udadewabokaNahamu: nguyisekaKeyilaumGarmi,no-EshtemowaumMahaka 20AmadodanakaShimoni:ngo-Amnoni,noRina,noBeni Hanani,noThiloni.Amadodanaka-Ishi:ngoZoheti noBenizoheti
21AmadodanakaShelaindodanakaJuda:ngo-Eriuyise kaLeka,noLadauyisekaMaresha,nemindeniyendlu yabasebenzailinenielicolekileyo,bendluka-Ashibeya; 22noJokimi,namadodaaseKhozeba,noJowashi,noSarafi, ababebusakwaMowabi,noYashubilehem.Futhileziizinto zakudala
23Labababengababumbinabahlalaphakathikwezitshalo nasezintangweni;bahlalakhonanenkosiemsebenziniwayo. 24AmadodanakaSimeyoni:ngoNemuweli,noJamini, noJaribi,noZera,noShawule;
25uShalumiindodanayakhe,uMibisamuindodanayakhe, uMishimaindodanayakhe
26AmadodanakaMishimanguuHamuweliindodana yakhe,uZakuriindodanayakhe,uShimeyiindodanayakhe. 27UShimeyiwayenamadodanaayishuminesithupha namadodakaziayisithupha;kephaabafowabobabengenabo abantwanaabaningi,nomndeniwaboawandanga njengabantwanabakwaJuda
28BahlalaeBeriSheba,naseMolada,naseHazarishuwale; 29naseBhiliha,nase-Ezemi,naseTholadi, 30naseBetuweli,naseHorma,naseZikilagi, 31naseBeti-Makabhoti,naseHazarsusimi,naseBetiBireyi, naseShaharayimi.Leyayiyimiziyabokwazekwaba sekubusenikukaDavide
32Imizanayaboyayiyi-Etamu,ne-Ayini,neRimoni, neThokheni,ne-Ashani,imiziemihlanu;
33nayoyonkeimizanayaboeyayizungezaleyomizi, kwazekwabaseBaliLezizaziyizindawozabozokuhlala nezizukulwanezabo.
34noMeshobabi,noJamleki,noJoshaindodanakaAmaziya, 35noJoweli,noJehuindodanakaJosibiya,indodana kaSeraya,indodanaka-Asiyeli, 36no-Eliyohenayi,noJahakoba,noJeshohaya,no-Asaya, no-Adiyeli,noJeshimiyeli,noBenaya, 37noZizaindodanakaShifi,indodanaka-Aloni,indodana kaJedaya,indodanakaShimri,indodanakaShemaya; 38Labaababizwangamagamababeyizikhuluemindenini yabo,nezindluzawoyisezandakakhulu
39BahambabazebafikaekungenenikweGedori ngasempumalangakwesigodiukufunelaizimvuzabo amadlelo
40Bafumanaidleloelivundile,elihle,nezwelibanzi, linokuthula,linokuthula;ngokubaabakaHamubabehlala khonakudala
41Labaabalotshwengamagamabafikaezinsukwini zikaHezekiyainkosiyakwaJuda,bachithaamatendeabo namadokodoatholakalakhona,bakuqothulakuzekube namuhla,bahlalaemakamelweniabo,ngokuba kwakukhonaidlelolemihlambiyabolapho
42Abanyekubo,emadodanenikaSimeyoni,amadoda angamakhuluayisihlanu,bayaentabeniyaseSeyiri, bephetheuPelathiya,noNeyariya,noRefaya,no-Uziyeli, amadodanaka-Ishi
43Bachithainsaliyama-Amalekieyayisindile,bahlala khonakuzekubenamuhla
ISAHLUKO5
1AmadodanakaRubeniizibulolika-Israyeli(ngokuba wayelizibulo,kephangenxayokuthiwangcolisaumbhede kayise,ubuzibulobakhebanikwaamadodanakaJosefa indodanaka-Israyeli; 2NgokubauJudawahlulaabafowabo,kwaphumakuye umbusi;kodwaubuzibulobabungobukaJosefa)
3AmadodanakaRubeniizibulolika-IsrayeliayengoHanoki, noPhalu,noHesironi,noKarmi.
4AmadodanakaJoweli;uShemayaindodanayakhe,uGogi indodanayakhe,uShimeyiindodanayakhe, 5uMikaindodanayakhe,noReyayaindodanayakhe, noBaliindodanayakhe, 6nguBheraindodanayakhe,owathunjwanguTiligatiPileseriinkosiyase-Asiriya;wayeyisikhulu sabakwaRubeni
7Abafowabongemindeniyabolaphokubhalwa izizukulwanezabongezizukulwanezabo:izinhloko, uJehiyelinoZakariya, 8noBelaindodanaka-AzaziindodanakaShemaindodana kaJoweliowahlalae-ArowerikwazekwabaseNebo naseBaliMeyoni;
9Wahlalangasempumalangakuzekufikeehlanekusukela emfuleniu-Ewufrathe,ngokubaizinkomozabozandile ezwenilakwaGileyadi
10EmihlenikaSawulebalwanamaHagari,awangesandla sabo,bahlalaematendeniaboezwenilonke lasempumalangayakwaGileyadi
11AbantwanabakwaGadibahlalamalungananaboezweni laseBashanikwazekwabaseSaleka;
12uJoweliinhloko,noShafamuowesibili,noJanayi, noShafatieBashani
13AbafowabobendluyoyisekwakunguMikayeli, noMeshulamu,noSheba,noJorayi,noJakani,noZiya, noHebhere,beyisikhombisa
14Labababengamadodanaka-AbihayiliindodanakaHuri indodanakaJarowaindodanakaGileyadiindodana kaMikayeliindodanakaJeshishayiindodanakaJahido indodanakaBuzi;
15u-Ahiindodanaka-AbidiyeliindodanakaGuni,inhloko yezindluzawoyise.
16BahlalakwaGileyadieBashaninasemagxamesiniayo, nasemadlelwenionkeaseSharoniemideniyawo
17Bonkelabababhalwangezizukulwaneemihleni kaJothamuinkosiyakwaJudanasemihlenikaJerobowamu inkosiyakwa-Israyeli
18AbantwanabakwaRubeni,nabakwaGadi,nenxenye yesizwesakwaManase,emadodenianamandla,aphatha ihawunenkemba,adubulaumnsalo,nekhonolokulwa, babeyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamanenane namakhuluayisikhombisanamashumiayisithupha abaphumaimpi
19FuthibalwanamaHagari,noJethuri,noNefishi, noNodabi
20Basizwangokumelenenabo,amaHagarianikelwa esandlenisawokanyenabobonkeababenawo,ngoba bakhalakuNkulunkuluempini,wathandazakubo;ngoba bebekaithembalabokuye
21Basebethathaimfuyoyabo;amakamelaabo ayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiayisihlanu,nezimvu eziyizinkulungwaneezingamakhuluamabilinamashumi ayisihlanu,nezimbongoloeziyizinkulungwaneezimbili, nabantuabayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulu
22Ngokubakwawaabaningiababuleweyo,ngokubaimpi yayingekaNkulunkulu.Bahlalaezindawenizabokwaze kwabasekuthunjweni
23AbantwanabenxenyeyesizwesakwaManasebahlala kulelozwe,bandakusukelaeBashanikwazekwabaseBali Hermoni,naseSeniri,nasentabeniyaseHermoni
24Labababeyizinhlokozezindluzawoyise,o-Eferi,noIshi,no-Eliyeli,no-Aziriyeli,noJeremiya,noHodaviya, noJadiyeli,amadodaanamandla,amadodaanegama, nezinhlokozezindluzawoyise
25BaphambukakuNkulunkuluwawoyise,baphinga onkulunkulubabantubalelozwe,uNkulunkuluabachitha phambikwabo
26UNkulunkuluka-IsrayeliwavusaumoyakaPhuliinkosi yase-AsiriyanomoyakaThiligati-pileneseriinkosiyaseAsiriya,wabathumba,abakwaRubeni,nabakwaGadi, nengxenyeyesizwesakwaManase,wabayisaeHala, naseHabori,naseHara,nasemfuleniiGozani,kuzekube namuhla
ISAHLUKO6
1AmadodanakaLevi;uGereshoni,noKohati,noMerari. 2AmadodanakaKohati:ngoShela;u-Amramu,noJisihari, noHebroni,no-Uziyeli
3Abantwanabakwa-Amramu;u-Aroni,noMose, noMiriyamuAmadodanaka-Aroni;oNadabi,no-Abihu, no-Eleyazare,no-Itamari.
4u-EleyazarewazalauFinehasi,uFinehasiwazalauAbishuwa, 5U-AbishuwawazalauBhuki,uBukiwazalau-Uzi; 6U-UziwazalauZerahiya,uZerahiyawazalauMerayoti, 7uMerayotiwazalau-Amariya,u-AmariyawazalauAhitubi, 8u-AhitubiwazalauSadoki,uSadokiwazalau-Ahimahatse; 9u-Ahimahaziwazalau-Azariya,u-Azariyawazala uJohanani, 10uJohananiwazalau-Azariya(nguyenaowayephethe isikhundlasobupristiethempelinielakhiwanguSolomoni eJerusalema;) 11u-Azariyawazalau-Amariya,u-AmariyawazalauAhitubi,
12u-AhithubiwazalauSadoki,uSadokiwazalauShalumi; 13UShalumwazalauHilikiya,uHilikiyawazalau-Azariya; 14u-AzariyawazalauSeraya,uSerayawazalauJehosadaki; 15UJehosadakiwathuthelaekuthunjwenilaphouJehova ethumbauJudaneJerusalemangesandla sikaNebukadinesari
16AmadodanakaLevi;uGereshomu,noKohati,noMerari 17LawaangamagamaamadodanakaGereshomu:ngo: noLibini,noShimeyi
18AmadodanakaKohati:ngo-Amramu,noJisihari, noHebroni,no-Uziyeli
19AmadodanakaMerari;uMahli,noMushiLena kwakuyimindeniyamaLevingokoyise. 20KwaGereshomu;noLibiniindodanayakhe,noJahati indodanayakhe,noZimaindodanayakhe, 21uJowaindodanayakhe,u-Idoindodanayakhe,uZera indodanayakhe,uJeyarayiindodanayakhe
22AmadodanakaKohati:no-Aminadabaindodanayakhe, noKoraindodanayakhe,no-Asiriindodanayakhe, 23u-Elkanaindodanayakhe,no-Ebiyasafaindodanayakhe, no-Asiriindodanayakhe, 24noThahatiindodanayakhe,no-Uriyeliindodanayakhe, no-Uziyaindodanayakhe,noShawuleindodanayakhe
25Amadodanaka-Elkananguu-Amasayi,no-Ahimoti
26Ngokuqondeneno-Elkana:amadodanaka-Elkana; uZofayiindodanayakhe,loNahatiindodanayakhe, 27u-Eliyabeindodanayakhe,uJerohamuindodanayakhe, u-Elkanaindodanayakhe.
28AmadodanakaSamuweli:izibulouVashni,no-Abiya
29AmadodanakaMerari:noMaheli,noLibiniindodana yakhe,noShimeyiindodanayakhe,no-Uzaindodanayakhe, 30noShimeyaindodanayakhe,noHagiyaindodanayakhe, no-Asayaindodanayakhe
31LabayibouDavideabamisaphezukwenkonzo yokuhlabelelaendlinikaJehovaemvakokuphumula komphongolo
32Bakhonzangokuhlabelelaphambikwetabernakele lokuhlangana,uSolomoniwazewayakhaindlukaJehova eJerusalema,bagcinaisikhundlasabonjengokwesimiso sabo.
33Labayiboababelindilekanyelabantwanababo KumadodanaamaKohati:nguHemaniumculi,indodana kaJoweli,indodanakaShemuweli, 34indodanaka-Elkana,indodanakaJerohamu,indodana ka-Eliyeli,indodanakaThowa, 35indodanakaZufi,indodanaka-Elkana,indodana kaMahati,indodanaka-Amasayi, 36indodanaka-Elkana,indodanakaJoweli,indodanakaAzariya,indodanakaZefaniya, 37indodanakaThahati,indodanaka-Asiri,indodanakaEbiyasafa,indodanakaKhora, 38indodanakaJisihari,indodanakaKohati,indodana kaLevi,indodanaka-Israyeli
39nomfowabou-Asafa,owayemingakwesokunenesakhe, u-AsafaindodanakaBerakiya,indodanakaShimeya, 40indodanakaMikayeli,indodanakaBahaseya,indodana kaMalikhiya, 41indodanaka-Etheni,indodanakaZera,indodanakaAdaya,
42indodanaka-Ethani,indodanakaZima,indodana kaShimeyi,
43indodanakaJahati,indodanakaGereshomu,indodana kaLevi.
44Abafowabo,amadodanakaMerari,bema ngakwesokhohlo:u-EthaniindodanakaKishi,indodanakaAbidi,indodanakaMaluki,
45indodanakaHashabiya,indodanaka-Amasiya,indodana kaHilikiya,
46indodanaka-Amzi,indodanakaBani,indodana kaShameri,
47indodanakaMaheli,indodanakaMushi,indodana kaMerari,indodanakaLevi
48NabafowaboamaLevibabemiselweyonkeimisebenzi yetabernakelelendlukaNkulunkulu.
49Kephau-Aroninamadodanaakhebanikelae-altare lomnikelowokushiswanase-altarelempepho,bamiselwa umsebenziwonkewendawoengcwelengcwele,benzeleuIsrayeliukubuyisana,njengakhokonkeuMoseinceku kaNkulunkuluayekuyalile
50Lawaangamadodanaka-Aroni;u-Eleyazareindodana yakhe,uFinehasiindodanayakhe,u-Abishuwaindodana yakhe,
51noBhukiindodanayakhe,no-Uziindodanayakhe, noZerahiyaindodanayakhe, 52noMerayotiindodanayakhe,no-Amariyaindodana yakhe,no-Ahitubiindodanayakhe, 53noSadokiindodanayakhe,no-Ahimahasiindodana yakhe
54Lawaayeyizindawozabozokuhlalaezinqabenizabo emikhawulweniyabo,emadodanenika-Aroniemindenini yamaKohati,ngobainkathoyabangeyabo
55BabanikaiHebroniezwenilakwaJudanamadleloalo nxazonkezalo
56Kephaamasimuomuzinemizanayawobakunika uKalebiindodanakaJefune.
