Eyokuqala YeziKronike

6 Amadodana kaLevi + kwakunguGereshoni, uKohati + noMerari. + 2 Amadodana kaKohati kwakungu-Amramu, u-Izihari, + uHebroni no-Uziyeli. + 3 Abantwana* baka-Amramu + kwakungu-Aroni, + uMose + noMiriyamu. + Amadodana ka-Aroni kwakunguNadabi, u-Abhihu, + u-Eleyazare + no-Itamari. + 4 U-Eleyazare wazala uFinehasi; + uFinehasi wazala u-Abhishuwa. 5 U-Abhishuwa wazala uBhuki; uBhuki wazala u-Uzi. 6 U-Uzi wazala uZeraya; uZeraya wazala uMerayoti. 7 UMerayoti wazala u-Amariya; u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi. + 8 U-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki; + uZadoki wazala u-Ahimahazi. + 9 U-Ahimahazi wazala u-Azariya; u-Azariya wazala uJohanani. 10 UJohanani wazala u-Azariya. Waba umpristi endlini eyakhiwa uSolomoni eJerusalema.

11 U-Azariya wazala u-Amariya; u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi. 12 U-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki; + uZadoki wazala uShalumi. 13 UShalumi wazala uHilikiya; + uHilikiya wazala u-Azariya. 14 U-Azariya wazala uSeraya; + uSeraya wazala uJehozadaki. + 15 UJehozadaki wadingiswa ngesikhathi uJehova eyisa uJuda neJerusalema ekudingisweni ngesandla sikaNebukhadinezari.

16 Amadodana kaLevi kwakunguGereshomu,* uKohati noMerari. 17 Yilawa amagama amadodana kaGereshomu: ULibhini noShimeyi. + 18 Amadodana kaKohati kwakungu-Amramu, u-Izihari, uHebroni no-Uziyeli. + 19 Amadodana kaMerari kwakunguMaheli noMushi.

Nansi imindeni yamaLevi ngokokhokho bawo: + 20 KuGereshomu, + uLibhini indodana yakhe, uJahati oyindodana yakhe, uZima oyindodana yakhe, 21 uJowa oyindodana yakhe, u-Ido oyindodana yakhe, uZera oyindodana yakhe, uJewatherayi oyindodana yakhe. 22 UKohati wazala u-Aminadaba, u-Aminadaba wazala uKhora, + uKhora wazala u-Asiri, 23 u-Asiri wazala u-Elkana, u-Elkana wazala u-Ebhiyasafa, + u-Ebhiyasafa wazala u-Asiri, 24 u-Asiri wazala uThahati, uThahati wazala u-Uriyeli, u-Uriyeli wazala u-Uziya, u-Uziya wazala uShawule. 25 Amadodana ka-Elkana kwakungu-Amasayi no-Ahimoti. 26 Ngokuqondene no-Elkana, indodana* yakhe kwakunguZofayi, uZofayi wazala uNahati, 27 uNahati wazala u-Eliyabe, u-Eliyabe wazala uJerohamu, uJerohamu wazala u-Elkana. + 28 Amadodana kaSamuweli + kwakuyizibulo uJoweli, eyesibili kungu-Abhiya. + 29 Indodana* kaMerari kwakunguMaheli, + uMaheli wazala uLibhini, uLibhini wazala uShimeyi, uShimeyi wazala u-Uza, 30 u-Uza wazala uShimeya, uShimeya wazala uHagiya, uHagiya wazala u-Asaya.

31 Laba yibo uDavide abamisa ukuba baqondise umculo endlini kaJehova ngemva kokuba uMphongolo usubekwe khona. + 32 Yibona ababecula etabernakele letende lokuhlangana kwaze kwaba yilapho uSolomoni akha indlu kaJehova eJerusalema, + futhi benza umsebenzi wabo njengoba babeyaliwe. + 33 Yilawa amadoda ayekhonza namadodana awo: KumaKohati, uHemani + umhlabeleli, oyindodana kaJoweli, + oyindodana kaSamuweli, 34 oyindodana ka-Elkana, + oyindodana kaJerohamu, oyindodana ka-Eliyeli, oyindodana kaThowa, 35 oyindodana kaZufi, oyindodana ka-Elkana, oyindodana kaMahati, oyindodana ka-Amasayi, 36 oyindodana ka-Elkana, oyindodana kaJoweli, oyindodana ka-Azariya, oyindodana kaZefaniya, 37 oyindodana kaThahati, oyindodana ka-Asiri, oyindodana ka-Ebhiyasafa, oyindodana kaKhora, 38 oyindodana ka-Izihari, oyindodana kaKohati, oyindodana kaLevi, oyindodana ka-Israyeli.

39 Umfowabo* u-Asafa + wama ngakwesokudla sikaHemani; u-Asafa wayeyindodana kaBherekiya, oyindodana kaShimeya, 40 oyindodana kaMikayeli, oyindodana kaBhahaseya, oyindodana kaMalikhiya, 41 oyindodana ka-Ethini, oyindodana kaZera, oyindodana ka-Adaya, 42 oyindodana ka-Ethani, oyindodana kaZima, oyindodana kaShimeyi, 43 oyindodana kaJahati, oyindodana kaGereshomu, oyindodana kaLevi.

