UBawo wethu wahlula umnombo wobubingeleli kwaLevi

Umlibo kaLevi ulandelelwa ngoAron use kumbingeleli owaya ekuthinjweni, uze udlule ngeemvumi awazimisayo uDavide zendlu kaBawo wethu. Isizwe esingenalifa lelizwe sinikwa imizi engamashumi amane anesibhozo, esasazeke phakathi kommandla wabo bonke abanye.

Isahluko 6.

Oonyana bakaLevi: nguGershon, noKehati, noMerari. Oonyana bakaKehati: nguAmram, noItsare, noHebron, noUziyeli. Abantwana baka-Amram: nguAron, noMoses, noMiriyam. Oonyana baka-Aron: nguNadabhi, noAbhihu, noElazare, noItamare. UElazare wazala uPinehasi; uPinehasi wazala uAbhishuwa; uAbhishuwa wazala uBhuki; uBhuki wazala uUzi; uUzi wazala uZerahiya; uZerahiya wazala uMerayoti; uMerayoti wazala uAmariya; uAmariya wazala uAhitubhi; uAhitubhi wazala uTsadoki; uTsadoki wazala uAhimahatse; uAhimahatse wazala uAzariya; uAzariya wazala uYohanan; uYohanan wazala uAzariya, owasebenza njengombingeleli etempileni awayakhayo uSolomon eYerusalem. uAzariya wazala uAmariya; uAmariya wazala uAhitubhi; uAhitubhi wazala uTsadoki; uTsadoki wazala uShalum; uShalum wazala uHilekiya; uHilekiya wazala uAzariya; uAzariya wazala uSeraya; uSeraya wazala uYehotsadaki. UYehotsadaki waya ekuthinjweni xa uBawo wethu wamthuma uYuda neYerusalem ngesandla sikaNebhukadenetsare.

Oonyana bakaLevi: nguGershom, noKehati, noMerari. Ngawo la amagama oonyana bakaGershom: nguLibheni noShimehi. Oonyana bakaKehati: nguAmram, noItsare, noHebron, noUziyeli. Oonyana bakaMerari nguMaheli noMushi. Yiyo le imizalwane yabaLevi ngokwezindlu zooyise. KwaGershom: nguLibheni unyana wakhe, uYahati unyana wakhe, uZima unyana wakhe, uYowa unyana wakhe, uIdo unyana wakhe, uZera unyana wakhe, uYehaterayi unyana wakhe. Inzala kaKehati: nguAminadabhi unyana wakhe, uKora unyana wakhe, uAzire unyana wakhe, uElikana unyana wakhe, uEbhiyazafu unyana wakhe, uAzire unyana wakhe, uTahati unyana wakhe, uUriyeli unyana wakhe, u-Uziya unyana wakhe, noSawule unyana wakhe. Oonyana bakaElikana: nguAmasayi noAhimoti, uElikana unyana wakhe, uTsofayi unyana wakhe, uNahati unyana wakhe, uEliyabhi unyana wakhe, uYeroham unyana wakhe, uElikana unyana wakhe. Oonyana bakaSamuweli: nguYoweli owamazibulo, noAbhiya owesibini. Oonyana bakaMerari: nguMaheli, uLibheni unyana wakhe, uShimehi unyana wakhe, u-Uza unyana wakhe, uShimeha unyana wakhe, uHagiya unyana wakhe, noAsaya unyana wakhe.

Ngawo la amadoda awawabekayo uDavide ukuba aphathe iingoma endlwini kaBawo wethu, emva kokuba ityeya ifike yahlala. Babelungiselela bevuma iingoma phambi komnquba, intente yokuhlangana, wada uSolomon wayakha indlu kaBawo wethu eYerusalem; benza umsebenzi wabo ngokolandelelwano lwabo olumisiweyo. Ngabo aba abalungiselela, kunye noonyana babo. KumaKehati: nguHeman umvumi, unyana kaYoweli, unyana kaSamuweli, unyana kaElikana, unyana kaYeroham, unyana kaEliyeli, unyana kaTowa, unyana kaTsufi, unyana kaElikana, unyana kaMahati, unyana ka-Amasayi, unyana kaElikana, unyana kaYoweli, unyana ka-Azariya, unyana kaTsefaniya, unyana kaTahati, unyana ka-Azire, unyana kaEbhiyazafu, unyana kaKora, unyana kaItsare, unyana kaKehati, unyana kaLevi, unyana kaSirayeli. Umnakwabo uAsafu wema ngasekunene kukaHeman: uAsafu unyana kaBherekiya, unyana kaShimeha, unyana kaMikayeli, unyana kaBhahaseya, unyana kaMalekiya, unyana ka-Eteni, unyana kaZera, unyana ka-Adaya, unyana ka-Etan, unyana kaZima, unyana kaShimehi, unyana kaYahati, unyana kaGershom, unyana kaLevi. Ngasekhohlo, abazalwana babo, oonyana bakaMerari: nguEtan unyana kaKishi, unyana ka-Abhedi, unyana kaMaluki, unyana kaHashabhiya, unyana ka-Amaziya, unyana kaHilekiya, unyana ka-Amzi, unyana kaBhani, unyana kaShemere, unyana kaMaheli, unyana kaMushi, unyana kaMerari, unyana kaLevi.