57Oonyanabaka-AronibabanikaimiziyakwaJuda: iHebroni,umuziwokuphephela,neLibinanamadleloalo, neJatiri,ne-Eshitemowanamadleloalo, 58neHilennamadleloayo,neDebhirinamadleloayo, 59ne-Ashannamadleloayo,neBhete-shemeshinamadlelo ayo;
60EsizwenisakwaBenjamini;iGebhanamadleloayo, neAlemetenamadleloayo,neAnatotinamadleloayo Yonkeimiziyabongemindeniyaboyayiyimizieyishumi nantathu
61AbantwanabakwaKohatiabaseleyobomndeniwalesi sizwebanikwaimizieyishumiengxenyeniyesizwe sakwaManasengenkathoimizieyishumi
62OonyanabakaGereshomungokwemizalwaneyabo banikwaimizieyishuminantathuesizwenisakwaIsakare, nasesizwenisakwa-Ashere,nasesizwenisakwaNafetali, nasesizwenisakwaManaseeBashani
63AmadodanakaMerarianikwangenkathoimizieyishumi nambiliesizwenisakwaRubeni,nasesizwenisakwaGadi, nasesizwenisakwaZebuloningenkatho
64Abantwanabakwa-IsrayelibawanikaamaLevilemizi namadleloayo
65Babanikangenkatholeyomiziebizwengamagamaayo, esizwenisabantwanabakwaJuda,nasesizwenisabantwana bakwaSimeyoni,nasesizwenisabantwanabakwaBenjamini
66AbaseleyoemindeniniyamadodanakaKohati babenemiziyemikhawuloyaboesizwenisakwa-Efrayimi
67Babanikaimiziyokusabela:iShekemiezintabenizakwaEfrayiminamadleloalo;banikaneGezerinamadleloayo; 68neJokimehamnamadleloayo,neBhete-horoni namadleloayo,
69neAyalonnamadleloayo,neGati-rimonnamadleloayo; 70EngxenyeniyesizwesakwaManase;iAnerenedlelolayo, neBhileyamunamadleloayo,emndeniniwabaseleyo babantwanabakwaKehati.
71AmadodanakaGereshomuanikwaemndeniniwenxenye yesizwesakwaManaseiGolanieBashaninamadleloalo,neAshitarotinamadleloalo;
72Esizwenisakwa-Isakare;iKedeshinamadleloayo, neDabheratinamadleloayo, 73neRamotinamadleloayo,neAnemnamadleloayo; 74Esizwenisakwa-Asheri;iMashalinamadleloayo, neAbhedonnamadleloayo, 75neHukokinamadleloayo,neRehobhinamadleloayo; 76EsizwenisakwaNafetali;iKedesheyaseGalilinamadlelo ayo,neHamonnamadleloayo,neKiriyatayimnamadlelo ayo
77AbanyeabantwanabakwaMeraribanikwaesizweni sakwaZebuloniiRimoninamadleloalo,neThabori namadleloalo;
78NgaphesheyakweJordaningaseJeriko ngasempumalangakwaseJordanibanikwaesizweni sakwaRubeniiBezeriehlanenamadleloalo,neJahaza namadleloalo, 79neKedemotinamadleloayo,neMefahatinamadleloayo; 80EsizwenisakwaGadi;iRamotikwaGileyadinamadlelo ayo,neMahanayiminamadleloayo, 81neHeshbhonnamadleloayo,neYazerenamadleloayo.
ISAHLUKO7
1Amadodanaka-Isakare:ngoThola,noPhuwa,noJashubi, noShimroni,bebane
2AmadodanakaTholanguo-Uzi,noRefaya,noJeriyeli, noJamayi,no-Ibisamu,noSamuweli,izinhlokozezindlu zawoyise,kaThola;babengamaqhaweanamandla ezizukulwanenizabo;ababalwayoaboemihlenikaDavide babeyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinambili namakhuluayisithupha
3Amadodanaka-Uzi;AmadodanakaJizirahiya:ngoIzrahiya;UMikayeli,no-Obadiya,noJoweli,noJishiya, beyisihlanu,beyizinhlokobonke
4Kanyenabo,ezizukulwanenizabo,ngokwezindluzoyise, kwakukhonaamaviyoempi,amadodaayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamathathunesithupha,ngokubababe nabafaziabaninginamadodanaamaningi
5AbafowabophakathikwayoyonkeimindeniyakwaIsakarebabengamadodaanamandlaanamandla,bebhalwe ngezizukulwanezaboabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisishiyagalombilinesikhombisa
6AmadodanakaBenjamini;uBhela,noBekeri, noJediyayeli,bebathathu
7AmadodanakaBelanguu-Eziboni,no-Uzi,no-Uziyeli, noJerimoti,no-Iri,bebahlanu;izinhlokozezindluzawoyise, amaqhaweanamandla;ngokubhalwakwabo ngezizukulwanezabo,izinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabilinambilinamashumiamathathunane.
8AmadodanakaBekeringunoZemira,noJowashi,noEliyezeri,no-Eliyohenayi,no-Omri,noJerimoti,no-Abiya,
no-Anathoti,no-AlametiBonkelabababengamadodana kaBekeri.
9Inanilabongokwezizukulwanezabongezizukulwane zabo,izinhlokozezindluzoyise,amaqhaweanamandla, babeyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinamakhulu amabili
10AmadodanakaJediyayeli;AmadodanakaBilehan: noBhilihan;noJewushe,noBenjamini,no-Ehudi, noKenahana,noZethani,noTharishishi,noAhishahari
11BonkelabobabengamadodanakaJediyayeli ngezinhlokozawoyise,amaqhaweanamandla, beyizinkulungwaneeziyishuminesikhombisanamakhulu amabili,abangaphumaimpiukuyaempini.
12noShuphiminoHupimi,abantwanabakwa-Iri, noHushimi,amadodanaka-Aheri
13AmadodanakaNafetali;noJaziyeli,noGuni,noJezeri, noShalumi,amadodanakaBhiliha
14OonyanabakaManasenguu-Ashriyeliamzalayo; (kephaisancinzasakheumAramusazalauMakiriuyise kaGileyadi;
15UMakiriwazekaudadewabokaHupiminoShupimi, ogamalodadewabolalinguMahaka;igamalowesibili lalinguTselofehadi;uSelofehadiwayenamadodakazi 16UMahakaumkaMakiriwazalaindodana,waqamba igamalayongokuthiuPhereshi;igamalomfowabo lalinguShereshi;amadodanaakhekwakungu-Ulamu noRakemi
17Amadodanaka-Ulamu:Bedan.Labababengamadodana kaGileyadiindodanakaMakiriindodanakaManase 18UdadewabouHamoleketewazalau-Ishodi,noAbhiyezeri,noMahala.
19AmadodanakaShemida:ngo-Ahiyan,noShekemi, noLiki,no-Aniyam
20Amadodanaka-Efrayimi;uShuthela,noBheredi indodanayakhe,noThahatiindodanayakhe,no-Elada indodanayakhe,noThahatiindodanayakhe, 21noZabadiindodanayakhe,noShuthelaindodanayakhe, no-Ezeri,no-Eleyadi,ababulawangabantubaseGati ababezalelwekulelozwe,ngokubabehlaukuzothatha izinkomozabo.
22U-Efrayimiuyisewalilaizinsukueziningi,abafowabo bezaukumduduza
23Wangenakumkakhe,wakhulelwa,wazalaindodana, waqambaigamalayongokuthiuBeriya,ngokubaindlu yakheyayinobubi
24IndodakaziyakhekwakunguSheraowakhaiBetiHoroni, iBhetiHoroni,nelasenhla,ne-Uzen-Shera 25URefawayeyindodanayakhe,noReshefi,noThela indodanayakhe,noThahaniindodanayakhe, 26uLadaniindodanayakhe,u-Amihudiindodanayakhe,uElishamaindodanayakhe, 27noniindodanayakhe,noJoshuwaindodanayakhe. 28Imfuyoyabonezindawozabozokuhlala kwakuyiBethelenemizanayayo,nangasempumalanga iNaharani,nasentshonalangaiGezerinemizanayayo; neShekeminemizanayalo,kwazekwabaseGazanemizana yalo;
29EmingceleniyabantwanabakwaManaseiBetiSheyani nemizanayalo,neThahanakinemizanayalo,neMegido nemizanayalo,neDorinemizanayalo.Kulezikwakuhlala abantwanabakwaJosefaindodanaka-Israyeli
30Amadodanaka-Asheri:noImna,noIshwa,noIshuwa, noBeriya,noSeraudadewabo.
31AmadodanakaBeriyangunoHebhere,noMalikiyeli, onguyisekaBhirzaviti.
32UHebherewazalauJafeleti,noShomeri,noHothamu, noShuwaudadewabo
33AmadodanakaJafeletingunePhasaki,noBimali,neAshivati.LawaangamadodanakaJafeleti.
34AmadodanakaShameri:u-Ahi,noRoga,noJehuba,noAramu
35AmadodanaomfowabouHelemungunoZofa,noImna, noSheleshi,no-Amali
36AmadodanakaZofa:oSuwa,noHarneferi,noShuwali, noBeri,no-Imra,
37uBheseri,noHodi,noShama,noShilisha,noJitrani, noBeera.
38OonyanabakaJetheringunoJefune,nePispa,ne-Ara
39Amadodanaka-Ula;u-Ara,noHaniyeli,noReziya
40Bonkelabababengamadodanaka-Asheri,izinhloko zezindluzoyise,amadodaakhethiweyo,anamandla anamandla,izinhlokozezikhuluInanilabongokwemilibo yokuzalwakwababelungeleukulwalalingamadoda ayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinesithupha
ISAHLUKO8
1UBenjaminiwazalauBhelaizibulolakhe,no-Ashibheli owesibili,no-Aharaowesithathu, 2uNohaowesine,noRafaowesihlanu
3AmadodanakaBela:ngo-Adari,noGera,no-Abihudi, 4no-Abishuwa,noNahamani,no-Ahowa, 5noGera,noShefufani,noHuramu
6Lawaangamadodanaka-Ehudi:leziziyizinhloko zawoyisezabakhileyoeGeba,abafuduselaeManahati.
7NoNahamani,no-Ahiya,noGera,wabafudusa,wazalauUzano-Ahihudi
8UShaharayimiwazalaabantwanaezwenilakwaMowabi emvakokubaemukise;OHushiminoBhaharababe ngabafazibakhe
9WazalauHodeshiumkakhe,uJobabi,noZibiya,noMesha, noMalikamu;
10noJewuzi,noShakiya,noMirimaLawa kwakungamadodanaakhe,izinhlokozawoyise.
11KuHushimiwazalau-Abitubino-Eliphahali
12Amadodanaka-Eliphahali:no-Ebhere,noMisham, noShamedi,owakhai-Ono,neLodinemizanayayo; 13noBeriyanoShema,izinhlokozawoyisezabakhileyoeAjaloni,abaxoshaabakhileyoeGati; 14no-Ahiyo,noShashaki,noJeremoti, 15noZebadiya,no-Aradi,no-Adere, 16noMikayeli,no-Ispa,noJoha,amadodanakaBeriya; 17noZebadiya,noMeshulamu,noHezekiya,noHebhere, 18no-Ishmerayi,noJiziliya,noJobabe,amadodanakaEliphahali; 19noJakimi,noZikiri,noZabidi, 20no-Elienayi,noZilethayi,no-Eliyeli, 21no-Adaya,noBeraya,noShimrati,amadodanakaShimihi; 22no-Ishpani,noHebhere,no-Eliyeli, 23no-Abidoni,noZikiri,noHanani, 24noHananiya,no-Elamu,no-Antothiya, 25no-Ifedeya,noPhenuweli,amadodanakaShashaki; 26noShamisherai,noShehariya,no-Athaliya,
27noJaresiya,no-Eliya,noZikiri,amadodanakaJerohamu 28Labababeyizinhlokozawoyise,izinhloko ezizukulwanenizaboLabababehlalaeJerusalema 29EGibeyonikwakuhlalauyisekaGibeyoni;ogama lomkakhelalinguMahakha; 30izibulolakheu-Abidoni,noSuri,noKishi,noBali, noNadabi, 31noGedori,no-Ahiyo,noZakeri.
32UMikilotiwazalauShimeyaNalabababehlala nabafowaboeJerusalemamalungananabo 33UNerewazalauKishi,uKishiwazalauSawule;uSawule wazalauJonathani,noMalikiShuwa,no-Abinadaba,noEshbhali.
34IndodanakaJonathaniyayinguMeribali;uMeribhahali wazalauMika
35AmadodanakaMika:ngoPithoni,noMeleki,noThareya, no-Ahazi
36U-AhaziwazalauJehowada;uJehowadawazalaoAlemete,no-Azimavete,noZimri;uZimriwazalauMoza, 37UMozawazalauBineya:uRafawayeyindodanayakhe, no-Eleyasaindodanayakhe,no-Azeliindodanayakhe; 38U-Aseliwayenamadodanaayisithupha,amagamaawo la:ngo-Azirikam,noBhokeru,no-Ishmayeli,noShehariya, no-Obhadiya,noHananWonkelawakwakungamadodana ka-Azeli.
39Amadodanaka-Eshekiumfowabo:ngu-Ulamuizibulo lakhe,noJehusheowesibili,no-Elifeletiowesithathu
40Amadodanaka-Ulamuayengamaqhaweanamandla, abacibishelayo,enamadodanaamaninginamadodana amadodanaayikhulunamashumiayisihlanuBonkelaba babengabamadodanakaBhenjamini.
ISAHLUKO9
1Wonkeu-Israyeliwabhalwangezizukulwane;bheka, zilotshiweencwadiniyamakhosiakwa-IsrayelinakwaJuda, athunjelwaeBabelengenxayeziphambekozawo.
2Abakhileyokuqalaemafeniaboemiziniyabo kwakungamadodanaka-Israyeli,nabapristi,namaLevi, namaNethini.
3EJerusalemakwahlalaabantwanabakwaJuda, nabantwanabakwaBenjamini,nabantwanabakwa-Efrayimi, nabakwaManase;
4u-Uthayiindodanaka-Amihudiindodanaka-Omri indodanaka-ImriindodanakaBaniwabantwana bakwaPereziindodanakaJuda.
5NakumaShilo;u-Asayaizibulonamadodanaakhe 6KumadodanakaZera;nabafowabo,bengamakhulu ayisithuphanamashumiayisishiyagalolunye
7KubantwanabakwaBenjamini;uSaluindodana kaMeshulamuindodanakaHodaviyaindodana kaHasenuwa, 8no-IbineyaindodanakaJerohamu,no-ElaindodanakaUzi,indodanakaMikri,noMeshulamuindodana kaShefathiya,indodanakaRehuweli,indodanaka-Ibiniya; 9nabafowabongezizukulwanezabo,amakhulu ayisishiyagalolunyenamashumiayisihlanunesithupha. Wonkelamadodaayeyizinhlokozawoyiseezindlini zawoyise
10nakubapristi;noJedaya,noJehoyaribi,noJakini,
11no-AzariyaindodanakaHilikiyaindodana kaMeshulamuindodanakaSadokiindodanakaMerayoti indodanaka-Ahithubi,umbusiwendlukaNkulunkulu; 12no-Adaya,indodanakaJerohamu,indodanakaPhashuri, indodanakaMalikhiya,noMahasiyaindodanaka-Adiyeli indodanakaJahzera,indodanakaMeshulamu,indodana kaMeshilemiti,indodanaka-Imeri; 13nabafowabo,izinhlokozezindluzawoyise, inkulungwanenamakhuluayisikhombisanamashumi ayisithupha;amadodaanamandlakakhuluemsebenzini wenkonzoyendlukaNkulunkulu
14KumaLevi;UShemayaindodanakaHashubiindodana ka-AzirikamuindodanakaHashabiyaemadodaneni kaMerari; 15noBakibakari,noHereshi,noGalali,noMathaniya indodanakaMika,indodanakaZikiri,indodanaka-Asafa; 16no-ObadiyaindodanakaShemayaindodanakaGalali indodanakaJeduthuninoBerekiyaindodanaka-Asa indodanaka-ElkanaababehlalaemizaneniyamaNethofa. 17AbalindisangobabengoShalumi,no-Akubi, noThalimoni,no-Ahimani,nabafowabo; 18kuzekubemanjebabelindaesangwenilenkosi ngasempumalanga;
19UShalumi,indodanakaKore,indodanaka-Ebiyasafa, indodanakaKhora,nabafowabobendlukayise,amaKorahi, babephetheumsebenziwenkonzo,abalindibamasango etabernakele,futhioyise,phezukwebutholikaJehova,babe abalindibokungena.