44 Ozalweni lukaMerari, + abafowabo babemi ngakwesobunxele; kwakukhona u-Ethani + indodana kaKishayi, oyindodana ka-Abhidi, oyindodana kaMaluki, 45 oyindodana kaHashabiya, oyindodana ka-Amaziya, oyindodana kaHilikiya, 46 oyindodana ka-Amizi, oyindodana kaBhani, oyindodana kaShemeri, 47 oyindodana kaMaheli, oyindodana kaMushi, oyindodana kaMerari, oyindodana kaLevi.

48 Abafowabo, amaLevi, babemiselwe ukwenza yonke inkonzo yasetabernakele, indlu kaNkulunkulu weqiniso. + 49 U-Aroni namadodana akhe + bashunqisa imihlatshelo e-altare lomnikelo oshiswayo + nase-altare lempepho, + benza nemisebenzi ehlobene nezinto ezingcwelengcwele ukuze benzele u-Israyeli isihlawulelo, + ngokuvumelana nakho konke uMose inceku kaNkulunkulu weqiniso ayekuyalile. 50 Lena kwakuyinzalo ka-Aroni: + U-Eleyazare + indodana yakhe, u-Eleyazare wazala uFinehasi, uFinehasi wazala u-Abhishuwa, 51 u-Abhishuwa wazala uBhuki, uBhuki wazala u-Uzi, u-Uzi wazala uZeraya, 52 uZeraya wazala uMerayoti, uMerayoti wazala u-Amariya, u-Amariya wazala u-Ahithubi, + 53 u-Ahithubi wazala uZadoki, + uZadoki wazala u-Ahimahazi.

54 Kwakuyilezi izindawo zawo zokuhlala ngokwamatende* awo endaweni yawo: inzalo ka-Aroni yomndeni wamaKohati, ngoba inkatho yokuqala yadla yona, 55 yanikwa iHebroni + ezweni lakwaJuda kanye namadlelo alo alizungezile. 56 Kodwa uKalebi + indodana kaJefune wanikwa insimu yedolobha nemizi engaphansi kwalo. 57 Inzalo ka-Aroni yanikwa amadolobha* esiphephelo, + iHebroni, + kanye neLibhina + namadlelo alo, iJatiri, + i-Eshitemowa namadlelo alo, + 58 iHileni namadlelo alo, iDebhiri + namadlelo alo, 59 i-Ashani + namadlelo alo neBheti-shemeshi + namadlelo alo; 60 esizweni sakwaBhenjamini, iGeba + namadlelo alo, i-Alemeti namadlelo alo ne-Anathoti + namadlelo alo. Esewonke amadolobha emindeni yabo ayengu-13. +

61 Wonke amanye amaKohati abelwa* amadolobha ayishumi, emndenini wesizwe, kuhhafu wesizwe, uhhafu kaManase. +

62 AmaGereshomu ngokwemindeni yawo anikwa amadolobha angu-13 esizweni sakwa-Isakare, esizweni sakwa-Asheri, esizweni sakwaNafetali nasesizweni sakwaManase eBhashani. +

63 AmaMerari ngokwemindeni yawo abelwa amadolobha angu-12 ngenkatho esizweni sakwaRubeni, esizweni sakwaGadi nasesizweni sakwaZebhuloni. +

64 Ngakho ama-Israyeli anika amaLevi la madolobha kanye namadlelo awo. + 65 Ngaphezu kwalokho, awaba ngenkatho la madolobha abizwa ngamagama, esizweni sakwaJuda, esizweni sakwaSimeyoni nasesizweni sakwaBhenjamini.

66 Eminye yemindeni yamaKohati yayinamadolobha esizweni sakwa-Efrayimi. + 67 Anikwa amadolobha* esiphephelo, iShekemi + namadlelo alo ezintabeni zakwa-Efrayimi, iGezeri + namadlelo alo, 68 iJokimeyamu namadlelo alo, iBheti-horoni + namadlelo alo, 69 i-Ajaloni + namadlelo alo neGati-rimoni + namadlelo alo; 70 nakuhhafu wesizwe sakwaManase, i-Aneri namadlelo alo neBhileyamu namadlelo alo, kwanikwa yonke eminye imindeni yamaKohati.

71 AmaGereshomu abelwa emndenini wohhafu wesizwe sakwaManase, iGolani + eBhashani namadlelo alo ne-Ashitaroti namadlelo alo; + 72 esizweni sakwa-Isakare, iKedeshi namadlelo alo, iDaberati + namadlelo alo, + 73 iRamoti namadlelo alo ne-Anemi namadlelo alo; 74 esizweni sakwa-Asheri, iMashali namadlelo alo, i-Abhidoni namadlelo alo, + 75 iHukoki namadlelo alo neRehobe + namadlelo alo; 76 esizweni sakwaNafetali, iKedeshi + eGalile + namadlelo alo, iHamoni namadlelo alo neKiriyatayimi namadlelo alo.

77 AmaMerari ayesele abelwa esizweni sakwaZebhuloni, + iRimono namadlelo alo, iThabori namadlelo alo; 78 esifundeni saseJordani eJeriko, kuya empumalanga yeJordani, esizweni sakwaRubeni, anikwa iBhezeri ehlane namadlelo alo, iJahazi + namadlelo alo, 79 iKedemoti + namadlelo alo neMefahati namadlelo alo; 80 esizweni sakwaGadi, iRamoti eGileyadi namadlelo alo, iMahanayimi + namadlelo alo, 81 iHeshibhoni + namadlelo alo neJazeri + namadlelo alo.