Abazalwana babo abaLevi babemiselwe wonke umsebenzi womnquba, indlu kaBawo wethu. Ke uAron noonyana bakhe basondeza phezu kwesibingelelo sedini elinyukayo, naphezu kwesibingelelo sesiqhumiso, besenza wonke umsebenzi weNgcwele kangcwele, becamagushela amaSirayeli, ngako konke awakuwiselayo uMoses, umkhonzi kaBawo wethu.

Ngaba ke oonyana baka-Aron: nguElazare unyana wakhe, nguPinehasi unyana wakhe, nguAbhishuwa unyana wakhe, nguBhuki unyana wakhe, ngu-Uzi unyana wakhe, nguZerahiya unyana wakhe, nguMerayoti unyana wakhe, nguAmariya unyana wakhe, nguAhitubhi unyana wakhe, nguTsadoki unyana wakhe, noAhimahatse unyana wakhe.

Ngazo ke iindawo zokuhlala kwabo namakhaya abo ngaphakathi kommandla wabo: oonyana baka-Aron abomzalwane wakwaKehati bafumana iqashiso lokuqala, balabelwa iHebron ezweni lakwaYuda, namadlelo ayo ngeenxa zonke. Kodwa bawanika uKalebhi, unyana kaYefune, amasimi aloo mzi nemizana yawo. Oonyana baka-Aron ke balabelwa imizi yokusabela: iHebron, neLibhena nedlelo layo, neYatire, ne-Eshtemowa nedlelo layo, neHilen nedlelo layo, neDebhiri nedlelo layo, neAshan nedlelo layo, neBhete-shemeshe nedlelo layo. Esizweni sakwaBhenjamin: iGebha, neAlemeti, neAnatoti, nganye nedlelo layo; iyonke yaba yimizi elishumi elinamithathu, ngokwemizalwane yabo.

Oonyana bakaKehati abaseleyo balabelwa iqashiso lemizi elishumi, emizalwaneni yesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase. Oonyana bakaGershom, ngokwemizalwane yabo, balabelwa imizi elishumi elinamithathu, kwaIsakare, nakwa-Ashere, nakwaNafetali, nakwelo cala likaManase laseBhashan. Oonyana bakaMerari, ngokwemizalwane yabo, balabelwa iqashiso lemizi elishumi elinamibini, ezizweni zakwaRubhen, nakwaGadi, nakwaZebhulon. Oonyana bakaSirayeli ke bayinika abaLevi loo mizi, namadlelo ayo. Kumasizwe akwaYuda, nakwaSimon, nakwaBhenjamin, balabela ngeqashiso laloo mizi ichaziweyo ngamagama.

Eminye imizalwane yoonyana bakaKehati yalabelwa imizi yommandla wayo esizweni sakwaEfrayim. Balabelwa imizi yokusabela: iShekem nedlelo layo kweleentaba lakwaEfrayim, neGezere nedlelo layo, neYokemeham nedlelo layo, neBhete-horon nedlelo layo, neAyalon nedlelo layo, neGati-rimon nedlelo layo. Kwisiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase: iAnere nedlelo layo, neBhileham nedlelo layo, ngokwemizalwane yoonyana bakaKehati abaseleyo.

Oonyana bakaGershom bafumana, emzalwaneni wesiqingatha sesizwe sakwaManase: iGolan eBhashan nedlelo layo, neAshtaroti nedlelo layo, esizweni sakwaIsakare, iKedeshe nedlelo layo, neDabherati nedlelo layo, neRamoti nedlelo layo, neAnem nedlelo layo; esizweni sakwa-Ashere, iMashali nedlelo layo, neAbhedon nedlelo layo, neHukoki nedlelo layo, neRehobhi nedlelo layo; esizweni sakwaNafetali: iKedeshe eGalili nedlelo layo, neHamon nedlelo layo, neKiriyatayim nedlelo layo.

Oonyana bakaMerari abaseleyo bafumana, esizweni sakwaZebhulon, iRimono nedlelo layo, neTabhore nedlelo layo, naphesheya kweYordan, malunga neYeriko ngasempumalanga, esizweni sakwaRubhen: iBhetsere entlango nedlelo layo, neYahatsa nedlelo layo, neKedemoti nedlelo layo, neMefahati nedlelo layo; nakwelo sizwe sakwaGadi: iRamoti yaseGiliyadi nedlelo layo, iMahanayim nedlelo layo, neHeshbhon nedlelo layo, neYazere nedlelo layo.