20UFinehasiindodanaka-Eleyazarewayengumbusiphezu kwabongaphambili,uJehovawayenaye
21UZakariyaindodanakaMeshelemiya wayengumlindisangowomnyangowetendelokuhlangana
22Bonkelabaababekhethweukubababengabalindisango basemasangwenibabengamakhuluamabilineshumi nambiliLabababhalwangezizukulwanezaboemizaneni yabo,abamiswanguDavidenoSamuweliumboni ezikhundlenizabo.
23Bonanabantwanababobabephetheamasangoendlu kaJehova,indluyetabernakele,ngezigaba
24Abalindisangobabekhonaezinhlangothiniezine, ngasempumalanga,nangasentshonalanga,nasenyakatho, nangaseningizimu
25Abafowaboemizaneniyabokwakufanelebezeemva kwezinsukueziyisikhombisangezikhathiezithilekanye nabo
26NgokubalawamaLevi,abalindisangoabaneabakhulu, babesesikhundlenisaboesimisiwe,bephetheamakamelo nengceboyendlukaNkulunkulu.
27BalalabezungezaindlukaNkulunkulu,ngokuba umsebenziwawuphezukwabo,nokuyivulaekuseninjalo kwakungokwabo
28Abanyekubobabephetheizitshazenkonzoukuba bazikhiphengezibalo
29Abanyekubobabemiselweukuphathaizitsha,nazo zonkeizintozendluengcwele,nofulawaocolekileyo, newayini,namafutha,nenhlaka,namakha
30Abanyebamadodanaabapristibenzaamakhaamakha.
31UMatithiya,omunyewamaLevi,izibulolikaShalumi umKora,wayenesikhundlaesimisiwephezukwezinto ezenziwengamapani.
32AbanyeabafowaboemadodaneniamaKohati babephetheizinkwazokubukwa,ukuzilungisaisabatha ngesabatha
33Labababengabahlabeleli,izinhlokozawoyisebamaLevi, ababehlalaemakamelwenibekhululekile,ngokuba babesebenzakulowomsebenziimininobusuku
34LeziizinhlokozawoyisebamaLevizaziyizinhloko ezizukulwanenizabo;labababehlalaeJerusalema.
35EGibeyonikwakuhlalauyisekaGibeyoni,uJehiyeli, ogamalomkakhelalinguMahakha
36Izibulolakheu-Abidoni,noSuri,noKishi,noBali, noNeri,noNadabi, 37noGedori,no-Ahiyo,noZakariya,noMikiloti.
38UMikilotiwazalauShimeyamuNabobahlala nabafowaboeJerusalemamalungananabafowabo
39FuthiuNeriwazalauKishi;uKishiwazalauSawule; uSawulewazalauJonathani,noMalikishuwa,noAbinadaba,no-Eshbhali
40IndodanakaJonathaniyayinguMeribhahali; uMeribhahaliwazalauMika
41AmadodanakaMika:ngoPithoni,noMeleki,noThareya, no-Ahazi.
42U-AhaziwazalauJara;uJarawazalau-Alemete,noAzimavete,noZimri;uZimriwazalauMotsa; 43UMozawazalauBhineya;noRefayaindodanayakhe, no-Eleyasaindodanayakhe,no-Azeliindodanayakhe 44U-Aseliwayenamadodanaayisithupha;lawaamagama awo:ngo-Azirikamu,noBhokeru,no-Ishmayeli, noShehariya,no-Obhadiya,noHanani;labobabe ngamadodanaka-Azeli
ISAHLUKO10
1AmaFilistialwano-Israyeli;abantubakwa-Israyeli babalekaphambikwamaFilisti,bawabegwaziweentabeni yaseGilibowa
2AmaFilistiaxoshauSawulenamadodanaakhe;amaFilisti abulalaoJonathani,no-Abinadaba,noMalikiShuwa, amadodanakaSawule
3ImpiyabanzimakuSawule,abacibishelayobamshaya, walinyazwangabacibishelayo
4USawulewayesethiodibinilwezikhalizakhe:“Hosha inkembayakho,ungigwazengayo;hlezilabaabangasokile bezebanginukubezeKodwaudibilwezikhalizalo aluvumanga;ngobawesabakakhuluUSawulewathatha inkemba,wawelaphezukwayo.
5LaphoudibilwezikhalizakhelubonaukuthiuSawule ufile,lwawelanalophezukwenkemba,lwafa.
6Wafa-keuSawulenamadodanaakheomathathu,nendlu yakheyonkeyafakanyekanye
7Laphobonkeabantubakwa-Israyeliababesesigodini bebonaukuthibabalekilenokuthiuSawulenamadodana akhebafile,bashiyaimiziyabo,babaleka,amaFilistiafika, ahlalakuyo
8KwathingangomusolaphoamaFilistiefikaukuphanga ababuleweyo,afumanauSawulenamadodanaakhebewile entabeniyaseGilibowa.
9Amhlubula,athathaikhandalakhenezikhalizakhe, akuthumaezwenilamaFilistinxazonke,ukumemezela ezithombenizawonakubantu.
10Azibekaizikhalizakheendliniyawonkulunkulubawo, abethelaikhandalakheethempelinilikaDagoni
11KwathiyonkeiJabeshiGileyadiisizwilekonke amaFilistiayekwenzilekuSawule, 12Asukaonkeamadodaanamandla,asithathaisidumbu sikaSawulenezidumbuzamadodanaakhe,aziyisaeJabeshi, awembelaamathamboabophansikwe-okieJabeshi,azila ukudlaizinsukueziyisikhombisa
13Wafa-keuSawulengesiphambekosakheasenzangaso kuJehova,ephambenenezwilikaJehovaangaligcinanga, nangokubangokubuzakoneshologuukubaabuzekuye; 14akabuzangakuJehova;ngalokhowambulala,wabuyisela umbusokuDavideindodanakaJese
ISAHLUKO11
1Wonkeu-IsrayeliwabuthanakuDavideeHebroni,wathi: “Bheka,thinasiyithambolakhonenyamayakho. 2Futhinasendulo,uSawuleeseyinkosi,nguwe owawukhiphanowangenisau-Israyeli;uJehova uNkulunkuluwakhowathikuwe:‘Wenauyakwalusa abantubamiu-Israyeli,wenauyakubangumbusiphezu kwabantubamiu-Israyeli
3Kwasekufikaonkeamadodaamadalaakwa-Israyeli enkosinieHebroni;uDavidewenzaisivumelwanonabo eHebroniphambikukaJehova;bamgcobauDavideinkosi phezukuka-IsrayelinjengezwilikaJehovangesandla sikaSamuweli
4UDavidenayewonkeu-IsrayelibayaeJerusalema eliyiJebusi;laphoayekhonaamaJebusi,ayakhekulelozwe.
5AbakhileyoeJebusibathikuDavide:"Awuyikungena lapha"NokhouDavidewayithumbainqabayaseSiyoni engumuzikaDavide.
6UDavidewathi:“OwachithaamaJebusikuqalauyakuba yinhlokonendunaNgakhouJowabeindodanakaSeruya wenyukakuqala,wabayinhloko.
7UDavidewahlalaenqabeni;ngalokhobawubizangokuthi umuzikaDavide
8WakhaumuzinxazonkekusukelaeMilonxazonke; uJowabewalungisaokuseleyokomuzi
9UDavidewaqhubekaebamkhulukakhulu,ngokuba uJehovaSebawotiwayenaye.
10LabababeyizinhlokozamaqhaweuDavideayenazo, aziqinisanayeembusweniwakhekanyeno-Israyeliwonke ukumbekainkosinjengezwilikaJehovango-Israyeli.
11NankuumumowamaqhawekaDavide;UYashobheham umHakimoni,umthetheli-waka,yenawaphakamisa umkhontowakhephezukwabangamakhuluamathathu ababuleweyonguyengasikhathisinye
12Emvakwakhekwakungu-EleyazareindodanakaDodo umAhohiowayengomunyewamaqhaweamathathu
13WayenoDavideePhasi-damimi;amaFilistiayebuthene khonaukulwa,laphokwakukhonaisiqephusezwe esigcweleibhali;abantubabalekaphambikwamaFilisti.
14Bazimisaphakathikwalelosiqephu,balikhulula, bawabulalaamaFilisti;uJehovawabasindisangokusindisa okukhulu
15Kwehlaabathathukwabayizinhlokoezingamashumi amathathu,bayaetshenikuDavideemhumeniwaseAdulamu;ikamulamaFilistilalikaniseesigodinisamaRefa 16UDavidewayesenqabeni,ikampuyamaFilisti yayiseBetlehema.
17UDavidewalangazelela,wathi:“Oukube bengingaphuziswaamanziequlalaseBetlehema elisesangweni!
18LabaabathathubafohlaikamulamaFilisti,bakha amanziemthonjeniwaseBhetlehemaowawungasesangweni, bawathatha,bawayisakuDavide;
19Wathi:"MakubekudenamikuNkulunkuluwamiukuba ngenzelokhu;ngiyakuphuzaigazilalamadodaabeke ukuphilakwawoengozinina?"ngobabalethaukuphila kwaboengoziniNgakhoakavumangaukuwaphuzaLezi zintozenzalawomaqhaweamathathu
20U-AbishayiumfowabokaJowabewayeyinhloko yabathathu,ngokubawaphakamiselaabangamakhulu amathathuumkhontowakhe,wababulala,wabanegama phakathikwabathathu
21Kulabaabathathuwayetusekilekunalabaababili; ngokubawayeyindunayabo,nokhoakafinyelelanga kwabathathubokuqala
22uBenayaindodanakaJehoyada,indodanayeqhawe laseKabiseyeli,owayenzeizenzoeziningi;wabulalaabantu ababilibakwaMowabiabanjengezingonyama;wehla, wabulalaingonyamaemgodiningosukulweqhwa.
23WabulalanowaseGibithe,umuntuomude,eyizingalo eziyisihlanu;esandlenisowaseGibithekwakukhona umkhontoonjengogongololomaluki;wehlelakuyeephethe intonga,wawuhlwithaumkhontoesandlenisowaseGibithe, wambulalanangowakheumkhonto
24LezozintowazenzauBenayaindodanakaJehoyada, wabanegamaphakathikwamaqhaweamathathu 25Bheka,wayezukilephakathikwabangamashumi amathathu,kephaakafikangakwabathathubokuqala; uDavidewammisaphezukwabalindibakhe 26Amaqhaweempiayengo-AsaheliumfowabokaJowabe, no-ElihananiindodanakaDodowaseBetlehema, 27noShamotiumHarori,noHeletseumPheloni, 28no-Iraindodanaka-IkheshiwaseThekhowa,noAbiyezeriumAntoti, 29noSibekayiumHushati,no-IlayiumAhohi, 30uMaharayiumNethofa,noHelediindodanakaBahana waseNethofa, 31u-IthayiindodanakaRibayiwaseGibeyawabantwana bakwaBenjamini,noBenayaumPirathoni, 32noHuraiwasezifulenizaseGahashi,no-AbiyeliwaseAribhati, 33no-AzimavetiwaseBaharumite,no-Eliyaba waseShahalibhoni, 34AmadodanakaHashemuwaseGizoni,uJonathani indodanakaShageumHarari, 35u-AhiyamuindodanakaSakariumHarari,no-Elifali indodanaka-Uri, 36noHeferiumMekerati,no-AhiyaumPheloni, 37noHeziroumKarmeli,noNaharayiindodanaka-Ezibayi, 38noJoweliumfowabokaNathani,noMibhariindodana kaHagiri, 39uZelekiumAmoni,uNaharayiumBeroti,udibi lwezikhalizikaJowabeindodanakaSeruya, 40no-IraumIthri,noGarebiumIthri, 41u-UriyaumHeti,noZabadiindodanaka-Alayi, 42u-AdinaindodanakaShizawakwaRubeni,induna yabakwaRubeni,enamashumiamathathunaye; 43uHananiindodanakaMahakha,noJoshafatiumMithini,
44u-UziyaumAshitera,noShamanoJehiyeliamadodana kaHothaniumAroweri, 45uJediyayeliindodanakaShimri,noJohaumfowabo, umTizi,
46u-EliyeliumMahavi,noJeribayi,noJoshaviya, amadodanaka-Elinahama,no-ItimaumMowabi, 47u-Eliyeli,no-Obede,noJasiyeliwaseMesobha
ISAHLUKO12
1LabayiboabezakuDavideeSikilagiesavalelwengenxa kaSawuleindodanakaKishi; 2Babehlomilengeminsalo,bekwaziukujikijelaamatshe ngesandlasokunenenesokhohlongemicibisholo yokucibishelangomnsalo,babafowabobakaSawule bakwaBenjamini.
3IndunayayinguAhiyezeri,noJowashi,amadodana kaShemahawaseGibeya;noJeziyeli,noPheleti,amadodana ka-Azimaveti;noBeraka,noJehuumAntoti; 4no-IsmayawaseGibeyoni,iqhawephakathi kwabangamashumiamathathu,ephethekwabangamashumi amathathu;noJeremiya,noJahaziyeli,noJohanani, noJosabadiwaseGedera, 5u-Eluzayi,noJerimoti,noBheliya,noShemariya, noShefathiyaumHarufi;
6u-Elkana,noJesiya,no-Azareli,noJozeri,noJashobeyamu, amaKhori, 7noJowela,noZebadiya,amadodanakaJerohamu waseGedori
8AbakwaGadibazahlukaniselakuDavideenqabeniehlane, amadodaempialungeleukulwa,ephetheisihlangu nesihlangu,ubusobawobabunjengobusobezingonyama, enejubanenjengezinsepheezintabeni; 9u-Ezeriinhloko,u-Obadiyaowesibili,u-Eliyabe owesithathu, 10uMishimanaowesine,uJeremiyaowesihlanu, 11u-Athayiowesithupha,u-Eliyeliowesikhombisa, 12uJohananiowesishiyagalombili,u-Elizabadi owesishiyagalolunye, 13noJeremiyaoweshumi,noMakibanayioweshuminanye. 14LabababengamadodanakaGadi,izindunazempi; 15LabayiboabawelaiJordaningenyangayokuqala liphuphumalonkeusebelwalo;baxoshabonke abasezigodiningasempumalanganasentshonalanga 16KwafikaabanyebabantwanabakwaBenjamininoJuda enqabenikuDavide.
