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1 Nazi izigaba zabalindimasango: kumaKhorahi: nguMeshelemiya, indodana kaKhore emadodaneni ka-Asafa.
2 UMeshelemiya wayenalawa madodana: izibulo kunguZakhariya, eyesibili uJediyayeli, eyesithathu uZabhadiya, eyesine uJathiniyeli,
3 eyesihlanu u-Elamu, eyesithupha uJehohanani, eyesikhombisa kungu-Eliyohenayi.
4 U-Obhede Edomi wayenalawa madodana: izibulo kunguShemaya, eyesibili uJehozabhadi, eyesithathu uJowa, eyesine uSakhari, eyesihlanu uNethaneli,
5 eyesithupha u-Amiyeli, eyesikhombisa u-Isakhare, eyesishiyagalombili uPhewulethayi; uNkulunkulu wayembusisile impela.
6 Naye uShemaya wayenamadodana ayebusa indlu kayise, ngokuba ayengamaqhawe anamandla.
7 Amadodana kaShemaya: kungu-Othini, uRefayeli, u-Obhedi, u-Elizabhadi nabafowabo ababengamaqhawe anamandla, u-Elihu noSemakhiya.
8 Bonke labo kwakungabozalo luka-Obhede Edomi, bona, namadodana abo, nabafowabo, amadoda aqinileyo anamandla enkonzweni, babengama-62.
9 UMeshelemiya wayenamadodana nabafowabo, amadoda anamandla, eli-18.
10 UHosa owayengomunye wobozalo lukaMerari wayenamadodana: uShimiri wayeyinhloko nakuba engesilo izibulo, nguyise owambeka waba yinhloko.
11 Owesibili kwakunguHilikiya, owesithathu uThebhaliya, owesine kunguZakhariya; sebebonke, amadodana nabafowabo bakaHosa babeli-13.
12 Lezo zigaba zabalindimasango, izinhloko zabantu, zaba negunya ukukhonza endlini kaSimakade njengabafowabo.
13 Bashaya unkatho isango ngesango naphakathi komncane njengakomdala, ngokwezindlu zawoyise.
14 Unkatho lwasempumalanga lwadla uShelemiya. Base benza unkatho ngendodana yakhe, uZakhariya, owayengumeluleki owayehlakaniphile, wadliwa wunkatho lwasenyakatho.
15 Olwaseningizimu lwadla u-Obhede Edomi namadodana akhe, ukuba baqaphe inqolobane.
16 Olwasentshonalanga lwadla uShuphimi noHosa, ukuba babe ngabalindi abalinda ngasesangweni eShalekethi, ngendlela eyenyukayo.
17 Ngasempumalanga kwakunabaLevi abayisithupha, ngasenyakatho bebane ngosuku, ngaseningizimu bebane ngosuku nasenqolobaneni bebane.
18 Kwakukhona abane ngasentshonalanga endleleni, ePharibhari, kuthi ePharibhari uqobo kube nababili.
19 Lezo zigaba yizona ezabalindi ababevela ozalweni lukaKhorahi nakolukaMerari.
20 KubaLevi, u-Ahiya wayephethe ingcebo yendlu kaNkulunkulu nengcebo yezinto ezingcwele.
21 Amadodana kaLadani, ozalo lwamaGereshoni akwaLadani, izinhloko zoyise zakwaLadani umGereshoni, amaJehiyeli,
22 amadodana amaJehiyeli, uZethamu noJoweli umfowabo, ayengamele ingcebo endlini kaSimakade.
23 Kuma-Amramu, kumaJizihari, kumaHebhroni nakuma-Uziyeli;
24 uShebhuweli, indodana kaGereshomu kaMose, wayengumphathisikhwama.
25 Abafowabo ku-Eliyazeri: kwakunguRehabhiya, indodana yakhe, uJeshaya, uJoramu, uZikhiri noShelomothi.
26 UShelomothi nabafowabo babengamele yonke ingcebo yezinto ezingcwele ezazingcweliswe yinkosi uDavide, izinhloko zoyise, abakhuzi bempi bezinkulungwane, abakhuzi bempi bamakhulu nabakhuzi bempi.
27 Yibona ababengcwelisa okutholakale empini nasempangweni ukuba kulungiswe indlu kaSimakade,
28 nakho konke uSamuweli umboni, uSawule indodana kaKhishi, u-Abhineri indodana kaNeri noJowabe indodana kaZeruya ababekungcwelisile; lokho okwakungcweliswe ngabantu abehlukene, konke kwaphathwa nguShelomothi nabafowabo.
29 KumaJizihari, uKhenaniya namadodana akhe babephethe umsebenzi ongaphandle kwa-Israyeli, beyizikhulu nabehluleli.
30 KumaHebhroni, uHashabhiya nabafowabo, bengamaqhawe anamandla ayi-1 700, futhi bengababonisi kwa-Israyeli, phesheya kweJordani entshonalanga. Bengababonisi emsebenzini wonke kaSimakade nasezinkonzweni zenkosi.
31 KumaHebhroni, nguJeriya owayeyinhloko yezizukulwane ngokwezindlu zoyise. Ngonyaka wama-40 wokubusa kukaDavide kwafunwa, kwatholakala phakathi kwabo amaqhawe anamandla eJazeri kwaGileyadi.
32 Abafowabo, amaqhawe anamandla, babeyizi-2 700, izinhloko zoyise ezenziwa ababonisi abaphethe kwaRubeni, kwaGadi, nasengxenyeni yesizwana sakwaManase. Babephethe ezindabeni zonke zikaNkulunkulu, nasezindabeni zenkosi.