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1 Amadodana kaLevi yila:
nguGeshoni, loKhohathi, kanye loMerari.
2 Amadodana kaKhohathi yila:
ngu-Amramu, lo-Izihari, loHebhroni kanye lo-Uziyeli.
3 Abantwana baka-Amramu yilaba:
ngu-Aroni, loMosi kanye loMiriyemu.
Amadodana ka-Aroni yila:
nguNadabi, lo-Abhihu lo-Eliyazari lo-Ithamari.
4 U-Eliyazari wayenguyise kaFinehasi,
uFinehasi enguyise ka-Abhishuwa,
5 u-Abhishuwa enguyise kaBhukhi,
uBhukhi enguyise ka-Uzi,
6 u-Uzi enguyise kaZerahiya,
uZerahiya enguyise kaMerayothi,
7 uMerayothi enguyise ka-Amariya,
u-Amariya enguyise ka-Ahithubi,
8 u-Ahithubi enguyise kaZadokhi,
uZadokhi enguyise ka-Ahimazi,
9 u-Ahimazi enguyise ka-Azariya,
u-Azariya enguyise kaJohanani,
10 uJohanani enguyise ka-Azariya;
nguye lo owayengumphristi ethempelini elakhiwa nguSolomoni eJerusalema.
11 U-Azariya enguyise ka-Amariya,
u-Amariya enguyise ka-Ahithubi,
12 u-Ahithubi enguyise kaZadokhi,
uZadokhi enguyise kaShalumi,
13 uShalumi enguyise kaHilikhiya,
uHilikhiya enguyise ka-Azariya,
14 u-Azariya enguyise kaSeraya,
uSeraya enguyise kaJozadaki.
15 UJozadaki wathunjwa lapho uThixo athumba abakoJuda labaseJerusalema ngesandla sikaNebhukhadineza.
16 Amadodana kaLevi yila:
nguGeshoni, loKhohathi kanye loMerari.
17 Nanka amabizo amadodana kaGeshoni:
nguLibhini loShimeyi.
18 Amadodana kaKhohathi yila:
ngu-Amramu, lo-Izihari, loHebhroni kanye lo-Uziyeli.
19 Amadodana kaMerari yila:
nguMahili loMushi.
Laba babelusendo lwabaLevi behlelwe ngoluhlu lwaboyise:
20 AbakaGeshoni yilaba:
nguLibhini indodana yakhe, loJahathi indodana yakhe,
loZima indodana yakhe, 21 loJowa indodana yakhe,
lo-Ido indodana yakhe, loZera indodana yakhe kanye
loJeyatherayi indodana yakhe.
22 Abosendo lukaKhohathi yilaba:
ngu-Aminadabi indodana yakhe, loKhora indodana yakhe,
lo-Asiri indodana yakhe, 23 lo-Elikhana
lo-Ebhiyasafi indodana yakhe lo-Asiri indodana yakhe,
24 loThahathi indodana yakhe, lo-Uriyeli indodana yakhe,
lo-Uziya indodana yakhe kanye loShawuli indodana yakhe.
25 Abosendo luka-Elikhana yilaba:
ngu-Amasayi, lo-Ahimothi,
26 lo-Elikhana indodana yakhe, loZofayi indodana yakhe,
loNahathi indodana yakhe, 27 lo-Eliyabi indodana yakhe,
loJerohamu indodana yakhe, lo-Elikhana indodana yakhe kanye
loSamuyeli indodana yakhe.
28 Amadodana kaSamuyeli ayeyila:
uVashini izibulo
lo-Abhija indodana yesibili.
29 Abosendo lukaMerari yilaba:
nguMahili, loLibhini indodana yakhe,
loShimeyi indodana yakhe, lo-Uza indodana yakhe,
30 loShimeya indodana yakhe, loHagiya indodana yakhe kanye
lo-Asaya indodana yakhe.
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31 Laba yibo abakhethwa nguDavida ukuphatha ukuhlabelela endlini
33 Bona ababekhethelwe lowomsebenzi kanye lamadodana abo yilaba:
Kwabendlu kaKhohathi yilaba:
nguHemani umhlabeleli,
indodana kaJoweli, indodana kaSamuyeli
34 indodana ka-Elikhana, indodana kaJerohamu,
indodana ka-Eliyeli, indodana kaThowa,
35 indodana kaZufi, indodana ka-Elikhana,
indodana kaMahathi, indodana ka-Amasayi,
36 indodana ka-Elikhana, indodana kaJoweli,
indodana ka-Azariya, indodana kaZefaniya
37 indodana kaThahathi, indodana ka-Asiri,
indodana ka-Ebhiyasafi, indodana kaKhora,
38 indodana ka-Izihari, indodana kaKhohathi,
indodana kaLevi, indodana ka-Israyeli.