17UDavidewaphumaukubahlangabeza,waphendula, wathikubo:“Umanizekimingokuthulaukungisiza, inhliziyoyamiiyonamathelakini;
18Umoyawehlelaphezukuka-Amasayi,indunayezinduna, wathi:“Singabakho,Davide,singakuwe,ndodanakaJese; ukuthula,ukuthulamakubekuwe,ukuthulakubekubasizi bakho;ngobauNkulunkuluwakhouyakusizaUDavide wabamukela,wabenzaizindunazeviyo
19AbanyebakwaManasebawelakuDavideekufikeni kwakhenamaFilistiukulwanoSawule,kepha abawasizanga,ngokubaamakhosiamaFilistiacebisana ammukisangokuthi:"UyakuwelaenkosiniyakheuSawule, amakhandaethuabesengozini"
20EkufikenikwakheeZikilagikwawelakuye abakwaManase,u-Adina,noJozabadi,noJediyayeli,
noMikayeli,noJozabadi,no-Elihu,noZilithayi,izinduna zezinkulungwanezakwaManase.
21BamsizauDavideemaviyweni,ngokubabonke babengamaqhaweanamandla,bezindunaempini.
22Ngokubangalesosikhathiusukunosukukwafika kuDavideukumsiza,kwazekwabayibuthoelikhulu njengebandlalikaNkulunkulu
23Leziziyizibalozamaviyoayehlomeleukulwa,eza kuDavideeHebroniukubaabuyiseleumbusokaSawule kuyenjengezwilikaJehova
24AbantwanabakwaJudaababephetheisihlangu nomkhontobabeyizinkulungwaneeziyisithuphanamakhulu ayisishiyagalombili,behlomeleimpi.
25KubantwanabakwaSimeyoni,amaqhaweanamandla empini,izinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisanekhulu
26KubantwanabakwaLeviyizinkulungwaneezine namakhuluayisithupha
27UJehoyadawayengumholiwoonyanabaka-Aroni,enaye kwakukhonaizinkulungwaneezintathunamakhulu ayisikhombisa;
28noSadokiinsizwaeyiqhaweelinamandlanendlukayise izindunaezingamashumiamabilinambili.
29KubantwanabakwaBenjamini,abafowabobakaSawule, yizinkulungwaneezintathu,ngokubakuzekubemanje iningilaboligcineibutholendlukaSawule.
30Kubantwanabakwa-Efrayimiizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinamakhuluayisishiyagalombili, amaqhaweanamandla,abadumileyoezindlinizawoyise.
31EngxenyeniyesizwesakwaManaseyizinkulungwane eziyishuminesishiyagalombili,ezazishiwongamagama ukubazizezibekeuDavideinkosi.
32Kubantwanabakwa-Isakareababekwaziukuqonda izikhathi,ukwaziokufaneleu-Israyeliakwenze;izinhloko zabozazingamakhuluamabili;bonkeabafowabobalandela umyalowabo
33KwaZebuloni,abaphumaimpi,behlomeleimpi, benezikhalizonkezempi,izinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisihlanu,abangahlohlaimpi,bengenanhliziyombili
34KwaNafetaliizindunaeziyinkulungwane, zinezinkulungwaneezingamashumiamathathu nesikhombisaeziphetheisihlangunomkhonto
35KwaDaniabalungiselaimpibabeyizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinesishiyagalombilinamakhulu ayisithupha
36Kwa-Asheri,abaphumaimpi,abaqeqeshelweukulwa, yizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamane.
37NgaphesheyakweJordanikwabakwaRubeni nabakwaGadinasenxenyeniyesizwesakwaManase, benezikhalizonkezokulwa,izinkulungwaneeziyikhulu namashumiamabili
38Onkelawomadodaempiangahlelaimpi,afika eHebroningenhliziyoepheleleyoukubekauDavideinkosi phezukuka-Israyeliwonke;nabobonkeabanyebakwaIsrayelibabenhliziyonyeyokubekauDavideinkosi
39BabelaphonoDavideizinsukuezintathu,bedla, bephuza,ngokubaabafowabobabebalungisele
40Ababeseduzenabo,o-Isakare,noZebuloni,noNafetali, balethaisinkwangezimbongolo,namakamela,neminyuzi, nezinkomo,nenyama,nempuphu,namaqebelengwane amakhiwane,nezithunguzezithelozomviniezomisiweyo, newayini,namafutha,nezinkomo,nezimvueziningi, ngokubakwakukhonaukuthokozakwa-Israyeli
ISAHLUKO13
1UDavidewacebisananezindunazezinkulungwane nezamakhulu,nezikhuluzonke.
2UDavidewathikuyoyonkeinhlanganoyakwa-Israyeli: “UmakubonakalakukuhlekininakuJehovauNkulunkulu wethu,masithumelekubafowethuabaseleezwenilonke lakwa-Israyeli,kanyenabokubapristinamaLeviasemizini yabonasemadlelweniabo,ukuzebabuthelekithi; 3MasiwubuyiselekithiumphongolokaNkulunkuluwethu, ngokubaasibuzangangawoemihlenikaSawule
4Ibandlalonkelathimakwenziwenjalo,ngokubalento yayilungileemehlweniabobonkeabantu.
5UDavidewabuthawonkeu-Israyeli,kusukelaeShihori laseGibithekuzekubesekungenenieHamatiukubaalethe umphongolokaNkulunkulueKiriyatiJeharimi.
6UDavideno-IsrayeliwonkewakhuphukelaeBahala eliyiKiriyati-jeyarimielingelakwaJudaukuzeakhuphule khonaumphongolokaNkulunkuluuJehovaohleziphakathi kwamakherubiogamalakhelibizwakuwo
7BawuthwalaumphongolokaNkulunkulungenqolaentsha bewususaendlinika-Abinadaba;o-Uzano-Ahiyobaqhuba inqola
8UDavidenayewonkeu-Israyelibadlalaphambi kukaNkulunkulungamandlaaboonke,nangokuhuba, namahabhu,nezingubhu,nezingubhu,namasimbali, nangamacilongo
9LaphobefikaesibuyenisikaKidoni,u-Uzawelulaisandla sakheukubambaumphongolo;ngobaizinkabizakhubeka 10IntukuthelokaJehovayamvuthelau-Uza,wamshaya, ngokubawelulelaisandlasakheemphongolweni;wafela khonalaphophambikukaNkulunkulu
11UDavidewadabukangokubauJehovaemhlaseleu-Uza; 12UDavidewamesabauNkulunkulungalolosuku,wathi: “NgiyakuwulethakanjaniumphongolokaNkulunkulukimi na?
13UDavideakawulethangaumphongolokuyeemzini kaDavide,kephawawuphambukiselaendlinika-Obede EdomiumGiti
14UmphongolokaNkulunkuluwahlalanomndenikaObedeEdomiendliniyakheizinyangaezintathuUJehova wayibusisaindluka-ObedeEdominakhokonkeanakho
ISAHLUKO14
1UHiramuinkosiyaseTirewathumaizithunywakuDavide, nezingodozemisedari,nabakhinababazi,ukumakhelaindlu 2UDavidewaqondaukuthiuJehovawayemqinisileukuba abeyinkosikwa-Israyeli,ngokubaumbusowakhe waphakanyiselwaphezulungenxayabantubakheu-Israyeli 3UDavidawasethathaabanyeabafazieJerusalema,njalo uDavidawazalaamanyeamadodanalamadodakazi. 4Lawaangamagamaabantwanabakheayenabo eJerusalema;noShamuwa,noShobabi,noNathani, noSolomoni, 5no-Ibhari,no-Elishuwa,no-Elpaleti, 6noNoga,noNefegi,noJafiya, 7no-Elishama,noBeliyada,no-Elifeleti 8EsezwileamaFilistiukuthiuDavideugcotshiweukuba abeyinkosiphezukuka-Israyeliwonke,enyukaonke amaFilistiukumfunauDavideUDavidewezwa,waphuma ukulwanabo
9AmaFilistiafika,ahlakazekaesigodinisamaRefa 10UDavidewabuzakuNkulunkulu,wathi:“Ngenyukele yinikumaFilisti?uyakuwanikelaesandlenisamina? UJehovawathikuye:“Yenyuka;ngokubangiyakuwanikela esandlenisakho.
11BasebenyukelaeBaliPherasimi;uDavidewawabulala khonaUDavidewathi:“UNkulunkuluufohleizithazami ngesandlasaminjengokufohlakwamanzi.”Ngakho baqambaleyondawongokuthiiBaliPherasimi
12Ashiyaonkulunkulubawolapho,uDavidewayala, ashiswangomlilo
13AmaFilistiaphindafuthiahlakazekaesigodini
14NgakhouDavidawaphindawabuzakuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkuluwathikuye:“Ungenyukiemvakwabo;suka usukekuwo,ufikekuwomaqondananezihlahla zamabhakabhaka.
15“Kuyakuthilaphouzwaumsindowokuhamba ezihlokwenizezihlahlazamabhakabhaka,khona-ke uyaphumaimpi,ngobauNkulunkuluuphumilengaphambi kwakhoukuzeabulaleimpiyamaFilisti
16UDavidewenzanjengalokhouJehovaemyalile; balichithaimpiyamaFilistikusukelaeGibeyonikuzekube seGezeri
17UdumolukaDavidelwaphumelaemazwenionke; uJehovawehliselaukumesabakwakhephezukwezizwe zonke
ISAHLUKO15
1UDavidewazakhelaizindluemzinikaDavide, walungiselaumphongolokaNkulunkuluindawo, wawumiselaitende
2UDavidewathi:“Akukhoofaneleukuthwala umphongolokaNkulunkulungaphandlekwamaLevi, ngokubayiwonauJehovauwakhethileukubaathwale umphongolokaNkulunkulunokumkhonzakuzekube phakade.
3UDavidewabuthawonkeu-IsrayelieJerusalemaukuba akhuphuleumphongolokaJehovaendaweniyawo abewulungiseleyona.
4UDavidewabuthaamadodanaka-AroninamaLevi; 5KumadodanakaKohati:u-Uriyeliinhlokonabafowabo, beyikhulunamashumiamabili;
6KumadodanakaMerari;uAsayainhloko,nabafowabo, bengamakhuluamabilinamashumiamabili;
7KumadodanakaGereshomu:uJoweliinhloko nabafowabo,beyikhulunamashumiamathathu;
8Kumadodanaka-Elisafani;uShemayainhloko, nabafowabo,bengamakhuluamabili;
9KumadodanakaHebroni:ngu-Eliyeliinhloko nabafowabo,bengamashumiayisihiyagalombili;
10Kumadodanaka-Uziyeli:ngu-Aminadabainhloko nabafowabo,beyikhuluneshuminambili
11UDavidewabizaoSadokino-Abiyatharaabapristi, namaLevio-Uriyeli,no-Asaya,noJoweli,noShemaya,noEliyeli,no-Aminadaba;
12Wathikubo:“NinaniyizinhlokozawoyisebamaLevi; zingcwelisenininanabafowenu,nikhuphuleumphongolo kaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliendaweni engiwulungiseleyona.
13Ngokubangenxayokuthianikwenzangaekuqaleni, uJehovauNkulunkuluwethuwafohlaphezukwethu, ngokubaasimfunangangokomthetho
14AbapristinamaLevibazingcwelisaukubabakhuphule umphongolokaJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli.
15AbantwanabamaLevibawuthwalaumphongolo kaNkulunkuluemahlombeabongezintizawo,njengalokho eyalileuMosenjengezwilikaJehova.
16UDavidewakhulumaenduneniyamaLeviukubaibeke abafowaboabahlabeleli,benezinsimbizokubethwa, izingubhu,namahabhu,namasimbali,bawabethe, baphakamiseizwingokujabula
17AmaLeviamisauHemaniindodanakaJoweli; nakubafowabo:ngu-AsafaindodanakaBerekiya; emadodanenikaMerarikubafowabo:ngo-Ethaniindodana kaKushaya;
18kanyenaboabafowabobesigabasesibili:ngoZakariya, noBeni,noJahaziyeli,noShemiramoti,noJehiyeli,no-Uni, no-Eliyabe,noBenaya,noMahaseya,noMatithiya,noElifelehu,noMikeneya,no-ObedeEdomi,noJehiyeli, abalindisango 19Abahlabeleli,oHemani,no-Asafa,no-Ethani babemiselweukubabakhahleleamasimbaliethusi; 20noZakariya,no-Aziyeli,noShemiramoti,noJehiyeli,noUni,no-Eliyabe,noMahaseya,noBenaya,benezingubhu ze-Alamoti; 21noMatithiya,no-Elifelehu,noMikeneya,no-Obede Edomi,noJehiyeli,no-Azaziya,benezingubhu ezinezinsimbizomculowe-Sheminitiukubabahlabele 22UKhenaniyaindunayamaLeviwayengowokuhlabelela, wayefundisaukuhlabelela,ngokubawayenekhono.
23OBherekiyano-Elkanababengabamasangoomphongolo 24OShebaniya,noJehoshafati,noNethaneli,no-Amasayi, noZakariya,noBenaya,no-Eliyezeri,abapristi,babetha amacilongophambikomphongolokaNkulunkulu;o-Obede EdominoJehiyababengabamasangoomphongolo 25NgakhouDavidalabadalabakoIsrayelilezinduna zezinkulungwanebahambaukuyakhuphulaumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovaendlinika-ObedeEdomi ngentokozo.
26KwathilaphouNkulunkuluesizaamaLeviathwala umphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova,anikela ngezinkunzieziyisikhombisanezinqamaeziyisikhombisa.
27UDavidewayembetheinguboyelinenielicolekileyo, nawoonkeamaLeviayethweleumphongolo,nabahlabeleli, noKhenaniyaindunayokuhlabelelakanyenabahlabeleli; uDavidewayembetheinguboyamahlombeyelineni
28Ngakhowonkeu-Israyeliwawukhuphulaumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovangokukhamuluka, nangokuzwakalakwezimpondo,namacilongo, namasimbali,ekhalisaizingubhunamahabhu
29KwathilaphoumphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova ufikaemzinikaDavide,uMikhaliindodakazikaSawule walunguzaefasiteleniwabonainkosiuDavideisina,idlala, wameyisaenhliziyweniyakhe
ISAHLUKO16
1BawulethaumphongolokaNkulunkulu,bawubeka phakathikwetendeuDavideayelimiselewona,banikela ngeminikeloyokushiswaneminikeloyokuthulaphambi kukaNkulunkulu
2UDavideeseqedileukunikelaiminikeloyokushiswa neminikeloyokuthula,wabusisaabantuegameni likaJehova
3Wababelabonkeabantubakwa-Israyeli,owesilisa nowesifazane,kwabayilowonalowoisinkwa,nocezu lwenyama,nesigaxasemiviniyewayini
4WamisaabathilekumaLeviukubabakhonzephambi komphongolokaJehova,babhale,babonge,badumise uJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli;
5u-Asafainhloko,besecelenikwakheuZakariya, noJehiyeli,noShemiramoti,noJehiyeli,noMatithiya,noEliyabe,noBenaya,no-ObedeEdomi,noJehiyeli, benezingubhunamahabhu;u-Asafawakhalisaamasimbali; 6OBenayanoJahaziyeliabapristibenamacilongonjalo phambikomphongolowesivumelwanosikaNkulunkulu
7NgalolosukuuDavidewanikelakuqalalelihubo lokubongauJehovaesandlenisika-Asafanabafowabo 8BonganiuJehova,nibizeigamalakhe,nizazisephakathi kwabantuizenzozakhe.
