Isizwe Esinyuliweyo sikaBawo: Inzala kaYuda

Eminye imizalwane yakwaYuda, ubukhulu becala ingamagama nje, de kungenelele uYabhetse: owazalwa ngentlungu, ucela ngokuphandle kuBawo wethu intsikelelo, umhlaba ongakumbi, isandla sibe naye, nokukhuselwa kokubi—aze aphiwe. Kulandela imizalwane kaSimon, izingela amadlelo iwathabathe.

Isahluko 4.

Inzala kaYuda: nguPeretse, noHetseron, noKarmi, noHure, noShobhali. URehaya unyana kaShobhali wazala uYahati; uYahati wazala uAhumayi noLahadi; yiyo leyo imizalwane yamaTsorati. Ngabo aba oonyana baka-Etam: uYizereli, noIshma, noIdebhashe; igama lodade wabo belinguHatselelponi. UPenuweli wazala uGedore, uEzere wazala uHusha. Ngabo abo oonyana bakaHure, amazibulo kaEfrata, uyise waseBhetelehem. UAshehure, uyise waseTekowa, wayenabafazi ababini, uHela noNahara. UNahara wazala uAhuzam, noHefere, noTemeni, noHahashtari. Ngabo abo oonyana bakaNahara. Oonyana bakaHela nguTserete, noTsohare, noEtenan. UKotsi wazala uAnubhi noTsobhebha, nemizalwane yaka-Aharehele unyana kaHarum.

UYabhetse wayezukile ngaphezu kwabazalwana bakhe; unina wathi igama lakhe nguYabhetse, esithi: “Ngokuba ndamzalela ngentlungu.” ^a

UYabhetse wabiza kuBawo wethu wakwaSirayeli, wathi: “Owu, akwaba ungandisikelela okunene, uwenze banzi umda wam! Isandla sakho masibe nam, undigcine kokubi ukuze ndingabi nantlungu.” UBawo wethu wasenza isicelo sakhe.

UKelubhi, umzalwana kaShuha, wazala uMehire, owayenguyise ka-Eshton. UEshton wazala uBhete-rafa, noPasea, noTehina uyise wase-Ire-nahashe. Ngabo abo amadoda aseReka. Oonyana bakaKenazi nguOteniyeli noSeraya; oonyana bakaOteniyeli nguHatati noMehonotayi. UMehonotayi wazala uOfra. USeraya wazala uYowabhi, uyise waseGe-harashim, iNtili yabaChweli; ngokuba abantu bayo babengabachweli. Oonyana bakaKalebhi unyana kaYefune nguIru, noEla, noNaham; unyana ka-Ela nguKenazi. Oonyana bakaYehaleleli nguZifi, noZifa, noTiriya, noAsareli. Oonyana baka-Ezra nguYetere, noMerede, noEfere, noYalon. Umfazi kaMerede wazala uMiriyam, noShamayi, noIshba uyise wase-Eshtemowa. Umkakhe ongumYudakazi wazala uYerede uyise waseGedore, noHebhere uyise waseSoko, noYekutiyeli uyise waseZanowa; ngabo oonyana bakaBhitiya, intombi kaFaro, awayizekayo uMerede. Oonyana bomfazi kaHodiya, udade boNaham, bazala uKehila umGarmi noEshtemowa umMahakati. Oonyana bakaShimon nguAmnon, noRina, noBhen-hanan, noTilon. Oonyana bakaIshi nguTsohete noBhen-tsohete. Oonyana bakaShela unyana kaYuda nguEre uyise waseLeka, noLahada uyise waseMaresha, nemizalwane yabasebenzi belinen baseBhete-ashbheya. NguYokim, namadoda aseKozebha, noYowashe, noSarafu, ababelawula kwaMowabhi, baza babuyela eBhetelehem; le micimbi yamandulo. Ngabo abo ababumbi, ababehleli eNetayim naseGedera; babehleli khona, besebenzela ukumkani.

Inzala kaSimon: Imizalwane neeNdawo zabo

Oonyana bakaSimon nguNemuweli, noYamin, noYaribhi, noZera, noSawule; uShalum unyana wakhe, uMibhesam unyana wakhe, uMishma unyana wakhe. Oonyana bakaMishma nguHamuweli unyana wakhe, uZakure unyana wakhe, uShimehi unyana wakhe. UShimehi wayenoonyana abalishumi elinesithandathu neentombi ezithandathu, kodwa abazalwana bakhe babenabantwana abambalwa; umzalwane wabo awuzange ube baninzi ngangowakwaYuda. Babehleli eBher-shebha, naseMolada, naseHatsar-shuwali, naseBhiliha, nase-Etsem, naseTolade, naseBhetuweli, naseHorma, naseTsikelage, naseBhetemarkabhoti, naseHatsar-susim, naseBhete-bhiri, naseShaharayim. Yiyo leyo imizi yabo, wada waba ngukumkani uDavide. Imizana yabo ngeenxa zonke yayiyi-Etam, neAyin, neRimon, neTokene, neAshan; imizi emihlanu, nayo yonke imizana eyayingqonge loo mizi, yaya kufika eBhahali. Zizo ezo iindawo zabo zokuhlala, bezibhalile iincwadi zenzala yabo. NguMeshobhabhi, noYamleki, noYosha unyana ka-Amatsiya, noYoweli, noYehu unyana kaYoshibhiya, unyana kaSeraya, unyana kaAsiyeli, noEliyohenayi, noYahakobha, noYeshohaya, noAsaya, noAdiyeli, noYesimiyeli, noBhenaya, noZiza unyana kaShifi, unyana ka-Alon, unyana kaYedaya, unyana kaShimri, unyana kaShemaya. La madoda abhalwe ngamagama abo ayeziinkulu kwimizalwane yabo, zaza iintsapho zabo zanda kakhulu ngenani. Baya kuthi gaxa eGedore, ngasempumalanga yentili, befuna amadlelo emihlambi yabo. Bafumana amadlelo atyebileyo, alungileyo; ilizwe lalibanzi, lizolile, linoxolo; ngokuba abemi balo bangaphambili babengabakwaHam. La madoda, abhalwe ngamagama abo, afika ngemihla kaHezekiya, ukumkani wakwaYuda, awangenela iintente zamaHam, namaMehuni awafunyanwa khona, awatshabalalisa aphela unanamhla, ahlala esikhundleni sabo, ngokuba kwakukho idlelo khona lemihlambi yawo. Abanye kumaSimon, amakhulu amahlanu, bekhokelwa ngoonyana bakaIshi, uPelatiya, noNeariya, noRefaya, noUziyeli, baya entabeni yakwaSehire. Bawaxabela amasalela ama-Amaleki asindileyo, bahlala khona unanamhla.