39 U-Asafi umkhula kaHemani owasebenza laye ngasesandleni sakhe sokudla:
U-Asafi indodana kaBherekhiya, indodana kaShimeya,
40 indodana kaMikhayeli, indodana kaBhaseya,
indodana kaMalikhija, 41 indodana ka-Ethini,
indodana kaZera, indodana ka-Adaya,
42 indodana ka-Ethani, indodana kaZima,
indodana kaShimeyi, 43 indodana kaJahathi,
indodana kaGeshoni, indodana kaLevi;
44 kanti njalo kubakhula babo amaMerari kwesenxele isandla sakhe yilaba:
ngu-Ethani indodana kaKhishi, indodana ka-Abhidi,
indodana kaMaluki, 45 indodana kaHashabhiya,
indodana ka-Amaziya, indodana kaHilikhiya,
46 indodana ka-Amizi, indodana kaBhani,
indodana kaShemeri, 47 indodana kaMahili,
indodana kaMushi, indodana kaMerari,
indodana kaLevi.
48 Abafowabo kubaLevi babephiwe yonke eminye imisebenzi ethabanikeleni, endlini kaNkulunkulu. 49 Kodwa u-Aroni labosendo lwakhe yibo ababesethula iminikelo yokutshiswa e-alithareni kanye lase-alithareni lempepha lakho konke okwakusenziwa eNdaweni eNgcwele kakhulu, becelela u-Israyeli umusa, njengalokhu uMosi inceku kaNkulunkulu yayitshilo.
50 Laba ngabosendo luka-Aroni:
ngu-Eliyazari indodana yakhe, loFinehasi indodana yakhe,
lo-Abhishuwa indodana yakhe, 51 loBhukhi indodana yakhe,
lo-Uzi indodana yakhe, loZerahiya indodana yakhe,
52 loMerayothi indodana yakhe, lo-Amariya indodana yakhe,
lo-Ahithubi indodana yakhe, 53 loZadokhi indodana yakhe kanye
lo-Ahimazi indodana yakhe.
54 Imizi ababehlezi kiyo kuselizweni ababeliphiwe (yimizi eyayiphiwe abosendo luka-Aroni beyinzalo kaKhohathi, ngoba isabelo sakuqala sasingesabo) yile:
55 Babephiwe iHebhroni koJuda lamadlelo akhona. 56 Kodwa amasimu lemizana eyayiseduzane ledolobho kwaphiwa uKhalebi indodana kaJefune. 57 Ngakho abosendo luka-Aroni baphiwa iHebhroni (umuzi wokuphephela), leLibhina, leJathiri, le-Eshithemowa, 58 leHileni, leDebhiri, 59 le-Ashani, leJuta leBhethi-Shemeshi, ndawonye lamadlelo akhona.
60 Esizwaneni sikaBhenjamini baphiwa iGibhiyoni, leGebha, le-Alemethi le-Anathothi, kanye lamadlelo akhona.
Imizi eyaphiwa amaKhohathi yayilitshumi lantathu.
61 Abaseleyo bamaKhohathi baphiwa imizi elitshumi beyingxenye yendlu yesizwana sikaManase.
62 Abosendo lukaGeshoni, indlu ngendlu, baphiwa imizi elitshumi lemithathu ezizwaneni zako-Isakhari, ko-Asheri lakoNafithali, kanye lengxenye yesizwana sikaManase esiseBhashani.
63 Abosendo lukaMerari, indlu ngendlu, baphiwa imizi elitshumi lambili esizwaneni sikaRubheni, lesikaGadi lesikaZebhuluni.
64 Ngakho yiyo imizi lamadlelo ayo eyaphiwa abaLevi ngama-Israyeli.
65 Esizwaneni sakoJuda, lesakoSimiyoni loBhenjamini baphiwa imizi esike yaqanjwa.
66 Amanye amaKhohathi aphiwa imizi elizweni lesizwana sika-Efrayimi.
67 Elizweni lamaqaqa lika-Efrayimi baphiwa iShekhemu (umuzi wokuphephela) leGezeri, 68 leJokhimeyamu, leBhethi-Horoni, 69 le-Ayijaloni leGathi-Rimoni, kanye lamadlelo akhona.
70 Engxenyeni yesizwana sikaManase abako-Israyeli, banika insalela yamaKhohathi, i-Aneri leBhileyamu kanye lamadlelo akhona.
71 AmaGeshoni azuza lezindawo:
Kwabosendo lwengxenye yesizwana sikaManase bazuza iGolani eBhashani kanye le-Ashitharothi, ndawonye lamadlelo akhona;
72 esizwaneni sika-Isakhari bazuza iKhedeshi, leDabherathi, 73 leRamothi le-Anema lamadlelo akhona;
74 esizwaneni sika-Asheri bazuza iMashali, le-Abhidoni, 75 leHukhokhi leRehobhi, kanye lamadlelo akhona;
76 esizwaneni sikaNafithali bazuza iKhedeshi eGalile, leHamoni, leKhiriyathayimi kanye lamadlelo akhona.
77 AmaMerari (insalela yabaLevi) aphiwa kanje:
esizwaneni sikaZebhuluni azuza iJokhiniyamu, iKhatha, iRimoni leThabhori, kanye lamadlelo akhona;
78 esizwaneni sikaRubheni ngaphetsheya kweJodani ngempumalanga yeJerikho azuza iBhezeri enkangala, leJahazi, 79 leKhedemothi kanye leMefahathi lamadlelo akhona;
80 lasesizwaneni sikaGadi azuza iRamothi eGiliyadi, leMahanayimi, 81 leHeshibhoni, leJazeri, kanye lamadlelo akhona.
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