9Hlabelelanikuye,nimhubele,nikhulumengezimangaliso zakhezonke
10Zibongeniegamenilakheelingcwele,mazijabule izinhliziyozabamfunayouJehova
11FunaniuJehovanamandlaakhe,nifuneubusobakhe njalo.
12Khumbulaniizimangalisozakheazenzileyo, izimangalisozakhe,nezahlulelozomlomowakhe;
13Ninanzaloka-Israyeliincekuyakhe,ninamadodana kaJakobe,abakhethiweyobakhe
14UnguJehovauNkulunkuluwethu;izahlulelozakhe zisemhlabeniwonke.
15Khumbulaniisivumelwanosakhenjalonjalo;izwiayala ngaloezizukulwanenieziyinkulungwane;
16Ngesivumelwanoasenzalo-Abhrahama,lesifungo sakheku-Isaka;
17wasiqinisakuJakobesibengumthetho,kuIsrayelisibe yisivumelwanoesiphakade;
18Esithi:NgizalinikailizweleKhanani,libeyisabeloselifa lenu;
19laphonisembalwa,niyingcosana,ningabafokazikulo.
20Bahambabesukakwesinyeisizwebesiyakwesinye, besukakulombusobesiyakwabanyeabantu;
21Akavumelangamuntuukubaabaphathekabi,wasola amakhosingenxayabo
22esithi:Lingathintiabagcotshiweyobami,lingoni abaprofethibami.
23HlabelelanikuJehova,mhlabawonke;memezelani insindisoyakheimihlangemihla.
24Shumayelaniinkazimuloyakhephakathikwabezizwe; izimangalisozakhephakathikwezizwezonke
25NgokubamkhuluuJehova,umelweukudunyiswa kakhulu;uyesabekaphezukwabobonkeonkulunkulu.
26Ngokubabonkeonkulunkulubezizwebayizithombe, kephauJehovawalenzaizulu
27Inkazimulonodumokusebuswenibakhe;amandla nenjabulokusendaweniyakhe
28MnikeniuJehovaninamindeniyabantu,mnikeni uJehovainkazimulonamandla
29MnikeniuJehovainkazimuloyegamalakhe,nilethe umnikelo,nizephambikwakhe;
30Mesabeniphambikwakhe,mhlabawonke;umhlaba uzinzile,unganyakaziswa
31Malijabuleizulu,umhlabaujabule,kuthiwephakathi kwezizwe:UJehovauyabusa.
32Maluhlokomeulwandlenokugcwalakwalo,amasimu ajabulenakhokonkeokukuwo.
33KhonaimithiyehlathiiyakuhubaphambikukaJehova, ngokubauyezaukwahlulelaumhlaba
34BonganiuJehova;ngobamuhle;ngokubaumusawakhe umiphakade.
35Nithi:‘Sisindise,Nkulunkuluwensindisoyethu, usibuthe,usikhululekwabezizwe,ukuzesibongeigama lakhoelingcwele,sizidumiseekudumisenikwakho
36MakabongweuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyelikuze kubephakadenaphakade.Bonkeabantubathi:“Amen,” futhibamdumisauJehova
37Wabashiyalaphophambikomphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovau-Asafanabafowaboukuba bakhonzephambikomphongolonjalonjalo, njengokufunekayoimisebenziyansukuzonke;
38no-ObedeEdominabafowabo,bengamashumi ayisithuphanesishiyagalombili;no-ObedeEdomiindodana kaJeduthuninoHosababengabalindisango;
39noSadokiumpristinabafowaboabapristiphambi kwetabernakelelikaJehovaendaweniephakemeyo eyayiseGibeyoni;
40ukubabanikeleiminikeloyokushiswakuJehovae-altare lomnikelowokushiswanjaloekuseninakusihlwa,benze njengakhokonkeokulotshiweyoemthethwenikaJehova awuyalau-Israyeli;
41kanyenabooHemaninoJeduthuninabanye abakhethiweyoababizwangamagamaukubababonge uJehova,ngokubaumusawakheumiphakade;
42kanyenabooHemaninoJeduthunibephetheamacilongo namasimbaliaboabawabethayonezinsimbizokubethwa zikaNkulunkulu.AmadodanakaJeduthuni ayengabalindisango
43Bonkeabantubahamba,kwabayilowonalowoendlini yakhe;uDavidewabuyelaukubusisaindluyakhe.
ISAHLUKO17
1KwathiuDavideehleziendliniyakhe,uDavidewathi kuNathaniumprofethi:“Bheka,minangihlalaendlini yemisedari,kephaumphongolowesivumelwano sikaJehovauphansikwezilenge
2UNathaniwayesethikuDavide:“Yenzakonke okusenhliziyweniyakho;ngobauNkulunkuluunawe.
3KwathingalobobusukuizwilikaNkulunkululafika kuNathani,lathi:
4HambauyetshelaincekuyamiuDavideukuthi:‘Usho kanjeuJehova,uthi:‘Awuyikungakhelaindluyokuhlala;
5Ngokubaangihlalangaendlinikusukelaosukwini engakhuphulangalou-Israyelikuzekubenamuhla;kepha ngisukaetendeningiyakwelinye,ngisukakwelinye itabernakelengiyakwelinye
6Nomaphilaphoengangihambakhonano-Israyeliwonke ngakengakhulumaizwikunomayimuphiwabahluleli bakwa-Israyeliengabayalaukubabaluseabantubami, ngathi:“Aningakhelanganganiindluyemisedari?
7“NgalokhouyakushokanjeencekwiniyamiuDavide, uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehovaSebawoti,uthi:“Ngakuthatha esibayeni,ekulandeleniizimvu,ukubaubengumbusiphezu kwabantubamiu-Israyeli;
8nganginawenomaphilaphowawuyakhona,nganquma zonkeizithazakhophambikwakho,ngakwenzelaigama njengegamalabakhuluabasemhlabeni
9Ngiyakumiselaabantubamiu-Israyeliindawo, ngibatshale,bahlaleendaweniyabo,bangabe besanyakaziswa;nabantwanabobubiabasayikubachitha njengasekuqaleni;
10Kusukelaesikhathiniengayalezangasoabahluleliukuba babephezukwabantubamiu-Israyelifuthingiyakuthobisa zonkeizithazakhoFuthingiyakutshelaukuthiuJehova uzakukwakhelaindlu
11Kuyakuthilaphoizinsukuzakhoseziphelileukubauye koyihlo,ngiyakumisainzaloyakhoemvakwakhoeyakuba ngeyamadodanaakho;ngizawuqinisaumbusowakhe
12Nguyeozangakhelaindlu,njalongizamisaisihlalo sakhesobukhosikuzekubenininini.
13Minangizakubanguyise,yenaabeyindodanayami; 14Kodwangizamhlalisaendliniyamilembusweniwami kuzekubenininini,lesihlalosakhesobukhosisizaqiniswa kuzekubenininini
15Njengawowonkelawamazwinangawowonkelowo mbonouNathaniwakhulumakuDavide.
16UDavideinkosiwayesefika,wahlalaphambi kukaJehova,wathi:“Ngingubanimina,JehovaNkulunkulu, nendluyamiiyiniukubaungilethekuzekubemanjena?
17Nokholokhukwakuyintoencaneemehlweniakho, Nkulunkulu;ngobaukhulumilefuthingendluyenceku yakhookwesikhathiesideesizayo,wangikhangela njengesimosomuntuophakemeyo,JehovaNkulunkulu
18UDavidaangaphindaakhulumenganikuwe ngokudunyiswakwencekuyakho?ngobawenauyayazi incekuyakho
19Jehova,ngenxayencekuyakhonangokwenhliziyo yakhowenzilebonkelobubukhuluukwazisazonkelezi zintoezinkulu
20Jehova,akakhoonjengawe,akakhouNkulunkulu ngaphandlekwakhonjengakhokonkeesikuzwileyo ngezindlebezethu
21YisiphiisizweemhlabeniesinjengabantubakhouIsrayeli,uNkulunkuluahambaukubasihlengelabonababe ngabantubakhe,ukuzeazenzeleigamaelikhulu nelesabekayo,ngokuxoshaizizwephambikwabantubakho owabahlengaeGibithe,na?
22NgobawabenzaabantubakhouIsrayelibabengabantu bakhokuzekubenininini;wenaJehova,waba nguNkulunkuluwabo.
23Ngakho-ke,Jehova,izwiowalikhulumangenceku yakhonangendluyayomaliqiniswekuzekubephakade, wenzenjengokushokwakho
24Maliqiniswenokubalikhuluigamalakhokuzekube phakade,kuthiwe:‘UJehovaSebawotiunguNkulunkulu ka-Israyeli,yebo,uNkulunkuluka-Israyeli,’futhiindlu kaDavideincekuyakhomayimiswephambikwakho
25Ngokubawena,Nkulunkuluwami,uyitshelileinceku yakhoukuthiuyakuyakhelaindlu;ngalokhoincekuyakho ifumeneenhliziyweniyayoukukhulekaphambikwakho
26Manje,Jehova,wenaunguNkulunkulu,uthembisile incekuyakholokhuokuhle;
27Ngakho-kemakubekuhlekuweukubusisaindlu yencekuyakhoukubaibephambikwakhokuzekube phakade,ngokubauyibusisile,Jehova,iyakubusiswakuze kubephakade
ISAHLUKO18
1KwathiemvakwalokhouDavidewawaxabelaamaFilisti, waweyisa,walithathaiGatinemizanayaloesandleni samaFilisti.
2WanqobaabakwaMowabi;abakwaMowabibaba yizincekuzikaDavide,balethaizipho
3UDavidewamshayauHadadezeriinkosiyaseSoba, eHamati,ekuyenikwakheukumisaumbusowakhe ngasemfuleniu-Ewufrathe
4UDavidewamaphucaizinqolaeziyinkulungwane, nabamahhashiabayizinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisa, nemigundatshanieyizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amabili;
5Laphoama-AramaseDamasekuefikaukusiza uHadadezeriinkosiyaseSoba,uDavidewabulalakumaAramamadodaayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabili nambili
6UDavidewabekaizikanisozamabuthoe-Aramu yaseDamaseku;ama-AramuabayizincekuzikaDavide, alethaiziphoKanjalouJehovawamlondolozauDavide nomaphilaphoeyakhona.
7UDavidewathathaizihlanguzegolideezaziphezu kwezincekuzikaHadadezeri,wazilethaeJerusalema 8Ngokufanayo,naseThibhatinaseKuni,imizi kaHadadezeri,uDavidewalethaithusieliningikakhulu uSolomonienzangaloulwandlelwethusi,nezinsika, nezitshazethusi.
9KwathiuThowuinkosiyaseHamatiesezwileukuthi uDavidaubuleleimpiyonkekaHadadezeriinkosiyeZobha; 10WathumauHadoramuindodanayakheenkosini uDavideukuyibuzaukuphilakwayo,nokuyihalalisela, ngokubayayilwilenoHadarezeri,yamnqoba;ngokuba uHadadezeriwalwanoThowu;kanyenayezonkeizinhlobo zezitshazegolidenezesilivanezethusi
11NalezoinkosiuDavideyazingcweliselauJehovakanye nesilivanegolideeyalikhiphakuzozonkelezizizwe;kwaEdomi,nakuMowabi,nakubantwanabakwa-Amoni, nakumaFilisti,naku-Amaleki 12U-AbishayiindodanakaSeruyawabulalakwabakwaEdomiesiGodiniSikasawotiabayizinkulungwane eziyishuminesishiyagalombili 13Wabekaamakhandakwa-Edomi;bonkeabakwa-Edomi babayizincekuzikaDavideKanjalouJehova wamlondolozauDavidenomaphilaphoeyakhona 14UDavidewabusa-kephezukuka-Israyeliwonke,wenza ukwahlulelanokulungakubobonkeabantubakhe 15UJowabeindodanakaSeruyawayephezukwempi; noJehoshafati,indodanaka-Ahiludi,umabhalana 16uSadokiindodanaka-Ahithubino-Abimelekiindodana ka-Abiyatharababengabapristi;uShaveshawayengumbhali; 17UBenayaindodanakaJehoyadawayephezu kwamaKheretinamaPheleti;amadodanakaDavide ayeyizinhlokoenkosini
ISAHLUKO19
1KwathiemvakwalokhouNahashiinkosiyabantwana bakwa-Amoniwafa,indodanayakheyabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe.
2UDavidawasesithi:NgizamenzelaumusauHanuni indodanakaNahashi,ngobauyisewangenzelaumusa
UDavidewayesethumaizithunywaukumduduzangoyise ZasezifikaizincekuzikaDavideezwenilabantwana bakwa-AmonikuHanuniukumduduza
3Kephaizikhuluzabantwanabakwa-Amonizathi kuHanuni:“IngabeucabangaukuthiuDavideudumisa uyihlolokhuethumeabaduduzikuwena?Izincekuzakhe azizangakuweyiniukuhlola,nokuchitha,nokuhlolaizwe na?
4UHanuniwabambaizincekuzikaDavide,waziphucula, wanqumaizingubozazophakathi,kwadakwafikaezinqeni zazo,wazimukisa
5Bahamba,bamtshelauDavideukwenziwakwamadoda; Wathumelaukuwahlangabeza,ngokubaamadoda ayenamahlonikakhuluInkosiyathi:“HlalanieJeriko,zize zikhuleizindevuzenu,nibuye
6Laphoabantwanabakwa-Amonibebonaukuthi bazinukisilekuDavide,uHanuninabantwanabakwaAmonibathumelaamatalentaayinkulungwaneesiliva ukubaqashaizinqolanabamahhashieMesopotamiya,+ nase-AramuMahaka,+naseSoba
7Baziqashaizinqolaeziyizinkulungwaneezingamashumi amathathunambili,nokumkaniwaseMahakanabantu bakhe;eyafikayamisaphambikweMedebaAbantwana bakwa-Amonibabuthanaemiziniyabo,bezaukulwa
8UDavideesezwilelokhowamthumauJowabenayo yonkeimpiyamagorha
9Abantwanabakwa-Amonibaphuma,bahlelaimpi phambikwesangolomuzi;amakhosiayefikileayewodwa endle
10UJowabeesebonileukuthiimpiibhekekuye ngaphambilinangasemuva,wakhethakwabakhethiweyo bakwa-Israyeli,wabahlelaukubabalwenama-Aramu 11Abanyeabantuwabanikelaesandlenisika-Abishayi umfowabo,bahlelaukulwanabantwanabakwa-Amoni.
12Wathi:"Umaama-Aramuengihlula,uyakungisiza; kephaumaabantwanabakwa-Amonibenamandlakunawe, minangiyakukusiza."
13Yibanesibindi,siziphathengobuqhawengenxayabantu bakithinangenxayemizikaNkulunkuluwethu,uJehova enzeokuhleemehlweniakhe.
