Abathetheli Abalishumi Elinababini Beenyanga Ezilishumi Elinazibini

Ulungelelwaniso lolawulo lobukumkani: amadoda angamashumi mabini anamane amawaka, ngalinye likhonza inyanga enye, abathetheli bezizwe, nabaphathi bezidiliya, nemiyezo yeminquma, nemihlambi neenkamela. Nkqu nabacebisi bachazwa ngamagama — ubalo olwamqumbisa uBawo wethu lubhalwe ngokuzolileyo njengolungagqitywanga.

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Lilo eli inani loonyana bakaSirayeli—iintloko zezindlu zooyise, abathetheli-waka nabathetheli-khulu, nababhali ababekhonza ukumkani kuyo yonke into yamaqela awayebambana ngenyanga yenyanga ngaphakathi komnyaka, iqela ngalinye lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka.

Owokuqala, ngenyanga yokuqala, wayenguYashobheham unyana kaZabhediyeli; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Yena wayengowenzala kaPeretse, intloko yabathetheli bomkhosi bonke ngenyanga yokuqala. UDodayi umAhowa waphatha iqela lenyanga yesibini; uMikeloti wayeyintloko yalo—amashumi mabini anamane amawaka amadoda. Umthetheli wesithathu womkhosi, ngenyanga yesithathu: nguBhenaya unyana kaYehoyada umbingeleli, intloko; iqela lakhe: amashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Lo Bhenaya wayeligorha kumashumi amathathu, eyinkokeli yawo; unyana wakhe uAmizabhadi waphatha iqela lakhe. Owesine, ngenyanga yesine: nguAsaheli, umnakwabo kaYowabhi, waza emva kwakhe nguZebhadiya unyana wakhe; iqela lakhe: amashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Owesihlanu, ngenyanga yesihlanu, wayengumthetheli uShamuhuti umIzra; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Owesithandathu, ngenyanga yesithandathu, wayenguIra unyana kaIkeshe waseTekowa; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Owesixhenxe, ngenyanga yesixhenxe: nguHeletse wasePelon, ongowenzala kaEfrayim; iqela lakhe: amashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Owesibhozo, ngenyanga yesibhozo, wayenguSibhekayi umHusha, wamaZera; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Owesithoba, ngenyanga yesithoba, wayenguAbhiyezere waseAnatoti, wamaBhenjamin; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Owesishumi, ngenyanga yeshumi, wayenguMaharayi waseNetofa, wamaZera; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Oweshumi elinanye, ngenyanga yeshumi elinanye: nguBhenaya wasePiraton, ongowenzala kaEfrayim; iqela lakhe: amashumi mabini anamane amawaka. Oweshumi elinambini, ngenyanga yeshumi elinambini: nguHelidayi waseNetofa, womzalwana kaOteniyeli; iqela lakhe lalimashumi mabini anamane amawaka.

Abathetheli Bezizwe ZakwaSirayeli

Phezu kwezizwe zakwaSirayeli: inkokeli yoonyana bakaRubhen yayinguEliyezere unyana kaZikri; inkokeli yamaSimon, nguShefatiya unyana kaMahaka; kwaLevi, nguHashabhiya unyana kaKemuweli; kwa-Aron, nguTsadoki; kwaYuda, nguElihu, omnye wabakhuluwa bakaDavide; kwaIsakare, nguOmri unyana kaMikayeli; kwaZebhulon, nguIshmaya unyana kaObhadiya; kwaNafetali, nguYerimoti unyana kaAzriyeli; kwenzala kaEfrayim, nguHosheya unyana kaAzaziya; kwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase, nguYoweli unyana kaPedaya; kwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase eGiliyadi, nguIdo unyana kaZekariya; kwaBhenjamin, nguYahasiyeli unyana kaAbhinere; kwaDan, nguAzareli unyana kaYeroham. Ngabo abo iinkokeli zezizwe zakwaSirayeli. UDavide akababalanga abo baneminyaka emashumi mabini nangaphantsi, kuba uBawo wethu wathembisa ukuwenza amaSirayeli abe maninzi ngangeenkwenkwezi zezulu. UYowabhi unyana kaTseruya waqala ukubala, kodwa akagqibanga; kwafika umsindo kumaSirayeli ngenxa yoko, ngako oko inani alizange livele encwadini kakumkani uDavide.

Ababhali Abaphezu Kwempahla Yokumkani

UAzemavete unyana kaAdiyeli wayephethe ubuncwane bokumkani, noYonatan unyana ka-Uziya wayephethe izindlu zokulondoloza ezisemasimini, nasemizini, nasemizaneni, nasezinqabeni. Phezu kwabasebenzi basemasimini ababelima umhlaba, wayenguEzri unyana kaKelubhi. UShimehi waseRama wayephethe izidiliya; uZabhedi waseShifam wayephethe iziqhamo zazo zokugalelwa kwiindawo zokugcina iwayini. UBhahali-hanan waseGedere wayephethe iminquma nemithombe esesihlanjeni; uYowashe wayephethe iindawo zokugcina ioli yeminquma. UShitrayi waseSharon wayephethe iinkomo ezazisidla eSharon; uShafati unyana kaAdelayi wayephethe iinkomo ezazisezintilini. Phezu kweenkamela wayenguObhili umIshmayeli; phezu kwamaesile wayenguYehedeya waseMeronoti. Phezu kwempahla emfutshane wayenguYazizi umHagire; bonke aba babengababhali abaphezu kwempahla kakumkani uDavide.

UYonatan, uyisekazi kaDavide, wayengumcebisi, indoda enengqondo nombhali; uYehiyeli unyana kaHakemoni wayephethe oonyana bokumkani. UAhitofele wayengumcebisi wokumkani, uHushayi waseArki wayengumhlobo wokumkani. Emva koAhitofele: nguYehoyada unyana kaBhenaya, noAbhiyatare. UYowabhi wayephethe umkhosi wokumkani.