14UJowabenabantuababenayebasebesondelaphambi kwama-Aramuukubabalwe;basebebalekaphambikwakhe 15Babonaabantwanabakwa-Amoniukuthiama-Aramu abalekile,babalekanabophambikuka-Abishayiumfowabo, bangenaemziniUJowabewayesefikaeJerusalema 16Ama-AramebonaukuthianqotshiwephambikukaIsrayeli,athumaizithunywa,awarholaama-Aram ayephesheyakoMfula; 17KwabikwakuDavide;wabuthawonkeu-Israyeli, wawelaiJordani,wafikakuwo,wahlelaimpiukulwanawo UDavideesezihleleleukulwanama-Aramu,alwanaye 18KodwaamaSiriyaabalekaphambikukaIsrayeli; uDavidewabulalakuma-Aramuamadoda ayizinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisaabeenqwelozokulwa, namashumiamaneamawakaangumqikela,wabulala noShofakiindunayempi 19BabonaabakhonzibakaHadadezeriukuthibagxothiwe phambikuka-Israyeli,benzauxolonoDavide,baba zizicakazakhe;
ISAHLUKO20
1Kwathiemvakokuphelakonyaka,ngesikhathiamakhosi ephumangasoukulwa,uJowabewaholaimpi,walichitha izwelabantwanabakwa-Amoni,wafikawavimbezela iRabaKodwauDavidawasalaeJerusalemaUJowabe walishayaiRaba,walichitha 2UDavidawasethathaumqhelewenkosiyaboekhanda layo,watholaisisindosawoukuthiithalentalegolide,njalo kwakulamatshealigugu;yabekwaekhandalikaDavide, wakhiphanempangoeningikakhuluemzini
3Abantuababekulowabakhipha,wabasikangamasaha, nangezisizizensimbi,nangezimbazo.WenzenjalouDavide kuyoyonkeimiziyabantwanabakwa-AmoniUDavide nabobonkeabantubabuyelaeJerusalema 4KwathiemvakwalokhokwavukaimpieGezeri namaFilisti;ngalesosikhathiuSibekayiumHushati wabulalauSiphayiowayengowabantwanabamaRefa, banqotshwa.
5KwabuyekwabakhonaimpinamaFilisti;u-Elihanani indodanakaJayirewabulalauLamiumfowabokaGoliyati umGiti,oluthilomkhontowakhelwalunjengogongolo lwabaluki
6KwabuyekwabakhonaimpieGati,laphokwakukhona umuntuomude,ominweyakhenezinzwanizakhe zazingamashumiamabilinane,isithuphaesandlenisisinye, nesithuphaonyaweningalunye;
7Kodwalaphoedelelau-Israyeli,uJonathaniindodana kaShimeyaumfowabokaDavidewambulala
8LababazalelwaamaRefaeGati;bawangesandla sikaDavidenangesandlasezincekuzakhe.
ISAHLUKO21
1USathanewamelanano-Israyeli,wacunulauDavide ukubaabaleu-Israyeli
2UDavidewathikuJowabenasezindunenizabantu: “Hambaninibaleu-IsrayelikusukelaeBeriShebakuze kubekwaDani;nilethekimiinanilazo,ukuzengilazi
3UJowabewathi:"UJehovamakengezeabantubakhe ngokuphindwekayikhulukunalokhuabayikho;kepha, nkosiyami,nkosi,bonkeabasizoizincekuzenkosiyamina? pho,inkosiyamiiyifunelanilokhuna?kunganiizakuba yicalakuIsrayeli?
4NokhoizwilenkosilamahlulauJowabeUJowabe wayesesuka,wahambaphakathikuka-Israyeliwonke, wafikaeJerusalema
5UJowabewayesemnikauDavideinanilokubalwa kwabantuBonkeabakwa-Israyelibabeyizinkulungwane eziyinkulungwanenekhululamadodaahlomainkemba; 6KephaoLevinoBenjaminiakababalangaphakathikwabo, ngokubaizwilenkosilalinengekilekuJowabe.
7KwabakubiemehlwenikaNkulunkulu;ngalokho wamshayau-Israyeli
8UDavidewathikuNkulunkulu:“Ngonilekakhulu ngokubangenzelokhu;ngobangenzeubuwulaobukhulu
9UJehovawakhulumakuGadi,umbonikaDavide,wathi: 10HambautsheleuDavide,uthi:‘UshokanjeuJehova,uthi: “Ngikubekelaizintoezintathu; 11UGadiwayeseyakuDavide,wathikuye:“Ushokanje uJehova,uthi:Zikhethele;
12Nomaiminyakaemithathuyendlala;nomaizinyanga ezintathuukuchithwaphambikwezithazakho,nenkemba yezithazakhoikufice;nomaizinsukuezintathuinkemba kaJehova,yebo,isifoesiwumshayabhuqeezweni,ingelosi kaJehovaichithaemikhawulweniyonkeyakwa-Israyeli. Ngakho-kezitsheleukuthiyiliphiilizwiengizakulibuyisela kongithumileyo
13UDavidewathikuGadi:"Nginosizikakhulu;mangiwele esandlenisikaJehova;ngokubaumusawakhemkhulu kakhulu;kephamangingaweliesandlenisomuntu
14UJehovawathumaisifokwa-Israyeli;kwawakwaIsrayeliabantuabayizinkulungwaneezingamashumi ayisikhombisa.
15UNkulunkuluwathumaingelosieJerusalemaukuba ilichithe;kwathilisachitha,uJehovawabona,wazisola ngalobobubi,wathiengelosiniechithayo:"Kwanele, buyisaisandlasakho"IngelosikaJehovayayimi ngasesibuyenisika-OrinaniumJebusi
16UDavidewaphakamisaamehloakhe,wayibonaingelosi kaJehovaimiphakathikomhlabanezulu,inenkemba ehoshiweyoesandlenisayoyelulelephezukweJerusalema UDavidenamalungaakwa-Israyeli,bembetheamasaka, bawangobuso
17UDavidawasesithikuNkulunkulu:Kakusimiyini owalayaukuthiabantubabalwe?minayimingonilengenza okubiimpela;kodwalezizimvuzenzeni?isandlasakho, JehovaNkulunkuluwami,masibephezukwaminendlu kababa;kodwakungabiphezukwabantubakho,ukuze bashaywe
18IngelosikaJehovayamyalauGadiukubaashokuDavide ukuthiuDavideenyuke,amiseleuJehovai-altareesibuyeni sika-OrinaniumJebusi
19UDavidewenyukangezwilikaGadialikhuluma egamenilikaJehova.
20U-Orinaniwaphenduka,wayibonaingelosi;amadodana akheamaneayenayeacashaU-Orinaniwayebhula ukolweni.
21UDavideesefikaku-Orinani,u-Orinaniwabheka, wambonauDavide,waphumaesibuyeni,wakhothamela uDavide,ubusobakhebubhekephansi.
22UDavidewayesethiku-Orinani:“Nginikeindawoyalesi sibuyaukubangakheleuJehovai-altarekuso;
23U-OrinaniwathikuDavide:“Zithathelewena,inkosi yami,inkosi,mayenzeokuhleemehlweniayo;Nginikela ngakhokonke
24InkosiuDavidayathiku-Orinani:Hatshi; ngiyakukuthenganokukuthengangentengoephelele, ngokubaangiyikuthathelauJehovaokungokwakho, nginikelengeminikeloyokushiswamahhala
25UDavidewamnikau-Orinaningaleyondawo amashekeliangamakhuluayisithuphaegolidengesisindo 26UDavidewamakhelakhonauJehovai-altare,wanikela ngeminikeloyokushiswanangeminikeloyokuthula, wakhulekakuJehova;wamphendulaesezulwiningomlilo phezukwe-altarelomnikelowokushiswa
27UJehovawayiyalaingelosi;wabuyiselainkembayakhe emgodleniwayo.
28NgalesosikhathilaphouDavideebonaukuthiuJehova umphendulileesibuyenisika-OrinaniumJebusi,wanikela khona.
29NgokubaitabernakelelikaJehovauMosealenzaehlane ne-altarelomnikelowokushiswakwakusendaweni ephakemeyoeGibeyoningalesosikhathi
30KephauDavidewayengenakuyaphambikwayo ukuyobuzakuNkulunkulu,ngokubawesabangenxa yenkembayengelosikaJehova
ISAHLUKO22
1UDavidewathi:“LeyindlukaJehovauNkulunkulu,leli li-altarelomnikelowokushiswalika-Israyeli
2UDavidewayalaukubakuhlanganisweabezizwe ababesezwenilakwa-Israyeli;wamisaabakhiukubababaze amatsheabaziweyoukwakhaindlukaNkulunkulu
3UDavidewalungisainsimbieningiyezipikilizezicabha zamasangonezokuhlanganisa;nethusieliningi elingenasisindo;
4nemisedari*eminingi,ngokubaabaseSidoninabaseTire balethaimisedarieminingikuDavide.
5UDavidewathi:“USolomoniindodanayamiusemncane, uthambile,nendluezakwakhelwauJehovaiyakubababazekayo,ibenegamanodumoemazwenionke;Ngakho uDavidewalungisakakhulungaphambikokufakwakhe
6WayesebizauSolomoniindodanayakhe,wamyalaukuba akheleuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliindlu.
7UDavidewathikuSolomoni:“Ndodanayami,mina-ke kwakusenhliziyweniyamiukwakhelaigamalikaJehova uNkulunkuluwamiindlu;
8KodwaizwilikaJehovalafikakimi,lathi:“Uchithile igazieliningi,futhiulweizimpiezinkulu;
9Bheka,uyakuzalelwaindodanaeyakubangumuntu wokuthula;ngiyakumnikaukuphumulaezithenizakhe nxazonke,ngokubaigamalakheliyakubanguSolomoni, nginikeu-Israyeliukuthulanokuzolaemihleniyakhe.
10Nguyeoyakwakhelaigamalamiindlu;futhiuyakuba yindodanayami,minangibenguyise;ngiyakumisaisihlalo sobukhosisombusowakhephezukuka-Israyelikuzekube phakade
11Manje,ndodanayami,uJehovamakabenawe; uphumelele,wakheindlukaJehovauNkulunkuluwakho, njengalokhoekhulumilengawe
12UJehovamakakupheukuhlakaniphanokuqondakuphela, akuyalengo-IsrayeliukubaugcineumthethokaJehova uNkulunkuluwakho
13Khonauyakuphumelela,umauqaphelaukwenzaizimiso nezahlulelouJehovaayalangazouMosengo-Israyeli;qina, umeisibindi;ningesabi,ningapheliamandla
14Bheka,ekuhluphekenikwamingilungiseleindlu kaJehovaamathalentaayizinkulungwaneeziyikhulu egolide,namatalentaayizinkulungwaneeziyinkulungwane esiliva;neyethusinensimbiezingenasisindo;ngokuba miningi;ngilungisilenemithinamatshe;futhiungengeza kukho
15Kukhonanaweizisebenzieziningi,ababazi, nabasebenzangamatshe,nezingodo,nazozonkeizinhlobo zezazizemisebenziyonke
16Igolide,nesiliva,nethusi,nensimbi,akunakubalwa. Ngakhosukuma,wenze,futhiuJehovaabenawe 17UDavidewayalazonkeizikhuluzakwa-Israyeliukuba zisizeuSolomoniindodanayakhe,wathi: 18UJehovauNkulunkuluwenuakananina? Akaniphumuzanganxazonkena?ngokubaunikele
esandlenisamiabakhileyoezweni;izweliyanqotshwa phambikukaJehovanaphambikwabantubakhe.
19Manjenikelaniinhliziyoyenunomphefumulowenu ekufuneniuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu;sukumani,nakhe indluengcwelekaJehovauNkulunkulu,nilethe umphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehovanezitsha ezingcwelezikaNkulunkuluendlinieyakwakhelwaigama likaJehova.
ISAHLUKO23
1UDavidewayesemdala,esanelisiweyizinsuku,wabeka uSolomoniindodanayakheinkosiphezukuka-Israyeli. 2Wabuthazonkeizikhuluzakwa-Israyelikanyenabapristi namaLevi
3AmaLeviabalwakusukelakwabaneminyaka engamashumiamathathukuyaphezulu;umumowawo ngamakhandaawo,indodangendoda, wawuyizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamathathu nesishiyagalombili
4Kubo,abayizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinane babengabaphathibomsebenziwendlukaJehova; abayizinkulungwaneeziyisithuphababeyizikhulu nabahluleli
5Futhiabayizinkulungwaneezinebabengabalindisango; abayizinkulungwaneezinebadumisauJehovangezinsimbi engizenzile,kushouDavide,ukudumisangazo
6UDavidewabahlukanisangezigabaphakathi kwamadodanakaLevi,oGereshoni,noKohati,noMerari
7KumaGereshoni:ngoLadaninoShimeyi
8AmadodanakaLadani;inhlokokwakunguJehiyeli, noZethamu,noJoweli,bebathathu
9AmadodanakaShimeyi;uShelomoti,noHaziyeli, noHarana,bebathathu.Lezizaziyizinhlokozawoyise bakaLadani
10AmadodanakaShimeyi:ngoJahati,noZina,noJewushi, noBeriya.LabababengamadodanakaShimeyi.
11UJahatiwayeyinhloko,uZizaeyesibili;kephaoJewushe noBeriyababengenamadodanaamaningi;ngakho-kebaba ndawonyengokwendlukayise.
12AmadodanakaKohati:u-Amramu,noJisihari, noHebroni,no-Uziyeli,bebane
13Amadodanaka-Amramu;u-AroninoMose;u-Aroni wahlukaniswaukubaangcweliseizintoezingcwelengcwele, yenanamadodanaakhe,kuzekubephakade,ukushisa impephophambikukaJehova,nokumkhonza,nokubusisa egamenilakhekuzekubephakade
14NgokuqondenenoMose,umuntukaNkulunkulu, amadodanaakheabizwangokwesizwesakwaLevi
15AmadodanakaMose:ngoGereshomuno-Eliyezeri
16KumadodanakaGereshomu:nguShebuweliinhloko
17Amadodanaka-Eliyezeri:nguRehabiyainhloko.UEliyezeriwayengenawoamanyeamadodana;kodwa amadodanakaRehabiyaayemaningikakhulu
18KumadodanakaJisihari:uShelomotiinhloko
19KumadodanakaHebroni:uJeriyainhloko,no-Amariya owesibili,noJahaziyeliowesithathu,noJekameyamu owesine
20Kumadodanaka-Uziyeli:uMikainhloko,noJesiya owesibili.
21AmadodanakaMerari;uMahli,noMushiAmadodana kaMaheli;u-EleyazarenoKishi
22U-Eleyazarewafaengenamadodana,engamadodakazi odwa;abafowabo,amadodanakaKishi,bawathatha.
23AmadodanakaMushi:oMaheli,no-Edere,noJeremoti, bebathathu.
24LawaangamadodanakaLevingezindluzawoyise; izinhlokozawoyise,zabalwangenanilamagama ngezinhlokozabo,ababewenzaumsebenziwenkonzo yendlukaJehova,kusukelakwabaneminyakaengamashumi amabilikuyaphezulu
25UDavidewathi:“UJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli unikeabantubakheukuphumula,ukuzebahlale eJerusalemakuzekubephakade;
26NakumaLevi;abasayikuthwalaitabernakelenezitsha zalozenkonzoyalo
27NgokubangokwamazwikaDavideokugcinaamaLevi abalwakusukelakwabaneminyakaengamashumiamabili kuyaphezulu;
28Ngobaisikhundlasawosasingukukhonzaamadodana ka-AronienkonzweniyendlukaJehova,emagcekeni,+ nasemakamelweni,+nasekuhlambululenizonkeizinto ezingcwele+nomsebenziwenkonzoyendlukaNkulunkulu;
29kokubiliokwezinkwazokubukwa,nokwempuphu ecolekileyowomnikelowempuphu,nowamaqebelengwane angenamvubelo,nowokuphekwaepanini, nakowokuthosiwe,nawowonkeuhlobolwesilinganiso nobukhulu;
30nokumanjaloekuseniukubonganokudumisauJehova, kanjalonakusihlwa;
31nokunikelangayoyonkeimihlatsheloyokushiswa kuJehovangamasabatha,nangokwethwasakwenyanga, nangemikhosiemisiweyongenani,njengesiyalezo esiyaliwekubo,phambikukaJehovanjalo;
32Bagcineimfaneloyetendelokuhlangana,nemfanelo yendawoengcwele,nemfaneloyamadodanaka-Aroni abafowaboenkonzweniyendlukaJehova
ISAHLUKO24
1Leziziyizigabazamadodanaka-AroniAmadodanakaAroni:oNadabi,no-Abihu,no-Eleyazare,no-Itamari.
2KephaoNadabino-Abihubafangaphambikukayise, bengenabantwana;
3UDavidewabahlukanisa,noSadokiemadodanenikaEleyazare,no-Ahimelekiemadodanenika-Itamari, ngezikhundlazaboenkonzweniyabo
4Kwafunyanwaemadodanenika-Eleyazareizinhloko eziningikunasemadodanenika-Itamari;bahlukanakanjalo Emadodanenika-Eleyazarekwakukhonaizinhloko eziyishuminesithuphazezindluzawoyise,nasemadodaneni ka-Itamariziyisishiyagalombilingezindluzawoyise
5Bahlukaniswakanjalongenkatho,omunyenomunye; ngobaababusibendluengcwelelababusibendlu kaNkulunkulubabengamadodanakaEleyazarelamadodana kaItamari
6UShemayaindodanakaNethaneli,umbhali,omunye wamaLevi,wabalobaphambikwenkosi,nezikhulu, noSadokiumpristi,no-Ahimelekiindodanaka-Abiyathara, naphambikwezinhlokozawoyisebabapristinamaLevi, kwathathwaindlueyodwaka-Eleyazare,enyeyabaekaItamari.
7InkathoyokuqalayadlauJehoyaribi,neyesibiliuJedaya, 8EyesithathuyadlauHarimi,neyesineeSeorimi,
9EyesihlanuyadlauMalkhiya,neyesithuphauMiyamini, 10eyesikhombisauHakozi,yesishiyagalombiliu-Abiya, 11eyesishiyagalolunyeuJeshuwa,eyeshumiuShekaniya, 12eyeshuminanyeu-Eliyashibi,eyeshuminambili uJakimi, 13eyeshuminantathuuHupha,yeshuminaneuJeshebeya, 14eyeshuminanhlanuuBiliga,yeshuminesithuphauImeri, 15eyeshuminesikhombisauHeziri,eyeshumi nesishiyagalombilie-Afese, 16eyeshuminesishiyagalolunyeuPhethahiya, neyamashumiamabiliuJehezekeli, 17eyamashumiamabilinanyeuJakini,neyamashumi amabilinambiliuGamuli, 18eyamashumiamabilinantathuuDelaya,eyamashumi amabilinaneuMahaziya.
19Lezikwakuyizigabazaboenkonzweniyaboyokungena endlinikaJehovanjengesimisosabongaphansikuka-Aroni uyise,njengobanjeuJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeli wayemyalile
20LawaamanyeamadodanakaLevi:emadodanenikaAmramu;emadodanenikaShubayeli;Jehdeya.
21KuRehabiya:emadodanenikaRehabiya:nguJishiya inhloko
22KumaJisihari:emadodanenikaShelomoti;Jahath.
23AmadodanakaHebroni:nguJeriyainhloko,no-Amariya owesibili,noJahaziyeliowesithathu,noJekameyamu owesine.
24Kumadodanaka-Uziyeli;emadodanenikaMikha: nguMikha;Shamir
25UmfowabokaMika:nguJishiyaemadodanenikaIshiya; uZakariya
26AmadodanakaMerari:ngoMahelinoMushi;amadodana kaJahaziya;Beno.
27AmadodanakaMerarikuJahaziya;uBheno,noShohamu, noZakuri,no-Ibri
28KuMalikwaphumau-Eleyazare,owayengenamadodana. 29KuKishi:indodanakaKishi:nguJerameli
30FuthiamadodanakaMushi:oMaheli,no-Edere, noJerimoti.LawakwakungamadodanaamaLevingezindlu zawoyise
31Nabobenzainkathonjengabafowabo,amadodanakaAroni,phambikukaDavideinkosi,noSadoki,noAhimeleki,nezinhlokozawoyisebabapristinamaLevi, izinhlokozoyisekubafowaboabancane
ISAHLUKO25
1UDavidenezindunazempibasebehlukaniselainkonzo yamadodanaka-Asafa,noHemani,noJeduthuni, ababeyakuprofethangamahabhu,nezingubhu,namasimbali; 2Kumadodanaka-Asafa:oZakuri,noJosefa,noNethaniya, no-Asharela,amadodanaka-Asafangaphansikwezandla zika-Asafa,owayeprofethangokomyalowenkosi
3KuJeduthuni:amadodanakaJeduthuni;oGedaliya,noSeri, noJeshaya,noHashabiya,noMatithiya,beyisithupha, phansikwesandlasikayiseuJeduthuni,owaprofetha ngehabhuukubonganokudumisauJehova
4KuHemani:amadodanakaHemani;uBhukiya, noMathaniya,no-Uziyeli,noShebuweli,noJerimoti, noHananiya,noHanani,no-Eliyatha,noGidaliti,
noRomamiti-Ezeri,noJoshibekasha,noMaloti,noHothiri, noMahaziyoti;
5BonkelabababengamadodanakaHemaniumboni wenkosiemazwinikaNkulunkuluwokuphakamisa uphondo.UNkulunkuluwamnikauHemaniamadodana ayishuminanenamadodakaziamathathu
6Bonkelabababengaphansikwesandlasikayise ekuhlabeleleniendlinikaJehova,namasimbali,nezingubhu, namahabhu,enkonzweniyendlukaNkulunkulu ngokomyalowenkosika-Asafa,noJeduthuni,noHemani
7Inanilabokanyenabafowaboababefundiswe ukuhlabelelauJehova,bonkeababehlakaniphile, lalingamakhuluamabilinamashumiayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalombili
8Benzainkathongomlindo,omncanenjengomkhulu, nokwaziyonokwaziyo.
9Inkathoyokuqalayadlau-Asafaka-Asafa,neyesibili uGedaliya,yenanabafowabonamadodanaakhebeyishumi nambili;
10eyesithathuuZakuri,namadodanaakhenabafowabo, beyishuminambili;
11Eyesineu-Iziri,namadodanaakhenabafowabo, beyishuminambili;
12eyesihlanuuNethaniya,namadodanaakhenabafowabo, beyishuminambili;
13eyesithuphayadlauBukiya,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili;
14eyesikhombisauJesharela,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili;
15eyesishiyagalombiliyadlauJeshaya,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili;
16eyesishiyagalolunyeyadlauMathaniya,namadodana akhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 17EyeshumiuShimeyi,namadodanaakhenabafowabo, beyishuminambili;
18eyeshuminanyeu-Azareli,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 19EyeshuminambiliuHashabiya,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 20EyeshuminantathuuShubayeli,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 21eyeshuminaneuMatithiya,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 22eyeshuminanhlanuuJeremoti,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 23eyeshuminesithuphauHananiya,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 24eyeshuminesikhombisauJoshibekasha,namadodana akhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 25eyeshuminesishiyagalombiliuHanani,namadodana akhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 26eyeshuminesishiyagalolunyeuMaloti,namadodana akhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 27eyamashumiamabiliu-Eliyatha,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili;
28eyamashumiamabilinanyeuHothiri,namadodanaakhe nabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 29eyamashumiamabilinambiliuGidaliti,namadodana akhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili; 30eyamashumiamabilinantathuuMahaziyoti, namadodanaakhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili;
31eyamashumiamabilinaneuRomamitiEzeri, namadodanaakhenabafowabo,beyishuminambili.
ISAHLUKO26
1Izigabazabalindisangozaziyilezi:kumaKorahi: nguMeshelemiyaindodanakaKoreemadodanenika-Asafa 2AmadodanakaMeshelemiya:nguZakariyaizibulo, noJediyayeliowesibili,noZebadiyaowesithathu, noJatheniyeliowesine, 3uElamuowesihlanu,uJohananiowesithupha, uEliyohenayiowesikhombisa
4Amadodanaka-ObedeEdomi:nguShemayaizibulo, noJehozabadiowesibili,noJowaowesithathu,noSakari owesine,noNethaneliowesihlanu;
5no-Amiyeliowesithupha,no-Isakareowesikhombisa, noPhewuthayiowesishiyagalombili,ngokubauNkulunkulu wambusisa
6KuShemayaindodanayakhekwazalelwaamadodana abusaendlinikayise,ngokubaayengamaqhaweanamandla 7AmadodanakaShemaya;o-Otheni,noRefayeli,no-Obede, no-Elizabadi,nabafowabobabengamadodaanamandla,oElihunoSemakiya
8Bonkelabobabengamadodanaka-ObedeEdomi,bona namadodanaabonabafowabo,amadodaanamandla enkonzweni,bebengamashumiayisithuphanambilikuObedeEdomi
9UMeshelemiyawayenamadodananabafowabo,amadoda anamandla,ishuminesishiyagalombili
10UHosawabantwanabakwaMerariwayenamadodana; USimriinhloko,(ngokubawayengelonaizibulo,nokho uyisewamenzainhloko;)
11noHilikiyaowesibili,noThebaliyaowesithathu, noZakariyaowesine;onkeamadodananabafowabo bakaHosababeyishuminantathu
12Phakathikwalezokwakukhonaizigabazabalindisango, izinhlokozabantu,benezimfaneloomunyekomunye ukukhonzaendlinikaJehova
13Benzainkathongesango,abancanenabakhulu ngokwezindluzawoyise.
14InkathoyasempumalangayadlauShelemiyaBase benzainkathongoZakariyaindodanayakhe,umeluleki ohlakaniphileyo;inkathoyakheyaphumelaenyakatho.
15Ku-ObedeEdomingaseningizimu;namadodanaakhe indluyase-Asuphimi
16EkaShuphiminoHosayadlainkathongasentshonalanga, nesangoleShaleketingasemendweniokhuphukayo, umlindoumalunganomlindo.
17NgasempumalangaayekhonaamaLeviayisithupha, ngasenyakathoemanengosuku,ngaseningizimuemane ngosuku,nase-Asuphimiemabilingamabili
18EPharibaringasentshonalangababebaneemendweni, babiliePharibari
19Leziziyizigabazabalindisangophakathikwamadodana kaKorenakumadodanakaMerari
20KumaLeviu-Ahiyawayephetheingceboyendlu kaNkulunkulunengceboyezintoezingcwele.
21NgokuqondenenamadodanakaLadani;Amadodana amaGereshoniakwaLadani,izinhlokozawoyise bakwaLadaniumGereshoni,kwakunguJehiyeli.
22AmadodanakaJehiyeli;uZethamunoJoweliumfowabo ababephetheingceboyendlukaJehova
23kuma-Amramu,namaJisihari,namaHebroni,namaUziyeli; 24UShebhuweliindodanakaGereshomuindodanakaMose wayephetheingcebo.
25Nabafowaboku-Eliyezeri;uRehabiyaindodanayakhe, noJeshayaindodanayakhe,noJoramuindodanayakhe, noZikiriindodanayakhe,noShelomotiindodanayakhe
26YenauShelomotinabafowabobabephetheyonke ingceboyezintoezingcwele,uDavideinkosi,nezinhloko zawoyise,nezindunazezinkulungwanenezamakhulu, nezindunazempi
27Empangweniezuziweyoezimpinibakungcwelisela ukulungisaindlukaJehova.
28nakhokonkeuSamuweliumboni,noSawuleindodana kaKishi,no-AbineriindodanakaNeri,noJowabeindodana kaSeruyaababekungcwelisile;+nomaubani owayengcwelisilenomayiniyayingaphansikwesandla sikaShelomoti+nabafowabo
29KumaJisihariuKhenaniyanamadodanaakhe babengomsebenziwangaphandlekwa-Israyeli,izinduna nabahluleli
30KumaHebron,uHashabhiyanabafowabo,amaqhawe anamandla,iwakaelinamakhuluasixhenxe,babephetheuIsrayelinganenokweJordaningasentshonalanga emsebenziniwonkekaJehovanasenkonzweniyenkosi.
31KumaHebronikwakukhonauJeriyainhloko,phakathi kwamaHebroni,ngokwezizukulwanezawoyise NgomnyakawamashumiamanewokubusakukaDavide bafunwa,kwafunyanwaphakathikwaboamaqhawe anamandlaeJazeriyakwaGileyadi
32Abafowabo,amaqhaweanamandla,babe yizinkulungwaneezimbilinamakhuluayisikhombisa, izinhlokozezindluzoyise,inkosiuDavideeyabamisa phezukwabakwaRubeni,nabakwaGadi,nenxenyeyesizwe sakwaManase,kuzozonkeizindabazikaNkulunkulu nasezindabenizenkosi
ISAHLUKO27
1Abantwanabakwa-Israyelingokomumowabo,izinhloko zawoyise,nezindunazezinkulungwanenezamakhulu, nezindunazaboezikhonzainkosikuzozonkeizindaba zezigaba,ezingenaneziphumainyanganenyangakuzo zonkeizinyangazomnyaka,isigabangasinyebabe yizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinane
2Phezukwesigabasokuqalangenyangayokuqala inguYashobhehamunyanakaZabidiyeli;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka.
3KubantwanabakwaPheresikwakukhonainhlokoyazo zonkeizindunazempingenyangayokuqala
4PhezukwesigabasenyangayesibilikwakunguDodayi umAhohi,nesigabasakheinguMikiloti;eqelenilakhe kwakukhonaizinkulungwaneezingamashumiamabilinane
5Indunayesithathuyempingenyangayesithathu kwakunguBenayaindodanakaJehoyadaumpristiomkhulu; esigabenisakhekukhonaabayizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinane.
6NguyelowouBhenayaowayenamandlaphakathi kwabangamashumiamathathu,ephethekwabangamashumi amathathu;
7OwesinengenyangayesineibinguAsaheliumfowabo kaYowabhi,noZebhadiyaindodanayakheemvakwakhe; eqelenilakheibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka 8Owesihlanuumthethelingenyangayesihlanu ibinguShamhutiumIzra;eqelenilakheibingamashumi amabinianamaneamawaka
9OwesithandathungenyangayesithandathuibinguIra unyanaka-IkeshewaseTekowa;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka
10Owesikhombisangenyangayesikhombisa kwakunguHeletseumPheloniwabantwanabakwa-Efrayimi; esigabenisakhekwakukhonaizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinane.
11Owesishiyagalombilingenyangayesishiyagalombili ibinguSibhekayiumHushatiwakumaZera;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka.
12OwesithobangenyangayesithobaibinguAbhiyezere waseAnatoti,wakumaBhenjamin;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka.
13OweshumingenyangayeshumiibinguMaharayi umNetofawakumaZera;eqelenilakheibingamashumi amabinianamaneamawaka.
14Oweshuminanyengenyangayeshuminanye kwakunguBhenayaumPirathoniwabantwanabakwaEfrayimi;esigabenisakhekwakukhonaizinkulungwane ezingamashumiamabilinane
15Oweshuminambilingenyangayeshuminambili ibinguHeledayiumNetofaka-Otheniyeli;eqelenilakhe ibingamashumiamabinianamaneamawaka
16Phezukwezizwezakwa-Israyeli:kwabakwaRubeni kwakungu-Eliyezeri indodana kaZikiri; kwabakwaSimeyoninguShefathiyaindodanakaMahakha; 17KumaLevi,uHashabiyaindodanakaKemuweli;kumaAroni:nguSadoki; 18kwaJuda:ngu-Elihu,omunyewabafowabobakaDavide; kwa-Isakare:ngu-OmriindodanakaMikayeli; 19KwaZebuloningu-Ishmayaindodanaka-Obadiya, kwaNafetali:nguJerimotiindodanaka-Aziriyeli; 20Kubantwanabakwa-Efrayimi:nguHosheyaindodana ka-Azaziya; 21enxenyeniyesizwesakwaManasekwaGileyadi:ngu-Ido indodanakaZakariya;kwaBenjamini:nguJahasiyeli indodanaka-Abineri; 22KwaDani,u-AzareliindodanakaJerohamuLezi kwakuyizikhuluzezizwezakwa-Israyeli
23KephauDavideakabalangaumumowabokusukela kwabaneminyakaengamashumiamabilinangaphansi, ngokubauJehovawayeshiloukuthiuyakwandisau-Israyeli abengangezinkanyezizezulu
24UJowabeindodanakaSeruyawaqalaukubala,kepha akaqedanga,ngokubakwabakhonaulakaku-Israyeli ngalokho;nenanialifakwangaencwadiniyezindaba zemihlangemihlayenkosiuDavide
25Owayephetheingceboyenkosikwakungu-Azimaveti indodanaka-Adiyeli; 26Phezukwabenzaumsebenziwasensiminiwokulima umhlabathikwakungu-EziriindodanakaKelubi; 27OwayephetheizivinikwakunguShimeyiumRama; 28Owayephetheiminqumonemithombeeyayisemathafeni kwakunguBhali-hananiumGederi;
29OwayephetheimihlambieyayiklabaeSharoni kwakunguShitirayiumSharoni,nemihlambi eyayisezigodinikwakunguShafatiindodanaka-Adilayi;
30Owayephetheamakamelakwakungu-ObiliwakwaIshmayeli;
31OwayephetheimihlambikwakunguJaziziumHagiri Bonkelabababengababusibempahlaeyayingeyenkosi uDavide.
32UJonathaniuyisekazikaDavidewayengumluleki, indodaehlakaniphileyonombhali;uJehiyeliindodana kaHakimoniwayenamadodanaenkosi;
33u-Ahithofeliwayengumlulekiwenkosi,noHushayi umArkiwayengumnganewenkosi;
34Emvakuka-AhithofelikwakunguJehoyadaindodana kaBenayano-Abiyathara;indunayempiyenkosi kwakunguJowabe.
ISAHLUKO28
1UDavidawasebuthanisazonkeiziphathamandla zakoIsrayeli,iziphathamandlazezizwe,lezinduna zamaviyoezazikhonzainkosingezigaba,lezinduna zezinkulungwane,lezindunazamakhulu,lezindunaphezu kwayoyonkeimpahlalempahlayenkosilezamadodanaayo, lezinduna,lamaqhawe,lamaqhawewonkeeJerusalema.
2UDavideinkosiwemangezinyawozakhe,wathi: “Ngizweni,bazalwanebaminabantubami:Mina-ke, ngasenhliziyweniyamiukubangakhelaumphongolo wesivumelwanosikaJehovaindluyokuphumula, nesenabelosezinyawozikaNkulunkuluwethu,ngase ngilungiseleukwakha;
3KephauNkulunkuluwathikimi:‘Awuyikwakhelaigama lamiindlu,ngokubauyindodayempi,uchithileigazi
4NokhouJehovauNkulunkuluka-Israyeliwangikhetha kuyoyonkeindlukababaukubangibeyinkosikwa-Israyeli kuzekubephakade,ngobaukhetheuJudaukubaabe ngumbusi;nendlukaJuda,indlukababa;phakathi kwamadodanakababawangithandaukungibekainkosi phezukukaIsrayeliwonke
5Kuwowonkeamadodanaami,ngokubauJehovaunginike amadodanaamaningi,ukhetheuSolomoniindodanayami ukubaahlaleesihlalwenisobukhosisombusokaJehova kwa-Israyeli.
6Wathikimi:‘USolomoniindodanayakhonguye oyakwakhaindluyaminamagcekeami,ngokuba ngimkhethileukubaabeyindodanayami,minangibe nguyise
7Ngiyakuqinisaumbusowakhekuzekubephakade,uma eqiniselaukwenzaimiyaloyaminezahlulelozami njenganamuhla
8Ngalokhoemehlwenika-Israyeliwonke,inhlangano kaJehovanasezindlebenizikaNkulunkuluwethu,gcinani nifuneyonkeimiyalokaJehovauNkulunkuluwenu,ukuze nilidlelelizweelihle,nilishiyelibeyifalabantwanabenu emvakwenukuzekubephakade
9“Kephawena,ndodanayami,Solomoni,yazi uNkulunkulukayihlo,umkhonzengenhliziyoepheleleyo nangenhliziyoevumayo,ngokubauJehovauhlolazonke izinhliziyo,uqondazonkeizizindlozemicabango;uma umfuna,uyakufunyanwanguwe;kephaumaumshiya, uyakulahlakuzekubephakade
10Qaphelanimanje;ngokubauJehovaukukhethileukuba wakheindluyendluengcwele;qina,ukwenze.
11UDavidewanikauSolomoniindodanayakheisifanekiso sompheme,nesezindluzalo,nengceboyalo,nesamakamelo aloangaphezulu,nesamakameloaloangaphakathi, nesesihlalosomusa;
12nesibonelosakhokonkeayenakhongoMoya, samagcekeendlukaJehova,nesawowonkeamakamelo okuzungeza,nengceboyendlukaNkulunkulu,neyengcebo yezintoezingcwele;
13nezigabazabapristinamaLevi,nezawowonke umsebenziwenkonzoyendlukaJehova,nezazozonke izitshazenkonzoyendlukaJehova.
14Wanikelangegolidengesisindosezintozegolide, lezitshazonkezenkonzoyonke;nesilivalazozonkeizinto zesilivangesisindo,lazozonkeizintozenkonzongenkonzo; 15yebo,isisindosezintizezibanizegolide,nezibanizazo zegolide,ngesisindosalolonalololuthilwesibaninezibani zalo,nezintizezibanizesilivangesisindo,nezothilwezibani nezibanizalonjengomsebenziwalolonkeuthilwesibani 16Ngesisindowalethaigolidelamatafulaezinkwa zokubukwa,awetafulangalinye;kanjalonesiliva lamatafulaesiliva;
17negolideelicwengekileyolezingwegwe,nezitsha, nezindebe;kanjalonesilivangesisindosawowonke umcengeziwesiliva;
18ne-altarelempephongesisindosegolideelicwengekileyo; nesifanekisosenqolayamakherubi*eyelulaamaphikoawo, asibekelaumphongolowesivumelwanosikaJehova
19“Konkelokho,”kushouDavide,“uJehovawangiqondisa ngokulotshwangesandlasakhephezukwami,yonke imisebenziyalesisifanekiso
20UDavidewathikuSolomoniindodanayakhe:“Qina, umeisibindi,ukwenze;ungesabi,ungapheliamandla, ngokubauJehovauNkulunkulu,yebo,uNkulunkuluwami, unawe;akayikukuyeka,akayikukuyeka,uzeuqedewonke umsebenziwenkonzoyendlukaJehova.
21Bheka,izigabazabapristinamaLeviziyakubanawe kuyoyonkeinkonzoyendlukaNkulunkulu,zibenawe kuwowonkeumsebenziwonkeohlakaniphileyoothanda umsebenziwanomayimuphiumsebenzi,nezikhulunabo bonkeabantubayakulalelaumyalowakho
ISAHLUKO29
1UDavideinkosiwathikulolonkeibandla:“USolomoni indodanayami,yenayedwauNkulunkuluamkhethileyo, usemusha,uthambile,nomsebenzimkhulu,ngokuba isigodloasisonaesomuntu,ngekaJehovauNkulunkulu 2Manjengawowonkeamandlaamingilungiseleindlu kaNkulunkuluwamiigolidelezintozokwenziwangegolide, nesilivalezintozesiliva,nethusilezintozethusi,insimbiibe ngeyensimbi,nemithiyokhuni;amatshee-shohamu, namatsheokufakwa,amatsheakhazimulayo,nangemibala ehlukahlukene,nazozonkeizinhlobozamatsheanenani, namatsheetshelemabulangobuningi 3Futhi,njengobangiyengayithandaindlukaNkulunkulu wami,nginenzuzoyami,igolidenesiliva,engiyinikeindlu kaNkulunkuluwamingaphezukwakhokonke engiyilungiseleindluengcwele; 4amatalentaayizinkulungwaneezintathuegolide,igolide lase-Ofiri,namatalentaayizinkulungwaneeziyisikhombisa
esilivaelicwengekileyo,ukuzekunamekwengazo izindongazezindlu.
5Igolidelezintozegolide,nesilivalezintozesiliva,nawo wonkeumsebenziowenziwangezandlazabangcweti. Ngubani-keothandaukungcwelisainkonzoyakhenamuhla kuJehovana?
6Izinhlokozawoyise,nezikhuluzezizwezakwa-Israyeli, nezindunazezinkulungwanenezamakhulukanyenababusi bomsebenziwenkosibanikelangenhliziyo;
7YanikelaenkonzweniyendlukaNkulunkuluigolide, amathalentaayizinkulungwaneeziyisihlanu,namadarike ayizinkulungwaneeziyishumi,namatalenta ayizinkulungwaneeziyishumiesiliva,namatalenta ayizinkulungwaneeziyishuminesishiyagalombiliethusi, namatalentaayizinkulungwaneeziyikhuluensimbi
8Labookwatholwakuboamatsheayigugubawanikela engcebweniyendlukaJehovaesandlenisikaJehiyeli umGereshoni
9Abantubasebethokozangokunikelakwabongenhliziyo, ngobabanikelangenhliziyoepheleleyokuJehova;loDavida inkosilayewathokozangentokozoenkulu
10UDavidewambongauJehovaphambikwebandlalonke; uDavidewathi:“MawubongwewenaJehovaNkulunkulu ka-Israyeliubabakuzekubephakadenaphakade
11Ngobakho,Jehova,ubukhulu,namandla,nenkazimulo, nokunqoba,nobukhosi,ngokubakonkeokusezulwini nasemhlabenikungokwakho;ngowakhoumbuso,Jehova, uphakemeuyinhlokophezukwakhokonke.
12Ingcebonodumokuvelakuwe,wenaubusaphezu kwakhokonke;esandlenisakhokukhonaamandla namandla;esandlenisakhokukhonaukukhulisanokunika bonkeamandla
13Ngalokho,Nkulunkuluwethu,siyakubonga, siyalidumisaigamalakhoelitusekayo.
14“Kodwangingubanimina,futhibayiniabantubami, ukubasibenamandlaokunikelangenhliziyoengakana? ngokubazonkeizintozivelakuwe,sikunikaokuvela kokwakho
15Ngokubasingabafokaziphambikwakhonezihambi njengabobonkeobaba;izinsukuzethuemhlabeni zinjengethunzi,nethembaalikho
16JehovaNkulunkuluwethu,zonkelezinqwaba esizilungiseleukwakhelaigamalakhoelingcweleindlu, zivelaesandlenisakho,zonkezingezakho
17Ngiyazi,Nkulunkuluwami,ukuthiuhlolainhliziyo, uthandaubuqotho.Mina-ke,ngobuqothobenhliziyoyami nginikelengokuthokozazonkelezizinto;
18OJehova,Nkulunkuluka-Abrahama,no-Isaka,noIsrayeli,obababethu,kugcinelokhukuzekubephakade emicabangweniyemicabangoyenhliziyoyabantubakho, ulungiseizinhliziyozabokuwe
19UnikeuSolomoniindodanayamiinhliziyoepheleleyo yokugcinaimiyaloyakho,nobufakazibakho,nezimiso zakho,nokwenzazonkelezizinto,akheisigodlo engisilungiselelesona
20UDavidawasesithikulolonkeibandla:Khathesi bonganiuJehovauNkulunkuluwenu.Inhlanganoyonke yambongauJehovauNkulunkuluwawoyise,bakhothamisa amakhandaabo,bakhulekakuJehovanasenkosini
21BahlabelauJehovaimihlatshelo,banikelangeminikelo yokushiswakuJehovangangomusoemvakwalolosuku, izinkunzieziyinkulungwane,nezinqamaeziyinkulungwane,
namawundluayinkulungwanekanyeneminikeloyakho yokuphuzwa,nemihlatsheloeminingika-Israyeliwonke; 22Badla,baphuzaphambikukaJehovangalolosuku ngokuthokozaokukhulu.BasebembekauSolomoni indodanakaDavideinkosingokwesibili,bamgcobela uJehovaukubaabengumbusiomkhulu,noSadokiabe ngumpristi
23USolomoniwayesehlalaesihlalwenisobukhosi sikaJehovanjengenkosiesikhundlenisikaDavideuyise, wabanenhlanhla;wonkeu-Israyeliwamlalela
24Zonkeizikhulu,namaqhawe,nawoonkeamadodana enkosiuDavidebazithobaphansikukaSolomoniinkosi 25UJehovawamkhulisauSolomonikakhuluemehlweni abobonkeabakwa-Israyeli,wabekaphezukwakhe isithunzisobukhosiesingazangesibekhonanakuyiphi inkosiyakwa-Israyelingaphambikwakhe.
26UDavidaindodanakaJesewabusaphezukukaIsrayeli wonke
27Isikhathiabusangasophezukuka-Israyeli sasiyiminyakaengamashumiamane;iminyaka eyisikhombisawabusaeHebroni,futhiwabusaiminyaka engamashumiamathathunantathueJerusalema.
28Wafaesemdala,esanelisiweyizinsukunengcebo nodumo;uSolomoniindodanayakhewabayinkosi esikhundlenisakhe.
29IzindabazikaDavideinkosi,ezokuqalanezokugcina, bheka,zilotshiweencwadinikaSamuweliumboni, nasencwadinikaNathaniumprofethi,nasencwadinikaGadi umboni,
30kanyenakhokonkeukubusakwakhenamandlaakhe, nezikhathiezedlulayena,no-Israyeli,naphezukwayo yonkeimibusoyamazwe